How Roberto Martinez LANDS these ridiculously LOFTY International managerial jobs is beyond me. He hadn’t proved anything in club football to warrant him to get these International jobs but he still gets them. He denied Belgium generational talents to win anything and he’s now destroying Portugal’s. This is beyond ridiculous.
Hideous twins👇
720 minutes of football between them with ZERO COMBINED G/A.
Nobody is batting an eye though because Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo don’t play for the Arsenal.
Leandro Trossard leaves Arsenal as a club LEGEND. With a league title to his name where he’s scored vital goals during the title run in, the Belgian has a better legacy in the club than Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Robin Van Persie.
@DailyAFC@johncrossmirror Let’s all pray he pulls out of that mess. England won’t win shit and it’s absolutely horrible to risk our players for that team.
35 minutes gone and Ronaldo has been stinking up the whole place. This brother is just forcing himself into something he can no longer do. The football has left him completely. #PORCOL.
🚨 Named by FIFA to officiate during the World Cup, the Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to U.S. territory. 🇸🇴
Due to his difficulties in obtaining a visa, he had benefited from the support of the Somali embassy in Nairobi, which enabled him to obtain a diplomatic passport.
It was insufficient for the American authorities, who immediately sent him back.
ℹ️ @Romain_Molina reports.
Which team has the best position(s) to win the World Cup?
My guess:
Best attack: France 🇫🇷
Dembélé Mbappé Olise
Electric pace, elite dribbling and end product. This front three offers unpredictability, creativity and goals from all angles, arguably the most dangerous attack in international football.
Best midfield: Portugal 🇵🇹
Vitinha Bruno Neves
A perfect blend of control, creativity and intensity. Vitinha dictates tempo, Bruno provides vision and final passes, while Neves brings energy, pressing and balance.
Best defence: France 🇫🇷
Theo Hernández Saliba Upamecano Koundé
Maignan (GK)
Power, pace and composure across the backline. Saliba anchors the defence with authority, Theo and Koundé offer width and versatility, while Maignan is one of the most reliable goalkeepers in the world.
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Omar Artan’s absence from the World Cup is not just a bureaucratic issue. It is a failure of principle.
He earned his place. That should have been the end of the conversation. Instead, his opportunity has been blocked by forces outside the game, and the institutions that should protect its integrity have chosen to look away.
FIFA talks endlessly about fairness, inclusion, and keeping politics out of football. This was a moment to prove those words meant something. They did not step in. They did not challenge the situation. They did not even draw a line. When it mattered, they were absent.
The United States cannot escape scrutiny either. A country that promotes itself as open and merit driven has effectively shut the door on a professional at the peak of his career. If global sport can be restricted by national policy without resistance, then the idea of equal opportunity in football starts to collapse.
This situation exposes a simple truth. Football is not as independent as it claims to be, and its governing body is not as strong as it presents itself. When external pressure appears, the game adjusts instead of resisting.
Artan’s case is not complicated. A qualified referee was denied the chance to officiate on the biggest stage. That should concern anyone who believes football operates on merit.
If the World Cup cannot protect that basic standard, then its claim of representing the world begins to lose meaning.
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From last night we’ve learned that:
Bukayo Saka is the meanest and most selfish player in our squad and he should be told to pass the ball when it is necessary to do so.
Mikel Merino is better than Martin Ødegaard in the perceived “Martin Ødegaard role in the team.
We’ve conceded the first goal because Martin Ødegaard ducked a 50/50 challenge.
Leandro Trossard needs to control his temper, he’s been receiving cards for fun in the last few games.
Should Eze have committed that Ødegaard we wouldn’t hear the end of it. Martin Ødegaard enjoys too much protection from the coaches and the fans and needs to called out.
Jurrien Timber needs a proper rest. He’s been toyed with Estevao with much of the game.