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Tom Williams

@tomwfootball.bsky.social

Football journalist | The Athletic, FourFourTwo, Totally Football Show, Canal+ | Author of Do You Speak Football? and Va-Va-Voom | www.tomwfootball.com

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Philippe Auclair@philippeauclair.bsky.social · last wk.

It is very hard to see how anything other than a secession of all UEFA countries from Fifa (which other confederations would follow, as the WC is worth very little without European teams and markets) can put a stop to the assault Infantino and his US friends are leading on football.

Tom Williams@tomwfootball.bsky.social · 3w ago

Memes depicting Kylian Mbappé as a ruthless dictator have swept social media like wildfire during this World Cup. Where have they come from? What do they mean? And is there actually any truth to them? My piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...

Why is Kylian Mbappe called a dictator? Dissecting the World Cup’s biggest viral meme

A viral meme depicts France's all-time leading goalscorer as a demanding prima donna - but does he really take himself that seriously?

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The Totally Football Show@totallyshow.bsky.social · 3w ago

DAY 32 AT THE WORLD CUP! 🏆 @acjimbo.bsky.social, Tim Spiers, @tomwfootball.bsky.social and @oilysailor.bsky.social went live (and direct) after Argentina’s dramatic semi-final victory over England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇷 How do Argentina keep doing it? 💪 Has Tuchel lost the fans? 😡 www.youtube.com/live/337S76J...

Argentina break England’s hearts and reach the World Cup final

YouTube video by The Totally Football Show

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Tom Williams@tomwfootball.bsky.social · 3w ago

Didier Deschamps bows out as France coach with a defeat that unfortunately speaks to his limitations as a coach. As a solid defensive unit with an exceptional collection of attacking players bolted onto it, France are more than a match for pretty much anyone. But not for a proper team like Spain.

John Muller@johnspacemuller.com · 3w ago

France look bad on the ball because Spain use slow progression phases to set up a good counterpressing structure and keep them from getting organized in possession, this is how it has always worked

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Tom Williams@tomwfootball.bsky.social · 3w ago

Big issue for France is the lack of a central idea to their football beyond ‘keep it tight and give it to the guys up front’. And Spain, with their breezy control of possession, the very worst kind of opposition for a team like that to fall behind against.