Iran’s World Cup team left behind a handwritten message in its SoFi Stadium locker room following its 0-0 draw with Belgium.
The message was left after Iran’s first two games in Los Angeles — a national team playing inside the country with which it had been at war with.
Michelle Obama’s speech at the Obama Presidential Center that made Barack Obama cry is worth 6 mins of your time.
This was BEAUTIFUL.
Via (@MichelleObama)
Brazil, Morocco, Haiti and Scotland fans dancing to 'NO SCOTLAND NO PARTY' in the middle of downtown Boston, late at night.
The 2026 World Cup vibes have been impeccable. The United States is hosting what's becoming an all-time sporting event 🇺🇸 ❤️
Oh by the way - @OregonState has a really really good School of Engineering. The student led team that's competing on a national level with some of the best and brightest - and dominating! @elonmusk@nvidia@Tesla . . #GoBeavs
🚨 Missing Wheelchair
At the Scotland v Morocco game at @GilletteStadium Mary and John were in section 303 for wheelchair users.
John’s wheelchair was stowed for the game and unfortunately someone removed it from the storage area insisting he needed it for his father.
We can only presume he thought John's wheelchair belonged to the stadium.
If it was you, can you DM us to let us know where exactly you left it so it can be located and returned to John.
#TartanArmy
💔⚽️ LA HISTORIA QUE CONMUEVE AL MUNDIAL
Donny Strathie, un apasionado hincha escocés de 76 años, cumplió el sueño de su vida: viajar a Estados Unidos para volver a ver a Escocia en una Copa del Mundo después de 28 años de ausencia.
Alcanzó a vivir una alegría inolvidable en Boston, donde presenció la victoria 1-0 de su selección ante Haití. Pero días después, falleció repentinamente por causas naturales en su hotel.
La noticia golpeó a toda Escocia. Incluso el seleccionador Steve Clarke envió sus condolencias a la familia.
Y entonces llegó el homenaje más emotivo. ❤️🏴
En el partido siguiente, cuando el reloj marcó el minuto 76 (La edad de Donny) todo el estadio se puso de pie para dedicarle una ovación que puso la piel de gallina. Entre aplausos, cánticos y el sonido de las gaitas, la Tartan Army se aseguró de que uno de los suyos siguiera presente.
Porque hay historias que recuerdan que el fútbol es mucho más que un juego 🥹💙
"My mission is to go play the best baseball we can, and give these kids the best opportunity they can, to accomplish something really special."
—West Virginia coach Steve Sabins on the Mountaineers capturing historic win at MCWS 👏
So proud of these 3 Californians and the entire squad for making it to the top international stage in soccer. Good luck and let's go USA! ⚽️ 🇺🇸
https://t.co/h1N2bYuRn9
I just play it on repeat since yesterday:
"Hello Pope Leo XIV, I'm Renzo, I'm six years old.
I'd like to ask you a few questions."
Renzo, a little a boy from the poor neighborhood of Barcelona, stole the show yesterday at St. Augustine's parish, a place where Pope Leo admitted he "feels at home."
Renzo in the sweetest way ever asked those questions to the pope:
Do you like soccer?
When you were little, did you want to be Pope?
Why are my mom and dad worried?
Why does my dad have so many jobs?
Why do bad things happen to some people and not to others? Whose fault is it?
Why are there so many people living on the streets? Does no one see them? Does no one help them?
How can we help if the world is so big?
Does God want there to be poor and rich?
Why are there so many lonely grandparents, if they are so important?
And one last question ... Must we always forgive?
What pope Leo answered the boy was really moving.
"Regarding whether I like football, I confess that I play tennis and I enjoy it very much, but I also appreciate football; in fact, during my years as bishop in Peru, I liked to follow how some local teams were doing; and now, as Pope, I have also received football clubs and sports groups," the pope said, adding that "sport is important because it helps us grow up healthy in body and mind."
He said that as World Cup unfolds, "many will be watching the matches. Football reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off alone, but a path we learn to travel together."
"Whoever doesn't know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, hasn't yet understood the game. And whoever doesn't know how to live with others and for others hasn't yet understood life."
Answering whether he wanted to be Pope when he was little, the pope said: "Well, Renzo, I don't think so. I don't think I ever thought about it."
"But I can tell you something: from a young age, I felt the desire to dedicate my life to God. I didn't yet know exactly how or where the Lord would lead me. Over time, I discovered that Jesus was calling me to follow him as a priest, and that this path led through the Order of Saint Augustine."
"But this isn't just true for me," he said. "Every child is a dream of God. You are too. God desires the happiness of all and wants us, from childhood and throughout our lives, to have a heart like that of children (cf. Mt 18:3): capable of trusting, full of kindness; he wants us to be his friends and not turn away from him. Therefore, more important than asking oneself whether one will be a priest, doctor, teacher, parent, or anything else, is asking oneself whether one wants to be a friend of Jesus. Because friendship with Jesus gives us joy, sets us free, and helps us to see, step by step, the vocation and the path that God has planned for each of us."
Answering the point on injustices in the world, Pope Leo told the boy that "through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, although there is suffering, he never abandons any of his children, because he has prepared for us an eternal joy where there will be no more sadness or pain. Let us have confidence, Jesus is with us, he helps us and accompanies us, and gives us strength to go through the difficult moments we may encounter in life."
Stressing that grandparents play a crucial role in families, the pope said: "Let us not allow loneliness and abandonment to become normalized in the lives of older adults. That is a very sad thing. Let's have our hearts open to all of them."
On forgiveness, he told Renzo and those gathered: "It does not mean forgetting by force, as if nothing had happened. Forgiveness means not letting hatred become the master of our hearts ... our willingness to forgive is a condition for the forgiveness we receive from God."
Video: Vatican Media
There's a chance that Graham Platner may actually be genuinely remorseful for his past behavior but there's zero chance that Susan Collins is remorseful for her past behavior.
That much is true