#football special

[bunnyboy-juice]

g-d bless femme ass hair 🥰

[thetarttfuldickhead]

”Who’s this then?” she asks, as if she doesn’t know, and only to hear the excitement in Jamie’s voice as he tells her all about Roy Kent.

She’s a City girl through and through and it is a little jarring to see different colours up on her wall, but that’s what being a parent is all about, isn’t it? Loving someone enough to love what they love, even if it turns out to be the captain of bloody Chelsea. 

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Posters come and go, there are girls and footballers and other girls and other footballers and then others still, but Roy Kent stays where he is, slap bang in the middle and staring right at her with those weirdly intense eyes whenever she gets in the room to hoover.

Needs to relax a bit, that one, she thinks, more than once. For all the pictures and clips Jamie has shown her, she’s never seen Kent smile. Plays like a god, though, one of those vengeful ones, so she guesses she can see the attraction.

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It’s obvious that Jamie’s not happy, and she’s not either, what with having him move down all the way to London to play for AFC Richmond of all teams. Still, she supposed a loan make sense, get him more minutes and bit of experience.

“Didn’t Roy Kent move there after he quit Chelsea?” she asks, and is pleased with the way Jamie’s eyes light up a little at that. “You’ll get to play together now.”

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“He’s a nasty bastard. Right fucking bitter about not being as good as he was, yeah?”

She doesn’t hear much more about Roy Kent after that, not for another year or so. Doesn’t hear much from Jamie at all, really, not even after he returns to Manchester. When he does stop by – for Christmas, for her birthday – he talks about just about anything but football. Doesn’t mention fighting Kent on the pitch, doesn’t say a word about calling him a knob on national television.

Doesn’t take the poster down either, though, she notices when he’s gone.

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“Jamie Tartt is a muppet and I hope he dies of the incurable condition of being a little bitch,” Roy Kent says and she’s already halfway out the sofa when Simon’s hand on her arm holds her back.

“If Jamie wants it down he’ll take it down,” her husband tells her.

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She sees her son crouching, defeated, on Wembley grass, and her heart breaks for him. Two days later he’s outside her door and in her arms and he’s talking like he hasn’t talked to her since he was loaned to Richmond and her heart breaks for him all over again.

She can’t wish she had never gotten with his wanker of a father, for how can she, when she got Jamie out if? Still, there’s no stopping her from wishing James falls down a sewer and drowns in shit, gagging on it as he goes.

“And I’m just standing there, like I couldn’t move or something, right, but then Roy walks over and I though he was going to fucking punch me, but he just hugged me, like really tight, and I fucking bawled my eyes out. Dead embarrassing, it was, but… made me feel safe, too. Made me think of you.”

She stops flipping the poster off, after that

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“So Roy offered to train me, special,” Jamie says, and she thinks it sounds a bit like torture personally, the things Kent is apparently having him do in the middle of the bloody night, but Jamie’s nothing but enthusiasm and barely contained pride so she’s happy for him.

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She knows that other parents might have been surprised to see their son befriend and then bring home people whose pictures he still has on his wall, but their sons are not Jamie, are they?

Roy Kent proves far less domineering than she might have suspected. Doesn’t shout once, is polite about Simon’s baking, and tells her he loves her before he leaves. Definitively has some issues, but seems a nice enough lad for all of that.

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Simon drives them down to London for Jamie’s 26:th birtday and it’s only the third time she’s ever been to his Richmond home. As she exits the car, Roy Kent exits Jamie’s front door and pauses at the sight of her.

“Hey,” he says, and it’s a bit endearing, the way he sounds unsure, like he doesn’t know what to make of her or how to act around her.

No need for any of that, though.

“There he is,” she exclaims, adding, “I’m going to hug you now,” before doing just that.

His body is solid and hard and held so fucking stiff, but after just a moment – surprisingly quickly, really – he relaxes into the embrace, like maybe it’s one he’s been wanting for a very long time. He holds her tight and she lets him and she can see what Jamie means about him being a great hugger.  

