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I think it’s kind of funny how the player from the team which experiments more with their football kits style an colour wise is wearing the monochrome fit while the player from the team which is more stick to the basics is wearing a very different outfit

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‘why tf do you support sociedad instead of a so-called big club???’ …

as much as weird stuff does happen with us, at least we haven’t completely sold out unlike clubs which the trendy people support

this comment sums it up

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FixupX · Mar 24, 2026, 6:33 PM

[rancid badger]

https://www.flashscore.com/r/?t=5&id=EP973pXq&utm_source=ios&utm_medium=share_news

[barren gull]

Griezmann and Salah both in 1 week? kinda crazy

[devout spear]

Salah leaving Liverpool before slot

[rancid badger]

It was expected. He almost left in January

[hasty fog]

Almost left before the beginning of the season as well tbf but closer in January

We knew it was coming eventually. Would love to see him play in MLS but highly doubt he’d do it. Saudi is probably the next destination

[subtle plover]

while it's not wrong for anyone to "support" whoever they want it's always important to remember the roots of football and how it was formed by communities wanting to have something in common; something to come together to celebrate as well as something to do outside of work

but nowadays all the ones people pick are the teams that don't care about any of this anymore, it's all about only the trophies and boosting their fragile ego's by "picking" a team that wins so they can feel a moral superiority over others because it gives them that dopamine rush similar to winning something in a crane game

is this the unfortunate reality we live in? Sadly yes. But that does not mean everyone has to follow it or should follow it, because the feeling of belonging somewhere is something that cannot be achieved by simply "picking" a team that wins a lot of trophies or has the most followers on instagram or whatever

and these are why the local fans always matter more than anyone else

Not to say that the ones that end up with less popular teams are exactly morally superior either but the ones that pick most of the big clubs are basically consumers while the lesser known ones are valued way more than just that

[blissful fulcrum]

i think you’re seriously overestimating the amount of people who are solely picking clubs for trophies

the sport is also about connecting people around the world and transcending borders. the world cup final is only between two countries but the most popular sporting event on the planet for a reason

[crude stratus]

there are a lot of people who root for a team that isnt their own

[blissful fulcrum]

i fail to see the relevance here

[crude stratus]

his second message says this

[blissful fulcrum]

what do you define as "a team that isnt their own"

[crude stratus]

in wc context?

[blissful fulcrum]

in any context

[crude stratus]

being a fan on club level isnt = to being a supporter

[blissful fulcrum]

what

lol

[crude stratus]

this isnt hard to understand man

[blissful fulcrum]

it's hard to understand because you're throwing around vague terms that don't counter my argument or the original claim

[crude stratus]

matching going supporters arent = to fans who watch on tv

its the same context as the wc

but people go out of their way to root for the best team to feel superior

which eliminates the whole point of bringing nations together for the wc

[blissful fulcrum]

the original claim is that football started out as something communal and that now fans pick clubs for trophies and the bragging rights of supporting a club that wins a lot

[crude stratus]

'but nowadays all the ones people pick are the teams that don't care about any of this anymore, it's all about only the trophies and boosting their fragile ego's by "picking" a team that wins so they can feel a moral superiority over others because it gives them that dopamine rush similar to winning something in a crane game '

[blissful fulcrum]

yes

[crude stratus]

so where are u confused lol

'but people go out of their way to root for the best team to feel superior
which eliminates the whole point of bringing nations together for the wc'

[blissful fulcrum]

because what you are saying doesn't address my argument

"there are a lot of people who root for a team that isnt their own" doesn't address my counter argument at all

[crude stratus]

it does bc most likely their local club isnt as big lol

thats like me saying my usl team is bigger than chelsea dude

[blissful fulcrum]

what

[crude stratus]

i dont see how you're struggling to understand this

[blissful fulcrum]

no i think you're just incoherent and not realizing how a discussion works

[crude stratus]

i explained this to you, and you're still confused lol

what else do you need clarification on

[blissful fulcrum]

my counter argument challenges the assumption that most global fans are just chasing trophies

[crude stratus]

because their local club isn't as big lad

[blissful fulcrum]

i'm not looking for an explanation

[crude stratus]

glad i could help

[blissful fulcrum]

you aren't giving a rebuttal

you're providing an explanation for something that was a part of the original claim

[crude stratus]

"im not looking for an explanation" "you're not making sense to me you're incoherent"

[crude stratus]

chelsea has 2.9 million nigerian fans

united is probably double that

[blissful fulcrum]

and i do not believe that most global fans are picking clubs solely for trophies

[crude stratus]

26% of american fans choose a winning club

[blissful fulcrum]

one of the most popular clubs in the united states has been arsenal

[crude stratus]

https://www.toffs.com/the-terrace/club-or-country-see-the-results-of-our-football-fan-survey.html

https://www.forsoccer.com/insight/how-americans-choose-soccer-team/#:~:text=After that%2C it's all about,what today's fans truly value.

its much larger than u think

why the term 'glory hunting' exists

[blissful fulcrum]

can you point me to the organization that conducted these surveys, the sample size, and the specific statistics that disprove my claim?

[crude stratus]

its a fan survey so probably that website lad

[blissful fulcrum]

ah, so you didn't read these sources thoroughly before sending them? or

[crude stratus]

i read the point that mattered

[blissful fulcrum]

which is what?

what data are you referring to

can you quote it?

[crude stratus]

im sorry you're wrong about this topic

coming from an international fan

[blissful fulcrum]

please send me the quote that proves i am wrong about this topic

[crude stratus]

if you're just going to rage bait ill report you

[blissful fulcrum]

i have finished reading over both of them and i am not sure what you are referring to

in the context of the united states especially, i seriously think the amount of people picking clubs solely for trophies is a lot smaller than you think it is

if there is something in these fan surveys that says that american soccer fans are overwhelmingly picking clubs for trophies, let's see it and then perhaps analyze the survey and see how it compares to others

that is all i'm asking for

[crude stratus]

26% of americans

i sent you it

[blissful fulcrum]

do you think 26% is an overwhelming portion of the population?

