Tom Russell

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@Alvaro_Romeo Except cabo verde...

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@MC_of_A @souljagoyteller It's interesting that Denmark and greece both won the euros, whereas the world cup has been such a closed shop. I always wondered if having fewer direct ko games helped. Odds of a smaller country winning 5 in a row must be pretty long.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@RAYYRMFC @Zonal_Marking Think Argentina switching to white shorts is ok though

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@MauTrujillo92 @MC_of_A @ettingermentum No worries at all!

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@MC_of_A @ettingermentum He might get better. I'd say that after 19 most players improve, but not all. Sancho got worse, mbappe has stayed at about the same level. We'll see. Wonderful player who I would expect to get more consistent, but no guarantees.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@DamiAwobajo No idea what they were checking. The hakimi tackle and penalty foul were no brainers. Maybe there was something else? But can't blame that for the miss!

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@avrelianvsro @LeonKrauze Because most of it isn't relevant to this case, just a list of examples. And what evidence do we have that the slo-mo was used to judge the intensity of the tackle? But I don't think we'll agree on this, no problem

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@DougRose1232 I think nearly everyone is angry at fifa and nobody else, despite how it may seem on twitter at times. If they had just said "actually, we think the ref got it wrong, so we are overturning the decision" I really think very few people would have minded.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@DougRose1232 I think it shouldn't have been a red card. Some people think it should have been. It falls in that subjective zone - it was not an incorrect decision. The fact FIFA has not said that it is incorrect, but decided the punishment can be skipped is what makes it unprecedented.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@MC_of_A The refusal to stop play for injured players/warning players they will be off for a minute if they do stop play is making a huge difference imo. There are times it feels a little unfair, but definitely a net win.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@j_coatsworth @MattNeedham10 @DaleJohnsonBBC You have explained it perfectly, and yet it makes no sense at all

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@thomasforth Depends where you're starting from

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@lateriser12 If this is Pep's last season in the PL, this feels like a fitting final spin of the roulette wheel

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@dg14sII @danielstorey85 Don't have particularly strong feelings about arsenal, probably just about wanted them to win yesterday. Just felt like another moment of spontaneous joy/anger/emotion that had a bit of life sucked out of it.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@dg14sII @danielstorey85 It's exactly the right time to make it. It helps get some decisions more correct, but it still isn't worth it.

[Tom Russell @tomrussell1980]

@CWeatherspoon_ Christ, that's bad.