Parted Beard

“Football is the most important of the least important things in life.”

Had my account verified so I can write very long posts. You’ve been warned!

[CFC OBEY®️ @_kobbyphocus]

I can’t believe Mikel Arteta insulted a 16 years old Max Dowman for mistakenly getting a red card against Fleetwood

Unprofessional the kid needed a hug💔

[Sam McGuire @SamMcGuire90]

Jeremy Jacquet is already veering into Virgil Van Dijk territory. Nobody is talking about the transfer fee now. For @SportingLifeFC. https://t.co/JjgE1Vy1BQ

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@buralarneresi Thanks Benim, very kind of you.

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In 2026:

▫️Voted Bayern player of the year: Olise
▫️Voted Bundesliga player of the year: Olise
▫️Voted England player of the year: Bellingham
▫️Voted Champions League best player: Kvaratskhelia
▫️Voted World Cup best player: Rodri

▫️Ballon D’Or winner? Harry Kane.

The Ballon d’Or is a media award where the narrative to select the winner is decided by elite media and the voting is done by 100 media personalities carefully selected by the elite media.

In 2025 the media narrative was “you have to win the champions league” to win the Ballon d’Or. Salah and Raphinha had outstanding individual seasons, but when Liverpool and Barcelona exited the CL the media told us their chances were over. Salah came 4th and Raphinha 5th. The fact that Salah arguably had the best season in the PL history, broke many individual PL records in the best league in the world to help his club win its second league title in 35 years were all muted by the media.

In 2026 the media narrative shifted to “goals involvement is the key criterion” to win the Ballon d’Or. England, World Cup favorite, lost to Argentina with Kane having a horrible game and not even playing vs France in the 3rd position decider, Bayern a Champions League favorite exited, but the whole media narrative was about G/A. Some even mentioned Kane helping Bayern win the Bundesliga as if Bayern didn’t win 13 of the last 14 trophies.

This post is not anti-Kane as he deserves recognition for his outstanding career and amazing talent, but it is also important to recognize that the Ballon d’Or is a biased and manipulated award.

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@Claret61Blue

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Trabzonspor played most of the top 6 and most of the bottom 6, now it will mostly face mid-table 6 teams (and Fenerbahce) in the remaining of the first half of the season.

Is that good or bad?

Given how Trabzonspor play I’d say this is the perfect mix of teams as they do not park the bus and have the ambition to attack (with the exception of the more prudent Erzurum and Alanyaspor).

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Completed it for you …

✨Leandro Trossard has been on the field for all 5 matches Beşiktaş played in the last 15 days.

▪️ 450 minutes
⚽️ 0 goals
🎯 0 assists
🚩 1 big chance created
🔸 2 yellow cards

[Haber Kartalı @HaberKartali]

✨ Leandro Trossard, Beşiktaş'ın son 15 günde oynadığı 5 maçın tamamında sahada kaldı.

▪️ 450 dakika

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@Alika87 @Besiktas @ertansuzgun Oh their daily “the world against us” club statement 😂 They should release a Greatest Hits album of all their statements!

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@atasoy_ua Hope this is not another “derby” -:)

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@Onemsa13 Thanks Onemsa. Very kind of you. I’m really enjoying the whole Trabzonspor window that opened with Salah.

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@Onemsa13 Oh -:) Why you think it matters?

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It’s not only about winning the CL, but style of play and team identity matter too. The claustrophobic and anti-football way Arsenal played with vs PSG in the CL Finals (25% possession and 1 shot on target) diminish your team’s chances of gaining credibility.

[James. @afcjxmes]

We have to win the Champions League.

There’s literally nothing else we can do to get the credit on the world’s stage…

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@Halucian61 Didn’t watch it. Just saw the goals.

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believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away

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PL 26/27: I looked at the teams Liverpool played (1 team bottom 5) compared to City (4 teams bottom 5), Arsenal (3 teams bottom 5) and Chelsea (0 teams bottom 5).

Too early with only 8 games played, but City had the easier start, Chelsea tougher, Arsenal easier journey ahead in the first half of the season and Liverpool the most balanced.

[Floper @_Floper]

Esto pasa al revés y mañana es festivo en Cataluña.

[Premier League @premierleague]

19 years old and rising to the occasion 🌟

🔴 @LFC

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Omar Berrada jumped Man City’s sinking ship for Man United’s sinking ship. Jinxed.

[🎴 @sbzcomps]

“Bermuda Triangle”

Completed it mate

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Liverpool vs Brighton:
- Brighton the closest in the PL to a Bundesliga team
- Araujo’s Liverpool contract a matter of time
- This is Alisson’s last season at Liverpool
- Gakpo today had a game out of 25/26 season
- We need an Araujo for the LB position
- Kerkez should be our new Kostas (backup & cup games)
- Ayari could’ve had a hat-trick
- Isak is playing recently like Liverpool’s Inzaghi!