finally something everyone can agree on

"Our big lad has stood up for England" Words that Alan Shearer will probably never think of to say about Jude Bellingham, for example but it's simple to say for Harry Kane. #ENGDRC #FIFAWorldCup

England equalise, and yes it's

England equalise, and yes it's

Fair play to the referee for sticking with what he felt he saw in real time re: Kane penalty shout. It's a case for both but referee isn't having Kane's "cuteness" as was shown earlier in the half. #ENGxDRC #FIFAWC26

Germany losing its first-ever #WorldCup penalty shootout in history reminds us of Ahmer Naqvi's 2022 epic rant on Pakistani tv channel A Sports about not feeling any sympathy for the four-time WC winners

It’s always the ones you most suspect.

The differences between the responses to this article on Bluesky and X would fuel a dissertation on social media and information silos

A government official of a World Cup host country celebrating one of the teams getting knocked out suggests they aren't fit to host the tournament. If a qualified team is such an inconvenience to you, maybe don't host a World Cup!

If Brazil 🇧🇷 play for the full 90 minutes, like they have for the second half against Japan, then they'd be decent. Ancelotti still has puzzles to solve, namely what to do in the middle of the park and the striker role. #BRAxJAP #BRAJAP

Ancelotti big call wasn't picking Neymar, it was trusting an aging Casemiro in the middle of the park with no support. And it's going as badly as feared for Don Carlo and Casemiro. #BRAxJAP #BRAJAP

this is a terrible fucking idea

A shame its ended like this (ECB suits have questions to answer) but surely Key, and McCullum go as well? The Bazball era surely has had its run 🤔 #ENGvNZ

DR Congo make the knockouts and Lumumba Vea wasn't there to see it. He quarantined in Belgium for weeks due to the Ebola epidemic so he could attend the World Cup. He eventually made it to Mexico, where he was welcomed, but the US denied him entry.

Hope Sami is given time as Champion to show how good he can be in and outside the company. The way he won protects Cody (no surprise) but who cares.. Sami is WWE Champion! #WWENOC

Hope Sami is given time as Champion to show how good he can be in and outside the company. The way he won protects Cody (no surprise) but who cares.. Sami is WWE Champion! #WWENOC

Liv Morgan's theme music is awful, they really need to bring back the original one. With that Danhausen interaction, looks like she'll be losing #WWENOC

I really wanted Jey to beat Oba Femi, with help of an outside interference, just to see the internet and social media fume 🤣 Oba vs. Roman at Summerslam is mouth watering but Brock vs Oba III surely happens instead? #WWENOC #WrestleSky

Columns on sport and now politics, are must read from @jonathanliew.bsky.social He u-turned on everything that I genuinely have no idea what Starmer truly believed in during his time in office. Burnham? Done well as Manchester Mayor but can he do at a big club?

column on how HAALAND the world cup MESSI turned into a RONALDO cult of the MBAPPE individual www.theguardian.com/football/202...

there have been some outrageously clean strikes this world cup and this from gueye is up there with the best

*Andy Gray voice* "Oh you beauty! What a hit son, what. a. hit!" 👏🏽

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

Its worth saying over & over & over again that Florian Balogun has done more for this country than Mike Johnson ever has

I second this by @beardedgenius.bsky.social 👏🏽 I can add how unsafe I, and my communities felt, in 2024 when riots were going on. Mosques had to have security and all Starmer etc could talk about were how many flags they had. He pandered to the few who'll never vote Labour than reward those who did

One of the most destructive tenures in recent political history. Enabled some of Reform’s worst rhetoric at so many turns and laid the foundations for a personality just as hateful towards non-white people but less openly toxic than Nigel Farage to be PM at some point. Good riddance.

And this is before we get to support for a government committing genocide, ever more deranged attacks on the right to protest, ripping down planning and environmental protections, kowtowing to corporate lobbyists and treating the left of the Labour Party as the real enemy to be crushed.

Really telling that of all the political analysis about the defeat of Keir Starmer, none addresses this at all. Yet, for a lot of people it really was one of the turning points of his short-lived premiership, and in a lot of cases it is *the thing* that they remember Starmer for

"The problem is that the same urgency, the same attention, and the same political response isn't there when the targets are Muslims." Political Editor Shehab Khan breaks down why a suspected anti-Muslim attack in Edinburgh has received so little attention. Read more: zeteo.uk/p/why-does-a...

It's obvious to point out attacks against Muslims get ignored - but still needs repeatedly calling out. An Antisemitic attack should be reported and action taken. But where is the same media outrage, cobra meetings and calling of national emergency when 5 Muslims are attacked?

With Gary Lineker appearing on ITV, I have to share this banger of a wrestling related post from the other place 😄 Outstanding 👏🏽 #WrestleSky #WorldCup

With Gary Lineker appearing on ITV, I have to share this banger of a wrestling related post from the other place 😄 Outstanding 👏🏽 #WrestleSky #WorldCup

MCB statement on the overnight knife attack in Edinburgh with several individuals hospitalised and clear Islamophobic statements by the attacker made in videos from the scene.

It’s been 5 hours since BBC first reported this story and the national pick up is fairly sparse. Has violent Islamophobia been normalised to this extent?

HYDRATION BREAK

It's great Canada have a win, and now two of them, at a World Cup but should they really? In a bigger World Cup, it's given them a helping hand. Great moments but a shorter tournament makes a Canada win even bigger imo #FIFAWorldCup

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? By George Monbiot

Thierry Henry trying to go viral with every reaction is annoying af

It is important that we understand the underlying factors behind the rise of right wing sentiment in Britain. In this substack article, our visionary, Yusuf, explores the driving factors: https://loom.ly/Wa7hTRc

The "you are different" line stands out here, told to a person of a Muslim background. The fact they can't explain it says it all but what they mean is, you're OK because you contribute but the rest aren't 🤔

It took 250 years but American cops finally racially profiled a white guy

She is so unbelievably repulsive

This is great. Here's @owenjones.bsky.social basically doing the WKUK bit on TV, but about how in the UK you can't legally say you support the group Palestine Action.

John Terry in Trump's America 🇺🇸 He'd absolutely love it there imo #ENGCRO #FIFAWorldCup

When England fans start singing about Starmer, I want Barrett to be lifted up on a podium, with a mallet in hand and say: "COULD I HAVE SOME DECORUM PLEASE!" #ENGCRO #WrestleSky

What's next for this Casemiro farewell tour from #MUFC? A statue next to the Holy Trinity ot Charlton, Best and Law? If Casemiro had been injured for most of last season, would there have been this excessive content from the club 🤔 www.instagram.com/reel/DZsZeJS...

What's next for this Casemiro farewell tour from #MUFC? A statue next to the Holy Trinity ot Charlton, Best and Law? If Casemiro had been injured for most of last season, would there have been this excessive content from the club 🤔 www.instagram.com/reel/DZsZeJS...

Modric is at the forefront of our minds today so it's only right to re-up the best tweet that ever happened.

Meanwhile, not one of the groups so far known to have been orchestrating the violence in Belfast and Southampton has been banned as a terrorist organisation.