Football

Thanks, Statto!

After further consideration I’m joining the conscious objectors

I tip my hat to those boycotting the WC. I know I'll watch games so not gonna lie to myself.
Loving the Senegal kit.

Thoughts brought to you by Rupert murdoch. The equivalent of being harassed by paid charity hasslers "don't you care about starving children!?"

O'Hagan with a timely read..

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v24/n12/andrew-o-hagan/diary

Two paragraphs in and it's already a little way beyond wonderful. Thanks.

Pinched the link from Bryce at FT Alphaville!

Yesterday we had 42000 in a 40000 seat stadium

Today we have 88000 in an 80000.

Incredible really.

Especially when you can see empty seats!

That’s propaganda. Clearly.

Hands up for those that had the Saudis beating Argentina.

Especially when you can see empty seats!

Lots of seats that I thought were empty are actually occupied by Saudi chaps in white robes.

VAR did.

General question after performance also.

What happens if a player or players piss hot after a game.

I'm guessing it very much depends who they're playing for...

Don't know if we've done this but props to Iran for not singing their national anthem, btw. Some balls, there.

agreed, respect to Iranian players, not the regime though..

Gareth Bale did not deserve MoTM against USA, Keiffer Moore was superb
Gutted for Senegal against a Dutch side who looked meh..
Mexico looking great in their first half, against Poland not even in first gear..

Mexico Poland is an absolute stinker

CR78 released, lol.

Fergie really pulled a master stroke insisting on that transfer.

Thank fuck

That lewandosky penalty summed the game up. Mexico edged it but really neither side deserved anything.

Saudi Arabia could progress

Please please chelsea don't go in for cr7 although I wouldn't be adverse I'd he joined for half a season only. He would be 4th ballon'dor to play at the bridge.

BBC games on Iplayer in UHD look more like FIFA than FIFA

Can someone let Kompany talk? I think he has loads of interesting things to say but no one else is picking up on them to carry the conversation on.