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Available now - the centenary history of @EBTheDeres . 100 years in the life of a football club and 100 people who shaped it. £12 from the author at Deres games or £14.99 incl p&p by sending your details to ACoDbook@gmail.com . Book launch event at Deres v Welling Town, 29 Aug.

@MatthewStadlen Expect there'll be one for Antonio Rattin before the other semi. Just to take the history up another notch...

Why was there a minute’s silence for the father of the Emir of Qatar at a World Cup semifinal between France and Spain in the United States?

@pollybirkbeck @pow64 At an England game in that kind of venue they're all consenting adults though!

@pow64 Death penalty if done at a gig

When I’m prime minister I’m going to make jubilantly throwing pints of beer in the air, amongst large crowds, a criminal offence with a prison sentence of 3 years

@SoundsClips @DistractionsMcr @sexpistols Jim Brooks of Dagenham saying having Hells Angels in charge of crowd control at a Stones gig was a good idea ... didn't know his history, clearly.

Letters Page in Sounds 14th, July 1979 including TJM Records and The Distractions and John Lydon on Juke Box Jury. @DistractionsMcr @sexpistols

In New York, Linton Wells and Edward Steptoe Evans complete their flight around the world in 28 days, 14 hours, and 37 minutes, beating the old record of 35 days set by John Henry Mears in 1913.

The Declaration of Independence arrives in Rhode Island for the first time.

At a meet in Stockholm, Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi breaks the 3000m world record with a time of 8:20.4, beating his own record from May.

Queen Elizabeth lands in Montreal for a two-week visit to attend the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Actress Shirley Temple ends her two-year tenure as United States Ambassador to Ghana.

@DavieMcfadyen Ha ... my friends got married at 3pm on Cup Final day 1987 and made me best man!

@EBStatto Thanks Brian couldn't have missed that one Scotland v Sweden on wedding day much to joy of my friends 🫣🤣

That will do Full house on a Monday 🍾🥳🥳year thanks to New Order World Cup year i got married also 3 00for Big O bye 😁👋#popmaster

@Tomp_14 @OfSelina I think a few of them did protest afterwards. But (1) the keeper knew the cables were there but still booted it, (2) if you boot it that high it's a 50-50 chance who gets possession anyway.

@OfSelina And not a single Norwegian player complains or makes a point about it. Even the manager on the side doesn't..

I can spot at least 4 opportunities where Norway could have won the ball back in this attacking move So explain to me how the sole reason for the goal was some mysterious cable

@TheStacemeister You're on a roll!

Double top today. Woop! #popmaster

#popmaster double full house and three Big Os. Hearts in the charts was a good bonus topic - to keep it fair let's have Hibs in the charts tomorrow.

Looks a fun show. Maybe we Brits could adopt the format and call it something like Family Fortunes...

12 July 1926: 3rd Test, day 2. Australia advance to 494 with Bill Woodfull reaching 141 and Arthur Richardson run out for 100. Maurice Tate takes 4 for 99. In reply England limp to 203 for 8, Jack Hobbs top-scoring with 49. @100YearsAgoLive

12 July 1976: 3rd Test, day 4. England are 125 for 9 when rain stops play, Andy Roberts taking 5 for 37. Only a full day of rain tomorrow can save them from defeat, and Richie Benaud has some forthright views on the line-up. @50YearsAgoLive youtube.com/watch?v=KJe3pc…

The 1976 Democratic National Convention opens at Madison Square Garden, New York City. U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (D-TX) delivers the keynote address, becoming the first black person to deliver the keynote address at a major political party’s national convention.

@mrob1960 yes, been in the top 20 since the end of June last year apart from Christmas week. Reached number 1 in its 35th week.

@EBStatto I’ve just checked the last 2 now compilations 122 + 3 and Olivia Dean leads both of them, Rein me in is track 11 disc 2 on 122, so I’m guessing it was a slow burner chart wise. 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I read today that Rein me in by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean had now spent more weeks at no.1 than any other chart topper. 73 years ago I believe by Frankie Laine spent 18 non consecutive weeks at the summit. 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Tony Miles becomes the first Englishman to achieve the position of Chess Grandmaster.

@pollybirkbeck It took you a while but yes! 😀

Just realised who Gianni Infantino reminds me of