Alan Atkinson

@Harkie_no1 @Footballtweet And Argentina, Spain and France have played some quality sides in comparison right?

@Footballtweet That's a tough route to a semi final. How did the billions of the England squad manage that!?!? Incredible

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England’s 2026 World Cup TV audiences so far from the UK: ▪️ Croatia - 14.2 million ▪️ Ghana - 15.4 million ▪️ Panama - 13.76 million ▪️ DR Congo - 14.0 million ▪️ Mexico - 7.8 million ▪️ Norway - 16.2 million That Mexican game really separated the real fans from the part-timers. 🤣🇲🇽

@StanCollymore I don't even understand why they have a song about it. 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and 3 Falkland Islanders died so unnecessarily. What is there to gloat about?

Per FIFA's own rules about political statements in the tournament, why haven't Argentina been sanctioned for repeated singing of songs that could only be described as inflammatory? I'm not getting into the geopolitics of any land mass anywhere, it's ownership or claims. But DR Congo had to literally change their shirt design because it celebrated independence, so pro players in a dressing room, ahead of what will already be a politically charged environment ( England expects post deleted because of how it could be interpreted, which wasn't my intention) being allowed repeatedly to sing politically motivated songs? If Republic of Ireland players sang rebel songs v Northern Ireland or vice versa in Dublin, FIFA would step in. Likewise issues with balkan nations in recent years. So what's different here? I have lots of Argentine followers so please go not see this as a "English v Argentina" attack, but merely we mostly all agree no politics in football is a good thing? So why no sanction or even warning? Daily Mail have already gone big on it, the world's largest English language newspaper now, so that video in the dressing room with stoke tension. Unnecessarily so. If we're serious about no politics in the sporting arena, then it must apply to all. Sensible, sane feedback welcome.

It was hard to dislike our opponents last night. On Wednesday however….

@Uzzell01 Unfortunately, Justin Whittle couldn't get all of his shifts covered.

Why does every other country have multiple greats watching their games but we just have Becks?

@killemall2024 @StanCollymore That's part of the problem though. Professional clubs here have Youth Teams, made up generally of the best local talent. That talent is found in the leagues which are / mostly are free to play. Once in a youth team, expenses are paid by the club. There's no pay to advance.

@StanCollymore You're only getting partial info Stan. All US cities have recreational youth soccer leagues that only cost $100-150/year to play. Open to all. Now if you want to play competitive, ENCL, MLS Next, etc. level of leagues, yes, you're looking at $4k - $50k/year w/ travel included.

Why the USA will never be a football superpower. Pay to play. In England, from 10 to 16 I payed junior football. The teams were mostly started by a parent who wanted, for free, to give kids a team to play in. Those teams then joined FA sanctioned leagues ( Lichfield league, Walsall league in my case). Subs were about 50p a game ( subs are a fee for admin, pitch hire, referee). The model in England hasn't changed much, save for the fact there's fewer teams and fewer leagues. But the cheap to play model, meaning the poor and rich can play equally, holds. I'm staying with one of my best mates in Miami. Had a late night conversation 2 nights ago. 2 kids that play football. $4000 per season, per child to play for a team. Why? US junior leagues are private enterprises (shock). The US equivalent of the Football Association offers no grassroots football, no level 1 to 3 cheap badges for Moms or Dads to take so they can coach the basics, no structure locally or nationally of organised leagues, just profiteers who start up a league, charge a fortune, and if you're a poor Messi-esque talent from the wrong part of Miami, sure you can buy a ball and play on a patch of grass, but forget organised football, you can't afford it. So imagine, in a nation of 350 million, how many kids they're missing out on and will continue to after this successful World Cup for them. Money, greed, pay to play. 99.9% of greats to play the game wouldn't have made it in America. Because they couldn't afford $4000 ( plus) to play. In subs my Mom probably paid £200 total over 6 or 7 years of junior football. America, it's not all about money you know, it's about opportunity for all too. And you're pricing generation after generation out of the chance to be a part of this incredible sport you've seen first hand. To the US Federation. Do fucking better. Organise local and national junior leagues, van profiteering, offer cheap coaching badges for parents who want to give their time for free to America's kids. Football. Accessible to all.

@marcduffy10 Keep a lid on it, but Starbucks' are better quality...

Not posted in a while, make it memorable!!!Those Costa cup lids are crap, keep breaking. Sarcastic replies only…

@PeruvianRok @Footballtweet So why do your grown men spend so much time rolling around crying? 🤣

@Footballtweet Oh how sad. You could just identify as girl and go play in the Femenine League. In South America we still beleive there are only two genders you know. We play as such.

🇵🇾 Embarrassing.

@TeleFootball The teams they've played there since 2013 🥴

Thomas Tuchel’s England face a daunting last-16 tie against Mexico at the Azteca 🔺 Stadium more than 7,000ft above sea level ⚽ Javier Aguirre’s side have scored six goals and conceded none 🗣️ Intensity of home supporters ⭐ In-form Julian Quinones could expose England’s vulnerable right-back berth @SamJDean has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

@T_Buzdar @Footballtweet Ecuador beat Germany in the final group stage match, but Germany still progressed to the next round before being eliminated by Paraguay.

