What a joy this was. And mildly impressing Susie Dent by mentioning that a verb was transitive a massive one in the eye for the haters who said doing Latin A-level would be pointless.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 🆚 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, with @susiedentwords.bsky.social The lexicography ace joins us to talk about the dictionary Big Three, football's glorious vocabulary, Wenger speaking Alsatian, the death of "bouncebackability" AND MUCH MORE This was brilliant!

Thanks so much to everyone who came last night!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST 🔊 A cultural review of the Carabao Cup final 🔊 Yodelling commentators at Craven Cottage 🔊 The rise & rise of Joe “Absolute” Hart 🔊 Richard Keys’ voice in slapstick megalomaniac cartoon villains 🔊 AND MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

Fissette gone, but was he really the issue? Big call from Swiatek, even if not a surprising one www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @markcarey93.bsky.social and a whole lotta football🔥 🇪🇸Barca hit 7 past Newcastle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Kane still underrated ☕️Pep & Mikel chat about Kepa 🔫Leeds as a Bond villain pod.fo/e/3b1fc9

Iga Swiatek said she is in “the worst nightmare a tennis player can have” after one of the most absurd win-streaks in tennis ended with a shock defeat to Magda Linette at the Miami Open. Linette, the world No. 50 snapped Swiatek’s run of 73 consecutive opening-match wins, which dated back to 2021

Things could still change, but Wimbledon has been given major boost in its plans, contested by local residents groups, to build 39 new courts at Wimbledon Park golf course across the road. AELTC feels it needs the expansion to compete with the other slams www.nytimes.com/athletic/582...

Given the context, how trademark a goal it was, has there ever been, pound for pound, a more rolling back the years goal than Salah's last night?

𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺? Big night for fans of shots and goals 🥅⚽️ Who's going all the way in the Champions League? 🏆 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @markcarey93.bsky.social may have answers tomorrow... And which is bigger? The Carabao Cup final or Spurs v Forest?

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜: GoPro goalkeepers, the world's 60th-best top flight & a man who thinks he’s cracked the pressing structures of elite football @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 🔊 "My baby looks like Gary Megson" 🔊 Donking on Match of the Day 🔊 Max Dowman’s official clamour rating 🔊 Jonathan Pearce’s Robot Wars ejaculations 🚨 games.footballcliches.com 🔊 AND MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

Emma Raducanu out of Miami Open as she recovers from lingering post-viral symptoms, after picking up the illness in the Middle East last month. Another tough break as she looks to build momentum in stop-start 2026.

Ten years on from the Ray Moore sexism scandal at Indian Wells, how much has changed in tennis when it comes to gender equality? www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

Ten years on from the Ray Moore sexism scandal at Indian Wells, how much has changed in tennis when it comes to gender equality? www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

ATP have begun their buyback of tournament licenses, while SURJ, the sports arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, is funding future acquisitions and is in talks with Argentina Open and Mexican Open. Big shakeup coming. Story with @mattfutterman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

I mean look at that rally and drop shot to save break point...

Have we gone too far the other way with Joao Fonseca and, amid the anti-hype, forgotten how good he is already at such a young age? Spoke to him in IW ahead of playing Sinner tonight, his first match against one of the big two of men's tennis ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Have we gone too far the other way with Joao Fonseca and, amid the anti-hype, forgotten how good he is already at such a young age? Spoke to him in IW ahead of playing Sinner tonight, his first match against one of the big two of men's tennis ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Iga Swiatek just called Karolina Muchova 'the women's Roger' 👌

After Raducanu's comments last week, what does playing without a coach actually look like? And why do some think it works better for them? www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

It's true that are many other good young players on tour. It's also true that Joao Fonseca has an outrageous top level, and possesses the kind of weapons that thrill a crowd. Unbelievable level at times to beat Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-3.

