Indeed! She was magnificent. I’m a bit sorry that the USA have gone in some ways: they have been inspirational for a long while and Megan Rapinoe really got under Donald Trump'sskinpeel when she said "We're not fuckin' going' to the White House!"
I see Wiegman the England coach says that James let her emotions get the better of her when she stood on the Nigerian. Then without pausing for breath she said, "But it wasn't intentional." That's not only patently a lie, it's also depressing when managers start talking like male managers have talked since I don't know when.
Well, she could have said, "...no intention TO HURT". She may well have meant that. But since she didn't say it,
Well, she could have said, "...no intention TO HURT". She may well have meant that. But since she didn't say it,
Actually she did, she said actually that - at least according to the report on BBC Sport.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66427469
Weigman most likely gave several interviews to various outlets after the game. I must admit to not seeing or hearing any of them - I had to get back to work.
I'm trusting they're quoting her correctly here.
Nigeria would have done their homework on James [young, talented and somebody to nullify], and player to player marking, as opposed to zonal marking made possession very difficult. Good tactics by the Nigerians of course, and their game plan was simple - don't give the English players man inch to play. James is an accomplished footballer of course, and like Beckham of the same age, experienced at playing the game, reaching the highest possible standard of club football - but not at international level. It's the same game, but it's the same game in a different environment. Where there words spoken during the game? Maybe. The odd kick and shove off the ball, gamesmanship and all that. Possibly. Some players are better at handling those kind of frustrating environments than others. All it takes is a split second rush of blood and you're in trouble. And you learn. It's all down to experience.
Anyway, it doesn't matter in the great scheme of things.
Crikey that was alert.
Crikey! The Oz goal was nice, so was Angol's third.
Listening to the commentary and reading a couple of articles, I gain the impression that some of the pundits are assuming this is in the bag for England. It's implicit, but I'm sure it's there.
Here's and example: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/16/matildas-fever-has-met-its-antidote-an-england-team-with-killer-instinct
For England, these are battles that have already been fought and won. The final against Spain on Sunday will be the latest chapter in a story of evolution and growth that has already made the Lionesses one of our best-loved sporting teams. The game itself will be wildly different. Spain, with their technical skill and sophisticated passing patterns, will provide an entirely new challenge after the long punts and swirling crosses of Australia. England will have to endure long periods without the ball. But this is a team who thrive on their ability to adapt and endure, to weather the tough spells and meet fire with water.I don't really read that as "assuming this is in the bag for England."
Crowds will no longer be able to gather at Melbourne’s Federation Square to watch the remaining Women’s World Cup matches after a small group of fans repeatedly breached security fences and others lit flares during Wednesday’s semi-final.And the most prosaic stadium name ever: "Melbourne Rectangular Stadium"
The decision to axe the fan zone at Fed Square – which had already hosted 140,000 fans throughout the World Cup – was made out of safety concerns, and follows what Victoria Police called a “challenging night” for officers.
And the most prosaic stadium name ever: "Melbourne Rectangular Stadium"
Does anyone decide upon a Player of the Match? In my view it was Lauren Hemp. Possibly not too much of a difficult decision to make.
Dear The BBC
There is a bloke colemantating in Spaignish in the background of your coverage. Please silence him or I will switch to ITV.
Kthxbai
Nobody died. Now we're going to be plastered with
nine months or so of premier league soccer.
I think she just about stayed on the line with one foot, keepers know the rules and practice a lot I believe. VAR are also very keen on this.
I read somewhere that the winner gets Gibraltar.
I'd say that at the instant the ball was kicked, the goalie's right foot was on the line.
No. If you put it at 54 and click incrementally you will see (if using non-nationalistic eyes!) that at the last moment that Earps's right foot is in contact with the line, the kicker's (kicking left) foot is clearly still behind her. As she strikes the ball, Earp's left foot is about a yard in front of the line and her right foot is well in the air. These are true facts and may not be altered. :D
I think she just about stayed on the line with one foot, keepers know the rules and practice a lot I believe. VAR are also very keen on this.
