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@TouchlineX It's a shame the 48 team world cup dilutes the modern statistic anyway

🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Lionel Messi about becoming all-time World Cup topscorer: "It's an honor to be next to Klose, and Ronaldo (R9) is there too, Mbappé also scored two goals today." "But in the end it's only statistics. It doesn't mean anything to me."

@TouchlineX He will stink but probably bag two penalties

🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: The greatest goalscorer in football history is set to play in his SIXTH World Cup tonight! 🇵🇹💫

@TheAthleticFC i think he needs to be... for the sake of the team

"Cristiano cannot be replaced," Portugal manager Roberto Martinez told The Athletic earlier this month. "His numbers cannot be replicated. It's impossible." But what kind of player is Cristiano Ronaldo now? Do his goalscoring numbers tell the full story? Is he a guaranteed starter? What should we expect at this World Cup? @jacklang explains. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/73632…

@Variety I think this should be the sound for his next album...feels a lot more natural than the dance stuff

Harry Styles took a break from his record-smashing run at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night to perform an intimate show with a full orchestra. Set against a flurry of strings, Styles’ voice became ethereal, and it was clear that fans were in for a real treat. Without the strain of commanding a stadium, the pop star was at his most musically vulnerable. No one has ever seen — or heard — him like this before. And he sounded, arguably, the best he ever has. variety.com/2026/music/glo…

@Ibrahim34331630 Very well said

🎙️ Former USWNT star Carli Lloyd on Lionel Messi: 🗣️ "Messi is playing with complete freedom. He's already achieved the ultimate goal by winning the World Cup, which makes him even more dangerous in this tournament." "No pressure. No expectations. Just football. Enjoy him while we still can, because there's simply nobody else like him." 🐐🇦🇷

@TouchlineX It’s a shame the 48 team world cups dilutes the quality of this achievement

🚨 The amount of World Cups each of the top 5 goalscorers have played: 1. Lionel Messi, 16 goals: Messi's currently playing his record 6th World Cup. 2. Miroslav Klose, 16 goals: Klose played in the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cups. 3. Ronaldo Nazario, 15 goals: Nazario played in the 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups 4. Gerd Muller, 14 goals: Muller played in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups 5. Kylian Mbappe, 14 goals: Mbappe has played in the 2018, 2022, and currently the 2026 World Cups.

@TheAthleticFC Just say it as it is... this is a red card tackle

As brilliant and utterly irrepressible as Lionel Messi is, there have been a few occasions during his illustrious career when opponents — and certainly opposition fans — have suggested that he has received “special treatment” from referees. What is certain is that, between scoring his first and second goals against Algeria, he got lucky. A challenge on Algeria captain Aissa Mandi, who was caught by Messi on his right calf and Achilles tendon, could have earned at least a yellow card — and plausibly a red card — but Polish referee Szymon Marciniak was content to award a free kick. It was a strange incident. Mandi was in control of the ball, going nowhere fast, and there was little prospect of dispossessing him from Messi’s position. To make a lunge like that, with his studs up, seemed incomprehensible, never mind dangerous. Special treatment? At the very least it was lenient refereeing. A yellow card would perhaps have been the most widely expected outcome — a red card second — but Messi was certainly lucky to get away scot-free. ✍️ @OliverKay FREE TO READ: nyti.ms/4vVqN2V

2018 ➡️ 2026 #FIFAWorldCup

@SkySportsNews Incredible signing for them...Real are moving fast

BREAKING: Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Bernardo Silva 🚨

@EsqueSc @TouchlineX I disagree...it means for over 2 weeks these games have low stakes and minimal drama. Group stage drama is sometimes the true joys of the World Cup

@bklyndispatch @TouchlineX Sacrifice a bit of group phase jeopardy for an extra knockout game is not bad tbf

🚨🇳🇱 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: If the Netherlands lose to Sweden today, there is a HIGH CHANCE that they will finish 3rd the group stage, and there is even a chance they could be KNOCKED OUT. Sweden won their first match 5-1 against Tunisia, while the Netherlands drew 2-2 with Japan.

@theMadridZone @jfelixdiaz Seems like there are a lot of galacticos in the world...which kind of defeats the point of galacticos??

🚨 BREAKING: Florentino Perez has NOT forgotten his GALACTICO. He WILL KEEP his Promise. @jfelixdiaz

@IqMikelo @cagiago_ @xuper2345 100% - can show you several similar challenges that produce a red

@bklyndispatch @cagiago_ @xuper2345 wait, do you think that's an automatic red lol

Lionel Messi scored an unethical hat trick, if it wasn’t for corruption he would’ve been sent off. This is the corrupt system Ronaldo has been up his entire life.

@IqMikelo @cagiago_ @xuper2345 Studs raking down a calf???

@bklyndispatch @cagiago_ @xuper2345 what makes it an obvious red?

@David_Ornstein @TheAthleticFC Well said. This World Cup has been a shambles and has not welcomed the world as a World Cup should

🚨 “It’s true some supporters couldn’t fly to America. I think every team can have their people, so I don’t understand why people from Africa cannot have their people” - Kalidou Koulibaly on travel bans for #Senegal fans at #2026FIFAWorldCup @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/73678…

@TheCinesthetic Excited for this...political thriller with some exciting leads

Sean Penn is set to direct a film about the early life of a police officer who later becomes caught up in the January 6 Capitol riots. Bradley Cooper is reportedly in talks to star. (via Deadline) 🎬

@theMadridZone @JorgeCPicon Did they group their communications along with that for Julian Alvarez

🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid inquired about Michael Olise WEEKS ago. They did not contact just his entourage, but ALSO Bayern Munich. @JorgeCPicon

@TouchlineX Great signing for them who will add some great experience. Real are moving quick

🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Real Madrid announce the signing of Bernardo Silva who has signed a contract until 2028!

@NWeijman @TouchlineX That's fair...

@bklyndispatch @TouchlineX "entire" just in the groupfase

@ESPNFC Perhaps... but the red card was a stonewall red

Easy choice 😅

@theMadridZone @jfelixdiaz I thought they wanted Julian Alvarez...

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid are NOT DONE trying to sign Michael Olise. He is the GALACTICO that they want, and they will try AGAIN after the World Cup. @jfelixdiaz