only bright

vinyl records and retro games collector | finder of silver linings | former latchkey kid | big enabler | weirdo whisperer

[only bright @ewelery]

Selling coloring books out of my house makes me feel like I'm giving instant self-help and peace of mind.

Hit the link to but and drive by to pick up

https://t.co/y34ziUMQaQ

[only bright @ewelery]

@TrueCoaster It's the fact that it's Father's Day and people are debating this matter as if fathers don't have a bad rep that needs to be changed actively by the next gen of men

[Doinkadect Klomberbatch @Doinkadect]

Is this the first time the UK’s been looking for a new Prime Minister, James Bond and Doctor Who at the same time

[only bright @ewelery]

On this Father's Day I fed my son a good steak and cornbread

I'm ready to start a fathers group

[only bright @ewelery]

Script for a 100 million views micro-drama

Genius

[︎ًLevi @WittyLevi]

My IQ dropped while reading this😭😭

[only bright @ewelery]

Ghanaians hoping for Cabo Verde to beat Uruguay at the World Cup is like hoping for the youngest in the family to beat up your bully for you

Let it go Ghana

[only bright @ewelery]

4 goals

Nigeria could have taken Tunisia or South Africa's spot but here we are

SMH

[only bright @ewelery]

Tunisia will get crushed and I hate that for them

[only bright @ewelery]

What happened to Tunisia?

[only bright @ewelery]

A goalie may win the player of the tournament award if Messi doesn't win it again

[only bright @ewelery]

Everything is about money to you uncharitable people

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

America should host the World Cup every single time.

We've got 40+ stadiums that hold 65,000+ spectators. The rest of the world combined can barely match that.

FIFA ticket sales?
2010 (South Africa): $300 million
2014 (Brazil): $527 million
2018 (Russia): $541 million
2022 (Qatar): $686 million
2026 (Mostly USA): >$3 billion projected

Even adjusted for more teams (48 vs 32) and more group stage matches, these numbers are off the charts, and exclude hospitality, F&B, travel, hotels, etc.

Just ask Freddy.

[only bright @ewelery]

Would he win a world cup? In what year do you reckon? Can I bet on it?

[hayzedalkmaar @AzAlkmaar25]

@Saffron_Sniper1 This boy will one day be the greatest player of all time mark my words.

[Derrydean Dadzie @legenDerrydean]

This is one of many nice stories that never happened.. 🤣 It's a brilliant edit and definitely makes for a great underdog tale, but just to keep our football history straight, it is actually a total myth!

Here is the quick breakdown of why this front page is a fake:

The Real Head-to-Head: England and Ghana (which was called the Gold Coast back then) have only ever played each other once in senior international history. That match took place decades later, in 2011 at Wembley Stadium, and it ended in a 1-1 draw.

An Impossible Timeline: The article credits a goal to Wilberforce Mfum. While Mfum is an absolute Ghanaian football legend, he was born in 1936. If this match happened in May 1950, he would have been a 13-year-old schoolboy! His real prime with the national team came in the 1960s, including the 1963 Africa Cup of Nations triumph.

Geographical Mix-up: The clipping says the game was played at Ninian Park in Cardiff. Ninian Park was in Wales, home of Cardiff City. It makes no sense for an England selection to host a home match deep in Welsh territory.

The Real Tour: There is a cool nugget of truth that inspired this. The Gold Coast team did tour the UK, but in 1951, not 1950, as part of the Festival of Britain. They played around 10 matches, famously barefoot, and won a lot of hearts. But they faced English amateur sides and regional selections, never the official England team.

Massive props to whoever made this because it looks incredibly authentic and stirred up some great football nostalgia, but it belongs in the history books of internet memes instead of real life! 🇬🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁲󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[only bright @ewelery]

@legenDerrydean I like this analysis, especially the dating work done here.

It got me thinking about the picture of Abedi Pele and his sons at the final of 1992 AFCON.... I'm curious about how you'd deduce the ages of Dede and Jordan from that picture? 😂

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🗣️ Joe Cole: "I think every footballer, no matter what you've won, has some level of regret. I think Cristiano Ronaldo's head probably hits the pillow at night and he thinks: 'I wish I was as good as Messi.'

Do you know what I mean?"

▪️ "What does Messi think then?"

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🗣️ Joe Cole: "Oh, Messi's alright. He's the only one who has cracked it. Yes, he's the only one who sleeps well."

[only bright @ewelery]

It's so wild to me that BB-17 can touch this ceiling and I can't

The kids grow too fast

[only bright @ewelery]

@Laviemarg [WWF] Magazine

Circa 1990s

[only bright @ewelery]

South Africa dey drink again?

Wow

[Phetru | The Mini Edit Guy @Phetru]

🇬🇭 Ghana 1 - 0 Panama 🇵🇦

Goals:

🇬🇭 Caleb Yirenkyi 95’

🏅 MoTM: Antoine Semenyo

📸 by Ezra Shaw

[The Spanish Football Podcast @tsf_podcast]

Genuinely never identified with anything more