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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: England's World Cup quarter-final against Norway could be delayed due to extreme heat in Miami.
Temperatures are expected to reach 29 - 32°C, with a real feel of up to 44°C at kick-off!
FIFPRO recommends DELAYING or postponing matches if the local temperature exceeds 28°C.
— @DailyMail
Despite the corruption, and maybe even because of it, this really may be the best World Cup ever. FIFA naturally would like us to credit president Gianni Infantino, but he did not create the conditions for this expanded tournament’s success — namely, that most of the teams are actually good. World Cups used to be lopsided affairs with the talent concentrated in about half a dozen countries. In years past, a 48-nation tournament would have resulted in a surfeit of god-awful soccer. This year, we have been treated to a bonanza: tons of goals, intensely fought matches, unbelievable swings of fortune.
The best game so far might have been England against Mexico, a storm-wracked contest played near the clouds at the famed Estadio Azteca, an Olympian 7,220 feet above sea level. Honorable mentions go to Egypt and tiny Cabo Verde (population 530,000) pushing Argentina to the limit in the knockout rounds, forcing the defending champion to score three increasingly frantic goals in each match to put them away.
“This World Cup has simply been stunning, a compilation of moments that form a dizzying mosaic,” writes Ryu Spaeth. “I am thinking of Egypt’s Mohamed Salah taking a penalty so cheeky and deceptive that the goalkeeper appeared to collapse in despair; of Kylian Mbappé skipping across the box so quickly that he seemed to be teleporting; and of Lionel Messi’s astonishing first touch in his goal against Cabo Verde, in which he cradled the ball gently to sleep before firing it into the roof of the net.”
Spaeth writes about how in this year’s World Cup, the overall level of play has risen to vertiginous heights: https://t.co/YU3tZSIZRr
The racist, dehumanising remarks against @KMbappe by Paraguayan Sen. Celeste Amarilla are despicable, regrettably not isolated.
States & sports organisations must prevent acts of racism & discrimination, and ensure independent and effective accountability. Social media must also prevent and address racial discrimination on their platforms.
https://t.co/TVawwmw3Qo
Jamaica mourns the passing of #StephenFrancis, a true icon who transformed track and field and brought immense pride to our nation. Heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and the MVP Track Club. Rest well, Coach.
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that world-renowned Jamaican sprint coach Stephen Francis died on Saturday (4) at the age of 64.
Francis dedicated his life to the development of athletics in Jamaica, helping to guide stars such as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Asafa Powell and Shericka Jackson to multiple Olympic and world medals.
Full obituary 🔗 https://t.co/oeqsrSpsIT