Growing up in regional NSW in the 90's, I can recall one kid from school who called football "grass ballet" and reckoned it was a sport for poofs. Mind you, his old man told my parents once he got his son playing league "to get some mongrel into him" so maybe the apple didn't fall far from the...

Codes are enemies when they play on a differently shaped/ sized pitch to football. Let's leave it at that...

Unfortunately, I did wonder what the general sentiment towards the USMNT and this WC would be like in a hypothetical universe where Harris was President. People (before a ball was kicked) claiming this WC would be the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2.0, almost wanting it to be the case just to satisfy...

Argentina 1978 comes to mind. Apart from the overturning of this red card, the tournament so far has seen some great matches and welcome upsets and been a success in the eyes of the travelling fans. Also, the USA is gone as of this morning and the rest of the world can breathe a little easier...

Yep, total St Pauli types who think the sentiments of that supporter base are peak anti-establishment...

Sterlo is a big LFC fans. Seen him in public on more than one occasion wearing his Liverpool jersey/ cap

Ugh. I feel like Stifler in American Pie: The Wedding when Finch says something he actually agrees with... (But no, Fossie has never met my mother)

Blatter had a certain charm to him. The thing that surprised me about that Netflix doco on FIFA corruption from a few years ago is how endearing I found Sepp, even in the face of obvious corruption. He's like a big, friendly bear who just can't resist the lure of more honey no matter how much he...

True story - as a young kid I thought Obelix and Asterix were the cartoon depictions of Fatty and Skinny

The Asterix cosplayers in the Belgium fanbase shit all over the mullet sporting, ironic unironic moustache having Triple J voting betting app addicted specimens that seem to populate our support in notable quantities...

Alors on dance...

LET IT AAAALLLLLL WORK OOOOUT LET IT AAAALLLLLL WORK OOOOUT LET IT AAAALLLLLL WORK OOOOUT

I'm not one of those people who wears other nations' kits but...having looked at the other ones out there...if I was going to get a strip from this WC it would've been either Japan's away one (white with the multicoloured stripes) or this psychadelic pastel kit Belgium are wearing.

Tony Popovic 🤝 Laurie Daley 🤝 making teams with entitled, arrogant fanbases look better than they actually are

> Is refusing a handshake a new white supremacist dogwhistle? - The Guardian

Got the whiskey ready if this one finishes to the good, put it that way...

> Hello señor, this is Donaldo Trumpez, perhaaaps you could geeeet my Portuguesa hombres back in zee competition?

I'm Belgian I am Belgian NO I AM BELGIAN I'm Belgian and so's my wife

American r/soccer users are in a bind right now- Support their national team looking out for their best interests, even though it's also endorsed by Bad Orange Man (who is not just Double Plus Bad, but literally Hitler 2.0)?

That's a tournament-defining win for the 3 Lions. As for Mexico, that's another host nation gone from this round of the Cup Finals. Be a shame if all 3 host nations were booted, wouldn't it...

How can you win the World Cup, Socceroos, you only beat a 10-man Italian side hahahaha - oh *clutches chest* my heart - ohhhh!

With time for the dust to settle, what's lurking about this morning more than a normal loss is this: The way Poppa coaches is the antithesis of what the Socceroos should strive for, as the team representing Australia as a footballing nation. Japan have made no secret of their intention to win a...

What frustrates me is that (looking at the opponents in our group) with more astute coaching and an attack-focused game plan, we could've won all 3 matches to finish clear top of our group, if not gone through undefeated. Then in the first round of the knockouts we came up against an Egypt side...

Fox News: Disgraceful scenes as Egypt officials fight Dallas Police at Airport The Guardian: Dallas police under criticism for treatment of Egyptian players and staff in ugly airport incident. What does this say about Trump's America?

His shit-housing in this clip always cracks me up (City had just further closed on Arsenal in the title race). His over-enthusiastic singing and facial expression told every non-Gooner out there that he was on the same wavelength as us 🤣

I have no real interest in visiting Mexico City. From all reports it is a polluted, crime-ridden dump. But I'd love to be there tonight. The bars- the whole city- will be going off. I'd love to be part of it. I pity the dogs, with all the fireworks going off into the early hours.

Haven't watched as much of this tournament as some (actually relied on the highlights they show on Cup Fever for a few of the match updates) but from what I've seen, France look the most dominant and Argentina look the most inevitable. Would be nice for a shake-up from a worthy contender in the...

I vape. But have no sleeve tattoos.