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Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard

@theblcklst founder. Film & TV producer. Politics & football (soccer) person. @vanityfair contrib editor. @am_cinematheque & @weare_thegotham board member.

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2-1 heartbreak to England in the Round of 32. Sadly, we now know the end of DR Congo's extraordinary World Cup story. Take a moment to read how it began: the improbable road, and the faith, it took just to get here. My piece for @VanityFair. vanityfair.com/preview/artic…

Three Nations Went to Mexico to Fight for One Spot at the World Cup. These Are Their Stories.

The World Cup is the biggest event in human history. This summer, it's coming to North America. But in Guadalajara this spring, as three nations scrapped for a single ticket to the big show, Franklin...

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Matt Binder
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you don’t get to do this. you don’t even want him to play for Team USA.
Gunther Eagleman™
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LOL!!! “Nah bro I have the Trump card, I win.” Trump card always wins!
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Paul Carr @PaulCarr
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Mexico at the last nine World Cups... 2026 🇲🇽 Round of 16 2022 🇲🇽 Group Stage 2018 🇲🇽 Round of 16 2014 🇲🇽 Round of 16 2010 🇲🇽 Round of 16 2006 🇲🇽 Round of 16 2002 🇲🇽 Round of 16 1998 🇲🇽 Round of 16 1994 🇲🇽 Round of 16
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
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We have opened more than 50 schools as additional overnight locations where New Yorkers can stay safe during the dangerous conditions. Call 311 or visit on.nyc.gov/SafeOvernight to find the site nearest you.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
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New Yorkers: we're expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms tonight, with risks of flash flooding. Please take every precaution to stay safe. Limit travel and stay inside during heavy rain and thunderstorms. If you live in a basement apartment, leave immediately if water begins to rise. Safe overnight locations are available in every borough by calling 311 or visiting on.nyc.gov/SafeOvernight. Report downed trees, blocked catch basins and other non-emergency hazards to 311. Call 911 if you are in immediate danger or trapped by rising water. Sign up for emergency alerts by texting NOTIFYNYC to 692-692. Sign up for basement alerts at on.nyc.gov/basements. Visit nyc.gov/beready for emergency preparedness guidance.
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Maybe all those crosses toward England’s 6’7” center back wasn’t best way to exploit your man advantage.
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northern line hater @wossa_3
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#enjoy
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Someone else do the maths on the penalty hit rate this tournament, this is ridiculous!
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CentreGoalHQ
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🚨📲 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 Erling Haaland to Gabrielon IG: “ safe journey my boy 😂🤣🤣”
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I’ve been to the Azteca exactly once, for a Superclasico, and let me tell you, tonight will be an all-timer, whatever the result.
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That Jude kid really is a big game player.
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PBS News
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A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted, indicating that President Donald Trump may be preparing to install his own team. to.pbs.org/4y6StDS

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

The report released late on Independence Day by the White House Domestic Policy Council comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington's most sacred cultural and...

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Kraut @The_Davos_Man
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I think pigs will learn to fly before anyone in Congo cheers for Belgium.
Taner
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Balogun olayından sonra Belçika - Amerika maçı
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Norway is so fun when it comes to athletes because other countries are running children into the ground and treating them brutally because that’s apparently what it takes to be great at sports, and Norway just lets them enjoy themselves and it keeps working.
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laura 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @1aurarose
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not sure what i expected, definitely not this
laura 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @1aurarose
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and now we wait for the snapchat story
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NFL Memes
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Playoff wins at MetLife Stadium Giants: 1 Norway: 1 Jets: 0
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My second favorite World Cup dummy behind Lukaku’s against Japan in 2018
निखिल घाणेकर (Nikhil Ghanekar) @NGhanekar
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Olise! Haha. What a beautiful dummy. Sent the opponent for a grocery run. #FRAPAR #France
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Tanya @ScriptedTanya
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Naomi Osaka after a reporter told her there are perks for qualifying in the QF and winning the Wimbledon 😭
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Mundo en Conflicto 🌎
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🔴 #AHORA | Celebraciónes masivas en Oslo por la histórica clasificación cuartos de Noruega ante Brasil en la Copa del Mundo.
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Winna F.C.
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Cabo Verde players on IG.😂♥️
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Alba Medina
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Han entrevistado a Penélope Cruz en un podcast en el que comen alitas picantes y lo mejor es la risa de Bardem (y sus hijos) de fondo ❤️‍🔥😂
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Zito @_Zeets
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Worst thing about Haaland scoring on you is that you know he’s going to be on Snapchat making corny jokes afterwards
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