Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️
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Football writer, from the newsletter with the same name and occasionally elsewhere. She/her. Non-football stuff @gemofamara.com.
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Can Xabi Alonso reinvent Real Madrid? Part One
We're into genuinely new territory here
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Hey! I wrote about Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, and the broader relevance of what it means for the institution. Free to read. www.graceonfootball.com/p/can-xabi-a...
the difference between britain and america is that gen x are the cause of everything wrong with the former
having a wee look through this. just started but one donation that stood out was £2000 to the Graham Linehan fundraiser from Martin Freeman
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
the difference between britain and america is that gen x are the cause of everything wrong with the former
this summer could be a great time to be an available manager
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
this summer could be a great time to be an available manager
hard to argue amorim was too hard done by, but at the same time, not really persuading anyone it was about performance rather than being mean about the bosses.
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
hard to argue amorim was too hard done by, but at the same time, not really persuading anyone it was about performance rather than being mean about the bosses.
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Football is so complacent it's unreal
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Football is so complacent it's unreal
he is significantly better than this
🚨🇺🇸 Charlotte FC are prepared to offer Harvey Elliott the chance to play on loan in MLS until June. Elliott, likely to return to Liverpool after being unused at Aston Villa on loan. Decision up to the player.
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
he is significantly better than this
some team should just outright embrace this and say they're a comedy club. lighten things up in football a bit.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
some team should just outright embrace this and say they're a comedy club. lighten things up in football a bit.
If I'm a Chelsea fan I want to see David Baddiel given a go. He's a Chelsea man to the core - has served time elsewhere & there's no reason he can't do what Lampard is doing at Coventry - with better tools.
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If I'm a Chelsea fan I want to see David Baddiel given a go. He's a Chelsea man to the core - has served time elsewhere & there's no reason he can't do what Lampard is doing at Coventry - with better tools.
ok, here's a new series i'm very excited to be writing! www.graceonfootball.com/p/what-went-...
What Went Wrong? France at the 2002 World Cup
The start of a new series
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January 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
ok, here's a new series i'm very excited to be writing! www.graceonfootball.com/p/what-went-...
zooming out, i feel like the macro story at liverpool is they needed a lighter touch manager post-klopp who wasn't going to totally change everything to enforce his own ideas about football, but next season they need a new "tactical teacher" to build a side.
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
zooming out, i feel like the macro story at liverpool is they needed a lighter touch manager post-klopp who wasn't going to totally change everything to enforce his own ideas about football, but next season they need a new "tactical teacher" to build a side.
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it's like winning the Club World Cup doesn't even mean anything anymore
games gone tbh
games gone tbh
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
it's like winning the Club World Cup doesn't even mean anything anymore
games gone tbh
games gone tbh
no shirt sponsor really is a perfect metaphor for how chelsea are run top to bottom.
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
no shirt sponsor really is a perfect metaphor for how chelsea are run top to bottom.
i was looking up the chelsea sporting directors and that's all i need to know
December 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i was looking up the chelsea sporting directors and that's all i need to know
guus hiddink is sat at home
🚨⚠️ Enzo Maresca’s future under discussion at Chelsea, tense situation with doubts intensifying. Club and manager assessing the recent results and general situation. ➕🎥 https://youtu.be/WawJi8g7rPM
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
guus hiddink is sat at home
i love that these are all next to each other
![Philanthropy
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Piqué (along with teammates, including Lionel Messi) committed to a 70% salary cut throughout the crisis. They further committed to donating to the salaries of all employees at the club during the state of emergency.[106]
Tax fraud
On 10 July 2019, Piqué was ordered by a Spanish court to pay €2.1 million to the tax authorities following his conviction for image rights fraud. He had been convicted by Spain's National Court in 2016 for faking the sale of his image rights to his Kerad Project company to evade taxes from 2008 to 2010.[107]
Corruption investigation
In May 2024, Pique was placed under official investigation by a court in Spain over his alleged involvement in a deal which saw the Spanish Super Cup moved to Saudi Arabia (then-RFEF president Luis Rubiales had been arrested and his successor Pedro Rocha was also under investigation).[108]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g3e7bogelhgdtmdguipv4wls/bafkreieojdj4jiae24ab22kwe55w6fc6y6eq432bjtgg7fi4rn4i77gn7y@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
i love that these are all next to each other
would be a funny bit for villa fans to now suddenly start talking about xG
December 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
would be a funny bit for villa fans to now suddenly start talking about xG
does arsene wenger enjoy watching this arsenal team lol
December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
does arsene wenger enjoy watching this arsenal team lol
don't know which is worse, the coca cola advert done by ai or the one with the gary neville voiceover.
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
don't know which is worse, the coca cola advert done by ai or the one with the gary neville voiceover.
it's so satisfying when you see half the timeline seriously stressing out about a big game you have no personal rooting interest in.
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
it's so satisfying when you see half the timeline seriously stressing out about a big game you have no personal rooting interest in.
i guess the more interesting world cup ticket price conversation is, like, how do people in mexico feel about this?
December 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
i guess the more interesting world cup ticket price conversation is, like, how do people in mexico feel about this?
there's a whole political metaphor in having a supposedly arsenal supporting prime minister sign off on this
🚨 BREAKING: Daniel Levy awarded CBE in New Year Honours list. Ex #THFC chair recognised for services to charity & community in Tottenham by receiving most prestigious civilian accolade after knight/damehood 🚨
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Former Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy awarded CBE in New Year Honours list
Levy has been given the honour for 'services to charity and the community in Tottenham'
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December 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
there's a whole political metaphor in having a supposedly arsenal supporting prime minister sign off on this
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Excited for another round of “Is Morgan Roger’s finishing 5 times as efficiently as Lione Messi going to continue indefinitely?” today.
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excited for another round of “Is Morgan Roger’s finishing 5 times as efficiently as Lione Messi going to continue indefinitely?” today.
The Brands were not prepared for the lack of PL games today.
December 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Brands were not prepared for the lack of PL games today.
anyway you're welcome to spend this boxing day with your families. you could even leave the house.
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
anyway you're welcome to spend this boxing day with your families. you could even leave the house.
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I’ve spoken to so many people around the world in the last two weeks on various calls and every single one of them, in Africa, North and South America, and South East Asia, wanted to know why they weren’t getting the Premier League football they were expecting. Had something happened etc. Big miss.
This is the absolute essence of the argument.
Take your most cynical view of the Premier League and its brand.
Today is terrible for the brand. And for the broadcasters.
Take your most cynical view of the Premier League and its brand.
Today is terrible for the brand. And for the broadcasters.
the money people would absolutely love to have a full slate of games today. it's become a famous branding that is known even in countries that have never heard of boxing day.
December 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I’ve spoken to so many people around the world in the last two weeks on various calls and every single one of them, in Africa, North and South America, and South East Asia, wanted to know why they weren’t getting the Premier League football they were expecting. Had something happened etc. Big miss.
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Brazilian ESPN always promote it very heavily despite the dating meaning nothing to us. It is just a full day of UK football.
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Brazilian ESPN always promote it very heavily despite the dating meaning nothing to us. It is just a full day of UK football.