I ref/coach for my daughters team, they dont even publish results, and if you give a corner/goal kick wrong some parents will hurl abuse at you, no wonder people dont progress it. Instead of people thinking how they should be punished, people should think there wouldn't be a game if they didnt do it

if you asked people who would be good at it why they don't go into refereeing, i'm fairly sure the level of abuse would be a major reason. they're already highly publicly scrutinised compared to their level of pay. this is the opposite of the truth.

@theklopptimist89.bsky.social · 19h ago

Refs being protected from any criticism or repercussions regardless what they do is a big part of the reason their performances are so shite. Why would you improve if you can't be criticised and are never punished no matter what you do?

nyoni can't be playing like this. needs to get a grip or go off.

The chances Harry Kane would have taken 6 months off for his ankle(s) to properly heal without the enforced break from COVID is 0.0%, and he quite frankly would have run himself into the ground years ago if he hadn’t.

Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️@graceonfootball.com · 3d ago

Wrote a newsletter about Harry Kane, specifically the now forgotten period when it really did look like he was declining in the data, and how he very suddenly turned it around. www.graceonfootball.com/p/covid-save...

Wrote a newsletter about Harry Kane, specifically the now forgotten period when it really did look like he was declining in the data, and how he very suddenly turned it around. www.graceonfootball.com/p/covid-save...

Covid saved Harry Kane’s career

If a player wins the Ballon d’Or at age 33, you can bet there will be distinct eras in their career.

graceonfootball.com

those things are just what we do because we're brain broken and need a dopamine fix. no serious person should ever do them.

Martin Concagh@mconcagh.bsky.social · 4d ago

A lot has been said about Mamdani's social media savvy but he never replies to comments, he never reposts, he uses it as a platform and nothing else.

great thing about this one is that trump was significantly more popular in 2017 than he is today

John@johnbull.wtf · 4d ago

THEY DID THE MEME AGAIN #historyRepeats

Jordan Henderson playing at Anfield and completely forgetting that he doesn’t play for Liverpool anymore. “Hey ref that’s gotta be handball, that’s a penalty!” 🙋🏻‍♂️

so much for "penders"

skipping the game and going straight to penalties

something very funny about how fascism's only response to the strongman not being available is to go for his son instead

Jonathon Booth@jboothhistory.bsky.social · 6d ago

“Flávio has given up,” an adviser to the Bolsonaro family told me. “He’s terrified. He is worried his father will die in jail, that he himself will be jailed this week and that he may have a long prison term ahead.”

that feels like a very oscar win of a ballon d'or win. it was kane's "time".

the last time mourinho won a league title, harry kane had one goal for england

Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️@graceonfootball.com · last wk.

mourinho's last league title came when uptown funk was dominating the charts

considering the budget bracket they've been in, feels like everton deserve more credit than they get for never once getting relegated in the premier league era. been close calls but not once did it go disastrously wrong in 34 years.

are we going to hear an endless number of asterisk taunts if another team wins the league but man city would've won if not for a big points deduction?

everyone involved with football club barcelona should hang their heads in shame for giving mourinho another big moment he can milk

liverpool are good

precedent set. i expect bbc will digitally remove the poppy from anyone wearing them.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news · last wk.

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

we're four years on from the point where i thought henderson looked done for liverpool

chelsea literally replaced enzo fernandez with jordan henderson

more like lenders

chelsea just aren't good when the finishing gods don't do them a favour

how did brett goldstein end up advertising alexa for amazon. he's only famous for a show on apple tv. how did apple not lock him down on advertising tech.

Comes around earlier every year

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news · last wk.

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

mourinho's last league title came when uptown funk was dominating the charts

Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️@graceonfootball.com · last wk.

The entire Disney era Star Wars output has been released after José Mourinho last won a league title.

The entire Disney era Star Wars output has been released after José Mourinho last won a league title.

does anyone know of a tool that deletes every bluesky post from an account? (not for me, just asking for someone else)

i was checking the relegation odds and was very amused by what i found

bernardo silva and real madrid are a perfect cultural fit. no notes.