“We wanted to tell people the facts.” Gary Lineker admits the BBC is a heady mix of strange, imperfect and, at times, incredible but there is one piece of criticism about their World Cup coverage he ‘would gladly accept’. The former England international, and long-time BBC presenter, sat down with Oli Dugmore for JOE’s Unfiltered […]

2 years ago

‘Only the players and staff who worked their asses off to become champions have that right’ Lisandro Martinez and Angel Di Maria had every right to be asking how on earth this lad made it into the hub of their celebrations. Salt Bae – who people have only just stopped rinsing for the way Lionel […]

3 years ago

The knock-out stages sorted the cream from the milk. The 2022 World Cup is in the history books and Argentina have taken the big prize back to Buenos Aires. As much as many of us disdained the notion of hosting the tournament – a blatant cash-grab – in a country with an appalling human rights […]

3 years ago

De Paul had some words for Messi before the World Cup Rodrigo de Paul left a note for Lionel Messi in his room, two months before the start of the World Cup, in which he predicted the future. Argentina were crowned World Cup champions on Sunday, for the first time since 1986, and ended Messi’s […]

3 years ago

A close shave. Argentina’s World Cup winning squad were almost knocked off their open top bus during their victory parade in Buenos Aires. Lionel Scaloni and his squad returned to their homeland to celebrate winning the World Cup for the first time since 1986. Fans lined the streets as they looked to get a glimpse […]

3 years ago

Keane still brooding over this one, two weeks on. Such is the loveable moodiness of Roy Keane that few of us were surprised when he equated Argentina winning an epic World Cup Final to his night’s sleep getting affected. The former Manchester United and Ireland captain joked, as ITV wrapped their tournament coverage, that he […]

3 years ago