The Football.....

[Legs]

What planet is Fernandez on? Trumpian levels of self-awareness here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8jn91e9mdyo

 

[AndyRM]

Obviously talking mince, but he's probably best off not saying anything while the investigation is ongoing.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni attempted to calm the situation down in his post-match interview.
He said: "We are gracious in victory, and we must be gracious in defeat."

Is this a really bad translation, or does "gracious" mean something absolutely awful in Argentina?

 

[matticus]

What planet is Fernandez on? Trumpian levels of self-awareness here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8jn91e9mdyo

There seems to be a theme here ... EDIT: sorry, I'll try to find a better image, with translation!
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[No Ta Doctor]

There seems to be a theme here ...
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Err.... that's unreadably small text, and when I zoomed in it was unreadably Spanish text that was also very blurred.

Any chance for a summary or should I just guess?

 

[Dorset Boy]

Back home from a big alpine cycling week.

Thank goodness Argentina didn't steal the final - what a disgrace to football they are.
Not a single shot at goal until the 117th minute of the match. Were they really playing for penalties?
Then utterly graceless in defeat, as they were graceless in victory in the semi final.

Saw a stat that England got a yellow card for every 7 fouls, Argentina a yellow for every 22 fouls!

And a a major arts event, do they put on a sports match during the interval?
I utterly fail to see why we need an artsy event in the middle of a sports match.

 

[Alex321]

And a a major arts event, do they put on a sports match during the interval?
I utterly fail to see why we need an artsy event in the middle of a sports match.

Because the Americans expect it.