It was a game of few really good chances and not many mistakes were made, I thought Walsh was off the pace and Earps kept England in the game.
Olga Carmona was superb. Read this morning that she learned after the game that her dad died - news came through during the game. That's going to take the edge off her celebrations. Sad.
QuoteNobody died. Now we're going to be plastered with
nine months or so of premier league soccer.
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Maybe you can provide a screenshot to prove your point? The video I watched, combined with my undoubted lack of mouse kicking skills, gave me the impression that Mary Earps complied with the rules.
But I would be the first to admit that when I searched for highlights of matches by the simple expedient of searching for [team name] [team name] highlights, I often found myself looking at a totally different match with teams with different names, because some shyster or other had placed them”out there” for whatever clickbaity nefarious purpose.
Happy to give you something to comment about from your armchair!Peter, calm down now. Don't take things too seriously FFS. ::-)
And FIFA have since taken to X (formerly Twitter) to confirm that Earps was, in fact, on her line before she cancelled out Hermoso's effort.
A post read: "As with all penalties, the Video Assistant Referee checked Spain's penalty for encroachment by the goalkeeper and determined that Mary Earps' back foot was in line with the goal line."
Mandy Rice Davies
They do say that if you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there - but in my case I was ver' ver' young ...
Anyway, wasn't MRD [whom I don't remember] 3 years *before* the World Cup [which I do]?
I don't remember the 60s but that's because I literally wasn't there.I think "the 60s" has become a bit of a cliche, like Monty Python and everything in the past being in a Yorkshire accent. Or even "the war". Not many people still alive now were actually there, and there have been many similar events since, but they somehow remain as iconic/ironic reference points.
I don't remember the 60s but that's because I literally wasn't there.I think "the 60s" has become a bit of a cliche, like Monty Python and everything in the past being in a Yorkshire accent. Or even "the war". Not many people still alive now were actually there, and there have been many similar events since, but they somehow remain as iconic/ironic reference points.
2021 Census data shows that:
29.1% of all people in England and Wales (17.3 million) were under 25 years old
20.2% (12.0 million) were aged 25 to 39 years
26.3% (15.6 million) were aged 40 to 59 years
24.4% (14.5 million) were aged 60 years and over
I don't remember the 60s but that's because I literally wasn't there.I think "the 60s" has become a bit of a cliche, like Monty Python and everything in the past being in a Yorkshire accent. Or even "the war". Not many people still alive now were actually there, and there have been many similar events since, but they somehow remain as iconic/ironic reference points.
Probably sitting in a scruffy PSO house with other scruffy PSOs, everything smelling of badly washed clothes, cheap lager and takeaways. It's possible some of us might even have had Yorkshire accents. But it would have been in colour, because it wasn't the past back then.I don't remember the 60s but that's because I literally wasn't there.I think "the 60s" has become a bit of a cliche, like Monty Python and everything in the past being in a Yorkshire accent. Or even "the war". Not many people still alive now were actually there, and there have been many similar events since, but they somehow remain as iconic/ironic reference points.
Where were you when you first witnessed The Parrot Sketch?
When did colour infect the other channels?
You only have to be 60 or over to have been in the 60s. That's a huge percentage of the population, I think.Hey! I was in the 60s, and I'm 54!
BBC2 didn’t start broadcasting in colour until Wmbldn* in July 1967, so chances are that anyone who claimed to have watched the 1966 World Cup Final in colour was either:
- ABROAD, or
- lying
We didn't rent our telly.
We didn't rent our telly.
You must have been dead posh!
(https://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/murphy_radio_ltd/v410_2281933.jpg)The slot for the shilling is at the back?
I think I was either 4 or 5 when my parents bought one like that.
When we came back from living in Greece we stayed with my ex's mother who had a hired TV from Radio Rentals which needed feeding with 50p's to make it work.(https://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/murphy_radio_ltd/v410_2281933.jpg)The slot for the shilling is at the back?
I think I was either 4 or 5 when my parents bought one like that.
It seems that being thick may be genetic:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66637880 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66637880)