CactusGooner 🌵🏜🇰🇷

Look, we get it! It's a popular time to dunk on Chelsea. Kicking us while we're down, etc. But let's not rewrite history; the CWC was rated, Madrid even paid 10 mil for Trent early, and PSG took it seriously. South American clubs were all bang on it. Also, winning the CWC made sure we won it ALL. That's special, whether you like it or not. Besides, we have bigger problems than the placement of a trophy on a banner, ffs.

Gabriel is a horrible little cheat🤢

Chelsea getting no sporting sanctions for breaking rules that allowed them to build a Premier League winning team is a huge joke, to be honest.

It's good news that the NBA wants to hold an expansion discussion in March. What a great month for basketball. There is no better and deserving city than Seattle if you want to talk about expansion. HUGE fan base plus history equals a great future for NBA in Seattle.

Every time I’ve watched England Under-21s train at home or abroad over the past five years, Ashley Cole was out there early, laying out the balls and cones (pic below), discussing the session with the head coach Lee Carsley. He gave individual instruction to defenders like Levi Colwill and Tino Livramento. They spoke highly of Cole’s counsel and desire to improve them as players. His work ethic and humility inspired them. In matches, Cole would sort the subs with the fourth official. No airs or graces, even though Cole was a genuine superstar as a player. He was the most consistent of the Golden Generation, England’s greatest ever left-back, seventh on his country’s all-time appearance list with 107 caps, winner of seven trophies with Arsenal, nine with Chelsea. He stood up to Cristiano Ronaldo and Arjen Robben. He nailed his two shootout penalties in the 2008 and 2012 UCL finals. He was an elite competitor and winner. After retiring at 38, Cole could have played golf or gone into punditry. Instead, he’s built a coaching career. Along with some other reporters, I helped Cole do the media module of his Pro Licence at St George’s Park. Cole's attention to detail and desire to deliver in his second career was very clear to us. Cole worked his way up, assisting Frank Lampard at Derby, coaching in Chelsea’s academy when Lampard went to the Bridge, and then assisting Lampard at Everton. He assisted Wayne Rooney at Birmingham City. He also assisted Carsley in his six games as caretaker of England’s seniors before becoming a full-time FA coach. Cole, 45, now takes on his first managerial role – at Cesena in Serie B. It’s only until the end of June but an experience, an education and with the possibility of a longer stay. Good luck to Cole. He’s earned the opportunity. He’s grafted for it.

This is what happens when ticket prices are in the price range of normal humans not celebrities and the 1%

I have not seen a sporting that’s this insane with fan passion. The Super Bowl included.