Real Madrid breaks 72-year-old historic World Cup record

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

Real Madrid has once again solidified its global dominance, this time on the world stage rather than in club competitions. Players from the club have achieved a historic milestone at the 2026 World Cup, setting a new record for the most goals contributed by players from a single club in a single tournament. This record-breaking feat followed a decisive brace by England’s Jude Bellingham against Norway, which propelled his national team to the semi-finals. This effort brought the total goal tally for Real Madrid players in the current World Cup to 19—the highest number ever recorded for a single club in…

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FIFA’s new ‘Mistaken Identity’ law — at the World Cup

• Post author:Jamal Awar
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

The new ‘Mistaken Identity’ rule, introduced by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup, has now been put into practice. Swiss forward Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a direct result of this refereeing amendment, marking a potential turning point in how VAR technology is utilized. During the quarter-final match between Switzerland and Argentina, Portuguese referee João Pinheiro initially issued a yellow card to Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes, believing he had committed a foul against Embolo. However, a VAR review revealed that the situation was the opposite: the Swiss forward had actually attempted to deceive the referee…

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WATCH: Israel again mocks concept of ‘ceasefire’ with 4 strikes on Gaza

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:12 July 2026
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Israel has again shown its contempt for the very idea of a ceasefire, with at least four murderous airstrikes on Gaza City today. Last week, the occupation murdered the director of Egypt’s aid mission to Gaza, in evident retaliation for the Egyptian football team manager’s show of solidarity with Palestine. On Sunday 12 July 2026, Israel hit a home in a densely-populated civilian area of Gaza City with at least four missiles in quick succession: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hamdan Dahdouh (@hamdaneldahdouh) Israel — One street, three bombings And in a further horrifying display of the…

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Green Party now leads with voters under 50

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:12 July 2026
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Polling from YouGov has shown that the Green Party has a decent lead with voters under 50: POLL | Greens lead amongst under 50s { 18-49 }Grn: 25% ( +14 )Lab: 20% ( -23 )Ref: 16% ( +5 )Con: 15% ( +2 )Lib: 14% ( – ) { 50+ }Ref: 32% ( +14 )Con: 23% ( -11 )Lab: 16% ( -11 )Lib: 12% ( +1 )Grn: 8% ( +4 ) Via YouGov, 22 June (+/- vs '24) pic.twitter.com/O6lFoxTnvR — Stats for Lefties (@LeftieStats) July 9, 2026 It’s a further sign that people in Britain are chiefly divided by the ‘have mortgages’…

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More Brits want Count Binface to win than Farage

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:12 July 2026
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On 7 July, Nigel Farage resigned as the MP for Clacton. Seconds later, he announced he was running to become… the MP for Clacton. Hours later, the other political parties said they wouldn’t be running, and that Farage could have his fun running against Count Binface. Days later again, the public delivered their verdict: I just like the fact that 13% of the people polled can't decide. pic.twitter.com/ghxVShMUqh — Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) July 11, 2026 FFS Farage! If this all seems ridiculous, that’s because it is. There was no good reason for Farage to step down; our best guess as to…

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Reeves says Starmer failed because ‘governing is hard’

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

After 14 years of Tory rule (and 40 years of neoliberalism), Keir Starmer needed to make dramatic moves to turn this country around. Instead, he tinkered around the edges then pouted when no one thanked him as their lives continued to worsen. Starmer is on his way out, and you have to assume Rachel Reeves will follow. Given her response to the following, it’s easy to see why: #BBCLaurak: "You were absolutely central to Keir Starmers whole project. What do you think, reflecting back, is the biggest reason why its come to an end like this? Rachel Reeves: "I think governing…

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US Congressman Ro Khanna slams IOF after detention by armed Israeli settlers

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:12 July 2026
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Extremist Israeli settlers — is there any other kind? — detained US lawmaker Ro Khanna as he visited the occupied West Bank last week. Khanna — one of the more critical of Israel among US politicians — was held for around 90 minutes by land-thieves armed with M4 assault rifles. He said that when Israeli troops finally turned up: they sided with the settlers and continued our detention. Khanna becomes the first US politician held by the apartheid colony. Surely his brown skin had nothing to do with it. The detention has been ignored by the White House and US Israel…

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Sources allege Palestinian Authority hospitals are treating members of Israeli occupation backed anti-Hamas armed groups

• Post author:Charlie Jaay
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

According to Quds News Network, sources claim the Palestinian Authority (PA) has begun providing medical treatment for members of armed groups in Gaza accused of collaborating with “Israel” — admitting them to hospitals in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian Authority treats collaborators with “Israel” in its hospitals This follows the Zionist regime’s refusal to receive wounded members of these militia groups at hospitals inside “Israel.” Instead, the Palestinian sources claim the PA coordinated the collaborators’ transfer to hospitals under its administration, where they received medical care and logistical support. One of the wounded fighters, who is identified only by the initials…

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ITV’s Clarke’s post-match interviews epitomise awful UK media

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

ITV sports hack Gabriel Clarke has rightly been lambasted for his appalling interviews after England beat Norway to reach the World Cup semi-finals. The match followed the pattern of recent England performances: a frustrating, lacklustre performance rescued by moments of brilliance from, mostly, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. England manager Thomas Tuchel, while happy to get through and praising Bellingham’s performance his team’s mentality, was correctly dissatisfied with the latest repeat. Tuchel felt that England “made life hard for [ourselves]”. ITV Clarke’s wind-up And he had no patience for Clarke’s wind-up: Horrendous interview from Gabriel Clarke post Norway vs England game…

