🚨 England NT since they arrived in US:
- Gunshots outside their camp, 9 injured
- Earthquake
- Burglars robbed their equipment and boots
- Tornado warning, with the squad being told to shelter indoors
Insane.
🚨🇵🇹 PORTUGAL AND THE THEORY OF FORMAT CHANGES
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal has a remarkable history of thriving when major international competitions introduce new formats:
🏆 EURO 2016: First European Championship with 24 teams.
✅ Portugal won the tournament.
🏆 UEFA Nations League 2019: Inaugural edition of the competition.
✅ Portugal won the tournament.
🏆 UEFA Nations League 2025: First edition to feature a quarter-final stage.
✅ Portugal won the tournament.
Whenever the format changes, Portugal seems to find a way to make history.
World Cup 2026? 👀
A Court has ordered INEC to deregister ADC. This is what Kwankwaso and Peter Obi foresaw and decided to decamp to NDC to avoid wallahi tallahi. They saw it coming!
I think looking at these signings, it’s easier to point out what Mourinho is trying to do. The signings are defensive-minded, and if you have two of the best attackers in the world, it’s probably better to let them focus more on scoring than defending. It’s also how he was able to achieve 121 goals in a season with the likes of Ronaldo.
What made that team so devastating wasn’t just the attack, it was the balance. The defensive structure behind them allowed the forwards to stay high, attack space quickly, and conserve energy for decisive moments. Looking at players like Dumfries, Konaté and Cucurella, there seems to be a clear emphasis on athleticism, defensive security, recovery pace and winning duels.
If Mourinho is indeed building along those lines, the idea could be simple, create a team that is harder to play through, wins the ball back faster, and then releases its world-class attackers in transition. Modern football is obsessed with possession, but Mourinho has always valued control through organisation, compactness and efficiency.
The speed of these deals also suggests the club has a very clear profile of player it wants. Rather than signing stars for the sake of it, they appear to be targeting players that fit a specific tactical identity. If that continues, Madrid could become one of the most physically dominant and defensively solid teams in Europe while still having enough firepower to outscore anyone. Good times ahead honestly.
🚨 @FabrizioRomano: “Barcelona showed interest, Atlético Madrid showed interest, but Real Madrid HAVE DONE IT AGAIN.
In their new style, they signed Marc Cucurella IMMEDIATELY.”
🚨 @FabrizioRomano: "Real Madrid’s new style: CLOSE DEALS VERY FAST.
Denzel Dumfries: 24 hours.
Ibrahima Konate: VERY FAST.
Bernardo Silva: 36 hours.
Marc Cucurella: OUT of NOWHERE.
Real Madrid are going VERY STRONG in the market.”