I've said it before, Portugal need to organise a fake World Cup for Cristiano Ronaldo during the real thing so he believes he's playing against DR Congo when all the players are actors. Genuinely think he'd fall for it, not sure he knows who any of his teammates are anyway.
A beautiful moment between a Socceroo and a commentator calling his TWELFTH (12!) World Cup 🇦🇺🏆🎙️
SBS's David Basheer asked a question of Awer Mabil, but all the winger could think about was all the special memories hearing his voice on TV.
"I forgot your question, I just want to say thank you" 🥹
🚨🎙️Wayne Rooney: “Arsenal have been robbed tonight” 🤯
Rooney 🗣️ “I’ll be completely honest, Arsenal were absolutely robbed tonight, there is no other way to put it. You look at that foul on Noni Madueke in the box; it’s a stonewall, 100% clear penalty. How the referee or VAR hasn't given that is beyond me, and it completely changes the dynamic of a Champions League final.
But for me, the moment that truly gave it away the moment you knew exactly what the referee was doing was that halftime whistle. To blow the whistle right as Arsenal are literally standing there about to take a corner? I’ve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless there’s a blatant bias. It was shocking, and it set the tone for everything that followed.
In the second half, it became a totally different game, and not because of the football. The referee made absolutely sure that every single 50/50 call, every little nudge, and every major decision went straight to PSG. It completely killed Arsenal’s momentum. But to be fair, I’m not even surprised. We saw the exact same story when they played Bayern Munich earlier in the tournament. The officiating was heavily skewed then, and it’s happened again on the biggest stage.
PSG might be lifting the trophy, but they cannot honestly look at themselves in the mirror and be proud of the way they’ve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.”
Winning it next year instead would’ve come with insane narratives. “Needed Pep to leave” and “points deduction asterisks”
We won it in the best possible context, especially with Josep shamelessly spending in Jan.
What a storybook season for Eberechi Eze. Joined his boyhood club after winning Palace’s first trophies, scored a hat trick in his first NLD and a brace in his second, won the PL with Arsenal, and now will return to Selhurst Park for a guard of honor before playing in a CL final.