Nick Harris
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Trying to be better.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/
And the team of 2025 is … Manchester City
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And the team of 2025 is … Manchester City
Pep Guardiola's side have won more Premier League points per game in this calendar year than any other team in England's top division. But what does it mean?
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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.
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REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked
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REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked
In 2023, I wrote an investigative feature for the Mail on Sunday about the behaviour of multi-club ownership groups, focussing on Man City's owners. They didn't like it!
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-manchester-city-legal-letters
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REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked
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REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked
In 2023, I wrote an investigative feature for the Mail on Sunday about the behaviour of multi-club ownership groups, focussing on Man City's owners. They didn't like it!
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-manchester-city-legal-letters
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From the company he keeps to his disregard for football, Infantino is worse than Blatter
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From the company he keeps to his disregard for football, Infantino is worse than Blatter
Sepp Blatter oversaw some terrible misconduct and was far from perfect. But he asked world leaders: "What can you do for football?". Infantino asks what HE do for THEM.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/from-the-company-he-keeps-to-his
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Sliding doors: the story of my great lost opportunity to be a giant of podcasting
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Sliding doors: the story of my great lost opportunity to be a giant of podcasting
When Goalhanger diversified from TV production to podcasting, I was among the first they asked to get involved. What happened next? A huge phenom - not involving me!
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/sliding-doors-the-story-of-my-great
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From the company he keeps to his disregard for football, Infantino is worse than Blatter
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From the company he keeps to his disregard for football, Infantino is worse than Blatter
Sepp Blatter oversaw some terrible misconduct and was far from perfect. But he asked world leaders: "What can you do for football?". Infantino asks what HE do for THEM.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/from-the-company-he-keeps-to-his
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Sliding doors: the story of my great lost opportunity to be a giant of podcasting
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Sliding doors: the story of my great lost opportunity to be a giant of podcasting
When Goalhanger diversified from TV production to podcasting, I was among the first they asked to get involved. What happened next? A huge phenom - not involving me!
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/sliding-doors-the-story-of-my-great
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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
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REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance
Two stories from 2023 elicited markedly different responses from two massive Premier League football clubs. One was threatening, the other took actual facts into account
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-abramovich-letter-he-wasnt
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REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance
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REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance
Two stories from 2023 elicited markedly different responses from two massive Premier League football clubs. One was threatening, the other took actual facts into account
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/revealed-abramovich-letter-he-wasnt
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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
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REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance
Two stories from 2023 elicited markedly different responses from two massive Premier League football clubs. One was threatening, the other took actual facts into account
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-abramovich-letter-he-wasnt
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REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance
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REVEALED: the Abramovich and Glazer legal playbooks, from threats to total nonchalance
Two stories from 2023 elicited markedly different responses from two massive Premier League football clubs. One was threatening, the other took actual facts into account
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/revealed-abramovich-letter-he-wasnt
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Hats off to Andy Robertson, not for Scotland's remarkable win for but his searing honesty
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Hats off to Andy Robertson, not for Scotland's remarkable win for but his searing honesty
Scotland pulled of a remarkable win against Denmark this week to qualify for the World Cup, but the outstanding moment was the captain's love for his late team-mate
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/hats-off-to-andy-robertson-not-for?r=g21kd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent
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REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent
Blackburn Rovers were bought by the Rao family from India (aka Venky's) in late 2010. Within months the club was in chaos, and secretly being run by a now defunct agency
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-the-blackburn-files-from
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REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent
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REVEALED: The Blackburn files, from secret contracts to legal threats from a major agent
Blackburn Rovers were bought by the Rao family from India (aka Venky's) in late 2010. Within months the club was in chaos, and secretly being run by a now defunct agency
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-the-blackburn-files-from
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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.
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What do the world's best footballers DESERVE to earn, measured by their performance data?
The CIES Football Observatory in Switzerland has produced a new report that lists the 100 players who should be earning most due to their talent. It's great debating material
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/what-do-the-worlds-best-footballers
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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.
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What do the world's best footballers DESERVE to earn, measured by their performance data?
The CIES Football Observatory in Switzerland has produced a new report that lists the 100 players who should be earning most due to their talent. It's great debating material
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/what-do-the-worlds-best-footballers
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With the sacking of Will Still by Southampton this evening, 52 of the 92 clubs in England's top four divisions (56.5%) have changed manager at least one in the past year.
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After watching @AllisonBJanney and @bradleywhitford in the latest season of The Diplomat, started probably my 8th or 9th rewatch of The West Wing. And nearly 26 years after it was first shown, 'In Excelsis Deo' remains an extraordinarily moving piece of TV.
