Luke J
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@frayed_ends_
Macarthur Bulls. Arsenal fan. Reformed Eurosnob. If not football, it’s science or politics
Most proactive defensive styles as per % of ball wins in last third, 6⃣1⃣ leagues 🌐 🥇 #Eliteserien 🇳🇴 17.6% 🥈 #Ekstraklasa 🇵🇱 & #MLS 🇺🇸 17.3% #ALeague 🇦🇺 #Superliga 🇩🇰 #BestaDeildin 🇮🇸 #PremierLeague 🏴 #Ligue1 🇫🇷 #KLeague1 🇰🇷 #ProLeague 🇧🇪 Data from @impect_official ⭐️
The Champions League's giant-killers were 'humiliated' in an extraordinary result over the weekend - and an Aussie played a starring role 🇦🇺⭐️ Bodo/Glimt have beaten Inter, Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in 2026. Over the weekend, they were DEMOLISHED 5-0 by Norwegian rivals Viking. Aussie defender Gianni Stensness played a full 90 minutes, contributing seven clearances, an interception and two tackles. To make the day even sweeter, he also celebrated his 100th match for Viking! You love to see it. Full story: tinyurl.com/y33etmky
Hungary just delivered one of the most instructive electoral results in years. Worth unpacking because it does highlight a huge weakness for Right wing popularism. Péter Magyar’s Tisza party has ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, winning what appears to be close to a two-thirds parliamentary majority. Record turnout and a landslide. The temptation will be to read this as a liberal revolt against authoritarianism. It’s not. Magyar is not a man of the Left. He’s a former Fidesz insider. His Tisza party sits in the European People’s Party, the same centre-right grouping as every mainstream conservative party in Europe. He kept Orbán’s migration position. He’s not offering a different cultural settlement. He’s offering the same national frame, stripped of the corruption and the economic emptiness that came with it. That’s the key. Magyar ran on a “Hungarian New Deal” - taxes on the super-rich, insulation subsidies, better family payments etc. He planted himself on the kitchen table and refused to move. While Orbán campaigned on geopolitics and MAGA style outrage, Magyar kept pulling the conversation back to wages, healthcare, and who was stealing from whom. Magyar didn’t need to win the culture war. He just needed to be acceptable on culture and compelling on economics. He was.
⭐️🇦🇺 Archie Goodwin (21) GOAL for Charlotte vs Nashville. 3 goals in 61 minutes for Goodwin so far this season. ✨
Do you agree with this list? 🇦🇺⚽️🤔 Sports Illustrated have ranked their top 20 Australian men's footballers of all time - and Tim Cahill comes out on top!
On behalf of Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Chairman Paul Lederer and CEO Scott Hudson invite all members and fans to join our 2026 Member & Fan Forum. This forum has been established in response to calls from the Red & Black Bloc (RBB) and the wider fanbase. It’s an opportunity for us to share the club’s vision for the future, provide key updates, and, most importantly, hear directly from our members and fans. The 2026 Member and Fan Forum is part of our commitment to listen, engage openly, and work together to drive the club forward in seasons to come. 📆 Details Location: Club Marconi, Bossley Park Date: Monday, 20 April 2026 Time: 7:00pm Register your attendance here: wsw.football/41h3YJN We know this season has not met expectations, but your feedback and passion are central to the club moving forward.
MAGA man looking to call ICE at the airport—on Iraqi soccer fans traveling for the World Cup. He runs into crowd and tears up the homemade banner that fans were holding—written in Arabic and Spanish. "You're in America!" he yells. "You don't come to America and do that!" Traveling to support Iraq in a World Cup 2026 qualifier playoff match vs. Bolivia in Monterrey, Mexico. The incident occurred near Gate D12 in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
