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⚽️ 📚Jack Leslie: The Lion Who Never Roared OUT NOW
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Devon has been thrust into the spotlight. Plymouth shocked all by beating Liverpool and, on Tuesday, Exeter host Forest. For some, it’s a footballing wilderness. But dig deeper and you’ll find a hotbed of talent + clubs driving growth in their own unique ways.
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Plymouth, Exeter and the football wilderness where Liverpool came unstuck
The county of Devon is better known for scones than soccer but its professional teams are trying to use that to their advantage
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6123026/2025/02/10/exeter-plymouth-liverpool-fa-cup/?source=emp_shared_article
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The News Agents
3 months ago
“We are presented with the idea of a dystopian hell, as if London is a terrible city." “The truth is that most of it is complete bollocks.” The hard right say London is no longer safe. They're lying
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‘The hard right hates London – it proves their politics wrong’ | The News Agents
Right-wing politicians and activists will tell you London is a dangerous place, overrun with crime and migrants, and is slowly collapsing. This isn’t true. So why the lies and anger directed at the…
https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-right-wing-hates-london-it-proves-their-politics-wrong-5Hjd9Hd_2/
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Colin Millar
3 months ago
Lots of Barcelona match squads will include Toni Fernández and Guillermo Fernández this season. The two teenagers are cousins, born less than a month apart. The really weird thing is that not only are the players two fathers brothers, but their two mothers are sisters too.
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BeardedGenius
4 months ago
Genoa's new away kit launch looks like someone showed Suella Braverman how to use AI
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Trevoh Chalobah 2024-25 💣Discarded by Maresca in pre-season 1️⃣4️⃣ Squad number (which was sentimental) removed 🦅Loaned to Palace - where he excelled 🔙Brought back to CFC in Jan - excelled again 🏴England debut 🏆Club World Cup winner
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I’m gutted for Crystal Palace and their supporters. Shafted.
5 months ago
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Another former Man Utd, Everton and England player takes the reins at Argyle. Tom Cleverley. Exciting young coach.
6 months ago
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Senny Mayulu’s celebration last night was so wholesome
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Championship play-off final day. Romaine Mundle is one to watch for Sunderland. An exciting young talent. This is his story: Spurs. Conte. Belgium. Stadium of Light. Premier League?
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Romaine Mundle interview: Lessons from Antonio Conte, Standard Liege and lighting up Sunderland
Tottenham academy graduate Mundle is lighting up the Championship - and has Premier League ambitions at Sunderland
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6254726/2025/04/05/romaine-mundle-tottenham-hotspur-sunderland-interview
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Historic England have today unveiled a blue plaque at the home of Jack Leslie - the first Black captain of a Football League club (Plymouth Argyle). Leslie was due to be England’s first black player when he was called up in 1925, but was deselected due to his race.
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I love a new kit as much as anyone but are yearly releases tone-deaf in this economic climate? Increased prices of tickets Increased prices of TV subscriptions Increased prices of kits/merch
7 months ago
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Sunderland - wow. Amazing scenes. Dan Ballard: 40 clearances across both semi-finals 1 unbelievable header
7 months ago
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Mbappe has scored a hat-trick in arguably two of the biggest games in world football and has twice ended up on the losing side
7 months ago
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This is going to boil a lot of urine until May 21
7 months ago
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The Athletic | Football
7 months ago
Evangelos Marinakis went onto the pitch and looked very animated as he spoke to Nuno Espirito Santo after Nottingham Forest's draw with Leicester City.
#NFOLEI
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So, United vs Spurs in the Europa League final. Spurs the favourites, IMO, having beaten United 3x already this season with an 8-3 aggregate. And all the pressure on them to win after the manager’s
#SecondSeason
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A team from so-called Farmer’s League beat three Premier League teams in a row. No flukes.
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7 months ago
Afghanistan's women's football team is not recognised by football's authorities. Their players live in exile. The Taliban ruined their dreams, but hasn't broken their spirit. Their struggle to play together again continues.
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The Taliban ruined the dreams of female Afghan footballers. In exile, their struggle to play continues
Female soccer players fled Afghanistan, but from around the world they are campaigning to be able to represent their country again
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6286433/2025/05/05/taliban-afghanistan-women-football-team
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James Horncastle
7 months ago
You can straitjacket the crazy Inter. You can sedate it. But when they’re mad for it, they can reach a second Champions League final in three years.
