A letter to @B_Fernandes8 ❤️🇵🇹
I know you will probably see this post, but I just want to keep it short.
I know who you are, and no human on earth will ever make me think otherwise. I support Portugal because of you, and I’m sure the negativity from this fanbase won’t change what you will do against Uzbekistan.
You don’t have to prove anything to anyone because you’re already the greatest midfielder in the world, and no one can deny that.
You’re playing for Portugal, not for an individual. You’re giving your all for Portugal, not for one person.
Do everything possible to bring the World Cup back home.
We Manchester United fans love you so much and will defend you from anyone. The people abusing and harassing you are not true United fans, but rival fans pretending to be one.
Play for Portugal. Fight for Portugal. Make your country proud. ❤️🇵🇹
Two Iranian players and head coach Amir Ghalenoei criticised World Cup organisers for travel restrictions that they say are impacting the team’s preparations and performance at the tournament.
Speaking after a 2-2 draw with New Zealand, Ghalonoei, striker Mehdi Taremi and goalscorer Mohammad Mohebbi said that they were being forced to fly back to their base camp in Mexico hours after Monday’s match at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles.
Taremi and Ghalenoei said that the team had hoped to do a recovery session on Tuesday in Los Angeles, the day after the match, but had been told they couldn’t.
“They have said we have to leave immediately,” Ghalenoei said through an interpreter. “We are really troubled by that. We don’t know why they are returning us, to be honest. It seems very strange. It seems others are doing the planning for us.”
He continued: “Our team is the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup.”
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🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING — World Cup “Disaster”
Mohammad Mohebi and Mehri Taremi Say:
“Not to Make Excuses but This Is Not a Fair Competition.”
Iranian Players argued they should arrive 2 days before matches instead of traveling, training, and playing while exhausted by 5 hours in Immigration Controls and Transit.
Tell them, in tournaments, results don’t only affect the teams playing at the moment. This is why all possible conclusions must be considered including a tie/draw. A tie/draw can favour a team who’s not playing at that moment. That non-isolation of results makes it interesting.
Just had one of my biggest cultural shocks in Canada 🇨🇦😂
I had to explain to my colleagues that a football match ended in a DRAW.
Canada 🇨🇦 1–1 Bosnia 🇧🇦 yesterday and they were genuinely confused 😭
They kept asking: “So… nobody wins??
But here’s what really shocked ME:
Almost every sport in the world doesn't end in draws except for Boxing/UFC
And then it hit me…
Are draws in football actually a smart strategy… or just boring nonsense we’ve all accepted?
@abozozza@parlempopper @YakoboCuria @SaifAhmadSaiif It’s not a matter of disagreement based on interpretations. You can judge their overt actions to be either Islamic or non-Islamic. There’s no ambiguity about that. If their actions contradict Islamic principles while claiming to be Muslims, then they’re undeniably hypocrites.
🏆 Referee announced for 2026 #SuperCup!
We're pleased to share that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the highly anticipated match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg.
Qatar said it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, you can come to the World Cup, just don’t drink alcohol at the stadium.
USA said you can’t come. Who you are or where you come from matters. We’ll decide who can and can’t participate. This isn’t a sport for everyone.