ding ding ding ding ding
It is and he is and he is already better at every aspect of the game, than Harden ever was.
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Ich bin Dortmunder.
This is a wonderful compilation.
He has every facet that you’d want from a player: strength, speed, agility, balance and two equally blessed feet. Fingers crossed that Gareth Southgate sees these qualities and keeps him in the England squad for the Euros.
ETA: Southgate is starting him tonight in the friendly against Bosnia. 
All four Palace players make the England squad for the Euros. 
It’s coming home. Palace will be bringing it.
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Olise is eligible for England. Should be 5 Palace players in the squad!
One hundred years of Selhurst Park being celebrated on the 24/25 kit.
Here’s a cool little video, including a cameo from Chris Richards’ afro.
I hope everyone featured is still wearing the colors come September.
FYI, the funny little guy is Andy Johnson, who was the last Palace player to score 20 goals in a Premier League season.
Be ready for (even) more soccer talk here, as the 2024 Euros kicks off this afternoon (2pm on Fox) with the hosts Germany playing Scotland in Munich.
Starting tomorrow (Saturday), there will be two or three matches a day for the next 10 days, culminating with the final round of group matches on Tuesday/Wednesday (25th/26th). Each group’s final round of matches kicking off simultaneously to avoid a repeat of Germany’s and Austria’s ridiculous match-fixing kick around from the 1980s.
For nerds, here’s a discussion of the favorites and dark horses.
After the groups, there will be a Round of 16, Quarters, Semis and ultimately the final on July 9.
After that, it’ll be home. Because it’s coming.
Meanwhile, as Selhurst Park turns 100 years old this year, they’re going to (finally) start work on replacing the Main Stand which, when the stadium opened in 1924, was the stand.
It’s going to be fun to see this being constructed in the background of the games, only for it never to be seen again as the TV cameras will be relocated to the new stand upon its completion. Then the world will become familiar with my old stomping ground, the Arthur Waite stand or, more simply, “the Arfur”.
This plan has been in the works for almost decade, but was slowed down by local authority permitting nightmares and Sainbury’s (another endless “gift” from Ron Noades’ self-dealing in the 1980s), who earn a forever “fuck you” from Palace fans for holding this whole thing hostage over an area the size of about 2 parking spaces…literally parking spaces.
The club rehoused an entire street while waiting for Sainbury’s to let go of two parking spaces.
Scotland getting put to the claymore by Germany. 3-0 down and a player sent off before halftime.
Straight red card for a Scottish defender who thought it a good idea to leap with both feet into the standing leg of a German player. Quite surprised not to see bone splinters from that.
Fun Fact: in 25 years of tournament football, Germany’s Antonio Rudiger is Scotland’s joint top goal scorer.
For Group B, the inevitable “Group of Death”, knockout football essentially starts today.
Spain vs. Croatia at 11am CDT
Italy vs. Albania at 2pm CDT
Even a tie at this stage could be catastrophic. And, while Albania is the lone minnow in the group, it is not expected to be a fixture that anyone can take for granted.
I don’t know much about Albania, but Cheers taught me that its chief export is coal.
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Germany and now Spain making early statements.
Down three games to none, The Oilers unleashed its fury upon the Panthers beating them 8-1 to avoid the sweep.
This is hilarious.
No greater feeling than to power home a header while wiping out the defender.
Not sure there is a coach alive who gets less out of more than Southgate. How do you have the talent of England and consistently put up performances like that.
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The US Open will humble the best of golfers and Rory collapsed completely.
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