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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump is so hilariously pathetic.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 09/10/2026

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is sending a message to Trump by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, judge of the International Criminal Court, and the Commissioner of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty

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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 06/10/2026

Happy David Beckham vs Greece Day to those who celebrate

A solid four out of ten drawing of David Beckham circa binning a last-gasp free-kick (at the eight attempt) against Greece to seal England's qualification for the 2002 World Cup.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My Dad was ten years old when he last saw Wakefield Trinity crowned champions. This is incredibly special.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd be quite keen for a lot of that future to be spend in a small, secure room with a fully integrated toilet and an overly friendly roommate.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Been getting a lot of 9/11 content in various feeds recently, with the usual conspiracy theorists in the comments. This might be the engineer in me talking, but the actual mechanics of how the towers (and tower 7) collapsed is way more interesting than any of the theories. You're missing out guys.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The updates are just Reform policies broken down into bitesize chunks and coverage of Farage's photo op with his ghastly French equivalent. Real cutting journalism.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So Nigel Farage and his lackeys get caught red handed doing dodgy dealings, and the BBC are using it as a clickbait headline to the Reform party conference - an event that would have zero reason to be front page news otherwise. Cool cool cool cool cool.

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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I wonder if Nigel Farage has ever read the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It is preposterous that a 45 minute second half with 4 substitute slots and a drinks break got less stoppage time than the second 15 minute half of extra time.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

*Sigh*. No Tom, this is not football.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

There's a lot of things I want to say about that England first half but it's all a bit undermined by the fact France clearly don't give a fuck.

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The Sporting Almanac Podcast @thesportingalmanac.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Looks like we picked the wrong week to release a World Cup Positivity episode".

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Always wondered what Daily Mail writer Craig Hope truly first disliked about extremely talented and self confident black footballer Jude Bellingham. I guess we'll never know.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If any journo justified their suggestion that Jude Bellingham either shouldn't start in or shouldn't go to this World Cup by criticising his arrogance/petulance/ego/self-interest etc. they should be sacked, because they're either A) Shit at their job, or B) Probably racist. Future England captain.

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Richard Buxton @rbuxtonmedia.com · 11/07/2026

Craig Hope with the worst football journalism take since Mohamed Salah was labelled ‘another Juan Cuadrado’

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just a reminder some people were debating whether Jude Bellingham should start in this World Cup.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ben wins 9 times out of 10. But that other one would be glorious.

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The Sporting Almanac Podcast @thesportingalmanac.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Why do Argentina get so much luck with decisions? Why did FIFAs "independent" panel decide to make their first ever exception right after Donald Trump called? Why do cards, VAR calls and punishments suddenly seem so arbitrary? Coincidence, or conspiracy? Episode out now. rss.com/podcasts/the...

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World Cup Series Ep. 8 - Are FIFA cheating?This episode wasn't meant to be like this. What was meant to be a gentle chat about World Cup moments past got a little out of hand, when frustration borne o...

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The Sporting Almanac Podcast @thesportingalmanac.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In Episode 7 of our World Cup series Ben and Jack go head to head drafting their all time World Cup teams, one player at a time. Ben went balance with Maldini, Matthaus and Messi. Jack went for flair with Cruyff, Charlton and Carlos, amongst others. The real decision is - who would win?

Ben's World Cup XI:

GK Banks
RB Carlos Alberto
CB Beckenbauer
CB Baresi
LB Maldini
DM Matthaus
CM Iniesta
CM Zidane
RW Messi
CF Ronaldo Nazário
LW Mbappe

Jack's World Cup XI:

GK Buffon
RB Cafu
CB Cannavaro
CB Moore
LB R. Carlos
DM Pirlo
CM Charlton
CM Cruyff
RW Garrincha
CF Pelé
LW Maradona

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The Sporting Almanac Podcast @thesportingalmanac.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

DOUBLE EPISODE As the knockout rounds heat up, here are two very different episodes. First, Jack and Ben go head to head picking their all time World Cup XI's. Then, we interrupted the episode intended to talk Balogun, Argentina, VAR et al, and ask: can FIFA be trusted? rss.com/podcasts/the...

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Forget the Germany job. Get him running for FIFA president.

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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Football unites the world.

