one of the dumbest, most glorious football matches I've ever watched
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one of the dumbest, most glorious football matches I've ever watched
That might be the dumbest soccer game I’ve ever seen.
exceptionally little high-quality soccer, very few real scoring chances and even fewer from open play, and I am fuckin riveted this is what the kids call Barclays #epl-live
This ref cam is like when someone puts a camera on their dog and records them roaming around the neighborhood sniffing butts.
MAY THE POWER OF JOTA COMPEL YOU
Anfield under the lights is something else.
Liverpool. Gotto love these bastards.
Mo Salah watched too much Women's Euros.
Who is the co commentator here? He can't correctly name Gakpo or Szoboszlai.
This is fun. Very much fun.
There is atleast some act of self reflection.
Arguably the greatest thing ever committed to print
My brother lives in Trivandrum and he recommended this. "You may suggest Banner Film Society of Trivandrum. I am not a member as I get only rare opportunities to see the Sunday shows."
If you want some good ol’ fashioned European racist caricaturing I cannot recommend Dutch amusement parks enough. It’s the pure uncut good stuff.
i no longer identify as a “human”, there are too many humans who are assholes and my worldview is often not aligned with most “humans” anyways
On the one hand we seem to have less rampant lying about facts and scams and on the other hand the sheer scale of recreational negative vibe production
it must be so nice being idk like Belgian or something and only having to think about the UK once every 6 months when they do something incredibly stupid like making wikipedia illegal
Anecdotally 1970s-1980s Gulf oil states and migrants from South India. Especially to UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. There is a high % of migrants who were business owners there - return after a decade or so. India is more open. Entrepreneurial here again.
Very sad to see this person go away from football. Though only recently I started residing and following her. Wishing all the very best!
As they say, all good things wosodispatches.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/s...
I am a Native American in (contemporary) film. I wear a dirty jean-jacket and give the main character advice in the form of a bullshit parable while the sun sets over the Arizona desert.
Not even top 3 in her own team. It is like some social media voting or something.
I'm sorry, did they decide Aitana was the POTT last month? World class player not at her best this Euros, not even top three.
I love Karen Carney SO MUCH and bless Ian for turning and including the guys behind them.
England never looked like they will loose in normal time. They might not have had big chances, but Spain were just getting tired and aimless. #WEURO2025
KELLY. ICON. #WEURO2025
Haha. A penalty tribute to this Euros penalties. #WEURO2025
Yup. Even Bonmati. You have to leather it. Sometimes. SMH. #WEURO2025
Spain players seem incapable of just leathering it. That's bad for pens. #WEURO2025
Oh. Mariona! What a bad penalty. Bad bad. #WEURO2025
DRAMA! #WEURO2025
England football team are favorites on penalties. Strange but true thing to say. #WEURO2025
That being said, Spain definitely are dreading penalties. #WEURO2025
This is going to be sad to loose on penalties for both these teams. #WEURO2025
dude this party is such an echo chamber. it's just friends hanging out and chilling and having a good time. you need to invite some people over who want to kill you with hammers
The game is so equally poised. Gotta credit England for absolutely stamping their authority over the game. #WEURO2025
Chloe Kelly. Difference maker. Icon. #WEURO2025
Ooooooohhhh. Well.. Well. Game ON. #WEURO2025
That is just so much space for Aitana. Jeez. #WEURO2025
This is probably the first time in this tournament that Aitana is pulling the strings so early in a game. Ominous for England. #WEURO2025
That was coming from a mile off. Spain running rings around England defense. So beautiful goal that. #WEURO2025
Incredible save though. So less reaction time. Cata Coll is always surprisingly good. #WEURO2025
Should. Score. Hemp. #WEURO2025
15 mins of super football. Both teams attacking exactly as expected and both teams finding joy. #WEURO2025
This is a very strange decision by Tome. Dropping Pina for Athenea? Athenea has had great impact. But you don't see Wiegman starting Agyemang. #WEURO2025
Is that a body cam on the ref? Surely this wasn't there for any other game? #WEURO2025
After a tournament of lot of sun and warm weather, it is football heritage stuff to get a rainy final. #WEURO2025
Luis Diaz gave his everything while playing for Liverpool. I'm not someone who always yearns for shiny new things. Would have loved if Liverpool kept him.
I understand all of the very good reasons to make this move, but have you considered: Fuck this, I love him
I am at Gentse Feesten. Yearly 10-day city festival of Gent. Like no other. Isn't it great to live in a society like this? I cannot imagine something like this in India.