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This remains an unfolding story. And I'm continuing to add new details, and evidence, to this piece. I'm also asking subscribers whether they want to see the legal letters / threats that arose from parts of this multi-year investigation.
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Yesterday’s feature about Bradley Wiggins’ latest autobiography, The Chain, included lots of background detail about the investigative work that underpinned years of digging into corruption in British...
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/update-wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy?r=g21kd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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UPDATE: Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Yesterday’s feature about Bradley Wiggins’ latest autobiography, The Chain, included lots of background detail about the investigative work that underpinned years of digging into corruption in British...
https://open.substack.com/pub/sportingintelligence832/p/update-wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy?r=g21kd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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This remains an unfolding story. And I'm continuing to add new details, and evidence, to this piece. I'm also asking subscribers whether they want to see the legal letters / threats that arose from parts of this multi-year investigation.
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Have added extra details, and documentary evidence, since first published yesterday, including info on Sky riders suspecting each other, docs from Freeman's tribunal and info about the duplicity of the DCMS inquiry.
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Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Bradley Wiggins' latest autobiography, The Chain, contains claims about a dark conspiracy at Team Sky. Mutual destruction awaits if someone tells the actual truth
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy-theory
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For anyone who enjoyed last year's "Skyfall" investigation, this is one for you. It's a biggie. Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
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Wiggins' EXPLOSIVE new 'Jiffy' theory lays the groundwork for Team Sky game of Traitors
Bradley Wiggins' latest autobiography, The Chain, contains claims about a dark conspiracy at Team Sky. Mutual destruction awaits if someone tells the actual truth
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wiggins-explosive-new-jiffy-theory
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
A recent report by Ed Willison revealed more than one in five athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games admitted doping. Today: 11 other "prevalence" studies in sport
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-the-true-extent-of-doping
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
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REVEALED: the true extent of doping across elite sport, as admitted by athletes themselves
A recent report by Ed Willison revealed more than one in five athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games admitted doping. Today: 11 other "prevalence" studies in sport
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-the-true-extent-of-doping
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England's Premier League clubs spent ÂŁ3bn+ this summer on new players. Scotland's top-flight clubs spent ÂŁ50m. But what matters is not spending big, but cleverly. Here's why.
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Hearts and Hibs broke transfer records this summer but success isn't dictated by big buys
Scotland's 12 top-flight clubs spent ÂŁ50m collectively om players this summer. England's best clubs spent ÂŁ3bn. A deep dive into what the transfer activity means
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/hearts-and-hibs-broke-transfer-records
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England's Premier League clubs spent ÂŁ3bn+ this summer on new players. Scotland's top-flight clubs spent ÂŁ50m. But what matters is not spending big, but cleverly. Here's why.
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Hearts and Hibs broke transfer records this summer but success isn't dictated by big buys
Scotland's 12 top-flight clubs spent ÂŁ50m collectively om players this summer. England's best clubs spent ÂŁ3bn. A deep dive into what the transfer activity means
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/hearts-and-hibs-broke-transfer-records
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A piece by @simon_lazenbyF1 about his new book, "Pressure", which tells the stories of the unsung heroes and heroines of the F1 circus.
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"I was sceptical about Drive to Survive, treading on our toes. How wrong I was"
Simon Lazenby has been the lead presenter of Sky Sports’ F1 live coverage since 2012 and now his brilliant new book goes behind the scenes with F1's unheralded heroes.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/f1-headline-in-here
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A piece by @simon_lazenbyF1 about his new book, "Pressure", which tells the stories of the unsung heroes and heroines of the F1 circus.
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cc: @CroftyF1, @MBrundleF1
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"I was sceptical about Drive to Survive, treading on our toes. How wrong I was"
Simon Lazenby has been the lead presenter of Sky Sports’ F1 live coverage since 2012 and now his brilliant new book goes behind the scenes with F1's unheralded heroes.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/f1-headline-in-here
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Qualifying for 2026 WC concludes across Africa this week. In this brilliant piece, with Ghana as a case study, Howard Akumiah & James Corbett explore how economics & exploitation have prevented an African World Cup winner and will in the future.
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Ghana's broken football dreams: why an African nation will never win the World Cup
2026 World Cup qualifying concludes across Africa this week, and with Ghana as a case study, a new investigation says economics and exploitation hold Africa back
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/ghanas-broken-football-dreams-why
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Qualifying for 2026 WC concludes across Africa this week. In this brilliant piece, with Ghana as a case study, Howard Akumiah & James Corbett explore how economics & exploitation have prevented an African World Cup winner and will in the future.
