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Ally McCoist had a front-row seat at the 18-yard line watching Lamine Yamal destroy Federico Di Marco at a Champions League semi-final. He calls it the best 45 minutes of individual talent he has witnessed in a very long time.
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With Lamine Yamal back fit after missing Spain's first game, the difference was stark. Joe Hart opens by noting how Yamal plays with pure freedom — the moment he barged a defender off the ball in the first five minutes, everyone knew he was ready. Micah Richards argues it's almost unfair: defenders know he's going to cut inside on his left, and they still can't stop him. Joe Cole adds that what separates Yamal from other flair players is his decision-making — he knows when to keep it simple. Gary then drops the statistic: Yamal is the first player in history to start matches at both the UEFA Euros and the FIFA World Cup while aged 18 or younger. [1] — Gary Lineker "Lamine Yamal's historic age record: Lamine Yamal is the first player in history to start a match at both the UEFA Euros and the FIFA World …" 09:07 Ally McCoist goes one further with a vivid first-hand account: watching Yamal from the 18-yard line at the old Barcelona stadium during a Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan, seeing him absolutely terrorise Di Marco, with teams doubling up and still unable to get near him. Ally's verdict: the best 45 minutes of individual talent he has witnessed in a very long time — 'you know you're in the presence of greatness.' [2] — Ally McCoist "It was the best 45 minutes of individual talent I think I've seen in a long, long time. You know, you know you're in the presence of someth…" 09:55
Lamine Yamal is the first player in history to start a match at both the UEFA Euros and the FIFA World Cup while aged 18 or younger.
Spain remain unbeaten across their last 32 matches across all competitions — 23 wins and 9 draws — the outright second longest unbeaten streak in their history.
Spain have gone 32 games without defeat across all competitions — 23 wins, 9 draws — the second longest unbeaten run in their history. With Lamine Yamal fit and firing, the question is no longer whether they are contenders, but whether anyone can stop them.
Thomas's wife deferred her CrossFit career — she's in the global top 1% of athletes — to put him through law school debt-free. He wants her to chase the dream now; she wants the emergency fund and house down payment first. On a $200K lawyer income with no debt, the opportunity cost is just a few months of slower saving.
Underground calisthenics battles are exactly like UFC meets a rap battle — 150 people crowded around a circle, fighters walking out with masks and chains, nicknames like 'Extra Money' vs 'Calisthenics the Prince,' and people throwing money and betting. The battle set: 100 burpees, 50 muscle-ups, 75 dips, 75 squats with a 65-pound dumbbell. This is the next big spectator sport.
Rico Verhoeven controlled the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion for approximately 10 rounds — and had his appeal upheld when officials admitted the fight was stopped after the bell. The result was never overturned. Rogan calls it either incompetence or corruption, and argues the money behind Usyk made an upset politically inconvenient.
Rogan lays out a blunt case: boxing's 3-judge system is structurally broken, and the judges know who the promoter wants to win. Glory's 5-judge format is the right model. Corruption doesn't have to be conscious — just knowing Usyk is the cash cow is enough to tilt the scales.
With the Usyk-Wilder fight stalling and Fury-Joshua coming too late, the real fight the world wants is the rematch. Rico is a free agent. Usyk vacated his belts. The story is unfinished and both Rogan and Rico know it. His Excellency Turki Alasheikh already called for it ringside — the question is money.
Rico texted Jason Statham during the Canelo-Crawford fight. Statham showed Rico's highlight videos to promoters. Two days later, Rico was on a call about fighting Anthony Joshua. When Joshua pulled out, Rico pitched Usyk himself — Undisputed vs. Undisputed. Usyk said yes in two weeks. The whole thing started with one text.
Every heavyweight who faced Usyk tried to move to the right — straight into his power hand. Rico and Peter Fury identified the obvious solution: move left, away from the left hand, and smother him with size. It sounds simple. Nobody had done it. That one adjustment was the foundation of 10 dominant rounds.
MMA fans boo when fights go to the ground. They love stand-up. Kickboxing is pure stand-up. Yet it barely exists in America while boxing and MMA are enormous. Rogan's diagnosis: no promotion machine. If the UFC got behind kickboxing the way they've built MMA, it would explode. The talent is there — the storytelling machine is not.
A nation of 17 million people gave the world Ramon Deckers, Peter Aerts, Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef, Rob Kamen, Ernesto Hoost, and Rico Verhoeven. Rico's theory: the country is so small that every gym shares knowledge freely. In the US, you need a flight. In Holland, you drive 40 minutes and spar the national champion.
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