It has been a pleasure experiencing the world cup with the tifo gang. Enjoy your well deserved break!

@ozanyapisan5965

Жыл бұрын

It's been wonderful!

@shain46

Жыл бұрын

Till the start of the PL 😁

I thought this would be dull 1-0 affair. It turned out to be the most incredible international final I have ever seen.

@sevargas1

Жыл бұрын

That was my exact thoughts. It was thrilling and heartbreaking.

@welowee7610

Жыл бұрын

It’s because Argentina scores the first goal. Imagine France scores first, they will not playing like what they did with England and Morocco 🤣

@elijaholuwanishola4121

Жыл бұрын

Better than recent UCL finals

@ericalvarado7711

Жыл бұрын

Could it possibly be the best game of football ever?

@joshuaguevara6775

Жыл бұрын

I knew Argentina was going to concede three but I didn’t guess France was going to have to tie them twice

The saddest part of this is the winners will not have time for the feeling to sink in and the losers will not have enough time to reflect and recover because of the league starting just days after the tournament concludes, which is barely what these legends deserve after the spectacle they gifted us with for the past four weeks.

@deana3449

Жыл бұрын

Agreed the emotional side of things are never looked at. For example I don't think people understood how much losing the Afcon final affected Salah in the second half of the season.

@marlonblade007

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it'll be weird even for the winners

@haimainjauo242

Жыл бұрын

Believe me the winners will celebrate it until the day they die. And most of the French players won it 4 years ago so it's arguably less hurtful. And the ones who would still feel bad might actually prefer to go to work and play for their clubs to help them move on.

@davidlean1060

Жыл бұрын

@@deana3449 I'm not even sure he got over being dumped out of the World Cup in 18 to be honest, let alone Afcon!

@otto_jk

Жыл бұрын

As a Juventus fan, I'm eagerly waiting for Di Maria to return

if they were ever to make a Messi movie/documentary - that final is literally so perfect, you'd think it was embellished by Hollywood. A hero having his last chance at the 1 trophy that has eluded him, the hopes and expectations of teammates, a nation and the watching world. Win or lose, the game would be the footnote on his career and be used as ammunition for pro and against the GOAT debate. He'd won it all but would be able to produce the magic so often used in his career on the biggest stage in the most important game of his career? On the other side, a young prodigy who could himself become the greatest player of all time when he retires many years from now. A player who has broken records already on the international stage and will only collect and grow his own legend and was looking to build a CV and cement himself into the GOAT debate. Who would stand up and be the difference for their nation? Who would produce in key moments. The twists, the turns, the drama - you couldn't make it up! What a game, what a final. What an occasion.

@MrLebowski1980

Жыл бұрын

@Xavier Lynch Been looking for info on this,is it Netflix or amazon or someone else?....Could honestly be better than Jordans.

Can I just say, Tifo have been extraordinarily good this World Cup (as per every tournament) consistently fantastic and amazing output. Well done all.

What Scaloni did today was simply brilliant. In EVERY analysis and EVERY game, French left side was supposed to be targeted. Scaloni put Di Maria en the left and played every ball there, and it worked wonderfully. Nobody realized that France expected the rival to attack its left and had worked out ways to solve it. Nobody thought that the right with Dembele and Konde was the place to attack. I thought Scaloni would start with 5 defender line and cover Mbappe. He took a gamble and decided to attack a weak French defense. He chose to try to win the game, rather than not to lose. Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

I just love how these guys are so honest about their feelings towards football and life in general, especially Seb.

@kowalski9er273

Жыл бұрын

Seb has an amazing way of speaking about the complex emotions of football and making them so relatable and simple

“Football? Completed it mate.” - Messi right now

@whittar

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't have UEL or Ekstraklasa tho does he

@felixshepherd568

Жыл бұрын

He melted never playing in the best league in the world

@jtaco4101

Жыл бұрын

@@felixshepherd568 lol

@madaxwayne

Жыл бұрын

@@felixshepherd568 destroyed the best teams in england but somehow wouldnt be able to do it against sam allardyces bolton😂 ok bro

@uncertified-banger5595

Жыл бұрын

@@madaxwayne But could he do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke?

