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They're both back, though it's unlikely both stay. Tsimikas went to Roma last year on a loan with an option to buy but was so bad he was run out of town on a rail. They couldn't not activate the option fast enough. Elliot is a more interesting one. He went to Villa because he wanted to start...

Only if it's called the same both ways. If the ref rolls out the red carpet for Messi, it will be infuriating. Saw Argentina described as ten men whose job it is to: 1. Kick the other team relentlessly. 2. Surround the ref and complain like crazy when the eleventh guy gets kicked. He's a...

The cheapo Cardo on a track helmet adds comedy value! Gotta check in with the pit crew..

One of the many reasons I dislike this Argentina side is they usually seem more preoccupied with sh*t-housery than actually playing. It's only when they go down that they dial back the stupidity and start actually trying to outplay the other side. In his post-game, Tuchel said the reason he went...

I'd temper expectations, Argentina is legendary for their abilities in the 'dark arts', toeing the line of getting carded but always somehow able to dodge serious consequences. I actually think England will need to put Argentina out, otherwise they have a very good chance to beat Spain because...

Despite a few early upsets, it ends up being the least surprising semi-finalists possible. England had a fair dose of luck today, and that ball sensor tech is clearly either broken or gives the results preferable at the time. Don't think it mattered, both teams looked gassed at the end, but...

I think Colombia were most people's favourite in that one, mine included. 6/8 of the sides in the quarters are European, I wanted some variety. I'm also still a latent fan of Diaz, plus they're fun to watch. Swiss played their game and did it well, getting it to pens knowing they have a...

Was near Harbourfront on Canada Day and watched a deeply miserable rider on a Ducati sportbike (no idea which one, they all look the same to me at this point) jumping off his bike every time he stopped, then jump back on, kickstand up, bang it into gear, when traffic shuffled forward. It looked...

I'd say being stuck for 12 hours sits somewhere between horror show and inconvenience, especially if there's no updates and you don't know what's going on. Considering some of the idiocy I've seen on that highway over the years, I'm not surprised motorcycles were involved. Since the Olympics...

I feel sorry for much of the US team, and Balogun in particular. They didn't ask for this, they have just been pawns in a bigger mess with the Fanta Menace making everything about himself as usual. As has been pointed out many times elsewhere, Balogun wouldn't even be American if Trump gets his...

It's far from perfect, but I'll still take the European club model over the North American franchise model ten times out of ten. Watching the Whitecaps be possibly stolen from Vancouver on the vagaries of the MLS and all the other guns to heads of cities and regions held by franchise owners to...

Athletic and Guardian both reporting that Trump called Infantino directly. Just when you think FIFA can't possibly get any dirtier, they somehow manage to top it. Agreed on Belgium, hope they beat them worst than the 5-2 they won by not that long ago. Slightly less scummy UEFA now calling them...

Totally bonkers. Such a shame that goal didn't stand, extra time would have been fun. I was also enjoying Sad Face Ronaldo. I don't know how accurate that ball touch technology is, but the replays I've seen since suggest the flight of the ball was unaffected by the Croatian player, and so the...

I don't like Kane, but I respect him massively. Weirdly underrated, a bit like Salah, because he never got on the global celebrity carousel like Vini, Mbappe and Yamal. Watching him with Bayern, he's developed so many dimensions to his game beyond poaching goals. Him and Olise should be front...

Exactly. I feel like shooters already have so many advantages. If keepers have to stay on their line, all this tip-toe nonsense should be discouraged and shooters should have to maintain a consistent speed in approaching the ball. You want to tip-toe? Fine, you don't get to suddenly speed up to...

Most infuriating experience I had was at the private one on Centennial in Hamilton about a year ago. The number machine was broken (naturally), so they had a plastic bin with numbers written on paper for you to take. Line was hours long, people out the door, but I'd taken the afternoon off work...

I'm with you when it comes to sides like the Netherlands, who had no business being so conservative against Morocco. I mean, I guess that's what you get when you appoint Ronald 'Everton' Koeman, who has never been a dynamic coach, but still... Even Japan, I thought they had the legs and the...

Germany awful, Netherlands cowardly. Both Nagelsmann and Koeman will be gone by the weekend, could be Klopp and Slot taking over respectively. The Dutch playing for a shootout only to look utterly confused once they got there was something to behold. Good news for Canada is Morocco worked...

Literally all other changes listed are rule or rule enforcement changes. This has nothing to do with gameplay or player protection, it's purely about financial extraction. And anger about these added breaks has nothing to do with tradition, it has to do with not liking being exploited. If the...

Biggest goal in Canadian men's soccer history, I think. Bigger than the Mexico win in the Gold Cup just because of the size of the stage. Canada will be firm underdogs going forward, the draw was brutal with Netherlands, Morocco, Germany and France in the same quadrant. Still, they have...