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As a New Yorker, I can’t like this post enough.

Everyone I know who went to Korea and Japan in 2002 had an amazing time.

More from the Milan fans: he always gives you 110% and is a great teammate. Role player. Every now and then he gives you some magic like this:

I’m struggling to remember much about him from his Milan games but the Milan fans I know love his attitude and think he’s very skillful. They say he lacks a bit of strength that could take him to the next level.

Agree with you on that. At least there will be beer.

Yes, many of the tickets were overpriced but most of those astronomical sale prices were quoted from resellers, I know plenty of people who were able to go without any problems. I’ve been to hundreds of games in the States and have never had a stadium counter ask me for a tip so I don’t know what to tell you there. Maybe think of it as a convenience fee to allow you to actually take a beer to your seat. Life is better when you see your cup as half full (that’ll be $7 plus gratuity, cheers). I’ve also gotten free beers and drinks held aside after last call from stadium vendors to whom I’ve tipped a few bucks— and now a $14 beer becomes a $7 beer. Magic. The States hosted Copa America in 2016 and it went fine. The 1994 World Cup also happened here and football didn’t burn down, trust me (understandable why some on here may not know that actually happened 😉). It won’t be a perfect World Cup, I’m sure there will be plenty of issues, but a country with giant communities from football-loving nations all over the world might not bungle this as badly as you think. The days of £10 tickets and £2 beers at World Cups are long gone. And we’ve just had Russia and Qatar host the tournament, for Fuchs sake, let’s try to enjoy what we can in 2026 and 2030 before the tournament goes to Saudi Arabia.

We’ll manage just fine without you and without CONMEBOL (if only you bothered to learn anything about how this particular tournament was run). There also wasn’t a single shooting incident related to the tournament but, whatever, you had something you felt like saying no matter what actually occurred. Bravo.

Some of these players may have been discussed with Maresca and Cooper agrees that they’re good targets. We’ve also had a history of shopping in Italy, well before Maresca arrived: Castagne, Ünder, Praet, Inler, Benalouane, Cambiasso (not sure if he counts but he had just finished his contract in Italy before we signed him).

Well played, KP. We can’t get relegated if there’s “no reason to lose.”

CONMEBOL is running this tournament in the U.S., the 2026 World Cup will be a different story. CONMEBOL is the same confederation that had to move the 2nd leg of a Copa Libertadores final to the other side of the Atlantic because they couldn’t get their sh*t together. This tournament was held in the States in 2016 and went just fine. The 1994 WC was fine. There were issues at the 2021 Euros Final and the 2022 Champions League Final; tonight was nothing new to the world of football. It won’t be perfect but the United States has more experience hosting major sporting tournaments and events than most countries in the world.

Still a great day out with @Chocolate Teapot 😂

Claude Puel benched Vardy and played Shinji Okazaki as a false 9 against Brighton. Burned into my mind after flying in from NYC and dealing with rail replacement on top of that normally annoying trip to the AMEX. 😂

I think it’s been mentioned on here but the away shirt is off-white with a subtle pattern of either the Fox head or the old Fox & Crop, can’t remember which. The 3rd is black with a pink/orange tie dye pattern.

By the way, this is still the best thread title on FT.

Never forget

I would say the tazers and firearms carried by the many dozens of police at the stadiums is more than little done to prevent violence. 😂 I could write a dissertation on why there just isn’t as much sports-related violence here— the history of clubs vs. franchises, the hyper locality of the game in Europe, and significant differences in social dynamics all contribute. Anyway, and unfortunately, we more than make up for the lack of sports-related violence in plenty of other ways.

I think you’re right on that. 28 games unbeaten as well. I hope they still have something left in the tank for Sunday after this run!

No. 1994 was very peaceful and there wasn’t any major violence the last time the Copa America was hosted in the States in 2016. There are always skirmishes around USA vs. Mexico but it’s all very isolated. The worst we generally see is the occasional celebratory riot when a team wins a title but even those are becoming rarer. That there are large communities already in the States who are actually from the various participating countries certainly helps stem the violence (people generally learn to live with each other in the bigger cities), plus the police are, shall we say, a bit less diplomatic about that sort of thing here. I have no idea what’s going to happen in 2026, though, and I haven’t seen what the ticket plans are. With the expanded format, I think everyone might be misguided in expecting a festival like the Olympics.

You better watch out, I’m going to Colombia later this year and I’m coming back with that guy’s overhand right 😂

Colombia

That was likely his intention but as the champ Mike Tyson once said: everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. That second half by Colombia was one of the gutsiest performances I’ve ever seen, they could have easily won 3-0. They’ve been running their balls off all tournament on short rest and in ridiculous heat and humidity but show no signs of slowing down.

Sounds about right for that account

Totally get it! Hope I didn’t come across as nitpicking there.

Glad there’s a plan for action and a call to support local businesses instead until supporters receive acceptable answers. Minor feedback: that statement is way too long to be written in all caps. I know this isn’t the intention but it reads like two pages of someone yelling at the reader.

And we already have a chant ready-made for him: He’s our f***ing centre-back, Caleb Okoli!