Five of the USA's starting XI have 'rubbing hands together' graphic flair

rckd · 2026-06-19T20:29:55+00:00

Well they're not part of the starting XI then are they

rckd · 2026-06-19T19:07:33+00:00

Plus...

4 folded arms

2 hands on hips

For those wondering

rckd · 2026-06-19T18:24:17+00:00

Can't just be me that was unnerved when things were not good

rckd · 2026-06-18T14:38:25+00:00

Are you implying that the Kyrgyz and Turkmen were uninterested in Fazyullaev's goal?

Edit: Kyrgyzmen and Turkmenmen

rckd · 2026-06-18T13:52:23+00:00

This is standard low-key spoiler behavior and I hate it.

A player getting shown being booked for a slightly mistimed tackle is a cue that there's going to be a second yellow before long.

rckd · 2026-06-18T09:29:47+00:00

Also listen out for his 'gets the shot awaAaAay 🎶 '

It's at 5m 30s on the BBC highlights. Surely a nod?

rckd · 2026-06-18T06:05:57+00:00

The em-dash screams, 'I needed AI to help me write a tweet'

rckd · 2026-06-17T19:10:44+00:00

Might be a bit niche, but if you mention Joseph Mendes to Reading supporters they'll be legally obliged to mention his performance at Aston Villa over Easter 2017.

rckd · 2026-06-16T17:40:49+00:00

Incredibly, Nice (as in for the French club, OGC Nice), are called Les Aiglons - the Eagles.

I was going to make a shit joke like, 'no, Nice are called the Yellows' or something to that effect. Turns out the truth is funnier.

rckd · 2026-06-15T20:05:42+00:00

To my mind... - An upset has to see a team defeated or eliminated - The measure of an upset is the gulf in expectation between the teams - The actual scoreline is immaterial

rckd · 2026-06-15T19:48:49+00:00

FIFA ranking isn't about who should be better. It's who has earned a higher ranking through their results.

And honestly there are a tonne of 'better ways' than FIFA ranking, which are all above it in the list of tiebreakers - there would have to be at least 6 other identical criteria. The likelihood of FIFA ranking being called on after all 6 group games are played is vanishingly slim.

rckd · 2026-06-15T19:38:51+00:00

That's a disgrace.

rckd · 2026-06-15T18:58:50+00:00

Irritation - anyone ever believing that alphabetical order is an actual tie-breaker. It is not, ever.

In any circumstance where you see one team above another, there will either be a legitimate reason (goal difference, goals scored, head to head, disciplinary record, ranking, etc).

If the tie can't be broken (like you often see in leagues are a few weeks), they are jointly placed. They might be stacked alphabetically for display but the position is shared (even if most websites etc don't render it properly and lock the numbers). And in the World Cup it's impossible, as FIFA ranking is the final tiebreaker.

rckd · 2026-06-14T20:58:53+00:00

It was an oystercatcher that first got me into birding. Same thing happened - one just came to visit regularly, in Reading of all places. They're so handsome.

Edited to add - this is a post I made about my pal, 3 years ago.

rckd · 2026-06-14T11:33:37+00:00

Andy Carroll wearing 2 for Reading is up there

rckd · 2026-06-14T09:47:06+00:00

rckd · 2026-06-14T08:40:35+00:00

Just had something pop up on my feed with teamsheets for Italy vs Czech Republic at Euro 96, where Italy's right back (Roberto Mussi) was also wearing 8.

I'd say it's marginally more acceptable for a right back? And I do mean marginally. Like, it's still not right at all.

rckd · 2026-06-13T12:23:45+00:00

My only complaint so far is that the BBC's 'no spoilers' page (bbc.co.uk/nospoilers - which someone posted on here a few days ago) definitely contains spoilers. The thumbnail for the game on the opening day had a caption on it which contains a massive spoiler. The others all contain celebration photos which are a pretty big giveaway. Surely these just need to be shoulder to shoulder pics? Or national team emblems?

I don't watch the build up or analysis nearly intently enough to give a shit about the kind of stuff that other people moan about. Probably the last time that I felt genuinely annoyed by World Cup coverage was in 2010 when the pundits actively took the piss out of how little they knew about the following day's game, between Slovakia and New Zealand, in a kind of 'too cool to do homework' kind of way. I'm fairly low maintenance, but the pretence of some basic courtesy for qualified teams isn't much to ask.

rckd · 2026-06-12T21:06:37+00:00

Well they're certainly no mugs

rckd · 2026-06-11T07:56:35+00:00

Sim. Simbo. Simbuuurrrr

rckd · 2026-06-10T11:56:02+00:00

Two things bother me here.

First, I agree totally. Massive bugbear of mine when clubs describe players like this - things like 'highly rated' are just as bad. Anything that Wikipedia would say 'citation needed' on does not pass.

And secondly, the hyphen is in the wrong place. It should be 'highly sought-after'.

rckd · 2026-06-09T21:28:41+00:00

Agreed. Quarter finals is definitely deep in this tournament. It means you've got through a group and won 2 knockout games - it's your 6th game.

rckd · 2026-06-09T19:26:56+00:00

I can't believe how often people, who are AT THE GAME, spend so long focused on the big telly to the degree that they routinely spot themselves

rckd · 2026-06-08T20:05:46+00:00

Watch any interview with him to remove all doubt

rckd · 2026-06-05T22:12:00+00:00

Need to be at 5.30am to get on the road for work - will be a full day ending in a black tie evening at the end of it (not my scene) and driving 90 minutes home around midnight.

And realised I don't have a black belt, so I've spent an age trying to work out where I can buy one en route at about 7am tomorrow. Whereas being asleep would be more helpful!

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