These podcasts were amazing. I can’t believe it will be the euros until we get so much content again 😢

@haimainjauo242

Жыл бұрын

A weekly premier league wrap-up would be nice. How can you be part of 'The Athletic' and not be consistent?

@_booth7992

Жыл бұрын

@@haimainjauo242 they do a weekly pod normally. Usually heavy prem focus

@haimainjauo242

Жыл бұрын

@@_booth7992Great! I assumed they're taking a break for a while so I wanted to get the athletic joke out. But one show a week when there are 60 matches a day for the rest of the season will be draining. They should call Alex back up to the squad or sign more impact subs like Carl.

Love that you included an important discussion on the political context of the world cup and the state of football in general in the end. These bits are one of the reasons I keep coming back to Tifo and which makes it stand out from the crowd of football channels/podcasts - besides the general positive madness, the style of the videos and of course the insights and likability of all of you! Thank you!

@Buffaluffasaurus

Жыл бұрын

Agreed… I feel like Tifo is the perfect mix between broad lens context, micro tactical analysis, and utter silliness. It’s a great combo.

@raimarulightning

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Was caught off guard by Joe's admission that he finds it harder to connect with the game, and I really understood and appreciated that.

As I sit in my parents house in the US a week after the World Cup Final - on Christmas Eve eve - I remarkably find myself compelled to leave a comment. First, to say a whole-hearted thank you to the Tifo crew. Especially as an avid football (soccer?) fan in America, you've been a wonderful companion as I've enjoyed this World Cup. Second and more importantly, I just wanted to say that I really admire the courage, honesty, and humanity with which you tackle the political side of football, this World Cup in particular. I think the mini series you did was simply fantastic. And Joe and Seb, your honest reflections on this world cup moved me. To hear you, members of the football media whose livelihood depends upon covering the sport, talk candidly about how your relationship to the game has grown more distant... that hit me. I love football, but I don't want to be blind to the darker forces influencing it. I really appreciate the way y'all broach those challenging topics. Beyond being an entertaining bunch, y'all have won my trust. I did also want to add, however, that in the midst of the political turmoil and the mass commercialization that was the world cup in Qatar...man there were some truly brilliant storylines on the pitch! Messi won!! Argentina won!!! It was a fairytale ending. There were some moments of patented Messi magic that transported me back to 2010 when I was a youngster and just developing a passion for the game. If you ever need a reminder of the power of football, just look at the scenes in Buenos Aires. I think my relationship to soccer (football) may be slightly different from y'all's living in the US. In many ways, I am a product of the commercialization of the game. I have no loyalty to any home town team... How could I? I support teams based purely on style of play. My teams are Barca, Man City, and Arsenal. I wanted to play like Xavi growing up, and then Messi became my idol. Watching them play filled me with a great sense of awe and beauty...and that's why I keep coming back. I sometimes feel like we live in a time of such great wealth and also never before levels of visibility into the fucked up ways that wealth has been amassed. It can be paralyzing. Football's no exception. I resonate with you question Joe, what do we do? I feel powerless. But I cling to the idea that there are parts of the game - a fundamental beauty in the creative expression - that exist outside of the corruption. And I do believe that. In a fucked up world, maybe the best we can do is keep shining a light, having these kinds of conversations, and centering true self-expression. I feel like y'all do that at Tifo for that I am a grateful subscriber!

For some reason I can’t explain the Tifo crew’s coverage of the Euro and now all the World Cup games has made me feel the same sort of charm and mystique for the tournaments as I did when I was much younger. Thanks for the great coverage!

