🇺🇸 The U.S. men's soccer humiliation ritual just refuses to end.
The team lost 4-1 to Belgium, got eliminated, and STILL banked $16 million, almost half of which goes to the women's team not playing until 2027.
That's $6.4 million for a tournament they aren't in.
That's roughly 246K for EACH player...
Cue the old Rapinoe clip about there being no evidence men are better at sports, made while one team's results bankroll the other's😂
Source: NYP, @libbyemmons / Writer: Daniel
الفيدو دة الفيفا عمال تستخدم حقوق الملكية الفكرية وتمسحة من مواقع التواصل علشان تمحي آثار الجريمة. انشروا الفيديو في كل مكان قبل ما يختفي. خلوه يوصل لكل الناس فيصعب مسحة.
Paul Scholes on USA’s World Cup elimination after a 4-1 defeat to Belgium:
🗣️ “There are defeats… and then there are nights like this. Nights that leave grown men in tears, silence entire stadiums and shatter the hopes of millions in a matter of minutes. Tonight wasn’t just the end of a football match it was the painful end of a dream that an entire nation had carried for years.
My heart goes out to every player in that dressing room. Right now, they’ll be sitting there in complete silence, staring at the floor, asking themselves if they could have run one more yard, made one more tackle or taken one more chance. Those questions never truly leave you because the World Cup offers no second chances. Once it’s over, you have to wait another four years—if you ever get the opportunity again.
I feel just as much for the supporters. They travelled across the country, spent their hard-earned money, filled every seat, sang until they had no voices left and believed this team could achieve something unforgettable on home soil. They came chasing history, but they’ll leave carrying heartbreak, tears and memories they’ll wish they could erase.
And spare a thought for the manager. He’ll face criticism, difficult questions and endless analysis, but nobody feels this defeat more deeply than he does. Every substitution, every tactical decision and every missed opportunity will replay in his mind for years. That’s the burden every manager carries after a night like this.
This is the side of football people rarely see. Behind every elimination are players calling their families through tears, teammates trying to console each other while hiding their own pain, coaches questioning every decision and staff members who gave everything only to watch the dream disappear before their eyes.
The World Cup is the greatest stage in football because it creates unforgettable moments. But it’s also the cruellest, because years of sacrifice can be destroyed in a single night. Tonight, an entire nation experienced that heartbreak together. The 4-1 scoreline will always be remembered, but the silence in that dressing room, the tears in the stands and the overwhelming feeling of ‘what could have been’ will last far longer than the result itself.
Some defeats stay with you for a season. Nights like this stay with you for a lifetime.”
Ronaldo will play Spain for the fourth time in 6 World Cups:
- WC 2006
- WC 2010
- WC 2018
- WC 2026
He also played Brazil in WC 2010. Germany in WC 2014. England i. Wc 2006
Messi still hasn't played any of Spain, England, Brazil, & Italy even once in 6 World Cups. Fraud.
🚨 VAR reviewed 12 goals for fouls in the build-up, all 12 were ruled out. ❌
Yet there have also been 3 goals scored after fouls in the build-up that weren't reviewed by VAR. 🖥️
Every one of them was scored by Argentina. 🇦🇷🤔
The goalkeeper literally moved out of the ball to let Messi's free kick go in! This is clearly match fixing! No wonder Messi is the World Cup top scorer!
https://t.co/znPhCfyIHv
¡ENTENDIERON TODO! ❤️
Tras el pitazo final del Portugal 🇵🇹 vs. RD Congo 🇨🇩 en la Copa del Mundo, ocurrió una de las imágenes más humanas del torneo.
Mientras Cristiano Ronaldo permanecía en el campo completamente devastado, los jugadores y miembros del cuerpo técnico congoleño se acercaron uno a uno para abrazarlo, darle la mano y mostrarle su respeto.
Acababan de conseguir el primer punto mundialista en la historia de su selección, un momento que merecía ser celebrado por todo lo alto. Sin embargo, dejaron la euforia a un lado para acompañar a una leyenda que estaba sufriendo.
Porque el fútbol también se trata de esto: respeto, empatía y grandeza en la derrota y en la victoria.
AQUÍ TODO EL MUNDO SE PONE DE PIE 👏❤️
🚨🏴 Wayne Rooney on Portugal's performance vs DR Congo:
“Neither Bruno nor Bernardo created a single clear chance for Cristiano throughout the entire game. Forget creating chances, they didn't even score themselves.
It doesn't make sense to me that people are calling for Ronaldo to be benched when he isn't getting any service in the first place.
Bruno was supposed to be Portugal's best player at this World Cup, even a potential Golden Ball contender. What exactly did he do in this match, and why isn't the media holding him to the same standard?” 🇵🇹🤔
🚨 For Cristiano Ronaldo to equal Messi's achievements, He needs:
• 1 World Cup
• 3 Ballon D'or Award
• 2 French League titles and
• 1 Human Hormone.
🚨 But For Lionel Messi to equal Ronaldo's achievements, He needs:
• 3 Premier League titles
• 2 Champions League titles
• 1 Puskas Award
• 2 FA Cup
• 2 English Super Cup
• 2 Italian League titles
• 2 Italian Cup
• 1 Club World Cup
• 6 Globe Soccer Award
• 1 UCL All Time scorer Award
• 1 Diamond YouTube play button.
Any disrespect to Cristiano Ronaldo from all Messi fans will not be tolerated anymore... 🤔
🚨🇯🇵 𝗡𝗘𝗪: This is how Japan left their dressing room behind.
In Japan it’s tradition to clean everything all the time no matter where you are, for them it means mindfulness, organization, and respect.
📆 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞: In 2021, with the score 0-0 and Liverpool searching for a winner, Klopp replaced Milner with Curtis Jones.
Milner wasn't convinced by the decision, but moments later Jones set up Salah.
Just look at Milner's reaction. ❤️👏🤣
In Wisconsin, a graduate was forced to stop on stage when his diploma couldn't be found.
That's when the school said a person traveled thousands of miles to deliver it to him.
It was his sister, returning from military service, for over a year. ❤️
For anyone who’s ever faced a personal challenge, it doesn’t get much better than the 'Six Minutes' speech in VISION QUEST. This scene wasn’t in the 1979 novel by Terry Davis. Elmo's monologue was written specifically for the film by screenwriter Darryl Ponicsan (THE LAST DETAIL, TAPS). Actor J. C. Quinn absolutely knocks it out of the park here.
If you’d like to support the @FMJDiary project, you can bid on an original poster below. I signed and inscribed it with Elmo’s iconic line: “It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes.”
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