[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper
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A turgid 0-0 World Cup final is exactly what we need to scare off the Americans
Wow, a national anthem that pumps the team up? Have they not considered some dreary shite about never wanting some rich guy to die?
This is so daft, a school kick-about that got out of hand
Supporting Spurs has unfortunately made me immune to crushing disappointment. This is a holiday to me.
Well at least England have not packed their team full of defenders
This match is too stressful like when Japan aired a pokemon episode that gave everybody seizures
Every time Messi has the ball I feel like I'm going to die
Have a feeling whatever genius decided not to segregate these fans is gonna have an interesting day tomorrow
GABRIEL CLARKE: Thomas, you’re into the semi final. Your thoughts THOMAS TUCHEL: football is suffering, it is futile
In fairness to Jude Bellingham, I don't think he was pissed off at being told that Tuchel was not happy with the performance. He was pissed off at Gabriel Clarke for trying to shit-stir and get a reaction from him on TV.
Deploying Mr Brightside so the England fans won't boo the hydration break is diabolical behaviour, fair play
Very funny that the narrative around the Ghana game was that England struggled against a low-block and now it seems they are struggling against expansive, attacking football. Doesn't seem good!
Joe Hart looks like the default man you get in a character creation screen
This football is spiritually Thomas Frank. You can kill the man but not the idea.
House of the Dragon is a compelling reminder that what made Game of Thrones a sensation had nothing to do with scale and everything to do with strong, vivid, colourful characters.