Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[olaftab]

Livramento being replaced by Chalobah due to injury;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7365471/2026/06/16/tino-livramento-england-world-cup-injury/

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/13554613/world-cup-2026-tino-livramento-suffers-hamstring-injury-and-replaced-by-trevoh-chalobah-in-england-squad

It’s great that you can somehow still make England squad when totally shit.

[villadelph]

Fuck me. Only in America. White power sign VAR official says it was an involuntary twitch. Cleared by FIFA.

Article says he's from Australia..?

[PeterWithesShin]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AU-5E1xFksA

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I am surprised so many don't realise it is now a white power symbol, maybe I'm too online. That's not to say that's what he was doing it for, very slow twitch though!

[Rory]

I am surprised so many don't realise it is now a white power symbol, maybe I'm too online. That's not to say that's what he was doing it for, very slow twitch though!

They were much easier to spot back when they just used to shave their heads, get tattoos on their faces and perform Nazi salutes.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I am surprised so many don't realise it is now a white power symbol, maybe I'm too online. That's not to say that's what he was doing it for, very slow twitch though!

They were much easier to spot back when they just used to shave their heads, get tattoos on their faces and perform Nazi salutes.

Sneaky bastards. Can they hurry up and ruin the handshake so I don't have to deal with people's sweaty hands?

[Rory]

I am surprised so many don't realise it is now a white power symbol, maybe I'm too online. That's not to say that's what he was doing it for, very slow twitch though!

They were much easier to spot back when they just used to shave their heads, get tattoos on their faces and perform Nazi salutes.

Sneaky bastards. Can they hurry up and ruin the handshake so I don't have to deal with people's sweaty hands?

As a man whose hands are frequently sweaty, I can only agree with your sentiment and apologise.

[cdbearsfan]

Digne on the bench for France.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Digne on the bench for France.

Boooo, come on Senegal.

[Mellin]

Southgate is the second best England manager ever by a vast, vast margin. Better squads and alleged better managers have done a lot worse over the years.

Livramento being replaced by Chalobah due to injury;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7365471/2026/06/16/tino-livramento-england-world-cup-injury/

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/13554613/world-cup-2026-tino-livramento-suffers-hamstring-injury-and-replaced-by-trevoh-chalobah-in-england-squad

As for the current fella, he's just called up his sixth centre back, and at least two of them are shit. Personally I think he's had a complete mare with this squad and that is a proper mental decision. All the players left at home and you replace an injured fullback with...Trevoh Chalobah!?! When James gets injured the full back options are Nico O'Reilly and Djed Spencer. Sweet.

Only thing I can think is he's going to Martn O'Neill it, which if the options were Terry, Campbell, Ferdinand, King and Woodgate I could probably live with. Or maybe a back three, but he has taken four wingers, so that doesn't scan either. It's a terrible squad.

[ChicagoLion]

I think he will play Konsa at RB if/ when James breaks down.