#soccer yuri saturday

[toxicroyjamie]

when I think of fem royjamie I am thinking of the dynamic imagined by that person who thought Oppenheimer was a dyke btw

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WIP Wednesday

Finals season is here and my body is perpetually in fight-or-flight mode, but actually last Saturday I had some inspiration while rewatching Yuri on Ice so I punched out an intro for a fic I’ll probably never finish

Thanks @cartadwarfwithaheartofgold for the tag!

Arthur wasn’t one of those posh types who spent Saturdays having a night at the opera or kept up with fashion or wore cologne. Sure, he enjoyed good literature, and had several well-dogeared and annotated volumes of Chasseur in his room, along with multiple editions of Pride and Prejudice (the poster still up in his old bedroom at mum and dad’s was not to be spoken of), but he still spent Fridays clutching a pint with his eyes glued to the pub TV for whatever soccer match was on that night (and, on occasion, decided to express his disagreement with other such fans with the simple eloquence of fisticuffs).

              Arthur wasn’t a posh type—but he did have an indulgence. He probably never would have developed it, if his auntie hadn’t introduced him to it, but she had, and so it happened that Arthur was a fan of the ballet.

              Given, it hadn’t always been for the art of it. When Auntie Edith first plopped him in front of the TV as a teenager, gushing about costuming and dance steps and a lot of other babble Arthur had ignored, the thing that most caught his attention was a lot of muscular men in tights. That was quite enough to keep a young, closeted Arthur riveted to the TV, to the delight of his aunt and the head-scratching consternation of his parents. 14-year-old Arthur had quickly descended into a true fan, and as he got older, a more nuanced appreciation for the art came.

              That was why the coming spring was special—as part of the ballet season, Francis Bonnefoy was coming to London.

Tagging: @adler-obsessed and anyone else who wants to share!

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if someone moves in 'round the corner

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9374489

Title: if someone moves in 'round the corner     Author: mayerwien   No Tumblr Located Rating: General Audiences Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice

Completed- 1 Chapter Published- January 18, 2017

Additional Tags:                                             

Alternate Universe - Elementary School

Alternate Universe - Middle School

Friendship

Best Friends

but also possibly precursor to romance you deciiiiiide (jazz hands)

glee club hell

kind of?????                      

Summary:            

This is the first time they’ve ever really talked; Phichit’s only been here a month, but he got popular fast, and he somehow eats lunch with a different group every week—the mathletes, the soccer team, the drama club. Yuuri, meanwhile, sits in the back of the classroom and tends to keep to himself.

It’s also at this moment—their desks pushed together like they’re in their own little bubble, Phichit’s smiling face inching closer to Yuuri’s, his dark eyes sparkling—that Yuuri becomes aware that the new kid makes him kind of nervous.

“So, my house on Saturday?” Phichit asks, and Yuuri can only nod.  

(or, How Phichit and Yuuri Became Best Friends, Middle School Edition.)

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if someone moves in ‘round the corner

Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Rating: General Audiences Characters: Katsuki Yuuri, Phichit Chulanont Relationships: Phichit Chulanont & Katsuki Yuuri, Phichit Chulanont/Katsuki Yuuri Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Elementary School, Alternate Universe - Middle School, Friendship, Best Friends, but also possibly precursor to romance you deciiiiiide (jazz hands)

When Yuuri gets partnered with the new transfer student, Phichit, for their science project, Phichit doesn’t hesitate to invite Yuuri over to his house to work on it. They have to make a poster showing the parts of a plant cell and present it to the class—so they agree that Phichit will buy the poster board, and Yuuri will bring his paint set and brushes from home. “No glitter, though,” Yuuri warns, while they’re having their brainstorming session in class. “Miss Minako had to ban glitter after Michele almost got a speck in his eye, and his mom threatened to sue the school.”

Phichit grins. “This is way more exciting than my old school already,” he says, leaning the entire upper half of his body over the desk towards Yuuri. This is the first time they’ve ever really talked; Phichit’s only been here a month, but he got popular fast, and he somehow eats lunch with a different group every week—the mathletes, the soccer team, the drama club. Yuuri, meanwhile, sits in the back of the classroom and tends to keep to himself. (He still eats with Yuko and Takeshi most of the time; but the two of them are in the other class this year, and also they’re kind of dating, both of which make it a little weird.)

It’s also at this moment—their desks pushed together like they’re in their own little bubble, Phichit’s smiling face inching closer to Yuuri’s, his dark eyes sparkling—that Yuuri becomes aware that the new kid makes him kind of nervous.

“So, my house on Saturday?” Phichit asks, and Yuuri can only nod.

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if someone moves in 'round the corner

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by mayerwien

This is the first time they’ve ever really talked; Phichit’s only been here a month, but he got popular fast, and he somehow eats lunch with a different group every week—the mathletes, the soccer team, the drama club. Yuuri, meanwhile, sits in the back of the classroom and tends to keep to himself.

It’s also at this moment—their desks pushed together like they’re in their own little bubble, Phichit’s smiling face inching closer to Yuuri’s, his dark eyes sparkling—that Yuuri becomes aware that the new kid makes him kind of nervous.

“So, my house on Saturday?” Phichit asks, and Yuuri can only nod.

