LL
@wilsonleeds.bsky.social
Posting about the things I’m interested in: Food 🥘 , Drink 🍷 🍻 European Football & Leeds United. No Politics unless related to the above. Just good reads, independently produced if possible.
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This is fun :
99 years later, "The Sun Also Rises" is still delicious - Salon.com
A modern traveler retraces Hemingway’s footsteps through Spain, one glass of vermút and Basque pintxo at a time
www.salon.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
This is fun :
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1. FC Union Berlin's Die Alte Försterei is one of the greatest stadium experiences in Germany. The problem is that for Union, the stadium is a major obstacle to growing the club.
Story for Gegenpressing
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/why-union-...
Story for Gegenpressing
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/why-union-...
Why Union Berlin need to expand Die Alte Försterei to survive
Union Berlin's Die Alte Försterei is one of the greatest stadium experiences in Germany. The problem is, that for Union, the stadium is a major obstacle towards growing the club.
gegenpressing.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
1. FC Union Berlin's Die Alte Försterei is one of the greatest stadium experiences in Germany. The problem is that for Union, the stadium is a major obstacle to growing the club.
Story for Gegenpressing
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/why-union-...
Story for Gegenpressing
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/why-union-...
Absolutely depressing.
High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds
High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds
Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the world
The rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.
Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Absolutely depressing.
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Today on Wilson’s World, reading Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties.
jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Today on Wilson’s World, reading Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties.
jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
…and yes, I have no idea who could do a better job (and is free). Sigh.
Can’t help but listen to this, nodding along (midfield woes, Sunderland stepping up, future fixtures) and nod along, feeling overall very glum about the upcoming month:
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
…and yes, I have no idea who could do a better job (and is free). Sigh.
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Why does a seventh-tier club in a Leicestershire market town get thousands of Spanish football fans watching their games online and groups coming over to watch matches?
A very cool story, like a real-life watch along Football Manager save.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
A very cool story, like a real-life watch along Football Manager save.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The tiny English market town attracting Spanish football fans
Here's how a club in Leicestershire became a real life Football Manager project
inews.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Why does a seventh-tier club in a Leicestershire market town get thousands of Spanish football fans watching their games online and groups coming over to watch matches?
A very cool story, like a real-life watch along Football Manager save.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
A very cool story, like a real-life watch along Football Manager save.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Can’t help but listen to this, nodding along (midfield woes, Sunderland stepping up, future fixtures) and nod along, feeling overall very glum about the upcoming month:
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Can’t help but listen to this, nodding along (midfield woes, Sunderland stepping up, future fixtures) and nod along, feeling overall very glum about the upcoming month:
Also: All Castellon, aren’t we? 🧙
Pablo Hernández continúa como entrenador del primer equipo del CD Castellón | CD Castellón | Web Oficial
www.cdcastellon.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Also: All Castellon, aren’t we? 🧙
A really fun romp around the clubs of Andalusia, (including my own personal pick, Malaga CF) from Jordan Thomas over on Substack:
Regions of Spain, Andalucia
Spain is made up of 17 unique and autonomous regions and regional pride is often as big as national pride in what can often feel a fragmented and divided country. This time it's Andalucia
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A really fun romp around the clubs of Andalusia, (including my own personal pick, Malaga CF) from Jordan Thomas over on Substack:
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We will be flogging mags, t-shirts, totes, badges and more this Saturday.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We will be flogging mags, t-shirts, totes, badges and more this Saturday.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
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#lufc The director of Paris 75 is trying to get the film hosted on YouTube so everyone can see it. But the channel needs to reach 1000 subscribers so please give it a click
youtu.be/hE4WyUDlgOc
youtu.be/hE4WyUDlgOc
PARIS 75 - Official Trailer. In cinemas from Oct 10 (12A)
YouTube video by PARIS 75 - The Final Football Tried To Forget
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
#lufc The director of Paris 75 is trying to get the film hosted on YouTube so everyone can see it. But the channel needs to reach 1000 subscribers so please give it a click
youtu.be/hE4WyUDlgOc
youtu.be/hE4WyUDlgOc
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More depressing news from the world of sports sponsorship, where World Volleyball, following the examples of FIBA, CAF, PSG and others, has decided to team up with one of the world's worst illegal sports betting operators, 1XBet (who else?). en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/c...
Volleyball World announces 1xBet as Global Betting Partner
The five-year agreement will encompass both volleyball and beach volleyball
en.volleyballworld.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
More depressing news from the world of sports sponsorship, where World Volleyball, following the examples of FIBA, CAF, PSG and others, has decided to team up with one of the world's worst illegal sports betting operators, 1XBet (who else?). en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/c...
