Germany’s World Cup dreams ended abruptly, taking @FreddyLA7 along with them. The pseudonymous soccer fan with “the everymensch image” gained a viral following by posting “about the beauty of big-box chain stores and gas stations, projecting an infectious enthusiasm for American mass culture.” (The Boston Globe, 6/26/26; Forbes, 6/30/26; The Atlantic, 7/1/26)
