Jimmy_D

One of those rare transfers that makes sense for everyone involved

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy ****!!!!! What a way to win it!

Gah! What a chance that was…

Gah! Wasn’t far offside there!

Probably ‘Tackles or challenges’ with being late, missing the ball, and having studs up pushing it over into being classed as careless or reckless.

Looks like something’s finally clicked for England! Just hope we can take advantage of it…

Regardless of Kane getting the shot off, it was no different to a player going into any other tackle late and missing the ball but catching the player.

Defender goes through him studs up! Penalty surely?

Spain certainly very very deserved finalists, but they don’t look invincible.

THAT was the chance for France.

Blimey. That was a huge chance to level it up.

Interesting game now, Spain likely to keep attacking you’d think, but they’ve also looked vulnerable on the break, perhaps not surprisingly with the players they have out.

Ok, maybe not so difficult to break down (Although that is due to two incredible goals.)

Cracking goal!

Oh! German fans over the handball penalty that wasn’t given against him apparently, been a big part of the German reporting after they went out.

France likely to be extremely difficult to break down now! Have I missed Cucurella doing something? Crowd seem to be right on his back?

I read that at the time. It’s out of date now, the EU have been putting a massive amount of money into ramping up production since then, and Ukraine’s shell hunger isn’t an issue now. Russia have been making small gains in some areas, and are being pushed back in others. Between Ukraine now having authority to hit military logistics and materiel in Russia, the quality of North Korea’s supplies being sub standard, and Russia sending over 10000 troops to their death each week just to maintain their lines where they are, it’s no wonder that Putin is trying to get Ukraine to concede on the negotiating table.

If Ukraine can achieve that, Ukraine then joins NATO, NATO gains the most experienced army in the world with combined NATO, Soviet, and drone warfare, and any future attack on Ukraine becomes unfeasible for Russia.

Ukraine aren’t asking for other country’s soldiers to defend them, they’re asking for as much help as possible to defend themselves. Despite days like today, Russia’s ability to wage war is slowly being degraded. The fact that Russia is even talking about negotiations demonstrates that. (As well as several indications on the ground, not least Russia’s dwindling tank reserve stockpiles, the severe degradation of their anti-air capability ahead of the imminent introduction of F16s, and the increasing reports of Ukraine holding the advantage in drone warfare.) As far as I’m concerned, I’m all for giving Ukraine all the help that it’s possible to give.

I don’t want to live in a World where people like Putin can think “Let’s bomb a children’s hospital and they’ll start making concessions to us.” Bearing in mind that anything Russia agrees to is absolutely worthless, there’s absolutely no gain.

There’s absolutely no way Russia can be allowed to be seen to gain anything from this.

Even among the horrific acts Russia have been carrying out, this one… No words.

Ouch. Pedri apparently out of the semis and the final if they get there with a stretched ligament.

Switzerland have looked good before today but England managed to nullify that for the most part. It hasn’t looked pretty but I think people are underestimating how effective it’s been at stifling opposition. Wouldn’t bet against England being able to do similar against Netherlands and give themselves a chance of clawing their way to the final.