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Mothin Ali calls Burnham a ‘coward’ over Gaza genocide stance

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:12 July 2026
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On 9 July, Andy Burnham issued a statement regarding ‘Labour’s stance on Gaza‘. In it, our incoming PM refused to call Israel’s actions a genocide, and did little to differentiate his position from that of Keir Starmer. Accordingly, Canary writer Joe Glenton described the statement as “milquetoast sop“. And he wasn’t the only one to notice Burnham is trying to pull the wool over our eyes: @andyburnham is a coward. He apologised for the position this Labour Government has taken on Palestine but He won’t call it a Genocide, he hides behind international law. He won’t commit to Sanctioning Israel.He won’t…

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Messi turned walking into the deadliest weapon in modern football

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:12 July 2026
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A viewer watching Lionel Messi for the first time might think the Argentine captain has drifted out of the match. He avoids constant pressing and chasing. Instead, he spends long periods walking or standing to watch his surroundings. This approach defies the high-tempo, continuous pressure demands of modern football. But behind this image that suggests calmness lies one of the most complex tactical ideas in the game. Walking is no longer just about conserving energy. It is now part of his philosophy for managing the game. He reads the play carefully before deciding when to act. This economy of movement allows…

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Fraudster made undeclared donations to Reform UK

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:12 July 2026
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Mainstream outlets have been shining a light on Reform UK and Nigel Farage’s finances over the past month. Last week, this saw the Times covering the criminal aristocrat ‘Posh George’ Cottrell, who was providing Farage with various benefits in the runup to the 2024 election. Now, the Times are reporting Cottrell may also have made undisclosed donations to Reform UK: EXCL by @ManuMidolo ft me @venetiamenzies @GeorgeGreenwood The criminal who funded Nigel Farage made undisclosed donations to Reform in apparent breach of electoral law George Cottrell lawyers at Carter Ruck refuse to say when he became permissible donor https://t.co/yFEalCjDdr — Gabriel Pogrund…

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Deranged Israel-first senator Graham dies after visit to Ukraine arms factory

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

Rabidly Israel-first US senator Lindsey Graham has died aged 71. His office described his death as coming after a “brief and sudden” illness. Graham was one of the more unhinged US politicians, even among Trump supporters. Irredeemably Israel-first, he even threatened a US invasion of the International Criminal Court over its arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. Lindsey Graham — Shameless genocider Graham was a shameless supporter of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, though he would never have admitted it is a genocide. His comments make clear he had no concern whatsoever for Israel’s hundreds of thousands of Palestinian victims: “I am with…

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Farage speculates Ann Widdecombe death was ‘premeditated murder’

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:13 July 2026

Nigel Farage has speculated that Ann Widdecombe was the victim of “premeditated murder”. He’s attracting controversy for the statement; especially because he also said ‘it doesn’t pay to speculate’ at this time: Devon and Cornwall Police: “We would ask people not to speculate about what might have happened, particularly on social media.” Nigel Farage: “From what I can see of it, from what I can make out, this was premeditated murder.” — Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) July 11, 2026 Speculation On 10 July, Joe Glenton reported the following of Widdecombe: A 26-year-old white male suspect has been arrested after former Tory minister and Reform UK politician…

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Irish government steps up its funding of genocide-backing Palantir

• Post author:Robert Freeman
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:13 July 2026

Micheál Martin’s toxic government has doubled down on backing one of the world’s most nakedly criminal corporations, by allowing the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to increase its shares in the murderous Palantir. The Ditch reports the following: The Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) held 22,073 shares in Palantir valued at €3.34 million at the end of 2025, according to the National Treasury Management Agency’s (NTMA) annual report published yesterday. ISIF’s annual report for the previous year showed a lower holding of 13,060 shares, for a total of just under €1 million euros. So as Palantir’s appalling activities have become increasingly…

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Israel lobby groups demand Burnham roll back even milksop Gaza comments

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:12 July 2026
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Israel lobby groups wasted no time in demanding Andy Burnham pull back from even his watery comments on Israel’s crimes in Gaza. Burnham refused last week to call the genocide a genocide. Instead, he said Labour “didn’t get right” its response. That would be Keir Starmer endorsing Israel’s crimes against humanity by cutting off fuel and water to the besieged open-air concentration camp. And ordering the RAF to provide active support for the slaughter of Palestinians — and almost certainly UK aid workers. And Burnham dared to suggest — after almost three years of slaughter, starvation, targeting of children, hospitals, schools,…

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Why was Bosnian support for Palestine so passionate during the World Cup?

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:12 July 2026
• Post last modified:12 July 2026

The sight of Bosnian fans at the World Cup raising Palestinian flags, chanting for Gaza, and showing solidarity in the stands and on American streets was more than just sympathy for a people enduring a cruel war. Rather, it seemed like a retrieval of a personal and collective memory that has not left them for three decades. While millions of fans around the world were watching what was happening in Gaza from afar, many Bosnians were reliving their own lives. They were not just spectators; they saw a part of their past in every image. Every scene from Gaza brings back…

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