Jonathan Wilson
@jonawils.bsky.social
Author of Inverting the Pyramid, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Names Heard Long Ago and Two Brothers. Editor of the Blizzard. Journalist for the Guardian. Co-host of It Was What It Was: the Football History Podcast.
www.jonawils.com
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A walk-off, crowd trouble, a press conference abandoned for journalist behaviour… Senegal win the Cup of Nations.
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
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#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
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January 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
A walk-off, crowd trouble, a press conference abandoned for journalist behaviour… Senegal win the Cup of Nations.
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
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#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
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Right, it now seems Diatta is sick and was ruled out at the last minute...
So this is the official team-sheet, but Senegal's facebook page says Diatta starts. It's Ronaldo/Edmundo all over again...
January 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Right, it now seems Diatta is sick and was ruled out at the last minute...
So this is the official team-sheet, but Senegal's facebook page says Diatta starts. It's Ronaldo/Edmundo all over again...
January 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So this is the official team-sheet, but Senegal's facebook page says Diatta starts. It's Ronaldo/Edmundo all over again...
MAJOR SHOCK: Krépin Diatta out of Senegal side for Afcon final. Antoine Mendy comes in.
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
MAJOR SHOCK: Krépin Diatta out of Senegal side for Afcon final. Antoine Mendy comes in.
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27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
27th January, 7:30pm - Jonathan Wilson, The Power and the Glory
Please note event tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Tuesday 27 January, 7:30pm Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP No matter what team you support, we can all come together to enjoy ...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Forthcoming events:
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
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Has Real Madrid become unmanageable? Today, on Libero…
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
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#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
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January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Has Real Madrid become unmanageable? Today, on Libero…
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
pod.fo/e/379e41
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
pod.fo/e/379e41
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Morocco v Senegal preview, a predictable tournament, the impact of the diaspora, African coaches taking over, the importance of the Mohammed VI Academy. And who will win?
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
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#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
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January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Morocco v Senegal preview, a predictable tournament, the impact of the diaspora, African coaches taking over, the importance of the Mohammed VI Academy. And who will win?
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Has Real Madrid become unmanageable? Today, on Libero…
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
pod.fo/e/379e41
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
pod.fo/e/379e41
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Has Real Madrid become unmanageable? Today, on Libero…
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
pod.fo/e/379e41
#football #realmadrid #xabialonso
pod.fo/e/379e41
Morocco v Senegal preview, a predictable tournament, the impact of the diaspora, African coaches taking over, the importance of the Mohammed VI Academy. And who will win?
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Morocco v Senegal preview, a predictable tournament, the impact of the diaspora, African coaches taking over, the importance of the Mohammed VI Academy. And who will win?
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Forthcoming events:
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
27th January, 7:30pm - Jonathan Wilson, The Power and the Glory
Please note event tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Tuesday 27 January, 7:30pm Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP No matter what team you support, we can all come together to enjoy ...
backstory.london
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Forthcoming events:
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
27 Jan, 7.30pm - Backstory, Balham - discussing The Power and the Glory £15 - book here: backstory.london/products/27t...
30 Jan, 6pm-7pm, Cockroft Theatre, Cambridge - discussing writing of football history. Free, but requires reservation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/footnotes-...
Egypt undermine themselves with lack of ambition as Senegal and Morocco reach the Cup of Nations final.
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal #nigeria #egypt
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#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal #nigeria #egypt
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January 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Egypt undermine themselves with lack of ambition as Senegal and Morocco reach the Cup of Nations final.
#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal #nigeria #egypt
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#afcon2025 #morocco #senegal #nigeria #egypt
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Le Grand Stade de Tanger. Stadium no 300.
January 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Le Grand Stade de Tanger. Stadium no 300.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Is this the last time Mohamed Salah faces Sadio Mane in a major game?
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
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Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Is this the last time Mohamed Salah faces Sadio Mane in a major game?
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 AM
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Is this the last time Mohamed Salah faces Sadio Mane in a major game?
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Is this the last time Mohamed Salah faces Sadio Mane in a major game?
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Looking ahead to the Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wilson’s World, Afcon Daily.
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
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Afcon pod special.
Any questions for the panel?
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January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Afcon pod special.
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A look at Saipan, the new film about the McCarthy/Keane spat just before the 2002 World Cup.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Beyond Keane’s stick-it-up-your-bollocks, there isn’t much else to Saipan | Jonathan Wilson
Why is the film of Ireland’s 2002 World Cup falling-out not a documentary but a drama that takes liberties with events?
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
A look at Saipan, the new film about the McCarthy/Keane spat just before the 2002 World Cup.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Having nailed the hostage video aesthetic on Wilson’s World Afcon Daily, reflections on wins for Egypt and Nigeria in the Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
#afcon2025 #egypt #morocco2025
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#afcon2025 #egypt #morocco2025
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January 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Having nailed the hostage video aesthetic on Wilson’s World Afcon Daily, reflections on wins for Egypt and Nigeria in the Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
#afcon2025 #egypt #morocco2025
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
#afcon2025 #egypt #morocco2025
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Morocco final look like potential champions against Cameroon and Senegal edge by Mali.
Latest Wilson’s World Afcon Daily - jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Latest Wilson’s World Afcon Daily - jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
January 10, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Morocco final look like potential champions against Cameroon and Senegal edge by Mali.
Latest Wilson’s World Afcon Daily - jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
Latest Wilson’s World Afcon Daily - jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
What’s the deal with sporting directors? And why did Amorim and Maresca leave Manchester United and Chelsea?
#chelsea #manchesterunited #amorim #maresca
Latest Libero, here: pod.fo/e/37506c
#chelsea #manchesterunited #amorim #maresca
Latest Libero, here: pod.fo/e/37506c
Libero: Libero 086 | Amorim, Maresca And The Battle For Power
That’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? On today’s Libero, Miguel Delaney, Rory Smith and James Horncastle explore how the sackings of Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim shed light on where power lie...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
What’s the deal with sporting directors? And why did Amorim and Maresca leave Manchester United and Chelsea?
#chelsea #manchesterunited #amorim #maresca
Latest Libero, here: pod.fo/e/37506c
#chelsea #manchesterunited #amorim #maresca
Latest Libero, here: pod.fo/e/37506c
Previewing Saturday’s quarter-finals on Wilson’s World Afcon Daily - Nigeria v Algeria and Egypt v Ivory Coast.
#afcon2025 #morocco2025 #nigeria #egypt #ivorycoast #Algeria
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#afcon2025 #morocco2025 #nigeria #egypt #ivorycoast #Algeria
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January 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Previewing Saturday’s quarter-finals on Wilson’s World Afcon Daily - Nigeria v Algeria and Egypt v Ivory Coast.
#afcon2025 #morocco2025 #nigeria #egypt #ivorycoast #Algeria
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
#afcon2025 #morocco2025 #nigeria #egypt #ivorycoast #Algeria
jonawils.substack.com/p/afcon-dail...
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Just finished The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup by @jonawils.bsky.social. What a brilliant book. Football, history and politics rolled into one.
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Just finished The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup by @jonawils.bsky.social. What a brilliant book. Football, history and politics rolled into one.