Follow the money: How far-right Reform UK built a global network https://aje.news/jtytj0

Per ESPN… Erling Haaland's agent says Man City are the 'most difficult club' to negotiate with. Per Google... Erling Haaland earns an estimated £525,000 per week in basic salary, the highest in the Prem, and can reach over £865,000 weekly, with an annual gross salary of around £27.3 million

The Geopolitical Economy of Esports has just been published, adding to our existing series of books in the field There's a new addition to the series being planned, details coming soon...

Arsenal dig in, to ascend to the grandest stage They might yet win a double, but the journey is significant They were a basketcase when Arteta came in, and have often been a punchline, but he has restored a seriousness - and returned them to the elite www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

20 years we've waited... see you soon Budapest! 🔴⚪️

I’ll be at The Dog and Bear on Queen Street if any Toronto Gooners are around for today’s match. @arseblog.com @tim-stillman.bsky.social @arseblognews.bsky.social

Nerves bubbling, and still another 4+ hours, this will require some discipline.

Mate, Arsenal are generating some #footie of the highest order. Gyokeres with his best half for the club and it's not even close. Everything he hasn't been doing this season is more than being done - and to an excellent standard. Fair play to the big man.

Wonderful to see Myles Lewis-Skelly stepping up to the plate as he did this evening in what is his preferred position, but with barely any experience at this level. Superb throughout. Good news for Arsenal, but also for England. The boy's a gem.

I'll give the man credit -- every day I think I can't hate him more, and every day he proves me wrong.

Comments for TIME magazine Why Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Esports time.com/article/2026...

Such a contrast between Anaheim booing the Canadian anthem and Buffalo singing the anthem when no Canadian team is even present. #StrongerTogether🇺🇲🇨🇦

⚫ 25-strong PIF delegation led by Al-Rumayyan flying in ✈️ ⚪ Stadium, training ground, form on agenda 📋 ⚫ "£100m" revenue uptick sought 🤑 ⚪ Geordie-returning-home executive hire named 👀 🔍 David Hopkinson speaks about #NUFC grand vision ahead of Matfen Hall: www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

Trump is a thin-skinned, whiny, chicken shit.

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.

Hands up who wants a go as Chelsea manager for a few weeks of a monster contract and a payday? It's not a bad gig really.

The PL's economic model is not broken - because there is no "economic model" to be broken, just an uncontrolled mess rife with accounting dodges. Villa sell a venue which only opened last December, making a 200% profit in the process. The buyer? Villa. No problem. Which is the problem.

Imagine a sprinter failing 115 drug tests and winning title after title, with their trainer/manager hailed as the best in the world. That's Manchester City.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Laughed hearing Lightning fans in Tampa chanting "U-S-A! U-S-A!" during last night's 4-3 OT loss to Canadiens. The Lightning roster last night had 10 Canadians on it and three Americans. Their head coach is also Canadian and their goalie and best player are both Russian. #Habs

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

A proper game of football, this one, berween a team that should have wrapped up the title already and another which should have been demoted to League One a long time ago.

I have no expectations, nor hope today. Only beers and laughs while watching men and a kid kick a ball. Come on you gunners…

“Celebrating the First Amendment” my ass.

The UFC card on the White House lawn on Trump birthday is the ultimate geopolitical window of opportunity. He's not going to want to deal with anything else once it starts. Xi has gotta be thinking "What if we invade Taiwan right as the first fight pops off?"

Garret Anderson did things his way. In an era of juiced-up home run hitters he hit doubles — lots of them, including a league-high 56 in 2002. www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...

Saudi Arabia doubles down on its sport ecosystem development as asset disposals commence Al Hilal has been sold, LIV Golf could be next, will Newcastle United follow? substack.com/home/post/p-... @paulwiddop.bsky.social #Geosport

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

@theofrixou.bsky.social @benmole11.bsky.social Seems like the perfect outlet and partnership for your research

The MVP.

JD Vance can you publicly back Man City please?

We’re such idiots to think otherwise, embarrassing really, I need a drink. Again.

It seems suspiciously like the person feeding positive J.D. Vance stories to the press is none other than Vance himself. by John Barron

Hello, beautiful Hungary! Today is your best, and perhaps last, opportunity to get rid of Viktor Orbán and his corrupt regime. Seize it!

I need to force a mental transfer from The Arsenal.

The atmosphere at a 12.30 KO is often underwhelming We cannot allow this to happen vs Bournemouth. Early bird trains, planes & automobiles needed, get everyone in and bubbling Please get to your seats for 12.25, in time for ‘The Angel’, and give it the full beans Dream every Dream

The only annoying thing about yesterday's win means that 5th place gets you Champions League next year. The only time I'm all " Massive-Tory-Pull-Up-The-Drawbridge-Behind-You" vibes is over this. Absolutely not here to share the wealth. The more of the other 'big clubs' that miss out, the better.

Are we dead yet?

New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social: Fifa's new "prediction market partner" is backed by the Abu Dhabi royal family, has no working product yet, is unlicensed in almost all jurisdictions and is run by a man who last year paid a six-figure sum to settle an accusation of insider trading in India.

So, Pam Bondi is scheduled to give sworn testimony before the House Oversight Committee on April 14th regarding the Epstein investigation.

FIFA’s global partner deals typically worth tens of millions of dollars. This one is multi year and yet… 34 Insta followers, four posts and a broken website.

JOKIĆ OFFICIALLY AVERAGES A TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN THE 2025-26 SEASON 🚨 With 12 assists in tonight's victory, Nikola Jokić has now officially averaged a triple-double on the season. He joins Russell Westbrook as the only players in NBA HISTORY to average a triple-double in back-to-back seasons!

Thanks to all the Newcastle United supporters who took the time to participate in the interview phase of my PhD study. It was wonderful to meet some amazing people and hear their stories. It's very, very much appreciated. #NUFC

Thank you to all those who replied with mentions of similar initiatives abroad, especially in Australia, where it seems you can travel to your destination for free in most urban centres at the moment!

Half a million people standing against the far right. Half a million people who care about each other and our communities. Half a million people ready to make hope normal again.

Pushing this out there one more time: I've already interviewed 29 #NUFC participants for my PhD study, just looking for one more to meet the 30 requirement. Please email me at [email protected] Thank you, Chris.

I'm looking for only one more NUFC supporter (who lives in the UK) to participate in my PhD study: an anonymous interview lasting 35-45 minutes. Please email me at [email protected] Much thanks in advance, Chris. #nufc

We've started Copa Independent, a new World Cup podcast, to get you feeling it and thinking about it The first is on the World Cup itself, how/why it became the biggest cultural event the world has ever seen - and how it's used podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... open.spotify.com/episode/2FEr...

Not mentioned in this piece: The Saudis and MBS are paying Trump's chief negotiator, Jared Kushner, tens of millions of dollars annually.