If they had thought to rebrand the "Player Hydration Break" as "Crowd Piss Break" none of us would be complaining.

We are fighting the satanic west to defend traditional Christian values. By bombing cathedrals.

For anyone still confused about whether to support #TeamMelli or not. I always supported them regardless of the regime. In 2018 I fell in a heap of fifty bodies at Camden market as we thought Mehdi TAREMI was about to score a winner against Ronaldo’s Portugal to send Iran into the second phase of the World Cup for the very first time. He missed. I especially supported them after the Iranian players refused to sing the regime anthem before the game against England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in 2022. After the regime exterminated tens of thousands of their own civilians in January, everything changed. The Islamic Republic have shamelessly politicised the football team using the players as political pawns in the most disgracefully mawkish way. Naturally, Iranians see them as the regime’s team. Just moments ago @SkyNews somehow managed find a group of pro-regime Iranians in California who said people protesting outside the stadium ‘have nothing better to do’ and are ‘a bunch of idiots’. Yeah, right. In Los Angeles of all places. The World Cup is a global platform and a huge opportunity to show support AND to protest. The lion and sun flag is precisely THE symbol of freedom FROM the regime. Despite a ban, thousands are going to be displayed, inside and outside the stadium, to RECLAIM what the regime has stolen from them: the spirit of the national team. Which belongs to the people. NOT the regime. As one of the Iran players said, “we are playing for the people of Iran, despite the (Islamic regime) flag we play under.” The use of the word ‘despite’ was enough for me. And the longer the team stays in the competition the more light can be shone on the horrors of this regime that the vast majority of Iranians want gone. See tweet below ⬇️

Big News this morning : The George Washington statue near Fenway Park in Boston has been given the Highest Honour By the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Fans. Someone has got up there God knows how and placed a traffic cone □on his heed. 😅🤣😂😂. This is a proud moment for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland. 👍🏻

I have lived in Boston for a while and I have never once seen this city look so happy. Took 11,000 strangers in kilts.

We still expect you back for training this week Michael 👀🧤

One of the thousands of Iranians who told you - including myself - that the frozen bodies of protesters would be used by the regime for gain. The reality is far worse than imagined and even now the truth being downplayed and spun. Well explained @PersianRednek

Community policing looks a bit different when the @FIFAWorldCup is in town! Our officers celebrated alongside fans, both international and local, during Day 1 of @FWC26Boston Fan Fest on City Hall Plaza!

The fact that… “The shipment was discovered concealed inside pillows in the cabin of a truck entering from Iran. Authorities said the Iranian driver attempted to smuggle the goods without declaring them, in violation of Armenia’s customs regulations” … says it all. This is not desperate Iranian women cutting off their hair to make some cash in a broken economy. This is hair removed from thousands of murdered protestors. ⬇️

Romario, Roger Milla, Stanford University stadium and Oleg Salenko’s record - enjoyed this from @RobertACoe, who looks back on his journey to the #FIFAWorldCup back in 1994. For more ⬇️ cambridgeindependent.co.uk/s…

As an Iranian I have always cheered on #TeamMelli - my own kids still laugh at the memory of how high I jumped and punched the air during Iran v Mexico first group game World Cup 2006 when Yahya Golmohammadi equalised for Iran. For years the regime in Iran turned football into a political weapon. Despite that, we still supported the national team because in our minds it always belonged to the people. But after the massacre of tens of thousands of their own people in January, everything changed. When a government orders the nationwide extermination of so many, the perception of the national football team also changed. Compounded further by the fact that top players with a history of speaking out were not selected. For Iranians now at World Cup 2026 every match is a reminder of the souls lost, every game an opportunity to unite against tyranny. As a lover of the game I understand the power of football. Next Tuesday then, when the team plays New Zealand, we support the team but Iranians are asking the world to stand with them to send a message: that human beings will no longer tolerate the unique barbarism and evil fascism of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is neither Islamic nor a republic, which has hijacked the spirit of the team and taken the country hostage. And the symbol of this protest is the Lion & Sun flag. The emblem predates Islam by thousands of years, with roots in ancient Achaemenid and Sasanian symbolism. The lion represents strength and kingship, while the sun symbolizes the ancient Iranian god of light and eternity. Despite the ban by FIFA, it is the spirit of the majority of Iranian people. Please support it.

This is a painful, car crash interview. Peter Kyle: I believe in the plan! Naga Munchetty: When did you seen the plan? Kyle: I haven’t. Naga: Did Mr Healey and Al Carns see the plan? Kyle: Of course! Naga: So they’ve both seen the plan and resigned.

The Mexico v South Africa referee highlights 🤣

Romario, Roger Milla, Stanford University stadium and Oleg Salenko’s record - @RobertACoe looks back on his journey to the #FIFAWorldCup back in 1994. For more ⬇️ cambridgeindependent.co.uk/s…

Big guests, jaw-dropping stories and dressing room chaos every week. Episode 1 of Jamie Vardy's Having A Party coming Wednesday 10th June 👊

Filbert Street as i remember it 👇 ... Walking through the turnstile into the family enclosure ... Seeing Leicester City Football Club across the middle of the double decker ... Getting a spot on the wall at the front ... Great memories 🫶 #lcfc 💙🦊

American guy tries English mustard for the first time, but treats it like American mustard. As seen on Reddit…

Hull’s promotion means their trip to the Emirates next year ensures the return of the most hilariously immature score graphic ever.

What a shame some people are still fixated on the bridge instead of trying to find positive ways of making Mill Road a better place as a whole. The leading nature of these statements is amusing. As is the anonymity of the surveyors (Cambridgeshire Action Group, actually). 🙄

For me, Hull City represents the meeting of a remarkable city and a wonderful country that welcomed me warmly from the very first day I arrived in Hull. Today, Hull City is a club followed and supported by millions of Turkish fans, and this is a great source of pride for me. I will continue to support and strengthen this special bond as much as I can. @hullcity #HullCity #hcafc #theTigers Hull’a geldiğim ilk günden beri beni harika bir şekilde karşılayan, çok güzel bir ülke ile çok güzel bir şehrin buluşmasıdır Hull City benim için. Hull City artık milyonlarca Türk taraftarı olan bir takım ve bu çok gururlandırıyor. Elimden geldiğince bu güzel birlikteliğe destek vermeye devam edeceğim.