I’ve never been a Soccer fan but WOW I’ve watched most of the tournament and this World Cup has amazed me. Here are some things I’ve realized about the sport:
1.) Soccer is wildly physical. These players push, shove, and beat the shit out of each other & a lot of it goes unnoticed by the refs. You gotta be extremely durable to thrive on the pitch
2.) So much theater. These guys sell being “hurt” better than some of my peers in the WWE
3.) Penalty kicks are fkn insane. PK’s gotta be the most exciting/fucked thing in all of sports. Imagine being a goal keeper?? Soccer goes from team sport to individual sport QUICKLY, probably a mental nightmare for the athletes who lose on behalf of an entire country from a tiny mistake
4.) The referees can completely screw the game, the players, and entire nations with one call. That sucks
5.) This event may be the closest thing to world unity. All eyes on these athletes on the biggest stage in the world. Superstars are made. Careers forever changed
New fan 🙋🏼♂️
Every damn game of this @FIFAWorldCup* is just absolutely unbelievable. It’s just been a month straight of utter theater.
*Last night’s @USMNT game was, sadly, the exception.
US Soccer is not ready for primetime. I dont wanna be mean but this team is embarrassing. We’re never gonna actually be good at this sport as long as out D tier athletes play it. What a clown show
The Jaylen Brown trade is official.
Here are the picks going to Boston:
🔸2028 1st (LAC's own) that, if top 16, instead becomes unprotected right for BOS to swap 2028 first (worst of BOS/SAS), with better of LAC's (if PHI is top 8) PHI 2028 1st.
🔸PHI 2031 unprotected 1st
🔸Most favorable of GSW/MIL/OKC 2028 2nd
🔸Most favorable PHX, POR, WAS 2030 2nd
✅ 5x All-Star
✅ 2x All-NBA Second Team
✅ ECF & Finals MVP
✅ NBA Champion
The impact you made both on and off the court will forever be felt by the city of Boston and Celtics fans everywhere.
Thank you to one of the all-time great Celtics, Jaylen Brown ☘️
Jayson Tatum on the Jaylen Brown trade:
“Damn can’t believe that s**t went down… That’s some bulls**t really.”
(via @club520podcast, h/t @NBA__Courtside)
FIFA has DENIED Belgium's appeal against Folarin Balogun's return and will remain eligible to play for USMNT Monday night, per @JacobsBen
The request was deemed 'inadmissible' and the ruling will proceed as is.
I do not have a problem with the NBA bringing the G League’s one free throw rule to the regular season. It does genuinely help with pace of play from watching G League games. But in the playoffs I think you gotta make these guys shoot them all out.
Leo Carlsson is going to be making DOUBLE or MORE THAN DOUBLE than many stars in the league
Can't overstate this: The Flyers have completely derailed the Anaheim Ducks for the next 10 years
This is the most gangster thing I've ever seen in sports. Either way the Ducks lose