This is making Blatter look like he’s on the side of the angels.

I have to say, I really hope Balogun gets sent off again. Just so we have a bigger sample to work with.

Trump cheats at golf. Now he cheats at football. Even a mild-mannered non football-loving friend of mine has suggested that Infantino should now castrate himself then chop off his own head. That’s the spirit!

Is that a thing?

Good grief, a Rio Challenge today for which I hold the trophy. A rare thing indeed. You are welcome to it if you leave my ABo/Classics one alone.

Miss July in the northern Carneddau. Evidence of heather burning in background.

Tuchel’s only got himself to blame, taking a load of snowflake defenders. This is going to end VERY badly.

But we’re not Scotland.

I’m inspired @atlas-zulay! Making gains on quite a lot of the levels you are ahead of me, it’s just that you probably haven’t noticed because I didn’t overtake you. But I do have them as a targeted list. Also trying very hard to get into the lead on Flock Favourites. Very tough proposition, creeping steadily upwards but (same old story) I think it…[Read more]

Nothing has given me more pleasure than seeing Uruguay going home because if there is one footballer I dislike more than Ronaldo it is that most hungry of footballers, Luis Suarez. He would really enjoy the crispy pigs’ ears in the BP.

If you score a goal in the last minute, celebrate by taking your shirt off, get booked but then have the goal disallowed,  shouldn’t the booking be rescinded?

No idea why I am asking that question in this forum.

Shooting craps with OB in the Lurkers Lounge. There’s a big screen in there now. What are things coming to?

That was a cast-iron penalty that England should have conceded against Ghana. And a red card. If only there was some kind of back-up system that could check these kind of things.

I hate Ronaldo with a vengeance. But as he is dragging Portugal down with his selfishness (way way past his sell by date and they are scared to drop him) I hope he continues playing.

There is a universal playbook for simulation. Open mouth, shocked look and arms flung crazily forward. Then obligatory writhing. Often followed by a miraculous recovery. Real injuries NEVER look like that.