Argentina's manager Scaloni has a different view: "We always... practice penalties." Ahead of the penalty shootout vs the Netherlands, Scaloni took less than 15 sec to pick 5 penalty takers (Messi was a given). The swift process communicates confidence and that he has a plan. 2/8show more

🚨 Lionel Messi now needs to score a Hatrick... against Spain to win the Golden Boot over Mbappe Just a Reminder than VAR has NEVER given a single call against Argentina and has given the MOST calls in Favour for Argentina Spain about to be added in Argentina's Victim Book? 🤯show more

🚨🗣 - Sesko on Maguire's goal vs Liverpool: "I... was in the penalty area and when I saw that the ball was coming to him and he was going to head it, I knew he was going to score. He's incredible with the head and always finds a way that it hits him." Wow.show more

EYGPT HAVE BEEN ROBBED VAR DID NOT CHECK THIS... IN THE LEAD UP TO ARGENTINAS GOAL IT SHOULD OF BEEN A PENALTY FOR EYGPT THIS IS A DISGRACE A ROBBERY AND MESSI HAS BEEN GIFTEDshow more

We appear to have created an unofficial law where... a quick tug, as long as you release quickly and don’t hold, is now acceptable. This has always been a penalty and as he isn’t trying to play the ball, it’s a red card.show more

The contact that resulted in a post-practice penalty for... Alex Dunne 🫣 He receives a three-place grid drop for both races in Barcelona, and is now set to serve two separate grid penalties in the Sprint Race, with a 10-place drop carried over from Monaco #F2 #SpanishGPshow more

Alabama has a losing all-time record to 2 SEC... programs: -Oklahoma 2-5-1 -Texas 2-8-1 Will the Sooners continue their DOMINATION of the Crimson Tide in the playoff?show more

People claiming Gassama dived vs Hibs are now absolutely... adamant that Motherwell should have had a penalty for the same thing! I'm sure it has nothing to do with a certain Celtic player winning a pen by pushing a player... Same or different? 👇show more

Messi fighting against Ronaldo for Pichichi Trophy and was... on for a Hat Trick that game but gave it to Neymar after he asked for the penalty. This is the type of players I love not ones that only think about themselvesshow more

In a recent filter interview, Karim Benzema opened up... about his time playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid and he didn’t hold back. Benzema claimed Ronaldo was extremely selfish on the pitch, always wanting to take every set piece: “Ronaldo wanted everything corners, free kicks, penalties… everything. If he didn’t score in a match, he wouldn’t talk to anyone in the dressing room. That’s just how he was. I still remember one game where I had already scored two goals. I got fouled inside the box and it was a clear penalty my chance for the first hat-trick of my career. The coach told me to take the penalty, but Cristiano came and took the ball from me. He took the shot instead. That’s the kind of teammate he was. When Cristiano left for Juventus, that’s when I started shining. I finally had the freedom to express myself and become the player I always knew I could be.”show more

The discourse around the Eze penalty last night is... fascinating. If nothing else it provides Arteta with an excuse as to how his team has been hard done by and robbed. He loves excuses. It’s a fascinating situation because I actually think the right outcome was reached albeit through the wrong process. Once given on the field under the current rules it shouldn't have been overturned. For that Arsenal can feel aggrieved. Don't forget Arsenal were the beneficiaries of an incredibly soft penalty in Leverkusen. It wasn’t overturned. I find the attached video interesting because it clearly shows how minimal the contact is. The defender doesn’t pin Ezes foot to the ground. Doesn’t smash into it. It brushes down the side of it. It’s where the still pictures of it were wildly misleading. Are we really saying that contact such as that is worthy of a penalty? What’s clear in the video is that Eze has absolutely made the most of the slight contact. I love the straight left leg. A very natural position. It’s a brilliant dive and normally it would have been rewarded. By saying that is a stone wall penalty all we are doing is encouraging such theatrics and cheating. Whenever you hear the words “that was clever” by a commentator they are intimating the player has cheated/made the most of it. We complain about refs all the time but what chance do they have when players are doing stuff like this. Until players are punished properly there is no disincentive for players to keep doing this stuff. I also find it fascinating when you have a foot brushed like this. When you compare it to all the holding/pushing/grappling at other times. Sometimes a contact sport and others not. Is this really what football has become?show more

This market on Polymarket caught my attention. Only 5... matches have gone to penalties at this World Cup, and there are just 2 games left. Yet the market is still pricing a 32% chance that we'll see at least one more penalty shootout. I think a lot of that comes from the 2022 World Cup final. That game is still fresh in everyone's memory. Personally, I don't think either of the remaining matches goes that far. I'm leaning NO here.show more

I wrestled here. 2018 vs 2025 Took a little... longer than I thought it would but god has the perfect plan for everything. And this was so much better than I could have ever dreamt of ❤️ #DreamBigshow more

no matter how often i listen to junkyu's voice,... it still gives me chills for how beautiful it is. it's the way how he's able to convey different emotions and feel every notes for different songs is so admiring. it's why the song he sings always have the element of surprise everytime— they always sound different despite it's the same voice we listen to. not only he has a golden voice, he also has a voice that speaks to the soul. kim junkyu, you're truly one of a kind 🩷show more

THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSY OF ARGENTINA VS EGYPT Egypt had... a goal ruled out after VAR went back to penalize a foul at the start of the attacking move. Later, Mohamed Salah was brought down inside the penalty area, but no penalty was given. Seconds later, Argentina went up the other end and scored the winning goal. The biggest question isn't who won-it's why similar situations appeared to be judged differently. If VAR can rewind play to disallow Egypt's goal, why wasn't the same level of scrutiny applied to Salah's penalty appeal? Consistency is what football fans expect. Right now, that's exactly what many believe was missing. What do you think ? Was Egypt treated fairly ? #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #Egypt #Argentina #Salah #Messishow more

This driver was taken to Court and subsequently fined... for careless driving, given 8 penalty points on their licence and a £320 fine. Motorists need to give #cyclists space and remember the hierarchy of road users in the Highway Code. DON'T CLOSE PASS.show more

🚨FIFA has appointed the MLS Ref Ismael Elfath He... is nicknamed as "Messi's favourite Ref " as he has a 100% win record under him and has made some questionable decisions in his favour One of them was giving Argentina a Penalty for an obvious Dive by Di Maria in the 2022 WC🤯show more

Anthony Hopkins has red raw skin. Probably from a... bacterial infection. He was so angry he tried to eat his way out of the plastic box. 2 different vets refused to treat him (2/8)show more

⭐️ Lionel Messi in #Hyderabad Kick-off ceremony underway at... Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, opening with a music performance Exhibition match kick-off at 7:50 PM..organisers say timings will be strictly followed 8:11 PM: Messi and the CM to dribble together, followed by a penalty shootout Children’s interaction with Messi, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul scheduled between 8:17– 8:32pm Parade walk & felicitation to follow, programme to conclude by 9pm Team Messi We Are Messi 🔟 Revanth Reddyshow more