(or, How Phichit and Yuuri Became Best Friends, Middle School Edition.)

Words: 4235, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Phichit Chulanont, Katsuki Yuuri, Phichit Chulanont's Hamsters

Relationships: Phichit Chulanont/Katsuki Yuuri, Phichit Chulanont & Katsuki Yuuri

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Elementary School, Alternate Universe - Middle School, Friendship, Best Friends, but also possibly precursor to romance you deciiiiiide (jazz hands), glee club hell, kind of?????

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Russian women shamed for World Cup dating push back

Russian women shamed for World Cup dating push back https://ift.tt/2uB02nl Russian women shamed for World Cup dating push back

MOSCOW — Hundreds of thousands of foreign men have flooded into Russia for the monthlong World Cup, setting off a fierce debate in the host nation about the roles and rights of women.

Russian women who have dated the soccer fans have been shamed by some Russian commentators, denounced for allegedly undermining the country’s morals and gene pool.

The widespread, vehement criticism has shown the dominance of patriarchal and sexist views in Russia, where the concept of gender equality is a generation behind that of the West’s.

Still, the reaction against Russian women’s World Cup dalliances has been so strong that some feminists in Russia think it could actually advance their cause by shocking even conservative women who wouldn’t identify themselves as feminists.

“Even those women (are saying) ‘Enough is enough, you’ve gone too far!” feminist writer Snezhana Gribatskaya said.

A 27-year-old Moscow beautician named Mariam was one of those who fell for a foreign visitor, a Mexican soccer fan named Omar who asked her for directions to Red Square.

“He was so kind and respectful to me,” she said. “It’s because of this that I fell in love with him.”

She did not give her last name because she said the romance was a personal matter.

Yet to many Russians, her actions seem disgraceful.

“This is an era of sluts!” wrote Platon Besedin, a columnist for the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. “Russian women are bringing shame to themselves and their country.”

A popular forum on the VKontakte social media service has posted hundreds of videos of Russian women dancing and kissing foreign soccer fans, prompting vehement condemnations of those alleged to be “ruining the country’s gene pool.”

In the first week of the global soccer tournament, Russian lawmaker Tamara Pletnyova warned Russian women against becoming romantically involved with foreigners, lest they should end up raising their children alone. She added it was even more of a problem if the men were from a different race.

Belgium soccer fan reacts as they watch a 2018 World Cup soccer match between Belgium and England on a giant screen in Jette, Belgium, Saturday, July 14, 2018. The match will determine third place.

The next day, her colleague Mikhail Degtyaryov stepped forward to do damage control.

“The more love stories we have connected to the world championship, the more people from different countries fall in love, the more children are born, the better,” Degtyaryov said.

Burger King stumbled badly while trying to counter the censorious attitudes in Russia. It ended up being harshly criticized when it offered 3 million rubles ($48,000) and a lifetime of Whopper burgers to any Russian woman impregnated by a World Cup player.

After the publication of Besedin’s column, the staff at Russia’s Cosmopolitan Magazine started a petition calling for its removal from the newspaper’s website. It has garnered over 53,000 signatures.

“We were outraged by the fact that they decided they can actually control our sex life — who we kiss or go on dates with,” said Gribatskaya, who led the drive.

Although some women have achieved powerful positions in Russia — including the widely respected central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina — their proportions at the top are much lower than in the West. That’s especially notable given that the Russian population is about 54 per cent female, one of the world’s biggest gender imbalances.

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“In a country where the majority of the population are women, it’s crazy that there are no equal rights and that there is such a dangerous attitude toward women,” said feminist blogger Alena Popova.

Gribatskaya traces the attitudes about women to the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russian society and the “traditional values” that have become government policy under President Vladimir Putin. Last year, Putin signed a law that decriminalized some forms of domestic violence.

“I think now a great number of women are thinking ‘Who is this all for?’ and more and more are joining the fight for equality, for respect,” Gribatskaya said.

Mariam, enamoured of her Mexican beau, sees the World Cup as a wake-up call for Russia’s males, whose average life expectancy is only 66 1/2 years and whose health is often affected by smoking and heavy drinking.

“They had better make sure other girls aren’t scooped up,” she said. “(Foreigners) have a completely different attitude toward women. They are very well-mannered and cordial.”

English fans applaud their players after the third place match between England and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 14, 2018. Belgium defeats England 2-0.

Yuri Dud, a prominent sports journalist, suggested that she has a point.

“Foreigners are much more attractive than us … they keep themselves fit, they smell nice,” Dud wrote in a commentary declaring that Russian women should be able to sleep with whomever they want.

A 30-year-old Russian woman named Yulia, sporting a bright yellow Brazilian soccer shirt, joked about the possible benefits to Russia of such cross-cultural alliances.

“These men are definitely popular here — maybe in 18 years we’ll even have decent national football team!” she said, adding that she did not want her last name used out of privacy concerns.

Omar has gone home, although Mariam said they stay in touch, and it remains to be seen whether the foreign suitors will live up to Russian women’s expectations in the long run.

FIFA, soccer’s governing body, has acknowledged that sexism is a problem during the World Cup. It recently suggested a few remedies, including making sure that fewer attractive women at soccer stadiums are shown on TV broadcasts of the matches.

