World Cup 2026 Thread

[jeffbear]

After crashing out in the round of 32, Julien Nagelsman resigned as Germany’s coach. Jurgen Klopp is the target.

World Cup 2026: Germany seek talks with Jurgen Klopp as Julian Nagelsmann resigns

The German football association is seeking talks with Jurgen Klopp about becoming their men's national team coach after Julian Nagelsmann resigned.

www.bbc.com

Nagelsman joins Koeman as joint least surprising axing of the summer.

 

[jeffbear]

I don't even have words. The US still went on to win at least after getting VAR'd hard without consent. That ball didn't appear to come close to the Croatian player.

Honestly, I thought it hit his head when watching it live and then every subsequent replay made me less and less certain. It’s an agonizing way to go out, for sure.

 

[VinatieriDefinesClutch]

Even if the ball happened to brush his hair and that's what the sensor apparently picked up, that just doesn't feel like the spirit of the rule. The sport has a real issue with the integration of technology compared to other sports, because so much of the rule book just isn't intended for slow motion playback. We've seen them have to rework the handball rules to add in nuance as they quickly realized there would be far too many fouls and penalties with VAR as the rule was written before. It's been so bad for offsides that people are actually considering Wenger's horrible "daylight" idea for offside calls. The only part of the rules that are set for absolutes are whether or not the ball has crossed the goal line or gone out of bounds.