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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 37m

No-one ever followed Darlington for glory but case to be made it’s the most unrewarding club to support in England’s pyramid in 21st century: 18th in Nat League North but buzz around club today in FA Cup, over 2000 there, lose 6-0.

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Megan Feringa @meganferinga.bsky.social · 1d

“You don’t have a period but that’s fine. You’re an athlete.” A caveat accompanying countless medical results, despite inevitable danger, lines being drawn between sacrifices periods + sporting success. A piece for my sister + those challenging the system. www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

In women’s sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore

A byproduct of wider issues, periods continue to be missed, ignored or misunderstood in elite sports

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social · 8h

Football in 2025 doesn’t look how we expected it to in 2000. Here’s a list of eight things I anticipated would happen in that time, that have not happened at all.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Eight expectations about football from 25 years ago that have proven misguided

From pay-per-view coverage to the loss of technical midfielders to indoor stadiums – some expectations from 2000 haven't come true

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 9h

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Sir Bobby Charlton picked his World XI in 1960. We found it – and here it is

On what would have been his 88th birthday, we revisit Charlton's selection of the best players in the world from his 1960 Book of Soccer

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 19h

Brilliant by Michael O’Neill’s young squad tonight. Real shame about Conor Bradley suspension but Germany on Monday night in Belfast could be electric.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6d

‘There’s more to achieve’: Michael O’Neill’s ambition undimmed as he nears 100th game

Manager relying on youth as well as experience as team faces tough World Cup qualifiers

www.irishtimes.com

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Nutmeg Magazine @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

⬇️ Landing soon 🚨

Nutmeg Magazine @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

📝The latest Slow Match Report lands this afternoon.

@d_gray_writer makes his international debut at Scotland v Greece and spends a lot of time thinking about the visiting manager's hair.

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 22h

Harvey's reputation inside club was as tireless worker, spotter of talent – on a budget. Value of squad – and club – rose via promotions with players like Hume, Ballard, Clarke. Collective effort but as statement says, Harvey was integral. Ghisolfi arrival signalled change in approach/spending.

Sunderland AFC @safc.com · 1d

Sunderland AFC today confirmed the departure of Head of Player Recruitment, Stuart Harvey.

The Club would like to thank Stuart for his contribution and wishes him every success in the future.

🔗 safc.com/news/2025/october/10/safc-confirm-stuart-harvey-departure/

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 1d

From Andrew Hankinson observer.co.uk/style/featur...

Laughing in Joe Rogan land | The Observer

At the podcaster’s Comedy Mothership, you can hear the authentic voice of Trump’s America. How did comedians get so much political power?

observer.co.uk

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Paul Hayward @paulhayward.bsky.social · 3d

In this week's 'How It All Played Out' by me and Mark Pougatch, how Barry McGuigan united Ireland in a time of murderous conflict.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The world champion boxer who united Ireland

Podcast Episode · How It All Played Out · 08/10/2025 · 38m

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Oliver Kay @oliverkay.bsky.social · 3d

"This boy will go to Real Madrid if we don't get in quick..."

Loved doing this with Dave Worthington, going through his old scouting reports from Bolton, Chelsea, Hull, Sunderland, West Ham, Leicester, Everton — recommending Benzema to #CFC, young Rodri to #EFC etc

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Reading a football scout’s notebooks: Spotting Rodri and Benzema, and why data needs context

Dave Worthington's carefully-compiled notes were an invaluable resource for several Premier League clubs

www.nytimes.com

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 5d

UEFA has approved a landmark move to allow Italian and Spanish domestic league matches to be staged abroad while reiterating its “clear opposition” to the plans, which it has granted “on an exceptional basis amid regulatory gaps at global level”.

✍️ @colinmillar.bsky.social

🔗 bit.ly/3IZCRNJ

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

New Phoenix billboard compares ICE to the Ku
Klux Klan

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den1964.bsky.social @den1964.bsky.social · 5d

Depressing it takes a non politician to state the fucking obvious

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Gary Neville says he took down a union flag being ‘used in a negative fashion’

Footballer turned developer questions spate of flag raisings and says ‘we’re all being turned on each other’ Gary Neville has revealed he removed a union flag from one of his Manchester development sites because it was being “used in a negative fashion”, as he urged his followers to question what it means to be patriotic. In a video posted on Friday, the day after a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue, the former footballer turned property developer said he believed that “we’re all being turned on each other”, attributing much of the blame for the divide to “angry, middle-aged white men … who know exactly what they’re doing”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 6d

It was Willie McFaul who signed a teenaged Michael O’Neill for Newcastle United.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6d

‘There’s more to achieve’: Michael O’Neill’s ambition undimmed as he nears 100th game

Manager relying on youth as well as experience as team faces tough World Cup qualifiers

www.irishtimes.com

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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · Feb 24

Andoni Iraola. Bournemouth. Frankenstein

By @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...

Andoni Iraola. Bournemouth. Frankenstein

The Bournemouth head coach talks philosophy, 'organised spontaneity' and his adopted town's unlikely association with Mary Shelley's monster

www.nytimes.com

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Libération @liberation.fr · 8d

Guerre en Ukraine : le photographe français Antoni Lallican tué par un drone lors d'un reportage dans le Donbass

Guerre en Ukraine : le photographe français Antoni Lallican tué par un drone

Le journaliste est mort ce vendredi 3 octobre dans une frappe de drone contre sa voiture, alors qu’il se trouvait en reportage dans le Donbass. Son collègue ukrainien George Ivanchenko a été grièvement blessé.

www.liberation.fr

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 10d

Bill McCracken: the greatest Irish and Newcastle United player of them all? Probably. Delighted to get a copy of Paul Joannou’s new biography of the forgotten brilliant thinker, a man The Guardian called “the Irish Mephistopheles”.

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 10d

Bill McCracken: the greatest Irish and Newcastle United player of them all? Probably. Delighted to get a copy of Paul Joannou’s new biography of the forgotten brilliant thinker, a man The Guardian called “the Irish Mephistopheles”.

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Chris Weatherspoon @cweatherspoon.bsky.social · 10d

Sacking managers is easier and cheaper than sacking players, but still costs money.

It might happen again at #MUFC. Or it might not

Either way, here's a look at how much they've spent on managerial changes since Sir Alex Ferguson retired

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

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The BookKeeper – How much Manchester United have spent on sacking managers

As pressure mounts on United's head coach, the BookKeeper explores the true costs of sacking their post-Alex Ferguson managers

www.nytimes.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10d

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 14d

Graham Potter has been sacked by West Ham United after winning only six of his 25 games in charge.

Graham Potter sacked by West Ham after eight months in charge

Potter only won six of his 25 games with the club.

www.nytimes.com

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 14d

Tony Harrison RIP
I taught Long Distance, his beautiful & honest poem about bereavement to my students for decades.
Eventually, it provided consolation to me as well.

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 15d

For NFL folk attending or watching Steelers-Vikings, some history ancient & modern of Croke Park in Dublin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...

A history of Croke Park, the NFL’s latest venue across the Pond

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will bring NFL to Dublin's iconic arena, a stadium that has been at the heart of Irish history

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 15d

For NFL folk attending or watching Steelers-Vikings, some history ancient & modern of Croke Park in Dublin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...

A history of Croke Park, the NFL’s latest venue across the Pond

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will bring NFL to Dublin's iconic arena, a stadium that has been at the heart of Irish history

www.nytimes.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19d

In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty.

Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3

a black and white photo of a crowd of people with a sign that says walter

ALT: a black and white photo of a crowd of people with a sign that says walter

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