@MottysCoat@jonawils I definitely remember some very questionable decisions in South Korea's favour. Still, the kick off times were the most scandalous part of that one.
Just finished this @jonawils masterpiece and would highly recommend it to any fellow World Cup nerds.
What better way to get you in the mood than learning about a century of sportswashing, corruption, scandal, and shock?
I'm sure this World Cup will be entirely different...
@MottysCoat@jonawils I'd always naively assumed it was only a couple of World Cups that had essentially been propaganda for some totalitarian regime, turns out it's most of them!
Real Madrid will “sign” Erling Haaland and Rodri from Manchester City.
That’s what Enrique Riquelme is claiming anyway.
Riquelme is going up against long-serving 79-year-old Madrid president Florentino Perez in an election for the role on Sunday.
“Haaland has a release clause and wants to join Real Madrid,” Riquelme said.
The Athletic has contacted the player’s representatives and City for comment.
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When we won the Europa League did any of our fans create AI generated images to exaggerate the crowds or is that just something insecure Arsenal fans do? I don't remember it at all with ours but maybe I just fell for some?