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Inter’s old limitations are beginning to look like new frontiers – next stop, Munich
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Inter’s old limitations are beginning to look like new frontiers - next stop, Munich
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6338493/2025/05/07/inter-barcelona-champions-league-semi-final/?source=emp_shared_article
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3-3 x2. A truly incredible tie
7 months ago
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Find the anger towards TAA very odd. Club legend; should only be wished well.
7 months ago
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Liverpool legend Trent Alexander-Arnold. Premier League loses another world-class talent.
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Patrick Boyland
7 months ago
Went to Goodison with my dad for the last time on Saturday. Was a chance to reminisce & say a proper farewell Goodison has always been about much more than just the football. For me, it's been a second home & a connection to generations of family
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Tears, tributes and Everton being Everton: Saying goodbye to Goodison with my dad
The final weeks of Goodison and Premier League action are upon Everton - and The Athletic wanted to say a personal and emotional goodbye
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6332336/2025/05/05/
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👀30 points dropped from winning positions 😠Anger at Ridsdale + the running of the club 😞2 wins in 15 Preston’s slump almost saw them slide through the Championship trap door. A reprieve. Now a reset.
#PNE
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Luton imploded. Preston tried to. Hull held on. Derby didn't Stoke any fires but in the end that was ok, too. Highs & lows of the Championship's final day: risks, relegations and ramifications.
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+ Phil Buckingham
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Relegation, relief and ‘rubbish’: A day on the brink in the Championship
Five clubs were fighting to stay in the second tier - so The Athletic went to watch them all on the final day of the season
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6331272/2025/05/03/luton-relegated-hull-derby-stoke-preston
7 months ago
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The play-offs await for Bristol City
7 months ago
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Today: Survival Saturday in the Championship. We were at all the key games. For me, it was Preston. A slow decline led them to the brink but they ultimately survived. Myriad reasons for their demise. A reset is needed.
#PNE
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Relegation, relief and ‘rubbish’: A day on the brink in the Championship
Five clubs were fighting to stay in the second tier - so The Athletic went to watch them all on the final day of the season
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6331272/2025/05/03/luton-relegated-hull-derby-stoke-preston
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The Athletic | Football
7 months ago
👀 Explaining the penalty, red card and Alejandro Garnacho 'handball' claim ✨ Breaking down Harry Maguire's magic wing play 🤔 How are we heading for a possible
#MUFC
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#THFC
final? Breaking down a remarkable
#UEL
semi-final first leg ⬇️ 🔗
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Ahmed Walid
7 months ago
How Barcelona and Inter’s centre-forwards were vital to their attacking plans in the thrilling 3-3 draw yesterday.
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How Barcelona and Inter’s centre-forwards made their mark on a classic Champions League game
In Wednesday's breathless 3-3 draw, the line leaders were essential to each side’s game plan. All proved to be key protagonists on the night
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6325876/2025/05/01/barcelona-inter-analysis-ferran-lautaro-thuram-taremi
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If the Championship table was from Jan 10, when Miron Muslic arrived, until today, Plymouth would be 11th But a disastrous start to the campaign under Wayne Rooney is what has cost
#PAFC
@tburrows16.bsky.social
& I on how Rooney’s tenure unravelled.
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Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth exit: Sinking morale, off-field criticism – and regret
Plymouth's executives wanted to back ex-England striker but his position became untenable
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6030096/2025/01/01/wayne-rooney-plymouth-sack-inside-story
7 months ago
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Truro - great story. A year ago they had no stadium and were playing home games 195 miles away in Gloucester amid fixture congestion. This season: new stadium, new manager, new era. Promotion 👏
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Jacob Tanswell
7 months ago
Youri Tielemans is so good other team-mates point for him to have the ball. See Ollie Watkins. So far Villa's player of the season - will be integral against Manchester City this evening in playing forward quickly and making use of transitions, like in the home match.
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Where European semi-finalists finished in the league phase of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League: UCL: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 15th UEL: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th UECL: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 15th
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That match was LITERALLY a rollercoaster. High at the start, cruising. Then the steep, insanely steep, drop, to the depths. Then, somehow, a rise to victory. What a game.