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Liverpool can at least feel comforted by the thought of a game v Leeds coming up
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Liverpool can at least feel comforted by the thought of a game v Leeds coming up
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Mjällby have just won the Swedish league with three games left - and they haven’t simply won it, they’ve absolutely ripped it up. No asterisks or sugar daddies here, just the best story European club football will produce all year. From August, this is their tale: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Mjällby making minor miracles in an extraordinary Swedish football story
The former third-tier club with no financial muscle from a remote municipality of 14,000 inhabitants are leading the country’s top flight
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Mjällby have just won the Swedish league with three games left - and they haven’t simply won it, they’ve absolutely ripped it up. No asterisks or sugar daddies here, just the best story European club football will produce all year. From August, this is their tale: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I need a mental break from the whole thing, to be honest, Daniel. Especially Underwood & Co.
DF: "I don't think they're mentally struggling. If the outside world is panicking and mentally struggling after everything is a bit closer, we can't influence it. We are quite calm within the group. We don't need a mental break right now." #lufc
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I need a mental break from the whole thing, to be honest, Daniel. Especially Underwood & Co.
Please, please, don’t make us sit and defend this now, Farke
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Please, please, don’t make us sit and defend this now, Farke
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If you read anything this weekend, make it this by @barneyronay.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
If you read anything this weekend, make it this by @barneyronay.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sunderland. Making survival look easy. Coasting through fixtures. No sweat.
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sunderland. Making survival look easy. Coasting through fixtures. No sweat.
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On This Day: In 2000, Dominic Matteo etched himself into Leeds United folklore after scoring against AC Milan in a 1-1 draw at the San Siro.
lufcdata.com | #LUFC
lufcdata.com | #LUFC
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
On This Day: In 2000, Dominic Matteo etched himself into Leeds United folklore after scoring against AC Milan in a 1-1 draw at the San Siro.
lufcdata.com | #LUFC
lufcdata.com | #LUFC
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This is lovely, on football fandom and friendships: six groups talk about how they met at the game and what it's led to
‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
It starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they met
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is lovely, on football fandom and friendships: six groups talk about how they met at the game and what it's led to
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RIP Lee Tamahori
I taught the viscerally upsetting but gripping Once Were Warriors for many years as it was on the exam syllabus.
A heartbreaking film about a Maori family dealing with domestic abuse, alcoholism & racism. It’s on ITVX & Prime.
www.itv.com/watch/once-w...
I taught the viscerally upsetting but gripping Once Were Warriors for many years as it was on the exam syllabus.
A heartbreaking film about a Maori family dealing with domestic abuse, alcoholism & racism. It’s on ITVX & Prime.
www.itv.com/watch/once-w...
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
RIP Lee Tamahori
I taught the viscerally upsetting but gripping Once Were Warriors for many years as it was on the exam syllabus.
A heartbreaking film about a Maori family dealing with domestic abuse, alcoholism & racism. It’s on ITVX & Prime.
www.itv.com/watch/once-w...
I taught the viscerally upsetting but gripping Once Were Warriors for many years as it was on the exam syllabus.
A heartbreaking film about a Maori family dealing with domestic abuse, alcoholism & racism. It’s on ITVX & Prime.
www.itv.com/watch/once-w...
So underwhelming for the WC from an England point of view. Underwhelming performances will be dominated by either Tuchel discourse….or Bellingham discourse. Sigh.
Thomas Tuchel is planning to bring Jude Bellingham back into the England squad that will be announced on Friday.
Bellingham has not played for England since June, and underwent shoulder surgery in July following the Club World Cup.
📝 @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Bellingham has not played for England since June, and underwent shoulder surgery in July following the Club World Cup.
📝 @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So underwhelming for the WC from an England point of view. Underwhelming performances will be dominated by either Tuchel discourse….or Bellingham discourse. Sigh.
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Preston North End’s Milutin Osmajic has been issued a nine-match suspension after charges which accused him of racially abusing Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri were found to be proven.
Preston forward Milutin Osmajic given nine-match ban after FA racism charge ‘proven’
Preston released a statement saying they were "extremely disappointed" by the decision of the regulatory commission.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Preston North End’s Milutin Osmajic has been issued a nine-match suspension after charges which accused him of racially abusing Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri were found to be proven.
Lovely stuff.
Joey Barton guilty over 'offensive' X posts. On the bigger crime of 'being Joey Barton', the jury have asked for more time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Joey Barton guilty over 'offensive' X posts
The former footballer directed posts on X towards Jeremy Vine and pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Lovely stuff.
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Joey Barton guilty over 'offensive' X posts. On the bigger crime of 'being Joey Barton', the jury have asked for more time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Joey Barton guilty over 'offensive' X posts
The former footballer directed posts on X towards Jeremy Vine and pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Joey Barton guilty over 'offensive' X posts. On the bigger crime of 'being Joey Barton', the jury have asked for more time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...