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Amazon's new documentary, Built in Birmingham gives us a taste of the knowledge and insight NFL icon Tom Brady was able to pass on to Birmingham City's staff and player. And also what he thought of former Blues boss Wayne Rooney... #BCFC @eliasburke.bsky.social | www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...
Football is better with Friends โค๏ธ Men in Blazers now has a Discord, a place to celebrate the game we love with fellow football fans; watch matches with one another; and speak directly to @rorysmith.bsky.social, Rog, and Sam ๐ค COME AND BE WITH US. JOIN HERE: mibcourage.co/46DjFip
There is something weird about the way that British rappers irritate a certain type of American cultural critic. "I don't know how Mick Jagger is better at sounding like a black person than they are" is one of the most ignorant things I have heard yet. www.youtube.com/shorts/Wg_6o...
Former Barcelona forward Carles Perez has been injured after a dog attacked him and bit his genitals. The incident happened while the Celta Vigo striker โ currently on loan to Aris Thessaloniki โ was walking his own dog, according to Spanish outlet Marca and Perez. www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...
An agreement between Chelsea and Ajax over Jorrel Hato has been reached on a seven-year deal in excess of โฌ40m plus a sell-on clause, subject to supervisory board approval. More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social โคต๏ธ #CFC ๐ www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
๐จNEW for Patrons๐จ The Sporting Lisbon View of Viktor Gyokeres ๐ชStrengths and weaknesses ๐คGood enough in the big games? โค๏ธFavorite goals and memories ๐Measuring him against other Portuguese league greats And more! www.patreon.com/posts/sporti...
โA first deal with Liverpool since 2009? ๐ซก Frank's trusted lieutenant ๐ The no. 10 whose pass completion rate goes up when under pressure After Spurs' Morgan Gibbs-White deal collapsed, we suggest some proven PL creators that they might want to consider instead ๐ theanalyst.com/articles/spu...
Viktor Gyokeres' No 14 shirt is already breaking sales records. The number has special significance to Arsenal fans, given it was worn by Thierry Henry. But he does not want comparisons - Gyokeres wants to write his own story in north London. #AFC @gunnerblog.bsky.social | bit.ly/40HFvNO
Spoke to Mathys Tel here in Hong Kong about that injury concern during training, the Spurs player he spends all his time learning from, if he's spoken to Thomas Frank about what position he'll play in and what he expects from himself and Spurs this season. www.football.london/tottenham-ho...
Jules Kounde has said he has agreed to renew his Barcelona contract through to 2030. The deal would represent a three-year contract extension for the France international, whose current terms at Barca expire in 2027. @polballus.bsky.social | www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...
๐บ๐ธ Sources: Minnesota United and wingback Anthony Markanich in talks over a new contract... but not close yet. Contract up at end of season. โ One Belgian club has already offered pre-contract for January. Multiple MLS clubs will be interested if he gets to free agency.
Manchester United are prioritising a move for RB Leipzigโs Benjamin Sesko if they sign a striker this summer. Full story from @david-ornstein.bsky.social, @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social, @sebsb.bsky.social and @adamcrafton.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ ๐ www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
The 2025 MLS MVP race has the chance to be special between Anders Dreyer, Lionel Messi and Evanderโฆ โฆ unless Messi keeps up his insane pace of 20 (!!) goal contributions in his last 8 MLS games (!!!!!!) Where my top five stands today: www.givemesport.com/tom-bogert-m...
Mikel Arteta says โit is possibleโ that new signing Viktor Gyokeres will feature in Thursdayโs friendly against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in Hong Kong. Arsenal held an open training session at the Kai Tak Stadium on Wednesday in which Gyokeres took part. More from @gunnerblog.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ
Thought that nightmare pitch made it hard for Liverpool to be as slick as they can be today, but still a lot of really good moments. Szoboszlai and Wirtz the first-half standouts, Ngumoha (wow!) and Frimpong great in the second. Now back to England to finish off preparations.
I caught up this week with a friend (whose partner is Turkish-German) who normally pushes back firmly on my concerns, and this is the very first time I have seen him sound very worried, even frightened. He said, โthe smart ones are the ones who got out when everyone said they sounded crazyโ.
For this weekโs column I wrote about Arteta wanting greater risk from his players next season ๐ดRiskier passes (Zubimemdi) โช๏ธRiskier dribbling (Madueke and Gyokeres) ๐ดMore shots from the edge of the box (Nwaneri, Gyokeres) ๐๐ป arseblog.com/2025/07/risk/
Wait, could Man United be decent next season? ๐ฌ Plus, David Moyes becomes the head of the Everton tourist board, Erik ten Hag puts his foot in it and Josko Gvardiolโs pre-season training involves a semi-automatic in the Croatian woods... New Ramble!๐ lnk.to/ramble
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐ Jorrel Hato is 19 but has already played 111 games for Ajax, and even captained the Eredivisie giants in a Europa League fixture at just 17. We look at whether the Dutch defender is an addition that would make sense for Chelsea. โฌ๏ธ #CFC theanalyst.com/articles/jor...
I shouldn't do this, but I keep thinking about Germany's far-right vote being steady at 25%, and about this interview (x.com/IbDoku/statu...) where one of Germany's leading far-right voices asks if, when the time comes, enough men will step up and carry out mass violence against non-white people.
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐ Jorrel Hato is 19 years old but has already played 111 games for Ajax, and even captained the Eredivisie giants in a Europa League fixture at just 17. @davidsegar.bsky.social argues that the Dutch defender makes sense for Chelsea. #CFC theanalyst.com/articles/jor...
โ Why does Alexander Isak want to leave? โ How long have Newcastle known? โ What happened to his new contract? โ Is he definitely going to Liverpool? @georgecaulkin.bsky.social and @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social speak to insiders to explain how we got here and what comes next โฌ๏ธ ๐ bit.ly/44Sc2TQ
โ Colombian keen to go since 2024 โ Barcelona keen but priced out โ Bayern and Eberl needed big signing โ Liverpool relented due to size of bid and player wanting exit โ Anfield focus now shifts to Isak @sebsb.bsky.social goes inside the Luis Diaz deal. ๐ www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...
Spoke to Josh Keeley about leaving Tottenham, why it happened, how the Spurs players have taken to Thomas Frank, why Mason Melia is going to be special when he joins in January, whether he can become a Premier League goalkeeper and loads more. www.football.london/tottenham-ho...
Sunderland have reached an agreement to sign goalkeeper Robin Roefs from NEC Nijmegen. The deal will be worth north of โฌ10.5million (ยฃ9m; $12.1m) plus โฌ3m add-ons and will also include a sell-on clause. More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ ๐ www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...