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Not sure about that second yellow for Czech, looked really harsh. Czech kit lovely as always. Love the deep red shirt with the lighter blue shorts and socks.

Yes man, the jury is out but hopefully it improves. It has been a bore for a few years now.

Yeah the CL group stages are a snoozefest too, and that is with only two going through from the group rather than three. Then the round of 16 is often a strong team against a smaller second place team. Look at Man City hammering Leipzig for example. Club football definitely has its problems...

Yes that is true. But the likes of Best, Salah, Haaland, Bale, and Lewa will always be at a disadvantage at international level. My point is that - for brilliant players from small countries - they can't just transfer to a top team. And yes France are a super team - but that is rare in...

Yeah you just can't replicate that festival of football feeling, as well as the tradition and heritage of the World Cup. I just wrote a brief post about club vs international.

It is now, it wasn't always. I think it's because of the explosion of money in football, globalisation, the rise of the internet, the increasingly good coaching. All of this coalesces to help perfect club football. At international level players aren't as familiar with each other, resulting in...

Congrats mate - always had a soft spot for Romania ever since the days of Hagi, Petrescu etc at USA 94 and France 98

Well Hungary will be praying that neither Georgia or Czechia win.

What's the point in old man Ronaldo starting a dead rubber game? Just seems absolutely pointless. If he is gonna be a starter then rest him for Hungary/Slovenia. That aside, good Portugal side I think. They should win this game but you never know as Georgia will be motivated. I will say...

Yeah the format encourages fewer risks in the final round of group games, due to only a third of the field being eliminated before the knockouts.

I don't know if I have narcolepsy or these games are getting worse but my eyes were shutting again there, before 6 pm. I slept from midnight to 8 am so not sure why.

Zico too Then there are guys like Rivelino, Vava, Ronaldinho and others.

I agree.

Ah right is he. I thought he must have been. I am usually up to speed with stuff but not on this occasion. Zinchenko is a shock

Would you place Di Stefano fourth or fifth? After the big three I think I would go Cruyff fourth and ADS fifth. Of course a lot of hearsay but even seeing his videos he looked some player.

Mudryk dropped against Belgium (unless he's injured and I am unaware). Ianis Hagi with his first start of tournament for Romania in the other game.

I prefer Pepe as a pure defender. I think most would. But for the other intangibles - defender being a goalscorer, leadership - I think Ramos beats him there. Either way they were a terrific partnership.

So they will be playing third in E or F. I think neither Georgia or the Czechs will win tonight, so that eliminates F. I am gonna go for Slovakia from group E. If Belgium win and the other game is a draw it will be the Slovaks in third (if I am correct there). You can't underestimate any...

That's more their mancrushes that are informed by football though lol. Have they actually ever gone deeper and debated stuff like the red pill and incels, and other manosphere stuff (I know some of that stuff is absolutely cringe but there are some good points made too).

I haven't looked on their general forum for a long time so I have no idea if they debate this stuff or not.