@daveheumann.bsky.social I’m in hospital recovering from cancer and listening to nothing but Arbouretum and it’s like magic, thank you so much.

Opposition parties should put leaflets through every door in Clacton spelling out what the council will now not be able to afford to do because their MP needlessly triggered a by-election.

He’s joining FIFA

Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 4w ago

NEW: Nigel Farage to give statement on “my future in public life” at 2pm

Jennrick v Bravermen leadership battle then? #Reform

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Oldfirmfacts@oldfirmfacts.bsky.social · last mo.

Obviously it’s immensely satisfying to see pictures of Ronaldo crying, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that he’ll still be crying off camera in the dressing room and possibly in his hotel room and maybe even on the flight home

I believe in my day we called this “goal hanging”

Trita Parsi@tparsi.bsky.social · last mo.

For 90% of the game, Haaland just lurks around. He hardly even pays attention to the ball. But then - out of a sudden - at the exact right moment, he awakens, scores a historic goal, and immediately goes back to lurking around. He cannot be replicated.

Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.

Clearly never intending to get a job back in Europe

Musa Okwonga@okwonga.bsky.social · 4w ago

Pochettino himself, before the game: “Everyone that really loves the sport and trusts ethics and integrity, I think we celebrate all that decision.”

Donald Trump has no shame, but Folarin Balogun is a class act. He spoke to Belgian head coach, Rudi Garcia, after the match. Garcia said of Balogun "He came to talk to me. I really liked that. It is not his fault. He is not the one to blame. That's what I told him." H/T @resistrebelrevolt.net

Always liked Lukaku 😀😀😀. Top shithousery #worldcup

That is pretty good trolling

Sad Ronaldo. 😊

No one has any right to expect restraint, leadership and eloquence from young men who just happen to be extremely good at football but it's striking how often some of them deliver it.

FIFA headquarters are in Switzerland the Swiss FA have come out against FIFA's decision.

Sam Kunti@samindrakunti.bsky.social · last mo.

The Swiss FA now.

Mbappe fires back at the racist Paraguayan senator who said he grew up with chimpanzees

However, the African and Asian confederations have already unanimously voted to give Infantino their delegate votes for his 2027 re-election. He only needs another 9 from the rest of the world. UEFA's only weapon is that they generate 75%+ of world revenue.

See, it’s easy to do this…

Ed Davey@eddavey.libdems.org.uk · last mo.

Infantino must go. No matter where it’s held, the World Cup belongs to the fans – not gangsters like Trump. We need someone who’ll finally kick corruption out of FIFA.

But their own rules state this decision wasn’t appealable.

@timoconnorbl.bsky.social · last mo.

Oh, dear. Confirmed: political pressure.

Evergreen.

Being told you’re corrupt by UEFA and Sepp Blatter is like being told you have a few mad ideas by Liz Truss.

Karma

Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · last mo.

A man who publicly was doing something which, when done wrong, can cause graft-vs-host disease, an autoimmune disease which can attack, among other things, your GI tract, now has an autoimmune disease which is attacking his GI tract. What a coincidence.

Kind of want to stay up to 1am to watch Belgium dick the US.

NORWEIGHING IN

Sam Kunti@samindrakunti.bsky.social · last mo.

Statement from Norway FA president Lise Klaveness.

Zohran: confirmed ball knower

Metro North Capital@metronorthcapital.bsky.social · last mo.

What a wonderful day for discourse.

Well done Bosnia. bsky.app/profile/mich...

Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · last mo.

hell yeah baby keep it coming (this is easily one of FIFA's worst rules in practice, functioning to prevent FIFA-unfriendly governments from leveraging their power against FIFA while allowing friendly governments to do whatever they want.) but whatever, let's go, all gas no brakes

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Whatsisname@seismictc.bsky.social · last mo.

"That wasn't a foul" 🤣🤣

I entirely agree. There are very good reasons why you make rules in advance and then follow them, rather than making up a process on the fly. Nobody is better off because of this, even Balogun, who will be booed on every non-US ground he ever plays on.

I don’t imagine for a minute anyone actually asked Balogun if he wanted the decision appealed?