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[MMiracleMan @M_MiracleMan]

Tom Dundon putting his whole family on the Cup instead of players & staff who actually did things to win the Stanley Cup is one the most selfish & gross things I've ever seen.

It's so disrespectful and shameful.

[TheCroatian @TheCroatian_]

🚨🇭🇷 BREAKING: The Croatian Football Federation has sent a letter to FIFA expressing its dissatisfaction with the refereeing in the match against Portugal.

“The Croatian Football Federation has sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressing our deep disappointment and disagreement over the match against Portugal, not because of the refereeing decisions themselves, as those can be debated after every match, but because of the process that led to those decisions.

First of all, we believe that the VAR protocol was applied completely incorrectly in the penalty awarded to Portugal, and that the referee should never have been called to review the incident on the pitch-side monitor. Even more importantly, we believe that Joško Gvardiol's equalising goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside. Contrary to the Laws of the Game and the spirit of football, Mario Pašalić was judged to be offside because of an alleged touch by Igor Matanović that, in our view, did not actually occur, the decision was made simply because the sensor indicated that it had.

We believe this represents a misuse of technology. We welcome technology in football, but we do not think this kind of application benefits FIFA, the teams, or football supporters. We know that our letter will not ease the pain and disappointment felt by our fans and players, but we believe it is important to draw FIFA's attention to these issues and request a detailed explanation of all the decisions,” said Tomislav Pacak, spokesperson for the Croatian Football Federation, as reported by https://t.co/TpzEjN5SGv

[RBH @rebhow]

🇭🇷 ROBBED 🇭🇷

[Josip @l3d1c]

Some people don't seem to understand why everyone is so outraged about the 🇭🇷 Croatia vs. Portugal 🇵🇹 robbery, so let me explain.

It's precisely because multiple things that would have lifted the offside were ignored, multiple things were handled differently than usual, and several suspicious details are present on top of it all.

So it's both the factually false detection of a touch that wasn't there, AND the way it was handled, which raises even more suspicion:

1. Even if Matanović's head 🤯 touched the ball, it didn't change the trajectory -> no offside

2. Even if Matanović's hair 💇‍♂️ touched the ball, hair is excluded in the offside rulebook -> no offside

3. Even if he did touch it with force, Veiga still went for the ball deliberately -> no offside

4. Offside is normally never checked at the screen by the main ref. Normally the VAR sees Veiga's header on the first replay, says "ah, Portugal touched it, no offside," and that's the end of it.

5. No change of trajectory is visible on the ball. Instead of blindly trusting a questionable chip inside the ball, the ref could have trusted his own eyes -> goal stands

6. Letting a minuscule alleged touch that didn't affect the ball overturn one of the craziest goals in World Cup history is suspicious in and of itself. It hints at an agenda or bias by the refs and VAR.

7. The penalty given to Portugal was already a false decision.

8. FIFA using B-tier referees raises the suspicion that they're chosen deliberately: a ref without a big name is more likely to enforce the rules to the letter, out of fear that FIFA won't invite him (and pay him) at the next tournament. A big refereeing name would at least have the courage to decide by feel for the game.

9. Previous games where Ronaldo was already helped by the refereeing.

10. The observation that rules are applied far more strictly against small nations than against the big names.

11. Semi-automated offside tech was sold to us as eliminating human error. Instead, a sensor blip that nobody can see with their own eyes was used to overrule what everybody COULD see. If the technology can't be verified by the footage, the footage should win.

12.FIFA is visibly willing to trade away trust and raw emotion (nobody can celebrate a goal anymore before the check period is over, fans get fed up and stop watching because of this BS) in exchange for control over outcomes, because keeping the biggest names in the tournament as long as possible is what makes their commercial goals easily reachable.

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨Thierry Henry blasts the referee and VAR after Croatia's last-minute goal against Portugal was ruled out:

🗣️ “I don't understand that decision at all. For me, the referee and VAR have completely ruined what should have been one of the greatest moments of this World Cup.

You cannot overturn a goal of that magnitude unless the evidence is absolutely clear. I've watched the replay several times, and I still don't see enough to confidently rule it out. If it's taking that long to draw lines and freeze frames, then it isn't obvious.

The referee has allowed technology to become the star of the match. Fans didn't come to watch VAR—they came to watch football. Croatia thought they had earned a dramatic equaliser through courage and determination, only for it to be taken away by a decision that will divide opinions for years.

This is exactly why people are losing faith in VAR. Instead of correcting obvious mistakes, it's making microscopic decisions that nobody in the stadium can understand. That's not what football is supposed to be.

I feel for the Croatian players because moments like this stay with you forever. You celebrate, you believe you've kept your World Cup dream alive, and then it's all erased in seconds. For me, the referee and VAR have got this completely wrong.”

[RBH @rebhow]

@TheMaineWonk @GettyImagesNews

[RBH @rebhow]

@JeffMarek What a game.

[RBH @rebhow]

@paulsaladinomd I thought he was carnivore? Can’t keep up.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Jared C. Tilton (@tiltoncreative) captured both of these iconic photos, but the backstory of how he did it might be even cooler than the photos themselves.

Rather than having a photographer up in the catwalk during all Olympic events — at all the different venues — Jared and his team at Getty Images mounted robotic cameras in the ceiling.

Planning began more than a year ago, with installation taking place four weeks before this year's Olympics.

But these cameras didn't take photographs on their own.

Using proprietary software, Jared sent a live feed to his laptop, which he then used as a first-person POV to snap photos himself.

The software worked whether Jared was inside the venue or several miles away at the media center.

And here's the best part...

Jared operated the entire system with a PlayStation controller.

[RBH @rebhow]

@GHGMath Awesome picture of the winners of an exhibition tournament. Now credit the photographer next time.

[RBH @rebhow]

@sidseixeiroshow @Sid_Seixeiro Ellen Hughes >>> Canadian Hockey

[NHL @NHL]

JACK HUGHES!!! GOLDEN GOAL!!! 🫡 #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics

[RBH @rebhow]

@wyshynski 5am alarm here in Los Angeles!

[RBH @rebhow]

@EmptyNettersPod 5am in LA 🥱 But we’re up!

[RBH @rebhow]

@simonjagassar @spittinchiclets @BizNasty2point0 It’s Yandle’s house in Florida. He’s American.

[RBH @rebhow]

@TeemuSel8nne @H_0CKEY Would have finished them off easily with Barkov.

[RBH @rebhow]

@PKSubban1 Skin of your teeth

[RBH @rebhow]

@amartinez_27 The Space Between

[RBH @rebhow]

@angelsapologist Thank you and new follower

[RBH @rebhow]

@FAN590 @SamAMcKee @JDBunkis “Designed a team to beat the Panthers”? You mean with Barkov and the rest of the injured players in, right? Bc we can beat them without those guys. Lol

[NHL @NHL]

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