🏅 Winner: Spain
😕 Flop: Switzerland
🐎 Dark Horse: Saudi Arabia
⚽️ Golden Boot: Mbappe
⭐️ Breakout Star: Vuskovic
👶 Best u23: Yamal
👴 Best o32: Kane
? Random Shout: Ronaldo will not score a group stage goal
Chelsea won't sell all 3 of João Pedro, Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez in this window. They will, however, give Xabi Alonso carte blanché with the squad and he is going to emphasise that if players are not fully committed, they are free to go.
If Rosenior wants some easy wins, there is 0 reason Genesis Antwi, Shim Mheuka, Reggie Walsh and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen cannot start getting opportunities off the bench. Especially the rotation policy is going to continue.
I could be reading into this too much, but Cucrella, Sánchez, Caicedo and Colwill traveling with the away Squad means a lot to me. In a confusing week at the Club, I’m going to assume these four wanted to be available for their teammates and give them their full support. We’ve known for quite a while that these four are a part of the leadership group. Even though they couldn’t be there for them on the pitch, they were supporting on the sideline.
Just another example of togetherness throughout the Squad. Little things like this go a long way.
I think when you say in a press conference that Cole Palmer is ready to play 90 minutes and then sub him off - you are only making a rod for your own back.
World football for me is the crown of global sport, and it’s where culture,and passion meet.
Tonight it felt the opposite for me, and I am really stunned.
When a World Cup draw is handed to a basketball player, a baseball player, an ice hockey legend and an American football star, I don’t think that has to do with global diversity.
For me it shows how far the game has drifted from its own centre.
Seeing and listening to people who have never lived football, watching and listening about its meaning it’s already very bizarre.
Tonight was not a celebration of our sport, and I really feel football should be protected from being used as a stage for self promotion and really should be honored for what it truly is the beautiful game!
@fifa
A big read on Reece James - Chelsea's captain fantastic:
🙏 The two reasons for Wigan to take credit
❤️ The two men at the heart of his fitness and leadership
📈 How he and Chelsea manage his minutes
✍️ Looming contract talks #cfc
https://t.co/dTixfDlXVi