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Great summary.

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 16:07 (32 days ago) @ Mark

This is easier to do in soccer than, say, football, but Messi is the most effortless great player I've ever seen in any sport. His heart rate on the pitch mostly looks to be on the level of some cubicle-bound putz working an office job. But as noted, he's always plotting, lurking, waiting.

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Soccer peeps - how would you deal with Pulisic’s absence? - San Pedro, 2026-06-19, 10:49
- Ronaldo having a good game. Can Portugal win? - Grantland, 2026-06-23, 11:17
  - No, I really don't think so - HCE, 2026-06-23, 12:13
- I'm just going to enjoy watching Lionel Messi while I can - hobbs, 2026-06-22, 10:43
  - Do teams mark him? - Chris, 2026-06-23, 09:42
    - They try to, but he goes anywhere he wants on the field - Mark, 2026-06-23, 10:19
      - Great summary. - KGB, 2026-06-24, 16:07
- Mark: we need a game report. - PMan, 2026-06-22, 08:28
  - Fun. Lots and lots of fun. - Mark, 2026-06-22, 17:31
    - Awesome. Thanks for sharing! - PMan, 2026-06-22, 20:08
    - Thanks for the report. - KGB, 2026-06-22, 19:03
    - Only other initial thought - Mark, 2026-06-22, 17:56
      - Update on potential round of 32 matchups - Mark, 2026-06-23, 09:03
- I'm not nearly as big of a soccer watcher as many of you - BillyGoat, 2026-06-22, 06:35
- ...And that's the way we like it! - HCE, 2026-06-19, 14:22
  - KCandTheSunshineBand - irishoutsider, 2026-06-22, 02:55
- I like Balogun and Pepi both up top… - PMan, 2026-06-19, 10:56
  - That sounds like a good idea. - San Pedro, 2026-06-19, 11:02
    - Gritty, determined kind of win. - PMan, 2026-06-19, 14:21
      - Good set up by Poch. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-19, 14:53
        
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        I'm with you 100%. The studio group is awful and the celebs - cdawg, 2026-06-19, 16:11
        
        IIRC they don’t control the video feed, FIFA does - Savage, 2026-06-19, 15:20
        
        Is Ciera big outside of the US? - San Pedro, 2026-06-22, 05:11
        
        Right, which is why we get 3-5 shots of Infantino every day - HCE, 2026-06-20, 06:33
        
        There would be even more shots of Trump’s cabinet - Jason93, 2026-06-19, 17:08
        
        this is correct - Captain Robb, 2026-06-19, 17:00

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