Not sure how appointing a defence hawk as chancellor is going to help with the cost of living crisis.

There’s something deeply special about these little interactions we see with the lads who were together with Jurgen. It’s not just former teammates…

With no real skin in the game I found myself rooting for Argentina a bit. In the same way I cheer for the most brilliant and dastardly heels in wrestling. I don’t buzz off the whole “shithousery” thing, like some tediously do, but their commitment to being such bastards is almost laudable, somehow.

This bit was good

Booing Donald Trump is the closest thing to a national anthem for the world.

Just when you think a bigger baddie than Sergio Ramos couldn't be involved in the presentation....

Buzzing off that, tbh. That's what footy should feel like. Reminded me of playing as a kid. Pure next-goal wins when the street lights come on and your mum's about to call you in vibes about it. Joyous abandon, all-out attack. Stormers, missed chances, wide open defences. Bet the players loved it

Fair play. That was one of the most fun games of football I've ever seen. Playground stuff.

4-1... France have the opportunity to do the funnies thing ever here. I'm half an hour from Miami. Is that a rumble of thunder or is BIG DAN BURN(1) warming up?

Owen Hargreaves is pissing me off on the Fox co-comms. So here's the only other notable thing about Owen Hargreaves ever to exist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fipE...

Henderson is a better keeper than Pickford. Better positioning. Fewer errors.

Would Oscar Wilde have said "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" if he'd been around at the same time as The Simpsons memes?

A statement from WIRED leadership.

Americans today: "Aw sorry about your team!" Me:

Argentina in the knockout stage of this World Cup: 1' to 67': -3 goal differential 68' onward: +8 goal differential

By now, you should've somehow realised what you're not to do.

"Did us proud." Let's be real. 4th seeded team likely to finish 3rd/4th. Whoop. Other than 30 mins against Croatia and Mexico, were they anything other than bang average. yet again? Incredibly fortunate to get past Norway. Lost to the first proper team they played. Again. BIG DAN BURN!

While England fans have been having a month long jolly in the United States, Reform UK have imploded. Those councillors are "coming home" to a right mess. Can they pivot from stopping Messi to stopping the boats again? Tall order.

To Argentina's crop of Premier League deplorables Thank you.

MESSSSSSSSI. Forgiving him for enabling Chelsea all those years ago with that missed pen. 🙏

Let's go!

I sense a brewing injustice. One more time. For Diego.

Definitely in the top 100 worst things about AI is the way it's enabled humourless people (usually England fans) to generate banterslop in place of genuine wit. "Make me an picture of Haaland crying clutching onto a sinking boat with a Norwegian flag on it." Everyone in the comments: "Brilliant!"

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

The only decent team they've played so far is an undercooked Croatia. It will come undone again when they play someone good. Sadly that might mean the final *shudder*

Hanging on against Norway. Hoping to win by attrition in extra time due to the deeper bench. Pure Artetaball.

He's only got little arms...

Merino is an ungodly pain in the arse. How does he keep doing it?

Noel Gallagher getting to hang out with Penelope Cruz. Kill me.

Sure Yamal will go on to be incredible, but I don't see what I saw in Gerrard or Owen at that age. He's a TikTok footballer. Incredible pieces of skill. 2-3 second moments. When I watch him over a full game he doesn't seem to have that much real impact. Am I way off?

Hard to know how Liverpool go about replacing the guy who did absolutely nothing.

Well done to Fery, but it kinda sucks we're back in that plucky underdog era of British Tennis – aka The Jeremy Bates years – where a relative unknown wins a couple of matches before getting smashed everywhere.

The complete elimination of Meta would yield unambiguous, far reaching benefits for global society.

Gianni Infantino > that England fan with the trumpet.

Was nice to be a guest on this and not worry about the hosting responsibilities. Thanks to Dan and John for allowing me to join their dynamic duo to reminisce about a very special season for all of us. Really enjoyed this. Allez, Allez... Gérard Houllier!

That Egypt No.10 looks handy playing a bit infield.

DUDE! Goal of the tournament so far!

Messi's 85th penalty of the tournament SAVED!

Get on with it and quit, Farage. You motherless fuck.

Poch said it without saying it.

So you’re going really well. Full of verve and confidence. Then the president makes your team a geopolitical crisis that overshadows everything. Unsurprised they looked completely overwhelmed. Unrecognisable. Down to one man. The one who poisons the entire well. #USMNT

Man for man, Portugal are better than Spain. Bit of an indictment of Martinez there.

The Balogun fallout (poor lad, btw) could spark a US vs Europe war. And, I reckon I'd probably sign up for that shit.

Don't like 'em but that was a ballsy win.

Wow. I'm not a Harry Kane fan, but that's not a penalty.

Quansah. Scouser.

Overwhelmed by how incredulous I feel today. About everything. And I can’t help myself blasting off about it. Don’t like it. Time to get off the old socials for a few weeks.

All due respect for his accomplishments on the field. Completely peerless. However, Kenny is Liverpool's Greatest then, now and forever. For both footballing reasons, and reasons that go way beyond football. Our "Greatest" can't be a club captain who agreed to leave us for Mourinho's Chelsea.

Two abominations of games today.