[crude stratus]

for the amount that watch the sport

yes

lol

[blissful fulcrum]

it's a percentage

do you know what a percentage is

that means 26% of american soccer viewers

they didn't poll the general population

[crude stratus]

based on the survey and sample size

yes

exactly

lol

[blissful fulcrum]

wdym exactly

you said "for the amount that watch the sport"

[crude stratus]

do you think the whole country watches this sport?

we're sort of moving goal posts

also how many people do you think pick barca or madrid

[blissful fulcrum]

???

the poll says that 26% of american soccer viewers care about trophies

that is not an overwhelming portion of the fanbase

the statistic you picked contradicts the original claim. it says that an overwhelming portion of the american soccer fanbase is not picking clubs just for trophies

[crude stratus]

it doesnt say that lol

[blissful fulcrum]

you are thinking "not that many americans watch soccer, so if 26% of americans pick teams for trophies, that must be a large portion of soccer fans." the problem is that you are confusing the groups. the survey polled soccer fans, not the general american public

[blissful fulcrum]

yes it does?

[crude stratus]

where

[blissful fulcrum]

it says 36% picked teams for players, 29% for team culture, and 28% for club history

[crude stratus]

it still doesnt say that dude

lol

[blissful fulcrum]

trophies were not even the third most common factor

did you not read what you sent/

winning is not the dominant reason, so the claim that most fans pick teams for trophies is unsupported

if winning is 26% and three other reasons are higher, how can you say most fans are choosing teams for trophies?

[crude stratus]

i did now do the bundesliga

with bayern and bvb

[crude stratus]

it doesnt say that lol

do you realize club history and winners at 26 = to what man

thats 54% lol

[blissful fulcrum]

why does club history have to be winning necessarily?

[crude stratus]

moving goal posts

[blissful fulcrum]

how is that moving goalposts

you're adding up two categories and saying they mean the same thing when they don't

[crude stratus]

no theyre different but essentially equate to the same thing dude lol

[blissful fulcrum]

so they're different but you're adding them together to try and disprove my point

[crude stratus]

28% support a club that has winning history 26% support a club that is winning currently

how is this hard man

lmfaooo

you're coping

[blissful fulcrum]

you're adding up two separate categories on a survey to disprove my point that you've said are different

[crude stratus]

but equate to the same thing its like barca vs madrid dude

do you geniunely think if madrid didnt have 15 ucls theyd have that much out side support

or fans would be more inclined to root for them

especially outside of spain

[blissful fulcrum]

can we move on to another data source which shows the most popular clubs in the usa or do you want to spend more time breaking down the previous survey? i don't want to get incorrectly called out for moving some sort of goalposts

[blissful fulcrum]

my argument isn't that gloryhunters don't exist; my argument is that we're overestimating the number of gloryhunters out there. i think it's wrong to say that some sort of overwhelming majority is choosing to watch football just because of the amount of trophies won, especially in the united states. obviously there are millions of people supporting madrid for its trophies, but that isn't the overwhelming majority of fans

[crude stratus]

madrid has a higher amount of international fans

than local but okay

i wonder why that is

[blissful fulcrum]

yeah once again my argument isn't that gloryhunters don't exist

my argument is that you are overestimating the number that do

[crude stratus]

there are no numbers to begin with lad

you havent set anything out

[blissful fulcrum]

okay then why did we waste time breaking down that previous survey

why did you send it

[crude stratus]

bc 54% of americans pick winning teams or a history of a winning team

lol

which clearly proves ur wrong

[blissful fulcrum]

so are there numbers or are there not numbers

which is it

do you want to go back and talk about the previous survey?

[crude stratus]

rho i think you're just unwilling to accept when you're wrong about this

and thats okay

[blissful fulcrum]

because the survey literally says that the "club history" category is about vibes

it doesn't necessarily say it's about winning

[crude stratus]

it does the 26%

lol

[blissful fulcrum]

26% =/= 54%

[crude stratus]

club history

you're going back into a circle now

[blissful fulcrum]

if i was wrong about this and a majority of people were picking clubs for trophies, why would clubs like man utd, the mexican national team, and arsenal be so popular in the united states

[crude stratus]

i have answered your questions so please answer mine about why real madrid has more international supporters than local

whats your best guess

[crude stratus]

ronaldo at utd and rooney, utd also have a deep history of winning trophies back then

for utd

[blissful fulcrum]

how does the fact that there are gloryhunters who support madrid disprove my argument?

[crude stratus]

yeah man you must be bored

have a good one

[blissful fulcrum]

no, i'm actually incredibly busy and wasting my time arguing with someone who doesn't understand my point

[crude stratus]

bc your point doesnt exist ive provided statistics and u refuse to accept them, "DOESNT FIT MY METER" is what you're arguing lad

[blissful fulcrum]

i've already pointed out why those statistics are wrong

you cannot simply add two categories together and conflate club history with trophies

that is statistical malpractice

[crude stratus]

thats literally what it is

im crying

[blissful fulcrum]

open up the schools man

jesus christ

[crude stratus]

a club with history = winning team history

for you exactly im debating statistic with an opinion with no value behind it, its based off your standard

its pointless

"not everyone is a glory hunter" okay what % qualifies that

[eager wasp]

Beautiful phrase to see early this morning in my football server

[crude stratus]

still cant answer why more international fans support madrid than locals, but sure "think you’re seriously overestimating the amount of people who are solely picking clubs for trophies"

[flat moth]

https://tenor.com/view/real-madrid-hala-madrid-champions-trophy-gif-11051094

[crude stratus]

exactly and this fine gentlemen thinks its some other reason

lol

[flat moth]

Lets not call others kids here

[crude stratus]

ssorry

[flat moth]

& debate their points purely

[eager wasp]

Yeah it's largely a function of popularity tbh. More exposure creates more fans.

