The thing I've noticed about Harry Kane. He does score a lot of goals.

"The Rest is Groundskeeping" - a new podcast from Dixon and Matterface.

When "right" is wrong. Did anyone think this "goal" was offside when it was "scored"? According to the letter of the current law, it is. The problem, here, is the isolation of a single, ephemeral moment in a continuum - a continuum in which Iran derived no advantage from Khalilzadeh's position.

Yeah sure. Right!

I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked!

It's not a proper world cup unless a crystal palace player misses a penalty

People invoking 76 in order to play down the current and recent European heat waves are trying to sell you something. Specifically, fossil fuel.

The heat wave has completely broken down on the Sussex coast so if you have the means to escape then get yourself down here for an ice cream and some respite.

A lot of my teenage vinyl was sold into erm.. private collections in the late 90s but I'm forever grateful to my twenty something self for keeping hold of this, even though I rarely bothered with it since the original was released.

Adam Wharton appreciation post.

Hydration Break

Hydration Break.

Nauseating commentary from ITV.

Ugh!

If he'd wanted to be really authentic he'd have taken the National Express.

Recall Mike Brearley.

It's coming home!

I think the key takeaway from this is to not mess with Anthony Barry.

Rashford sends us to Planet Funk.

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That's a spicy meatball

Can I shock you? Vindaloo is the all time best England football song. Yep, better than that one. And that one.and yes, even that one.

That ball from Olise, my word!

He bought a one way ticket to America and it paid off.

Having reached as far as the previous owner of this book, I am faced with a clear choice.

Interesting observation from Warren Ellis in his latest newsletter on Doctor Who, Star Trek etc.

#vickeryisgod #veryoldtwitterhastags

Brazil's World Cup striker plays for Brentford. How terribly modern.

Hydration breaks suck.. out of a straw from delicious hydration fluid.

Big Dunc lighting up the itv coverage.

That itv studio is looking a little windy. Odd place to do a live broadcast.

Coisty definitely managed to get hold of a copy of the World Soccer World Cup guide.

So much of cricket sits behind a paywall that you say that the England men's team aren't a national anything.

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I'm hoping to revive my substack for a few weeks during the World Cup. associationrules.substack.com/p/gotta-drea...

ITV have been overcompensating ever since.

The World Cup gives me a sense of value from the BBC. I rarely watch much live TV on their channels with maybe one series on the iPlayer. I appreciate this is a difficult time for non sport people but I envy them for missing whatever it is they usually watch.

But seriously though, what does God need with a starship? Will no one tell me?

The reviews for A Killing at Southwall FC are already coming in...

An observation about this World Cup compared to the previous two. Russia and Qatar made massive efforts for obvious reasons to change public perceptions and really went extra mile with hosting. The United States seems to not care about external reputational harm in same way. And we are seeing that.

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Alas, no sign of that jacket on the Vinted.

Devastating news that 1860 are dropping into the Regionalliga after having finished within the 3-Liga. The Munich traditional club desperately need to get shot of their majority owner who has been a pain in the club's collective arse since 2017.

Say hi to Gary, everyone.

Me watching the Kickoff show.

What lovely people TNT Sports are? Isn't it just awful they're losing the Champions League rights after next year.

The calm before the storm.

This is depressing for a number of reasons but you can see the attraction of the pharmas seeking out another Basque coach.

How would Oscar Wilde have put it? To win one trophy may be regarded as a misfortune. To win two looks like carelessness.

Most successful coach in club history? Glasner secures Crystal Palace first European trophy in his last game in charge. The win in Leipzig also means Glasner now moves alongside the legendary Ernst Happel with two European Cups. Story for Transfermarkt (quotes still coming) from Leipzig