“Can’t we just forget the brown envelopes, systemic corruption and LGBT rights? Senegal are playing the Netherlands, watch that. It’s football, you love football, focus on that. Cheers.”

This is football heritage.

The trenches:

FC Zurich on their way to Arsenal last night.

Anyone able to translate the words to the song? It’s seriously catchy.

“I don’t care if your blazer is too big Mason, you’ll grow into it by Year 9.”

RB Salzburg’s TikTok is ruthless.

HLTCO Palace Podcast - 04.11.22

• A glimmer of hope over a new Palace deal for Zaha?

• An injury boost ahead of our trip to West Ham?

• Andersen talks in-game management

• News of a December friendly at Selhurst Park

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So many players are going down with injuries that are going to keep them out of the World Cup because of the quick turnaround mid-season.

For some of them, it might be the only chance they get to play at a World Cup. It’s a real shame.

Enzo Le Fee to the Premier League in the summer window feels like a great shout based on this season.

That Lorient team has all sorts of quality in it.

• 405 appearances for Tottenham
• 259 goals (7 off Jimmy Greaves)
• 193 PL goals (67 off Alan Shearer)
• Top Spurs scorer in Europe (45)
• 51 goals for England (2 off Rooney)
• World Cup Golden Boot
• England captain

That enough?

From front to back by Sunderland in 18 seconds.

I rate the celebration from Alex Pritchard too.

Everything I see of Bruno Guimaraes suggests he's a genuinely lovely bloke.

I sobbed like a baby at full-time in the away end at Sheffield Wednesday in 2010.

If we had lost that game, Crystal Palace FC would almost certainly no longer exist. No emotion at football is ever likely to touch the sound of that final whistle for me.