Petition for a "plate" FIFA World Cup B tournament. They could play the games in the morning when there's no FIFA World Cup games. 16 teams: Bolivia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Denmark, Gabon, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, UAE, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wales. Let's go!

He's not had the best week, has he? Poor lad.

I've seen enough: this is the greatest goal in MLS history. (Also one of the most chaotically entertaining games in MLS history)

Tonbridge Angels 1 Ebbsfleet United 2 (National League South) My 408th ground, been to 17/24 of National League South. ⚽️

York, Rochdale and Carlisle United being top three of the National League is a disaster for southern numpties like me trying to do the 92. Not been to any of them.

Tough reality for Wales youth players x.com/i/status/203...

This is some supreme lower division soccer nerdery, but I finished engineering a mini Lego Al Lang Stadium (home of the Tampa Bay Rowdies in USL). Something I've wanted to do for years. These are just renders, next is actually building it (hopefully will round up the parts in the next few weeks).

It's not the best teams at the World Cup. I think Wales would have done better in the playoffs vs Iraq and Bolivia than Bosnia and Italy. 🤷‍♂️ I think the World Cup is better being "representative" of the world. But UEFA is the strongest continent, easily. And one legged playoffs are unfair, yes.

I'm not sure Lewis Koumas or Nathan Broadhead put in any stronger claim than Mark Harris for the "number 9 shirt" last night.

Was the team talk before Italy's penalty shoot out

Lewis Koumas must get his workrate off his mum.

Cymru 1 Northern Ireland 1 (International Challenge Match)

Another brilliant @sweeperpod.bsky.social (just listened to the one that covered Eritrea 🇪🇷). So many missed footballing stories getting the coverage they deserve now.

Wales's high press/high energy game is not suited to international friendlies at all. 😄 I'm not sure anyone is learning much from this.

Dropping David Johnson's son for Jason Koumas's son. Ymlaen!

Great to see Ceri Holland having an impact in the WSL. She's been Wales' best player for a while now (imo).

The five stages of grief for Tottenham fans this season: 1. Margate 2. Rabbit 3. Gertcha 4. Ain't no pleasing you 5. The sideboard song

An Irish referee tonight.. Remember when Wales played Northern Ireland in 2005 with an Italian referee? Both teams treated it like a Championship vs League One FA Cup tie and there were three red cards 😄

So the last time Italy played at a World Cup Pirlo, Buffon and Balotelli played?

Wales have five players over 30 in their squad. Four of them are goalkeepers.

On this. As I can’t justify travelling from North Wales for a dead rubber, I’ve donated my ticket to the FAW’s Pawb Foundation so someone else, who wouldn’t normally get to go to a Wales match, can do so. If you want to do the same, drop me a DM and I’ll let you know the details of how to do it

Gets lost in the aftermath, but this is one of my favourite ever Wales goals. Came out of nowhere, you don't expect Dan James to do this, or pull it off!

It's tight but he is just on

It's the international window. Which means it's time for the legally mandated pictures of the Dutch nation team on bikes.

If Wales qualify for Euro 2028 then all three group games will be in Cardiff. If they finish top two of the group then their last 16 tie will also be in Cardiff.

A grim story. Could be the end of Vincent Tan at Cardiff too. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My brother-in-law knows someone who meets up with his mates at Birmingham New Street on a Saturday at 3pm. They wait for the first team in England to score, then they get on a train and go to that town for a night out. It's not even anything to do with football, just a random destination generator.

The Roses Semi-Final, 1977

18 March 1970. The Football League beat the Scottish League 3-2 at Highfield Road before a crowd of 26,693 @footballheritage.bsky.social

Athlone: Where Gucci loafers go to die

Just remembering how good Bowie was at losing his marker.

Just watching the replay of this. Bulgaria could have scored 20.

Can’t even have Spurs appoint Jermain Defoe as their interim manager. Because of Woking.

I can't believe both England and Scotland played Japan without any FAs trying to resurrect the Rous Cup. Disgraceful really.

Well, we haven’t played them in 60-odd years and only twice ever, so why not?

Bulgaria 10 Solomon Islands 2 An actual real game/scoreline this week. FIFA Series ❤️

Watching America Samoa vs Guam on DAZN. FIFA Series is the only good thing FIFA are involved in currently.

I've supported my football club, Bristol City, for forty years. With a couple of exceptions, the vast majority of those days have passed without incident, certainly without me getting as many WhatsApp messages in ten minutes as I did. This is not among that majority of days. Monkey's paw stuff.

Cymru 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1. World Cup semi finals playoff. Bosnia won on penalties. An intriguing international challenge match with Northern Ireland awaits on Tuesday...

What a double bill this is, by the way!

Who’s caught your eye this season? Nominations open across 20 categories! See you on the big night I hope 🤞

Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Grundon Berkshire Football Awards 🏆 Head to footballinberkshire.co.uk/berkshire-fo... to have your say now! We look forward to seeing all your nominees and their stories ✍️ #FIBAWARDS26

The best sporting news I've heard in a while. If you've got even a slight, passing interest in snooker I'd urge you to get a ticket just once. You won't regret it. Probably my favourite sporting venue.

I wonder is Sport London e Benfica's Kai John-Charles is Welsh qualified. He should be, surely? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

For the best part of 20yrs Sky etc al were contractually obliged to say the Premier League was the best in the world when it demonstrably wasn't. Willed it into being. Now after 4 defeats Sky & Opta did a piece explaining thst PL teams lost BECAUSE its the best in the world, give it a rest

It’s been so long since Arsenal last won the League Cup, they let footballers do adverts for cigars.

⚽️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Beth ydy eich barn chi am grys oddi cartref newydd Cymru?

Curaçao's change strip for their first ever World Cup is so very beautiful.

More you think of it a £10.75m fine for an era of cheating in which a super club was built, allowed to thrive and gobble up domestic and international trophies, feels like a tax other cheats would happily pay to break the rules. Hard to see how this is the deterrent the Premier League claims it is.