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Ghana's broken football dreams: why an African nation will never win the World Cup
2026 World Cup qualifying concludes across Africa this week, and with Ghana as a case study, a new investigation says economics and exploitation hold Africa back
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/ghanas-broken-football-dreams-why
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Rangers sack Russell Martin. From August: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future (ie this was inevitable).
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Russell Martin: a deep dive into what his time at Saints means for his Rangers future
The 39-year-old former defender got Southampton promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, then his team imploded and he got sacked. What now at Ibrox?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/russell-martin-a-deep-dive-on-what
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Venky's became the first Indian owners of a Premier League club, Blackburn Rovers, 15 years ago next month. It was a wild story, and still is
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The moment in time when the chance to be a Premier League CEO slipped by ...
Among many strange episodes investigating the owners of Premier League football clubs, one story took an unexpected turn and I almost found myself in charge
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-moment-in-time-when-the-chance
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Venky's became the first Indian owners of a Premier League club, Blackburn Rovers, 15 years ago next month. It was a wild story, and still is
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The moment in time when the chance to be a Premier League CEO slipped by ...
Among many strange episodes investigating the owners of Premier League football clubs, one story took an unexpected turn and I almost found myself in charge
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-moment-in-time-when-the-chance
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Hugely gratifying to get this kind of feedback from a Liverpool fan about this story.
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Jim Kogutkiewicz
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This is worth the trip down memory lane, and if it’s before your time as a fan, you gotta check it out. A bizarre mini chapter of Liverpool’s 21st century history.
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How conman Kenny Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
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How conman Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
15 years ago Kenny Huang, supposedly a genius Chinese entrepreneur but actually a lying conman, nearly bought LFC. I stopped him. Here's how, and what he did next.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/how-conman-huang-nearly-bought-liverpool
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How conman Kenny Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
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How conman Huang nearly bought Liverpool, then scammed Hollywood
15 years ago Kenny Huang, supposedly a genius Chinese entrepreneur but actually a lying conman, nearly bought LFC. I stopped him. Here's how, and what he did next.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/how-conman-huang-nearly-bought-liverpool
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The costliest 100 squads in world football today, and insights into the way football functions, or more often doesn’t.
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ANALYSIS: Chelsea No1 in a new list of the most expensive squads in global football
Research shows the 100 most expensively assembled squads in the world have six Premier League teams at the top. Today: analysis, and manager 'life expectancy'.
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The costliest 100 squads in world football today, and insights into the way football functions, or more often doesn’t.
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ANALYSIS: Chelsea No1 in a new list of the most expensive squads in global football
Research shows the 100 most expensively assembled squads in the world have six Premier League teams at the top. Today: analysis, and manager 'life expectancy'.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/chelsea-no1-in-a-new-list-of-the
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Liverpool's late-show winning record this season is RIDICULOUS, with winners in the PL in the 80th min, 100th min, 83rd min and 95th min, and now tonight, in their first Champions League match, in the 92nd minute. "Can they score? They always score!"
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As rumours of Phil Parkinson's demise at Wrexham intensify, re-upping this piece from April about "disruptor" clubs and their almost inevitable chances of failure.
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Wrexham, exemplar of the 'disruptor' clubs, could fail as easily as the rest surely will
Hollywood glitz has propelled the Welsh club from the non-league to the cusp of the Championship and a shot at the Premier League. But the future could be precarious.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/wrexham-exemplar-of-the-disruptor
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Haven't enjoyed writing a piece this much for a long time. Great story. And will be a great story in this season's Champions League. The miracle of Bodø/Glimt
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation
Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way above its weight?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracle-of-bodglimt-and-what
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what other clubs can learn, not least in Scotland, a country with the same population as Norway
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation
Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way about its weight?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracle-of-bodglimt-and-what
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what other clubs can learn, not least in Scotland, a country with the same population as Norway
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation
Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way about its weight?
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracle-of-bodglimt-and-what
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Premier League clubs obliterate summer spending record in ÂŁ3bn+ splurge on talent
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Premier League clubs obliterate summer spending record in ÂŁ3bn+ splurge on talent
England's top-flight clubs have spent more money, gross, on new players this window than the other 'Big 5' leagues in Italy, Germany, Spain and France combined
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/premier-league-clubs-obliterate-summer
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Prem League transfer spending for summer 2025 IS definitely going to blast past ÂŁ3bn gross, smashing summer 2023 record to smithereens. Will prob post a club-by-club breakdown, plus gross and net spend tomorrow; plus comparisons with other Big 5.
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Sporting Intelligence | Nick Harris | Substack
Following the money, uncovering corruption, and diving into the data to tell the stories that matter. Click to read Sporting Intelligence, by Nick Harris, a Substack publication with tens of thousands...
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