Often more success leads to more popularity but we could see another decade of Bayern dominance and another decade of Man United winning nothing, the international fan count will still be skewed one way

[crude stratus]

popularity is = to success which is = trophy winning

but yeah bayern is huge

[eager wasp]

Barca are far less successful than Real and have pretty much an equal number of international fans

[crude stratus]

saw a stat from 2017 that like 25.9% of germans support them and another 20.1% bvb

[eager wasp]

Yeah but popularity is the driving force. They first earned that popularity with success, yes. But the international fan count of Man United or Chelsea just keeps growing despite their lack of success

[flat moth]

Branding + superstars aye

[eager wasp]

Popularity in general, I'd say

That's exactly why I became a man city fan

There was far more exposure and promotion of man city where I lived than any other club

🤷🏼‍♂️

[crude stratus]

but you can't get popularity without winning on a from a international* basis which utd, chelsea, barca, rm, bayern, bvb, psg, all have done which have drawn these players to them

[eager wasp]

Yeah but if it purely a function of success their fan counts wouldn't keep growing when they stopped winning

[blissful fulcrum]

do you really think 17 year olds around the world are supporting man utd solely because they won the ucl almost 20 years ago?

[eager wasp]

I didn't see any real increase in PSG fans after their CL win tbh

[blissful fulcrum]

it's funny to bring up germany because bundesliga 2 is actually huge in germany

it actually sometimes beats out the tier one leagues in other countries

[flat moth]

There was here definitely

[eager wasp]

lol

[flat moth]

Saw a lot more psg fans all of a sudden last summer since march onwards

[eager wasp]

ic

didn't observe that in the UAE

which already has a good number of PSG fans tbf

shirt count in any of the big malls in Dubai is good signal for international support

[blissful fulcrum]

i mean the number of supporters of the other smaller clubs is definitely impressive in contrast with the absolute dominance of bayern

[eager wasp]

Yeah that's what I'm saying

Schalke are 3rd lol

4 out of the last 5 seasons they've been in the second division now

[flat moth]

Schalke massive clerb

[eager wasp]

They didn't become small after years with the exact opposite of success

[crude stratus]

thats bc of local fans which wasnt the debating point

but i gotta head to bed its 3am goodnight y'all

[eager wasp]

You mentioned local fans first tbf

[crude stratus]

bc of they win 😉

gn lol

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[drifting relic]

I will be there

More than you believe

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New caledonia to qualify we will be there

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Agreed

I hate that people wouldn't want them there because "they're a small country" genuinely who cares

It's fun

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I swear I did not see this be a channel

Yesterday

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In the fucking 20th minute of extra time 😭

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Next thing we gonna see is Haaland leaving city and Bruno leaving utd 😭

[devout spear]

Silva and rodri might leave

Haaland is locked up till 2031

[hybrid bramble]

He ain't forced to

And he has a release clause

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But with 175M euros😭(not sure)

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💀💀

[flat moth]

He doesn’t have a rc till 2029

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Phew

[flat moth]

Haaland ain’t leaving till 2027 or 2028 at minimum

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Phew

[flat moth]

2029 & afterwards its very possible

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womp

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But he will be pushing 30 by then

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how do play the trivia bot

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Its fine fella he will be pushing 30 by then & have 7 seasons at the club

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Yeah

I guess

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Oh damn

Yeah i guess this is bad

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Bolivia is losing rn

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football lounge is always dead

twin

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[sterile forge]

International breaks... man injuries already came, for instance raphinia.. he might be out for entire season

And miss the world cup

[amber bough]

im lowk hoping this impacts barca really badly

and they bottle the league

[sterile forge]

Idc about barca but I want him at the world cup.. if he is injured that long anceloti should call Neymar for the wc!

[amber bough]

idc abt the world cup my country will never qualify

🙏

[sterile forge]

Where you from

[amber bough]

india

[sterile forge]

Ouch

[amber bough]

never qualified

except one time they got disqualified for not having shoes cuz we were a broke nation

[sterile forge]

My country also never qualified to the wc but it has chance coz slowly they are cooking

[amber bough]

kvaradona will carry yall

isnt marmadash georgian?

[sterile forge]

So far he is carrying us which is not good. We also have world class players as well but the chemistry is very horrible

For instance yesterday we were winning 2-0 but flopped the lead, conceded 2 goals in 3 minutes

Even though it was a friendly match it's still concerning

[amber bough]

best ever indian player is sunil chettri and hes only played once in europe

and hes played very badly

plus our infrastructure is concentrated on cricket

we win cricket tournaments literally every year

complete dominance over the sport

[sterile forge]

It's yall's sport afterall

[amber bough]

we had the indian premier league for football but its temporarily closed cuz the league doesnt get funding

[sterile forge]

Ooof

[amber bough]

meanwhile our cricket team gets inr 131 crore

1,38,07,400 USD funding

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Its literally back bruh

Are you actually indian or gimmicking

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Been back since last month

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the greatest ever

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oh

wow

How old is he

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40

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Oh hey I have access to this channel again

And I'm also a World Cup influence

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Assnal are far too good

They should win the treble now

[amber bough]

dang..

miles ahead of city

but how tf is bumsea third

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[wary garden]

what??

[tight ruin]

ai 🥀

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hwat now

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we have crazy xg we just cant convrt

our xg was the highest before maresca left

and we were leading the goals scored metric for a bit

[shrewd fractal]

free clean sheet ig

[edgy magnet]

Still can’t believe that bro is 40 years old are we really getting old?

[flat moth]

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[sterile forge]

Senegal presents AFCON trophy to fans ahead of Peru clash

Despite Morocco being declared the final winners, Senegal are still in a festive mood and are not going to give up the trophy👀

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USMNT Only (@usmntonly)

The USMNT vs. Belgium game is gonna be tough to watch with both teams wearing white 😭

X · Mar 28, 2026, 7:40 PM

[sterile forge]

the good thing is one of em wearing black shorts

[patent copper]

yeah but the socks are black on the one

[sterile forge]

It's a friendly afterall xd

[patent copper]

it still shouldn't be allowed in a football match

these friendlies are for managers figuring things out. can't really do that when the two teams are confusing each other

[sterile forge]

Maybe they forgot bringing their red kit 🤷‍♂️

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Dexerto (@Dexerto)

A 62-year-old football fan is looking to sell his house to pay for a World Cup trip
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︀︀He says the cost of attending the tournament has gotten so high that cashing in feels worth it

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fuck fifa, fuck capitalism and fuck usa

football is supposed to be a working man's game, not something you have to sell your house for only to go watch a game

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fifa claims that over 500 million ticket requests were submitted

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︀︀The Trump administration says this is meant to "discourage illegal immigration." @TheAthletic

