Ben Crellin

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Ollie Watkins is the full nameiest player in football

@GuillemBalague France also have two world-class players on form

The four World Cup semifinalists, in one line: 🇪🇸 Spain — the best team. 🇫🇷 France — the best player and the most frightening attack. 🇦🇷 Argentina — the best idea: doing more with less than anyone else. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England — two world-class players on form. They all have what is needed to win the tournament

@franklinleonard He’s so much worse in interviews than MJ

The inevitable Lionel Messi Last Dance doc is gonna be incredible if it’s done right.

Must… stay.. awake… for… penalties 🥱

@manudemiami @DaleJohnsonBBC I initially thought that too, but VAR can’t intervene to give a second yellow, it can only intervene to reverse incorrectly given second yellows

@BenCrellin @DaleJohnsonBBC They pushed the wrong button. The yellow is correct under the new rule.

Was VAR incorrect to intervene here? This is what @DaleJohnsonBBC wrote about the Almiron diving incident. “When Dutch referee Danny Makkelie stopped the game between the United States and Paraguay in the early stages of the second half after Antonee Robinson headed the ball out of the home penalty area, it was not initially clear why. It turned out he was being sent to the pitchside monitor by Spanish video assistant referee (VAR) Carlos del Cerro Grande to review his decision to give USA skipper Tim Ream a yellow card for fouling Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron. Almiron had not been touched, so Makkelie reversed the caution and gave it to the former Newcastle player instead. It seemed as though the tweaked 'mistaken identity' rule was being used and was welcomed by many watching. "Good spot and the right decision I may add. That's the main thing," said BBC commentator Danny Murphy. "Any adaptation of the rules that means diving gets punished is good." Except it might not have been the right decision. Mistaken identity can only be used for a specific incident, when the referee "has clearly penalised the wrong player", according to the wording of the International Football Association Board (Ifab). "The offence itself cannot be reviewed." Mistaken identity does not appear to cover an opposing player incorrectly being booked when someone has dived. Well-placed sources have told BBC Sport Makkelie's decision was wrong, even if it felt right. World governing body Fifa is yet to clarify the situation.”

@manefirmino It’s bizarre that people see what Anderson did as a dive. He might have exaggerated contact a bit, but not to the extent that it could be considered a dive under the traditional definition

@BenCrellin Calling that a dive but not anderson 🤣🤣🤣

I thought Americans hated diving 🤷

@tanayj Like when Almiron was booked for diving, that was an incorrect use of VAR, even under the new laws

@tanayj I think the mistaken identity thing is when the wrong player on the team who has committed the offence is booked

It had been coming, it just didn’t feel like it had been coming

@Pras_fpl I don’t think they’re beefing

Why are Tuchel and Bellingham beefing online after the game? Gents, focus on the assignment.

@Benny_Blanco40 You’ve still got it

Rice gone off with illness. They need to put him in a bowl of mobile phones overnight and he’ll be fine.

Third time lucky 🎂

@FPLSportScience I’d almost rather play Argentina for the drama of it

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@AdrianDurham_ Yeah, I love his commentary. He seems like a really nice bloke. He went to the same high school as me too

@BenCrellin 5 Live's John Murray? He's brilliant.

Switched over from Matterface and Dixon to Murray and Robinson at the start of extra time to shift the vibes, and it worked a treat!

Spence and Burn are exactly why fans should not passionately disagree with selection decisions. We have no idea when it comes to individual game plans, specific roles, personalities etc.

@Dave23244430 No, I mean silver goals, which we haven’t had since 2004

@BenCrellin Golden goals you mean. Silver goals is what we have now

Remember when silver goals were a thing

Djed Spence! IN YOUR LIFE….