Darren Tulett
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Sports reporter. TV presenter. Brit in France.
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Brenners Park, Baden-Baden, may be the poshest hotel in Germany's poshest resort. Its story is a potted history of the global elite since 1872. I become the nearest thing to an ordinary person ever to darken its towels (and lose at roulette, like Dostoevsky) @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/4gOoCHW
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The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest reut.rs/41PWH4l
Nation on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing
The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.
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Simon Kuper
@simonkuper.bsky.social
· Sep 10
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Guardian Sport
@sport.theguardian.com
· Sep 4
World Cup’s dynamic pricing model lays bare Fifa’s singular motive: profit, at all costs
At one point not long ago, the world governing body at least tried to look like it cared about growing the game worldwide. Not any more
If there’s the tiniest sliver of an upside to the latest news about ticketing for the 2026 World Cup, it’s that we can finally dispense with the pretense that Fifa is interested in growing the game any more.
Fifa confirmed on Wednesday that it will, for the first time, use a dynamic ticket pricing model for the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. While tickets will initially range from $60 for the cheap seats in some group-stage matches to $6,730 for the best vantage point at the final, those prices will then be algorithmically handed over to the market to respond to demand, which will probably cause them to skyrocket. After all, the first tranche of tickets goes on sale through an application and lottery system next week, but the World Cup draw will not take place until December. The gap between ticket sales and the assignment of teams to those actual matches all but guarantees a surge of demand for a diminished supply. Continue reading...
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Darren Tulett
@darrentulett.bsky.social
· Aug 18
Terence Stamp, the magnetic British actor whose memorable film roles included “Billy Budd,” The Collector,” and “Superman,” died on Sunday. He was 87. nyti.ms/41d6v8d
Darren Tulett
@darrentulett.bsky.social
· Aug 15
Nearly 50% of all owners of Premier League clubs are now from the United States.
Less than 25% are from the United Kingdom.
@cweatherspoon.bsky.social breaks down the Premier League’s owners — and their nationalities.
Less than 25% are from the United Kingdom.
@cweatherspoon.bsky.social breaks down the Premier League’s owners — and their nationalities.
Who owns your Premier League club? And what else do they own?
The BookKeeper, The Athletic's dedicated football finance expert, breaks down the ownership structure of all 20 Premier League clubs
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Darren Tulett
@darrentulett.bsky.social
· Jun 15
If you’re watching on DAZN, reminder this is the network that has lost billions (with a b) on streaming sports and somehow found $1bn to pay FIFA for CWC that rest of market was ignoring at $500m all while putting French clubs on brink by pulling out of €500m TV deal. Oh Saudi invested $1bn in DAZN
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