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[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

Paredes: the first man to collect three red cards in one World Cup final but only receive one yellow.

[David Lynch @davidlynchlfc]

Mohamed Salah tearful in front of the Kop as they sing in tribute to Diogo Jota. Really feel that the personal impact this has had on the players is being underplayed at times.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Our lad from Portugal. Forever ❤️

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Liverpool FC. Premier League champions.

[Neil Atkinson @Knox_Harrington]

Not only is he not sent off for the second yellow but Tsimikas isn't on the pitch because of the rule that you can't stay on if there isn't a foul and you need treatment.

Fucking terrible.

[The Anfield Wrap @TheAnfieldWrap]

"The problem is the mantra that this contract thing isn't going to affect the title charge only holds good until things go slightly awry."

"Trent got the full brunt of everyone's frustration...we're there to help Liverpool win."

🗣️ The Anfield Wrap with @onepeloton

[🥤 @TheImmortalKop]

Carlo Ancelotti welcome to the Arne Slot penitentiary

[Rafa Nadal Academy @rnadalacademy]

𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗦 𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗔 🙌🏻
𝐺𝑅𝐴𝐶𝐼𝐴𝑆 𝑅𝐴𝐹𝐴 🙌🏻
𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑺 𝑹𝑨𝑭𝑨 🙌🏻
G͟R͟A͟C͟I͟A͟S͟ ͟R͟A͟F͟A͟ 🙌🏻
🄶🅁🄰🄲🄸🄰🅂 🅁🄰🄵🄰 🙌🏻
𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐀 🙌🏻
G͟͞R͟͞A͟͞C͟͞I͟͞A͟͞S͟͞ ͟͞R͟͞A͟͞F͟͞A͟͞ 🙌🏻

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[S @svvs____]

@backmarket could you please respond to my DM.

[Cycling on TNT Sports @cyclingontnt]

Zinedine Zidane passes Rafael Nadal the torch at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Two legends on their sports. What a moment 🐐

#Paris2024

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Study for a Portrait, by Francis Bacon, 1952, 📸 via @MenInBlazers

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

You made us dream.
You made us believe.
You made us cry.
And you made us proud.

[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

Punchy piece by @matthewsyed in The Times https://t.co/ZZO6xTCWcb

[S @svvs____]

@David_Cameron @RishiSunak 😂😂😂

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

"It’s difficult to say farewell, but let’s remember the good times…" ❤️🥹

[The Anfield Wrap @TheAnfieldWrap]

Jürgen reminded us of who we've always been.

This is a reminder of who Liverpool 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 👊

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧 🔈

[Teledeporte @teledeporte]

👏¡GRACIAS RAFA! @RafaelNadal

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Leyenda eterna en el @MutuaMadridOpen

#MMOPEN #TenisRTVE

https://t.co/bjT5fBAYT8

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

PHOTO: Jürgen Klopp touches the 'This is Anfield' sign for the first time as #LFC manager

[Festival de Cannes @Festival_Cannes]

BIRD – Andrea ARNOLD
#Competition #Cannes2024