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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

England vs Spain was great fun. The Nations League has been a huge success for Europe, but not so much for the rest of the world www.fourfourtwo.com/person/playe...

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An unintended Nations League consequence threatens to blow apart the global game

The tournament has worked well in Europe, but it's a problem for the rest of the world

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Some performance from Brighton this. Dismantling Arsenal, who haven't been at the races

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

How do Chelsea still have Robert Sanchez in goal?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Haha yep, I'm not reading mine for a couple of weeks at least

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If you're missing the football, FourFourTwo's season preview edition is out today. I wrote the Crystal Palace section www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-is...

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Maradona 1986: Inspires Argentina to World Cup glory Messi 2022: Inspires Argentina to World Cup glory Maradona 1990: Leads a worse Argentina team to final, loses 1-0 Messi 2026: Leads a worse Argentina team to final, loses 1-0 Maradona 1994: Thrown out for failed drugs test Messi 2030: ?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

On the other hand, he somehow still hasn't scored. Highest xG at the tournament (2.6) without a goal

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Not far off this game going to extra time, which I'm sure is what everyone involved wants

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Seventh assist for Michael Olise, more than anyone else at a World Cup since 1966 (and maybe ever)

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Best ever on foreign soil. Tuchel's triumph

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Goal and assist from Rice, Saka looking dangerous - Arsenal fans must be delighted to see their boys shining in this game

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Found that season really frustrating at the time! Was hoping we'd be much more competitive after that play-off run the previous year, but don't think we ever recovered from a bad start. In fairness, losing Soares, Morrison and then Watson was always going to make it difficult

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Obviously a loss, but they've had three touches in the opposition box. Not sure he would have made a huge difference against this France team

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This has been France's most controlled performance yet. Given Morocco absolutely nothing

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Desperate for one of these penalty decisions to get overturned so we can hear this ref issue another no-nonsense ruling on the mic

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

You don't remember Philippe Senderos?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Kick-off pushed back to 2am then. What with the hydration breaks and possible VAR reviews, the pubs might have to kick people out before penalties if there's any further delay

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Does Neymar realise Brazil are losing?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Brazil beat Germany in the 2002 final. Since then, they've exited every World Cup as soon as they've faced a European team in the knockout stage

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

That Balogun decision is disgraceful, as was the removal of Ronaldo's ban for the start of the tournament. What's the point in rules if they're selectively applied?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Diego Simeone putting in a bid for Matias Galarza as we speak

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

No yellow cards for Paraguay. An example to all in the values of fair play, sportsmanship and respect for the game

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

How many players are gonna be involved in the post-match brawl then?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Paraguay 0-2 France. In yellow cards. Not sure how that's happened

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Paraguay in their absolute element out there - 21% possession so far, and they'll be disappointed it's that high

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

They'll probably still win, but France are playing into Paraguay's hands here

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Can you believe some people are sleeping right now?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Amazing moment. And fair play to Cape Verde - usually you'd expect the underdogs with such little possession to lose patience and shoot from miles out, but they've continually resisted that to work the ball into better areas

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

we are one day away from the funniest VAR offsides graphic ever

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Don't think Cape Verde would be quaking in their boots about facing one of these teams in the last 16, let alone Argentina

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Quite fancy Australia to edge this. Egypt haven't been as negative as in previous tournaments, but think they could struggle against Australia's contain-and-counter approach

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Surprised how deep Ronaldo is dropping. He's often between the lines and Fernandes is up with the centre-backs, which doesn't seem ideal

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Agreed, such a difference in just two years. When they can't create via the press, there's nothing to them

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

And will Belgium Panenka this?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Flashbacks to Belgium 3-2 Japan in 2018

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

How many followers has Lionel Mpasi currently got?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Oliver Glasner, with a track record of publicly criticising his bosses, hired by Evangelos Marinakis? I'm sure that'll end well

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Hard to blame Sweden for anything here. How do you live with this level of attacking talent?

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The World Cup winners in 2006 (Italy), 2010 (Spain) and 2014 (Germany) have all failed to win a knockout tie since lifting the trophy

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

That's a terrible decision, never a foul

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