Sir Tokyo Sexwale

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the biggest obstacle is money but I can see a breakaway from FIFA happening, does UEFA have the clout? Maybe some money from Saudi or somewhere to bankroll it. FIFA is nothing w/o the Europeans; this power-struggle has been simmering for a while

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He got fairly extended treatment though I don't have a problem with Palace scoring, in principal - maybe if we hadn't won I'd sing a different song, Glazner said afterwards that if he'd been subbed he'd have ordered his players to give a goal back (we'll never know) But the tactical keeper injury really annoys me, glad it's being nipped in the bud

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good Mad that Woodman got actually injured for us late last season, Palace scored, everything was deemed ok and then keepers suddenly were getting injured all the time - especially Raya

kind of amazed they didn't nick it 1-0 - although a shot on target would have helped. It seemed to be written in the stars, glad it ultimately wasn't

imagine having Trent who could spray long searching balls around the pitch and maybe a pacy f***er to get on the end of them - or even just leaving Gordon on with Trent....ARG couldn't have committed to attack quite as they did

that's the thing with him - he made a good save but a match of the day save against I don't know who, maybe DRC, and he got up nodding. That's when you know it was a fairly comfortable save and he made it look better than it was. When he makes a good save under the cosh he gets up bawling everyone out

Messi has gone full on mafia there, he's like Don Corleone

I am so glad Argentina won. d****eads like that are a fine reason not to side with England

Spain have conceded 1 goal this tournament - to BEL They're winning it

the european cup only really gets good in the k/o's - same with the WC. No jeopardy in the groups, and even when there was Iran were robbed by 2 very late and suspicious goals agree - we all expected them to be hammered out of sight but CV & Curacao really justified themselves; Iran too. And DRC. Only really Tunisia were smacked around repeatedly (from memory & not looking at the tables) How would 64 sides even work? Just top 2's into the R32? Makes more sense than 8 from 12 3rd place sides but then you have 96 games to get to the last 32. Or FIFA would have every side qualify for a R64 (which is basically the FAC R3) because they're whoppers

I've said it elsewhere on here - he's gonna go down the EC mad massive group route isn't he - at some point?

I mean - from that, to the 'sound pattern' on the Croat non-goal to the non-sound pattern on England's goal, the officiating, behind the scenes stuff is dodgy as all f*** this WC

upside will be the absolute pelters the supporters will give Trump ARG are not very good - their route to the semis - Algeria, Austria, jordan, Cape Verde, Egypt, Switzerland. Kept clean sheets in their first 2 games - Algeria & Austria & not since. Based on what I've seen of both sides - ARG & ENG - the semi could be torturous (it'll obviously be breathtaking now & 4-3 or something)

he is now kinda https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/11/jurgen-klopp-reaches-agreement-germany-head-coach

oh man

f*** me

i think France will be too good but I think ENG are going to the final

i feel really bad for the keeper oh..... hhahahahahahaha

yeah 78-79% in general I think

there've been some absolutely rubbish penos at this WC The internet says 65.3% conversion - not sure if that's including this one

By the end this WC is going to be forever tainted even forgetting the USA red card reversal

so today's togger - ARG ref in France's game - they're gonna have to be right on it