Eventually, she gently pulls back a little, so she can smile up at him as she says, “Thank you.”

Off his furrowed brow, she continues, “For what you’ve done for our Jamie. I know it’s meant a lot to him, you training him and being his friend and everything.” 

“Oh. Jamie’s told you about that, has he?”

And she must raise her eyebrows at that, kindly but incredulously. “Of course he has, love. Never shuts up about you, does he?”

As it turns out, Roy Kent does know how to smile after all.

[biscuitboba]

Dream Soccer King! (2002)

Watching some op animated shorts like this one and op 3d trap coaster (cuz im bored) and idk, but luffy and zoro napping near/not too far from each other always makes me feel so soft🥹🥹

Also, the way luffy wears a green armband?? (zoro's color) and not to be a little bit insane about football, but the way luffy wears the number 10 on his jersey?? cuz well, you know... some of the greatest football players like pele, ronaldinho, neymar et cetera (specifically picking brazilian players for luffy) wear of have worn that number (and i also need to mention my personal favorite even though he is argentinian, the one and only, lionel messi:D)

They are literally the cutest i luv them so muchhh🥺🫶 also... zolu and sanuso crumbs? ft chopper

[wwxsflutesolo]

I can’t stop thinking about how cosmically intertwined Roy and Jamie are. Like, the end of Roy’s career was pretty much the start of Jamie’s as we now know it. Roy finds ways to allow people space for what they need through him. They’re clearly two people who were destined to meet. Jamie is Roy’s continued legacy. Jamie’s successes bring Roy clarity. They only make each other better with every passing day & that just makes me feel like I’m being punted into the fucking air !!

[sunshineandlyrics]

🇪🇸 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[skitskatdacat63]

Vettonso x Similar Helmets

SV Germany 2012 x FA Monaco 2013: Gold & Dark Red

I think a lot about Vettonso and their mutual relationship witn gold. They're both golden boys, they're both seen lit gold by the sunshine on many podiums throughout the years, both have worn golden boots, and as you can see here: both have worn golden helmets. The parallels in these particular helmets makes me feel insane. Both are: gold with dark red accents, both have their birthplace's coat of arms(Bergstraße and Asturias), both have team animal motifs, and both have symbols to represent their two championships(You by now know the signifigance of the ones on Fernando's helmet, but I think the ones on Seb's are actually a callback to his Formula BMW days when he used to put the smiley stickers on his car for every win.)

And did you know both of these helmets were designed by the same helmet design company? Yep, both of these are JMD helmets. I know JMD helmets are/were pretty popular, but still, there's something to me about Fernando commissioning the same designer that Seb has been using since he was a literal child. Parallels, am I right?

SV Japan 2010 x FA Japan 2023: White with Black & Red

Haha I remember @protocolseben and I discussing this a bit back in September when Fernando's helmet dropped. I honestly think Seb is such an innovator and trailblazer in terms of helmet design, and you can see his influence in helmet design as recently as this past season. I'm not sure if he was the first ever driver to don a matte white helmet with red accents as a representation of the Japanese flag, but it certainly envoked him in my mind when I saw Fernando's!!

I think Fernando's is pretty similar to all of Seb's 2010-2012 Japan helmets but I like this one the most so! I think if Seb wasn't restrained by the Red Bull logo, he def wouldv'e put the red circle where Nando put his so I think Fernando did a really good job, even if unintentionally, at emulating Seb's sense of design.

SV Singapore 2012 x FA Singapore 2012: Sparkly!

Like I said in the one above, it's crazy how much Seb influenced helmet design. He was pretty much the pioneer of sparkly helmets for Singapore, right? It drives me absolutely insane that there's actually pictures of them together in such similar designed helmets. It's kinda funny actually that even though they're pretty deep in the championship fight at this point, and Seb just got one up on Fernando; Fernando is wearing a helmet that is a direct influence from Seb!!! Is that not insane???

