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[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

No World Cup soccer games in red cities. Europeans are loving the blue cities that MAGAs hate.

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Cristiano Ronaldo: The first man to score at six #FIFAWorldCup tournaments

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

CR7.

#FIFAWorldCup

[Barra Brava @barrabrava_net]

Hermosa hincha de Países Bajos presente en el Mundial 🇳🇱

[Dane Brugler @dpbrugler]

NFL declining to hold a Supplemental Draft is a major curveball to the Brendan Sorsby saga.

To sum it up: the NFL felt there wasn't enough time for the league and teams to fully vet everything. The NFL also said that Sorsby did NOT "demonstrate accountability" for his conduct.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The Amethyst Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), is one of the most striking birds in Africa. Its dazzling violet-purple plumage isn’t caused by pigment, but by microscopic structures in its feathers that reflect and scatter light. This structural coloration creates an intense metallic sheen that can make the bird look as if it’s carved from polished amethyst, especially in bright sunlight.

📹 safari_davis247

[fifas girls ⚽️ @fifasgirlsof]

Messi en el mundial 2026.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

We have a new message for Democrats: attack attack attack.

Trump is corrupt, he’s butchered the economy, and his DOJ operates like mob lawyers. And every voter knows it.

So stop looking backward. Stop with the endless focus groups. This isn't complicated.

He’s weak. Finish him.

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Reminder: Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald's.

This is one is my favorite. Owned by the same family for 33 generations.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨 Heinz have pulled off a marketing masterclass. 🤯

FIFA World Cup stadiums are serving Heinz condiments, but because Heinz aren't an official tournament sponsor, every bottle has been covered up with black tape.

Instead of hiding from it, Heinz turned it into a campaign. The brand embraced the blackout, launched content around the taped-up bottles, and even sparked a viral exchange with Levi's.

What started as a sponsorship restriction has become one of the most talked-about marketing wins of the World Cup. 🎯🌎

[Jacob Martinez @JacobDMartinez]

Many DACA recipients have become U.S. citizens, and are now police officers.

Embarrassing that @azfec doesn’t know that. Especially given that DACA is incredibly popular with Arizonans.

[Matt Miller @nfldraftscout]

Last week, I was involved in a serious car accident in Missouri and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital. I’m deeply grateful for the exceptional care I have received, from the first responders to the doctors, nurses and medical staff. I’m incredibly fortunate to be writing this. 

As a result of the accident, I sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures and broken ribs. I also underwent a life-saving amputation of my left arm. While I have a long road ahead, I’m focused on my recovery and taking things one day at a time.

Thank you for the overwhelming support, prayers and kind messages — they have meant so much to me and my family during this time.

I look forward to continuing my recovery and getting back to ESPN to talk football, including what should be an exciting 2027 NFL Draft class.

[KΞRL_✂️ @KRL_defi_]

J.J. Watt says his first reaction to signing a $100 million contract was Googling what rich people buy.

“I came home from work that day, and my childhood friend Taylor was hanging out at my house.”

“I told him, ‘We did it. We got a deal done.’ He asked what I got, and I said, ‘$100 million.”

“We both just looked at each other with the craziest, stupidest grin, thinking this was the most absurd thing ever.”

“Then we realized we had absolutely no idea what to do with that much money.”

“We literally went to Google and typed in, ‘What do rich people buy?”

“We went through lists and lists of yachts, jets, and cars, thinking, ‘I almost have to buy something.”

“We kept scrolling and realized, ‘Nah, there’s nothing here I actually need.’ I still haven't bought anything terribly outlandish.”

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@BrettKollmann 🎯

[Brett Kollmann @BrettKollmann]

The reason why the rest of the world thinks Americans are dumb is because we keep letting the dumb ones speak for us.

[Unpopularfootyx @Unpopularfootyx]

🚨🎙️ ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ ON LIONEL MESSI'S INFLUENCE ON ARGENTINA AFTER THEIR WIN OVER AUSTRIA:

“I'm obsessed with watching Messi.

Not because he's my friend.

Not because of nostalgia.

Because after all these years, I'm still trying to understand how one player can control a football match without touching the ball every minute.

I watched Argentina today and the first thing I noticed wasn't the scoreline.

It was the way Austria reacted whenever Messi moved.

One step to the left, defenders follow.

One drop into midfield, the entire shape changes.

One glance over his shoulder panic.

That's not football.

That's psychological warfare.

And that's why I laugh when people reduce him to goals and assists.

They don't understand what they're watching.

Messi isn't just Argentina's best player.

He's Argentina's system.

He's their confidence.

He's their belief.

He's the reason every teammate walks onto the pitch thinking the impossible is possible.

People ask me about the GOAT debate.

What debate?
Seriously.

What debate?

For me, there isn't one.

The debate exists because television needs content and social media needs arguments.

When I watch football, I don't see a debate.

I see Messi.

Then I see everybody else.

That doesn't mean other legends weren't incredible.

It means I've never seen another player influence a match, a team and an entire generation of football the way Messi has.

And today was another reminder.

He didn't need a hat-trick.

He didn't need to score from 40 yards.

He just needed to be Lionel Messi.

And suddenly Argentina looked like a completely different team.

That's greatness.

Not when everything depends on you.

When everybody becomes better because you're there.

I've played against great players.

I've played with great players.

But Messi is the only player I've ever watched and genuinely thought:

'This isn't normal.'

The scary thing?

Opponents know exactly what he's going to do.

And they still can't stop it.

That's why I don't waste my time with comparisons anymore.

Some players become legends.

Some players become icons.

Messi became a category of his own.

And after today's performance, if you're still asking me who the greatest footballer of all time is...

You're asking the wrong question.

The right question is:
Will football ever produce another one like him?”

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Trump's DOJ is arguing that states should not be required to provide in-home or community-based care to Americans with disabilities, jeopardizing care for over 8.4 million Americans.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in: Minnesota is sending Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN. The Timberwolves will acquire Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick for Randle and No. 28.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

BREAKING: Giannis has been traded to the Heat per @ShamsCharania 🚨😱

OMG. 🤯🤯🤯

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

1 vs. 5 but the 1 is Messi 🐐