@Footballtweet Someone make me understand. Didn't Paraguay defeat Germany? Then how is Ecuador being mentioned? Is it AI story?

🇪🇨 A beautiful story has unfolded in Ecuador after their historic win at the World Cup against Germany... A young food vendor Karina Alexandra Velásquez has gone viral back home in Cuenca after she promised that if Ecuador won, she would give away all her espumilla in her cart. After the final whistle, she kept her word, handing out more than 100 portions of the sweet treat to celebrating fans. What makes it even more special is that Karina studies Fashion Design, and every sale helps pay for her university materials and fabrics. Even so, she gave away the fruits of her hard work for the love of her national team. Fans are now searching for her cart in the city to support her and repay the joy she brought to the community. 🥹 Stories like this are what makes the World Cup so special. ❤️

@hardcore_haney @nocontextfm1 Yeah, both the Dutch and English are capable of hosting it alone but I think it is now the norm to include neighbouring countries now. England hosted Euro 96 just fine, the stadiums are more than adequate, but it would definitely be a joint UK tournament next time.

@AlanAtkinson85 @nocontextfm1 That was just the Euros though, & along with Belgium. Suppose you could do something similar & maybe add England/Britain? I dunno, just spitballing. Especially if they up the tournament again to 64…which is very probable

Okay… what would be the FUNNIEST country to hold a World Cup in?

@hardcore_haney @nocontextfm1 They held Euro 2000 alongside Belgium.

@nocontextfm1 Oh the Netherlands for sure. Their fans would be a blast. It feels like it’s too small for such a thing but I imagine they’d manage. The fan interactions though would be all time

@HullCityKits Fun fact about de Wijs; his middle names are Adriana Jozefina 👀

Dutchman Jordy de Wijs models the 2019/20 third kit by Umbro. The main tone of the shirt is 'Deep Lagoon', chosen as it resembled the 'stadium green'* coat of paint on much of Boothferry Park in the 70s. #hcafc *Think Wimbledon or Twickenham.

@TigerTubePlayer Does a photo suffice? I don't think I saw a video of it

More than happy to take suggestions for this thread by the way. Fire away in the replies. #hcafc

@Aeraeus @lucyjaynewhite1 There are 3 present Japanese players with Ghanian and Nigerian heritage, plus one USA. Try again 🤣

@lucyjaynewhite1 I totally agree. National team's should hold participants representative of that nation ... Imagine a Japanese football team with African players, you can't.

Harry Maguire, who is English and Northern Irish… … has been demographically replaced in the England World Cup team by an African named ‘Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéh’ born in Ivory Coast. What’s the point in a ‘national’ football team if someone who is NOT from that nation can join? Maguire should play for England. Guéh should play for Ivory Coast. Common sense. I’m sure Maguire isn’t even allowed to contest this decision because, as his shirt says in the photo below, ‘no room for racism’.

@oshltwadup @AllSaintsnews98 They're not even French, but very close.

@AllSaintsnews98 Youre all very quick to condemn it now upuve been fined, crocodile tears, fuck off and go play ligue 1 where you belong, cheating bastards deserve what they get.

🚨 A quick word on Boro and Hull… ⬇️ Genuinely good luck to both in the final. Boro have a brilliant team and thoroughly deserve to be there after our cheating; and Hull have shown the tenacity and character worthy of being promoted. However, this situation means that Hull will have had to change their plans massively, whilst Boro have faced the psychological knock of losing at the last-minute to Southampton. A complete mess. However, spare a thought to the thousands of #SaintsFC fans who paid for travel, accommodation and the tickets in the final. Not to mention the fact that the Saints fans are entirely innocent of this fiasco! The majority of us are condemning the cheating and rightly calling for the ownership to take responsibility. A disastrous end to what was appearing to be a brilliant climax. What a mess.

@TigerTubePlayer Damian Delaney has just cut inside on the left wing, just after the halfway line against Rochdale...

How long ago does the final whistle at Millwall feel for you? I’m currently at 2017.

@LastManBalling @FootballManager @FIFAWorldCup "Doesn't enjoy big games"

@FootballManager @FIFAWorldCup These graphics in 2026. 🫪

Step into the international dugout 👔 New tools ✅ Game upgrades ✅ Official @FIFAWorldCup license ✅ 🧵 A thread of what's coming in #FM26 from May 26

@Uzzell01 His parents, Romaine and Iceberg, are very proud of him getting some airtime.

There is a posh, young, journo on Sky reviewing the papers called Lettice. The world has gone mad.

@secondtierpod A baptism of beauty 😍

What shirt did your club first wear when you started supporting them? 👀

@TheAmberWire @RobCragz

@RobCragz We've scored the 4th most goals in the league, that isn't the issue. We've also conceded the 4th most goals in the league, that is the issue.