Zuko

[Sunday🌗 @hayin_uAvu]

All time🥃

[Evaluator. @_AfricanSoil]

It's FRIDAY! Sanibona.

It's that day of the week...🍾🥂🎉

[newjabes @nuejaebs]

These niggas had a barbecue and still managed to outrun England in the end

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

South African footballer, Jomo Sono, was born on this day in 1955. In the photo below, Pele and Jomo Sono are seen on the cover of SharpShoot while they were still playing for New York Cosmos, July 1979.

[Bra Peter @Mr_PeterM]

“My boyfriend drives a car like yours”😭

[Mbuyiseni Ndlozi @MbuyiseniNdlozi]

You can’t convince me otherwise… the establishment of Madlanga Commission as a response to Gen. Mkhwanazi’s press conference has done more justice for our country & in less than 12 months, than any money can buy!

Again I say; go argue with a wall!

[Sayfer @Saaaayfer]

El partido más esperado de la historia.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Sergio Agüero handed Leo Messi his fifth (!!!) MOTM award of this World Cup 🤗

[Ororo😎 @McFlybowy]

This Spain–France game makes everyone understand one thing, elite midfield will always beat elite attack.

People are obsessed with front threes, goals and individual brilliance, but football has never stopped being a game controlled from the middle of the pitch. An elite attack can only be as dangerous as the platform behind it. If your midfield cannot progress the ball consistently, escape pressure, control transitions or dictate the tempo, then even the world’s best forwards will spend most of the game isolated, feeding on scraps. That’s exactly what happened today.

This is why history keeps repeating itself. The teams that dominate eras are almost always the teams with the strongest midfield, not necessarily the strongest attack.

Spain had Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. Real Madrid’s three-peat was built on Kroos, Modric and Casemiro. Manchester City became the best team in Europe because they controlled games through Rodri, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. Even Barcelona’s MSN only reached their highest level because Iniesta, Busquets and Rakitic gave them complete control of matches.

People often think football is won in the boxes, but before the ball reaches either box, there’s a battle for territory, possession and control. That battle is fought in midfield.

An elite midfield doesn’t just create chances. It decides the rhythm of the game. It decides whether the game is chaotic or calm. It decides where the ball is played, when attacks begin, how quickly transitions are stopped, and whether the opposition’s stars even get enough touches to influence the match.

That’s why you’ll often see world-class attackers disappear in big games. It isn’t always because they had a poor performance; it’s because the midfield behind them lost control. No striker, winger or No. 10 can consistently dominate when every touch comes under pressure, every pass arrives late, and every attack starts 60 metres from goal.

People say goals win games, but midfields create the conditions for goals to happen.

You can have Mbappe, Haaland, Vinicius, Salah or any elite attacker. If the opposition controls possession, wins second balls, dominates the centre, and dictates the tempo, those attackers become passengers for large parts of the game.

That’s why, if I were building a team from scratch, my biggest investment would always be in midfield first. Elite attacks win moments. Elite midfields win matches. Over the course of a season or an entire tournament the team that consistently controls midfield usually ends up lifting the trophy.

[MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ @MAJORLEAGUEDJZ]

4 years ago today… history was made. 🥹❤️
The Balcony Mix with Sir Trill still hits different. Timeless. 🌍🎶

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧: Lamine Yamal turned 19 yesterday, Lamine Yamal wears number 19, and the World Cup Final is on the 19th of July.

[Malume Malusi @UncleCul]

😭

[Zuko @KiingZuu]

Ndincede andavuka

[SupahAndre⚡️ @SupahAndre]

WTF just happened with Conor McGregor at UFC 329?

Fight Over in Round 1

[Conor McGregor @TheNotoriousMMA]

My head gasket is gone. Destroyed. I had no injury / injuries going into the fight. I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, all throughout camp as well as backstage before the fight. This came out of nowhere. I am beyond dark here. I can only describe it as hell.

[Tau e Tshehadi @D_Molatoli]

Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, uJola, explaining his choice to keep his hair natural and uncombed. The man singlehandedly revolutionized the courts to recognize his Africanness. Huge respect for him.

[SABC News @SABCNews]

South Africa have become the first nation to beat every Six Nations team and those from the Rugby Championship in a 12-month period. https://t.co/JJtaRpt2Ug

[🅵🆁🅰🅽🅲🅾 @ZukzFranco]

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[🥷 @_iamhabeeb]

the final stage of being a man is understanding your father

[Sihle Mavuso @ZANewsFlash]

WATCH: King Misuzulu KaZwelithini leaving OR Tambo International Airport for Zimbabwe to meet with President Emmerson Mnangangwa - KZN Tonight Podcast

[Sahil Ebrahim @sahil_e_]

Grootman 💔