Sam

[ESPN @espn]

JORDAN STAAL DIVING GOAL FOR THE LEAD 😱

Continues to step up for Carolina on the biggest of stages 🔥

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Fascism does not arrive saying “I am fascism.” It arrives saying “law and order,” “border security,” “anti-woke,” “election integrity,” and “national emergency.”

[Rushi @rushicrypto]

Not only was he booed

Remember those were $6000 seats

He got booed by rich people

[Noorie @Nurapost]

Don't host a World Cup if you don't want people to come to your country.

[Bla B @bla_bidza]

EXCLUSIVE: Ruud Gullit calls on Gianni Infantino to resign amid growing World Cup controversy

"I have stayed quiet for a long time because I wanted to judge this World Cup on football matters. But the deeper we get into the preparations, the more it becomes clear that football is no longer the main story. For that reason, I believe Gianni Infantino should seriously consider stepping down as FIFA President.

A World Cup should unite people. Instead, this tournament is becoming a symbol of division, political disputes, travel restrictions, and administrative failures.

We are hearing reports that Iranian supporters have had their ticket allocations withdrawn. We have seen the case of Somali referee Omar Artan, selected by FIFA on merit to officiate at the highest level, yet reportedly denied entry into the host country. These are not minor issues. They strike at the heart of what the World Cup is supposed to represent.

FIFA cannot continue promoting football as a universal game while qualified supporters, officials, and participants face barriers that appear unrelated to football itself. The organisation's first responsibility is to protect the integrity and accessibility of the competition.

What concerns me most is that these problems were foreseeable. FIFA awarded the tournament, FIFA approved the arrangements, and FIFA repeatedly assured the football world that everyone would be welcomed. If those assurances are proving unreliable, then accountability must start at the very top.

Leadership is not about appearing in photographs with politicians or celebrating commercial success. Leadership is about taking responsibility when things go wrong. That is why I believe Mr Infantino must ask himself whether he is still the right person to lead world football.

The rising cost of attending matches is another serious concern. Many loyal supporters who follow their countries through qualification campaigns can no longer afford to attend the tournament. Football risks becoming an exclusive event for corporations and wealthy spectators rather than the ordinary fans who built the game.

The World Cup belongs to the world, not to governments, political interests, or football administrators. It belongs to the players, the referees, and the supporters.

If FIFA cannot guarantee that all three are treated fairly and equally, then it has failed in its most fundamental duty.

The football world deserves answers, accountability, and leadership. If those cannot be provided under the current administration, then perhaps the time has come for new leadership at FIFA."

[Chris Doyle @Doylech]

Whereas Israeli soldiers who participated in the genocide in Gaza.... are welcome.

[Sam Schwartz @samschwartz71]

Starting to see a trend here …..

WCF:

OKC (SGA on): -35
OKC (SGA off): +9

SAS (Wemby on): +62
SAS (Wemby off): -36

Finals:

NYK (Brunson on): -13
NYK (Brunson off): +20

SAS (with Wemby on): +10
SAS (with Wemby off): -17

[H @hellohalima]

FIFA 100% thought this ref story wasn’t going to be big cause it’s a Somali lol. They truly underestimated the anger.

[Matthew @ohgoditsmatthew]

Get ready for a whole lot of nothing to be done on housing and homelessness the next 4-8 years. This election was existential for YIMBY housing policy, and we’re getting a dude to the right of Newsom. Congrats on your Latino governor, though!

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

They really gonna let them burn Bethlehem too?

[TheRealMvitaOne @FauzKhalid]

A disgrace to world football

[OrangeMaxxing FreddyG @OrangeFreddyG]

Evangelicals will be like: “Christians are under attack!”

And then ignore this

[Fr. John Whiteford ☦️ 🇸🇴 公 公 @frjohnwhiteford]

This is the last completely Christian village in the Holy Land. This is what Israel just did to it. Are you going to do anything about it, Ambassador Huckabee? @USAmbIsrael

[Ben Houselog @benlikessport]

New fantasy football punishment

Loser has to stand outside MSG in the opposing teams jersey after a Knicks loss

[Evan Sidery @esidery]

Aaron Donald is “more likely than not” to unretire soon and sign with the Rams on a 1-year deal to join Myles Garrett, per @AdamSchefter.

Los Angeles will now have the two greatest defensive linemen of the modern era alongside each other.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

6️⃣6️⃣ on the mound!

#BravesCountry

[James Li @5149jamesli]

It’s absolutely treasonous that 97% of members of Congress believe a foreign country’s account of the attack, and not the first hand testimony of our own veterans.

I appreciate the efforts of Thomas Massie, but at this point, we are not sovereign.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

The planet's most fanatical Israel loyalists now own and control (or are about to) Paramount, CBS, TikTok, Warner Brothers, CNN: all acquired in the last two years by Netanyahu's close friend, Larry Ellison, right as public support for Israel in the US and the west collapses:

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

I received an interesting update to my post about FIFA dumping inventory onto 3rd-party resale platforms from an expert industry insider:

"One thing you didn't notice/mention in your Seatgeek tweet, is those seats are marked as INSTANT DELIVERY. Not just "In-Hand Now". [...] These listings from FIFA show up on Seatgeek as "Instant Delivery" meaning, the tickets are instantly deposited into the buyer's FIFA account directly. No transfer required.

So when you click on "Show Instant Delivery Only" on Seatgeek on the various matches, it will instantly show you all the listings that are from FIFA directly.

They have been listing Cat 1 for M4, the high row 200-levels, on Seatgeek for several weeks now at $1,300ish (face value $2,735). Also instant delivery. And if you zoom into those sections on FIFA marketplace, none of those were ever posted there. Because they were never sold."

[Zion 🇸🇩 @afroanalytic]

You have these perverted and deranged white men unironically telling a grown woman she’s arrested for “littering.” Littering isn’t something you can be arrested for. Completely deranged & psychotic and walking around with a gun and badge