Philippe Auclair
@philippeauclair.bsky.social
Writes and sings for Josimar, The Guardian and Tapete Records
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Same old, same old - josimarfootball.com
Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that, contrary to expectations, elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illeg...
josimarfootball.com
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. And depressing. Correspondence between the Premier League and the British government suggests that elite English football clubs will be allowed to pursue commercial relationships with illegal betting operators in the future.
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
josimarfootball.com/2026/01/13/s...
Nearly 3,000 pages, the result of a quarter of a century's work by Manuel Cornejo, which should revolutionise Ravelian studies and put paid to many misconceptions about the man and the musician. As to me, I loved Maurice before reading this. I love him even more now. A monument.
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Nearly 3,000 pages, the result of a quarter of a century's work by Manuel Cornejo, which should revolutionise Ravelian studies and put paid to many misconceptions about the man and the musician. As to me, I loved Maurice before reading this. I love him even more now. A monument.
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""Some of them were my friends," said Heraskevych, who was Ukraine's flagbearer in the opening ceremony. [] The 26-year-old said the International Olympic Committee had contacted Ukraine's Olympic Committee over the helmet."
The IOC really are a shower of bastards
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
The IOC really are a shower of bastards
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Ukraine skeleton racer wears helmet with images of people killed in war
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wears a helmet with images of people killed in the war in his home country during a Winter Olympics training session in Cortina.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
""Some of them were my friends," said Heraskevych, who was Ukraine's flagbearer in the opening ceremony. [] The 26-year-old said the International Olympic Committee had contacted Ukraine's Olympic Committee over the helmet."
The IOC really are a shower of bastards
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
The IOC really are a shower of bastards
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Arkady Dvorkovich, the Russian president of the international chess federation, FIDE, attending the Winter Olympics in Milan next to a guy wearing a USSR shirt. Russia are banned by the IOC. Dvorkovich was Deputy Prime Minister in Medvedev's Cabinet 2012-18. worldchess.com/news/the-fid...
The FIDE President Went to the Olympics and Found the One Guy in a USSR Jersey / News / World Chess - Official FIDE Online Chess Gaming Platform
A photo from Milan-Cortina. Arkady Dvorkovich, the man who runs world chess, standing next to a fan in full Soviet kit waving a banner of Misha the Olympic bear. Dvorkovich is clapping. He looks delig...
worldchess.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Arkady Dvorkovich, the Russian president of the international chess federation, FIDE, attending the Winter Olympics in Milan next to a guy wearing a USSR shirt. Russia are banned by the IOC. Dvorkovich was Deputy Prime Minister in Medvedev's Cabinet 2012-18. worldchess.com/news/the-fid...
Very interesting numbers-crunching by Chris here, highlighting markedly different recruitment strategies from PL clubs.
Everyone talks about the size of a club's transfer expenditure - but how often do we compare what it was spent on?
For @theathleticfc.bsky.social, I've had a look at 2025-26 Premier League teams' spending by age, and what it tells us about those teams:
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
For @theathleticfc.bsky.social, I've had a look at 2025-26 Premier League teams' spending by age, and what it tells us about those teams:
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Very interesting numbers-crunching by Chris here, highlighting markedly different recruitment strategies from PL clubs.
I'm no VAR fan, but VAR should not be blamed for the occasional assery of the laws of football. John Brooks made the right call, which would/should also have been made by the on-field referee, even if the whole episode was farcical.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Dominik Szoboszlai red card: Did ref and VAR in Liverpool v Man City get Haaland drama right?
Manchester City's win at Liverpool ended in complete chaos - but did the referee and the VAR get Dominik Szoboszlai's red card right?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I'm no VAR fan, but VAR should not be blamed for the occasional assery of the laws of football. John Brooks made the right call, which would/should also have been made by the on-field referee, even if the whole episode was farcical.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Bravo to journalist @romain-molina.bsky.social for having ceaselessly investigated sex abusers in the world of football and defied those who protected them, from France to Haiti and Gabon, at great personal risk to himself. Thanks to his work, another of those criminals has been arrested.
