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After eight years as The i Paper's Chief Football Correspondent, my role has been made redundant.
I'm currently freelancing. I source news and write in-depth features, interviews and analysis.
Open to any opportunities so please get in touch.
Email s.cunningham@live.co.uk.
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The Briefing @premierleague:
🏆 Pogba backs Carrick to win title
🤕 Livramento World Cup over
🇳🇴 Haaland follows in father’s footsteps
🇳🇿 Wood makes up for lost time
🇫🇷 Olise spotted in a Chelsea shirt
premierleague.com/en/news/46…
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 15
They may have lost heavily, but the fact Curacao are even at this World Cup is an incredible, smart, well planned achievement 👇
Jun 14
📍 Diaspora tracking, data and AI 📍
How Curacao defied the odds to reach the World Cup - by finding Dutch footballers to play for them.
An island of 156,000 faces a country of 80m when they face four-time champions Germany.
For @TelegraphSport
telegraph.co.uk/football/202…
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 14
Fascinating read on how Curacao tapped into their diaspora and qualified for the World Cup (shame about the result today) from @samcunningham
telegraph.co.uk/football/202…
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 14
📍 Diaspora tracking, data and AI 📍
How Curacao defied the odds to reach the World Cup - by finding Dutch footballers to play for them.
An island of 156,000 faces a country of 80m when they face four-time champions Germany.
For @TelegraphSport
telegraph.co.uk/football/202…
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Jun 11
🚨 Omar Artan to officiate the Uefa Super Cup final after being denied a visa by the US to referee at the World Cup.
CAF president Dr Patrice Motsepe: "This is... an excellent example of football bringing together and uniting people from Africa and Europe and worldwide."
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Jun 11
This is an incredible amount of work by @JamesGheerbrant 👏
Marking Pelé, team bonding in war-torn Vietnam, stubbing your toe when your nation’s first ever World Cup goal beckons. An alternative, international history of the World Cup, told through the 48 different stories of 48 men whose lives converge there: thetimes.com/sport/football/…
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 10
This week's @CityAM column:
👶 Everton technical director Nick Cox questions the PL model for investing in youth development
🫣 West Ham fans’ own goal
🏏 Call for greater diversity on cricket boards
🤔 ‘His name is a shop!’ Lenell John-Lewis lands deal with which retailer?
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 10
As cartels slink into shadows for the World Cup, horror remains. Investigation and documentary from Mexico, with @jleather telegraph.co.uk/football/202…
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Jun 10
Everton technical director Nick Cox: “There has been a huge amount of societal change since 2012; yet the academy system has remained largely unchanged. Is it time for a full-scale review? Does the system promote an unrealistic linear journey to success?"
Jun 10
This week's @CityAM column:
👶 Everton technical director Nick Cox questions the PL model for investing in youth development
🫣 West Ham fans’ own goal
🏏 Call for greater diversity on cricket boards
🤔 ‘His name is a shop!’ Lenell John-Lewis lands deal with which retailer?
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Jun 10
This week's @CityAM column:
👶 Everton technical director Nick Cox questions the PL model for investing in youth development
🫣 West Ham fans’ own goal
🏏 Call for greater diversity on cricket boards
🤔 ‘His name is a shop!’ Lenell John-Lewis lands deal with which retailer?
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 8
“A delusional dictator.”
Four years ago, Gianni Infantino felt Qatari and many other things. Today, we might feel football has been bucked senseless on his watch.
A long read on FIFA’s overlord and his many faces:
dailymail.com/sport/football…
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Jun 5
My Goat
Exclusive interview with Antonio Rudiger for @guardian_sport
🇩🇪 Growing up in Berlin after his parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone
😃 Why negative stereotypes about refugees are unfair
🏆 Real Madrid's two trophyless seasons
🐶 Germany "underdogs" at World Cup
(Link below)
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Exclusive interview with Antonio Rudiger for @guardian_sport
🇩🇪 Growing up in Berlin after his parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone
😃 Why negative stereotypes about refugees are unfair
🏆 Real Madrid's two trophyless seasons
🐶 Germany "underdogs" at World Cup
(Link below)
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Delighted to part of the voting panel for the @CityAM Football Power List 2026.
Who really runs the world’s most popular sport?
Find out here 👇
news.uk.cityam.com/story/243…
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Rudiger on the negative stereotypes of refugees: "Some people had terrible experiences with refugees. We have to be honest as well, there are good ones coming here who really want to turn over their lives."
Exclusive interview with Antonio Rudiger for @guardian_sport
🇩🇪 Growing up in Berlin after his parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone
😃 Why negative stereotypes about refugees are unfair
🏆 Real Madrid's two trophyless seasons
🐶 Germany "underdogs" at World Cup
(Link below)
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Exclusive interview with Antonio Rudiger for @guardian_sport
🇩🇪 Growing up in Berlin after his parents fled civil war in Sierra Leone
😃 Why negative stereotypes about refugees are unfair
🏆 Real Madrid's two trophyless seasons
🐶 Germany "underdogs" at World Cup
(Link below)
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You can read the full interview here: theguardian.com/football/202…
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