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Football writer. Have written for @ESPNFC , @theafcdotcom , @afp and others. Book author for @fairplaybooks
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THREAD: Despite being the greatest of all time, Leo Messi still gets plenty of stick on Twitter for ONLY playing for Barca and never winning World Cup. Got me thinking about how Twitter would have treated some of the greats of the past
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Anyone know why that particular celebration was punished? Didn’t look excessive, didn’t leave field, didn’t take shirt off…
#AsianCup2023
⚽ GOOOOAAALLL! ⚽
The unstoppable, the inevitable - Aymen Hussein puts us 2-1 ahead! 💪
#IRQvJOR
#AsianCup2023
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Neymar dives = what a cheat!
Ronaldo dives = what a leader!
Messi doesn’t dive = what a loser!
Strange times on social media
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This is not a soft penalty. It is poor and naive defending and a clear and obvious penalty
#AsianCup2023
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PELE
WC 58- Full of pub teams – Scotland, Wales. N Ireland. Sweden made final
WC 62 – Hardly played
WC 66 – Cried about rough treatment
WC 70 – Replace with Pele with my gran and they still win
Ended career in US farmers league. Never tested himself in Europe
VERDICT: FRAUD
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FERENC PUSKAS
Bottled it in 1954 World Cup final. Won a few rigged titles for Franco-backed Real Madrid. Won a few European Cups in the years before English clubs took it seriously. Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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Thugs on the sidelines. It’s lucky the fans have remained more civilized than the morons on the benches
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This guy nails it every time and exposes any counter argument as completely baseless. There is no logical counter argument
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Thailand goalkeeper Chatchai Budprom advises Malaysian fans to sleep well tonight because he believes they will experience a ‘nightmare’ tomorrow evening
#AFFSuzukiCup18
#THAvMAS
Trash talk comes to the Suzuki Cup 😮
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MARADONA
WC 82 – Let the side down
WC 86 – Cheated England, outscored by Gary f****** Lineker
WC 90 – Bottled it in final
WC 94 – Booted out
Barcelona flop
Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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JOHAN CRUYFF
WC 74 – bottled it in final
WC 78 – Let his country down by pulling out due to ‘political beliefs’
Spent several years in US pub league
Traitor to Ajax. Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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ZINEDINE ZIDANE
96, 97, 98 – Bottled it in 3 Euro finals.
WC 98 – Sent off, let country down. Scored free headers against static defence
UCL final 02 – 99 / 100 it goes into row Z
WC 02 – Anonymous
WC 06 – let country down
Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: BALD FRAUD
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PAUL GASCOIGNE
A true England legend. The haters will say that he underachieved because of his lack of discipline but they’re just bitter. Had he stayed injury-free, could have been the greatest of all time. VERDICT: FOOTBALLING GENIUS
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Dion Cools signs for Buriram United. Interesting move
📸 Buriram Utd
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FRANZ BECKENBAUER
WC 66 – Bottled it in final
WC 70 – Bottled it in semi-final
WC 74 – Lucky winners against superior Dutch
Tainted European Cup wins – helped by ref in 75 and goalposts in 76
Spent years in US farmers league. Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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DAVID BECKHAM
One-trick pony that Fergie saw through.
WC 98 – Let country down against Argies
So-called greatest game came against pub team (Greece)
So-called redemption was just scoring a penalty against a dud Argie side that even got beaten by Sweden
VERDICT: HANDSOME FRAUD
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MICHEL PLATINI
WC 82 and 86 – bottled it in semi-finals
EURO 84 – Won when England weren’t even there
Spent 1st half of career in a pub league
Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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ZICO
WC 82 and 86 – bottled it in quarter-finals (that penalty miss!)
Spent most of career hiding in Brazil. Only European experience at Udinese!!! Ended career in Japan pub league. Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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KENNY DALGLISH
Flopped at 3 World Cups
Spent first half of career in farmers league
Scored European Cup winner against a pub team
Lucky to have great players around him at Liverpool. VERDICT: FRAUD
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ROBERTO BAGGIO
WC 94 – Bottled it in penalty shootout
Only won a couple of rigged Serie A titles and the tinpot UEFA Cup.
Ridiculous ponytail. Totally overrated. Never tested himself in England. VERDICT: FRAUD
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Persib’s 🇮🇩 international winger Febri Hariyadi is being linked with a move to Muang Thong United 🇹🇭
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Asian Cup 2011 - 🇶🇦
Club World Cup 2017 - 🇦🇪
Club World Cup 2018 - 🇦🇪
Club World Cup 2019 - 🇶🇦
Asian Cup 2019 - 🇦🇪
World Cup 2022 - 🇶🇦
Club World Cup 2023 -Saudi
Asian Cup 2023 - 🇶🇦
Asian Cup 2027 - Saudi (tbc)
World Cup 2034 - Saudi
“growing the game” 🙄
With 2034 FIFA WC seemingly Saudi Arabia's, many are asking where this leaves Australia...
