Been searching since yesterday for photos of this on the usual image agency websites journalists use, but there don't seem to be any, which is why a lot of the reporting is using clips or screenshots from fans' social media. I think Reuters themselves have used a clip from a fan's Instagram.

Lamine Yamal waving a Palestine flag at the Barcelona open-top bus parade in the city, celebrating their La Liga title win. Images via Reuters/Instagram.

Slightly increase a band: The Beautiful North

Arsenal beat West Ham. Good news for Spurs fans, but bad news for Spurs fans.

Ok this is amazing

Although it’s no real surprise because it’s full of old racists in big houses who seem to want everyone younger them to have a shit life. Reform’s core voting demographic. I think I might go for a pint.

Reform is a protest party. A protest against decency, integrity, kindness, expertise, and progress. It's a party of pettiness and hate, and it is made up of petty and hateful people from the grassroots to the very top. What it doesn't have is competence. So good luck with the bins and potholes.

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉

Andy Burnham rn

We have 3 years for the powers that be to investigate and hopefully jail Farage and his cronies, exposing them as the corrupt Russian assets they clearly are. Unfortunately, the powers that be are largely complicit. Oh and congratulations BBC on getting the result you have been fighting for.

Wow, I can't believe Labour's tactic of yelling "DON'T VOTE FOR THESE GREEN CUNTS, THEY'RE DANGEROUS, VOTE FOR US, WE HATE IMMIGRANTS IN A BETTER WAY THAN REFORM!" hasn't led to them keeping all their council seats.

Managed to get 3 for the youth cup final. The state of them getting sold out in less than 2 mins and only being available to ST holders. City are right fun sponges.

Every General Election, Panini should bring out a parliament sticker album.

Periodical reminder that local elections are very VERY different to general elections and there is no need to vote the same way in each if you don’t want to. Just don’t vote Tory or Reform obvs.

Controlling Mint Club

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Pleased to announce release of latest special ep of The Athletic FC podcast tomorrow (Sun). 🎧 The World Cup and War. Complexities caused by US/Iran conflict & regional unrest on WC nations & how FIFA try to keep calm & carry on + political challenges for troubled nations Haiti & DR Congo & more.

Took him indoors to see Bank of Dave at @thelowry.com this evening, him being from Burnley an all. Made his little day to meet actual Dave in the foyer, who was utterly charming. Great show 👍🏼

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I’m not sure why we still have a monarch. It seems like a medieval anachronism to me; a demonstration of inherited status and the the pinnacle of an entrenched aristocracy. And I’m really not sure why our monarch has gone to the US to stand next to another man with too much power, land and money.

Chelsea and Man City in the FA Cup final. No other English clubs have systematically ignored, bent or broken the rules like both have done. In terms of trophies won, no other English clubs have been as successful over the past decade and a half either. The moral of the story - is that there is none.

If this time travel experiment works, I should be able to go from here and now and reappea—

First draft of the next United We Stand, out v Liverpool. Image by @stanchow.bsky.social Deadline to subscribe to the next 10 issues is Tuesday. uwsonline.com/subscribe.php

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Saw him and Zirkzee in an Altrincham coffee shop on Wednesday 😍 www.manutd.com/en/news/deta...

On this day 24/04/1902-Manchester United was officially renamed from Newton Heath LYR Football Club to Manchester United Football Club, The name change followed a financial restructuring in early 1902, new investors, including John Henry Davies, rescued the club from bankruptcy and severe debt 🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪

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RIP Football Focus. I never watched you but I shall miss you.

This was her as a child...

Little free gifts in cereal boxes! Using less plastic for them now though. The joy of an ET sticker falling into your cereal bowl with your Shredded Wheat has never been matched.

At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years. Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.” wapo.st/4euUt1c

They are an asset management company, not a football club, with no redeeming features.

Kobbie Mainoo different gravy vs Chelsea: 100% final third pass accuracy 95% pass accuracy 68 touches 21 carries 5 ball recoveries 3 interceptions 3 tackles attempted 2 tackles won [@StatmanDave]

Respect the hustle.

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.

I’m really not claiming conspiracy, but all this in one season is impressive

I used to work with a guy who had an elaborate theory about how American evangelicalism is a uniquely American folk religion with a somewhat tenuous connection to Christianity as the rest of the world practices it. I should see what he thinks about the news lately.

If you pause the footage *there* you can see the exact moment he makes contact with the opponent’s scrunchie. Straight red for me.

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Called it ‘shocking’ and noted how it was the ‘second game running’

Middle child was born in Leeds. Not even sure I love her right now.

I'm fed up of seeing drivers texting or reading from a phone ***while driving*** (and it's also unacceptable if you're stopped in traffic). If you are driving, it's very simple: you are in charge of a 1+ ton killing machine, so don't touch your phone. Ever. No, not even "insert excuse here".

Well I thought I’d miss the match today as I’m in London for work. But I finished early and now it looks like Cinderella shall go to (watch) the (foot)ball! Buzzing ⚽️♥️

To 'Vance'; verb, to fuck up.