One Russian feminist noted that even FIFA’s solution is sexist.

“Publicly dividing women into attractive and unattractive ones is as bad as it can get,” Anna Fedorova wrote on Facebook. “In other words, if you are shown on television sitting in the stands, hooray! FIFA has judged you to be unattractive enough.”

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Factbox: Russia versus Croatia

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Hosts Russia play Croatia in a World Cup quarter-final match at the Fisht Stadium on Saturday.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Round of 16 – Spain vs Russia – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia – July 1, 2018 Russia’s Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

When: Saturday, July 7, 2100 local time (1800 GMT/2 PM ET)

Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Capacity: 48,000

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Key stats:

– Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties in the round of 16 thanks to two saves by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

– They were runners-up in Group A, beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 and Egypt 3-1 but then losing 3-0 to Uruguay.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Russia Training – Russia Training Camp, Moscow, Russia – July 4, 2018 Russia’s Denis Cheryshev during training REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

– Russia are playing in a World Cup quarter-final for the first time as an independent nation. The Soviet Union reached the 1966 semi-finals.

– Artem Dzyuba and Denis Cheryshev have scored three goals each for Russia in the tournament while Luka Modric is the leading scorer for Croatia with two.

– Russians Aleksandr Golovin, Fyodor Smolov, Yury Gazinsky, Ilya Kutepov and Roman Zobnin are all one yellow card away from being suspended. Igor Smolnikov will return from suspension for the quarter-finals for the hosts.

– Croatians Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic, Ante Rebic, Mario Mandzukic, Sime Vrsaljko, Vedran Corluka, Marko Pjaca and Tin Jedvaj will miss out on the semi-finals if they are booked on Saturday.

– Croatia beat Denmark in a penalty shootout in their last-16 clash, goalkeeper Danijel Subasic making three saves in their 3-2 victory.

– Croatia topped Group D with three wins out of three, including a 3-0 humbling of Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

– Croatia are seeking to emulate their best result in 1998, when they reached the semi-finals and finished third after a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in the playoff.

– Croatia have qualified for five out of six World Cup tournaments as an independent nation since they broke away from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.

Previous meetings:

– Russia and Croatia have never faced off in a World Cup. They have played three times, with Russia yet to record a win. Two matches were goalless draws, with Croatia beating Russia 3-1 in a friendly in November, 2015 – their last meeting.

Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Tony Lawrence

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[toxicroyjamie]

girl Roy would be the hottest mean femdom ever :( I need her :(

Literally... Thinking about her fucking girlJamie with a really really thick strap that stretches her pussy so much it's painful and making fun of her because she has trouble taking all of it :(( like "what? You don't know how to take cock all of a sudden?? You've never had any fucking trouble before, have you? Drippy little slut. Stop complaining like you're some kind of virgin" <33

[party-hard-or-die]

Factbox: Russia versus Croatia

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Hosts Russia play Croatia in a World Cup quarter-final match at the Fisht Stadium on Saturday.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Round of 16 – Spain vs Russia – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia – July 1, 2018 Russia’s Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

When: Saturday, July 7, 2100 local time (1800 GMT/2 PM ET)

Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Capacity: 48,000

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Key stats:

– Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties in the round of 16 thanks to two saves by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

– They were runners-up in Group A, beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 and Egypt 3-1 but then losing 3-0 to Uruguay.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Russia Training – Russia Training Camp, Moscow, Russia – July 4, 2018 Russia’s Denis Cheryshev during training REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

– Russia are playing in a World Cup quarter-final for the first time as an independent nation. The Soviet Union reached the 1966 semi-finals.

– Artem Dzyuba and Denis Cheryshev have scored three goals each for Russia in the tournament while Luka Modric is the leading scorer for Croatia with two.

– Russians Aleksandr Golovin, Fyodor Smolov, Yury Gazinsky, Ilya Kutepov and Roman Zobnin are all one yellow card away from being suspended. Igor Smolnikov will return from suspension for the quarter-finals for the hosts.

– Croatians Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic, Ante Rebic, Mario Mandzukic, Sime Vrsaljko, Vedran Corluka, Marko Pjaca and Tin Jedvaj will miss out on the semi-finals if they are booked on Saturday.

– Croatia beat Denmark in a penalty shootout in their last-16 clash, goalkeeper Danijel Subasic making three saves in their 3-2 victory.

– Croatia topped Group D with three wins out of three, including a 3-0 humbling of Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

– Croatia are seeking to emulate their best result in 1998, when they reached the semi-finals and finished third after a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in the playoff.

– Croatia have qualified for five out of six World Cup tournaments as an independent nation since they broke away from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.

Previous meetings:

– Russia and Croatia have never faced off in a World Cup. They have played three times, with Russia yet to record a win. Two matches were goalless draws, with Croatia beating Russia 3-1 in a friendly in November, 2015 – their last meeting.

Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Tony Lawrence

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Factbox: Russia versus Croatia

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Hosts Russia play Croatia in a World Cup quarter-final match at the Fisht Stadium on Saturday.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Round of 16 – Spain vs Russia – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia – July 1, 2018 Russia’s Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

When: Saturday, July 7, 2100 local time (1800 GMT/2 PM ET)

Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Capacity: 48,000

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Key stats:

– Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties in the round of 16 thanks to two saves by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

– They were runners-up in Group A, beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 and Egypt 3-1 but then losing 3-0 to Uruguay.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Russia Training – Russia Training Camp, Moscow, Russia – July 4, 2018 Russia’s Denis Cheryshev during training REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

– Russia are playing in a World Cup quarter-final for the first time as an independent nation. The Soviet Union reached the 1966 semi-finals.

– Artem Dzyuba and Denis Cheryshev have scored three goals each for Russia in the tournament while Luka Modric is the leading scorer for Croatia with two.

– Russians Aleksandr Golovin, Fyodor Smolov, Yury Gazinsky, Ilya Kutepov and Roman Zobnin are all one yellow card away from being suspended. Igor Smolnikov will return from suspension for the quarter-finals for the hosts.

– Croatians Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic, Ante Rebic, Mario Mandzukic, Sime Vrsaljko, Vedran Corluka, Marko Pjaca and Tin Jedvaj will miss out on the semi-finals if they are booked on Saturday.

– Croatia beat Denmark in a penalty shootout in their last-16 clash, goalkeeper Danijel Subasic making three saves in their 3-2 victory.

– Croatia topped Group D with three wins out of three, including a 3-0 humbling of Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

– Croatia are seeking to emulate their best result in 1998, when they reached the semi-finals and finished third after a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in the playoff.

– Croatia have qualified for five out of six World Cup tournaments as an independent nation since they broke away from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.

Previous meetings:

– Russia and Croatia have never faced off in a World Cup. They have played three times, with Russia yet to record a win. Two matches were goalless draws, with Croatia beating Russia 3-1 in a friendly in November, 2015 – their last meeting.

Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Tony Lawrence

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Factbox: Russia versus Croatia

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Hosts Russia play Croatia in a World Cup quarter-final match at the Fisht Stadium on Saturday.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Round of 16 – Spain vs Russia – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia – July 1, 2018 Russia’s Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

When: Saturday, July 7, 2100 local time (1800 GMT/2 PM ET)

Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Capacity: 48,000

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Key stats:

– Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties in the round of 16 thanks to two saves by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

– They were runners-up in Group A, beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 and Egypt 3-1 but then losing 3-0 to Uruguay.

Soccer Football – World Cup – Russia Training – Russia Training Camp, Moscow, Russia – July 4, 2018 Russia’s Denis Cheryshev during training REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

– Russia are playing in a World Cup quarter-final for the first time as an independent nation. The Soviet Union reached the 1966 semi-finals.

– Artem Dzyuba and Denis Cheryshev have scored three goals each for Russia in the tournament while Luka Modric is the leading scorer for Croatia with two.

– Russians Aleksandr Golovin, Fyodor Smolov, Yury Gazinsky, Ilya Kutepov and Roman Zobnin are all one yellow card away from being suspended. Igor Smolnikov will return from suspension for the quarter-finals for the hosts.

– Croatians Ivan Rakitic, Marcelo Brozovic, Ante Rebic, Mario Mandzukic, Sime Vrsaljko, Vedran Corluka, Marko Pjaca and Tin Jedvaj will miss out on the semi-finals if they are booked on Saturday.

– Croatia beat Denmark in a penalty shootout in their last-16 clash, goalkeeper Danijel Subasic making three saves in their 3-2 victory.

– Croatia topped Group D with three wins out of three, including a 3-0 humbling of Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

– Croatia are seeking to emulate their best result in 1998, when they reached the semi-finals and finished third after a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in the playoff.

– Croatia have qualified for five out of six World Cup tournaments as an independent nation since they broke away from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.

Previous meetings:

– Russia and Croatia have never faced off in a World Cup. They have played three times, with Russia yet to record a win. Two matches were goalless draws, with Croatia beating Russia 3-1 in a friendly in November, 2015 – their last meeting.

Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Tony Lawrence

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Germany vs Mexico | World Cup 2018, Group F | Sunday, June 17 | Luzhniki Stadium The first match of Group F offers up one of World Cup’s glamour ties at Germany take on Mexico in Moscow. World champions Germany need to make a statement of intent as they begin the defence of their trophy off the back of a bad year of results, and Mexico may well feel that Die Nationalmannschaft are there for the taking in a tough group. Scroll down for Standard Sport’s comprehensive preview… Group FPWDLFAPtsGermany0000000Mexico0000000Sweden0000000South Korea0000000In Pictures | Fifa World Cup Past Winners 1/20 1930Uruguay score a goal during the FIFA World Cup Final against Argentina played in Montevideo, Uruguay. The host won the trophy and match 4-2. Getty Images 2/20 1934The Italian World Cup squad carry their manager, Vittorio Pozzo (1886 – 1968), shoulder high following their 2-1 victory over Czechoslovakia after extra time in the World Cup final in Rome Getty Images 3/20 1938French referee Georges Capdeville looks on as the captains of the Italian and Hungarian national soccer teams Giuseppe Meazza and Gyorgy Sarosi shake hands before the start of the World Cup final in Colombes, France AFP/Getty Images 4/20 1950Uruguay’s Juan Alberto Schiaffino kicks the ball past Brazilian goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa to tie the score at 1 during the World Cup final vs Brazil 16 in Rio de Janeiro. Uruguay upset Brazil 2-1 to win its second World title after winning the first World Cup in 1930 AFP/Getty Images 5/20 1954Germany celebrat after they won the FIFA World Cup 1954 final vs Hungary Bongarts/Getty Images 6/20 1958The Brazilian football team running with the Swedish flag after beating Sweden 5-2 in Stockholm Getty Images 7/20 1962Brazil’s Zito celebrates scoring their second goal vs Czechoslovakia in Santiago, Chile Getty Images 8/20 1966Bobby Charlton raises the Jules Rimet trophy in the air following England’s 4-2 victory after extra time over West Germany at Wembley Getty Images 9/20 1970Brazil’s Pele dribbles past Italian defender Tarcisio Burgnich. Pe,ke scored the opening goal and went on to beat Italy 4-1 AFP/Getty Images 10/20 1974Franz Beckenbauer tackles a Dutch player during the World Cup final in Munich. West Germany (the hosts) beat Holland 2-1 Getty Images 11/20 1978Argentinian players celebrating their victory over Holland Getty Images 12/20 1982Italian celebrate after their victory in the World Cup final vs West Germany at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain. Italy won the match 3-1. Getty Images 13/20 1986Argentina’s Jose Burruchaga scores their third goal vs Germany in Mexico City Bongarts/Getty Images 14/20 1990Mexican referee Ernesto Codesal Mendez gives a yellow card to Argentina’s Diego Maradona. The defending world champions lost 1-0 to West Germany after finishing the game with 9 men. AFP/Getty Images 15/20 1994Brazilian players run to join their teammates as Italian midfielder Roberto Baggio bows his head after he missed his penalty kick giving Brazil a 3-2 victory at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena AFP/Getty Images 16/20 1998France’s Zinedine Zidane heads the ball through the legs of Brazil’s Roberto Carlos for his second goal of the game AFP/Getty Images 17/20 2002Brazil’s Rivaldo and Ronaldo kiss the trophy after their World Cup Final match vs Germany played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan Getty Images 18/20 2006Italy celebrate as Fabio Cannavaro lifts the World Cup trophy aloft following victory in a penalty shootout vs France at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany Getty Images 19/20 2010Spain’s Andres Iniesta scores vs Netherlands at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa Getty Images 20/20 2014Germany lift the World Cup trophy AFTER defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time Getty Images START TIME Germany face Mexico at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, with kick-off scheduled for 4pm BST on Sunday, June 17. TV, ONLINE AND LIVE STREAM COVERAGE In Pictures | Fifa World Cup 2018 1/26Russia’s midfielder Yuri Gazinskiy celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match vs Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow AFP/Getty Images 2/26Peru’s Edison Flores in acton vs Denmark’s Henrik Dalsgaard EPA 3/26Australian players protest as referee Andres Cunha from Uruguay decides on penalty after consulting with the VAR during theIr Group C match vs France AP 4/26A Russian fan kisses a replica of the FIFA 2018 World Cup trophy AFP/Getty Images 5/26Lionel Messi of Argentina misses a penalty during the FIFA World Cup 2018 Group D match vs Iceland in Moscow, Russia EPA 6/26Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring his third goal vs Spain Reuters 7/26Sam Morsy of Egypt and Edinson Cavani of Uruguay battle for possession during their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group A match at Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia Getty Images 8/26Achilles the cat predicts a win for Russia vs Saudia Arabia AP 9/26Fans in the stands watching Morocco vs Iran Reuters 10/26England manager Gareth Southgate and England’s Harry Kane receive gifts before training Reuters 11/26Egypt’s Mohamed Salah looks on during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group A match vs Uruguay at Ekaterinburg Arena Getty Images 12/26Rigobert Youmbi from Cameroon poses for a photo wearing body paint in the Russian colours AP 13/26Amr Warda of Egypt attempts an overhead kick Getty Images 14/26Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony Reuters 15/26Artist perform during the opening ceremony Getty Images 16/26An entertainer performs during the opening ceremony Reuters 17/26Spain’s coach Julen Lopetegui days before their first match AFP/Getty Images 18/26Members of the England squad line up for a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Grenfell tower fire before a training session AP 19/26Serbian hairdresser Mario Hvala creates a hair tattoo showing the portrait of Argentinian football player Lionel Messi on the head of a football fan in Novi Sad, Serbia AFP/Getty Images 20/26Former player player Ronaldo during the opening ceremony Reuters 21/26A view of the video assistant refereeing (VAR) operation room of the 2018 World Cup International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Moscow, Russia, EPA 22/26Brazil’s Neymar (not in frame) and Gabriel Jesus (C) break an egg on the head of teammate Philippe Coutinho as they celebrate his birthday during a training session at Sochi Municipal Stadium AFP/Getty Images 23/26FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for cameras at the FIFA congress on the eve of the opener of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia AP 24/26Colombia soccer fans cheer near the Red Square in Moscow, Russia EPA 25/26England’s midfielder Jesse Lingard takes part in a training session in Stadium Spartak in Zelenogorsk AFP/Getty Images 26/26General view of the stadium as fans celebrate the opening goal scored by Iury Gazinsky of Russia during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Getty Images The match will be televised live on BBC. Viewers can stream the match online via the BBC iPlayer if they have a valid TV licence. You will be able to follow the match with Standard Sport’s dedicated LIVE blog. PREDICTION BETTING TIPS VIA BETFAIR | UK USERS ONLY | ODDS SUBJECT TO CHANGE * Germany to win 2-1: 7-1 * * Mexico to win: 13/2 * * Ozil to score: 7/2 * * Chicharito to score first: 10/1 * Click here to find the latest match odds and place a bet. HEAD TO HEAD Germany and Mexico have met 11 times, with the former winning six times. Mexico have one just once – back in 1985, against West Germany. the last time the teams met, Germany won 4-1 in the Confederations Cup in June 2017. In Pictures | Fifa World Cup 2018 Young Guns 1/17Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus Action Images via Reuters 2/17France’ Kylian Mbappe EPA 3/17Spain’s Marco Asensio AP 4/17France’s Ousmane Dembele AFP/Getty Images 5/17Serbia’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Reuters 6/17England’s Trent Alexander-Arnold REUTERS 7/17Davinson Sanchez Getty Images 8/17Denmark’s Kasper Dolberg (right) EPA 9/17Germany’s Timo Werner AFP/Getty Images 10/17Mexico’s Hirving Lozano Getty Images 11/17Switzerland’s midfielder Denis Zakaria AFP/Getty Images 12/17Uruguay’s Rodrigo Bentancur Reuters 13/17Argentina’s Giovani Lo Celso AFP/Getty Images 14/17Denmark’s forward Pione Sisto AFP/Getty Images 15/17Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr (right) AP 16/17Morocco’s midfielder Nordin Amrabat AFP/Getty Images 17/17South Korea’s Hwang Hee-Chan Reuters TEAM NEWS Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has fully recovered from a minor knee injury, coach Joachim Low said on Saturday. Ozil picked up a knock in the 2-1 loss to Austria on June 2 and had to miss their last friendly against Saudi Arabia six days later. The 2014 World Cup winner, who has played in every single match Germany have contested in their last two World Cups, had also suffered a back injury in May that had kept him out for weeks, putting his fitness for the tournament in Russia in doubt. “All players are fit. Mesut Ozil this week completed two additional training sessions and can play,” Low said. “But I will discuss the final line-up with the team this evening. There are two, three ideas in my head for the line-up.” FULL WORLD CUP FIXTURE SCHEDULE Source link The post Germany vs Mexico predictions, World cup 2018 betting tips/odds, live stream online, TV channel, squads – Group F preview appeared first on 10z Soccer. #WorldCup2018 #WorldCup #CristianoRonaldo

