Sam Thompson

⚽️🕵🏻‍♂️🚜 “It will all be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end." 🦒 All views are my own

[Sam Thompson @Thom_Sampson_]

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[Colchester United FC @ColU_Official]

A fantastic experience for Academy goalkeeper Oscar Roberts today as he's travelled with the First Team and is named on the bench for the U's Sky Bet League Two clash with Shrewsbury Town.

Good to have you with us, Oscar!

#ColU #ColUAcademy

[Sam Thompson @Thom_Sampson_]

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[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

A first professional goal for Colchester United's Ronnie Harvey from just past the halfway line! 🤯

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Go and smash it, Reggie! 🤝

#CFC | #CarabaoCup

[Sid Lowe @sidlowe]

Look at Bobby. Brilliant

[Sam Thompson @Thom_Sampson_]

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[The Talent Hunter 🎯 @TalentHunter]

This is why Fiona Armfield is one of the most respected people in academy football.👏🔵

Fiona has been at Chelsea for the past 18 years - she is currently the club’s pre-academy scouting lead and grassroots scout manager.🔍

During her time at Chelsea, she and her late husband, Tony Moss, who sadly passed away in 2020, helped bring hundreds of talented young players to the club.🌟

After scouting Jonathan Panzo and supporting him on and off the pitch, Jonathan’s family made Fiona his godmother.🙌

Earlier this month, Fiona went viral after posting a photo with three of Chelsea’s new scholar intake: Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Andrew Pennie, and Kwamina Ampah - players she has known since they were just 5 years old.🤯

Fiona is an inspiration to so many people - we had to share her story.🫡✨

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

1 - Spain have conceded just one goal in their eight games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the fewest goals conceded by any team in a World Cup winning campaign.

Immovable.

[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

France (3.10) 4-6 (3.14) England

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

Spain in final means a new landmark either way

If England qualify, it’s the first time the Euros and World Cup have had same final in succession, after Euro 2024

If Argentina qualify, it’s first time the reigning European and South American champions meet in World Cup final

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

One of the best photos of Messi we've seen at this World Cup 🏟️🇦🇷

(📸 Julian Finney)

[England @England]

John Stones 🕺😂

The energy in the changing room last night 🔥

[Football Meets Data @fmeetsdata]

🇧🇷 Brazil in WC knockout stages after winning the 2002 FIFA World Cup:

▪️ vs non-European teams (7/7 ✅):

✅ 2006 R16 🇬🇭 Ghana
✅ 2010 R16 🇨🇱 Chile
✅ 2014 R16 🇨🇱 Chile
✅ 2014 QF 🇨🇴 Colombia
✅ 2018 R16 🇲🇽 Mexico
✅ 2022 R16 🇰🇷 South Korea
✅ 2026 R32 🇯🇵 Japan

▪️ vs European teams (6/6 ❌)

❌ 2006 QF 🇫🇷 France
❌ 2010 QF 🇳🇱 Netherlands
❌ 2014 SF 🇩🇪 Germany
❌ 2014 3rd 🇳🇱 Netherlands
❌ 2018 QF 🇧🇪 Belgium
❌ 2022 QF 🇭🇷 Croatia
❔ 2026 R16 🇳🇴 Norway

[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

12 penalties were scored from 16.94(xG) across the two shoot-outs yesterday.

Pressure.

[Football Meets Data @fmeetsdata]

Of the 495 bracket scenarios we started with, only 8 remain possible!

🇲🇽 Mexico will play 🇪🇨 ECU unless 🏴󠁧���󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCO miraculously qualifies.

🇨🇭 Switzerland will play 🇮🇷 IRN in all combinations except the one in which Iran doesn't qualify. Then it's 🇩🇿 or 🇦🇹.

🇧🇪 Belgium, K1 and L1 have more options still.

👉 Follow all scenarios unfold in real time as each game is played in our 🔴 LIVE probability scoreboard

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Football heritage.

[Sam Thompson @Thom_Sampson_]

Hell of a ride 💙

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

Super Kieran McKenna. 💙

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

After the referee blew the whistle to call the game off, players from both Denmark and Ukraine came together in a moment of collective solidarity with Christian Eriksen.

[Duncan Alexander @oilysailor]

Milner retires having featured in 1.3% of all English top-flight games since September 1888

[Football Meets Data @fmeetsdata]

Just 4 days after shocking the world by winning the Cup 🏆, 🇵🇹 Torreense lost the promotion playoff!

🇵🇹 Torreense will play 🟠 UEL league stage as a 2nd tier team in Portugal!

[Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst]

It was a relatively compact Premier League this season.

When comparing the points won by teams in each position to the average from the previous 30 seasons (since the competition became 20 teams), the top eight all won fewer, while ninth to 18th all won more.

[Manvir Bains ²⁰🏆 @MannyBLFC]

Pep Guardiola pulling up to Jürgen Klopp's villa in Majorca