Jeremy Hazlehurst
@futureball.bsky.social
Writer. FT, Economist, WSJ, Times etc.
supersport.substack.com
Forthcoming: FUTUREBALL: the future of football.
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Forthcoming: FUTUREBALL: the future of football.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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June 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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...
Can Xabi Alonso reinvent Real Madrid? Part One
We're into genuinely new territory here
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May 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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...
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NEW with @simonkuper.bsky.social:
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
May 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW with @simonkuper.bsky.social:
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong.
Players don’t play any more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play.
Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.
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These clubs now in "limbo" are in that situation because they chose to ignore the mountain of evidence that the Asian-facing bookies they were promoting were, by definition, providing illegal gambling services. The clubs are not victims, but co-conspirators.
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
Five Premier League clubs in limbo as betting brands disappear
*This is an evolving story. This piece was edited on May 16 to show TGP Europe had left the market. Several Premier League clubs face sponsorship uncertainty as TGP Europe, which powers multiple U...
insidersport.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
These clubs now in "limbo" are in that situation because they chose to ignore the mountain of evidence that the Asian-facing bookies they were promoting were, by definition, providing illegal gambling services. The clubs are not victims, but co-conspirators.
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
insidersport.com/2025/05/16/p...
May 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Fourth and final instalment of the special report @stevemenary.bsky.social and I have done on multi-club ownership for @playthegame-org.bsky.social: this time, the crazy world of MCO in Mexico, where the biggest bookmaker, Caliente, is also the biggest club owner.
www.playthegame.org/news/the-dom...
www.playthegame.org/news/the-dom...
The domestic threat: Why multi-club ownership is a homegrown crisis too
In a country where match-fixing scandals and criminal links persist, Mexico’s football league has welcomed owners who control multiple clubs, including a betting giant whose owners the US government o...
www.playthegame.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Fourth and final instalment of the special report @stevemenary.bsky.social and I have done on multi-club ownership for @playthegame-org.bsky.social: this time, the crazy world of MCO in Mexico, where the biggest bookmaker, Caliente, is also the biggest club owner.
www.playthegame.org/news/the-dom...
www.playthegame.org/news/the-dom...
Another victim of Chelsea churn, itself a symptom of the club having no plan. (Not even maximising profits, which at least gives some sort of direction.) What a mess.
A column on why Cole Palmer reminds me of Steven Gerrard!
Assists, goals & at times a frustration of what’s going on around him.
www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Assists, goals & at times a frustration of what’s going on around him.
www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Cole Palmer must wonder if Chelsea is right club for him
World-class players only tolerate mediocrity for so long, making it all the more crucial for Maresca to secure Champions League football
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Another victim of Chelsea churn, itself a symptom of the club having no plan. (Not even maximising profits, which at least gives some sort of direction.) What a mess.
Looking forward to picking up a knock-off in Spain this summer...
Just 1,899 of the FC Barcelona x Travis Scott limited ed. jerseys to be made available today and yours for 'just' €399.
Already selling out fast.
Already selling out fast.
May 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Looking forward to picking up a knock-off in Spain this summer...
Haha, love this!
This isn’t Argentina — it’s Spain!
Scenes from River Plate’s official supporters’ club in Madrid as the #Superclásico sent pulses racing. When 17-year-old #Mastantuono curled in that stunning free-kick, the place erupted!!
River has over 350,000 members around the world 😗
Scenes from River Plate’s official supporters’ club in Madrid as the #Superclásico sent pulses racing. When 17-year-old #Mastantuono curled in that stunning free-kick, the place erupted!!
River has over 350,000 members around the world 😗
May 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Haha, love this!
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This isn’t Argentina — it’s Spain!
Scenes from River Plate’s official supporters’ club in Madrid as the #Superclásico sent pulses racing. When 17-year-old #Mastantuono curled in that stunning free-kick, the place erupted!!
River has over 350,000 members around the world 😗
Scenes from River Plate’s official supporters’ club in Madrid as the #Superclásico sent pulses racing. When 17-year-old #Mastantuono curled in that stunning free-kick, the place erupted!!
River has over 350,000 members around the world 😗
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This isn’t Argentina — it’s Spain!
Scenes from River Plate’s official supporters’ club in Madrid as the #Superclásico sent pulses racing. When 17-year-old #Mastantuono curled in that stunning free-kick, the place erupted!!
River has over 350,000 members around the world 😗
Scenes from River Plate’s official supporters’ club in Madrid as the #Superclásico sent pulses racing. When 17-year-old #Mastantuono curled in that stunning free-kick, the place erupted!!
River has over 350,000 members around the world 😗
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One more plug for this report from Bodø on the miracle of Glimt – told from the coffee table that explains everything. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘One big dream’: Bodø/Glimt’s modern miracle built on history and humility
Family club, known as a symbol of northern Norwegian self-esteem, prepare to face Tottenham in Europa League semis
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
One more plug for this report from Bodø on the miracle of Glimt – told from the coffee table that explains everything. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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“The most significant tremor was caused by Alexis Mac Allister’s strike. It registered a peak magnitude of 1.74 on the Richter scale.”
May 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“The most significant tremor was caused by Alexis Mac Allister’s strike. It registered a peak magnitude of 1.74 on the Richter scale.”
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