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[AutomateAlan @AutomateAlan]

Amazing performance

[World Cup 2026 @ofootball__]

Thank you Cape Verde! 🇨🇻❤️

[Emilio Sansolini @EmilioSansolini]

The World Cup! 🏆

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[World Cup 2026 @ofootball__]

Only true 2000s kids will recognize the absolute legend supporting Portugal in Toronto today. 🇵🇹✨

[Kevin Parry @kevinbparry]

I promise to do better

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

Toronto ❤️

[CANMNT @CANMNT_Official]

RT if your country has won a Round-of-32 match at the FIFA World Cup 👀

[Emilio Sansolini @EmilioSansolini]

The World Cup! 🏆⚽️🌎

[FC Bayern @FCBayernEN]

He’s back 🥹

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

This is one of the greatest coach speeches I’ve heard in my 30+ years of sports fandom

[Matthew McConaughey @McConaughey]

Big congrats to Northern neighbor Canada.
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[ᜰ 🇦🇷🇯🇵 @markklfc]

Zlatan Ibrahimović on Canada qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 for the first time ever:

🗣️ “This is why people fall in love with football. Today wasn't just about Canada qualifying for the Round of 16 it was about an entire nation creating history that nobody can ever take away.”

“I looked at the faces of the Canadian players after the final whistle. Some were crying, some couldn't believe what had just happened. Those weren't tears of weakness; they were tears of people who had spent their whole lives dreaming of this exact moment.”

“To the supporters, never let anyone tell you football is just a game. I saw families celebrating, children hugging their parents and fans singing with tears in their eyes. These are the moments that unite a country forever.”

“People will remember the goals and the result, but they'll never understand the sacrifices behind it. Years of criticism, disappointments, injuries and pressure have all led to one unforgettable night. That's what makes history so beautiful.”

“For every Canadian player wearing that shirt tonight, remember this feeling. You are no longer just footballers you are the generation that changed your country's football story forever. Every child who picks up a ball tomorrow will believe because of what you achieved today.”

“The knockout stage doesn't care about history, reputation or big names. It rewards courage, belief and those who refuse to give up. Canada earned this moment because they never stopped believing when the rest of the world doubted them.”

“And to the fans, celebrate like there's no tomorrow because nights like these don't come often. Years from now, people won't ask where you watched the match they'll ask how it felt to witness the night Canada reached the Round of 16 for the very first time.”

“This is bigger than football. This is the night an entire nation stopped dreaming about history and started living it.”

[FC Bayern @FCBayernEN]

𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘 ✅

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

In 1993, Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, threw a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium.

He did it against Cleveland, winning 4–0 in one of the most iconic pitching performances in MLB history.

[Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 @OilersNation]

"Everyone was so big, the McLeod's, the Foegele's, they played such a massive role in all of it, Desharnais's, Ceci."

Leon Draisaitl speaks on how the 2024 Oilers were the best team he's been a part of and why they were special.

📹: @EdmontonOilers

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

Japan is implementing "Air Barriers" for rapid road closures to protect travelers from severe natural disasters

[AutomateAlan @AutomateAlan]

Fascinating

[Todd of Mischief @AndToddsaid]

I wish they showed me stuff like this in school.

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

Let's give 'em a hand! 🦾

25 years ago on April 22, 2001, STS-100 astronauts Chris Hadfield and Scott Parazynski completed a 7-hour spacewalk, installing the International Space Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2!

That day, Hadfield (center) became the first Canadian spacewalker.