“It suddenly started to feel very real.” Harri Heliövaara tells his story of being stuck in Dubai, with explosions going off while playing, a failed attempt to cross the UAE/Oman border with his wife and young kids, and the tears when they made it home ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

“At the start of the year, I wasn’t feeling too good about my game, and I was playing in a way I didn’t necessarily enjoy.” Spoke to Emma Raducanu about her reboot and rediscovering her tennis identity ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST 🔊 The business end beginneth 🔊 The "freefall" threshold 🔊 Cliches podcasts in other podcasts, football clubs vs local universities, the Richard Keys Enunciation Montage AND MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @jamestmaw.bsky.social

Story from last night: After original email from ATP to players at Fujairah Challenger suggested a €5k charter flight, a second email seen by @theathletic.com says that's not an option but that they are “exploring available travel options with third-party providers”. www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

An update from @cdeccleshare.bsky.social on the above: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Spoke to Jack Draper over the weekend as he begins his comeback in earnest at Indian Wells this week - the site of his biggest career title this time a year ago On how much has changed since then, the pain of his rehab, and, of course, his new haircut ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Wonder how direct a correlation there is between people saying the Premier League has never been less enjoyable to watch and those people's teams having a bad season

Spoke to Jack Draper over the weekend as he begins his comeback in earnest at Indian Wells this week - the site of his biggest career title this time a year ago On how much has changed since then, the pain of his rehab, and, of course, his new haircut ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

- How Dubai and Acapulco showed that tennis and politics are increasingly intertwined - Henman says he'd be up for Padel at Wimbledon - The ATX Open 'Rage Room' - Townsend and Stearns rebound This week's tennis briefing, with @jameskhansen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

The only thing I can compare Iwobi’s goal to is on old pro evos on the PS2 when you pressed R2 when shooting which gave you more control and led to some ludicrous hip-breaking goals.

‘For the discerning obsessive’ feels about right for us

Medvedev wins Dubai title as Griekspoor withdraws injured; doubles final being played despite Iran missile attacks. Players stranded for now with no flights out ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Tennis TV coverage is beginning to change - and Andy Roddick could help to accelerate it. The 2003 U.S. Open winner reveals how he plans to be a very different kind of pundit this summer. 📝 @cdeccleshare.bsky.social 🔗 theathletic.com/7072427/?sou...

Enjoyed talking to Andy Roddick about his new punditry role with ESPN. On how he consumes the game, the difference between straight-talking and shooting from the hip + why it felt right now. Feels like tennis broadcast landscape is belatedly changing ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

“This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity." There's never been so much data available to amateur players, and behind the scenes there's an arms race to become the Strava of tennis. Took a look at some of the major players the issues thrown up ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social in the studio🎙️ 🏆Arsenal v Chelsea! 👶Haaland heads home 🇮🇹Atalanta come back, Juve don't quite 🇫🇷Don't sweat PSG pod.fo/e/397b6a

“This is a multi-billion dollar opportunity." There's never been so much data available to amateur players, and behind the scenes there's an arms race to become the Strava of tennis. Took a look at some of the major players the issues thrown up ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜: The five-a-side goalkeepers' union, managers refusing to watch penalties & a huge summer for World Cup flag bunting in/around pubs @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social

New @theathleticfc.bsky.social pod Why do managers say what they say? With @aakinwo.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social pod.fo/e/396fd7

🎾 Women to play best-of-five from quarter-finals onwards? 🎾 A 10-point tiebreak if men play to two sets all? 🎾 A joint year-end event? Professional tennis is (still) broken. Here’s how to fix it, according to @mattfutterman.bsky.social and @cdeccleshare.bsky.social. theathletic.com/6899739/?sou...

Our third iteration of how to fix tennis. Thanks to the players, coaches, commentators etc who shared their views... With Matt Futterman ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 🔊 A cultural review of the North London derby 🔊 Larry David’s Champions League commentary 🔊 What constitutes a team "laying a glove"? 🔊 The REAL reason Man City pipped Man Utd to the 2011/12 title 🔊 MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social 💯

Raducanu from Nike to Uniqlo confirmed at last - follows a big trend in tennis over the last few years ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Lads, shall we check if the tech’s working at half-time given what happened earlier? Nah, it’ll be fine

Four of the eight league goals Arsenal have conceded in 2026 have been major defensive gaffes (three of the others have been spectacular strikes from range). A timely moment to channel the Wenger banter era.

Pegula's consistency and defensive skills such a nightmare for Anisimova, especially when she's finding things stressful - as has tended to be the case of late

Found something quite poignant about the once hugely entertaining and meaningful rivalry between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas descending into nothingness. Tsitsipas may have won yesterday but loses today, while Medvedev tries to go again ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...