I think it’s Spain versus Portugal?
I know nothing about this, just responding to a request. Have at it.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
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This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.
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Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!
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They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.
efgoldman
::Yawn!::
Raven
Pretty good tilt!
burnspbesq
I liked Hierro as a player, and he is more or less an innocent victim of Perez’ megalomania, so I’m happy to see Spain winning.
Josie
@efgoldman: Welcome back! Or am I late with my greeting? The news is coming so fast and furiously that I have not kept up with every thread. Missed you and your succinct comments.
Davey C
This has been a really exciting match so far.
burnspbesq
Looked like a pretty egregious flop.
Davey C
Holy shit! Ronaldo just scored a hat trick and tied up the game 3-3!
Victor Matheson
I know it is easy to hate Ronaldo, but he is absolutely a brilliant player.
Xenos
Damn!
Victor Matheson
And this is a ridiculously good game.
OzarkHillbilly
@efgoldman: You’ve been missed by the AM crew. Now you have been noticed.
gene108
@efgoldman:
Bionic Kidneys! Fuck yeah!
The Ancient Randonneur
Damn! I’d love to be somewhere on the Iberian Peninsula right about now.
Victor Matheson
My normal office is under construction this summer, so I have been moved into a temporary office in a classroom…
Which has a computer with video streaming capability, a projector, and a wall-sized screen.
This is going to be a good June.
Scamp Dog
@efgoldman: Good to see you back! Is this two days in a row now? Hope you’re back to stay!
burnspbesq
Spain’s lax approach to sentencing for tax crimes bites La Roja in the ass.
trollhattan
@Victor Matheson:
Turning lemons into Futbolade–nice!
Mike J
What a game.
cmorenc
@burnspbesq:
Um…not so fast. The second (or maybe third-) best player in the world who thinks he’s #1 just curdled Spain’s milk.
cmorenc
@Victor Matheson:
Yes Ronaldo is an absolutely brilliant player, but a key difference between Ronaldo (worthy nominee for best player in the world) and the player who actually is the best player in the world is that Messi doesn’t dive, nor whine more than a vinyard.
burnspbesq
@cmorenc:
You’re both wrong.
When healthy, Neuer is the best player in the world.
OzarkHillbilly
@burnspbesq: If you have to add the qualifier “When healthy…” it brings the following praise into question.
Gin & Tonic
I get a chuckle out of the folks on Twitter regularly referring to this as the “Men’s World Cup.” Which is accurate, frankly.
misterpuff
Great game. Ronaldo is The Man but Espana actually looked like the better team. Portugal should be working the Beads that got the tie and Ronaldo exists
HumboldtBlue
Absolutely stunning performance from Ronaldo. There are no more superlatives. I’m a Messi man all the way, but got-damn Ronaldo is an extraordinary player who continues to marvel. Liverpool may have held him in check during the Champions League final, but the man is simply brilliant.
Spain should have won that game by four goals. Hell, Costa had two worldies that are now pushed to the far back seat of the bus.
PSpain
@The Ancient Randonneur:
No, not fun here in Spain this evening.
It was very quiet after the opening goal. We were in a wine bar and heard a communal groan after the 1st goal from the street. Reminds me of 4 years ago. High expectations dashed then, maybe not as bad tonight.
Heard people wanting to send Ronaldo to England during the game. Probably half of Madrid is torn.
Amir Khalid
Meanwhile, Egypt left the still-recovering Mo Salah on the bench and lost their opening match, 1-0 to Uruguay.
Vello
Long time reader, first time commenter.
Y’all ought to be ashamed of yourselves: Russia Is profiting from the normalization brought by hosting the World Cup and you are all culpable.
Stop supporting this criminal regime. Boycotg the Cup