My European club competitions preview is in the latest issue of Soccer360 magazine

It has taken far too long to get to this point www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Who's next? BBC News - Former French president Sarkozy given five-year sentence after Libya case www.bbc.com/news/article...

I'll take a point but for a team that was so careful with the ball last season, the passing and possession was terrible. Subs seemed wrong as well

The study suggests conditions are “ripe” for European leaders to walk off Trump’s “film set”. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Forest playing in Europe tonight. Never thought I'd see that again to be honest

Thought it was a shame when these players left the Nix. But maybe not @atishstu.bsky.social

The Stupidest Speech in UN History! “Everyone’s saying so,” writes @billmckibben.bsky.social “the shots of delegates looking on in disbelief as Trump vented about broken escalators, MAGA hats, & his general greatness for nearly an hour (ignoring the 15min time limit…)” Global embarrassment. Joke.

Well that Trump speech was unsurprisingly unhinged wasn't it?

There's a particularly weasely Labour MP on Channel 4 News at the minute who I've seen interviewed before and seems to be rolled out because he is so stunningly boring Labour must think that no one will notice what's he actually saying

At the Nuremberg trials, Karl Dönitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.

I've got a good weekend lined up. Just enjoyed a few drinks at my local coffee shop doing a collaboration with a Brighton bar. Tomorrow it's Lewes at home before @warringtonruncorn.com in the evening. Beat that!

Haven't bought any records for a while but just heard some tracks off the new Keiran Hebden and William Tyler album and I'm pretty sure I'll be getting that

My local MP is increasingly coming across as a fucking idiot

Really interesting insight into Spain's reaction to the genocide in Gaza. Just shows how weak the UK's has been in comparison

In many ways Jose Mourinho paved the way for Trump and the way the media lap up his "unpredictable" nature. They are also both cocks of the highest order

Incredible second half in Turin

Excuse my ignorance but even if they were drug smugglers, is it actually legal to kill them?

Got momentarily excited that the St Pauli game was live on Amazon Prime - and then saw that it was one that you had to pay even more to watch

A 2-1 win in the local derby is a good way to start!

No public organizations should be using X. It’s owner supports Tommy Robinson.

Forest always struggle against Arsenal and I wasn't expecting much from this. Still disappointing, although Bakwa looks good

I counter the assumption from TNT Sports that using refcam will be "fascinating"

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

These Dirt shows never disappoint. I really liked the Japanese ones but the new Mexico one really makes you want to go there - huckberry.com/dirt-guadala...

Just found out my cousin's boy (my second cousin?) has just been included in the New Zealand U20s squad for the World Cup in Chile!

Really interested to see how Cooper gets on in Denmark www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

"Game Over Greed": NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani launches petition to Fifa to "end dynamic pricing, cap resale price of WC tickets and set aside tickets for local residents". www.zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed

I quite like Postecoglou but its so tiring having managers sacked for non-results reasons

Still getting away with his grift. Fucking shocker www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Great insight from @kennypieper.bsky.social for @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social "Emerging technologies have personalised our life experiences to such an extent that we no longer need to wait, no longer need to experience anything we don’t like" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The school holidays are finally over!

The Channel 5 NFL pre-game stuff is all a bit Soccer AM isn't it?

Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year. The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement. bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...

Just read that the longest ever English away day (Truro City at Carlisle) is only the equivalent of travelling between Chicago and Pittsburgh

The UK has always been home to racists, little Englanders, and selfish arseholes. Thanks to Brexit - and now Trump - we also have people able to thrive on the divisiveness, backed up by a largely right-wing media. Unfortunately, none of this is really a surprise

Ever the pessimist, I think it might be more of a struggle for Wales in Kazakhstan than many seem to believe. Any kind of win will be a result

When the hosts for the 2026 World Cup were announced I had hoped to take my son and recreate my journey to the 1994 finals. Now that idea doesn't seem as good. The politics of the country and now this ticket news means that we'll probably just watch it on the TV again www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

Read an article earlier that almost casually stated that Farage will be the next UK Prime Minister. Checked the bookies odds and, sure enough, he's the current favourite. Dark times ahead

Always impressed by the Bundesliga atmosphere

Spurs look as though they might actually be pretty good this season

Taking a look at the Europa League teams and would fancy these for Forest - Roma, Real Betis, Braga, Fenerbahce, Freiburg, Nice, Malmo, and Brann

Ed Davey's decision to boycott Trump's state dinner can be easily derided. But at least he's trying to do something

Nkunku could do well at Milan. Nice to see a Chelsea player not going to one of their affiliated clubs

Asking whether Reform's racist ideas are "deliverable" suggests that they are acceptable but simply not workable www.bbc.com/news/article...

Back to the Dripping Pan today. Two games in two days. Looking forward to watching this new Lewes team again

This is Stadio. youtu.be/XCw27DskYRw?...

First game of the season for me today at Lewes

"It is a famine we could have prevented.. food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel. It is a famine within a few hundred metres of food.. a preventable famine sustained by complicity" Tom Fletcher from the UN on famine being declared in Gaza City

It is obviously far from the most important thing connected to the crisis but it is incredible that Israeli football clubs haven't been banned from European competitions