Chris Rightford

eco-tourism lodge developer with passion for wildlife, conservation, most sport and wine.

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

@jluiscava Interesting that it’s in wartime that most technical advances are made in weapons development

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

Yep the Trumpite world. It’s all arse about face

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Karoline Leavitt: “Under President Trump the U.S. unemployment rate is at a historic low of just 4.3%. It was at a dismal rate of 3.4% under Biden.”🙄

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

@NickRightford @grightford Please read the thread

[Verønica 🦉 @RootGr0ves]

Que poco se ha hablado de que la ciudadanía de Albania paralizó el país y quemó la casa del presidente porque le dio permiso a la sionista hija del Trump para construir un hotel de lujo en una isla protegida. Ahora después de 10 días tuvieron que revocar el permiso.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Ain’t no way Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are taking over Albania’s island to build a luxury resort. These people aren’t playing games. They understand their collective power and will burn it all down before they allow their land to be stolen. All power to the Albanian people!

[ᜰ 🇦🇷🇯🇵 @markklfc]

Thierry Henry on South Africa qualifying for the World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever:

🗣️ “This is why we love football. Tonight isn't just a victory for South Africa. Tonight is history. An entire nation has waited for a moment like this, and now it finally belongs to them.”

“When the final whistle blew, you could see the emotion everywhere. The players, the staff, the fans. These are the moments people remember for the rest of their lives.”

“Many people didn't believe South Africa would get this far. They were underestimated before the tournament started, but they kept fighting, kept believing, and now they have achieved something no South African team has ever achieved before.”

“Look at those players. Some of them grew up dreaming about representing their country on the biggest stage. Tonight they didn't just represent South Africa they made history for it.”

“What makes this story beautiful is that nobody can take it away from them. Years from now, people will still talk about the team that broke the barrier and carried South Africa into the knockout rounds for the very first time.”

“This is bigger than football. Somewhere in South Africa, young boys and girls are watching this team and believing that anything is possible.”

“South Korea fought hard, but tonight belonged to South Africa. Every tackle, every save, every sprint was for a place in history, and they earned it.”

“The celebrations will be unforgettable because these players know exactly what they have done. They haven't just won a match. They have given an entire country a moment of pride.”

“When people talk about the greatest stories of this World Cup, South Africa's name deserves to be part of that conversation.”

“Tonight, millions of South Africans will go to sleep smiling. Not because their team won 1-0, but because their nation has achieved something it had never achieved before.”

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

Must be Suzie

[Korea Football News @KORFootballNews]

In the post-match press conference, a Korean journalist asked Hong Myung-bo if the squad had food poisoning because otherwise this performance makes zero sense.

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

@CrewsMat10 @NickRightford No thanks for the assists

[Kev 屮 @UtdKev08]

Having watched the Casemiro documentary it just reminded me how scandalous it was that David De Gea never got a proper send off.

Don’t get my wrong Casemiro deserved one too but for De Gea to not even get to say goodbye after being at the club for 13 years will never sit right with me.

[Ethan Levins 🇺🇸 @EthanLevins2]

Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a 5th ceasefire at 4pm local time.

At 4:12 local time, Israel bombed Nabatieh.

12 minutes was all it took.

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

As an American, I endorse this message.

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

@NickRightford

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

The studio will never forget

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

The studio will never forget

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

Rubbish Loftus or Cape Town would have got 50k plus with a weeks notice

[Tight Five Rugby @TightFive_Rugby]

That is an EMPTY crowd for the URC final…

35,000 in an 80,000 seater.

Result of not knowing the venue until two weeks before? South African fans not being able to travel? Friday night?

Probably a combination of all of them…

[Tight Five Rugby @TightFive_Rugby]

That is an EMPTY crowd for the URC final…

35,000 in an 80,000 seater.

Result of not knowing the venue until two weeks before? South African fans not being able to travel? Friday night?

Probably a combination of all of them…

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

He shouldn’t be there at all.