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FxTwitter · Mar 25, 2026, 5:29 PM

[tight ruin]

oh my god bruh

why did we give usa a world cup

[patent copper]

"World" Cup

[tight ruin]

can't wait for usa to get grouped

[patent copper]

the immigrants are going to get blamed when that happens

[tight ruin]

trump gonna unleash hell

[blissful fulcrum]

i'm not sure you read the article

the guy is selling his second house to finance a seven week trip for the world cup 😂

he's not selling his house just to go watch a single game

[patent copper]

selling your house to watch football is still mad

[blissful fulcrum]

it's a seven-week trip bro

that's like 48 nights in hotels or condos, flying around the country, food, and several tickets

[lost horizon]

Reminds me of the clip of the Boca juniors fan who said his family sold everything for the copa final

I cannot imagine the pain of doing all that and having ur team lose

[crude stratus]

Glad I wasted 95 mins of my life watching that shit

[finite hare]

We are playing Celtic next season

[sterile forge]

Big L to Fifa for rising up the ticket prices..

[sterile forge]

Who was Belgium? The ones with black shorts or full white kit?😭

I only saw a photo

Both of em wore white shirts which was hella confusing

[crude stratus]

The tiny bit of red

[sterile forge]

Understood. Thx

[crude stratus]

Hella annoying to watch

That might not even be Weah but I think it is

[sterile forge]

It ended 2-5 though xd you witnessed 7 goals

[crude stratus]

Yea we did okay first half then our back 4 started letting doku become prime neymar

Lol

Oh well

[sterile forge]

It's friendly match afterall

Nothing to worry about

[crude stratus]

I wasn’t expecting to win but that was a super bad loss

Think it’s our worse against them ever

[sterile forge]

Having Pochettino is good for yall he might figure smth out before the wc begin

But it will still be difficult for yall

[crude stratus]

Ye our expectation every year is to not get grouped so if we make it out it’s a win

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it would be a shame for the US to get grouped given the other teams; they really should make it out

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Only 3 shots on target☠️

[flat moth]

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[thorny fern]

thats why stats are misleading

anyone who watched the match wouldnt call it snoozefest

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Who’s the ideal candidate for Spurs job now? 👀

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[urban remnant]

Who can lead them to the Championship

[cyan egret]

Good for him

Mate deserves a break

[mental linden]

how many days was tudor in charge for lol

[past fern]

like 44

I think

[dusty totem]

FRANCE LINEUP VS COLOMBIA:
B. Samba
P. Kalulu / M. Lacroix / L. Hernández / L. Digne
W. Zaïre-Emery / N. Kanté (C)
M. Akliouche / R. Cherki / D. Doué
M. Thuram
(4-2-3-1)
COACH: Didier Deschamps

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𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐒 🇪🇸 (@Diegocalle_15)

Todavía me acuerdo cuando el calvo de Rubiales echó a Lopetegui a dos días del mundial

Nos quitó la segunda, el puto calvo nos jodio!

X · Mar 29, 2026, 4:56 PM

I just realized how easy Spain's side of the bracket was

Could've made it to the final lmfao

[charred wharf]

Probably the only team there who should've made the semis but didnt

[granite notch]

It was 2018 when spain wasnt that good

+no country is an easy opponent in the WC

[charred wharf]

This year it might be different tho

The gap in quality in some of these groups are ridiculous

Like in group B

Qatar are going to lose all 3 games quite easily

[granite notch]

Dont bet on that tho

[charred wharf]

Yea i probably wouldnt because id have jinxed it for myself and theyd probably end up winning all 3

But i do think most likely theyre losing all 3

[granite notch]

I can see them drawing 1 or 2 games tbh

[charred wharf]

Group I might be even worse

[granite notch]

National teams are unpredictable af

[charred wharf]

The 4th team is either iraq or bolivia and theyre definitely losing all 3

[granite notch]

Lol

[charred wharf]

This is why I dont think alot of the group stage will be that enjoyable imo

You might have some upsets but there's about 16 more teams now and thus the overall quality in the groups at this world cup will be lower than at the previous world cup imo

[granite notch]

I mean there are some real favourites there but in reality everyone can pull off a surprise since its only a 1 game ko stage and u play once with everyone in group stage

Remember france in euros

In their group

They didnt even top it

And they were clear favourites

[charred wharf]

I wasn't referring to france Norway or Senegal being bad teams there

I was talking about that 4th placed team

Iraq or bolivia are definitely losing all 3

[granite notch]

Nah they can win 1 myb with luck and tie 1 with luck also

I am telling u

[charred wharf]

At best they get a point

I dont think they'd win against Norway or Senegal nevermind france

[granite notch]

WC euros and copa are so unpredictable

[charred wharf]

It can be but I think it'll be more predictable this year in the group stage

[granite notch]

Last wc we had Morocco beating portugal

Who even thought that would happen

[charred wharf]

Simply because the quality of the teams in groups have larger gaps than ever before

Mainly down to the new format

[granite notch]

Belgium not making it past the group stage

[charred wharf]

Knockout football obviously is very unpredictable thats a different story

[granite notch]

It doesnt matter as i said

[charred wharf]

Really does

[granite notch]

Gave u the Belgium example

Morocco and croatia passed the group where Belgium was the favourite to go through

[charred wharf]

If the average rating for teams is much lower the likelihood of a major upset is lower

And this world cup will have a lower average rating amongst teams

Because there's an extra 16 of them

[granite notch]

Ratings dont mean shi tho

[charred wharf]

They really do in most cases when it comes to upsets

[granite notch]

They are usually false

Belgium was ranked at the top for so many years and yet they have never achieved anything

[charred wharf]

I wouldnt really ever consider them the best team tbf

Id rate them below France over their period of "dominance" at the top of fifas rankings

Im moreso basing this off how good the teams are in general

The average quality of the teams in this world cup will be lower than in 2022 because the extra 16 teams will generally be teams that are weaker than the other 32

[granite notch]

U'd rate them but not fifa

And u are using their rating

Literally contradicting urself

[charred wharf]

When did I use their rating system?

