All good points. I wasn’t comparing him to those guys, just listing some other guys I thought had a chance to break through in a bigger way than they did. I didn’t mention Zverez because I’m sure he will eventually win some Slams.

I love this kid, but...I’m afraid to love him. I’ve been burned before. Jerzy Janowicz, I though you had it all. Donald Young, the future was so bright. Nick Kyrgios, you lovable goddamn idiot. Dominic Thiem, you picked the wrong surface to be a one-surface wonder.

“It’s not entirely clear if the ball actually hit Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey’s arm”

It wasn’t out. 

Just tell me Ghostbusters is never leaving.

SO glad she remained calm and escaped relatively unharmed.

I’m 51. A lot of these details are perfect. Orange Julius, holy shit. Those were in every 80s mall it seemed.

Yeah, very true. That was super disappointing. No blame to Cilic, it just sucked once that happened.

“the 32-year-old did have some moments in this much-anticipated match”

I’d go with Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but yeah, good call.

Love these updates, as I love the Z32 but have always been a little intimidated by its complicated mechanicals. On a secondary note, I love the interiors of 90s Japanese sports cars. I have a ‘93 MR2, but its interior is actually pretty bland for the era. But this baby, the 3000 GT VR4, RX 7, Supra etc etc: so cool.

“Inarguably inferior Croatia side”

Yep, same. Enjoyed the hell out of it. It wasn’t the breathless goal-fest of France-Argentina, but if you’re a fan of only those types of game, soccer is going to disappoint you more often than not. There was plenty to like in Uruguay-Portugal. Even the ‘shithousery’ doesn’t bother me. It’s just gamesmanship taken,…

“Eventually they managed to get the ball and send a player galloping into all that undefended grass”

You’re right, I was thinking of the wrong game. But when it comes to handball, VAR is still a human, subjective decision, just one that uses video. The ref has to determine if there is intent, and that’s never going to be black and white. Different refs are going to make different decisions in situations that…

They were not the same. Rojo headed the ball against his own arm, which was in a natural position; and it’s actually in the directives to referees to consider this to be unintentional (which it obviously was). The Polish player had his arm extended from his body to block a header from the other team. They are very…

Uruguay, frauds? They have like 3 million people and have won all three games.

“Grandpa, what was Ronaldo like?”

Argentina has a truly excellent goalkeeper named Franco Armani, a regular starter for River Plate. Sampaoli went for Caballero because....get this... “his feet are better.”

“If there’s any justice in this world, they’ll sneak past Portugal and send Ronaldo packing in the most embarrassing possible way.”