The ticket pricing for the World Cup is a disgrace. Making fans pay for all eight games up front is a disgrace. The game is being taken from the people and sold back to them at an unforgivable premium. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Don’t think I’ve ever felt as European in my life 😎

Currently watching my country being outplayed by Armenia, how’s your Tuesday going?

A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

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The continued existence of Manchester United means an unplanned social media detox is now on the cards until at least Saturday

Outplayed for an entire half by Grimsby lol

The Kelce/Swift engagement means an unplanned social media detox is now on the cards for this evening

Ready for Tommy Fleetwood to hurt my feelings once again

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

How a new deal was ever in consideration under these circumstances is a mark on Arsenal, and that’s even before the public backing from his manager (“after everything he’s been through”) and decisions to make him the cover star of programmes and hero content on social channels while this was known.

Thomas Partey guilty of five counts of rape. FIVE. The club knew and looked the other way. If we’re in anyway serious about football being inclusive or protecting women in society, Arteta should resign.

On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power. Well said.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

Grim stuff. Depressing as much as it is infuriating. The irony being that the vast majority of those ‘protesting’ are…… the ancestors of immigrants.

A triumph.

I don’t get why people go so crazy for pure bred dogs. I mean congrats you got a common dog, I want a freaky dude. I want a goofy guy.

Imagine paying 400 quid for a Glastonbury ticket only to see the 1975 headlining. Thoughts and prayers.

It was fun while it lasted

Football weather

Celtic…?

Astonishing attendance for today's Dublin derby between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers. A new League of Ireland record. Great to see clubs engaging meaningfully with communities and fans getting behind them in numbers.

Shameful from Arsenal FC. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Seamus Power tied for the lead at the Genesis thru and the broadcast has shown us a grand total of zero of his shots 👍🏻

Manchester United drive me to the brink far too often

Arsenal FC is promoting a murderous regime - and making money from it. Time to ditch the "VISIT RWANDA" partnership, which should never have been struck to start with, and bin those shirts. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A penny for the thoughts of @randy.nolayingup.com at this time…

I forgot the caddies at the Waste Management Phoenix Open wore hi-vis caddie bibs, big fan

Obviously the Rory factor helped numbers but so did Pebble Beach. Venues matter. Fans want to watch golf at famous venues, not generic, rather soulless TPC courses.

Bar a blip on the 6th, McIlroy has putted very well under pressure today thus far, if he can keep it up he should take this one… encouraging.

Stay humble eh

This is what the City v Liverpool rivalry should have been like.

God damn you Sepp (helluva finish mate)

Nice!

For all the xG nerds gaslighting us into thinking this new Champions League format is good, look at the team knocked out and argue your case please.

City stink the gaff out in the Champions League ‘league phase’ for months and yet if they beat Club Brugge at home they’re still through? Yeah, scrap it all.

Anyway, after all the politics stuff in recent days I’m trying to cleanse my timeline of it all. Any good football/golf people to follow on here? 🙌🏻

As a young person in his late 20s with a degree in history and politics, knowing what has happened in the past, watching the world creep towards a socially accepted form of fascism is absolutely terrifying and yet I feel absolutely powerless to do anything about it.

If, a big ask given the percentages, found guilty then Arteta should be forced to resign. His head shouldn’t be the only to roll either. They’ve known what has been going on the whole time and they’ve chosen to look the other way.

What a magnificent game at Anfield. The people, companies and states who own and control football clubs today might be awful, but the players care, a lot, and do the fans - and all of us. A reminder that football is too precious to be left to the bastards, who should be fought every inch of the way.

Browns v Dolphins likely the worst NFL game I’ve ever watched. Thompson-Robinson, the less said the better.

I support like roughly 10 teams across a wide range of sports and genuinely every single one of them absolutely reek. They’re my biggest adversary in my pursuit of positive mental health.

Sucks but hey ho. Having amazing seasons back-to-back-to-back is hard. Everything that could go wrong this season has. Shut it down, sit Warner, Greenlaw, Huf. Give the fringe guys a go. Pay Brock. Go again next season 🤓

Is 26 years old too old to switch what football team I support? (27 in Jan)

Football is so funny cause it's more acceptable to be openly homophobic than openly gay

1 injury to Rodri & Pep’s City fall apart whilst Sir Alex was winning titles with Tom Cleverley & Anderson in midfield. Please don’t compare the two, cheers 👋🏻

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There’s nothing like a refereeing horror show to kick off the return of the Premier League 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Earlier this year, Conor McGregor was on social media stoking right-wing rioters by saying action must be taken to protect Irish women from foreigners. Women need protecting from him