Haiti qualifying for the World Cup is such a brilliant story. Good to have lovely stories amidst the generally cursed nature of all this.

“Ronaldo’s presence in the White House is unsettling but hardly surprising, given that the Trump administration is overflowing with men who have been accused of assault, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., and Trump” newrepublic.com/article/2033...

What @theathletic.com is doing in its coverage on AJ Brown makes me think they may want to revisit their coverage of Marshawn Kneeland because it’s reading like they gleefully root for men to spiral into their worst possible moments. What is it that you hope for from these men?

It’s really appealing to me that the Great Irish victory came at the expense of That Man

In the interest of passing on good, I really recommend this home design company that makes disco-ball-inspired decor. Great stuff and absolutely incredible customer service.

I got my cats a stupid tunnel and it’s horrifically ugly and they love it to bits. Such is life.

I don’t know who wants this, but I’ve painstakingly built a Letterboxd list with all 40 years of Film Independent Spirit Award winners and nominees, with categories nominated for and won in the notes. Fixed some errors in their PDF but I’m sure made my own minor ones too. Enjoy??? It’s 1400 films.

Dunno man, I’ve no serious and angry complaints just think sometimes it’s not your day, you have bad luck, etc. Limited chances really well and almost perfectly executed a corner routine to score, made a few good chances via deep crosses, etc. It is what it is.

Every one of you on about him having no final product jinxed that

OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: “We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”

I feel like we’ve conceded ones like that thatve stood — there’s that view of the GK looking straight at the ball and diving for it regardless of Robbo’s positioning. Get why it was chalked off like but don’t understand why half the time they’re not.

Sunderland look frightening you know. Credit to themselves.

My fave new gen AI advert is the woman asking Gemini about flowers in a flower stall and whether the one it suggests will last to the weekend rather than the more obvious thing: talking to the human vendor who’s been completely removed from the advert.

Mamdani in New York is eh demographically comparable to Ireland actually but I hope those two extremely popular election results scare every centrist and democrat in the game. An overwhelming number of people voted for Catherine Connolly and Zohran Mamdani. Figure out why.

My fave ever social media interaction I think is Conor Bradley posting photos from yesterday just saying he had a nice time and then Hugo Ekitiké commenting saying (and I quote) “Thanks”

There’s a stoppage time Trent cross that was going out for a throw in because it was awful, and then Vini went for it and pretended to somehow get a deep internal wound off Bradley shielding it? Got fuckall. That specific move is something I want tattooed in my brain

It was kind of Xabi to bring Trent on just when people may have been feeling fatigued in the ground. Nothing helped defend a 1-0 more than getting to boo the fella who left. My biggest BOO opinion is cynical: mates it actively helped the team win. I would do worse to help the team win.

Jude Bellingham with the pre-assist for Mac Allister’s goal init

Liverpool looked good against Real Madrid but what’s most important is that every single player outplayed his man. Whoever he was (bar Courtois) the man in red was miles better. It’s breathtaking. And all the songs are boss.

Mamardashvili had to make no saves really against Real Madrid really but he was massive on two occasions and if that goalkeeper isn’t him or Alisson or Kelleher we would’ve been fucked. Come a long long way re: goalkeepers

Wirtz is (not actually but MATE) cursed bc seeing that Courtois save at 28’? Insanity. What a ball that was

Watching the game again in full and fuck me they don’t half spend their time diving don’t they? That Vini leap to the ground at 6’ is insane. So proud of Bradley for staying on top of it.

Gutted that Mamdani must now go from “man I’m enthused about” to “politician we must all hold accountable.” Great stuff happening there though, what a happy day.

I think there’s room for both booing and singing songs to make a point. It’s worth remembering that there’s loads of bigger things in the world than who a player plays for and someone being upset he doesn’t play for your team vocally is pretty fine actually. Why is the debate “small team”?

Don’t let those dickheads breathe for a second, Slot said. Make them argue with each other.

Germany, your leader is an extremist. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

blue no matter who is it?

I completely missed the absolutely meaningful nature of Conor Bradley putting in a performance like that on the day Alexander-Arnold returned. Bradley’s performance is a statement for his current team, but it’s hard to avoid The Narrative. Happy to be on the positive side.

Liverpool once again proving why I'm always loads more nervy ahead of Brentford than I am actual Galacticos

Extremely cool that the team young Northern Irish international Conor Bradley has chosen to dog walk is REAL MADRID. Wild turn of events. Happy for him. (Also feel the need to mention that my surname is through marriage not birth.)

Played the best team on paper off the fucking park you know, I knew I didn’t question these for a reason.

This was been a much more one-sided victory than last season’s, which I never stop mentioning was absolutely characterized by Real Madrid both missing loads of their best players through injury AND being in poor form.

Referee defended well throughout there. Closing lanes. Bit of pressing. Always aware of what's over his left shoulder while on the half turn.

MATES I AM IN ABSOLUTE TEARS AT THIS SET OF MESSAGES BETWEEN ME AND MY MOTHER

The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?

Never get tired of watching Salah get officiated in Europe. Try it’s a credit to how well he carries himself that he’s not carded for dissent domestically every week.

Absolutely made of smoke from that bullet header from the tallest ever Argentinian I guess (he deceives)

Obsessed with Mac Allister caring more about his face and brain health than his unmentionables

FYI the simulation yellows are difficult as they’re meant to be given for when there’s NO contact rather than exaggerated contact—tho sometimes you see that framing being a bit. For Vini I assume the official has decided that contact didn’t rise to the level of simulation and was just exaggerated

Courtois is Dominik Szoboszlai’s very specific nemesis at this point. Do Hungarians play darts? At this rate he’ll have a Courtois dartboard in his home.

That’s the Galatasary pen as well just waved off as no issue you weirdos who believed it deserved a pen.

[marked myself safe from “Robertson trying to correct a personal error by defending in the box” Terrors]

Courtois the reason it’s not 2-0, hate that man and how good he is

In the view of fairness: that’s not a handball and if it goes in the area I hope it’s overturned.

How is this referee always in the way? lmao it’s an art many of them really have of being on the scene but anticipating defensive lanes of travel and getting out the way, and thus fella is involved in blocking off runs isn’t he? And not just the major one then

Mamdani already moving the needle on sex offenders, you love to see it

Anfield sounds incredible, always haunted by that match against Real Madrid under Rodgers were we were flaccid and respectful of the Big Great Real. Always makes me feel sick.

ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment

Something that’s good is that there’s no celebratory Drake post and I’m excited about that.