This World Cup, unlike all the others in my lifetime, felt like a collection of games. Tifo made it feel slightly less like that, and I’m grateful to the team and all the guests for that. Looking forward to the next tournament and the tifo livestreams that come with it. 🎉

@ZainAhmed-iz8oe

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t every tournament just a collection of games ?

@1giane

Жыл бұрын

what does this mean

@highnoon7097

Жыл бұрын

@@ZainAhmed-iz8oe he means that it's usually a medley of games. A cavalcade of sport. A celebration of the art of moving and footballness.

@landondonovanify

Жыл бұрын

It was the best world cup for a while I think

@1giane

Жыл бұрын

@Jim Cook this might have been the best world cup i’ve ever seen. and although i’m young, i watched the 2006 , 2010 and 2014 which are regarded as the greatest recent tournaments and felt like qatar did a good job as hosts and of course the fairytale story was the cherry on top (as a raving messi enthusiast united supporter)

Great discussion andr analysis as always. Loved hearing the post games shows Can I also just say, how honest and reflective the conversation about the 'broader' aspect of football was? The statements weren't of indignation and righteousness, or of denial and ignorance like Fifa. It was borne out of a sense of humanity and compassion. Truly appreciated it. Good on you, Joe and Seb.

Stream starts at 4:12

@Unherist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tukhorhassan7737

Жыл бұрын

legend

@michaelreay6992

Жыл бұрын

👍

I liked the chat on Qatar 2022 reflections, but as someone who’s been to 5 world cups, I must say this was by far the best organised and most welcoming tournament of my sample size. I went to 9 games at Qatar 2022 and honestly it was incredible to be able to go to so many games in 3 weeks. Equally, the football was phenomenal from a dramatic perspective, which is why the majority of people tune in. Having the tournament be signed off with the GOAT win and the future potential GOAT show his prowess, felt a fairy-tale fitting end. Unfortunately, I must add however, that I’ve never seen such bias from UK based media before. As a man born and raised in the UK to Iranian parents, the lack of understanding of the unique Arab / Muslim / Middle Eastern culture shocked me. The level of politicisation of pundits, when they have a minuscule, warped and completely surface-level understanding of complex political and cultural history (not to mention the extreme pain colonial Britain directly caused in these exact regions) was just infuriating to sit through. I understand the media have to present a balanced view and I do not doubt there was a corrupt path for Qatar to host this WC, but the level of commitment, esp from the BBC, to taint this tournament was just unprofessional, and quite honestly became tiring. The TIFO guys are extremely commendable. You have been very careful in your approach and towed the line with clarity and objectivity. Bravo 👏 more media should follow your direction

@makisan2596

Жыл бұрын

Very well writted balanced view on issues that not many people have nowadays. Respect to you

Great final, thank you everyone from the tifo crew for bringing us all the podcasts every match day

These livestreams have genuinely made my 2022 world cup that much better on terms of context, tactics, and just how human you guys are! Much love JJ, JohnTheDog, Seb, and Joe;football podcasting gold and enjoy the well deserved break

Listening to these podcasts as I drive to work has been a pleasure. Cheers guys cheers

You've been one of the highlights of the last four weeks for me, gents! Thanks so much. Humour - so good, analysis/insight - fantastic. Was browsing in Waterstones earlier and found the book. Purchased one for me and another for a gift. Happy Christmas!

Thank you very gentlemen for all the challenging, thoughtful, exhausting, and hilarious work you provided to enrich the tournament. You all are the highlight of my days (JJ you rock!). With a jaw dropping and glorious final that was a pinnacle of our imperfect game, a stadium made out of shipping containers that likely still had migrant workers in them, and Messi’s ceremonial magic cloak (that it’s called a bisht, the most appropriate abbreviation of what it was), you just can’t make this stuff. It has been a memorable tournament with moments to cherish and the rest to wipe our collective memories of that oppressive state and Infantino’s old man orthotic shoes. I hope you all have a enjoyable and restful holiday break and don’t trip on the power cable of the giant tactics board on the way out. Cheers!

