it's fairly ridiculous that Pogba wasn't even in the conversation though
― Number None, Sunday, 15 July 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
this chap actually makes a pretty good argument
Well said uncle pat pic.twitter.com/uNqkTCal7M— Man Utd Videos ⚽️🎦 (@ManUtdVines) July 15, 2018
― Number None, Sunday, 15 July 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
What is this song that people sing for football? It sounds like "Olé so pure."
― Yerac, Sunday, 15 July 2018 17:54 (five years ago) link
Mbappé high-fives Pussy Riot. World Cup highlight. pic.twitter.com/CKnsRngZXg— Adelle Stripe (@adellestripe) July 15, 2018
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 15 July 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
Even his political decisions are right.
Felt a bit cheated there was no montage at the end of the BBC coverage.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 15 July 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
ahhhhh so happy for les bleus
all the players instagram stories are hilarious rn but pogba trying to get macron to dab though
crying
― ¯\_(🏈 )_/¯ (daria-g), Sunday, 15 July 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
The trophy presentation has been a shambolic melee for some time now. Infantino letting the various Presidents kiss it before walking over to the where the squad were and having to pass it Lloris from behind them just seemed really badly though it. Having it all take place inside a snowglobe would've at least kept the rain off.
― shaqiri tip (nashwan), Sunday, 15 July 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link
Yerac, surely you mean ‘Allez les Bleus’?
― pomenitul, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
I.e. go the blue ones, aka the French team.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
I dunno maybe "yo led pedants"
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:12 (five years ago) link
It's not that. I have a small video. I dunno if this works. View My Video
― Yerac, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
Ugh, nevermind. I just heard it everywhere today and it may be obvious to most people.
― Yerac, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
Le rond point de la gare de #Vichy investi par les supporters des Bleus. La nuit promet d'être belle ! #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/C8b0Q8m6a9— Olivier Rezel (@OlivierRezel) July 10, 2018
"On est en finale"?
― Number None, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
frabel = that was after the match against Belgium
― StanM, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:53 (five years ago) link
That song was similar but not quite it. Maybe it was "allez suppo" something.
― Yerac, Sunday, 15 July 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
Talking of French songs - I had this one in my head all yesterday. Its catchy!
The worst thing about England not getting to the final = no repeat of my fave-ever football chant https://t.co/XMNQwCEHQv— Michael Cox (@Zonal_Marking) July 13, 2018
― cajunsunday, Sunday, 15 July 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
I’m on another planet, France championne du monde, crazy parties by the french community in Montreal, and skyping the family back home, and drinking it’s all a lot but loving every minute of it.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 15 July 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
Luka award was generous imo
No way, he deserved it 100%.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Sunday, 15 July 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
just reading back yesterday after being too in the pub to participate fully and i'm assuming youse France-haters were as HIGH.AS.FUCK.
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 08:54 (five years ago) link
Paris is the least worst place to be hungover right now.
― pomenitul, Monday, 16 July 2018 09:17 (five years ago) link
I'm in Paris. I am pretty hungry. I see there were riots. I only saw one fist fight while getting thai food. We moved the cutlery away from the window.
― Yerac, Monday, 16 July 2018 09:34 (five years ago) link
Overall, last night was remarkably well-behaved in the 18ème. Lovely atmosphere, genuinely multicultural.
― pomenitul, Monday, 16 July 2018 10:10 (five years ago) link
I'm in the 18ème too, cars honking etc until the morning but that's great. Not gonna go to the défilé today.
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 16 July 2018 10:14 (five years ago) link
the only thing that's still in my head from yesterday is the bbc commentator saying rly unctuously 'we won't give these idiots the oxygen of publicity' but it was pussy riot
― imago, Monday, 16 July 2018 10:19 (five years ago) link
yeah that whole thing was pretty fucking disgusting/depressing tbh
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 10:38 (five years ago) link
I just assumed they thought it was a standard dumb pitch invasion but who knows.
― Matt DC, Monday, 16 July 2018 10:42 (five years ago) link
p obv that the commentator doesnt know in advance lads
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2018 10:46 (five years ago) link
i mean its desperation for an angle to even consider otherwise isnt it
*shines that harsh light back on performative ilxors*
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2018 10:47 (five years ago) link
as an unreformed hispanophile i want to point out that in their allegedly terrible display against russia spain managed more shots (overall and on target) than france did in any game this wc
this is not to say france didn't deserve to win - their defence was consistently excellent, they had some lethal counters - but rather just to point out that ppl find unproductive play more acceptable if you don't have the ball
it's also hard to square this wc with the idea that the manager's importance is overstated
― ogmor, Monday, 16 July 2018 10:55 (five years ago) link
OTM (xp)
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Monday, 16 July 2018 10:56 (five years ago) link
it would be daft to expect a commentator to see a pitch invasion in Russia and think it might have any political protest attached, of course
not suggesting they turned a broadcast of the World Cup final into Any Questions, just saying maybe they cd've shut the fuck up altogether in the moment, then maybe not tried to pretend nothing happened after the game was finished.
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 10:58 (five years ago) link
The press will give it more than enough coverage. I am not sure I want to hear Lee Dixon’s thoughts on the matter.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:04 (five years ago) link
Lads, it's conpletely standard for the commentator to mildly tut at the pitch invader and for the camera to cut away
― Number None, Monday, 16 July 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
which is fine when it's some borderline mental health case who needs the world to see his arse
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:10 (five years ago) link
asking a lot for a commentator to see that in real time without benefit of VAR tbf
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:13 (five years ago) link
Also fine here imo.
The politics around Pussy Riot are so complex and divisive at this stage idk what proportion of Russian activists would necessarily be thrilled about them getting much more.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:13 (five years ago) link
sv nextlevving the shit out of the commentary commentariat
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:15 (five years ago) link
it's not like i care as such it's just jarring to be reminded of yr own complicity in the circus
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:17 (five years ago) link
we are all co-commenspirators
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:18 (five years ago) link
2022 is gonna be a laugh innit
― Number None, Monday, 16 July 2018 11:46 (five years ago) link
Honestly, I think it will probably be fine from a fan perspective.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:49 (five years ago) link
Russia was
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2018 11:51 (five years ago) link
the move to nov/dec has rescued it, but that'll be an unbearable circus itself when the time comes
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 16 July 2018 13:01 (five years ago) link
Never want to see a head of government on the pitch again.
― shaqiri tip (nashwan), Monday, 16 July 2018 13:06 (five years ago) link
a literal head maybe
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 13:19 (five years ago) link
It'll be fine until European clubs/leagues suddenly clock what it means for them and then there will probably be a few hissy fits.
― Matt DC, Monday, 16 July 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
predict it will be the best World Cup ever until the 2034 one on the moon
― Jules Rimet still leaving (Noodle Vague), Monday, 16 July 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
call me a stick in the mud but world cup shd stay on the world imo
― Neuer write off the germans (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 16 July 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link
sick of this small earth mentality
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 16 July 2018 13:29 (five years ago) link