Saints are only 140 years old and already they've won a match from 3-0 down. There's now a whole piece about this, including stats for all the clubs currently in England's top two divisions. Such comebacks are EXTREMELY rare, for anyone. sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/southampto...

Southampton's miracle win at Leicester after trailing 3-0 at H-T: a historical perspective sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/southampto...

EXPOSED: the rise of illegal and unregulated betting companies in international cricket Brilliant piece by @stevemenary.bsky.social sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/exposed-th...

EXPOSED: the rise of illegal and unregulated betting companies in international cricket Brilliant piece by @stevemenary.bsky.social sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/exposed-th...

A piece about the complicated and controversial life and times of Mo Farah, who I first met when he was 16, and the challenges of reporting on that, fairly and accurately, in the face of PRs and lawyers sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/mo-farah-a...

A piece about the complicated and controversial life and times of Mo Farah, who I first met when he was 16, and the challenges of reporting on that, fairly and accurately, in the face of PRs and lawyers sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/mo-farah-a...

@sportingintel.bsky.social have you seen this? All the files, emails, photos, flights, organised in a Google Workspace style to search and read. Technology at its greatest and most useful www.jmail.world

Mo Farah: a case study of asking difficult questions to a lauded sportsperson you admire sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/mo-farah-a...

The Epstein files and sport: postscript No1 sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-epstei...

Piece tells you how to access now defunct "document dump" about Russian doping; Football Leaks; USADA docs on Lance A; a spreadsheet of 12,000 blood tests on track & field athletes from 2001-12; and some Fancy Bears stuff

As the Epstein case shows, "document dumps" are both a journalistic blessing and a curse. Five examples from sport show why sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/as-the-eps...

Piece tells you how to access now defunct "document dump" about Russian doping; Football Leaks; USADA docs on Lance A; a spreadsheet of 12,000 blood tests on track & field athletes from 2001-12; and some Fancy Bears stuff

As the Epstein case shows, "document dumps" are both a journalistic blessing and a curse. Five examples from sport show why sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/as-the-eps...

Proving to be the most popular read of 2026 so far, with all the engagement you'd expect from Man City fans especially, taking the time and effort to tell me how much they don't care about this AT ALL.

So many Man City fans seem to think the 115 case is the first time they've been accused of financial misconduct and don't recall multiple previous cases and €90m of fines, later reduced to "only" €30m. Hope this Q&A refreshes memories

So many Man City fans seem to think the 115 case is the first time they've been accused of financial misconduct and don't recall multiple previous cases and €90m of fines, later reduced to "only" €30m. Hope this Q&A refreshes memories

A dozen questions about the end game of Manchester City's "115" case, and its aftermath sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/a-dozen-qu...

In elite club football, you get what you pay for, unless the owners are incompetent or geniuses sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/in-elite-c...

In elite club football, you get what you pay for, unless the owners are incompetent or geniuses sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/in-elite-c...

Infantino isn't just a worse FIFA president than Blatter (sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/from-the-c...), he's an abysmal human. His continued obsequious behaviour towards a demented, dangerous clown like Trump is woeful. A "board of peace" with Putin, Orbán and Lukashenko is an utter farce.

As a one-off gesture in the name of transparency and to perhaps help some City fans see what their club have done, I've un-paywalled this article. Skip to the point where you can download and read a set of documents that tell you what happened. sportingintelligence832.substack.com/publish/post...

As a one-off gesture in the name of transparency and to perhaps help some City fans see what their club have done, I've un-paywalled this article. Skip to the point where you can download and read a set of documents that tell you what happened. sportingintelligence832.substack.com/publish/post...

Macclesfield's record FA Cupset and why it was such a phenomenal result. Plus: the world's best academies; PL attendance record incoming; and WC ticket prices. sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/macclesfie...

One of my sports writing heroes. Read him at the Indy in my student days when I had no inkling I might follow in his footsteps. RIP JR, the best of us

REVEALED: FA targets low-hanging fruit for illegal betting as game drowns in gambling ads sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-f...

John Roberts, writer and author, RIP sportingintelligence832.substack.com/publish/post... A short piece on JR's life and work, and links to some of his brilliant work.

More than 200 non league players and staff charged by the FA for betting offences since 2015 - 3/4 of all charges. Why is the FA going after easy targets? On Substack for @sportingintel.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sporting...

Brilliant piece by Steve Menary for Sporting Intelligence today. Steve knows this world inside out.

REVEALED: FA targets low-hanging fruit for illegal betting as game drowns in gambling ads sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-f...

What the insurable value of Scotland's national team says about their 2026 World Cup fate sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/what-the-i...

📝Today on Nutmeg FC: Nick uses his method to predict Scotland’s chances in the USA (hint: there’s some good news). open.substack.com/pub/nutmegfo...

What the insurable value of Scotland's national team says about their 2026 World Cup fate sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/what-the-i...

And the Premier League title winners in 2025-26 will be … sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/and-the-pr...

The Christmas Day episode of The Rest is History pod, about the Christmas Day WW1 truce of 1914, is absolutely magnificent. Just listened to it on dog walk. Informative, extremely moving, thought-provoking, and funny. Here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w... Or wherever you get your pods.

And the team of 2025 is … Manchester City sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/and-the-te...

MCFC have been punished, twice, for egregious financial cheating (2014, 2020). They await a verdict on 115+ more counts, on which their lawyers are stalling. There is NO doubt they're a brilliant team with an all-time great manager. But they are cheats. x.com/sportinginte...

REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-m...

REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-m...

From the company he keeps to his disregard for football, Infantino is worse than Blatter sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/from-the-c...

Sliding doors: the story of my great lost opportunity to be a giant of podcasting sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/sliding-do...

From the company he keeps to his disregard for football, Infantino is worse than Blatter sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/from-the-c...

Sliding doors: the story of my great lost opportunity to be a giant of podcasting sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/sliding-do...

Some massively wealthy football club owners are litigious because they think the world revolves around them. Others aren't ... because they accept free and open media is a good thing. Chelsea v MUFC - a case study sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-a...

REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance open.substack.com/pub/sporting...

Some massively wealthy football club owners are litigious because they think the world revolves around them. Others aren't ... because they accept free and open media is a good thing. Chelsea v MUFC - a case study sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-a...

REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance open.substack.com/pub/sporting...

Hats off to Andy Robertson, not for Scotland's remarkable win for but his searing honesty open.substack.com/pub/sporting...

REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-t...

REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-t...

What do the world's best footballers DESERVE to earn, measured by their performance data? Plus a deep dive into football salaries since the 1990s. sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/what-do-th...