[Jon Cardinelli @jon_cardinelli]

How will Moerat's departure impact on the short- and long-term plans for the Springbok captaincy?

Who's on the leadership radar for 2026/7 (as an alternative to Kolisi) and who might take the reins in 2028?

I took a look at the 'leadership depth chart'

https://t.co/6YKHVK0DtR

[A-P @rugby_ap]

Quan Horn 10. Never change Dr Erasmus.

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️New: Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Vinicius Junior refusing the mandatory halftime interview with FIFA at the World Cup:

“People are shocked that Vinícius walked away from a halftime interview. I am shocked that anyone thinks he should have stopped in the first place.

Halftime is not a television studio. Halftime is not a podcast. Halftime is not a red carpet. Halftime is the heartbeat of a football match.

For 45 minutes, players are warriors in a storm. They run, they fight, they suffer, they bleed. Then they get 15 precious minutes to recover, to breathe, to listen, to think. And FIFA wants to spend part of that time chasing soundbites? That is like pulling a Formula 1 driver out of his car during a pit stop and asking him how the race is going.

And FIFA’s idea is to shove a microphone in the player’s face and ask, ‘How do you feel?’

How do you think he feels? He’s exhausted.

This is modern football’s biggest disease. Everything is content. Everything is sponsorship. Everything is television. The match hasn’t even finished and they’re already trying to manufacture headlines.

They tell us they care about player welfare. Really? Then why are players playing more games than ever? Why are tournaments expanding? Why are injuries increasing? And now they want halftime interviews too? The hypocrisy is unbelievable.

Halftime is sacred. It belongs to the players and the coaches. That’s where games are won. That’s where tactics change. That’s where injuries get treated. That’s where leaders speak. It is not a media circus.

And don’t tell me this is for the fans. Fans want better football, not a tired player giving a robotic 20-second answer because somebody sold another broadcast package.

Vinícius understood that. He chose football over public relations.

The funniest part? They threaten him with a fine. A fine. As if that changes the principle. If I were there, I’d pay it too. Because some things are worth more than money.

If FIFA really had their way, they’d put microphones in the dressing room and call it innovation.

Football should come first. Not content. Not commercials. Not corporate greed.

For once, a player pushed back. And that’s exactly why so many people are angry.”

[Chris Rightford @RightfordChris]

He opened the Straits that were already open 🤥

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

@MAGAVoice He started the war 🤡

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

MAGA Knicks fan update:

Moments after the final buzzer, the guy who had earlier yelled at me "other than the shirt, you suck!" came back to call me a "fucking Muslim supporter" and "Mamdani piece of shit," and to knock my phone out of my hand.

Like, WTAF? Guy needs some serious help ….

[Yan @YanPeronn]

In case you didn’t watch the World Cup today (matchday 1)

>Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a match with 3 straight red cards

>South Korea beat Czechia 2-1 on a 80’ winner

> South Africa became the first team since 2006 to receive 2 red cards in the same World Cup match

>South Africa v Mexico had the most red cards in a World Cuo match since Portugal vs Netherlands in 2006

>Mexican fans booed the World Cup entrance of the USA & Argentina flags.

>A guy named Sithole on South Africa became a meme after getting a straight red and ended the match on a 3.9 match rating

> Czechia scored an Arteta Haram ball goal off a long throw after being outplayed for an hour

>Son missed 3 great chances for Korea before being subbed out

>A Mexican player mocked the iconic South African goal celebration from 2010 after scoring in their win vs them

>Iran made their WC grand entrance with a massive golden palace thing on wheels

>The first ever World Cup commercial breaks were played 🥀

> Ochoa became the first player to be listed in a squad for 6 World Cups

>Lamine Yamal was seen shopping at a local Walmart

>Erling Haaland was featured multiple times on TV in Carolina cheering on their hockey team in the Stanley Cup finals

> Scottish fans landing in Boston today are complaining that their plane ran out of beer.

I’ll be posting daily recaps all World Cup long, follow me pookie :)