Senior content producer @sportingnewsuk. Glory Days for the Waifs and Strays OUT NOW amzn.eu/d/ee13fGz
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21 Oct 2025
Glory Days for the Waifs and Strays: Identity and Meaning in the Rise of the Modern Manchester City is out NOW via all the usual online outlets.
You can only buy signed copies at Deansgate Waterstones, though.
(no, that hasn't knocked a chunk off the price.)
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Long old wait for World Cup matches on these weekend days. I wrote a couple of things ranking the greatest individual tournament performances and most infamous World Cup moments.
The @sportingnews gang sorted these lovely graphics.
Links to pass the time in next tweets
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Maradona in 1986 or Messi in 2022: which one was better?
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Some remarkable caper here. Honestly, if you've never seen David Coleman's coverage of the Battle of Santiago, do it right now.
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Jun 12
🎙️ LET ME TALK: NOSTALGIA
We're doing the best Pep moments on the touchline.
Join @SamLee, @DomFarrell1986 and @DavidMooney to discuss:
🔹 On-pitch coaching
🔹 Criticism of refs
🔹 Odd behaviour with opponents
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2am - Haiti vs Scotland
5am - Australia vs Turkey
6pm - Germany vs Curacao
9pm - Netherlands vs Japan
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Jun 10
Bid £115m up front otherwise what are we all doing here.
Jun 10
🚨 Manchester City verbal proposal to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson was worth £106m add-ons, taking it above £120m. #NFFC want British record fee guaranteed, not after bonuses. No fresh talks with #MCFC over 23yo England midfielder @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/7335332…
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Jun 10
Nico O'Reilly hadn't played at left-back 18 months ago. Now he's England's first choice going into a World Cup.
Longish read on his journey to this point, and why his City performances can translate to international football.
With thanks to @Coach_DB__
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Jun 10
"If team spirit is an illusion glimpsed in the aftermath of victory, team culture has become the excuse you use in the aftermath of defeat."
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Jun 9
Gianni Infantino in 2017, talking about the bidding process for 2026 with particular reference to the travel bans the US had in place then:
“Teams who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup. That is obvious.
“We are now in the process of defining the bid requirements. In the world there are many countries who have bans, travel bans, visa requirements and so on and so forth. It’s obvious when it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup.
“The requirements will be clear. And then each country can make up their decision, whether they want to bid or not based on the requirements.”
Jun 9
Gianni Infantino knocked down all the reporting over visa concerns for this World Cup in August 2025: “I think it’s important to clarify this. There is a lot of misconception out there. Everyone will be welcome in Canada, Mexico and the United States for the FIFA World Cup next year.
“There is a process to go through to get visas and so on. This process will be smooth…
“We want to unite the world and we will unite the world next year. The world needs occasions of unity, of bringing teams together, of bringing people together, of bringing fans together... So again everyone will be welcome, be positive and you will see it will be a great, great celebration of the greatest FIFA World Cup ever.”
No, again we are just meant to look the other way and allow this thing we love so much, that we want to enjoy, that we can map our whole lives around, to be used and abused.
Again we are told about unity and inclusion when division, disparity and denial is the reality.
It is a great, great celebration of getting more money whatever it takes, no matter who has to pay the price. The greatest showpiece of allowing - unopposed! - the man who is meant to protect and grow the people’s game into playing celebrity, massaging his own ego and that of heads of state.
The biggest, most expensive, least accessible World Cup ever. The thing we love and all the beautiful pieces of it we’ve lost.
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Just absolutely gross. Objectively ridiculous that the tournament is happening there.
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.
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Going to be turning my arm over for Cricket News a few times this summer.
I've started off in a really good mood about everything.
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Yeah, I notice that happens before every single day of Test cricket England play at home. The whole ground just gets shut down at 10:55 a.m. Woke nonsense.
Jerusalem loud and proud in USA. If this was Britain the place would be shut down immediately by Keir Starmer. #englandaway
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Ah, another World Cup without Italy is crap. One of my favourite ever goals
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One hundred and fifty-three minutes of Premier League football.
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Dom Farrell retweeted
Jun 4
Mayor of New York City is quoting Mario Balotelli
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Read this theguardian.com/football/202…
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Honestly, when there's an upstart promoter backed by loads of cash pledging to make the governing bodies obsolete, you'd hope the governing bodies would stop doing obviously wilfully stupid shit.
Wishful thinking in boxing.
Jun 3
Rico Verhoeven has been ranked at No.8 by the WBC at heavyweight.📈
Agree?🤔
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Hello. Firstpost is looking for experienced football writer who will be in USA for World Cup. Someone who has covered previous WCs and can write at intersection of football, culture and politics. If you fit the bill, please get it in touch...if not, RT for good karma. Thanks.
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Where I put Savinho in Home Alone 2.
Promise it makes sense.
Jun 3
🎙️ LET ME TALK: TRANSFERS
Join @SamLee, @DomFarrell1986 and @DavidMooney to discuss:
🔹 Forest's Anderson asking price
🔹 Gvardiol and Rodri comments
🔹 Savinho links to Spurs
🔹 Other possible ins and outs
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