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The Athletic FC newsletter writer. And podcaster. And Buckfast enthusiast.
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For old time’s sake, I got back on the horse
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PHIL HAY’S VERDICT: ONE YEAR ON
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For old time’s sake, I got back on the horse
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PHIL HAY’S VERDICT: ONE YEAR ON
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So, I erm..appear to have been voted 10th best UK Indie Music Blog for 2025 by Feedspot. Which is nice, obviously.
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40 Best UK Indie Music Blogs and Websites To Follow in 2025
40 Best UK Indie Music Blogs ⋅ 1. IT'S ALL INDIE ⋅ 2. God Is In The TV ⋅ 3. IndieCentralMusic ⋅ 4. Indie Dock Music Blog ⋅ 5. Nordic Music Review ⋅ 6. Indie Music ⋅ 7. Is This Music
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Historically, Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most interesting people in his profession; not on the basis of what he is, but 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵. You could make a case for Ancelotti being the greatest club-football manager of all time. Yet, nobody really does. ✍️
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🇺🇸 Promotion party for US owners 🆕 Man Utd make move for Cunha 💰 Why Modric chose Swansea 🥊 Serie A title play-off potential
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brings you up to date with today's free TAFC newsletter ⤵️
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Promotion party for U.S. owners – but can Leeds and Burnley survive? Plus: Man United keen on Cunha
In today's TAFC: Leeds and Burnley promoted to Premier League but can they survive? Plus: Manchester United target Cunha
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🔴 Will Slot need to rebuild Liverpool? 🃏 A Messi trading card scandal 🏆 Iran vs Uzbekistan thriller in race to 2026 World Cup 🇦🇷 Emi Martinez up to his usual tricks Let
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Will Arne Slot need to rebuild Liverpool? Plus: A Messi playing card scandal
The impact of Trent Alexander-Arnold's potential Real Madrid switch, Alphonso Davies' ACL blow and Emi Martinez gold
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Released on this date in 2002, Original Pirate Material by The Streets
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100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #3 The Streets – Weak Become Heroes
Released: 2002 In the end, raving went the way of nearly all things which become culturally significant; the man stepped in, everyone wanted shares and any fun was gradually sucked out of it until …
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It’s hard to overstate the effect Istanbul had on the people most severely affected by it, and still has today. Like similar chants, the lowest of the low.
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Twenty years on from Istanbul: the night when football became murder for Leeds
Kevin Speight and Chris Loftus were killed the night before Leeds played Galatasary in 2000. We spoke to their family and those involved...
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AL FANDANGO
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I figured The Athletic money would be decent. But can't believe
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🔀 Curious case of Bah, 18, and his Man City switch 🗣️ Sacked referee Coote speaks out 🔌 Messi ally given Inter Miami power 🪿 Are seagull celebrations offensive?
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Curious case of Bah and Man City, Messi ally handed power at Inter Miami, Coote speaks out
Today in TAFC: Juma Bah, Man City and a row over his transfer. Plus: Messi's confidant gets promotion at Inter Miami and Coote speaks out.
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👀 Man City face fight to make Champions League play-offs 👏 FIFA's World Cup clapping 🥿 Cucurella's (non-)magic slippers 🖼️ Mural for a set-piece coach?
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Manchester City in Euro trouble as U.S. stars shine, FIFA’s World Cup clapping
Today in TAFC: Manchester City's Champions League play-offs problem, USMNT stars shine, Cucurella's boot puzzle and more
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A wish for 2025 - please get these ‘accept cookies’ things on websites tf
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🔴 Inside Ashworth's United exit 🔵 Palmer fires up Chelsea's title bid after early slips 🟣 Antonio has surgery after car accident 🏆 LA Galaxy win MLS Cup, what now for Apple?
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Inside Ashworth’s United exit, how Galaxy won MLS Cup, are Chelsea title contenders?
Today in TAFC: Manchester United's u-turn on Ashworth five months after he joined, Galaxy win MLS Cup, assessing Chelsea's title propects
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Claire Hammond
10 months ago
Absolutely delighted and so proud to be voted onto the Board of the foundation of Hearts tonight. Thank you to everyone who took the time to engage and vote, whoever you voted for. It’s an incredible organisation with an amazing membership. 🇱🇻♥️🇱🇻
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Today’s pod features a touch of Cellino. Free to listen:
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The Athletic FC Podcast: When is the best time to sack a manager?
So far just two Premier League managers have been shown the door this season, with Erik Ten Hag and Steve Cooper having been sacked.But as we head toward the January transfer market, who else could...
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Smash. Sign up for daily musings:
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10 months ago
🌍 Europe's most wanted: Players who should look to move, clubs that should sell, youngsters who should improve. 🃏 Slot's Salah/Man City joke ⚽️ The art of winning a penalty 🤡 Zaniolo trolls Roma All in today's 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 TAFC newsletter with
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Europe’s most wanted, Salah open to extra year at Liverpool, Slot’s City joke
Today in TAFC: We analyse the hottest players in Europe who could move in 2025, plus Salah open to an extra year at Liverpool
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Fiorentina-Inter currently suspended for medical emergency. Edoardo Bove, the 22-year-old midfielder, fell to the ground, appearing to collapse. First responders attended, he was stretchered into an ambulance and taken to hospital.
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Fiorentina-Inter suspended after Bove appears to collapse during Serie A game
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Andy Wahl
10 months ago
Really excited to get my copy of
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Viz Comic
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It’s fucking freezing
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Premier League referee David Coote investigated by FA over alleged betting breach
Suspended Premier League referee David Coote is being investigated by the Football Association (FA) following allegations he discussed issuing a yellow card with a friend before a match. The allegatio...
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Last pics from New York. I’d weigh about 50 stone if I lived over there
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That Tanaka is pretty handy, no?
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If you closely I’d painstakingly photoshopped Fergie’s face into every member of the crowd. Amongst a few other little surprises.
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A million miles high, this beast
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10 months ago
Update: If you're into downtempo/chill out/Balearic stuff, you're going to *Love* this.
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✈️ ➡️ 🇺🇸 🗽
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Ben Doak was the subject of today’s newsletter. Guid Scottish laddie and a pretty tidy player too
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10 months ago
This is the stuff I drive all round the country to watch…..
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Doh… Sign up for The Athletic FC newsletter here:
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Taken me ages to get this sorted but finally done. A big thanks to the person responsible. You know who you are
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'ran off with the princess of wales' 🤣
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10 months ago
Lots of The Athletic FC team are now on BlueSky! 🦋 Here's our Starter Pack so you can connect with them... 👇
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Queuing again
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Probably the ultimate social media rumour - that an injured footballer was actually in witness protection 🤦🏻♂️
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Tyrell Malacia: Truth behind ridiculous rumours; inside Real Madrid’s injury crisis
Today in TAFC: Malacia on his injury nightmare and strange conspiracy theories, Real Madrid's injury nightmare explained, Ranieri is back.
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10 months ago
Bielsa celebrating Uruguay’s Injury time winner. 😂#LUFC
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Any chance Usyk could set about that Jake Paul guy?
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World-class shithousery
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10 months ago
They should have called this site AFC Twitter
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How's the loft conversion going?
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This is pleasingly like Twitter 2011, before Twitter became
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