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Really emotionally intelligent comments from Arne Slot re Jota's passing. Essentially gives those closest to him at the club the confidence/permission to be happy as well as sad while mourning him and not feel any sort of guilt because of it. Proper leadership
Chelsea win the Club World Cup. Three first half goals — two from Cole Palmer, and one from Joao Pedro — see off Luis Enrique's #UCL winners Paris Saint-Germain. Enzo Maresca's side lift their second trophy in the Italian's debut season in charge. #CHEPSG | #FIFACWC
£55m initial fee for Gyokeres, (with a potential of a further £8.6m in future add-ons). It looks like a good deal. If all goes to plan he should be on board in time for the tour to Asia, which is just what Arteta would have wanted and Berta will have been working towards.
That’s a really good price. Things obviously ended badly but Gyokeres gave Sporting two unbelievable years, two titles and trebled their initial outlay. His (and his representatives) desire for this to happen leaves me quite excited. I’m curious to see how he gets on.
The reason why there is no left wing equivalent of Trump-leaning sports podcasters is because for those audiences, sport is merely the entry point, but the *real* fuel of these podcasts is misogyny. The left is not seeking or selling that fuel, so it will never get to that scale. And…that’s fine!
Don't think it can be too much of a surprise that Arsenal ended up going with Gyökeres over Šeško when the deal has ended up at £55m up front. Think that's a pretty fair price, all told, and the going rate for a player who's likely to rotate as the striker at a top Premier League club.
Sources: St. Louis City are finalizing deals to acquire Sang Bin Jeong and Devin Padelford from Minnesota United. Sang Bin is a cash trade and Padelford is a loan. Both players were left out of Minnesota's matchday squad last night. www.givemesport.com/st-louis-to-...
🇺🇸 BREAKING: West Brom are finalizing a deal to sign American defender George Campbell from CF Montréal, per sources. Campbell, 24, has one cap with the USMNT. Key starter for Montréal the last few years. With @jacobsben.bsky.social www.givemesport.com/west-brom-fi...
→ Trump was booed → Trump tried to lift the trophy → Trump got a medal → Half-time lasted 24 minutes → Cole Palmer stole the show — and swore → Luis Enrique lost his temper → And Robbie Williams cradled a woman's head The Club World Cup final was... weird. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Players with the most goal involvements for Arsenal having played fewer than 1000 minutes for the club in the Premier League: 9 Suker (969) 6 Nwaneri (903) 6 Fabio Vieira (790) 5 Joel Campbell (926) 5 Benayoun (901) 5 Dickov (838) 5 Jeffers (543) Vieira is a talent. Sad we can't exploit it.
There is a real danger in chasing the sports bro audience of wasting resources on a crowd that is doing its best to avoid you. Just try to build something which is true to you, and if they find it compelling then they will join you. But don’t pander to them. They respect that less than anything.
I was talking to someone at an event last week who said “my husband thinks masculinity these days is watered down”, and I said, I have to push back on that, look who’s in charge of so many of these economies. It’s angry macho men. It sounds like he’s talking about threats to their dominance.
Arsenal are working to complete a deal to sign Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera. Personal terms are in place with the 21-year-old and the two clubs are close to reaching an agreement. More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social & Mario Cortegana ⤵️ 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...
Sport does not deserve the vast space it takes up in our cultural landscape and imagination and I say that as someone who works in it. The left doesn’t need sport as the main focus of its progressive messages. It has music, it has film, it has books, it has television! That’s plenty enough.
This week’s Arsenal Women Newsletter looks in depth at Arsenal’s pursuit of Olivia Smith 🔴Meeting LFC’s price early in the window (past world record bids lodged on deadline day) ⚪️Finally having wide depth 🔴A young talent unlikely to get stuck on the bench awnewsletter.arseblog.com/olivia-smith...
For the most part, sport generally appeases, enables and even approves of fascism. Just look at the biggest sporting tournaments. I’m not for one second saying that progressive voices should not contest those spaces. I just don’t think that’s where the primary focus should be.
Yet again, Cole Palmer delivered when it mattered most for Chelsea, scoring twice and setting up the other goal in their Club World Cup final win against PSG. The Chelsea forward has looked back to his very best in the United States — and this was his superstar moment. ✍️ @markcarey93.bsky.social
I was tasked with picking Spurs' starting XI for the UEFA Super Cup against the mighty PSG if the window shut tomorrow and Morgan Gibbs-White got through the door. Not everyone will agree but I've given my reasons. Please do reply with your starting XI. www.football.london/tottenham-ho...
Chelsea are world champions, beating PSG 3-0 in Club World Cup final. Excellent team performance, Cole Palmer outstanding. Luis Enrique and his team went down fighting. Trump loudly booed by the crowd in New Jersey Final-whistle briefing #Chelsea #PSG #ClubWorldCup www.nytimes.com/athletic/648...
England will have stiffer tests than Wales at the Euros but Ella Toone is thriving in her first tournament since losing her dad, Nick. There was debate as to who should start at No 10, but Toone could not have done much more to cement her position. @charpur.bsky.social | bit.ly/3TY7YLH
An eventual 5-2 defeat - but the Dutch were the better side for the first hour. Their issue for was that 2-1 wasn't enough and they had to keep on attacking. They continued being open, conceded a sloppy equaliser and then France had a good 5-min burst. Jonker's surprise selection basically worked.
Here's the transcript from my Spurs Q&A yesterday afternoon with questions about Morgan Gibbs-White, investment into the club, stadium naming rights, Son's future, signing another attacker, exits from Tottenham and plenty more. www.football.london/tottenham-ho...