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lol that schadenfreude on mbappe's face after the Kane's moonball

ref again with a shit decision when bellingham forces a turnover by playing the ball that ref is so shit but only in one direction even the uninvested commentators here are wrecking him

the best team lost today to 14 men

that ball goes straight into the orbit. beckham reloaded lol

what a miss

no red card despite last man wtf only yellow this ref is on meth

Pen again should also be red bc of last man

sorry that is just poor... should have been a 3rd pen for england what a terrible ref for such a great game also clear hadnball by griezmann just before the goal that is the worst ref corruption I have seen since övröbö the german commentators are going mental

again should have been a pen on mount this time

thats what you get for not using your chances... stelring and mount on, so game over

lol maguire actually scores it

what a goal by giroud

Why did we sell that brilliant player.

Mount coming on. Hopefully for Hendersloth

Steal? they are the only side playing here. France have little piggie to thank that they even have a goal

That's right. Maybe for France goal it was no foul (was not repeated on here) but the pen was and it was clearly inside. The ref has been atrociously bad and very onesidedly tho. England the far better team which is worrying

Today is the international human rights day how fitting

Ref interrupts for soft foul on Theo on the very same spot Upa mauled Saka before the goal No way back when France scores first. Completely kills off the game

Henderson and Pickford are championship level player should never be close to this tourney clear pen btw and also France goal was illicit the state of refereeing atm is disgusting probably qataris bought them all

Hopefully Portugal now realize how much stronger they are without Penaldo. Everything significant they ever achieved was without Penaldo on the pitch(mostly their 2016 euros win) while all their most humiliating losses (like losing vs Germany like 6 times in a row at major tournaments) came while carrying him.

He's not terrible but still living off that one CL won by one of the greatest attacking trios in history. (prime MSN). Don't remember him ever having done anything of note before or since.

In Germany he is routinely described by three words - klein, alt, Schweizer. He is one of the smallest keepers I know at under 6ft and turns 34 next year. Tbh he is ok, capable of sublime saves but also of the most terrible howlers. Overall not someone you would like to rely on. If you think Kepa is a rollercoaster, Yann Sommer is basically the father of all Kepas. His lack of reach is omnipresent. Would not touch him with a vulcano glove.

All this junk we are linked with. Bennacer, Penaldo, that Pepe chap, Taremi, Pau Torres, add 150m Declan Rice for good measure and we are set for an age of mediocrity. UEFA Incompetence League champions 2024 here we come

Or more likely we end up with a cb contingent of perma-wrecked Fofana, deluge-rinsed Koulibaly and 40y.o. Thiago besides Trev and hopefully Colwill for the next few years. Unless we quickly return to signing top-shelf talent early and do not fuck up developing them for once we have a squad set up for years of midtable finishes. without prime Kante our midfield looks absolutely bleak, all it has is mediocrity in depth. Our attack is terrible anyway and no i don't buy Ziyech/Puli resurgence arch vs some sideshow clowns at the WC. We are Reece James FC at this point. But things can turn quickly. Arsenal 3 years ago had the ultimate team of dregs. Now they still have a few of them lingering around which makes them paperthin but they are packed with young talent. All it needed were a few decent buys&patience w their hg talent. At least 3 out of Saka, odegaard, Smith rowe, Martinelli and Saliba (all born 2000 or later) will become world class soon and lock in top4 for years if they don't fk it up. Years of erratic buying, contract mismanagement and the manager merry-go-round have left with an incoherent, ageing, injury prone squad. Even a brilliant coach like Tuchel could only make them play out of their skins for this long. And for some reason I do not trust Boehly&co to get us out of this mess.

CL is not played in stadiums which to build thousands of slaves died and rarely in countries that do not grant women or minorities the most basic human righs. Maybe it does not make a difference for you, but I would not be able to enjoy it. For once, I believe that you can not really separate sports and politics in such circumstances. While I am aware that it does not make much of a difference economically (unless you live in a GFK-meter household, then you definitely should feel obliged to boycot) but I do not even need to make an effort to surpress my curiosity by boycotting this. I just do not feel like watching it. Maybe afterwards, I will consider watching some analyses of the players I am interested in. Moreover, I have seen it all as a football fan. One tourney more or less watched does not even matter. The only relevant trophy I am missing as a fan of Chelsea and Germany is the Euros, which hopefully will be taken care of in 18 months. That one will be a great tournament.