Corny G

🗿

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Deniz Undav at the World Cup so far. 🌎🇩🇪

🇨🇼 Coming on 64’ — Goal and two assists
🇨🇮 Coming on 60’ — Two goals scored.

The player with most G/A so far, a goal contribution delivered each 𝟏𝟏 (!) minutes.

⭐️ Man of the Match against Ivory Coast.

[Lucas ☧ @lu_guims]

Nada contra o Chorume. Muito pelo contrario. Mas vou usa-lo de exemplo pra falar sobre algo que têm ocorrido e me incomoda bastante:

Estamos vendo uma multidão de GAROTOS querendo pautar uma trajetória entre dois jogadores que durou quase 2 décadas. Esses garotos NÃO ASSISTIRAM AS DUAS CARREIRAS POR COMPLETO porque simplesmente não possuem idade suficiente pra terem visto!

Essa parada de “nunca existiu comparação em bola jogada” é uma absoluta mentira! Houve um tempo em que a maré dos dois era tão invertida que um deles chegou a declarar aposentadoria da própria seleção (2016), enquanto o outro só não ultrapassou seu algoz em Bolas de Ouro por razões políticas (2018).

Ninguém me contou. Eu vi. Muitos da minha idade viram. Se você não viu, contente-se em opinar sobre o que viu ou busque os contextos corretos ao longo da trajetória de ambos pra não cometer um anacronismo injusto.

Não tenho problema algum com quem acha X ou Y melhor. Meu problema é com essa tentativa oportunista de tentar reescrever a história como ela se desenrolou e colocar como verdade uma narrativa que é na verdade totalmente subjetiva e que passou por muitas fases ao longo dos anos.

Sejamos honestos com ambos. O futebol merece e eles também.

[Martien 🇳🇱 @MartienBall]

If Messi headbutted Materazzi, Materazzi would’ve been the one sent off for provoking him.

[aa9skillz @aa9skillz]

Spoken like somebody that only watches Portugal once a year…..

Portugal’s top goal scorer in the nations league and we won over Spain last year but he holds us back…

Portugal’s top goal score in World Cup qualifiers yet he’s holding us back…

You gotta stop watching ESPN to get your news, bro

[Legion @_01Legion]

🚨📲 NEW: The Algerian defender, Assa Mandi, has taken to Instagram to complain about the refs' decision in the match against Argentina.

"If I’d fractured my ankle last night, the guy who did it would’ve walked away with no card. Refs need to do better. The whole world is watching."

[SENYO @Senyyo]

Every time Barca gets rejected by a player :

1) Pull out the Cruyff quote
2) Says they didn't really want the player anyway
3) Accuses the player of prioritising money
4) Says the player isn't good enough anyway
5) Says we don't sign stars, we make them

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Brian McDonald @BrianMcDonaldIE]

When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’

Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.

So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.

[Hani @Haniscinema]

You know the most frustrating thing about the Qatar backlash was that if it came from good faith I would’ve been 100% behind it. But clearly it was rooted in racism because the lack of consistency from both fans and teams with in this years WC is astounding.

[Nima Tavallaey Roodsari @NimaTavRood]

So far at the 2026 FIFA Epstein Cup before a ball kicked:
- Senegal & Uzbekistan squads treated like criminals upon arrival given full cavity searches;
- Africa’s best referee sent back to Somalia despite having a diplomatic passport;
- Iraq team photographer sent back despite valid visa;
- AIPS (international sport journalist association) calling on FIFA to sort out unacceptable visa issues of African & Iranian journalists;
- 90% of Moroccan fans with tickets denied entry
- 14 members of Iran backroom staff denied visas

Not a word from Gianni ”today I feel black/gay/disabled etc” Infantino.

[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

When one of the most respected referees in world football is refused entry by the host nation, because they don't like his home country, the correct response of the other referees should be to boycott the tournament unless he is allowed to do his job. Sadly, that won't happen.

[failed @unnamedbutalone]

He is only 33 years old. This is the biggest moment of his career. He’s probably been waiting for it for months.

But who will talk about it? There are 48 teams, hundreds of players, and representatives from all over the world. Who will finally speak up?