[granite notch]

Here

Mentioning rating of the teams

[charred wharf]

Im not talking about how fifa rates them

Probably should've used the quality of the team there thats a bit silly of me imo

But in general the average quality of a world cup team will be lower this time around so major upsets will probably be harder to come by

Partially why I dont like the new format because it eliminates some of the randomness groups can have with teams of a more similar quality

[granite notch]

Every tournament has its upsets tho and there will be many

[charred wharf]

Oh yeah im not denying that there definitely will be upsets

But I dont think we'll see upsets like a major team crashing out in the group stage like we have done at the last few editions for example

Mainly because of the quality and also because most teams qualify anyway from the groups and thus it becomes much harder to not qualify

Remember at this world cup the amount of teams that qualify for the knockouts has doubled

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FT | 🇨🇴 1 : 3 🇫🇷

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[urban remnant]

The plot twist is we'll get the exact same narratives as the last two world cups

No Italy again, Germany gets grouped a 3rd time, Spain fails to win yet another knockout round and France are in the final and play Argentina at some point

[sterile forge]

It will be his last wc for Colombia 💔

[bold sonnet]

yeah, but im really wondering if he’s still good enough to keep starting for us

[mental linden]

where is he playing now?

[bold sonnet]

Minnesota United

But like, I’ve never really cared about his club since he always showed up for Colombia

But this intl break he wasn’t like he usually is

[mental linden]

he's like 35 no?

[sterile forge]

Militao is finally returning in 10-14 days!!

[eager wasp]

What was that about Neymar 😆

[haughty tendon]

the fact that kane is there is just impressive man 😭

[flat moth]

Luis Alberto foreva underrated

Top 4 makes sense

Neymar so high despite so little games still crazy

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[eager wasp]

I thought he'd be higher

That's his whole schtick isn't it

0.01 xA through balls from deep

makes the casuals sing

[flat moth]

Thats what he does 95% of the time yeah

Very little variety in his “playmaking”

Drop deep & ping those through balls

[haughty tendon]

how high?

[flat moth]

He is good at them though to his credit

[haughty tendon]

i think salah and kane should be a little higher ngl

[eager wasp]

It's being compared to a beautiful 0.3 xA grass cutter from KdB or an admittedly effective 0.2 xA Bruno grenade launch

Smh

[blissful fulcrum]

de paul is the most underrated playmaker of the last 10 years

[eager wasp]

One every third game

[flat moth]

He is a good playmaker for striker standards

But people who think his playmaking is of the level of actual number 10’s are laughable

[haughty tendon]

yeah he defnitely gotta be higher

kimmich is valid

i feel like kane and salah should be higher then odegaard ngl

[eager wasp]

Ødegaard underrated 😼

[flat moth]

He is good at dropping deep & collecting the ball then playing accurate enough through balls

But he isn’t an elite pure playmaker like KDB & company

[eager wasp]

Salah doesn't drop deep tbh

His through balls are pure creativity

[flat moth]

I am talking about MBE

Salah yeah he doesn’t

[haughty tendon]

yeah he would rather use creativity then drop too deep

[eager wasp]

ye I thought I replied to Josh there

[flat moth]

More of a final third high IQ player

[haughty tendon]

the fact salah is above kimmich tho is crazy 😭

[eager wasp]

North African flair in the mud

Although it never really applied to Egypt

[haughty tendon]

cause kimmich drops deeper then salah

[eager wasp]

Kimmich switches tho

Rodri isn't there either lol

[flat moth]

Lol

[haughty tendon]

also tbf he has played like 40 less games then kane and salah to

[flat moth]

He is very intelligent
But yeah doesn’t have that flair

[eager wasp]

you don't want your deep controller to be attempting too many risky through balls

[haughty tendon]

im surprised wirtz isnt in there

[flat moth]

Wirtz was a child

For half of that time period

[eager wasp]

Games

[haughty tendon]

oh so he finna be in there in the future

[flat moth]

Probably

[haughty tendon]

thats if a certain someone can figure out how to utilise him properly

[torpid halo]

Isn't it better to change #rest-of-world-leagues to AFC+OFC Football cuz it was mainly Asian? and then let #african-football be on its own and make South American football to American football to include CONCACAF. That covers the whole world

[torpid rapids]

The tactics were very similar, as a tactician, this is one of the most difficult questions i was ever asked because, tactically It was similar... That's the problem. In the 22-23 season(the one where yall got UCL football), these in the image were your offensive statistics, the next season you sold the only player that scored those few chances he got

Sheraldo Becker got you at least 12 points, and you sold him

So, honestly, i don't see you repeating that type of season for at least the next 10 years, for the simple fact that u overperformed

The only "top 5" statistics yall had were crosses and long balls. Any further questions?

[torpid rapids]

(btw, u can check it too if u don't believe me)

[indigo knoll]

W cesa

He still with it

🙏

[crisp mantle]

I was so mad

That was part of my speculation, that selling becker was a big reason

[crisp mantle]

That was my thought too

But being a decent midtable club for now is fine with me

[patent copper]

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https://x.com/Realelias67/status/2038592992693362890

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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Two Euro 2028 tickets will cost less than a car parking space at a World Cup group match.

— @martynziegler

X · Mar 30, 2026, 11:51 AM

Realelias (@Realelias67)

@SiltanuA88498 @TouchlineX @martynziegler $175 per vehicle
No that wasn't a typo

X · Mar 30, 2026, 12:23 PM

$175 just to park your car

[teal cedar]

who actually drives to football matches tho

and parks

surely u would js take public transport

[patent copper]

they're probably going to try to overcharge for that as well

[tight ruin]

😭😭

joke of a country

[patent copper]

$175 before even reaching the stadium

[tight ruin]

only wonder how much they'll rob you for snacks or drinks

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[shrewd fractal]

depends how good the countirs pub transport is

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https://x.com/capi_abril/status/2036245359891005650
found this:

Capi Super Girl. (@capi_abril)

Taco de bistec $230?

Así los precios del mundial.

X · Mar 24, 2026, 12:55 AM

[flat moth]

73 Days to go for the World Cup #11-days-to-go message

[regal wolf]

Genuinely shame on them

[bold sonnet]

34 if I’m not wrong

[visual snow]

who

[bold sonnet]

It’s actually terrible, had to spend $1500 euros to go to 2 matches with my family

The prices are insane

[bold sonnet]

James

[visual snow]

34 oof

[ionic sail]

Have I got bad news for you, my friend...

