Fighting the urge to return to 11-a-side while watching Port Vale v Sunderland in the FA Cup - which I suspect might be a symptom of the state of that pitch 😂

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Igor Tudor probably has to go tonight. No point him taking another game. Sometimes it’s really obvious when it’s not going to work, even this early. Looks just as immediately doomed as Nathan Jones did at Southampton.

Two of these three clubs will play a European Round of 16 game next week.

That Adam Wharton pass. I am WEEPING.

Interesting deployment of Pedro Porro. He’s a strong progressive passer and you can do a lot of that from right-centre-back. Helps given Palhinha is in midfield, but does mean Gray is foisted out at wing-back

It’s 12 degrees out SUMMER!!!!

Adri Mehmeti, 16, playing at the base of RBNY's midfield. Very interesting. Tall, long legs, looks extremely comfortable in possession, can spot a cute pass. Would like to see him play under a bit more duress. #MLS

RBNY’s use of the tannoy system midgame is frankly offensive

Jeeeeeeeeez

Arsenal and Lyon in those draws 🚀

Emergency loans don't really go much better than the early stages of Evann Guessand's to Crystal Palace. —Immediate impact vs rivals Brighton —Winner vs Wolves —Clincher (+ excellent performance) vs Zrinjski He looks really comfortable in Glasner's wide forward role...

Adam Wharton has just sent in a fully James Ward-Prowse free-kick. Stunning delivery.

Just incredible what happens when you make things cheaper / more accessible isn’t it?

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Ghost of Yōtei: another masterpiece. Love the storyline, the gameplay and the callbacks to Tsushima 👏

The #UCL talking points: —Brilliant Bodø/Glimt, again —Madrid & PSG: Definitely bad —Gala came close to an all-time fumble —What's next?

The Selcuk Inan era. What a player he was by the way

7-5 on aggregate 😂 what the hell

Galatasaray are 80% of their way through an all-time fumble here

Madrid after conceding

Incredible game unfolding in Bergamo here

Dortmund. Mate.

Eric Ramsay walked away from a *very* good thing at Minnesota Utd to take charge of West Brom towards the bottom of the Championship. No wins in 9 games and he's sacked—just a couple of days after the 2026 MLS season kicked off. Timing is cruel.

Mega mega mistake from Manuel Akanji, holy shiiiiit

Well I never. A talented young player with a bit of foresight.

Four points clear of the drop. Mountain of injuries. General recent performance levels have been lower than West Ham’s and Forest’s. Erm 🤔

Which team did Gabriel try that against earlier this season and not get it?

Extremely not keen on players being pushed offside by a defender and then being punished for it

Alex Scott sounds like a cross between Declan Rice and Eddie Howe. Can’t explain it fully but it’s true

I suspect it's time for a change in the striker hierarchy at Villa. Watkins has put in so many poor all-round performances this season and Abraham looks ready to take this flagging attack and sort it out.

No 12:30 kick off but there’s an 8pm again

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This is excellent from @stighefootball.bsky.social about the difficulty of breaking into the Premier League top six. #avfc #nufc #lcfc www.espn.co.uk/soccer/story...

www.espn.co.uk/football/sto... Excellent analysis from @stighefootball.bsky.social #AVFC

Riffing off tactical conundrums, rather than finances

The Indiana Bears??

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#UCL talking points! www.espn.com/soccer/story... —How serious are PSG? —Arbeloa's chances of caretaker-winning this thing? —Most likely to overturn 1st leg deficit? —Impressive performances this week (Gordon, christ!) @espn.com

My Premier League-addled brain is used to seeing teams struggle to create chances in central areas, so watching Bodø/Glimt - who does this relentlessly, with ease - is just a wonderful experience. It's such a slick system. It's so well coached. Kasper Høgh is having the time of his life. #UCL

A Julián Alvarez away goal? What year is it?

This sounds like the academic community as well. "It's great to get caught up on what people are up to – but why did I need this conversation to do so? I didn't used to... What was once a bubbling community all operating in the same space is now a fractured, splintered, unrewarding landscape."

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Add PSG to the list of teams chasing Morgan Rogers... www.espn.com/soccer/story... (📊 @gradientsports.bsky.social)

Benfica had their bright moments in that half but finished it weathering a severe storm. Amar Dedić is having one of those games where he's so fired up for his 1v1 vs Vini Jr, he's sort of forgetting there's a load of other responsibilities when playing top-level football 😅

before the fun begins today, @espnbillc.bsky.social runs through the pros/cons of all 24 teams still left in the UEFA Champions League: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

If you only signed amazing players whose fitness levels are superhuman, versatility borders on absurd and set piece skills win games single-handedly … yep, you’ll be on the right track