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20 Jul 2026 03:15:46
I live in Brazil, my wife is Brazilian Colombian.
Pretty much all of South America hates Argentina and Argentinians and they have a reputation for being racist. Today's behaviour honestly doesn't surprise me at all.
It only surprises me just how often Argentina escapes punishment.
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20 Jul 2026 04:10:04
Okie dokey.
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20 Jul 2026 06:24:21
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the game yesterday for exactly this reason. Whilst no nation is perfect or free from bigots there does seem to be a pervasive culture there.
Also loved their reaction to the Rugby defeat 🤣
19 Jul 2026 23:57:08.
Congratulations to Victor Munoz (And, Iraola, I guess) for the World Cup.
I can tell you now, as an ITK, he was indispensable. Spain would not have won the World Cup, if not for Munoz's heart and dedication throughout the competition. He wasn't tackled once. That is how good he was.
Don't check, believe me. Courtesy, of the new, ground-breaking, ITK, poster.
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20 Jul 2026 01:33:28
To be fair, he looked a popular guy in the celebrations. Hoping that's an indicator that he is a good egg.
Looking forward to seeing him play. I was always hoping he would come on for Spain.
I think we could see a few ins and outs this week coming.
Also, like to see Macalister move on now too.
Just not good enough.
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19 Jul 2026 23:52:22
Macca always throwing himself on the ground again with every little touch in the WC finals. Hope the club sells him, we don't need that in our midfield.
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20 Jul 2026 06:30:37 Listen, I get what Macca does on occasions is infuriating, but he ain't on his own in that respect. Hopefully new laws come in that will encourage players to stay on their feet once they know they're not getting a free kick.
19 Jul 2026 23:38:18
I'm excited the World Cup is over because it allows the board to move on from complaining about international matches, to almost exclusively complaining about the transfer window and the Liverpool players they support, haha.
19 Jul 2026 23:20:18
I’ve always thought Argentina were a dirty team but not god that was atrocious tonight by them, a complete shame to the sport the way they played all game no intention to do a thing but play for penalties, their behaviour at full time makes them look beyond petulant and sore losers, I hope FIFA throws the book at them and gives them suspensions and fines.
Thank goodness Spain won tonight not only being a Spanish fan but for football that they won!
They played fantastic against a team that was determined to disrupt and break up play
On a Premier League note, can’t wait for Arteta to not take inspiration from his country’s style of play and instead play like Argentina tonight and make his dark arts football even more dark.
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20 Jul 2026 00:02:16
Think Argentina did what they had to in the end as the game evolved.
They could barely keep the ball with 11 men, and had little effect when they did.
If England had 5% of the spirit and fight of Argentina, they may very well be the ones crying in the final.
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20 Jul 2026 00:18:44
Argentina did what they had to do. I have no issue with teams playing dirty or using obstructive tactics to win, it is part of professional sport. It is also the referee's job to ensure the game is played fairly.
The issue with Argentina is Messi - the game will simply not be refereed fairly in any game he is on the pitch. Thankfully, this will be his last World Cup.
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20 Jul 2026 02:58:45
Ronaldo got criticised for dragging Portugal down, Messi was just as bad. An absolute passenger for the entire tournament.
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{Ed078's Note - he scored and assisted in several goals, including the 2 that put England out.
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20 Jul 2026 06:41:31 Hang on @78, you just can't start producing facts, mate, it's not the done thing. 😉
19 Jul 2026 23:11:51
We have another World Cup winner.
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20 Jul 2026 03:55:00
Won't be hard to be better than the last one. Also, hope we start the season w one WC winner and not two. He gave more in this WC than he did the whole of last season for us. Despicable team, and thank God the Spanish got it over the line.
19 Jul 2026 22:27:47
Loving the idea of a French and Brazilian core to the team.
Jacquet, Ekitike, Barcola, Bouaddi (Moroccan but fluent French) Rayan, Murillo (Would be good choice for VVD replacement)
Ed001 Murillo signed a new deal I think start of the year, would Nottingham Forest sell at the right price and would you think he would be a good fit
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{Ed001's Note - I doubt they would sell but I would love him. }
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19 Jul 2026 23:11:42
Murillo would be a class VVD successor. I think he'll coat a bomb though.
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19 Jul 2026 23:23:44
With grease, Davey? Make it a slippery bouncing bomb?
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19 Jul 2026 23:32:35
Hot potato.
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20 Jul 2026 04:35:30
Murillo would surely want to move to a CL team and play at the highest level.
Forest were dire last season and their owner is a ball bag.
Yes, he would cost a record fee, but he is proven prem and I think £70-80m would do it.
We should be planning now.
19 Jul 2026 22:14:16
Argentina surrounding the ref at every opportunity, s******** team, really hope Soain win this. Should be getting booked for surrounding the ref but again Argentina get away with everything.
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19 Jul 2026 22:29:17
Horrible team. Every one of them. Begging for them to lose here.
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19 Jul 2026 23:24:23
In what world does Paredes not get a retrospective red card for those punches?!
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19 Jul 2026 23:25:35
Remind me of Arsenal...
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19 Jul 2026 23:04:01
Thank God that scum.are out, Argies fighting on the pitch at the final.whistle, SCUM
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19 Jul 2026 23:31:11
FIFA wanted Messi to win, hoping he'd win balon dor and help ramp up yank interest. The World Cup isn't the World Cup we all grew up with, it's a product now. It's embarrassing for football but great for what FIFA is trying to sell, we need to cancel FIFA, it's rotten to the core. I've never seen a worse finalist than this Argentina team
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20 Jul 2026 00:32:29
Spot on @Sailor Jerry and it'll likely be worse soon with the loathsome creature Infantino wanting to make it 64 teams (imagine the money and the advertising rights).
As an aside his white shoes were a wonderful fashion statement, like 'I got dressed in the dark'.
The best thing about the final was not letting Trump anywhere near a microphone so we were spared one of his delusional ramblings about how he is the centre of the universe.
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{Ed078's Note - "nobody knows sports like me. What's a red card?"
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20 Jul 2026 03:57:42
SJ, football is a product now, sadly. Game is lost. Not sure I watched an entire game this WC. Rather watch The Open any day of the week.
{Ed078's Note - he scored and assisted in several goals, including the 2 that put England out.
{Ed001's Note - I doubt they would sell but I would love him. }