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WOW
7 months ago
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Quality from Garnacho. Great first touch.
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Declan Rice. Wow. Amazing over both legs. He was superb tonight. Probably even better than the first leg.
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Arsenal completely dominated both legs. Made Madrid look very ordinary.
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🕺FIFA to party like it’s... 1994? 🤨‘Remontada’ roulette in UCL 🇯🇵A footballer’s alleged heist 😅Penalty-kick antics All in today's @TheAthleticFC newsletter.
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TAFC: Sin City and FIFA could join forces, ‘Remontada’ roulette and penalty antics gone wrong
World Cup draw could get the Vegas treatment, when comebacks fall short, anthem issues and turning your back on a penalty taker.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6283307/2025/04/16/tafc-sin-city-and-fifa-could-join-forces-remontada-roulette-and-penalty-antics-gone-wrong
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Feel like Villa lost their momentum Rashford went off.
8 months ago
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Wonder what Watkins must be thinking
8 months ago
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Amazing, Rory McIroy
8 months ago
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The picture of some of the United backroom staff with Matic, after everything that happened this week and during the game… I don’t know how I feel about it. Don’t think the optics are great 2bh.
8 months ago
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: Languid style,
#LowSocks
, sole rolls over the ball. Just needs No 10 on his back, but 7 is cool, too. Low socks = self-expression. This is why it's important in football, now more than ever.
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Pulled high, rolled low or butchered at the back: The art of the football sock
There are a multitude of ways that footballers wear their socks. The right style has the power to make a difference psychologically
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4567962/2023/06/10/football-socks-soccer-high-low
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Patrick Boyland
8 months ago
Moyes was at Pride Park on Tuesday to watch Harrison Armstrong in action. 18 yr old midfielder has taken to Championship level with ease "He's going to have a huge future, I'm sure," Derby manager John Eustace told me after the game
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Everton’s top prospect Harrison Armstrong is thriving in the spotlight on loan at Derby
Helping one of the Championship's biggest clubs in their fight to avoid relegation is doing wonders for teenager Armstrong's development
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6266773/2025/04/10/
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The week started with us all bemoaning how boring football was getting. It was justified. But the Champions League has restored the feeling. Some unbelievable football on display this week. Players playing freely, expressing themselves at an extremely high level.
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PSG are an incredible side. So impressive yet again.
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Declan Rice - even without the goals was great. Best position is as a left 8 crashing the box. Bukayo Saka - even at 60% fitness was one of the best players on the pitch. Myles Lewis-Skelly - what a player. Only 18. So brave and assured.
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🚨Romaine Mundle interview 🚨 💪Lessons from Nuno + ‘intense’ Conte 📝Learning from mentors incl. Lucas Moura and Eric Dier ⚽️Why he left Spurs despite contract offer 🇧🇪Belgian stint 🔥Excelling for Sunderland and Premier League ambitions
#SAFC
#THFC
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Romaine Mundle interview: Lessons from Antonio Conte, Standard Liege and lighting up Sunderland
Tottenham academy graduate Mundle is lighting up the Championship - and has Premier League ambitions at Sunderland
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6254726/2025/04/05/romaine-mundle-tottenham-hotspur-sunderland-interview
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🗣️Romaine Mundle: “In the off-season, I didn’t speak to anyone. I had to work on myself physically & mentally.” He locked in. 🔐 This season: 🔴Top 5 in the Championship for progressive carries and take-ons (per 90) ⚪️ A goal involvement every 3 games ➡️
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🚨Romaine Mundle interview 🚨 💪Lessons from Nuno + ‘intense’ Conte 📝Learning from mentors incl. Lucas Moura and Eric Dier ⚽️Why he left Spurs despite contract offer 🇧🇪Belgian stint 🔥Excelling for Sunderland and Premier League ambitions
#SAFC
#THFC
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Romaine Mundle interview: Lessons from Antonio Conte, Standard Liege and lighting up Sunderland
Tottenham academy graduate Mundle is lighting up the Championship - and has Premier League ambitions at Sunderland
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6254726/2025/04/05/romaine-mundle-tottenham-hotspur-sunderland-interview
8 months ago
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