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@ahoworth97 Some calls against Ghana has been questionable but good game

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Someone had to call it

[B. @InvertTheWing]

As someone who is unbiased, and values the integrity of the game, I will say that this referee has been incredibly biased to us, and harsh on Ghana.

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@ProudNorseman @TotalFootball A joy to watch

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For Americans, the easiest way to understand offside is to think about why the NFL controls where players line up before a play.

Imagine a receiver could start every play 30 yards behind the defense. Teams would just park a guy deep and throw it long every time.

Soccer had that exact problem early on.
IFAB, who write the rules, made offside to stop “goal-hanging” — attackers hovering by the keeper waiting for a long ball instead of actually playing.

Without it, one attacker just camps next to the goalkeeper all match. Defenders get stuck back there guarding him. Nobody bothers building up play through the middle. Most of what makes the sport interesting just fades out.

Offside isn’t there to stop goals.

It’s there so goals come from real movement and teamwork, not standing in the right spot and waiting.

Remove it and soccer because unwatchable.

[Jan @janelsooo]

Watching the World Cup and looked up Offsides. Offsides in Soccer is about the dumbest rule I've ever heard in my life.

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Worth pointing out that this quote is being framed incorrectly.

Partey wasn’t explicitly asked about the visa denial when he gave this answer. The quote came in the broader context of missing the Panama game and being ready to move on.

It’s a subtle difference, but it matters when you’re presenting a player’s comments.

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🚨🗣️ Thomas Partey on the last few days after being denied Canadian visa for Ghana vs. Panama:

"Things happen in football that you cannot control. But for me, now I feel okay and ready to play."

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This is why football should never be viewed as just 90 minutes on a pitch.

The game can open doors to careers, businesses, education, media, leadership and opportunities that many players never imagined when they first kicked a ball.

The smartest players understand that football is not just a career. It’s a platform for building the next chapter of their lives.

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People always talk about the AFCON titles Salah didn’t win.

But this is also the man who ended Egypt’s 28-year wait for a World Cup, carried the weight of a nation for more than a decade, and delivered Egypt’s first-ever World Cup win.

Not every legacy is measured by trophies. Some are measured by the history you change.

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Salah 👑

#FIFAWorldCup

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@BetweenThePosts Ironically, penalties are probably the weakest part of Messi’s game.

Yet he’s a World Cup winner, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, football’s most prolific creator, and now adding even more records to his legacy.

Not a bad trade-off.

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@footballontnt There is no stopping Messi.

Just when you think he’s done it all, he somehow finds a way to push the bar even higher.

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Half of Ronaldo’s World Cup goal contributions.

Less than a fifth of the games.

Playing for Egypt, not one of the tournament favourites.

What Salah is doing deserves a lot more respect.

[🇪🇬 @nmrdklm]

Salah has half of CR7’s World Cup G/A in almost 5x fewer games…

And with EGYPT 😭

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After everything he’s been through physically this season, this is probably the most encouraging sign.

Isak suffered a fractured fibula and spent months rehabbing before returning to full training. Now he’s leading the tournament with 49 off-ball runs, which tells you he’s trusting his body again and moving with the intensity that makes him so difficult to defend against.

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Alexander Isak seems to be back to full fitness.

He's been relentless with his movement, totalling a tournament high 49 off-ball runs (so far).

#LFC #FWC26 🇸🇪

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@midopido21 Ghana is my pick. They don’t seem like it yet, but I’m betting on them.

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@FUTDonkey They’re very well-organized and disciplined, with wingers capable of punishing teams on the counter and in transition.

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@RMCsport Turkey spent the whole tournament convincing people in interviews that they were better than their results. The results have now spoken.

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@CBSSportsGolazo Turkey looked good only on paper, but on the field they deserved to go home. 62 shots without a goal isn’t a coincidence.

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@FabrizioRomano Even if Haiti somehow beat Morocco, they’d still finish below Scotland because Scotland won the head to head. Realistically though, Haiti’s World Cup was over the moment they lost that game.

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@CBSSportsGolazo The rule was introduced to stop players from covering their mouths while making offensive, insulting or abusive comments. If a referee believes you’re hiding what you’re saying to avoid detection, it can be treated as dissent or unsporting behaviour and punished accordingly.

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@FUTDonkey Yeah very good game