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The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn’t a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began. The not-war began because Iran had uranium that was totally, completely, beautifully obliterated, so they can’t build the nuclear bomb they weren’t building, which is why the United States had to start the not-war it definitely didn’t start. Now the United States, which has nuclear weapons, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, because nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for countries with nuclear weapons to allow other countries to have. If the United States saw the United States doing what the United States does in other countries, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

@MCFC_RobD @freennamaniac Clive Thomas says hi 👋

@freennamaniac You're the weak one, play football

Never seen it in my life. You give a team a corner, it means they are allowed to take the corner. If he felt we wasted time for the throw in, just add the time back at the end as is normal practice. What a weak ref

@Ian_Ladyman_DM Play not to lose you eventually lose 😑

Like it or not, this is a game plan has worked for Mikel Arteta in that it has got Arsenal into puncher’s territory against the best team in Europe. I do wonder if it will have to evolve if Arsenal are to become a truly outstanding team. But that’s a debate for another day...

@davidhowell530 You do know you're only allowed 14 clubs in your bag 😐

Well in my life I have supported Swindon, for ever, I had a soft spot for Tottenham, I genuinely supported Manchester united for 3 decades, and my bother worked for Chelsea, now I am sat next to jamie Spence in Austria and I am supporting the gunners, isn’t sport great, ⛳️💪❤️🙏

@DarylSChapman From the moment she walked through the door 😂

@blairyib I had a feeling that was her chair and she was just letting you use it. 😂 How long has she been running the household?

Looking good in the shade

@Ian_Ladyman_DM Agree, and the commentary was like the bigging up of a Div 2 team holding on with a Prem League team. Call it as to what it is

I don’t have an issue with the way Arsenal play. I’ve seen worse. And it comes from good coaching. BUT I do wonder if for their own sake they will have to evolve. After all, tonight’s possession stats were at ‘Man City v Burnley’ level. Is that a platform for the next step?

@DarylSChapman She does own the place, and we know it 😂

@blairyib That dog knows exactly how to work the shade and the camera. Does he always pose like he owns the place?

@henrywinter Anti football, got what they deserved

So close, Arsenal were so close, it’s so cruel, they’ve waited so long, this their 24th attempt to win the European Cup/Champions League, their 240th game in the competition, so many years of hurt going back to 71-72. So near and yet so far, so much heartache now, devastated players and supporters. Down and out for London against Paris. Arsenal can take pride from Budapest if no trophy. They gave everything. They lived with PS-G, the European champions for two hours. They defended well, ran themselves into the ground in their 63rd game of the season. But that shootout. So cruel. Poor Eze, such an entertainer, so committed to the team and the club, one of the most likeable people in the game. Dragged his kick wide. Eze is a regular taker, took them for Palace and QPR. Sapping conditions and extra time meant changes meant some of the first penalty picks, Havertz (22 out of 23 converted) Saka, Odegaard, were subbed off. And did David Raya commit early? Worked v Nuno Mendes tbf. And particularly cruel that it should be poor Gabriel at the death, the sudden death, skying his pen. Gabriel’s been outstanding this season, taking responsibility when Arsenal needed him most in games, superb across two hours against PS-G. He took responsibility when his team needed him most in the shootout, stepping up for the fifth pen. Pressure on, at the PS-G end, 4-3 down, he had to score but missed. Kudos to Marquinhos for consoling his compatriot. PS-G are great champions, back-to-back, a joy to watch but needing to battle here, in a scrappy final against Arsenal. They dominated possession and, just about, deserved the win. Never a penalty Mendes on Madueke. Vitinha immense. Again. Those who mock Arsenal will say how fitting that Arsenal’s season decided by dead-balls. Arsenal will use this as further fuel for their fire. They will have to go again. Mikel Arteta’s side have built for this. Quarter-final in 24, semi-final in 25, final in 26. Go again for 27. Make Declan Rice captain, strengthen the squad, and go again. #AFC #PSGARS #UCLfinal

Arsenal got everything their football deserves......horrible !!

Their is a god 😂

@PeterFi22102940 Luna's not, im sat in the Willow 😂

@blairyib Not interested in the Champions League then 😂

@alex_mcfc @OllieHolt22 Have they signed Charlie Adam 😁

Omg he's at it again, when will he ever learn! @OllieHolt22 : "Arsenal will dominate the Premier League for years to come..."

Madness that teams can play all year without VAR and then have it implemented in their biggest game of the season

They said he wanted United. They said he couldn't do it in England. They said he wouldn't stay for long. They said he couldn't do it without Messi. He proved they didn't have a fucking clue. Thank you Pep, a ten-year ride of unrivalled success, records and excellence. Go well 💙

Tuchel saying you don't necessary pick a squad with the most talented players ..... am I missing something here

@RealTolmie Was he sacked though ? I thought he walked

Enzo Maresca changed his agent to Jorge Mendes just weeks before he was sacked by Chelsea. Viana is very close to Mendes and, by extension, Fabrizio Romano.

@Matt5cott No show without punch

Everyone is looking at this as the result of the 115. I’m not so sure. Pep is a chequebook manager and that chequebook might be closed for good. Due to the Iran war, the UAE asked the US for a dollar swap. That’s a big deal. Switzerland had to do it when one of their two biggest banks, Credit Suisse, went to shit. Countries only do this with the risk of a currency crisis. The UAE has lost oil revenue due to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Tourism income too. It needs to spend a fortune on rearming and rebuilding what’s been destroyed by Shaheds. Domestic largesse may suffer as a result, potentially raising political instability if so. Mansour is a senior govt minister. Propping up a football club that can’t even sell all its tickets in a title race is money even the UAE can’t waste. The optics back home can’t sustain that. Then there’s the risk that Mansour, like Abramovich, could face international sanctions for his links with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. This could actually be the beginning of the end for post-2009 Manchester City as we know it. Think post-Ukraine war Chelsea rather than the dominant force we have grown used to.

@RealTolmie Needs banning from the ground, he's a fecking weasel

Pep has seen off all comers but to be knifed in the back by the offspring of Emily fucking Bishop was not on his bingo card.

@alilaw_UK @nqatpod And none in how many 1st division campaigns, selective premier league memory, so that'll be 13/28, expect you'll keep you're baited breath to yourself

@nqatpod And notwithstanding ALL that, fergie has still won Premier leagues at a higher rate than Pep (13/21 > 6/10). Will wait with baited breath to see how often that comes up this week...

If you spend £2bn of a state's money, no conversation about Guardiola's greatness should happen without mentioning it. Nor without noting that UEFA sanctioned City for breaching financial regulations, and that the most serious charges fell on a time-bar rather than being disproven. Or that 115 Premier League charges remain outstanding, with a verdict that may arrive sometime this decade if we're lucky. Any discussion that leaves all that out just isn't honest - and we'll get a lot of that from the media this week.