I don’t like this framing of “letting other clubs in” through taking too long. If other clubs want a player, they will have also made contact. The selling club will take their time to get the best price, etc. Arsenal only ‘let’ Chelsea or City in through deciding against bidding any higher.

Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75

Surely the only two-time Ballon d’Or winner to start off at Scunthorpe?

Rodri lifting the World Cup alongside unused sub Donald Trump.

From Southport on loan from Blackburn to winning the World Cup. 👏

Thugs

Disallow that

Simeone has the best/worst complainy face.

If there is a big pro-Argentina conspiracy, they know they still actually have to score, right?

If the whistle’s gone he can’t overturn it, right?

That’s a goal!

Zero shots from Argentina. We gave up two goals after 85 mins to them 😩

Why’s Merino not scored yet?

Cucurella covered his mouth 🤷

Please don’t leave Chelsea, you brain dead muppet.

Dehydration Break

Cucurella, Rodri, Martinez (x2), Romero, Enzo. A real c*ntfest.

Rivaldri

Two guys called Ronaldo who were genuinely clutch World Cup players and knew when to call time on their careers.

Could Trump ask Gianni for yesterday’s match to be the final instead?

As bad as the last American World Cup Final.

To quote Sharon Horgan’s character in Catastrophe: “Oh, God, you don't have to be so American about it.”

Diana Ross’s penalty 🤝 Tom Cruise’s hair

There’s a lot to be said for not having to live through the existential dread of your club digging itself ever deeper into financial impropriety.

I do want to see Messi put in another performance and win it again, maybe to retire in style. But I also intensely dislike his teammates. So 🤷

I’d like to see Matt Bellamy jamming with Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding for ten minutes before the main gig, as a sort of a Muse/Boosh.

Rested for the Bronze Final™️

Chelsea offered Morgan Rogers greater clarity about where he would play next season. In England.

🤫

Wilo and Dec laughing and pointing at their injuries 🙃

Does Rice at least get a medal?

“Can I come off now, Mr Tuchel?”

Sign *that* guy…

Rice and Saka in 3 million years, still waiting for Tuchel to allow them to stop playing.

Geoff Hurst, eat your heart out.

Give it Saka…

Rice wandering over to the stretcher there in case it was for him.

Uh oh. Better bring on Dan Burn.

Spot the one who’s worth £117m

Is this preseason?

Saka really spraying those passes today.

Saka has been brilliant. ⚽️

Sign that guy

Saka and Rice will metaphorically be going to bed after the sun has begun to rise and the birds singing, only for the alarm to be set for 7am.

If there’s one thing we learned last season, it’s that spending a ton of money on new forwards isn’t a sure fire way to defend a title. But also letting your productive and dependable left winger leave also isn’t…

I’m trying to think of which forward that is currently surplus to requirements in a Premier League team would be the most underwhelming signing, and I’m getting that on the new shirt.

Oh well, Saliba doesn’t make it…

Resting Anderson and starting Rice? 🫠