America Gets Hold of the World Cup Final and Immediately Invents a £9,500 Members’ Bar NEW JERSEY — There is a very old and very British tradition of standing on a cold terrace, eating a pie of uncertain provenance, and paying a perfectly reasonable sum to watch football. Naturally, the moment the World Cup Final landed on American soil, this tradition was taken out back and shot. According to Britannica Money’s…
World Cup “Inarguably” the Worst Ever? A British Rebuttal to FIFA’s Most Commercial Tournament Yet The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been hailed by some commentators as the greatest tournament ever staged. The football has been magnificent. The goals have been outrageous. The underdogs have delighted billions. Unfortunately, so have airport queues, hotel invoices, and ticket prices that appear to have been calculated by a Bond villain with a grudge…
Manchester United co-owner says UK has been ‘colonized by immigrants’ Five Quick Observations Before Kickoff ⚽ Manchester United’s bench has so many passports it needs its own customs queue at Old Trafford. If 69.5 million becomes 70 million after rounding, then my five-a-side career almost counts as Premier League. Every time zone watching United is technically a global occupation of sofas. If aliens can afford match tickets, frankly they deserve…
