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Tom Mortimer

@tmortimer.bsky.social

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Psychotherapist (MBACP). Sometimes football and politics writer. Occasionally: Guardian, BBC, Balkan Insight, NQATpod. Hungary 🇭🇺 and United, lots

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Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 4h

Yes sir, unfortunately. Where there’ll be some very tough games

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 4h

Almost undoubtedly

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Ah makes sense

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Why isn’t the state clubs’ season aligned with the A League calendar? Only noticed that the other day during the Cup final

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, could conceivably be level on 8 points with Portugal without Sallai's silly red vs Ireland and that mistake at home to Portugal. Been v impressive. No slips ups now vs Armenia, please. This is no gimme

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

What a performance that was from the Hungarian boys. Toe to toe with the 5th best team in the world and fully deserving the point.

Szoboszlai just immense. Captain's performance and then some, one of the best in the world on night's like this. He's everything

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

Haha, I know, this is all I'm hoping for!

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

serves me right bsky.app/profile/tmor...

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 4d

top tier disasterclass from Ronaldo this

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

Haha, well think we can all agree that Africa have had far too many teams for a long time now

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

lol, Ronaldo obviously

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

This may not last, but this is some 15 minutes from Hungary. Good value for the lead, really going toe to toe with Portugal

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

Also got Kosovo potentially getting a playoff berth, Iraq later to maybe qualify for the first time since '86

Jamaica close to qualifying for the first time since '98, Suriname, Curucao for the first time ever!

Honestly football doesn't get better, a purity that doesn't exist in club football

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

International breaks get so much hate, but ones like these are good. So many stories, so many incredible moments:

Nigeria coming from nowhere to secure a qualifying berth
South Africa qualifying for the first time since they hosted
Cape Verde becoming second smallest nation to ever qualify

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

All coming up SA, this

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 1d

Lol, since when did Soccerway just become an iframe of FlashScores?

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful story made even better by 38 year old Stopira scoring the final goal. True legend of both Cape Verdean and Hungarian football

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Cape Verde have qualified for the men’s World Cup for the first time following a 3-0 win against Eswatini.

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Colin Millar @colinmillar.bsky.social · 2d

San Marino are the lowest ranked of all 210 men's teams in international football.

They have lost all seven World Cup qualification matches so far. This explains why they can still qualify if they (heavily) lose one more. @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Why San Marino must lose (heavily) to maintain slim hopes of World Cup qualification

The microstate has lost all seven World Cup qualification games to date — and must lose the eighth if it hopes to qualify

www.nytimes.com

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent, this

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 2d

Ffs, Albania

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

Haha, exactly the same. Feel like we make so many decisions that make us and the press question the whole project, but everything seems to come off and we keep progressing. Quite remarkable

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

Love watching Jess Park, so silky and penetrating

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David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · Nov 29

My favorite Jordan Peterson thing is how he styles himself a Master of Narrative who has a deep understanding of How Stories Work, and yet he didn't understand fundamental plot mechanics of the movie "Frozen". time.com/5176537/jord...

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

suspended for a yellow in the last game

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, beautiful, Zidane Iqbal popping up with a massive goal for Iraq in a huge World Cup quali

Tom Mortimer @tmortimer.bsky.social · 4d

top tier disasterclass from Ronaldo this