WORLD CUP - Days 25-26 - It's nearly over

this is brilliant

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Remember when Spain had about 85% of the ball and still managed to lose to Russia? That was pretty funny.

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Relatedly this thread on the AfD’s not so subtle attempts to target Özil for racist reasons is good (and depressing)

I bet there are a whole load of French fascists behind Mbappe right now. The sad fact being that maybe, if you completely excel in something that white French people love, you might just about be accepted by the majority of the population as French. Though that can obviously be revoked with one bad kick of a ball. Whereas some white French dude can coast by his whole life on privilidge and his nationality will never be in doubt. That’s pretty fucking sad. Obviously doesn’t just apply to France either

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Just reading back through a couple of the recent (pointlessly lengthy) footi threads. Bit weird how everyone’s suddenly turning into Tony Benn every day just as England are about to lift the Jules Remain. Not a coincidence is it.

Why don’t we just agree to keep tiresome political debates in the tiresome politcs threads, and Simpsons GIFs in the Simpsons threads? Keep these threads for laughing at Bornemouth and Man United?

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naah, can only assume the entire country’s a safe space for England fans at the moment, gotta expect a level of critical detachment in these threads

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Did you read the one where there were a few ’ lol dirty greasy Portuguese ’ type posts

The footie threads are The Bad Place, confirmed

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That goal was good last night huh

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think people should also be allowed to be very mildy critical of England as a country/ their fans / the way they play without being called buzzkills though. as they would if it was any other team playing

genuinely think everyone’s been very restrained this tournament, was only 2 years ago the entire board was erupting in glee the night England lost to Iceland shortly after the Brexit referendum

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Goal - Cheryshev last night
Match - JAPBEL
Player - Modric
Moment - throw in and big balloon pop

Excellent final shot of him looking wistfully into the distance as the tournament nears it’s end.

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Someone spilling or even maybe chucking beer in celebration caught in the moment - fine
Someone picking up their beer from the table so they can chuck it in the air - gulag

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Spilling, yes fine. Chucking, FO,M.

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Weird amount of Modrič player of the tournament stuff in the press and on here, imho. Could be with a couple more games, but been quite average on the whole.

Trippier’s been miles ahead of anyone else.

Haven’t seen a little fella win so many headers since Frank Sinclair was in his pomp.

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Worst thing is it never actually seems like a spontaneous act of joy but a premeditated, disingenuous attempt at looking like it is

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Anyone else think Kane, as captain, should be talking more about the rise of fascism in his interviews?

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Think it’s really open tbh. Should be settled by who is most influential in the semis and final rather than what we’ve seen so far