Hassan Ghaffar

Football. Politics. Healthcare. Views my own.

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

Instead of getting pressed about a banner, how about the government actually put their energy into this broken country

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falklands definitely are"

Downing Street has responded to Argentinian players holding up a provocative banner after last night's World Cup semi-final

https://t.co/ILlrf5gBZA

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

All he knows is to push for more death and destruction. Thatcher through and through.

[Nigel Farage @Nigel_Farage]

Let’s do it all over again just like 1982. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

.@javigiorgetti: "You could split Lionel Messi’s career into two separate halves; 2004 to 2015, and 2016 to 2026."

"Either one, on its own, would still make him the greatest player in football history."

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

Sometimes context is needed. They weren’t defending well so the “5 minutes away” is bollocks. It was a matter of time - 20 mins of being camped in the box with zero clue other than as many defenders as possible. Argentina could’ve scored 3 or 4.

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Yes, England were too defensive. But the abuse pouring down on Thomas Tuchel’s head today is ridiculous. He was 5 minutes away from leading us into our first World Cup Final in 60 years. And if we’d hung on, he’d be lauded a hero today by the same people trashing him.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚠️ Cuti Romero: “Lisandro and me, we were on fire before the game because of what Gary Neville said”.

“In England they love to speak before. We send him a big hug… I hope I’ll not be like him when I retire, I will NOT criticise players”, told @DSports.

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

Argentina will play in three World Cup finals in the Messi era.

And he led them as their captain, their top scorer, and their best player to all three finals.

Only 6 players in all of history can boast of playing in 3 FIFA WC final matches; none can boast of being their team’s best player in all three.

Do you know the crazier bit? Messi has won two FIFA World Cup player of tournament awards and he will certainly win a third regardless of what happens in the final.

He is above and beyond all. Past, Present and foreseeable future.

[Sid Lowe @sidlowe]

Said it before but: if you were Messi you would have walked away after the last World Cup, football completed. I would anyway. And now look. What a lunatic.

[EiF @EiFSoccer]

There’s an argument to be made that given the context (his age) that Messi’s performances will go down as the most memorable and perhaps best World Cup campaign from a footballer, ever.

And Messi missed two penalties.

Maradona in 1986.

And now Messi in 2026.

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

@DaveLough123 Contrast with yesterday, Spain going for the second and third!

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

The stage was set. 25 mins away from a first World Cup final since ‘66 but then Tuchel first, and Messi second, happened.

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

@DaveLough123 I get it with 10 mins to go but 25? Suicide! It was bound to come, they weren’t really defending well either to justify a 6th defender on

[tag @mxdric]

Messi will join Cafu as the only player in football history to play in three World Cup finals. What an astonishing achievement

[Stephen Flynn @StephenFlynnSNP]

Yes. In the final.

[Sean @SeanDOlfc]

Always makes me laugh when people said Messi never did it in the PL like he would’ve struggled. You can tell already what he would be doing to these players if he was 10 years younger

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

They never learn

[Mark Goldbridge @markgoldbridge]

Man for man there's nothing to fear from Argentina. Most of their players are past their best or playing at ok teams. England have star players at the best teams in the world. Our biggest issue is letting history and reputation drag us down. Confident and we win

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

Oh Tuchel.. 6 defenders (who still weren’t defending well) with 25 to go.. got it badly wrong.

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

Doesn’t he ever learn…

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Is Messi playing?

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

Lionel Messi, two assists.
Witnessing greatness before our eyes.

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

World champions, what fucking spirit. Tuchel channeling the England of past defending for 25+ mins. Criminal.

[Hassan Ghaffar @PsychHassan]

Martinez booked too?

[Mark Goldbridge @markgoldbridge]

CHEAT!!!!! Books Anderson for one foul and they've done about 30!!!! Bookmark this. We all know what's going on here. Shocking. Football in the mud