Recent content by Ed H in Pasadena

Not to mention Sandro Toneli from Newcastle for £100M! 😱 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/13559533/sandro-tonali-tottenham-agree-club-record-lb100m-deal-to-sign-newcastle-midfielder

What is happening at Tottenham? It's one thing to sign Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on frees. It's quite another to splash out on Van Hecke and now Mateus Fernandes from West Ham! 😳 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c862ejqg3leo

My thought exactly. Was surprised when the referee came out and ruled otherwise. 🤦 Such an awful way to watch the end of the international career of the legend that is Luca Modric.

May be my red, white and blue-tinted glasses here, but I'm not sure I saw enough from Belgium to suggest they will trouble the U.S. that much, Balogun or no Balogun. Haven't been impressed with any match of theirs saved the outmatched Kiwis. The Egypt match was largely sluggish from them until...

And we can't appeal. FIFA gonna FIFA and all. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/01/folarin-balogun-red-card-world-cup-appeal-usmnt

Btw, one of the joys of watching the French is getting to hear Thierry Henry find different ways to wax poetic about Michael Olise. "Split vision"? As if we football enthusiasts didn't already have enough reason to love Thierry, and love the way Olise plays the game.

Harry freaking Kane. Missed most of the match between early morning car repair visit and class but did see enough to know that Congolese keeper must've been an acrobatic stuntman in a previous life. But Harry was not to be denied. Next stop? Azteca. Amazing

Yesterday's winners included Spain 1-0 over Uruguay, and decisive wins for France, Senegal and Belgium. Cabo Verde's 0-0 draw sees them through to the Round of 32, and Iran's draw with Egypt all but assured their passage as well. Cabo Verde the smallest nation ever to make this stage. Oh, and...

BTW, these are the current "third place standings". Scotland currently sit ninth and out of the World Cup

Reyna and Aaronson wasn't a winning combination in midfield: they're pretty similar in how they play. And Tim Weah looked like he didn't belong, which was disappointing. But to me, the biggest concern was Turner as our #2. Overall, he didn't look good. As for Max, didn't the announcers suggest...

Oh, and forgot to post this when it happened last week: Jan Paul van Hecke leaves Brighton to join Spurs, joining fellow Dutchman Mickey van de Ven https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgqj33gq21jo

Meanwhile, the London City Lionesses completed the signing of Alexia Putellas, former two-time Ballon d'Or winner https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c93273z471xo This on top of the recent signing of former England and PSG keeper Mary Earps...

Manchester City just made the British record signing for Forest's Elliot Anderson https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn8qx30q4xqo

Ecaudor just took a 2-1 lead vs Germany and will almost certainly be through as one of the 8 best third place teams. As it stands, they'll be playing England next.

South Africa through, at South Korea's expense, might be the biggest surprise yet. South Korea not out of it yet but that was an unexpected loss.