Daniel Ella Ndong dit "Lesage", coach à la section féminine de l'Union Sportive d'Oyem, a été écroué pour viol sur une fillette de 12 ans
Depuis nos révélations sur les réseaux pédocriminels au sein du sport gabonais, il s'agit du septième à tomber en prison
gabonallsport.com/foot-feminin...
Depuis nos révélations sur les réseaux pédocriminels au sein du sport gabonais, il s'agit du septième à tomber en prison
gabonallsport.com/foot-feminin...
Foot Féminin-Viol/Un entraîneur de football féminin écroué pour viol sur mineure à Oyem - Gabonallsport
L’entraîneur de la section féminine de l’Union Sportive d’Oyem (USO), âgé de 40 ans, est actuellement en garde à vue dans les locaux de la police judiciaire (PJ) de la ville pour viol d’une fillette d...
gabonallsport.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Bravo to journalist @romain-molina.bsky.social for having ceaselessly investigated sex abusers in the world of football and defied those who protected them, from France to Haiti and Gabon, at great personal risk to himself. Thanks to his work, another of those criminals has been arrested.
Column for Eurosport, in French, about the FA's obsession with making the Cup "fresher" and "more modern" - and commissioning a new "anthem" from...Universal Music.
(Includes reminder that the FA Cup attracts more fans today than at any time since the 1970s/80s)
www.eurosport.fr/football/the...
(Includes reminder that the FA Cup attracts more fans today than at any time since the 1970s/80s)
www.eurosport.fr/football/the...
www.eurosport.fr
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Column for Eurosport, in French, about the FA's obsession with making the Cup "fresher" and "more modern" - and commissioning a new "anthem" from...Universal Music.
(Includes reminder that the FA Cup attracts more fans today than at any time since the 1970s/80s)
www.eurosport.fr/football/the...
(Includes reminder that the FA Cup attracts more fans today than at any time since the 1970s/80s)
www.eurosport.fr/football/the...
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Cannot tell you how much I adore this clip from 1941 of women from the Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides singing as they work their Harris Tweed.
It was shot by the Oscar winning cinematographer JACK CARDIFF.
It was shot by the Oscar winning cinematographer JACK CARDIFF.
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Cannot tell you how much I adore this clip from 1941 of women from the Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides singing as they work their Harris Tweed.
It was shot by the Oscar winning cinematographer JACK CARDIFF.
It was shot by the Oscar winning cinematographer JACK CARDIFF.
December 2024.
Mandelson will be able to bond with Trump by talking about their mutual friend Jeffrey Epstein.
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
December 2024.
This is the first time I see this game. Was is the Dutch equivalent of subbuteo, or something quite different?
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This is the first time I see this game. Was is the Dutch equivalent of subbuteo, or something quite different?
Very impressed to see fellow cricket tragic and member of the Lockdown Long Hops Duncan Powrie committing himself to running the 2026 London marathon in order to raise funds for the Ruth Strauss foundation. Please support him if you can. Power to you, Duncan!
www.justgiving.com/page/duncan-...
www.justgiving.com/page/duncan-...
Duncan's fundraiser for The Ruth Strauss Foundation
Help Duncan Powrie raise money to support The Ruth Strauss Foundation
www.justgiving.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Very impressed to see fellow cricket tragic and member of the Lockdown Long Hops Duncan Powrie committing himself to running the 2026 London marathon in order to raise funds for the Ruth Strauss foundation. Please support him if you can. Power to you, Duncan!
www.justgiving.com/page/duncan-...
www.justgiving.com/page/duncan-...
Bull's eye by @pbsportswriter.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social. In private, many football and finance executives will agree that a disaster is brewing. But no-one dares speak out - yet - for fear of precipitating a crisis which will come to pass anyway.
Is football at the frontline of the next financial crisis? Private Equity firms are using complex offshore arrangements to channel insurance money into football. This Bermuda Triangle strategy ended badly for 777 Partners, but could be a preview of the future.
www.playthegame.org/news/investm...
www.playthegame.org/news/investm...