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Host Russia exits Confederations Cup after loss to Mexico

Host Russia exits Confederations Cup after loss to Mexico

AP Published 12:56 p.m. ET June 24, 2017 | Updated 2 hours ago Mexico’s Carlos Vela, center, is tackled by Russia’s Yury Zhirkov, left, and Fedor Kudriashov, during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Mexico and Russia, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)(Photo: The Associated Press) KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Host nation…

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Summer 2017 Anime Previews

The Summer Anime season is just around the corner with shows starting up in less than a month. When I was asked about this impending season’s shows and what I was planning on watching, I had realised that I had absolutely no bloody idea what there was to watch! So, I sat down and flipped through the Summer’s current catalogues and compiled a small list of anime serials that appealed to me the most. As we get closer to July, I’m sure that more serials will sprout up and this list may grow here and there, so I’m going to keep an open mind and not lock myself down.

Today’s post is a basic introduction of some of the shows that sounded interesting (to me). These are not first impressions or anything like that. I won’t be sharing those until the first two weeks of the Summer season. If y���all would like one long Summer First Impressions post versus posts on individual serials, please let me know down below so I can prepare accordingly. Thank you! ♥

Welcome to the Ballroom (Ballroom e Yōkoso)

Studio: Production I.G.

Based off a manga series written by Tomo Takeuchi

Comedy, Sports, Drama

The story follows a boy named Tatara Fujita who, after a chance encounter, finds himself knee deep in the world of ballroom dancing.

Musings: I feel like this could be one of those shows where you expect ridiculous crap, but it can surprise you. I also really enjoy ballroom dancing, so I figured why not give it a shot. Also, I’m a whore for Production I.G.

Release: 08-Jul-2017

A Centaur’s Life (Centaur no Nayami)

Alternate name: Centaur’s Worries

Studio: Haoliners Animation League

Based off a manga series written by Kei Murayama

Supernatural, Slice-of-Life, Comedy

This is a show about a group of mythological creatures, such as centaurs, satyrs, mermaids, demons, and other humanoid creatures, who all live a very normal life together. They go to school, formulate friendships, and fall in love.

Musings: Feel-good type of shows are some of my favourite things, and sometimes school-life shows can fulfil that love that I have. I also really love mythological creatures. So if you slap the two of them together, naturally my interest will be piqued!

Release: 09-Jul-2017

Clione’s Light (Clione no Akari)

Studio: drop

Originally it was an illustrated online novel by Natural Rain

Slice-of-Life

There is a very sickly young girl, who one days falls ill and finds herself hospitalised. After two months of being in the hospital, two of her closest friends from school receive a mysterious e-mail, from an unnamed and unknown sender, telling them of a summer festival coming up in a nearby town.

