I’m not a football fan but……

Well, Trump and Infantina have caused all that trouble, manipulating the rules, and they have nothing to show for it.

Little Belgium flattened the US but it won't be Trump's responsibility, of course.

The smarmy Infantina will be the one with egg on his face. All that bending over backwards to curry favour with Mr Trump will surely teach him and FIFA a lesson?

Maybe FIFA should ask for their tin-pot "Peace Prize" back......

Padstow13

Well, Trump and Infantina have caused all that trouble, manipulating the rules, and they have nothing to show for it.

Little Belgium flattened the US but it won't be Trump's responsibility, of course.

The smarmy Infantina will be the one with egg on his face. All that bending over backwards to curry favour with Mr Trump will surely teach him and FIFA a lesson?

Maybe FIFA should ask for their tin-pot "Peace Prize" back......

There is a separate thread on this.

friendlygingercat

I'm glad we are winning, but watch the match, any match? I would rather stick pins in my eyes.

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I find it very difficult to get excited about 22 men kicking a ball around. The same goes for most other sports.

I am just not a watcher. I rarely watch tv. I will always be doing something else, getting up and walking around and as for watching people I do not know running around an area of land to a pattern I do not know either, with or without equipment. I would rather read a book.

It's not just "kicking a ball around" though, is it? The skill of it is clearly wasted on some people. I'm not a 'fan' of any team. I'm not a 'fan' of any tennis player. I'm useless at sports myself, though I swam and hill-walked and cycled and Scottich danced most of my life.

But I appreciate skill and dedication.

The excessive silliness of the idea of sticking pins into one's eyes and other show-offy nonsense like that is really quite extraordinary.

Like anything, there's varying degrees.
Watching players kicking a ball around at grass roots level, is I agree, sometimes very boring. (Unless it's someone you know and support.)

Professional football, however, is played at a completely different level. There is definitely skill and thinking involved, believe it or not.
Comments like pins in eyes are just hyperbole, because any enjoyment for the game of football is often met with disdain and derision.

Good job have Harry Kane and Jordan Pickford to get them through. The only real, decent world class players they have in the team.

If Kane is injured they have no chance

WithNobsOnIt

Good job have Harry Kane and Jordan Pickford to get them through. The only real, decent world class players they have in the team.

If Kane is injured they have no chance

Jude Bellingham is a brilliant player. What he lacks for in experience, he makes up for in energy and determination. There are others too. Without the other players, Harry Kane would not be so brilliant.
I wanted Norway to win their match the other day because we used to live over there and I have a soft spot for the Norwegians. Obviously I will watch as an England supporter but if Norway win, I will be championing them the rest of the way.

Only 5 Wetherspoons in the whole country were showing the last England game. I was staying in one of the many that didn’t 😕.

Sorry forget to mention Jude Bellingham in my original.post.

Half of my post disappeared. Give the ball to Jude and he will do his best to get you a goal.

Not flashy or the skills of Messi. But World Class. Never say die attitude.
A real warrior of a player.

I want England to win the World Cup, so I can have a day off work. That's my only reason for wanting them to win.