Also, Lens won the first #coupedefrance semi-final 4-1 against Toulouse. Fun game, great kits. Strasbourg v Nice play tonight.

Emegha celebrates as Strasbourg qualify for the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League

*PODCAST* Kris, Jez and Tom have a jam-packed show this week - from European nights, to more OM fights! Magic from OL, a Lens comeback, Monaco stumble and Metz are on the brink! All that and more!!
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Robbins v Thornberry : "I trust you. I’m not sure that the whole of the rest of the world will hold off from wanting to know."
Ooh. Spicy.

I got totally the wrong coast...like, as far away as I could possibly be while being in the right country...

Me and my uncle in front of a graffiti wall in Berlin

I swear I never saw it until later - we were both laughing about 'scrap Brexit'...

Two teenagers arrested over arson attack on synagogue in north-west London Boy, 17, and man, 19, detained as Met says it is investigating claims a series of antisemitic attacks are linked to Iran

Saw this when not quite awake this morning and thought it was about Finchley Reform Synagogue. No. It's a different synagogue. *Another* synagogue.
ANOTHER.
I'd ask 'how did we get here?' but we all know how.
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Had my flat valued today and while I *hate* anything to do with property I do love how snarky estate agent are about other estate agents. It's so blatant.
They even do the sucky-teeth thing that I thought only plumbers and electricians did.

I used to start in the middle, where the detail was. Then do the organising (intro, conclusion) once I'd got that down. Yes, I am mostly about the facts, ma'am.

Having watched him at PSG, yup, he's good when he doesn't have much to do. Now they have Safonov, similar...

They were on an amazing run and have really screwed up in the last couple of weeks. Auxerre are *terrible* and the table is just weird right now...

Saving my energy for Man City v Arsenal later. Because that could be hilarious. I have biscuits.

Screenshot of Monaco v Auxerre at 73 minutes. It's 2-2. Auxerre were winning 2-0 at half-time. Monaco have lost their shit in a really big way recently, hehehhehehhehe.

OK who's betting on a 90+6 minute winner? And if so, for whom...?

There's two magpies outside having a biiiiiiiig disagreement and Plume is watching like it's Fight Night and I'm wondering if cats can eat popcorn because she's giving off big 'give me snacks' vibes.

Ooh, fun new game! Thank you!
Clearly I got confused by Venezuela.
www.maptap.gg April 19
96🔥 93🏆 56🤨 95🏅 71😂
Final score: 799

Heh, as one of them also got into hot water during the Brexit farrago, maybe I should think about it like that. It's just a bit weird to occasionally see old drinking buddies on the news because they're running stuff. Or rescuing Gordon Brown and Colin Powell (?) from a cupboard. True story.

Reading the Mandelson vetting story and realising that I went to uni with not one but two of the civil servants involved and idly wondering how my life turned out like this...

French crime news - a man was gunned down in the street yesterday, «très défavorablement connu des services de police pour outrages, rébellions, escroqueries, association de malfaiteurs, coups et blessures volontaires et involontaires, homicide involontaire».
Could take a while, then. Blimey.

Screenshot of my feed showing a pink banner saying 'forbidden'. Terrible design as well as very confusing.

Er, what's this about?

Paris FC end Monaco's unbeaten run

*PODCAST* Kris, Jez and Tom talk four of the best for Paris FC, important wins for OL, OM, Lille and Rennes, but boos for Pélissier. There's some European chat, changes at Lorient & more!
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Paris FC end Monaco's seven-win streak in Ligue 1

*NEW POD*
Kris, Jez and Tom talk four of the best for Paris FC, important wins for OL, OM, Lille and Rennes, but boos for Pélissier. There's some European chat, changes at Lorient & more!

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After 28 years, sadly my time at Opta has come to an end. Through seven different owners, some good, some bad, I've helped the companies grow the brand from start up to global behemoth and I've been very lucky to have a job that was also my hobby.

And this is what happens when I host.

FFW J28 - Serena Williams Phil and Tom review France's friendly matches, Ligue 1, the Women's Champion's League, and upcoming matches

*NEW POD* Tom and Phil chat about football - men's and women's Champions League, friendly matches, and the league.
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There's something genuinely elegant about that excoriating synopsis being followed by the credit.
Chapeau, M. Auclair.

I went with BFF on an organised tour. We had an armed guard (bit weird) but it was OK, just needed to cover in specific places (Amman mosque, etc). I understand your concerns but if you're in an organised group I think it would be OK.

I went there some years ago and when you walk out of the Siq and see it...words cannot describe it.

See the square holes on each side? Those were to support the scaffolding when they worked from top to bottom while carving the Treasury out of bare rock.
Petra is the most magical place I have ever seen.

‘Barbara Windsor smacked our bottoms!’ Pet Shop Boys on showstopping visuals, horrified bosses – and snubbing the queen As a 600-page doorstopper celebrates their groundbreaking costumes, gigs, sleeves and videos, the duo talk about ‘side-stepping the pop-star thing’ – and the naked trampolinist EMI had to censor

I want this book so much...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Who on earth wants a cocktail *sweeter* than an Aperol Spritz, good lord...

Didn't we do this a while back about teacakes? JFC...