Carl Contrascier

[Tony Grossi @TonyGrossi]

What? Wait. What about the $1m I just invested in crypto? Damn.

[Sid Lowe @sidlowe]

“Especially when you consider the federal dollars we laid out”. That’s it, that’s the line.

[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

Matt makes a good point

[Erica Mulholland, MS CSCS 👸🏼 @fitsoccerqueen]

Youth club soccer preseason is coming. That means hell weeks of useless fitness tests back-to-back-to-back that don't even train for the game, all while causing accumulated fatigue and risking ACL injury in our girls. It's a SAD pictue.

Before Doing USELESS Preseason FITNESS TESTS for Your Soccer Teams, Watch THIS w/ @raymondverheije

https://t.co/WXtTdVPMde via @YouTube

[The Rest Is Football @RestIsFootball]

🗣️ @GaryLineker: "It's an appalling decision from FIFA."

Gary & Brad Friedel comment on Balogun's red card being overturned

[NFL Fashion Advice @fashion_nfl]

Are soccer kits the most wearable retail sports uni outside of attending a sporting event?

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Every player that stutter steps deserves to miss the penalty. I don't care who it is. Should be banned.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

CABO VERDE GOLAZO 🚀

(via @FoxSports)

[Anthony Castrovince @castrovince]

I can't explain it scientifically, but I think it has something to do with Tom Hamilton.

[McNeil @REFLOG18]

BRAYAN ROCCHIO WALK OFF WINNER

[Tactx @Tactx_]

Youth Systems: The Recording is Now Available

If you missed the live class on formation selection in youth football, the recording is now up and free for everyone.

The Tactx team went deeper than the article, which is available, going into more detail on how to build a coherent pathway from the smaller formats right through to 11v11 and how formation choices can support individual player development along the way.

Well worth an hour of your time if youth football is part of what you do.

Thank you to everyone who joined and contributed. It was our biggest class by far.

This is free for everyone.

https://t.co/Hsl2muLIlJ

[Dave Denholm @TalkSoccer]

Let’s not get crazy.

NO ONE knows what a catch is in the NFL anymore, etc.

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

😳

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

FIFA sources confirm there is no mechanism to appeal a World Cup red card in their Disciplinary Code. Which seems quite surreal. But it means Balogun will not be able to play Belgium.

Free to read @TheAthleticFC

https://t.co/p7taj6S9Od

[Emmett Golden @egoldie80]

I love talking about the beautiful game and doing GameNight!!!

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

Hey @FIFAcom where was VAR on this?!

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Manchester United's summer budget is obviously in the £250m-£300m, depending on the deals made, wage spend & additional cash through sales but this is still why you should be angry with the Glazers. Why?

Tottenham's owners injected £100m last week, their fourth such capital injection in recent years & a total of £332.5m since May 2022. The Glazers have invested zero in 21 years. INEOS $300m/£238m since 2024.

Years of bad spending, no planning, bloated wages & throwing money at problems is why the club are still fixing many of those failures & financial problems. It is why there's still a need to spend responsibly.

Don't get me wrong, INEOS aren't pitching a perfect game. Far from it, they need to learn from mistakes & have got plenty to prove this summer alone if Project 2028 has any chance of coming to fruition.

It is important to remember who the true enemy is.

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Mateus Fernandes was the 'can't miss' player of this summer & Manchester United missed out on him. Fans won't walk to hear it because losing out on a priority target to a rival sucks, but it was the right decision by the club to not drastically overpay.

You can't pay Fernandes £250k when you pay Kobbie Mainoo £120k. Every club interested except Spurs - Real Madrid, PSG, Arsenal, United, rightfully baulked at the fee/wages & were right to do so. The outcome can be a letdown while also being the right call.

Elliot Anderson £116m & £300k per week, Fernandes £85m guaranteed & £250k per week & the club were happy to hold firm & not make previous mistakes of overpaying for players & blowing up their wage structure. I get it, despite how disappointing it is.

The question now & the balance to strike is landing other players & the club has to prove they are ready to pivot to alternative targets. Not only that, if Premier League proven is no longer feasible because of price inflation, flex your scouting nous & shop abroad.

Manchester United obviously have to prove holding their nerve & refusing to overpay is the right call, because priority targets are dropping off the board.

[DisHONEST Truth🌎🤘 @ReasonsRExcuses]

Fourteen years down the drain...

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

An Argentina fan lost their wallet, so fans chanted the name on the cards inside until the owner was found 👏

Remarkable 🇦🇷