Musings: The snippet was so vague that it somehow appealed to me. Is it going to be a slice-of-life? Will there surprise fantasy elements? How about a crazy ass plot twist no one will see coming? Curiosity definitely got a hold of this cat.

Release: July 2017

Dive!!

Studio: Zero-G

Originally a novel (not light novel) series by Eto Mori

Sports

Story focuses on the Mizuki Diving Club, which is experiencing some difficult times and at risk of losing their sponsorship. The sponsor gives them one year to make some significant changes and growth. They hire a new coach and diligently work towards sending one of their members off to the Olympics… all within the one year time span allotted.

Musings: Initially, I thought it would be a silly swimmer boys show. But the snippet seems really promising and more serious than other sports shows recently. Also, I’ve discovered that I’m enjoying anime that focuses on the technical aspects of working life, or recreation (i.e.: Sakura Quest).

Release: 06-Jul-2017

Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudō)

Studio: Silver Link

Originally a novel (not light novel) series written by Junpei Inuzuka

Fantasy

In a poor corner of the local shopping district lies a Western-style restaurant called Yōshuku no Nekoya (Western Cuisine Cat Restaurant). During its business hours, Monday through Friday, it serves normal food to normal folks. The restaurant is normally closed on weekends and holidays. However, on Saturdays it secretly opens its doors to very unique and unusual clientele with a very unique and unusual menu to match.

Musings: Neko is in the name that means that these clientele have to be CATS!! At least that’s what I’m hoping for. I’m shameless when it comes to my obsessive love for the feline folks. Cats aside, I like fantasy and the series looks pretty, so not give it a try?

Release: 03-Jul-2017

Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-Kun (Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun)

Studio: Studio Hibari

Based off of a manga series written by Taku Sakamoto

Comedy, Seinen

The anime follows a young soccer genius named Aoyama, who also happens to be completely obsessed with cleanliness!

Musings: I felt a strong Sakamoto-kun desu ka?! vibe from this at first, and I didn’t really care for that show. But as someone who’s also quite passionate about cleanliness, I figured I may be able to relate to the humour at the very least (and maybe acquire some new methods of cleaning… no, really).

Release: 02-Jul-2017

Netsuzō Trap

Studio: Creators in Pack TOKYO

Based off of a manga series written by Kodama Naoko

Romance, Shōjo, Yuri

Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood. One day Yuma gets asked out by a boy and she agrees to go out with him. Nervous about her first date, she asks Hotaru to tag along with her. Afterwards, Yuma is quite nervous about kissing a boy for the first time and experiencing everything that goes with it. To encourage her friend, Hotaru tells Yuma that she can practice with her. After they share a kiss, Yuma begins to feel conflicted feelings for both her new boyfriend and her best friend, Hotaru.

Musings: It’s been so long since I’ve read/watched a Yuri series. It looked pretty and the premise sounded a bit fascinating to me. Also, it would be nice to watch a Queer show that I may be able to relate to on one level or another.

Release: July 2017

Vatican Miracle Examiner (Vatican Kiseki Chōsakan)

Studio: J.C. Staff

Originally a light novel series written by Rin Fujiki

Mystery

The story revolves around two individuals, Hiraga Josef Kō and Robert Nicholas, who work for an organisation within the Vatican called The Sea of the Saints (Seito no Za). This organisation is dedicated to investigating alleged miracles.

Musings: I love mysteries, especially in anime, and there’s not enough great ones (at least I haven’t seen/discovered many of them). Also the entire premise sounds really intellectual (I’m hoping) and appealing to me. Did I mention that I’m a whore for J.C. Staff as well?

Release: 07-Jul-2017

Kobini Kareshi

Studio: Studio Pierrot

An original anime series.

Slice-of-Life

The show follows six high schoolers around a local convenient store on their way home from school, chit-chatting about life and meeting girls they all like.

Musings: I LOVE simple, mundane stories that focus on everyday theatrics, especially when they are relatable and cosy. I have a feeling this will be one such show.

Release: July 2017

That does it for this post. What are some anime releasing during Summer 2017 that you’re excited about?

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NWSL Week 2 preview and fixtures: Portland Thorns vs. NC Courage the rematch of a playoff classic

The Thorns and Courage were expected to compete for the Supporters’ Shield this season. They met expectations in Week 1, and face each other in Week 2.

It would have been easy to count out the Flash at the start of the 2016 season. With another year of roster turnover and a new head coach, Western NY looked like nothing more than a poorly cast shadow of its former, three titles in three leagues in three seasons, self.

Almost immediately though, the Flash took whatever that doubt was and turned it into something good. Western NY won six of its first ten, and lost just twice through the entire second half of the season. The Flash would ultimately finish in fourth, a string of late season draws the only thing keeping 2016’s biggest surprise from an even more impressive finish.

Still, facing the shield-winning and unstoppable looking Thorns in the semifinal seemed like it would be too big an ask for a team that was still pretty young and seemed to get by on physicality as much as anything else. The fourth place finishers lining up against the league’s best team in a packed stadium? You'd be crazy to have picked the Flash to win.

