France were shite. Couldn't get any rhythm going. England will do well to beat Spain if they can get through Argentina like.

United have signed Karl Darlow from Leeds. Apparently he's a very good choice for a back up keeper. Can't be any worse than Bayindir.

Off topic but Iran is targeting the UAEs oil tankers so they can't travel. Would be funny as fuck if they had to scale back their sport portfolio like the Saudi's have done cos they're being hit in the pocket. Don't rule it out.

Tbf in this summer's inflated market 75m for Santos and Tielemans is decent business. And tbf what what matters more than their transfer fees is their overall cost eg amortised transfer fees, wages & agents fees - cos we have to adhere to squad cost ratio next season. I reckon both come in under...

Looks like Tielmans is close, activating a £35M release clause. As usual, attractive due to allowing a quick deal with no difficult negotiations. Santos/Mainoo are both small space players, who offer excellent control, but neither have yet developed consistent long rang passing and switches of play...

Seems dear for a player with injuries and whose best performances were quite a few years ago. The time to get him was 4/5 years ago.

Not sure what this does to the midfield balance. It might be quite well balanced but if he can't consistently start games it will throw the balance out.

Every man and his dog turning down Newcastle it seems. Manzambi kept them waiting despite fees agreed between clubs and has now accepted Aston Villa's terms. Be interesting to know why so many players turn Newcastle down (and why so many players want to leave). Must be lack of respect for Howe? Or ...

From the Times: Only one official involved in decision to waive Folarin Balogun ban Mohammad al-Kamali, the chairman of Fifa’s disciplinary committee, made ruling without any of the 17 other members asked to be involved in the case The UAE in on the corruption. City getting a meaningful punishment f...

Bellingham having a pop at Tuchel

The interviewer said Tuchel wasn't happy with the performance, Bellingham replies basically said I don't care, fuck him but in nicer words

Bellingham also said "it wasn't working" aka the system

England were shite. They rode their luck. Norway should have taken their chances in the 90 minutes.

Gonna be interesting to see how they do against a top team.