maybe_next_year

Big name signing...

Shearer

Going to be back in Newcastle for the England game, any good suggestions on where to watch it?

But again, none of those scenarios would involve a family fleeing potential ethnic cleansing, the kosovan flag came out of that struggle (although most people don't like the flag). Also, I don't remember this much uproar when Mustafi took pictures with the world cup doing the double-eagle hand gesture...

Kaizero, I could argue with you, but fuck that, I spend too much time discussing the bonkers nature of the balkans as it is... and England have just won on pens, on actual fucking pens, even Shearer is singing,never thought I'd see either of those things.

it’s not about them identifying as Kosovan nationals, it’s about them identifying as ethnically Albanian and being proud of that.

If they fucking love Kosovo so much, they had the chance to play for them and make them better. Instead Kosovo is still shit. Hlory hunting cunts. You can be proud of being from two nations Difference being proud and bringing in politics that has nothing to do with the nation you’re representing and putting another flag on your equipment. Mainly the fact they put another flag on their equipment that has me riled up moreso than the eagle shit. Like a Newcastle player playing with a Southampton logo on their equipment because they’re a Southampton fan. Keep tht out of official shit. There’s a massive difference between that. Just because they’re proud to represent the nation that took their family in when they had to escape from attempted ethnic cleansing, doesn’t mean they should have to forget their roots and their ethnicity.

Ronaldo, Messi, football. All on their way home!

This half is going to be shit.

3 yellows more than us now?

Still yet to have a 0-0?

Never get used to seeing that bonkers stand

Comparing not correctly using VR to ethnic cleansing is the sort of hyperbole that I expect to see on N-O, not by an actual World Cup manager

Well that was fucking mint. Never seen a place celebrate another country’s goal like it. People out in the street waving Albanian flags and honking horns. My mate who lives in Phristina posted a story on Instagram and it looked mental there, fireworks going off and all sorts. Never underestimate just how much the Balkans hate each other

Watching in central Tirana. Absolute scenes when he pulled out the Albanian double-headed eagle to celebrate.

Serbia v Switzerland tomorrow could be interesting https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/21/switzerland-serbia-kosovo-xherdan-shaqiri-world-cup

Well that’s an ugly graphic.

Bloody love a goalie coming up for a corner

Deserved.

Didn’t realise that Chicarito is the third generation of his family to play in the World Cup, father played in ‘86 and grandfather played in ‘54

Cheeky fucker, winking at the camera during the national anthem. Pretty sure if sterling tries that tomorrow, the sun start a campaign to get him shot at dawn for treason.

Serbians gunna Serb

Will be interesting to see how Nigeria cope now they haven’t brought the Fenham Eusebio to the World Cup this time.

This game is a bit dull.

That pen was so bad I’m surprised he’s not English