[Romain Molina @Romain_Molina]

Les billets alloués à l'Iran 🇮🇷 pour ses supporters ont été supprimés (sans raison officielle pour le moment)

Pour rappel, le règlement permet à chaque fédération participante d'obtenir 8% des places de la capacité totale du stade

Un droit qui ne concerne visiblement pas la fédération iranienne de football...

[Romain Molina @Romain_Molina]

Pour rappel, les Etats-Unis 🇺🇸 accueilleront les Jeux olympiques en 2028, puis la Coupe du monde féminine de football en 2031 (avec le Costa Rica, Jamaïque et Mexique)

Dans un univers normal, sans un président de la FIFA lobbyiste des chefs d'Etat, l'instance du football mondial devrait retirer aux Etats-Unis la CDM féminine vu comme elle piétine le cahier des charges et les protocoles signés en tant que nation hôte de cette Coupe du Monde masculine

[Muneeb @Muneeb_08]

Ronaldo is 16 years older than him and had 12 touches in 45 minutes vs Chile

The headlines were "goalkeeper had more touches than Ronaldo" & "do Portugal play better w/o Ronaldo"

The headlines today are completely different and sympathizing with Haaland. This is how media works 😭

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Iran’s World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in America, says Tehran’s ambassador to Mexico.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/lBTjnhOsT3

[Rk @RkFutbol]

This fanbase is forcing Franco Mastantuono's name to become some sort of a "meme" player like he wasn't one of the most sought after talent in South America just 12 months ago

The kid is 18 man let him have his time and patience

[Romain Molina @Romain_Molina]

Le buteur historique de l'Irak 🇮🇶, Aymen Hussein, a été retenu par les autorités américaines pendant sept heures pour un interrogatoire à son arrivée à l'aéroport de Chicago.

Aucune explication n'a évidemment été donnée par les Etats-Unis - des médias évoquent simplement une confusion de nom.

Pour rappel, le destin de l'attaquant avait été particulièrement bouleversé par l'invasion américaine de 2003 puisque son père (soldat) fut assassiné par Al-Qaïda quelques années plus tard et sa famille fit partie des "déplacés internes" comme des millions d'Irakiens (leur moyen de survie était le salaire de footballeur gagné par Aymen, alors un jeune adulte, à Bagdad)

Son grand frère (Atheer) fut également kidnappé par l'Etat islamique (qui contrôlait le village natal où la famille vivait, dans le nord du pays) et n'a jamais été retrouvé ; il est présumé mort

C'est Aymen, l'un des capitaines de l'équipe nationale, qui a marqué le but décisif envoyant son pays à la Coupe du Monde 40 ans après

C'est ce même Aymen qui a été reçu par le premier ministre irakien suite à la qualification en compagnie de sa maman.

Et c'est encore et toujours le souriant attaquant qui subit des interrogatoires de sept heures en arrivant sur le sol américain tel un potentiel terroriste mais que pouvait-il y faire ? Aymen Hussein est irakien, et cela semblait suffisant pour le priver de ses droits.
Confusion d'identité ou non, cela importait en réalité bien peu : si ce n'était pas lui, alors ce serait un autre - un Irakien de moins ou de plus, quelle différence cela ferait pour les Etats-Unis ?

[Romain Molina @Romain_Molina]

Les autorités américaines ont détenu pendant environ douze heures Talal Salah, photographe professionnel qui fait partie de la délégation irakienne 🇮🇶, puis lui ont refusé l'entrée sur le territoire

Tout va bien dans le meilleur des mondes : l'Irak n'a même pas le droit d'avoir son photographe qui a pourtant l'habitude de couvrir les compétitions de la sélection depuis très longtemps...

[Madrid Zone @theMadridZone]

🚨🚨💣 BREAKING: Florentino Perez has OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED JOSE MOURINHO AS HIS NEW COACH.

[Atlético de Madrid @Atleti]

HERE WE GO! Hemos enviado un fax al @FCBarcelona_es con nuestra oferta de traspaso: 4 entradas para el concierto de Bad Bunny de mañana, una suscripción anual al ABC y una bolsa de pipas. Esperamos ansiosos la respuesta para preparar el ‘announce’.