Javier Milei… ![]()
John Paul 2 was a GK and a big fan of Polish football!
omg (smacks forehead)
Did John Paul ever play for the Vatican National Team?
Surely it would have been considered cheating to field an infallible goalkeeper.
But he was only infallible when playing on the Ex Cathedra Stadium.
Were the red papal shoes precursors to the pink cleats?
It is still one of my favorite graphics when the world cup was in Brazil and Argentina was facing Germany. Someone had put both the Popes (the current one at the time (Argentine), and previous one (German)) on each shoulder of the Christ the Redeemer statute each whispering into his ear.
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Excited to find out if one of these two teams was overrated. Bluesky seems to think it hinges on whether Rodri has the legs for it.
My wife just wandered into the room, glanced at the muted TV, and said “the dress style of that guy on the right is just eww.” Alexi catching drive-bys even from perfect strangers ![]()
Boy did France transition quickly into attack. Just sitting back letting Spain pass hoping for a mistake and than off to the races in a split second.
Yamal’s been easily bodied off the ball twice. Going to need to bulk up a little.
Meanwhile, get put in situations where he can speed away from the physicality.
How after all these years can he not pronounce Upamecano correctly?
Olise lucky there. No yellow, but that’s arguably red.
I don’t have the stats, but I have the impression that ball possession so far is quite balanced. Unusual for Spain.
Penalty upcoming for Spain!
Fox has it as 66 for Spain.
Someone asked upthread if national teams are better than clubs teams. Luca Digne is evidence that they have weaknesses. He is not a great player IMO.