Joe's "What are you supposed to have faith in?" at 1:00:00 was so heartbreakingly honest,

i watched none of the matches but listened to every episode. Does that make me weird? Well done guys!

What a tourny. Thanks to the Tifo team and the guests for making the daily streams.

Thanks for the podcasts Tifo. Really appreciate it. Feels like perfect time to take a break from football.🙌

Can’t agree more with JJ, since I moved to Shanghai I have a sense of pride in watching Aberdeen that I never had when I was actually going to Pittodrie every couple of weeks. It’s the idea of home and people watching it because of their love for the club/city, it’s all the best parts of football (apart from the actual quality).

Thank you lads. The World Cup livestreams were a significant piece in the puzzle of my every day existence

watching this WC along side all of you has been such a pleasure. thank youTifo crew for all the knowledge and jokes and good times on this website 😌

What an amazing final. Even my mom, who isn't into football, was glued to the couch.

Absolutely the best World Cup final in history. Both teams completely deserved this, playing to win to the last available second! Both managers deserve praise for the courage of their game plans. Both teams played *so* well 😁 France came back *twice* in a World Cup final ffs. Just astounding. I called Argentina to win at the beginning of the tournament but my heart wanted France. Injuries to 5 major players before it even started... injuries from the 1st minutes of the tournament... virus running through the squad in the days right before the final... *and still they did not let us down!* Congratulations Argentina!

thanks for always keeping it real and honest but not getting too bogged down with the difficult topics. Life is about balance and no one does balance better than you guys. going from the seriousness of the continued qatar controversy discussion to the goofiness of “points are bad” is the perfect example of that. Happy Holidays :)

Thank you for these podcasts, even when I stopped watching the football they were still amazing to watch.

Absolutely incredible final. Thanks Tifo for the brilliant podcasts throughout, been a pleasure. CONGRATULATIONS ARGENTINA! CAMPIONES DEL MUNDO!

Cheers, tifo peeps. This has been fantastic all world cup. Y'all are the best, especially JJ.

Here since day one! Thanks guys this was such a great month. Hope you all rest up and enjoy time with the family and friendsXx

The reflections on the world cup was the absolute best thing I have seen in the past month.

Profound comments from a collection of individuals seeing things from their perspective unashamedly

You've made my world cup Tifo. Thank you.

thank you so much for being part of my World Cup expirience. I've became a fan over this past month! Happy holidays and see you in the new year. n

Loved your daily world cup podcasts/videos guys. Insightful & smart with light hearted humour dotted throughout. Imagine if Joe Devine, as a prank, changed his housemates alarm sound to "welcome to the TIFO football podcast, it's time to wake up because points are bad" for the lols.

Enjoyed the chat towards the end about your general feelings around football and the premier league. Chelsea may as well be Waitrose. West Ham moving changed everything for me

Well done guys! Easily the best coverage of the world cup throughout the tournament. Going to feel weird not tuning in every day

Amazing work guys. Thank you for your coverage of the World Cup. Keep it up 👊

36:00 That was actually incredibly profound. Thank you for this new perspective ❤️❤️💙

These livestreams have been fantastic. Excellent work guys

Best world cup football podcast series by far. JJ's comment on all referees being awful in Scotland would be in my mind forever

More existential conversation about the nature of modern sport and our relationship with it plz. good stuff gents

thanks for a great time during this WC and looking forward to future podcasts:)

Shout out to France Literally everything went against and they were a penalty shootout away from winning it

@funkychicken4509

Жыл бұрын

playing bad for 80 minutes was their downfall

Brilliant podcast. Analysis, philosophy, geopolitics, Adam Curtis references, has it all. If I had discovered you earlier I might have stayed more interested in football over the years.