[crisp mantle]

Where is 2028 even being held

oh uk and ireland right

[blissful fulcrum]

people will probably use public transportation to get to gillette, lincoln, mercedes, lumen, and metlife

levi's and sofi are a question mark

and people will very likely uber to nrg, dallas, AT&T, and geha

[charred wharf]

My dad drives to almost every single away match

The only time we didnt take the car was about 6 and a bit years ago when I watched maidstone play Blackpool

Our train fares are so expensive that its almost never worth taking the train instead of driving

[ionic sail]

Uber doesnt qualify as public transport in my eyes

[torpid rapids]

A huge one

He was the difference maker

[teal cedar]

i mean in america

[charred wharf]

Oh they probably all do if its a home game

America is very carcentric

[teal cedar]

ye but like in new york and stuff

ppl would take the underground

like in london

no one drives to the matches

[charred wharf]

This is the new york stadium btw

All of that is parking

[teal cedar]

thats ridiculous

what

more parking capacity than stadium capacity atp

[charred wharf]

There are places much worse than this too

[dire stratus]

its a good thing

[dire stratus]

and not all of them are used for parking

[teal cedar]

ive been there

[dire stratus]

they set up security tents, other small events and lots of stuff right outside

[charred wharf]

Most will tho

[teal cedar]

well ive been to phoenix and seen the stadium from afar

[charred wharf]

Its not even just NFL stadiums either

[teal cedar]

is state farm stadium in the world cup

[charred wharf]

No

Arrowhead is and oh my

I know there's another stadium there but that is alot of parking

[dire stratus]

its necessary (this one is from the qatar world cup from reference

[charred wharf]

Its not that necessary

[ionic sail]

Tbf its a multi sport compound

[dire stratus]

only about 60-70% of the space is used for parking cars
rest are used for other tents and other things

[charred wharf]

Take the 2018 final

The stadium there has little to no parking in comparison

[dire stratus]

yea i dont see much parking here

wonder how they managed

[charred wharf]

Because you dont need large car parks to host a world cup match lol

[dire stratus]

but they have other smaller buildings and only few entrance points so they usd those for security and other things

[dire stratus]

its not just a car park its just open space.... they need to setup so many things like giftshops, other stalls, security(takes a lot of space btw so that more ppl can get through faster)

and having public transport to the stadium available helps a lot

especially for visiting fans.... that was a really major advantage qatar had

and many other countries too

[charred wharf]

Yeah but you dont need a carpark to have enough room to do this

[ionic sail]

Tbf dont most stadiums have their own concessions?

[charred wharf]

This is a world cup stadium and its just surrounded by whatever

You dont need excessively large carparks

[ionic sail]

The parking is purely because the US has been brainwashed to hate anything publicly-funded, like bus and rail networks

[charred wharf]

Its not a good thing to see stadiums surrounded by a bunch of huge but ugly car parks

[ionic sail]

The natural beauty of America defaced by strip malls and parking lots

[dire stratus]

in many cases they do like the BC place above and the russia world cup final stadium its almost like a complex so they can set up all the stuff they need in them but as u can see the lusail stadium and GEHA feild stadium just have bare space outside them so they can seetup what they need there...... i agree with you on the parking space thing tho i was just trying to say that they use the space for other things too

[ionic sail]

This is excessive though

[dire stratus]

well there are 5 stadiums there 💀

[ionic sail]

Oh for sure, no one was denying that they use the unused space. Its just wasted still as a car park

[ionic sail]

And only 1 good team. Also this photo is out of date, damn

[charred wharf]

Is there only 4 now

Id be suprised if the phillies had 2 stadiums

[dire stratus]

they look like they have different purposes

[ionic sail]

Thats the old veterans stadium iirc

They're in CBP

[charred wharf]

I see

[ionic sail]

These two were razed

[dire stratus]

what is the name of that complex ?

[ionic sail]

South Philadelphia Sports Complex

I've been a few times, but im pretty sure its more parking

[dire stratus]

yea it looks a bit different now

[dire stratus]

that does look excessive icl

[ionic sail]

Yeah, in fairness there are four professional sports teams in philly (union aren't in the complex)

Or wait 5?

[charred wharf]

5 surely

Given you have one each in the big 4 and then the MLS team

[ionic sail]

They're in Chester on the river

[blissful fulcrum]

yeah it's not
i went in order of public transportation to potentially public transportation to uber (not public transportation)

[crude stratus]

What is this

KC?

[ionic sail]

Philadelphia's Sports Complex

[crude stratus]

Oh

[drifting relic]

Still not enough car parking space imo

[lyric night]

Yo what up with the pfp

[past fern]

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[flat moth]

72 Days to go for the world cup #11-days-to-go message

[exotic heath]

https://youtu.be/2FydK1EnK48?si=d4dYiiMfTXY-hGVx

[marsh heron]

Bit of an overreaction

[torpid halo]

https://www.youtube.com/live/a6wVrfBCDDc

[deep imp]

It is pretty bad tho

Kinda emblematic of how politicised the whole thing is

[edgy magnet]

Damn time is flying real quick hyped for the World Cup🔥

[exotic heath]

The US will win the world cup

Convince me otherwise

[charred wharf]

There's quite a few teams better than the USA who will probably win it over them

Like spain or france

[patent copper]

https://fxtwitter.com/LongTimeHistory/status/2039067880105365945

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 (@LongTimeHistory)

MAGA man looking to call ICE at the airport—on Iraqi soccer fans traveling for the World Cup.
︀︀
︀︀He runs into crowd and tears up the homemade banner that fans were holding—written in Arabic and Spanish.
︀︀
︀︀"You're in America!" he yells.
︀︀"You don't come to America and do that!"
︀︀
︀︀Traveling to support Iraq in a World Cup 2026 qualifier playoff match vs. Bolivia in Monterrey, Mexico.
︀︀
︀︀The incident occurred near Gate D12 in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

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FxTwitter · Mar 31, 2026, 7:50 PM

[urban remnant]

Taste of American hospitality everyone else will expierence in June?

