Rest in peace, Kevin Keegan 🕊️
Double Ballon d’Or winner, back-to-back in 1978 and 1979. Football icon.
Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
756 - Most successful passes in a single FIFA World Cup in the last 60 years:
756 - 🇪🇸 Rodri in 2026
671 - 🇪🇸 Pau Cubarsí in 2026
638 - 🇪🇸 Rodri in 2022
616 - 🇪🇸 Aymeric Laporte in 2026
596 - 🇪🇸 Xavi in 2010
Roja.
If England thought Argentina got away with a lot in the semi-final... well, we're moving into new territory here.
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Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan speaking to beIN Sports, via France24:
“I told the referee that what was happening wasn’t fair. It’s an undeserved victory for Argentina.
“Once I’m back in my country and at home. I’ll never watch the World Cup again, because there’s no justice in this competition.”
More reaction: https://t.co/eDIk7oFJGD
From @TheAthleticFC: The Egyptian team was left angered by several refereeing decisions as it exited the World Cup, with both the team's head coach, Hossam Hassan, and star forward Mostafa Ziko saying the referees favored Argentina. https://t.co/8dPNkYgr5j
I love football. I love late drama. I love comebacks. I love knowing that anything is possible and feeling like we’re watching a steady stream of some of the greatest games ever. I do not love how we are expected to ignore the inconsistencies in officiating and the interventions from VAR, which have largely been heavily weighted towards certain teams and its players. If you’ve watched and followed everything in this World Cup and are still subscribed the idea that it’s all fair, delusionville must be a lovely place to reside.
0 - Since the introduction of yellow and red cards at the 1970 edition, no player has ever received a red card and gone on to play in his team's next match at the FIFA World Cup.
Unprecedented.
🚨 𝗦𝗔𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Palestinian goalkeeper Saleem Al-Ashqar has been killed by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip at the age of 32. 🕊️😢🇵🇸
He played for Khadamat Khan Younis.
Married just five months ago, he leaves behind a wife who is pregnant with their first child.
Absolutely heartbreaking. 🥹💔
(Source: Al Jazeera)