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FlaShFTW
United States10565 Posts
On May 30 2026 21:39 evilfatsh1t wrote: what a shambles at liverpool. they let alonso go to chelsea just to sack slot right after. wat I think Edwards and Hughes just don't want a "manager" type figure which I think Alonso would've asked for like Klopp. Iraola is probably more comfortable just being a head coach and not having too much sway. | ||
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Bacillus
Finland2110 Posts
Wikipedia describes him as Gegenpresser and willing to play some high risk scenarios. Seems like a decent follow up on the Klopp tradition of football to me. We'll see how it goes in terms of consistency and all that, but I like the setup. | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10565 Posts
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KobraKay
Portugal4386 Posts
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8926 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland2110 Posts
Somebody suggested he'd join a club for one game and get subbed in at the very end and walk away on his own terms one more time, but I don't think there's much point to it. He's not the first guy who has to conclude the career due to injury. | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8926 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4436 Posts
A Somali referee, who was set to become the first person from his country to officiate at a World Cup, has been denied access to the US and will not work at the tournament. Fifa confirmed that Omar Artan “will be unable to train and officiate at the Fifa World Cup 2026” in a statement issued to media on Monday. The governing body passed responsibility for the situation to the US government, saying that they were “informed by authorities that Mr Artan’s status will not be changed at present”. Artan was refused entry to the US at Miami international airport this past weekend, despite allegedly having a valid travel visa. Somalia is one of several countries currently under a broad travel ban imposed by the Trump administration and while the reasons behind any decision to deny Artan entry to the US have not been made clear, representatives of the Somali government said the decision had “undermined football’s commitment to fair play”. Guardian article | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27403 Posts
On June 09 2026 19:06 DropBear wrote: One of the referees for the World Cup has been refused entry despite having a visa and will no longer ref. Guardian article In similar news: Tickets for Iran fans revoked, says federation - BBC Under the conditions of their visas, they [the team] will have to fly in and out of the United States on matchday for each of their three group games. This all seems rather fucking farcical eh? I don’t recall ever being less enthused for a World Cup. Qatar I had pretty serious ethical qualms with, but if nothing else they bent over backwards to make it a good event. Between gouging the fuck out of fans, leaving fans in visa limbo and all sorts of similar things, I can’t think of worse in terms of the ‘show’ itself in recent times. Fuck sake | ||
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sharkie
Austria18750 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany7410 Posts
On June 10 2026 15:40 sharkie wrote: It's not just one ref - it's actually African's referee of the year isn't it? Also lol at Fifa not protecting their people It's a disgrace really. Like so many thing with this WC. It starts tomorrow and I really couldn't care less and none of the people I know care much. Maybe that'll change after groups but I highly doubt it. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9999 Posts
On June 10 2026 17:36 Harris1st wrote: It's a disgrace really. Like so many thing with this WC. It starts tomorrow and I really couldn't care less and none of the people I know care much. Maybe that'll change after groups but I highly doubt it. It will change. It might even change by the last game of the groups. Its the same every time tbh. I always start off thinking its boring and end up completely engrossed. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18445 Posts
Fuck FIFA and fuck the terrible organisation. But it's still the most engrossing sports tournament on the planet. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27403 Posts
It is the bloody World Cup after all! But my god, this FIFA/US combo ain’t making it easy haha | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8926 Posts
of course if all the teams im interested in get knocked out then ill probably stop watching then | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4386 Posts
There is too much air time in our tv that is filed with football so its either the usual 5 programs a day about squad and transfer updates or you over focus on the NT and the WC. Now you get bombarded on tv, brands using adds completely football related and even the stupid panini stickers turned the attention away really fast and people are already planning on how can they watch later games and sleep enough for work. | ||
GTR
51693 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28895 Posts
Mexico's previous 8 wc's are 7 advance from group stage and then eliminated immediately, and one group stage exit. I imagine that stat holding - at most ro16, but they're certainly leaving the group stage. They looked good for about 15 minutes here, afterwards, very unimpressive. South Africa looked like what must be one of the worst teams to qualify. Also, three direct red cards in what was not a particularly dirty game. Thought #2 and #3 were harsh personally. | ||
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GTR
51693 Posts
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8926 Posts
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