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Gianni owes those Al Ahly fans. Nowhere near as empty as seemed possible.

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One-by-one player introductions. Thanks, I hate it.

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This is the worst lip syncing I've ever seen ๐Ÿ˜‚

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20 mins left to enter this! Quuuuuuick!

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๐Ÿšจ ๐‚๐–๐‚ ๐‰๐„๐‘๐’๐„๐˜ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹! ๐Ÿšจ Last chance to win a new Club World Cup shirt of your choice from ๐“๐’๐ƒ! I'll draw this at kick off of Al Ahly-Inter Miami tonight! โฐ Enter your email here (takes 5 secs)๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4u263wun

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When is the UKโ€™s No Kings Day? Iโ€™d like to know.

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$9.5m is nice, but legitimacy - that's the real prize for the MLS teams playing at the 2025 Club World Cup. ๐Ÿ“ for @theguardian.com

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Seen a lot of snobbishness from some EPL fans about certain clubs in the CWC. One comment about Al Ahly and their "300 fans." Can lament the CWC for a lot of things, but not for a lack of big clubs.

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๐Ÿšจ ๐‚๐–๐‚ ๐‰๐„๐‘๐’๐„๐˜ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹! ๐Ÿšจ Last chance to win a new Club World Cup shirt of your choice from ๐“๐’๐ƒ! I'll draw this at kick off of Al Ahly-Inter Miami tonight! โฐ Enter your email here (takes 5 secs)๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4u263wun

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๐Ÿค” What does an assistant manager actually do? ๐Ÿง Are there different kinds of assistant? ๐Ÿคฉ The best assistants in soccer history! This week's ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Still a few hours left to enter this!

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greek striker to find the net! ๐Ÿฆฉ Inter Miami opening game tip! ๐Ÿ”ฎ PSG v Atletico predictions! My weekend tips for Unibet ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Youโ€™ve got a pretty good chance of winning as far as these things go!

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Sign up for Grahamโ€™s newsletter already. Itโ€™s the best place to learn the crucial difference between Auckland FC and Auckland City. (Itโ€™s actually super important and weird and interesting!) open.substack.com/pub/thesocce...

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Youโ€™ve got a pretty good chance of winning as far as these things go!

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What will @soundersfc.com come up against when they face PSG at the Club World Cup? My preview for @sounderatheart.com ๐Ÿ‘‡

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๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐”๐ ๐‰๐„๐‘๐’๐„๐˜ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ There's still time to enter! Win a new CWC jersey of your choice from ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก! I'll draw this before Saturday's opener. Enter your email below ๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4u263wun

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๐ŸŒŽ ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐”๐ ๐๐‘๐„๐•๐ˆ๐„๐– ๐๐“ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒŽ River Plate, Urawa, Monterrey, Inter, Fluminense, Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns, City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juve, Real Madrid, Al-Hilal, Pachuca and Salzburg all previewed! Listen here ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Real Madrid-bound Franco Mastantuono could be one of the breakout stars of the Club World Cup! ๐Ÿ“ for @fotmob.com

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A reminder that you can win a new Club World Cup jersey of your choice by subscribing for free! Takes 5 secs to enter your email! Iโ€™ll be drawing this in the next couple days.

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Weโ€™ve recently turned on the firehose of Club Word Cup content. Thanks to @cboehm.bsky.social, @richardfarley.bsky.social, @grahamruthven.bsky.social and @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social for their help. www.sounderatheart.com/tag/club-wor...

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$9.5m is nice, but legitimacy - that's the real prize for the MLS teams playing at the 2025 Club World Cup. ๐Ÿ“ for @theguardian.com

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๐ŸŒŽ ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐”๐ ๐๐‘๐„๐•๐ˆ๐„๐– ๐๐“ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒŽ Al Ahly, Inter Miami, Palmeiras, Porto, Atleti, Botafogo, PSG, Seattle, Auckland City, Bayern, Benfica, Boca, Chelsea, ES Tunis, Flamengo and LAFC all previewed! Get this in your ears ๐Ÿ‘‡

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The Club World Cup is a farce, but it also matters in some ways - and the worst team in the tournament prove it! Read & subscribe to ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘‡

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TAA really not quelling those 'he's been learning Spanish for 18 months' conspiracy theories with his Real Madrid unveiling... ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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I gotta say, Inter Miami's new jersey is cleeeeeean! ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ You can win one of these (or any Club World Cup jersey of your choice)! Simply subscribe to ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก for FREE (takes 5 seconds) ๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4u263wun

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๐Ÿ˜ณ What went so wrong against Switzerland? ๐Ÿค” How much is Pochettino to blame? ๐Ÿฅด Are there... any positives? @totalsoccershow.bsky.social - USMNT Weekly ๐Ÿ‘‡

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ICYMI ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Five big storylines to follow during the 2025 Club World Cup this summer. ๐Ÿ“ for Fubo Sports โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/36xz7vr8

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Saudi Arabia dropped into the fourth round of AFC World Cup qualifying! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Their 2034 masterplan has come off the rails. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก newsletter ๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/y6x5477w

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Benjamin Sesko has huge potential, but he might not be the player Arsenal fans want him to be. ๐Ÿ“ for Colossus Bets โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4ea2efe8

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Poch watching this while his golden handcuffs prevent him from taking the Spurs jobโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿšจ ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐”๐ ๐‰๐„๐‘๐’๐„๐˜ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿšจ Win a new CWC jersey of your choice! ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก has given away six jerseys in the last 12 months! You've a good chance of winning! Enter your email to win (takes 5 secs) ๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4u263wun

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Jobe Bellingham is following in the footsteps of his brother at Dortmund. Jobe and Jude are cut from the same cloth! ๐Ÿ“ for @fotmob.com

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Dean Henderson is starting for England tonight. Can he dislodge Jordan Pickford for the 2026 World Cup? ๐Ÿ“ for @fotmob.com

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๐Ÿšจ ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐‚๐”๐ ๐‰๐„๐‘๐’๐„๐˜ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐–๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿšจ Win a new CWC jersey of your choice! ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก has given away six jerseys in the last 12 months! You've a good chance of winning! Enter your email to win (takes 5 secs) ๐Ÿ‘‡ โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/4u263wun

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