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seagulls4ever

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Kane has scored 51 goals in 55 games in the last year. He’s alongside CR7 as one of the two best players in the world right now. No doubt about it.

We were talking about current form. If we're talking about over the past year Kane wasn't even the best player in England. Salah and De Bruyne clearly better than him last season. Pretty sure he won't make the Ballon d'Or top three. Most likely be Ronaldo first, Messi second and another other than Kane third (unless he wins the World Cup playing well which would substantially boost his chances, but that hasn't happened yet).

Ronaldo has 34 goals in his last 26 games ... absolutely ridiculous form.
 


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lawros left foot

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My prediction means nothing but I’ll post it anyway.

I think we have one more high scoring, entertaining win in us and that will come on Tuesday. Everyone will then go completely overboard. We will then find Sweden or Switzerland to be very stubborn and go out on Saturday, possibly on penalties.

I agree
 


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BN41Albion

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But we’re playing Colombia ��

Ive been really surprised the last few days by how many times I've seen Colombia spelt Columbia. Not just on here - on social media/mates texting etc. Does no one look at a map anymore? Not like Colombia has never been in the news before either!
 




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Ive been really surprised the last few days by how many times I've seen Colombia spelt Columbia. Not just on here - on social media/mates texting etc. Does no one look at a map anymore? Not like Colombia has never been in the news before either!

It's probably a result of the word's pronunciation with the short 'u' sound (e.g. 'but') as opposed to the short 'o' sound (e.g. 'not'.)

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/colombia

There's also familiarity with the Columbia Sportswear Company, British Columbia in Canada, and also Columbia University in New York.

It's caused enough confusion for a piece to be penned on the subject in The City Paper Bogota:

https://thecitypaperbogota.com/opinion/columbia-vs-colombia/1576
 






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If this doesn't motivate England to do well nothing will...
 








kevo

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Also helped by the fact that two of the teams normally in contention, Italy and Holland, didn't qualify. Surely this has got to be our best chance of reaching the final since 1966.
 


Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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The six teams left in our half of the draw will all have realisitic ambitions of making the final. I wonder what effect that will have on the teams psychologically? It's easier to play with freedom when you are the underdog and expectations are lower. When there is a clear and viable path to the final for every team that must surely affect players thinking. There is something to lose now.

The media for once have been pretty good with England this world cup, will that change now 'it's coming home' is no longer necessarily ironic?
 








Tom Bombadil

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Ive been really surprised the last few days by how many times I've seen Colombia spelt Columbia. Not just on here - on social media/mates texting etc. Does no one look at a map anymore? Not like Colombia has never been in the news before either!

Why exactly? It's not like the spelling isn't widespread. It is Columbia records after all and Washington DC ( District of Columbia). And it's pronounced with an uh sound in the middle so imo it's not exactly a shock that so many people spell it incorrectly.
 



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