Foo Fiters

[Foo Fiters @lofifiller]

"Yeah, but mountains are there to be climbed, aren't they?"

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

BRUNO FERNANDES EQUALS THE PREMIER LEAGUE ASSIST RECORD.

[FAH @pipiyapong]

Best juga la dapat masuk final lepas 20 tahun. Rasa macam bola. Ni kang tiap tiap tahun masuk final lepas tu juara tiap tiap tahun lepas tu entah mende mende tayang kereta sports. Macam bangang

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

Real Sociedad defeated Atlético Madrid on penalties in the Copa del Rey final and won the trophy.

This match also carried a political meaning beyond football. Atlético Madrid’s far right supporters gave Hitler salutes throughout the day, sang nazi chants and insulted Aitor Zabaleta, the Sociedad supporter they stabbed to death years ago. At the same time, they also displayed nazi symbols in the stands during the match.

Spanish police attacked Basque supporters before the match. In response, Sociedad supporters displayed a tifo in memory of Zabaleta, raised the Basque Country flag and booed the Spanish anthem. In addition, Palestine, Basque Country, Antifa and USSR flags were seen in the Sociedad stands.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

It annoys me that so many people are under the impression that this guy, Steven Bradbury, is some subpar goober who lucked his way into gold.

That could not be further from the truth.

This is one of the most satisfying victories in the history of the Olympics if you know the full backstory.

This medal final was during his fourth Olympics, in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Earlier in his career, he was among the best athletes in the world in this specific event, the 1000 meter short-track men's speed skate.

But despite his talent, he just had some of the shittiest luck in the sport. We're talking a decade of shit luck.

In the '94 Winter Olympics, he was considered the odds-on favorite to take gold, but he fell in his heat after getting illegally pushed by an opponent (who was later disqualified). He didn't get a re-do. That was it. He got shoved by some asshole, and his Olympics was over.

Then in the '98 Winter Olympics, he was a favorite to at least medal in the same event but got caught up in a collision that wasn't his fault and failed to advance.

In 1994, he got his thigh sliced open by a competitor's skate during a race, which required 111 stitches and 18 months of recovery time.

In 2000, he broke his neck during training because a skater in front of him fell and tripped him up. That required a bunch of screws and plates being inserted into his skull and back and chest.

And doctors told him that he should stop skating. But he didn't wanna give up. It meant too much to him.

So, there he was in Salt Lake City in 2002, past his prime, a walking erector set, going up against opponents who were faster and younger and in their prime.

He manages to win his heat and advance to the quarterfinal but then has the shit luck (yet again) of having to go up against the best two athletes in the quarterfinal and only the top two advance.

He finishes third and thinks: "Damn, I gave it my best shot." But then, the second place finisher is disqualified, so Bradbury gets to advance to the semifinal.

Now, at this point, he's thinking: Well, shit, I'm not as fast as these younger guys, and I got a bad habit of getting taken out by crashes that aren't my fault.

So, he consults with the Australian national coach, Ann Zhang, and they decide that he should hang back from the pack and hope the pack crashes.

That is a perfectly valid strategy. If you crash, you lose, but speed skaters risk crashing to gain an advantage in order to win.

It may not feel exciting, but it is a valid strategy and just as risky: avoid crashes entirely and hope that pays off.

It paid off in the semifinal: the pack, including the defending Olympic champion, jostled too much and crashed. Bradbury wins and advances.

So, he's improbably in the final and takes the same approach, and it works: the entire pack jostles too much and crashes, and Bradbury's risk of hanging back pays off.

This victory was not some un-athletic schlub lucking his way into gold.

It was a journeyman athlete who never gave up and played smart after a career of shitty luck and finally got his due after it being snatched away from him so many times.

Hands down, one of my favorite Olympics stories.

[TC @totalcristiano]

The work Bruno Fernandes has done for Manchester United will never be forgotten.

[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

This angle bro, he is bonkers
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[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

Born to be a world leader, forced to be a football coach

[Mag @magmalaya]

Kredit Facebook Aie Aziz.

[United Extra @TheUnitedExtra]

That Arab commentator... Dorgu, Bruno, Bruno, Dorgu, Droguuuuuuuuuu

[Scott Patterson @R_o_M]

Guardiola one week, Arteta the next. It’s Carrick, you know.

[☈ッ @TheFergusonWay]

FARKKKKK
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[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

His name is Ballon Dorgu for a fucking reason

[United Extra @TheUnitedExtra]

MICHAEL CARRICK YOU CHANGED MY FUCKING LIFEEEE

[☈ッ @TheFergusonWay]

Mbeumo has now scored against Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Man City.

[Foo Fiters @lofifiller]

Sedang mendengar taklimat sekolah sesi pagi. Terus teringat kenapa aku boring dan meluat pi sekolah dulu.

[FAH @pipiyapong]

Buat je la penjara macam rumah sendiri

[Foo Fiters @lofifiller]

Sebab bela pokok dalam rumah terlalu mainstream, gua bela pokok kat bonet kereta.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

That one was for you, Reds.

[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

MAGUIREEEEE BRUNO ASSIST ARE YOU MADDDDDD
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