The Football Romantic

Football history, legends & timeless stories. Keeping the romance of the beautiful game alive. Follow for updates! ⚽🏟️

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Some players are remembered for the finals they won. Others for the lives they changed.
Didier Drogba somehow became both.
The King of Finals explores the footballer who delivered on the biggest stage, and the man who helped unite a nation. ⚽🇨🇮 #Drogba #IvoryCoast #Hero #Finals

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Football didn't lose the Number 10 overnight. It slowly stopped building the game around its greatest artist.
A look at the rise, evolution, and quiet disappearance of football's most iconic role. ⚽🎨
Read it at the link in my bio! #Number10 #Football #History #WorldCup2026

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Yesterday was another step.

From Paraguay to Australia, here's the story of how the USMNT became a nation with expectations. 🇺🇸⚽

Check link in description for full article!! #USMNT #Australia #USA🇺🇸 #WC26 #WorldCup2026

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Hard fought game for sure! #Mexico #Korea #WC26 #WorldCup26

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

💥🇲🇽 Mexico beat South Korea and make it 6 points in 2 games!

Who’s been your Man of the Match?

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Statement game by the greatest player in history. #Messi #Argentina #Algeria #WorldCup #WC26 #WorldCup2026

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇦🇷 LEO MESSI HAT-TRICK ON OPENING 6TH WORLD CUP GAME.

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Magical game from a new fresh team. Love to see it. #Norway #Iraq #WorldCup #WC26

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Erling Haaland show on his World Cup debut as Norway get three points! 🧘🏼‍♂️🇳🇴

Who’s been your Man of the Match?

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

One final World Cup.
One final chapter.
The Last Dance of Football's Greatest Rivalry.
A reflection on Messi, Ronaldo, and the rivalry that defined a generation. Check the link in my description! #Messi #Maradona #Ronaldo #Cruyff #Pele #WorldCup2026 #FootballHistory

[Lennon @afc_lennon]

OFFICIAL: All the Completed "HERE WE GO" Transfers so far this season;

🔴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anthony Gordon — Barca €80m
🔴🇫🇷Jeremy Jacquet — Liverpool £60m
🔴 Bernado Silva — Real Free
🔴🇵🇹Marc Cucurella — Real Madrid £60m
🔴🇲🇦Ismael Saibari — Bayern Munich £55m

🔴🇮🇹Sandro Ton... see thread

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

So is Spain getting a draw against Cape Verde a top 5 upset so far? 0-0 #WC26 #WorldCup2026 #CapeVerde #Spain #España #Drama

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Sweden vs Tunisia ended 5-1 for Sweden. I think everyone expected a win for Sweden but not of this magnitude. #WC26 #WorldCup2026 #Sweden #Tunisia

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Ivory Coast took all of 90 minutes to score the goal and take the game. Game was filled with yellow cards too. Talk about late game drama. 1-0 #WC26 #IvoryCoast #Ecuador #WorldCup2026 #Drama

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Japan vs Netherlands was one of the best matches of the World Cup so far. Quiet first half, completely contrasted in the second half with 4 goals. Japanese players were absolutely relentless. 2-2. #WC26 #Japan    #Netherlands    #WorldCup2026

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Don't think the Germany -Curaçao game was expected to go any different than it has. Have to love the Curaçao fans who are just there vibing. Beautiful moments for sure. #Curaçao #Germany #WorldCup2026 #WC26

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Definitely a valuable lesson to not talk too much before a game. Turkey really struggling despite some great chances here and there. Australia playing like their lives depend on it. #WorldCup2026 #Turkiye #Australia #Socceroos

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Brazil played what turned out to be a scrappy and disconnected game against Morocco. They were definitely lucky to get a draw. Whether it was because Neymar was out or something else, they have work to do or this will be a short trip. 1-1 #WorldCup2026 #Seleçao #Brazil #Morocco

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

USA played their hearts out. Let's not take any away from them. #Paraguay #USA🇺🇸 #USMNT #WorldCup2026 #WC26 #WorldCupFever

[Kirolos Basalos @KeroBasalos]

@Aaron_Torres You tell me

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Could not have asked for a better start for USA. Paraguay looked suffocated all game. Surgical game for sure. Only the first but today allowed belief. If ever so slightly #USA🇺🇸 #Paraguay #WorldCup #WorldCup2026

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Did not expect the USA to have such an explosive game. Fantastic game so far. Every goal scored is confidence at this point. 3-0 at HT. #WorldCup #WC26 #WorldCup26 #USA🇺🇸 #Paraguay

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

Firecracker of a game between Bosnia Herzegovina and Canada. Expected Canada to go down but they played a terrific game. Looking back at the stats, it was very well balanced even though Canada had the lions share of the ball. 1-1. #Canada #BosniaHerzegovina #WorldCup2026 #WC26

[The Football Romantic @TheFootyRom]

South Korea are definitely a dark horse this year. Trend shows they have gotten steadily better as World Cups have come and gone. They will be a team to watch. #WorldCup2026 #WorldCupOpener #Korea #Czech