This is brutal stuff for the USA. Brutal chant and even though I’ve only been a soccer guy for 7 minutes I know this is a poor knockoff from the Netherlands
A good barometer of a commentator’s/pundit’s knowledge is how they speak about Michael Olise pre-Bayern Munich. He was one of the best young players in the Premier League when he played for Palace - you just weren’t paying attention. 🤷♂️ #CPFC
🚨🇫🇷 OFFICIAL: Michael Olise, FIFA Man of the Match on his World Cup debut.
✨ 1 assist
👌🏼 100% shot accuracy, 2/2
🧞♂️ 14 passes into final third
🛡️ 6/9 ground duels won
🧠 4 chances created
💥 2 big chances created
🍿 2/3 successful dribbles
Suggestions that England supporters aren't going to be allowed to drape flags over the hoardings tomorrow.
One of the great sights in international football are the St George Crosses from every part of the country.
Absolutely ludicrous.
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🚨NEW: England fans have been warned that anti-Starmer and nationalist slogans on flags and banners at World Cup matches will lead to them being removed and the FA fined under FIFA rules
The FA has already been alerted to St. Georges flags calling Starmer a nonce
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This is the year when the game of two halves became the game of four quarters. And the greatest sport and event was damaged for fistfuls of dollars. Hydration breaks ruin the game’s flow and frustrates fans and viewers. If hydration breaks were solely about player welfare then they would be linked to the temperature in the stadia. It’s a nonsense having a three-minute break in an air-conditioned arena.
Fifa should long ago have established a working party of coaches, sports scientists, national team doctors and Fifpro to agree a set temperature at kickoff, say 25C, which triggers the breaks. That would prove the breaks were for player welfare. At the moment, and to nobody’s surprise, it is widely accepted that these breaks are for US TV to accommodate commercials. Big bucks for the small screen.
Fifa should have thought more about the effect on games and to fan (and viewer) experience when negotiating. Coaches’ desire for a mid-half tactical time-out masquerading as a drinks stop should be resisted anyway. Games have been played for 150 years without needing such intervention. Coaches can shout instructions. And who says that 22 mins and 67 mins is when a coach needs to intervene anyway. It’s nonsense. It’s about money.
Respected and sane footballing voices from Virgil van Dijk to Mauricio Pochettino have spoken out against the breaks. Fifa should listen to them not appear only to listen to the rustle of dollar bills. It’s important that there is resistance to this from all over. Because if we tolerate this, our TV games could be next. BBC can’t do ads, ITV says it won’t follow its US counterparts. But it has been discussed by TV people. It’ll come one day. #FIFAWorldCup.
🚨 Pierre Sage signs 3yr contract to become Crystal Palace head coach. Work permit sorted & 47yo Frenchman starts at #CPFC on July 6. Joined by assistant Jamal Alioui from Lens, more staff to follow + McCarthy / Quy to stay as part of set-up @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/fYWwk08fQn
We are banning social media access for under 16s.
These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life.
I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back.
🇺🇸 Chris Richards completed all 83 passes he attempted for the USA against Paraguay, the most passes with a 100 percent accuracy rate by any player in a FIFA World Cup match since 1966.