Or is it due to the Malvinas that he cannot be assigned?
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The most recent World Cup game officiated by Anthony Taylor was the Round of 16 clash between Portugal and Spain played on July 6, 2026. His assistant referees were his English compatriots Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn.
no disrespect to portugal, spain and england but i dont class them in the same boat as france and argentine who are both favs to reach the final
Donāt think anybody can top what Senegal did.
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Is this woman for real?!
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Or this is just returning the favor!? In the Argentina-Egypt game all 3 refs on the field were from France, plus one more in VAR.
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8 nations left. Shouldnāt be difficult to leave all officials of those nations out of the remaining games.
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Oh she can fuck off.
I felt it was a very polite response by Mbappe to be honest.
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Youād think that but this is FIFA and if they can make a rod for their own back they will.
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The fact that FIFA rejected overturning the Olise yellow card from that shambolic Paraguay match is just bullshit!
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Not sure there is any rule that can.
Iād like to see them morris dancing into battle,
Hows that for quintessential Englishness?
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Might not be the best idea
Oh come on. Morris dancing is the most quintessentially English pastime. That, and cricket.
A friend of mine used to help out with a blind cricketers club. It sounds dangerous, but the heavy ball is replaced with a light one containing a bell. The cricketers hear the bell and wack the ball around the field.
Apparently it all went well, until the park was double booked with a Morris dancing troupe, and the blind cricketers bludgeoned the Morris dancers to death.
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Sounds like something from The Prisoner or The Avengers 
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Im talking about the origins and black facing
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minds me of the story of the Polish guy who loved the morris dancing when he 1st saw the dancers in the park
he asked if he could join the dance team and was told he needed to get a medical 1st to see if he was fit enough to join the dance troupe, for insurance purpose of courseā¦
he went to the doc and the doc gave him thorough medical,
but the doc pointed out that the polish guy had been circumcised,
the polish guy asked if it mattered and would it prevent from joining the morris dancing team
the doc repliedā¦
yes it does matter and it will prevent you from joining the dance troupe,
as you have to be a complete dick to be a morris dancerā¦
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Youād think a member of the Paraguayan government would know when to quit after the War of the Triple Alliance, which they started, ended up wiping away 90% of its male population between 1864-1870. 
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Makes me want to watch The Last Kingdom all over again. Where is Uhtred of Bebbanburg when you need him?
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