58:10 Regarding some of the panel commenting that the World Cup / football isn’t as enjoyable as it was in prior years, I think that aging of the spectator is a significant reason.

Tifo and pythagoras in boots, you've been a pleasure with your WC content.

One day i hope to be shopping somewhere and hear that remix of points are bad song

Existential vibes towards the end there

Thank you tifo boys for the amazing coverage for the whole tournament! Now rest

I felt it like, when he won the world cup, that it kinda didn't happen. Then it started it sink in, oh my man he did it

Thank you Tifo

I’m 20 years old, a student and have lived in England my entire life. Was really interesting listening to the section at the end of the podcast regarding the lack of consequences and the sources of power within the World Cup and general society. What I felt mainly as I listened to that section was that while I felt that I agreed with the ideas that were discussed, I felt in no way able to relate to them. I realise this is probably because of my age. Point is, even though I’ve always considered myself relatively politically aware, I’ve also always felt an intense apathy towards the systems and people running the country, and one of the main reasons for that is the complete lack of consequences for anything anyone in positions of power do, even more so recently with the Johnson regime, for obvious reasons. The main thing I’ve found myself feeling is a sort of lack of respect for the power of any body that one might consider visible, a sense that bodies of power I might have access to are insignificant because by their nature of my possibility to access them. I don’t know if this is something that I’d specific to me of not, although I’m aware that youth apathy towards British government is nothing new. I don’t know where football fits in to this equation but I would say that I’ve never been forced to consider my relationships with it in the way that the Joe, Jon, Seb and JJ are here.

Thank you guys from an Argentine American in the Bay Area California. You guys really enriched my world cup experience educated me much in the game . and of course after today this cup feels like a lifetime achievement for me . Vamos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@_booth7992

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎉

It’s not just about dropping back or not dropping back when you are ahead. One thing Liverpool was really good at for awhile under Klopp was that they would go ahead and then kind of drop back to invite pressure but then be so good on the counter attack they would score again themselves. And as the game went on and they dropped back ahead, instead of the pressure getting heavier and heavier on them the opposite happened. The other team was getting more and more desperate to score and Liverpool got more and more dangerous on the counter attack. To the point they were probably more dangerous protecting a lead than they were trying to create one... I think a lot of teams take their foot off the gas ahead and it’s like all of a sudden all the pressure is on them. When in reality they are up and there is actually more pressure on the other team. You need to take advantage of the fact that the other team needs to score and you don’t. It’s actually always something I’ve questioned about Peps teams. It’s all possession. More offensive possession and more defensive possession. So while they always have the momentum they always have the pressure. The more the other team needs to score and the less time they have to do it the more risks they’ll begin to take and the more mistakes they’ll hypothetically make and the easier it should be to punish those mistakes and score yourself. I know this is no profound revelation but the way so many of these teams seem to get so timid with a lead late... I don’t know they don’t seem to be doing it too well, imo.

@elijaholuwanishola4121

Жыл бұрын

Liverpool would be back🤧

@timeisontheessence

Жыл бұрын

Its always been like that. Mourinho talks about it in the famous Diego torres book

Yesterday's finale jumped the shark

👏 well done lads! 👏

I think you guys were being polite about Deschamps. He seemed to have messed up big time in preparation and tactics imo.

Thank you for amazing content this World Cup! Enjoy your Christmas

“This is how I wanted it to feel like” 😂

I knew Messi would win the World Cup. Not a single doubt

Its amazing, last WC for Messi. He arrived into a Argentinian team that was packed with easily some of the best generation of argentinian players, some of them legends and key players of europes leading clubs at the time. Yet in my humble opinion if was a team full of egos, I wont bother to go into detail, but the amount of of talent and legends was just insane. At 18... he had to wait for all those guns, somehow, to fade away to get a team of realitve young palyer that grew with Messi, in order to get a team that will play with/for Messi, which was unachievable in past Argentinian teams. Of course let not forget the only 2 players that could stand at same genereation as Messi, Di Maria and Aguaero (bumer his medical condition). Plus, thank god people will speak of Messi and not of Maradona, sports in Argentina just won a great guy as an example and lead role rather than coke head like Maradona.