It was a pleasure to read! Hope to read more of your work.
Just finished the Last Dragoners of Bowbazar @indrapramitdas.bsky.social I've not a read a better fantasy set in India. It is beautiful.
in that vein, british indian food is a totally legit tradition at this point. it's just its own thing.
This article on Agyemang is excellent by Maryam. Written before Italy game, it is amazing how accurate her predictions were!! "If Agyemang has any part of it, don’t expect an early night..." #WEURO2025 open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...
My non spicy take that I'm still scared will dump a lot of heat at my doorstep is Aitana has been so, so far below her best (or even just, baseline) this tournament. One v.nice assist last game, and that turn and subsequent shot today but she's struggling to be the player she is this month.
just, sheesh
Spain vs England is the final everyone wanted but nobody expected. Thanks to France for that. #WEURO2025
Incredible. Aitana Bonmati. Cometh the hour. Cometh the champion. #WEURO2025
The luck is horrible for Germany. Players just dropping like flies. All impact injuries too. #WEURO2025
Cata Coll with the AKB moment there. Twice. Wow. #WEURO2025
No. Not AKB! Germany have some rotten luck. #WEURO2025
Germany are really troubling Spain. This is an intense game. #WEURO2025
AKB. AKB. AKB. #WEURO2025
Hoffmann. Man. Got to finish one of those chances Mevrouw. #WEURO2025
When I see this, I cannot shake off the London travel advice given by Evan Edinger on YouTube "Don't get into one of those. Ever. All of them smell of piss".
AKB. AKB. AKB. #WEURO2025
Well. Last 5 mins, Spain are turning the screw. Germany's out balls have been shut down and being pushed back and back. #WEURO2025
Germany have been extremely good at shutting down Spain. #WEURO2025
The ship has sailed for any kind of shame and morality in western democracies. It is all a race to the bottom and maximum malice.
christ almighty, what a disgrace this "Labour" government is
that's a scam
Even the simplest pieces of code generated by an LLM, with the latest and greatest model, needs a double check by me before I run it. And these idiots are using it to approve potentially life-altering drug studies.
more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
Ann-Katrin Berger. Wow. #WEURO2025
This ref gives drop ball (rightly) in the exact situation that the other ref gave the ball to England yesterday. Strange one yesterday. #WEURO2025
Gambling.
Fingers crossed Germany doesn't do anything mad or someone gets injured. #WEURO2025
Not few others. Just 1. Even then, believe England bench is stronger than Spain's in terms of variety.
Italy got football-ed by a better footballing team. #WEURO2025
total bullshit penalty to put the favorite through right before the final whistle football heritage
You need luck in tournaments. And people who grab it by the scruff. England have it in bucket loads. #WEURO2025
That's hard for Italy. Very very hard. #WEURO2025
Oof. Kelly with an Olympico almost. That'd have been something. #WEURO2025
I see lot of stressed out England fans. Neutral watchers like me were not surprised by that equalizer I believe. That's just the inevitability of this England. #WEURO2025
England women's football team is everything that fans think England men's football team are but never could be. #WEURO2025
There was no doubt when the ball fell for her that it was going in. No doubt whatsoever.
the last 20 minutes of England - Italy has been absolutely fantastic Agyemang's composure to take the touch, slow it down, and finish, really cool now, the less said about the previous 75 minutes the better but the last 20 hell yeah in both respects, this is tournament soccer
"They cannot keep getting away with this.." #WEURO2025
Oliviero! Comeon! What was that?? #WEURO2025
Italy are not going to do it. Are they? Surely not? #WEURO2025
Oh. My. God. Italy?! How?? They should have scored! Won it right there! #WEURO2025
hard to complain about italian timewasting when england have wasted an entire evening
England are taking this mighty close. Surely they will get a goal soon? #WEURO2025
Listen to the roar for Kelly. People just adore her. Icon. #WEURO2025
That's really bad luck for Girelli. Still 25 mins to go and she could have made a difference. Now looks like her tournament is over. Seems hamstring. #WEURO2025
Just now, in defense they blocked shots effortlessly.
Italy are so confident. Their breaks are so good. Cantore and Oliviero are causing so much trouble down the right this half. #WEURO2025
England have the Real Madrid in Europe feeling. They will win this. Cue "They can't keep getting away with this..." #WEURO2025
What a finish by Bonasea. Where was Bronze going there? Feels like those times Robertson goes AWOL defending backpost. #WEURO2025