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S**t just worn out my pause button. Revisiting the Macallister challenges obviously

Ah that’s why, I thought he was up in court later

Decent player for Stoke too

Shhh, Rooney’s in the stadium

“It’s the final, don’t want cards to spoil the game” etc….the players know the rules. We don’t want to see someone go for a slip or accidental handball but this is Argentina being Argentina, doing what they always do. Apply the rule book before anyone gets hurt, they’ve already got away with killing momentum and getting 11 behind the ball time and time again.

Ronaldo and Ronaldinho driving a Madame Tussaud’s model of Madonna round a concourse……s**t this is sunstroke or my drinks been spiked

A much better advert for the game that would stimulate kids to want to play (and defence coaches have breakdowns)

I actually enjoy celeb spotting in the stands. Just seen the guy who played Shrek, in a suit, talking in a scouse accent

Argentinas change of kit ready for the second half

Oh come on that’s got to be a card at any level, the holding and shirt pull

Messi using the Jedi mind trick on the ref there.

Ka-ching, Ref retirement fund gets first £500,000 of the evening

The famous ancient golden tinted heavyweight ornament with its bulbous top will be handing out the trophy.

Had a shave, with pre match festivities, hydration / ad breaks, half time concerts, added time, injury time and penalties followed by Wayne Rooney trying to string coherent sentences together, I could look like ZZ top by the end of the program.

I think Messi will score so Spain will need 2. The way Spain dealt comfortably at fullback nullifying France’s wide players and bossed the midfield, I started constructing an England master plan to get around that. Basically sacrificed our width, play 2 up top, Anderson anchoring with 3 in front of him possibly the lesser spotted Mainoo or Rogers alongside Rice and Bellingham. That was before I saw how Sharp Saka is but anyway, wondered if Argiecheaters will do something similar, change shape to not get outnumbered in midfield ?

I don’t know the ins and outs of individual players image rights but FIFA just love the marketability of anything with Messi or Ronaldo slapped all over it. They have contributed massively to the game but let it be a natural course, if they win, they win, fair enough. They have a narrative in mind and having one of them in the final fits the script, some of Infantileino’s facial expressions when they (Argentina) were losing games said it all.

As I’m becoming a temporary Spanish Citizen in an hour and a half, lacking in any actual Spanish language knowledge, I’ll just be typing in capitals (to emphasise volume) and adding “Os” to every word like people do on holiday I’ve already started my transition by doing f** all for 3/4 of the day and chilling in a hammock because it’s a bit too hot to work. My one fear is Argiecheaters will try to incite a red card early doors like they did with Anderson, kicking s**t out of him to try to provoke the slightest little finger on a face. Could be Rodri who to be honest deserves 2 yellows a game for his break stopping fouls on the halfway line (at Man City he inherited the Fernandinho job).

If an individual player has a message on a vest / undershirt they are booked, OK it’s after the final whistle but if the ones holding the flag each had a yellow applied maybe they’d miss the final? Is there or is there not a rule about political sloganing? I’m sure if Pepsi had invested in advertising and the players waved a Coca Cola sign FIFA would be all over it, ka-ching ! Let’s not forget it’s not just about upsetting the opposition team and fans in the stadium, it’s using the opportunity of the worldwide TV platform to spread a message, done in the name of a broadcast Football match, FIFA’s remit being to control the content.

Napoleon, Wenger, Cantona, Inspector Clouseau, Pepe Le Pew, Asterix, blokes wearing striped shirts and berets with a string of onions round your necks, Vanessa Paradis, your Boys took one hell of a beating !!!

For those who are too p*ssed or thick to count it’s about 7-5

Gerrinthereevenifyouarearsenal !!!!!

Here come the cavalry !

Straight from the Rodgers master plan

Gone off the boil

Presume straight to penalties…..or Rock, Paper, Scissors