But what about South East Asia?
For example, Indonesia has population of 300m, one of world's biggest economies, football's very popular
Earliest region can now host tournament is 2040s
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Malaysian 🇲🇾 champions
@OfficialJohor
made a solid
@TheAFCCL
debut in a tough fixture on Wednesday and here’s a closer look at how they did
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Fernando Torres looks delighted to meet a football legend
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14-17 Zico 🇹🇭 - nice football, 2 AFF Cups, weak defence, too loyal, forced out by politics
17-19 Rajevac 🇷🇸 - too defensive, too strict, forced out by players
19-21 Nishino 🇯🇵- ???
21-23 Polking 🇧🇷 - nice football, 2 AFF cups, weak defence, too loyal, forced out by politics
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From the moment Ishii was installed as Director of football, this was intended outcome. It was delayed due to resistance from players but sabotage of Euro trip and defeat to China made it possible again.
A shameful episode reaches its inevitable conclusion
#OFFICIAL
มาดามแป้ง แถลงแยกทาง มาโน่ - ตั้ง อิชิอิ คุมทัพช้างศึกชุดใหญ่
นวลพรรณ ล่ำซำ ผู้จัดการทัพช้างศึก ประกาศแยกทาง มาโน่ โพลกิ้ง จากหัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอน หลังผลงานคัดบอลโลก 2 นัดแรกไม่เป็นไปตามเป้าหมาย โดยตั้ง มาซาทาดะ อิชิอิ ทำหน้าที่แทนทันที
#ช้างศึก #ทีมชาติไทย
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It’s possible to criticize the 🇹🇭 defence for a misguided attempt to play offside trap while also admiring a sensational pass and finish 🇮🇩
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It was a decade that started badly for 🇹🇭 men but they still had best 10 years of any ASEAN side across age groups. Also only country to reach final stages of World Cup qualifying, while women made 2 World Cups. Both men and women now face a huge challenge as 🇻🇳 hit new heights
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Vietnam under the calm Troussier look very different from under Park Sang-heo, who was so confrontational. Much less of the dark arts and nasty fouls that were very much a feature under Park
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Incredible story as
@JuniorEldstal
scores the winning goal against Buriram to take Chonburi to the 🇹🇭FA Cup final. The 🇲🇾 international recently returned to Asia via a spell playing non-league football in England
📸 Santos
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FT: Thailand 2-1 UAE - An excellent performance from 🇹🇭, full of intensity and no shortage of skill. Also extremely impressive response to a devastating blow on stroke of half-time. Akira Nishino’s attacking policy vindicated.
#WCQ
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Four assists in one game? Never peak on Matchday One. It’s a marathon, not a sprint
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Several nationalities involved in BG’s 🇹🇭 League triumph 🇸🇬 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🇻🇪 🇯🇵 🇲🇾 🇹🇭
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Malaysia 🇲🇾 legend Norsharul gets a start for BG in tonight’s high profile friendly Vs Port FC. Live stream available on BG Facebook page
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For reasons like this, a good Vietnam team has been very difficult to warm to in the past few years
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Some pretty brutal scenes here. Should result in a few suspensions at very least. Don’t know what caused it but Buriram players certainly not given proper protection. Sheydayev set upon by about 6 at one point
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Wearing those jeans must be most outrageous thing Zidane has done since headbutting Materazzi
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Anyone who applauds Sergio Ramos for doing what he does because of his ‘winning mentality’ is a fan of winning, not a fan of football
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Chanathip making a mug of the Chinese defender who then fails in attempt to chop him down
#ChinaCup2019
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Imagine watching this and still voting Tory 🤷🏼♂️
Can the Tories Change their Stripes?
Levelling up, furlough support, Green Economy...
Are they Lefties now?
#CPC21
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That’s the mentality Asian teams need. Lots of commentators expressing pride and satisfaction with the “progress” of Asian football at this World Cup but once again, all countries eliminated before QF.
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Or if you know Thai football, great restraint shown by Aiyawatt in not insisting that he is presented with the trophy
How many captains would go and grab their owner after winning a trophy? Shows the relationship that they all have. Great to see.
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No one likes too many sponsors on a shirt but Bangkok Utd is a lesson in how to do it well. Compare and contrast with Gifu FC...