The world cup and the euros should always be held at one specific place. Euro 2020 had no identity because it was being held all across europe, which is nice if you get to go to a game but otherwise the tournament seems bland. Im glad that the next one is in germany.

"You can find it in Fine Bookstores Everywhere!" - as the late great Hitchens would say (and Joe Devine, I'm sure he wanted to say it as eloquently as that). Joe, Jon JJ, and Seb (huge congrats on winning Seb you were always my bae) you have been fantastic throughout this phantasmagorical World Cup, and don't worry, I have purchased my copy of the very nice green football book. Bye.

The substitute discussion is missing that it was 10 plus mins from half time due to the almost guaranteed long period of stoppage time

thanks boys. its been a pleasure

Ooo, I loved Joe in this episode ! Who is this deep philosophical Joe Devine, and what has he done with our goofy 'doesnt give a damn' version? Aaaa there he is, the prick version is right at the end 😂 love the man ❤

Best Crew alive right now

When Argentina took off their best player in the game in the 60th minute it felt like a huge mistake, so glad they were able to end up snatching victory from the jaws of choking it

Can we have a podcast Rooney compilation video?

Jj making some good points in support of his Christmas bonus

@jimjimson9

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch for all the content as well guys 😘

Thanks for these, gents. It's been a pleasure.

TIFO football is the only way

The discussion on the political context/state of football was really interesting. In the last couple of years or so, I have been regularly questioning why I watch football from the major leagues/competitions in Europe when I don't really have a connection to any of it. I will still watch the international tournaments (not the Club World Cups though, never the Club World Cups) because the thrills I get from those tournaments are unlike anything I get from watching club football. But I no longer see myself watching stuff like the Champions League or the Premier League. If I did continue to watch, I would guess that in a few months or so I would get jaded completely and just switch off from the sport altogether. Having lived in Finland for a while now, I have started to enjoy the domestic game here more and more. I know it's of a lower standard. I know that it has its own unique problems. But it's honest and at least it makes me feel like I have a tangible connection to the sport. And maybe that's what will keep me engaged with the sport in the long-term - average-to-decent Finnish football with an occasional dose of internationals thrown in every now and then. Either way, I'm glad that I've now got a few weeks off from watching any football. Which feels weird to say, but it's true. Thanks for all the World Cup pods!

End of the tournament, İ would like to thank you all. İt was a amazing tournament and İ really enjoy watching your live videos after match days. Regards from Cyprus.... See you on next world cup. Hahhahaha it was a joke (ps: Of course İ'm drunk). See you next week on premier league matches. Thanks guys...

Did mbappe play better then Messi this game? (Obviously Messi still the goat)

@NESW2000

Жыл бұрын

I think the best test is to exclude penalty goals as they were both good at those, and then consider other aspects of the game too

@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986

Жыл бұрын

Di Maria was Motm until subbed off. Both keepers made excellent saves as well

@benhaney9629

Жыл бұрын

You can’t discount the pens (especially at a World Cup final, the pressure! And Mbappe made 3) but you can’t count them as full on regular goals either. That said it’s hard to say who had the better game... Probably Mbappe. But you can’t discount the impact of Messi’s leadership and such. His impact besides just his play was monumental as well. The real leader and spiritual talisman of this team. They truly rallied around the guy and would have been deviated to let him down...

@elr492

Жыл бұрын

As an Argentinean, Mbappe was better but mostly because he was left alone to try to win the cup. Argentina played as team. And because of Mbappe and pretty much only Mbappe, France got to penalties. In general, taking the whole Cup I'd say Messi was better.