[patent copper]

can't wait for Rashford and Saka to be falsely labelled as "domestic terrorists"

you know it's going to be a complete mess

[mental linden]

this might be a "welcome to texas" moment

either way this is horrible

[exotic heath]

Nah

We have the LeBron James of soccer

[charred wharf]

But they have the

Uhh

Michael Jordan of soccer

Aka mbappe

[exotic heath]

Nah, I'm a Mexico fan

Living in the US

I'm depressed now

[sterile forge]

Italy has done it again

Bottling

[patent copper]

https://x.com/ESPNFC/status/2039093895506669804

ESPN FC (@ESPNFC)

ITALY WILL MISS A THIRD CONSECUTIVE WORLD CUP 🤯

X · Mar 31, 2026, 9:34 PM

https://x.com/brfootball/status/2039086740334313503
Guler about to help group USA

B/R Football (@brfootball)

Türkiye qualify for the World Cup and join co-hosts USA, Paraguay and Australia in Group D 🍿

X · Mar 31, 2026, 9:05 PM

[charred wharf]

CURACAO are in the world cup btw

Italy couldn't even do it

[mental linden]

cape verde made the world cup over italy

[teal cedar]

ITALY LOST BRo

won the euros in between 2 world cups they couldnt qualify for

then missed the next world cup

[swift depot]

I will just say

WE ARE ON WC

[raw lark]

🤯
https://x.com/classicalsocdem/status/2039102405929824604?s=46

Andrea 🇮🇹🇪🇺 (@ClassicalSocdem)

2018: we boycott Putin’s World Cup🇷🇺

2022: we boycott the World Cup in the gulf slave state🇶🇦

2026: we boycott the World Cup in the MAGA christofascist regime🇺🇸

Is there a football team more concerned with human rights than us?🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

X · Mar 31, 2026, 10:07 PM

[patent copper]

https://fxtwitter.com/TouchlineX/status/2038998917560332424

The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX)

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Brazilian Football Federation will give each player 1 million dollars if they manage to win the World Cup.
︀︀
︀︀Vinicius Júnior, Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães were in charge of the negotiations.
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︀︀— @Estadao

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FxTwitter · Mar 31, 2026, 3:16 PM

[charred wharf]

Given not every game has ended yet and the fifa rankings may change tonight ill update this accordingly in the morning

But for now the strongest group is Group D

The weakest group is group B

[stark oriole]

Congo DR is QUALIFIED to World Cup 2026 eliminated Jamaica

[charred wharf]

That means for now group K is the third strongest group

[flint roost]

Aye I heard Italy was cheating

Is that true

I heard they sent spies

To bosnias practice

[kind meadow]

Cmonnn iraq

[charred wharf]

Didn't seem to help them though 😂

[solemn sky]

they watched bosnia’s decision to start demirovic and decided to copy them by starting moise kean

[swift depot]

Tf u talking about

Demirovic will always be starting

As he should

Big worker

[stark oriole]

Iraq the last to QUALIFY for World Cup 2026 eliminating Bolivia

[tight ruin]

oh my fucking god

[patent copper]

https://x.com/ESPNFC/status/2039208615786037436

ESPN FC (@ESPNFC)

With the final six countries punching their ticket to the 2026 World Cup, the group stage is now set 😤

Who are you picking to win it all? 👀

X · Apr 1, 2026, 5:09 AM

[charred wharf]

England because im insanely biased

[formal fiber]

Spain

[bold sonnet]

Colombia because I’m delusional

[karmic cairn]

Italy

Portugal

[flat moth]

Portugal indeed

[karmic cairn]

My goat lifting the wc

https://tenor.com/view/excited-ah-ahh-gif-24288323

[tight ruin]

france

[tight ruin]

it's april fools so makes sense

[charred wharf]

Nothing to do with April fools id say this anyway

😭

[vagrant harbor]

i will be watching group c

[crisp mantle]

C, F and I look the most interesting imo

[sterile forge]

Ted Lasso season 4 is officially coming 😁😁

I am so excited

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[marsh heron]

Eh that show fell off

[sterile forge]

It's still cool

[mental linden]

now he's coaching the women's team

i honestly think it's gonna be a flop

[tight ruin]

we will be watching

[sterile forge]

Wait what?😭

Bruuuh

I hope there will be scenes from Richmond as well how they will do in the UCL

[lost dawn]

It’ll be the subplot

Trust

[sterile forge]

Let them cook! I trust them

[mental linden]

in jamie tartt we trust

[sterile forge]

🚨𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Carlo Ancelotti won't take Neymar to the World Cup! ❌

Source:espnbrazil

Anceloti wtf....

[devout spear]

Tbf does he deserve to be called up

Football wise

[mental linden]

bruh ancelotti is ruining football now

[devout spear]

Neymar not picked for wc - Ruining football

[tight ruin]

right choice

because why should he

neymar has done fuck all since he left psg

[naive frigate]

But he done a rainbow flick once!!!!

[formal fiber]

Neymar wouldn't have been useful anyway

[naive frigate]

Probably would do more than vini

[formal fiber]

Trash vs Garbage ahh comparision

[tight ruin]

true

[sterile forge]

He'd still put a good fight but fairs..

[worn marsh]

When ?

[hasty fog]

Late May iirc

Focus is on the women's team

[kind meadow]

Ggs for having the role

[dire stratus]

we saw this coming the chances where pretty low anyways... pretty sad
but it would be tough for him to get picked when players like martinelli are acc performing 😭

[sterile forge]

Oof.

[blissful fulcrum]

brazil is going to have to rely on raphinha, their only world-class creator

the fullbacks are going to be very important in bringing the ball out of phase 1

gabriel is going to get exposed

[worn marsh]

Thanks

[eager wasp]

Tore up Brazil tbf

And has never actually been bad for brazil

[eager wasp]

I hope this was part of the April fools bit too

[flat moth]

His fitness is probably the real issue

Otherwise performance & ability wise he is always quality

Just too much injured nowadays

[tropic flint]

Welcome @knotty spindle. Please [read this](#football-lounge message)

[sweet fiber]

Ima hate watch rma on my birthday

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[flat moth]

70 Days to go for the World Cup #11-days-to-go message

[naive frigate]

No, it's 2026

He's not one of the best wingers anymore

[eager wasp]

yeah but that response aligns to an old and incorrect narrative

his flicks have nothing do with his game lol

[naive frigate]

I know lol, just see a lot of kids who use "Skilling" to rate players

[patent copper]

https://fxtwitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2039662608119132228
lego World Cup

DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm)

Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. star in a new LEGO commercial together.