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Good to see this kind of development at T2 side Nongbua Pitchaya
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My latest piece for
@thesefootytimes
looks at the behaviour of some big Euro clubs as they give impression Asian tours are something to reluctantly endure rather than relish. Thanks to
@JSoccerMagazine
and
@MrRyanWalters
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That’s a shocking assault. Hopefully, a lengthy ban to come for this thug
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Tough as always for Southeast Asian clubs in the draw rigged in favour of clubs from China, Japan and South Korea
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The great Shunsuke Nakamura signed for
@CelticFC
on this day in 2005. Here’s something I wrote about him for
@thesefootytimes
🇯🇵🍀
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Thailand may be the only country in the world in which an image like this would feature club presidents rather than head coaches or players
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Another Azkal in the Thai League as Carli de Murga signs for Chonburi
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Delighted to be teaming up with three of the most talented young football journalists in 🇹🇭 for a new project starting this week
@GianChansricha1
@ta_lao19
@tactictimes
#thaileaguecentral
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FT: 🇹🇭 0-1 🇸🇦 - Such a shame that a strong campaign was ended by an unnecessary VAR intervention. Much to be encouraged about given the comparison with the shambolic performances 2 years ago.
#AFCU23
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Thailand’s era as dominant force in Southeast Asia clearly over. Missing four best players obviously had an impact but too many players underperformed. Malaysia deserved finalists
#AFFSuzukiCup18
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All this media talk of 'Rangers return' after 'demotion' is historical revisionism to make a 3rd-world dictator blush
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No it doesn’t. It only works great for the few. Where are the automatic UCL places for the champions of 🇹🇷 🇦🇹 🇩🇰 🏴 🇨🇿 🇨🇭 🇬🇷 🇷🇸 🇨🇾 🇭🇷 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇫🇮 🇷🇴 etc, etc?
The UCL format right now works great and that is why it's the most popular club competition in the world - for us players and for the fans.
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First face-to-face interview since lockdown. Good to catch up with Florent Obama 🇨🇲 to hear about the ambitious project at T3 side MuangKan Utd and also his Buriram days
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While Thailand get set to run their best young talents like Supachok and Ekanit into the ground for a U23 tournament, Malaysia plays it smart by leaving out their star man. Rest is important
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From left to right: introvert bass player, energetic drummer, charismatic but intense lead singer, cool lead guitarist
📷 Chiang Rai Utd
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🇹🇭 League legend Cleiton Silva accepts a new challenge in 🇮🇳 with
@bengalurufc
Good luck to the former Osotspa, BEC Tero, Muang Thong, Chiang Rai Utd and Suphanburi striker
💥 We've got him! The Thai League's all-time leading goalscorer is now Blue all through!
Brazilian attacker Cleiton Silva has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Bengaluru FC, with the option to extend by another year, the club can confirm.
#NewBlue
🔥 🔵
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Nice shot of 🇫🇷, Marseille and AC Milan legend
@marceldesailly
enjoying some noodles and a Chang in Bangkok
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Good to meet Man Utd legend Steve Coppell in Bangkok tonight. Interesting season ahead for him in the
@IndSuperLeague
with
@JamshedpurFC
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Thailand-Gabon match preceded by a one-minute silence for Aubameyang’s gran. That’s must be the first minute silence for a grandparent I’ve seen observed at a game.
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Confirmation that Brendan Gan is moving on. Another player that Thai clubs should have been watching
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A very smart shirt release video from Buriram Utd. Tapping into the important war against plastic waste👍
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I’ve started a blog on Thai football. All views and RTs appreciated. First piece looks at how Muang Thong’s failure to replace likes of
@Chanathipjay
and Teerasil leaves them on course for worst ever top flight season
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Samut Prakan City sign 🇸🇬 international goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud from Trat
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‘Naivety’ - there’s that patronizing word to suggest a highly decorated 58-year-old coach doesn’t know what he’s doing cos, you know, this is Premier League.
It’s 100% part of the plan. Have they learned nothing ?
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FT: Thailand 1-1 Iraq - Heroic performance from 🇹🇭 who advance to the
#AFCU23
quarterfinals for the first time. Huge credit to head coach Akira Nishino whose brave team selection paid off.
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When your mum takes you to apologize to your neighbours for the party you held when your parents were out of town
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Surprised to see Furuhashi in starting lineup. Seems an unnecessary risk for the player and
@CelticFC
[LINE UP]
今日はこのメンバーでセレッソ大阪と戦います！
Here is today's starting lineup against Cerezo Osaka!
試合中継は
@DAZN_JPN
📺
登録は▶
#visselkobe
#ヴィッセル神戸
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FT: China 0-1 Thailand - 🇹🇭 survive testing end to game and hold out for excellent win.
@Chanathipjay
Thitipan and Siwarak outstanding. Interim head coach Sirisak gives a great audition.
#ChinaCup2019
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My new feature for
@TheAsianGame
looks at impact of the ASEAN quota in Thai League over the last two years. While there have been many successful signings from the Philippines in particular, the overall picture is mixed
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Ambitious of Buriram Utd to release Home and Away ACL shirts when their campaign might end after one match
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That’s a great, controlled volley from Yanto Basna 🇮🇩 as Prachuap open scoring against Muangthong Utd. Still 1-0
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On advice of FIFA and IFAB, the Thai League has agreed to suspend use of VAR. Sensible move as refs have been incapable of applying it fairly and consistently.
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