Also, Fernando trying to be camp with trying the now in vogue sparkly Singapore helmet, and Seb accidentally completely blew him out of the water with his outrageous light up LED constellation helmet. But god yeah....to have pics of them in matching helmets from this era particuarly makes me emotional ;;;

SV Hungary 2021 x FA 2022: Pink with Dark Blue

I really could've picked any of Seb's 2021 helmets, but I thought this one matched the best with Fernando's main 2021 helmet(with the color pallet.) Also one thing, it's crazy how much control BWT has as a sponsor, I don't think I've ever seen another sponsor go so hard at having a chokehold on individuality. I like that we got pink liveries and pink helmets, but I don't think they should have that much control.

I'm almost kinda sad there wasn't any Miami GP in 2021, because I think that was the only unique helmet Fernando had in 2022. But these match pretty well! Pretty in pink!! It's crazy that their parallels in the 2020s are ongoing even before Fernando actually takes over Seb's seat. Thanks BWT I guess?

SV Abu Dhabi 2022 x FA Abu Dhabi 2022: Fernando's Seb Tribute Helmet

AND HERE WE HAVE THE PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE!!! The ultimate conclusion, it literally couldn't get better than this!! This is still unbelievable, like how is this an actual thing that happened!? Fernando intentionally branding his helmet, the only symbol of individuality in F1, with his rival's flag colors, HIS FLAG!!!!! Not to mention the literal "Vettono Best Moments" collage he posted alongside it....and the hand-holding....and everything that happened with them at Abu Dhabi 2022....

But god, after years of incidentally making parallel helmet designs, Fernando decided to officially tie the knot of the red string of fate, and make a helmet directly referencing Seb's. I think it's funny because as I said with two of the previously mentioned ones, those Fernando designs are pretty much inspired by Seb's, and here he is openly making one directly inspired by Seb. I don't really have words for how this actually makes me feel because it's just. Yeah. The most open and clear declaration of love and respect and admiration one could ever make. TO ME.

[spidybaby]

Sources say that after his request for ideas of what mask he should wear, he made a special request to the FFF.

Official images of Kylian getting the mask he will be wearing for the next matches to cover his bloody nose.

[mitskijamie]

What are your thoughts on autistic Jamie?

I definitely think Jamie could be autistic!! He has a hard time with sarcasm and figurative language ("you're welcome :) I like making people feel good"/"I don't even like scones"/"why doesn't he just say that then"/"what the fuck are Denver Broncos"), he seems to have a few distinct stims (hand flapping/putting things in his mouth), he seems to have certain sensory issues related to heat ("hot downstairs and cold upstairs"), and he's obsessively, enduringly interested in a few specific things (like Amsterdam, Roy, and football). So I'm absolutely down with autistic Jamie

[gayseriea]

west ham >>> juve if you're Gareth Southgate... this is why I need england to never win anything in football ever

[friedrice15]

It’s conspiracy theory time.

We all saw this picture. We all wondered what it meant. We thought, “Why is sitting like that? Staring like that? Will he be getting a new contract?” And now, knowing what we know, I think he knew. He wouldn’t be coming back to Borussia Dortmund. It was his last match at the Yellow Wall.

Here’s my flimsy evidence: That photo was taken on May 18. Terzic and Mats had already been clashing for the entire year over tactics, and probably much more. BVB Central reported through Bild, that the relationship with Terzic was considered “cold” on March 6. Even though Bild is not entirely reliable, it was probably reliable on this.

Reports also came through of Terzic and Mats having a massive fight shortly before the UCL final, person consequences being threatened. This might have happened because of the brutally honest interview Mats gave three days before the final, which would have placed their fight around May 28 or 29, most likely completely destroying their relationship beyond repair.

