SONG OF THE DAY: Longa

I don’t know how many of you watched Ramy, but man does Ramy piss me off. What a dumb fuck. I am thankful they took more time to make Ramy’s dad’s bald spot look more realistic the second season though. The first season it was just a straight around his head cut, unreal as fuck looking. Also, I’m hoping Ramy’s uncle gets a spinoff show where he becomes an independent wrestler in New Jersey.

World Cup Tanka: RUSSIA vs. EGYPT (Match 17)

Russia shockingly 
had biggest win of first time 
through group stage match-ups 

geopolitics favor 
denying metaphysics 

Mo Salah's return 
invigorates Egyptian 
dreams of knockout stage 

Salah such a special dude, 
got me saying "inshallah" 

in Salah I trust, 
hoping for energetic 
post-Ramadan strength 

Salah is cat-like, toying 
with these Russian defenders 

Russia’s organized; 
African football means kick 
it ahead - attack 

Egypt’s ball movement seem like 
button combos you don’t know 

a falling Fathi 
own goal gifts Russia the lead; 
Egypt finds their heels 

on your heels no way to play, 
and Russia scores a second 

Dzyuba adds a third, 
with a militaristic 
salute afterwards 

a fitting celebration 
of Eurocentric tactics 

the jihad’s been lost - 
organized mechanistic 
football beats spirit 

will we ever have ourselves 
another Maradona? 

World Cup Tanka: EGYPT vs. URUGUAY (Match 2)

Salah's superstar 
was dragged back to Earth by that 
raw bastard Ramos 

his availability 
weighed heavy with nation's hopes 

Uruguay has won 
World Cup multiple times - but 
has an aging squad 

Luis Suarez remains the 
footballing world's greatest heel 

Salah begins match 
on sidelines, with tons of hyped 
Egyptians in stands 

Uruguay is unbeaten 
against Africa in Cup 

one win and two draws, 
but that one win... poor Ghana 
in 2010 

quarterfinal extended 
remix in South Africa 

the most heartbreaking 
loss I've ever seen in sports... 
that bastard Suarez 

Egypt played with speed and heart, 
continental vengeance 

ultimately though, 
death from 89th minute 
Gimenez header 

perhaps if that goal happened 
earlier, we see Salah play 

as it stands, Egypt 
looked great without star player; 
Uruguay was dull 

but Uruguay got three points, 
Pharoahs left thinking "what if?"