If you knew the back story(ies), you would cry too.
Raúl Jiménez has played at four World Cups. Across Brazil, Russia and Qatar, he never scored a single goal. Today, on home soil at the Estadio Azteca, that finally changed. And the moment broke him.
The tears obviously carried years. In March 2026, just three months ago, Jiménez lost his father Raúl Jiménez Vega to pancreatic cancer at the age of 62. He was a pivotal figure in his son's career. That goal was for him.
And there was more beneath it. In 2020, playing for Wolves against Arsenal, Jiménez fractured his skull in a collision with David Luiz. He lay unconscious on the pitch while teammates and family feared the worst.
It took emergency surgery and eight months to return. He still wears the protective headband today. Many of us thought it was over back then. 6 years later, at 35, Jimenez’s story is still being written.
Just think about it. A near-fatal injury, a grieving son and a 12-year wait for one World Cup goal, finally answered in front of his own people.
This is why we watch football. Not for the trophies. For the human underneath. Don’t you just love it.
My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.
These games are addictive. First basketball, now this. I don't even care about the results in this one, I'm just trying to build great, balanced teams.
These are my two favourites so far. On the one on the right, I'd switch Rodri and Kanté, and swap the two centre-backs so they're playing on their natural side.
https://t.co/aLKH3rDm8k
An incredible bit of sports journalism by The Guardian here. A short summary of the playing style of all 48 World Cup nations and a short profile of all 1248 World Cup players. Bookmark and refer to the resources when watching the obscure matches: https://t.co/tdLGq8en0o
Kalian yg minta kalo kritik itu harus baik, beretika dan memberikan solusi. Apa yang disampaikan Pak Dino itu sudah sangat baik, halus, sopan, beretika, dan terstruktur serta memberikan saran dan solusi sesuai yg kalian mau. Sekarang masih tetep dianggap ga beretika. Intinya memang kalian itu enggan menerima kritik.
Saya udh ga tau harus komen apa lagi sama pejabat2 di negara ini. Dikritik keras salah, dikritik baik salah. Maunya semua orang dukung.
Do you know that English teams have played 11 Champions League finals where they scored first, and they went on to win 9 of them? The only two times they lost were Arsenal in 2006 and 2026. 😂😭🏆❌
Mereka ini sedang bersandiwara, seolah hanya ikut menikmati candaan publik.
Padahal mereka tahu kok lagu itu dibikin pakai Suno, lalu sengaja diamplifikasi oleh buzzer.
Ini terlihat dari masifnya akun-akun pro-pemerintah yang ikut mengembuskan narasi tersebut.
Kenapa?
Karena ada unsur MBG di dalamnya, sehingga ini semacam propaganda lunak yang memakai lagu AI sebagai kendaraan emosi publik.
Apakah Bahlil marah?
Tentu tidak.
Justru ini kesempatan untuk menaikkan citra sebagai orang yang woles dan humble karena bisa menerima candaan publik.
Ini malah keuntungan buat dia.
Fenomena ini menjadi contoh bagaimana satire politik bisa bergeser menjadi komoditas digital dan kapital visibilitas, yang kerap terjadi pada rezim sebelumnya.
Kalau pola seperti ini terus dibiarkan, maka kita akan kembali terseret ke zona nyaman politik yang dangkal (semacam Gemoy 2.0) dan kita akan kembali mendapatkaan kualitas pemimpin yang sama seperti hari ini.
Ada yang ngespill surat pemecatan wowo dari TNI.
Salah satu alasannya:
"sering ke Luar Negeri tanpa ijin dari Kasab (Kepala Staf Angkatan Bersenjata) ataupun Pangab (Panglima Angkatan Bersenjata)"
Ohh pantes moment sih ini haha
Coba dipikir.
Cita2 pingin industrialisasi, bikin mobil dan ponsel sendiri
Tp belanja APBN Top 3 nya: BGN, TNI, Polri
Programnya: MBG, Kopdes, Gentengisasi
Budget R&D to GDP cuma 0,28%.
Preman di mana2. Kepastian hukum ga pasti.
Gimana industrialisasi dan investasi bisa jalan?
- Kemarin : terlemah dalam sejarah
- Hari ini : terlemah dalam sejarah
- Besok : terlemah dalam sejarah
Rupiah selalu mencetak rekor bersama Pak Prabowo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ketika menyentuh 17.845, hari itu akan kita peringati sebagai hari Rupiah Merdeka
🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