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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 15h

just want to highlight the talking points here again, they're amazing again, this is Ronaldo's instagram essay, his recitation of the talking points he gave to his coach, shared with the intention of making Ronaldo look like the good guy it's incredible

The notes I had approved were as follows:

‘I think it is important, because it is the truth, to clarify a few things before talking about Denmark:

I myself, and no one else, proposed a plan to Cristiano for this season with the national team. It was a long and very good conversation.

I know how much he lives and breathes the national team and the stature he has in the world — and, even more importantly, the weight and positive influence he has had on the national team for 24 consecutive years.

Cristiano accepted the plan I proposed to him.

He never questioned my decisions. He was exemplary, loyal and professional.

The plan I laid out for him did not include the Norway match. However, I felt that he had managed to recover physically from the first match and told him that I might need to use him. Cristiano agreed.

I made a mistake by asking someone of the stature of Pelé or Maradona to warm up and then not putting him into the game. If it happened today, I would not do it.

To bring the matter to an end: I want Cristiano in the national team. In fact, I do not just want him a little; I want him very much. Fortunately, he also believes in me. He believed in me at Al Nassr and he does here as well.

As for not greeting the supporters: we have already spoken about it. Someone who has played more than 230 matches for the national team does not need lessons from me about loving Portugal. It was a moment of frustration that erases nothing. He is the player who signs the most autographs, takes the most selfies and gives the most affection to the supporters. Let us not invent problems where none exist. When we are unhappy, we react. That is all.’

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Critics of selling your soul to the Devil are awfully quiet tonight

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Luke Knox @lukeknox.me · 27/09/2026

the multiple stomachs of a cow. the wonder and curiosity of a human boy. (cc @cowboysstats.bsky.social)

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 21/09/2026

Genuinely believe @futi.live's new advanced stats with tactical context are the deepest that fans have ever had access to Non-shot dangerous attacks, xG in set piece second phases, fast break dribbles, tactical fouls in transition — there's so much stuff here that we can measure for the first time

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Introducing futi’s new advanced stats

With phase of play context!

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

does anybody have the phone number of kentucky rancher michael zimmer

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

anyone want to watch spanish soccer highlights on youtube for the next couple hours

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

*awakens from 2 year coma, immediately opens rbsdm* ah so we're still trying to make darnold happen

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

unfortunate to see this standard nfl fallacy seep into the other football

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

my identity cannot be reduced to 'spreadsheet person' solely because spreadsheets are the medium through which i engage with my work. and my hobbies. and parts of my personal life

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

all these years i thought a sports columnist's job was to use sports as a vehicle to trigger his opponents on hot-button social issues. looks like i was wrong

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

you're waiting for a train. a train that will take you far away. you know where you hope the train will take you, but you can't know for sure. yet it doesn't matter

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

every august the winner of the super bowl plays the champions of dallas for the biggest trophy of them all

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

uefa has shown its hand. now it all comes down to concacaf

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

i don't know how to explain this, but until this moment i had been under the sincere impression that jimothy was a human baseball player for the seattle mariners

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 20/07/2026

Show me the Argentine national team in one picture

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

PADDLIN' won the sophisticated prediction contest!!

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A World Cup icon. 10/10

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

happy World Cup final! Lionel Messi is sports’ most undeniable superstar, his victories seemingly inevitable … so it’s wild to note that he’ll be back at the same building he quit Argentina (briefly) 10 years ago some thoughts on a full circle moment of sorts www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

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Lionel Messi's international career comes full circle at MetLife Stadium a decade after Argentina retirement

Messi is set to play what will likely be his final World Cup game on Sunday in the final against Spain, 10 years after quitting the national team after a series of crushing defeats

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

part III of the Expecting Goals Messi - Ronaldo extravaganza ball progression statistics between passing, carrying and ball-receiving appreciating Salah and Hazard among others and my god, Messi www.expectinggoals.com/p/lionel-mes...

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Lionel Messi by the Numbers: Peak and Career Ball Progression Statistics (Messi–Ronaldo Part III)

remembering a whole bunch more guys

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Luke Knox @lukeknox.me · 16/07/2026

this fan video of Messi setting up the winning goal is so good

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

the ballon d'or race is coming down to a 19-year-old who's already played for three years at one of the world's biggest clubs, and the semi-retired 39-year-old who baptized him as a baby

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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

You’re British aren’t you

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

england has never won a world cup on american soil. and they never will

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(j)Sam @revenueminuscosts.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

good afternoon Argentina fans just whistled down Sweet Caroline

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

i've watched a lot of mbappe matches at the club and international level and am struggling to remember a time when he was neutralized by sheer defensive quality to this extent

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

was definitely one of those weeks where i felt crazy because every article, podcast and match preview was treating this as something other than a 50-50 matchup

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 14/07/2026

France look bad on the ball because Spain use slow progression phases to set up a good counterpressing structure and keep them from getting organized in possession, this is how it has always worked

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 14/07/2026

Holding this French attack to 0.07 xG in a half feels physically impossible

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

"MLS: The one league where literally anyone is allowed to kick it with Messi and Son" might be the world's least dishonest ad campaign

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Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

this is lionel messi

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Micah @rincewind.run · 09/07/2026

I have been arguing that obviously Messi is the GOAT for years but unlike baseball or basketball I am a statistical neophyte when it comes to soccer so I did not have fancy charts to back it up here you go: fancy charts that prove why obviously Messi is the GOAT

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Martin Rafelt @martinrafelt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

That graph is a masterpiece.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I did it I wrote the article wish me luck Lionel Messi is the GOAT, Ronaldo is not, why just about every statistical analyst agress www.expectinggoals.com/p/messi-rona...

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Why Messi keeps thriving as Ronaldo fades: The GOAT's always been the best

I'm not proud, or tired

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 07/07/2026

This is what invisible Messi looks like

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

getting to boo the man in person in front of his supporters hits so good

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 04/07/2026

Quiet night

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 03/07/2026

Excited to watch that guy drop another 2/10 performance against maybe the best team in the World Cup and also his country's greatest rivals

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

so a few weeks before the world cup i winced and nabbed nosebleed seats to a round of 16 knockout match in dfw at a small fraction of their current price, without knowing who would play turns out it's gonna be my favorite young barca stars vs. the most despicable villain of my sports life

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

removing penalties from the game is obviously the right call, and it makes sense to phase them out gradually, starting with the teams the fewest people would miss

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

hearing that there's a big doofus out there who's stumbled his way into scoring a lot of goals. not good for the game of soccer

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Bureau of Human-Bovine Cultural Affairs @cowboysstats.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

that was the lowest-quality penalty shootout i've ever seen. i will cherish it the rest of my days

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Bob Sturm @sportssturm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

NEW: Messi's Stay in Texas Will Not Be Forgotten bobsturm.substack.com/p/messis-202...

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Messi's 2026 Stay in Texas Will Not Be Forgotten

Very few athletes make an impression like Lionel Messi and this World Cup proves it again.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

getting some questions about the paths more specifically for several teams, and you can see more details on individual team knockout paths and likely fixtures here: www.expectinggoals.com/p/detailed-k...

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Detailed Knockout Paths and Projections by Venue

Who's going to play whom and where?

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 25/06/2026

Can’t wait to get these new team match tendencies into @futi.live

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