knew I'd seen that font before.

Scots just need someone to put their foot on the ball.

Birmingham New St under construction.

Basil Brush dark reboot

Bog roll #WorldCup USA V Croatia.

For when you want to measure your brew on the Bristol stool scale.

knew I'd seen that font before.

FIFA takes away Iranian flags at the US stadiums

“Can’t wait for the Portugal, Doctor Congo match” said my 9-year-old looking at the wall chart this morning.

Chris Philp *invited* the leader of Raise the Colours to a keynote speech on immigration. The same leader who is currently under investigation by a number of police forces across the country and is even banned from France.

The first England game I can really remember was the World Cup. Forty years ago. popandpolitics.co.uk/2026/06/10/the-first-match-of-the-world-cup/

Norway kicking towards the conservatory end in the first half.

Of course this is the signal for ‘hydration break’ #anyoneFancyAPint

So _that’s_ what the sun baby out of the Teletubbies looks like now.

it doesn't do that for me

RIP Roger Cook. For reasons I went to the 94 League Cup final in the back of The Cook Report's van with blacked out windows.

Forget Cruyff, Gullit and Van Basten this is the best ever moment in Dutch football.

We’ll see, Hive. Cautiously optimistic right now.

First game i’ve watched the punditry live on the BBC: the studio seems sooo dull compared to ITV. Joe Hart got a thousand yard stare. Massively exciting game, analysed like the quarterly KPIs.

Young Eric Idle one of the Canada coaches.

Had to rewind. This is so funny

Best song for a ‘hydration break’?

Mad to have empty seats at a World Cup. For a host’s match? Funny how ‘dynamic pricing’ never seems to go down.

We don't half know how to crack down on protests when it suits us

Love those World Cup XIs made up of players that aren’t there. How would this side do? round of 32? Between the sticks Fidel Casto

Lovely graphic of the junior sides that England squad member started playing with. #grassroots

Advertising really works. Desperate for a pint of Globanr now.

“Fight the whole world” brave lyrics there, FiFA.

This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines

Fathers for Injustice

Can't recommend this enough. Not sure there'll be time to read it this month, as we've got to turn nocturnal.

NEW RULE - ̷R̷I̷G̷H̷T̷S̷ “This is an unprecedented attack on civil rights by an already deeply authoritarian Labour government, and sets a dark precedent for tyrannical new powers that will be handed to future governments in order to crush dissent.” www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/single-post/...

If Muslims or members of the Asian and Black community had set fire to white people’s homes with children running for their lives, do you think we would be discussing legitimate concerns or focussing on who radicalised them and ideological and contributing cultural factors?

If houses had been set on fire *by* ethnic minority people, I suspect the BBC would have somehow rediscovered the active voice

I don’t suppose anyone needs any World Cup nostalgia? The first football match I can remember with any certainty was forty years ago this month. popandpolitics.co.uk/2026/06/10/t...

Found yourself with an unexpected hour to kill? #Eng

Group 4 have got contract for Dr Who, to be renamed Dr Where have they gone? #SatireFrom2023

I don’t suppose anyone needs any World Cup nostalgia? The first football match I can remember with any certainty was forty years ago this month. popandpolitics.co.uk/2026/06/10/t...

I will point out that the Prime Minister felt that the assassination of an American YouTuber required him to release a formal within 30 minutes of it happening at 11pm on a Friday night. But race riots in the UK itself aren’t worth his time

absolutely incredible levels by u.s. immigration to unite the world in sympathy for *a referee*

Good warm up for World Cup tonight. All about the performance. A nine o’clock kick off a good test: what the fans need now is a ten o’clock midweek to really get ready for the 1ams with work in the morning.

My mum had a few dates with Chester Barnes, who became England Number One table tennis player.

By Jim Benton

England team as Morris Dancers, please.

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

Great to see Sport Billy getting some advertising hoarding love.

British liberals in May: wHy WoN't ThE gReEnS tAlK aBoUt ThE eNvIrOnMeNt??? British liberals in June: wHy WoN't ThE gReEnS gEt OuT oF tHe WaY fOr ThE oIl DrIlLiNg GuY???

In 2019, amongst other things, the BBC deliberately edited at least two piece of footage of Boris Johnson to portray him in a more positive light. They have a dedicated "small boats" correspondent and refuse to call trans women women. This is business as usual for them.