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FxTwitter · Apr 2, 2026, 11:13 AM

[blissful fulcrum]

he's still one of the best in the world

there are maybe five left wingers on the same level as him at most

[edgy magnet]

Did Lego really had to go hard on this ad?

[hybrid bramble]

They always do

Man I still can't tell who's winning who

Prem is still unpredictable

LaLiga we still might have it up for grabs

[edgy magnet]

Hate saying it but i think arsenal will be the winners

As for la liga i think it will be either barca or madrid as usual

[hybrid bramble]

Wouldn't want that to happen but the 5 stages of grief have passed and I've accepted it

[hybrid bramble]

I really hope Madrid can do something in the next few months

[edgy magnet]

Madrid have been on a good form lately i expect madrid to do something in the next few months

[hybrid bramble]

Arbeloa has been underrated I don't know what he's done to the team but it's working

Arbeloa ball please never stop 🤲

[edgy magnet]

Yeah he has done really great job but he has a real test against bayern so he needs to lock in

Same thing goes for the madrid players

[hybrid bramble]

Bayern are a strong team but after the atrocious acts of footballism we did against City we should be fine

[edgy magnet]

Yeah madrid vs bayern match will be a 50/50 this will be a great match

[hybrid bramble]

The European El Clàsico, the hype is real

I think whoever wins this wins the UCL

[edgy magnet]

Exactly

[devout spear]

They are talking about neymar btw

[blissful fulcrum]

i saw someone say that neymar would probably do more than vini

neymar hasn't played as a winger in a very long time

[karmic cairn]

Recent reports suggest he won’t be called up

For the wc.

[blissful fulcrum]

i'm aware

[karmic cairn]

Sad ending

[flat moth]

The writing was on the wall ever since he tore his acl in October 2023

Was very injury prone before that already
An ACL tear on such a fragile body was always gonna be doomsday for his elite level career

[devout spear]

Ah got it👍

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[flat moth]

69 Days to go for the world cup #11-days-to-go message

[tight ruin]

https://x.com/dexerto/status/2040060520984723679?s=46&t=8etrFVKuEflGiIYCxCp2Xg these cunts really only care about money and nothing else huh

Dexerto (@Dexerto)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup sticker album is estimated to cost more than $2,500 to complete

It has almost 1,000 stickers to collect

X · Apr 3, 2026, 1:35 PM

[flat moth]

2,500 dollars

Crazy

[fluid fox]

ONLY SATURDAYS😭🙏🏻

[indigo knoll]

I forgot y'all in the 3. Liga

I was thinking why y'all playing Saarbrücken

[sterile forge]

Ronaldo scored a Brace after recovering from Injury.. this man never ages wow

Big respect to this mad man

only 33 goals away from 1000 career goals...

[mental linden]

he just needs one more season

[worn marsh]

Tickets of the WC26 prices are really crazy

25,000$ for Colombia v Portugal

In the FIFA resale plateform

[sterile forge]

After the wc 1 more year and he is officially hanging his boots.. so do messi💔

The beautiful era is about to end soon.

[karmic cairn]

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-surprised-imurgency-is-that-a-surprise-to-anyone-gif-13307438455025427873

[patent copper]

https://fxtwitter.com/mhs_officiel/status/2040161738318852424

MHS (@mhs_officiel)

Donc ce n’étaient pas les vrais joueurs dans la vidéo de LEGO ? 🥲

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FxTwitter · Apr 3, 2026, 8:17 PM

[devout spear]

It's a test before the ad

[torpid rapids]

I ain't paying 25 let alone 2.500

[formal fiber]

Ridiculous

[sterile forge]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-what-huh-gif-14026649281713077235

World cup final price is 11K while a group stage match is 25k... this is ridiculous

[tight ruin]

what happened to club channel influencers

joke thing if you have to pay for a club role now again

you aren't fifa

[flat moth]

Programme cancelled as it didn’t produce desired results bar Barcelona & Arsenal channel

Even its disputable it produced results in those channels either as their activity was very high before the programme as well

[sterile forge]

Arne slot out

[tight ruin]

is there going to be a new programme of any kind?

[flat moth]

No plans yet

League channel influencer programme will continue though, that one has been a nice success

But no plans for a club one again soon

[tight ruin]

alright cheers

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[flat moth]

68 Days to go for world cup #11-days-to-go message

[stiff narwhal]

https://vxtwitter.com/TheGameVerse/status/2040195136534274556?s=20

TheGameVerse (@TheGameVerse)

Modders put GTA San Andreas into Pro Evolution Soccer and it’s absolutely hilarious 💀⚽

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vxTwitter / fixvx · Apr 3, 2026, 10:30 PM

This is class

[sweet fiber]

💔

[kind meadow]

3-2 bayern in the last seconds

[sweet fiber]

Da

Dam

[sweet fiber]

💔

[hasty fog]

Guess we really may see Wolfsburg go down

[kind meadow]

Ofc

[indigo knoll]

Banga

Quick fact: it took us 1 minute to score 2 goals

Those came in the additional time

+4 and +5

[sweet fiber]

7 points clear!!

[patent copper]

https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/2040399231979037042

Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive)

🚨 A new scandal has emerged in Italy after it was revealed players requested a €300,000 bonus for beating Bosnia. 😳🇮🇹

The amount would have been shared between the 28 players — around €10,000 each. 💰

The Italian FA rejected the request and they lost anyway. ⛔️

(Source:

X · Apr 4, 2026, 12:01 PM

[knotty spindle]

are they that dirt poor

the players

is their club salary derisory amount ?

[flat moth]

10k is barely anything for footballer standards

Like after tax that’s probably just 5k

😭

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[rocky hill]

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[hybrid mural]

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[hard mantle]

Wowzers

[hybrid mural]

@soft pulsar You've been temporarily moved out of the Football Lounge. Looks like the eligibility check didn't go your way this round.

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