@SW-fn7cl

Жыл бұрын

I didn't think Mbappes general play was anywhere near to Messis, but Argentina were the much better team so that would have been harder for him.

I'm not having any of this shade towards France's tactics. This was a Deschamps masterclass. To claw back a 2-0 deficit against an Argentina team that looked invincible is an extraordinary feat. And to do so by benching 2 of your 3 starting forwards, one of whom is France's all-time leading scorer, before halftime is even braver. I was watching Ben Foster's watch along, and everyone went from saying Deschamps should be sacked to calling him a genius. The 1 starting forward who wasn't taken off, Mbappe, went on to score a hat trick (only the second player ever in a World Cup final). He scored all 3 of France's goals and singlehandedly took the game to extra time and penalties. Deschamps leaving him on after his quiet first half very nearly won him a World Cup. The takeaway from this game isn't that France were poor; it's that Argentina were unstoppable.

28:01 what about the illness in the French camp - how does Seb not consider this. Seems the most obvious - better than the stadium atmosphere explanation surely 🤷‍♂️

the storylines in this game are just too cheesy. felt like i didn’t see all the dots connecting until extra time in the final too. truly a moment in history.

Please release Points Are Bad Wii Shop edition on its own.

Why is nobody talking about the upemencano handball that lead to France’s last penalty ?????

This series of streams/pods was great. Enjoy the break x

Next euros can we have a points are bad viewers playalong?

Watching this episode made me think of one of my favorite t.v. shows as a kid. The Monkees. I would love to see a Tifo movie. A cross between Head and Hard Days night.

Ta lads for the chat on your relationship with football. I have had the same feelings of disgust and a loss of love for the game, the Premier League in particular. People argue and discuss it now as if they're all hedge fund managers rather than fans of lads on the ptch. The thing is I tred to not watch the World Cup - and even the Premier League - but I didn't manager it. It always pulls me in - maybe because in a world with less religion and community we eeed something to belong to, a shared story, a set of beliefs represented by players and a club, or just beautiful escapism. I am lucky my club hasn't been ruined like so many others (my dad was a Man City fan and just couldn't support them once Sinawatra took over, or the new owners - and he had supported them since the 50's, it has been a sad loss for him), but ultimately even if my club was ruined like City has been, I would probably still come back. And they know that which is why they try to buy up and use our game. Ultimately though, when it comes down to it, it is a beautiful game, and the magic does always win you over. Plus all my live football is lower league (I can't afford Premier League games and my nearest club is Port Vale so it made my choice for me :)) I think we have to criticise and talk about the politics and economics of the game and we will probably have to do that more in the coming years than ever before - i hope we move to a fan owned model (which also has flaws - Bayern! - but is better) - but I think we can allow ourselves to enjoy those beautiful moments of magic as well. Paulo Coehlo said of the Catholc Church (which has some problems for some, to put it mildly) that it was merely the communal way of understanding the same universal truth that everyone else experiences through relgion. We have to come together to understand and feel that truth. And whilst some organisations within religions may try and ruin it, where we come together for the love of something we can understand that same universal truth together. So let's not lose that.

I was scared Argentina would lose until I remembered Lloris' poor penalty stats. What a game!

@ni9274

Жыл бұрын

France almost scored near the end, it was an extremely close game.

@booboosnack

Жыл бұрын

Of all the European powerhouses France does have a poor penalty history in general. They've only won two in major tournaments (1986 WC v Brazil and Euro 96 v Netherlands) and have yet to beat a South American nation on penalties since beating Brazil in 1986.

The masterpiece is finally finished. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The GOAT debate is over. It's Messi. Get over it.

Enjoy the break Tifo guys!

So very true about the impact a location has on your experience -- used to live in an artist commune -- football? Pish!

36:25 “I know this one!” Lol

Love hearing Seb speak

God I'm gonna miss the points are bad music so much

Weekly prem live streams please 🙏

Thanks guys @tifo. It was a treat ❤