Back to the day that photo was taken, May 18. By that point, according to reports, many of Dortmund’s players, including almost the entirety of the senior players, including Mats of course, would have been heavily against Terzic. If it is true that he essentially staged a coup, it would have been Terzic and the Board vs the players of Borussia Dortmund.

It was the last match of the year, we got fifth place, barely scraping champions league football, the first time we hadn’t gotten it since the disastrous 2014-2015 season. A vocal player like Mats would not have let that happen without complaint. Since Terzic was the manager, in charge of the tactics, he would have made sure he was unhappy with how the team performed all season along with the tactics given to them.

After the end of the match, we also got this photo:

Marco pushed Mats up to the front. Does that mean they knew he probably wouldn’t be getting an extension and wanted him to get a goodbye? Marco got an entire game dedicated to him, tifo and all, but Mats got nothing. He probably wouldn’t have minded too much, he knew it was Marco’s day, and he seem to be a pretty chill guy.

Marco might have done it anyway, but it would have made sense for Mats to get his standing ovation because there wouldn’t be another game for him to get one from.

That’s the end of my mindless rambling, Mats knew he wouldn’t have spent another year with the Dortmund because the contract extension was always off the table.

[pernillecfcw]

She made it 🥹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[storyshark2005]

🎁 STICK TO CHRISTMAS, CARRAVILLE!

A TRANSCRIPT OF THE MELTIEST CARRAVILLE XMAS PRESENT EVER (spoilers under cut)

Jamie: "So, eh, I've got you a couple presents... so eh, this relationship's been goin' on a long time, and I've gotta think of like, my greatest moments alongside you...had a lot of ups and downs!"

Gary: (watching in nervous amusement)

*Jamie begins opening Gary's present for him*

Jill (bemused): "Are you opening it for him?"

JC: (realises what he's doing): "Oh, sorry, yeah!"

*Jamie hands half-open prezzie to Gary*

ALL: *IN HYSTERICS*

Gary: (opens already half-open present)

Wrighty (leaning in to see): "What is it--?! AHHHH, I love those!"

Gary: *reveals snow globe*

Jamie: "I just wanted you to put it on the mantlepiece-- a little snow globe."

ALL: 'awwwwww!' -ing

Roy: "Aw, that's nice."

Wrighty: (hearty approval) "Jame, that's sweet, bro."

Jill: "That's cute."

Gary: (happily holds up his prezzie) "It's got Liverpool-Man United commentary picture."

Wrighty: "THAT'S BEAUTIFUL."

Jamie: "That has to go there [in studio?]"

Wrighty: (gesturing for prezzie) "Let me see, I wanna see-- I love that."

Gary: (handing over snowglobe) "It's quite nice, that. Very thoughtful."

Jamie: (shoots Gary a look of fondness)

Roy: (interested, to Wrighty) "Shake it, shake it."

Wrighty: "I love these." (shakes snowglobe, then holds aloft)

Roy: (in softest most gentle voice) "Don't drop it."

Wrighty: (in sweet, childlike wonder) "Yaaay!!"

Jill: "Aw, that's so cute."

Gary: "How much are they in Liverpool?"

Jamie: "Eh, twelve pound."

ALL Laugh.

❤️

Watch this absurdity here: https://youtu.be/FITOGVqRfEQ?list=RDCMUCjXIw1GlwaY1IzpW_jN9iCQ&t=342

[whitehartlane]

MR TOTTENHAM 🤍

[sillybeanies]

today's beanie: kicks the bear

[ikram1909]

It's been 6 whole months without our Gavi ☹️

[travalerray]

Chengxian AU where there's no war BUT WWX gets de-aged Detective Conan style and while the two of them are freaking out over it and have to present a cover up for why JC's roaming around the jianghu with a child that suspiciously resembles WWX. So on one hand you have the de-aging villain conspiracy, on the other hand you have Madam Yu getting closer to a heart attack from a wholly different set of rumors.