What transpired over the next 120 minutes on that early October night in Portland — well, yeah, crazy is one way to describe it. By the 38th minute, Western NY had a 2-0 lead. By the 39th, it was 2-1. By the 40th, Paul Riley, the Flash’s head coach, had been ejected. Eventually, in the 78th minute, Portland would find the tying goal to force extra time. There, the Flash again took a two goal lead, and although Portland got one back, the Thorns ultimately fell short, and Western NY found themselves headed to the title game in Houston.

A week later, the Flash would lift the trophy as league champions, pulling off another extra time miracle and then executing one of the calmest, coolest — from shooters and the goalkeeper alike — penalty kick wins you’re likely to see.

And sure, the Flash’s championship game win, the one that featured a game tying goal in the 124th minute of play and three saves from Sabrina D’Angelo during the PKs, was impressive and full of the kind of drama you’ve been craving, but looking back through the annals of NWSL history, it’s the one against the Thorns the week before that sticks out as one of the best games in league history.

Now, two weeks into this season, we will get another chance at the matchup that shouldn’t have ever been this interesting to anyone. The Flash, now the Courage, will open the home part of their 2017 season on Saturday with a visit from the Thorns. Saturday will also mark the return of Riley, who missed the championship game plus last weekend’s season opener serving the suspension that was the result of his ejection in the semifinal.

There are plenty of arguments to be made that what Riley and the Flash did a season ago was more of a fluke than anything else. That this was a team that ran up its scoring numbers by beating up on Boston, was mid-table at best defensively, wasn’t particularly technically gifted in general, and was mostly pretty young and inexperienced. Whatever those arguments were though, and however valid they may have looked a year ago, the Flash (who will henceforth be referred to as the Courage following a move to North Carolina in the offseason and a move to the present in this paragraph) spent the spent the first game of this season proving otherwise.

North Carolina got a big win in week one against the team they also knocked off in last season’s title game, beating the Spirit 1-0 on the strength of a McCall Zerboni goal. The Courage dominated Washington just about everywhere, leaving Stephanie Labbe plenty busy and as the only reason that the Spirit didn't end up on the wrong end of a Breakers style blowout.

On Saturday, almost everything about North Carolina’s game looked better than it did a season ago. The set pieces were better, the runs were better, the connection between Lynn Williams and Jessica McDonald — which was already good — was better, new addition Debinha added another dimension to an already dangerous attack, and all the young players who’d looked so shaky at the start a season ago were playing with the confidence of veterans this time around.

It’s only been one game though, and one against a Spirit team that’s trying to find its way following the loss of Ali Krieger and Diana Matheson in the offseason, and that was dealt another blow with a season-ending ACL injury to Joanna Lohman in the first half of Saturday’s game. The first real test for North Carolina will come this Saturday, when they take on Portland.

Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images

The Thorns, unlike the Courage, are a team that’s never had to deal with much on-paper doubt, and this season is no different. Portland is again a heavy favorite to top the league table, and with good reason. Mark Parson’s team is its usual stacked self, returning most of the core group that brought the regular season title to Providence Park a season ago. Portland also got a win in week one, topping Orlando 2-0 thanks to a penalty kick goal from Nadia Nadim and a run of play tally from Christine Sinclair.

Mostly the Thorns didn’t face much of a test in week one, though, with Orlando kind of a mess in the middle and still awaiting the arrival of Marta to fix all the offensive problems that Alex Morgan’s trip to France hath wrought. That means that like the Courage, this Saturday’s game will be the first true test of just how good this year’s version of the team is.

Portland did look shaky defensively in week one, particularly with a few curious moments from Adrianna Franch that could have been costly had the Pride had the ability to actually capitalize on any of them. Williams and McDonald still look very much like one of the league’s most dangerous scoring tandems, and similar defensive miscues could spell trouble for Portland.

The Courage wasn’t tested much defensively last week, and though they did manage to beat the Thorns in that semifinal, North Carolina hasn’t historically (as the Flash) had much luck defending against Portland’s star-studded offense. The win in the playoffs was the first time since the 2015 season they’d managed to beat the Thorns. Though both Abby Dahlkepmer and Jaelene Hinkle have sort-of started to break into the USWNT picture, the other half of North Carolina’s back four is relatively inexperienced in the NWSL. Second year player Sam Witteman spent last season in Orlando and the game against the Spirit marked the NWSL debut for Yuri Kawamura, who has played professionally in Japan, as well as with the Japan WNT.

The sequel is rarely as good as the the original, sure, but with both Portland and North Carolina emerging as early favorites, and with last year still fresh enough, Saturday’s meeting between the Courage and Thorns is shaping up to be one of the biggest games in this still young season.

Saturday

Chicago Red Stars vs. FC Kansas City, 4:00 PM ET, Toyota Park (go90)

Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit, 4:00 PM ET, Orlando City Stadium (Lifetime)

North Carolina Courage vs. Portland Thorns FC, 7:30 PM ET, WakeMed Soccer Park (go90)

Seattle Reign FC vs. Houston Dash, 10:00 PM ET, Memorial Stadium (go90)

Sunday

Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC, 4:00 PM ET, Jordan Field (go90)