A montage of front pages of newspapers and magazines from the UK, Spain, France, Japan, Italy, Germany and the US, all of them criticising Fifa president Gianni Infantino for his "capitulation" to Donald Trump in the Balogun affair.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's even worse as it stands. His opponents are a man dressed as a bin and Laurence Fox. In other words a complete joke of a candidate whose presence in politics makes a mockery of our electoral system, and Count Binface.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Oh for sure. Just needs everyone else to hold their nerve. At the very least, seeing Binface beat Laurence Fox, or seeing that prospect scare Laurence Fox out of the race, will be pretty damn funny.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thing about a Binface vs. Farage Clacton by-election is, while obviously Binface winning would be the single most hilarious moment in British politics, Farage got less than half the votes, on a below average turnout, to win the seat in 2024, meaning *he has to take the threat of Binface seriously* 😂

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

That would be far too quick and painless.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

That should be the best goal of the World Cup so far. Absolutely fuck VAR right now.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Infantino tying himself so closely to Donald Trump will be his downfall.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Yeah it certainly is. And in the purest sense it doesn't really change much - 99.9% of footballers will keep on keeping on on with their mates wherever they are in the world. Sadly in top level football it's easy to keep people divided and distracted while you maximise profit at their expense.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I couldn't agree more. Sadly, FIFA, like Trump's America, is turning more and more into a kleptocracy that feels like they can brazenly act however they wish and people will moan for a while before the news cycle moves on. And sadly, they're probably right. It's a painful place to see my sport in.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Honestly? I would have thought this would make them less inclined to overturn calls. It should be rather embarrassing for a ref to make a call, it be overturned by VAR and then it be overturned again by committee. I think the major factor in this is the commonality of corruption in Trump's America.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

There absolutely should be an appeal process, there is in most football competitions around the world and the World Cup shouldn't be any different. But also, if I'm being honest, it this was appealed in, say, the Premier League, it wouldn't be overturned. It was a soft red but not clear error.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Also - and I must emphasise this - the Ronaldo one was also absolute bollocks. But the Balogun one is a far bigger scandal, in my very humble opinion.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What do you mean? The Ronaldo one? He still served the default one game and had two for violent conduct suspended, which by my reading is the spirit of the law. It also wasn't in the World Cup finals itself, where every red card has led to at least a one game ban since that was introduced in 1970.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

From a long time football fan and a bit of a World Cup nerd - this is a massive scandal. Rules, precedent, everything says a red card (whether fair or not) is at least a one game ban. There is no fair reason this ban was suspended. That is was done for seemingly political reasons is a huge deal.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It's all bad. There is no appeal process no matter how bad the red card was, the was a unilateral, unprecedented decision by FIFA that makes Balogun the first player ever to not serve a ban he's been given at a World Cup. This is really, really bad. A huge scandal. And I didn't think it was a red.

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Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

[left wing American] We all hate Trump and FIFA's blatant corruption! Except it benefits the sports team I like. Then it's actually good. And in fact you're actually morally wrong for opposing the corruption in that case

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Of course Gianni is going for the "Our totally independent disciplinary body totally independently decided the first time a World Cup red card suspension would ever be reversed would be the one the President of the host nation I've been sucking up to for the past year personally asked for" defence.

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

While many of you are likely yelling "GO USMNT" or "GO BELGIUM!" I'm yelling "GO JOHN COATES, PRESIDENT OF CAS, and the rule of law!"

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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

FIFA's own rules dictate that if a government tries to intervene in a disciplinary matter - that team is disqualified. Not happening to the USA though, despite trump making that phone call. Wonder why. 🤔 Fuck Trump. Fuck Infantino.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

For whom it may concern - please stop saying "Balogun shouldn't have been sent off, so suspending his ban is ok." Sport only works when rules are fair and equally applied. Argue for a fairer appeal process, argue for VAR to be less shit. Don't argue FIFA should be able to pick and choose. Please.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Well, yeah, exactly. FIFA choose to suspend Cristiano's ban for prestige and profit reasons. And Balogun's for, potentially, political and profit reasons. But not Sithole's, or Zwane's, or Almiron's, or Ahmed's, or Hincapie's...

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Even if you don't think it was a red, FIFA suspending Balogun's ban is deeply worrying for the state of the game. In article 27, FIFA have a clause where they get to pick and choose how discipline is applied based on reputation, politics or profit - and they are quite prepared to use it for such.

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Jack Senior @jacksenior42.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

What a goal. My mind is not prepared for the possibility this might be Messi's last every World Cup match.

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