@footballcliches.bsky.social The mention of Three Lions now being the midpoint between 1966 and today got me thinking what the midpoint of the history of the World Cup is, not in terms of time but in terms of games. By the end of the 2026 tournament there will have been 1,068 games played…
Never thought I’d watch let alone enjoy multiview, but an excellent experience tonight.
One for football historians: in the 130+ year history of English second tier football, would there have ever been a bigger underdog than Sheffield Wednesday at Coventry today (24/1)?
@footballcliches.bsky.social Is this the first known case of a player explicitly pursuing a Guinness World Record? www.straitstimes.com/sport/footba...
What a moment! Caps a thoroughly enjoyable matchday 8. Last year was a damp squib but really, really enjoyed this evening
… meaning the midpoint would be full time of game #534. Which was… England 2-2 Argentina, 30 June 1998. So Kevin Keegan’s fateful “yes” will soon be the half time whistle in the history of the tournament.
(This is mildly more interesting than the current midpoint, Saudi Arabia 2-1 Morocco, 25/7/94)
... and to what extent that is portable to Man United. Our research shows that a manager's previous record is less predictive of how he will perform in a new role than how the previous coach performed at that club. (5/5)
