Feel like the matches have gradually declined since Japan-Colombia ended
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
just like in their previous match, you get the feeling Saudi-Arabia has played a little too much FIFA in their penthouses.
― Ludo, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:47 (five years ago) link
uruguay are the anti-morocco, doing nothing to good effect
― ogmor, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
Time to shut up shop for uruguay maybe. They shpuld be confident of keeping saudi out, and they're not going to match russia's goal difference in the remaining 20 minutes, so 1-0 is fine
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:30 (five years ago) link
Uruguay have lacked any creativity across both games tbh. I appreciate their objective is to score precisely one goal, and they’ve done it, but they haven’t been remotely impressive.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:41 (five years ago) link
I'm at work so not seeing this but apparently Phil Neville has just said something along the lines of Uruguay fans not being too bothered about their style of play because "all they're interested in is seeing Uruguay progress further than they've ever been before".
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
Yep. That's my boy
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:47 (five years ago) link
christ almighty
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:52 (five years ago) link
Garbage performance. Hope Uruguay gets annihilated in the 16
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
they'll have either spain or portugal in the next round iirc
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 17:00 (five years ago) link
Portugal v. Uruguay, that should be an exciting game...
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
Maybe Ronaldo can just face off against Suarez 1 on 1
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 17:05 (five years ago) link
An even worse game there.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
portugal-uruguay would be perfect but it's doubtful uruguay's confidence will survive an encounter with the tournament's premier exponents of attacking football, russia
― ogmor, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
"If anyone can dim that Russian flame it's the canny Uruguayans". <----- expecting something like this from Nult.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
https://d2x51gyc4ptf2q.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2018/06/20082123/Harry-Kane-Daily-Mail-1.jpg
― Number None, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:19 (five years ago) link
... and he's white too. Huzzah!
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
i'm sure that thought never crossed their minds
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
who are these "football heroes" he is being compared to even?? headline just need the first two lines tbrr
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
i was thinking the same (tho diluted by "as if i know who any footballers are")
― mark s, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
I read it as a not very subtle dig at Sterling
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
brb, I'm off to get a gun tat.
― calzino, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
"engaged to childhood sweetheart" is the strangest credential. a nation of people still pissed that their childhood sweethearts kissed and left them in the 6th grade.
― scopin' VARs (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
sick of these jumped up prannies marrying spice girls and actresses off emmerdale
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
Criticising Iran for putting the ball out of play so their captain (who went down holding his thigh unchallenged) is a new low, maybe.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
Missed out "can get treatment" somehow.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
"never met new people or evolved. maintained evil alliance with whomever happened to be around when he was young. a football hero england can be proud of."
― scopin' VARs (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
Jeez this match is getting testy.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
If Iran get something out of this game then the narrative for that final group match against Portugal is going to be off the scale. Queiroz could send them home.
Are these the first vuvus of the tournament by the way? I've kind of missed them.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
Ah, I still chuckle whenever I heard 'Isco, Busquets'.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
They had them against Morocco too.
My main take from this so far is that Iran are better than Portugal
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
yeah they've definitely put in some appearances already. they do feel v world cup now, part of the tapestry
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
heard vuvus before, maybe at the previous Iran game.
anyway Iran is like the WWF. ultimate badness. :-)
― Ludo, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
=======<() ......::::::::::nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUU— The Vuvuzela (@livevuvuzela) June 13, 2010
― mark s, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
FIFA straight fucking insane with these kit rules. Never gonna see Spain in red and blue ever again.
― nashwan, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
yeah it is shit
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
There's a whole FIFA subcommittee that spends all its time brainstorming petty niggling ways to spoil every tournament
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:00 (five years ago) link
brazil not wearing blue shorts hurts my feelings
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:00 (five years ago) link
Kind of rooting for Iran but a Spanish goal is starting to feel inevitable
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
good save and should be yellow imo
spain wont be long scoring tho
― tired culché (darraghmac), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
the headline for the online version of that mail piece is 'A football hero England can be proud of: How magnanimous, gentlemanly Harry Kane conjures up memories of Bobby Moore rather than his scandal-tainted predecessors as captain':
In interviews, Kane — not even born when Bobby Moore died in 1993 — says he was inspired by two past England captains when making his way in the game: Wayne Rooney (who, somewhat ironically, gave him advice on the company he should keep) and David Beckham, who hails from the same East London manor, and attended the same school.However, Google the names Rooney and Beckham along with ‘scandal’ and you will find all manner of lurid allegations, playing away from home being the common denominator.Do the same with Kane and one finds only one slur: that he once teased Liverpool supporters over a dubious penalty decision.When it comes to romance, Harry is strictly a one-woman man. In his teens, he began dating Kate Goodland, an apple-cheeked fitness instructor whom he has known since primary school, and says he could never countenance going out with a lingerie model or C-list celeb.
However, Google the names Rooney and Beckham along with ‘scandal’ and you will find all manner of lurid allegations, playing away from home being the common denominator.
Do the same with Kane and one finds only one slur: that he once teased Liverpool supporters over a dubious penalty decision.
When it comes to romance, Harry is strictly a one-woman man. In his teens, he began dating Kate Goodland, an apple-cheeked fitness instructor whom he has known since primary school, and says he could never countenance going out with a lingerie model or C-list celeb.
it's basically the usual hypocritical clutching of pearls from the same paper that gives you a sidebar full of salacious garbage. not really anti-sterling though
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
Fuck! Thought they'd scored then
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
there is such a pleasure to watching games when you're truly neutral
― ogmor, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
Bobby Moore himself no stranger to the clutching of pearls, emeralds, etc. Xps
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
And now Spain have
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
Rats
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
and here we go
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
Costa's Knee, one of my favourite movies
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
that was so unlucky, now I want iran to score
― ogmor, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
jammy bastards
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link