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[Ben @hashtaghedge]

Goodness I miss Peter Alliss

[Flushing It @flushingitgolf]

When most normal people would just take a drop, Seve always found a way. This is a little bit of magic at the 2000 Open from a true golfing genius with Peter Alliss on the call. Legends 🙌

@TheOpen

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@swearimnotpaul Ahem that’s “Big Dan Burn”

[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

This comes up every four years and I have some actual insight to this very phenomenon. In 2016, I profiled Josh Norman for ESPN the Mag. He was — at the time — inarguably one of the best corners in the NFL. He got invited by Zlatan to come watch a PSG game, so I tagged along as he went to Paris. We got to watch training a few days before the game, and at the end of training (practice for you Americans) the PSG guys invited Josh to jump in and play a bit.

Josh was an elite NFL corner and a huge soccer fan. He’d played some soccer as a kid too so he wasn’t just a novice.

It was comical how much the PSG guys had to slow things down to make it fun for him. It was like the scene in Friday Night Lights (the TV show) where the Panthers goof around and pretend to tackle little kids. That’s how elementary they had to make it. The tried to feed Josh to “score” a goal and it was almost condescending how much they had to pretend it was real soccer.

Afterwards, someone handed us an American football. In one of the most surreal experiences of my life, I spent 15 mins throwing passes to PSG players. It was equally comical. Honestly I’ve seen something as ridiculous as David Luiz trying to catch an American Football. It didn’t just bounce off his hands, it *exploded* off his hands.

At some point, the skills do not translate. You would need to live it from a young age. Americans love to tell themselves they could be good at soccer if they only cared.

Maybe they’d be better if they started young enough, but I’m not convinced it would be 6-3 WRs and there is no chance it would be LeBron or Kobe or anyone 6-8; there is a reason the best soccer players world wide are mostly under 6 feet.

Either way, plugging “athletes” in and arrogantly assuming they’d thrive at soccer would never ever work.

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@FplMode Andy I don’t know you from Adam. Idt I’ve ever come across your tweets before but this just hit my TL and ya know what? It’s awesome.

Really happy for you. Love hearing about people finding joy in life. Nothing but the best for you and your partner!!

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

If you don’t like the World Cup, you don’t like life.

Look at the Aussies.

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

My Captain

[Ryder Cup Europe @RyderCupEurope]

Luke Campbell Donald OBE 🎖️

Our Captain has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to golf 👏

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

Perhaps the best two minutes of the day

[Coral @Coral]

Big John's Bosh Around The World 🌎

48 teams. 48 boshes. No autocue.

Bosh.

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

Gets it

[Underdog Golf @UnderdogGolf]

Justin Thomas said he wants to see more tournaments in the Philadelphia area.

"These golf courses are awesome. It's like I'd love to go back to Philly Cricket Club somehow... It's just a crazy amount of fans have come out, and it's been a great energy."

[Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA]

Tyrese Maxey: the scheme-buster. Has had an answer for every scheme Boston has thrown at him in this series. Holding up better and better on defense every game (so far tonight, at least) when JB and JT hunt him. Special player.

[Philadelphia 76ers @sixers]

our photographer went crazy with this one. 😮‍💨

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@SheaSerrano The Ryder cup is Masters Sunday for 3 days straight. Unique in that it’s a team game. But head to head matches all over the place. No better spectacle in golf.

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@TweeterAlliss I know Peter has been gone for a few years now but it’s so great this his spirit is alive in this account. Thank you.

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

Girlfriend shouted out “omg it’s a hole in one!!” So I rushed in. Somehow wasn’t disappointed to see this instead. Rory is most certainly him.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Rory McIlroy just did this on the 17th hole at the Masters. Genius. What a shot. ⛳️

[Rick Shiels PGA @RickShielsPGA]

I would LOVE to see Rosey in a green jacket on Sunday

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@GaryLineker @RestIsFootball @MicahRichards @alanshearer Qualifying and now the friendlies/warm-ups before the WC aren’t posing much of a threat to a talented first XI. Is England’s supposed competitiveness a mirage or do we have any reason to believe we can really win?

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@Magpie24_7 Fans calling for Eddie’s head need to calm the fuck down. What he’s delivered at the club in a relatively short period of time should command a lot of respect. This run-in will reveal a lot but I have faith we’re there or thereabouts for Europe come season’s end. Back the man!

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@cjhhhh21 Looked promising early doors in possession with Osula showing pace in behind. But poor lad can’t hang in a defensive role and if he doesn’t get his touch sorted he never will.

It’s games like this we miss the captain in a big big way

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@CrazyKorean @GordonRamsay needs to see this

[Ben @hashtaghedge]

@FreeeedomSeeker @danjambrands @AppleTV @F1 Thanks! Found em eventually. Very relieved