Richard

The side of me that's interested in sport, inc. football (several specific teams), cricket, cycling, athletics & tennis; GB or England. Rest of life; @rtruscott

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Amy Hunt is European champion! 🇬🇧👏

The 24-year-old wins gold in the women’s 100m in a time of exactly 11 seconds 🤩💫

[Richard @OlympLittleboro]

Britain’s Amy Hunt powers to emphatic 100m European gold and thrills home crowd https://t.co/7fv9K6m9pt

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Gianni Infantino surely cannot survive as FIFA president now. UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF have begun preliminary discussions about the possibility of organizing competitions among themselves to ensure that players can continue to compete - such as in the Women’s Under-20s World Cup which starts in less than a month - and are not impacted by the ongoing crisis surrounding Gianni Infantino.

The message from the three confederations to Infantino is very clear. He is being given the opportunity to resign and leave his position with dignity. He has the opportunity to go now and should not seek re-election in March. Because the pressure, the heat and the headlines are not going away. Change has to come. Infantino has to go.

[Richard @OlympLittleboro]

The BBC did a terrific World Cup 2026 Closing Montage, & thankfully, for the benefit of anyone who missed it, & the rest of the world & anyone who doesn’t realise how lucky we are to have them, here it is: https://t.co/A2X68LAeIz via @YouTube

[Richard @OlympLittleboro]

Messi is just as disgraceful as the likes of Fernandez & Tagliafico; even though he doesn’t administer the brutal fouls himself, using his status, as captain, as a smaller man who uses skill more than strength, & his reputation as a saint, he’s 1st to seem to influence the ref.

[Javier Rubio Donzé @Sr_Donze]

Este es, quizás, el vídeo más descarado de la Final de la Copa del Mundo. Todos vimos cómo Enzo Fernández casi mata a Pau Cubarsí, pero si te fijas, más abajo, un jugador de Argentina, Nicolás Tagliafico, ve la tremenda patada de su compañero y, sabiendo que la ha cagado, se le ocurre tirarse al suelo y fingir una lesión. Enzo recibe la tarjeta roja, pero Messi se acerca al árbitro señalando a su compañero argentino caído (a Tagliafico) diciendo que está lesionado. Afortunadamente no coló. Son delincuentes, no jugadores de fútbol.

[Ma Wukong 马悟空 @Ma_WuKong]

🇦🇷 Alguien ha hecho un resumen de 13 minutos con todas las acciones sucias de los argentinos en la final.

Vídeo de jugar al fútbol no hay, eso sí. https://t.co/g8ReZ2cWCO

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

Argentina now hold the record for the most fouls (26) and fewest shots on target in a World Cup final (0) ❌🇦🇷

[Dr House 🇪🇦🇺🇦🗽✝️ @mcelpmqop]

Lo de la @Argentina (@AFA) es la definición de antifútbol y mal perder. No supieron ganar en el campo y han demostrado una falta de dignidad absoluta fuera de él. Dar la espalda y negar el aplauso a la @SEFutbol es una actitud marrullera, tosca e inaceptable para profesionales.

[Richard @OlympLittleboro]

‘It was crap’: Wayne Rooney’s candour helps BBC in World Cup final TV battle
I didn’t watch any ITV last night, but enjoyed the BBC’s ability to criticise the poor quality of football, Spain’s caution, Argentina’s negativity, & embarrassing entertainment! https://t.co/h78RGv9qBi

[Richard @OlympLittleboro]

Good that Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations https://t.co/ICBep8kf4z

[James Morgan @downatfineleg]

I’d rather have gone out in the semis than reached the final and put up the show Argentina have. Zero shots for 110mins and countless niggly, cynical, nasty fouls. Just a repellent bunch who’ve disgraced themselves on the biggest stage.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Victory for Spain, victory for football, viva Espana. #FIFAWorldCupfinal

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

No shots on target ✅
Ratboy sent off ✅
Trump has to present it to a country he slagged off ✅
Argentines spending $40k on a ticket to watch that ✅
Tears everywhere ✅

[Jacob Steinberg @JacobSteinberg]

This doesn’t feel like the World Cup final. It’s all very weird. Just feels like some football is occasionally taking place around some random nonsense and shouting

[Richard @OlympLittleboro]

It’s depressing how slow, ponderous & cautious Spain are, far too slow in their buildup, as I’d DEARLY love for this Nasty, Negative & Dirty Argentina side to be thoroughly beaten!

[Jacob Steinberg @JacobSteinberg]

Saka might win the golden boot here

[England @England]

What a half 🤯

England lead France 4-0 at the break! 👏

[Jack Pitt-Brooke @JackPittBrooke]

Tuchel brought Mainoo having never picked him in a competitive game. And even now he still has never picked him in a competitive game. Not clear what the point of his being here is.

[Adam Clery @AdamClery]

Been really positive on Tuchel’s impact on this team from the bench in this tournament. Even when he got it wrong against Norway he got it right not long after. But going that defensive with so long left gave Argentina opportunities they weren’t making themselves. What a waste.

[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

On the upside, nobody does a button-punching montage like the BBC.