Why investment funds could trigger football’s next crisis
Firms that specialise in buying and selling companies are using complex offshore arrangements to channel insurance money into football clubs. This Bermuda Triangle strategy has already ended badly for...
www.playthegame.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Bull's eye by @pbsportswriter.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social. In private, many football and finance executives will agree that a disaster is brewing. But no-one dares speak out - yet - for fear of precipitating a crisis which will come to pass anyway.
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"Infantino is controversial but consistent - the FIFA boss places football above politics".
I'm sure Yalda Hakim is a fine and capable journalist, but her understanding of football politics and of what drives Infantino is worse than my grasp of Boolean algebra.
news.sky.com/story/infant...
I'm sure Yalda Hakim is a fine and capable journalist, but her understanding of football politics and of what drives Infantino is worse than my grasp of Boolean algebra.
news.sky.com/story/infant...
Infantino is controversial but consistent - the FIFA boss places football above politics
Gianni Infantino is against bans and boycotts because they bring "more hatred." He apologises when jokes misfire, but not when principles are challenged.
news.sky.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
"Infantino is controversial but consistent - the FIFA boss places football above politics".
I'm sure Yalda Hakim is a fine and capable journalist, but her understanding of football politics and of what drives Infantino is worse than my grasp of Boolean algebra.
news.sky.com/story/infant...
I'm sure Yalda Hakim is a fine and capable journalist, but her understanding of football politics and of what drives Infantino is worse than my grasp of Boolean algebra.
news.sky.com/story/infant...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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There's knowing your target demo and then there's the PBS app putting All Creatures Great & Small series 6 behind an ad for a funeral planning company
February 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
There's knowing your target demo and then there's the PBS app putting All Creatures Great & Small series 6 behind an ad for a funeral planning company
The poor dear, who is on £480,000 *a day*, must be upset that Ivan Toney has outscored him this season.
www.thetimes.com/article/4c58...
www.thetimes.com/article/4c58...
Cristiano Ronaldo strike action could signal end of time in Saudi Arabia
The 40-year-old is considering leaving Al-Nassr, having refused to play in game for the club over disappointment at lack of investment in squad
www.thetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The poor dear, who is on £480,000 *a day*, must be upset that Ivan Toney has outscored him this season.
www.thetimes.com/article/4c58...
www.thetimes.com/article/4c58...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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From our special correspondent in Hades.
The music awards have become a platform for fashion experimentation verging on performance art, but who will steal the sartorial show this year?
What the A-list are wearing on the Grammys red carpet
The music awards have become a platform for fashion experimentation verging on performance art, but who will steal the sartorial show this year?
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
From our special correspondent in Hades.
I've had my doubts about Xavi Simons in the past, but today's performance, including in the first 45, when he was the only player trying to swim when all others were drowning around him, has been just superb, whatever happens in the 10 minutes or so which are still to be played.
February 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I've had my doubts about Xavi Simons in the past, but today's performance, including in the first 45, when he was the only player trying to swim when all others were drowning around him, has been just superb, whatever happens in the 10 minutes or so which are still to be played.
Helloooooo
Spurs' cunning plan of being so merdiques City will be sucked into merdiqueness might just be working?
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Helloooooo
...then delivers cross for Solanke's scorpion-kick finish. The double hex worked. (Not that my opinion has changed. Yet).
Conor Gallagher's first 45 minutes of this dirge not giving the lie to the idea that he is a perfomative player rather than a player who performs. Stupid fouls, recriminations, little else.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
...then delivers cross for Solanke's scorpion-kick finish. The double hex worked. (Not that my opinion has changed. Yet).
Spurs' cunning plan of being so merdiques City will be sucked into merdiqueness might just be working?
February 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Spurs' cunning plan of being so merdiques City will be sucked into merdiqueness might just be working?
Conor Gallagher's first 45 minutes of this dirge not giving the lie to the idea that he is a perfomative player rather than a player who performs. Stupid fouls, recriminations, little else.
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Conor Gallagher's first 45 minutes of this dirge not giving the lie to the idea that he is a perfomative player rather than a player who performs. Stupid fouls, recriminations, little else.
City 1-0 up. It's rare to see a whole team looking as if they were *expecting* (not fearing, expecting) to concede like Spurs in the first 10 minutes of this bizarre game. No conviction in anything they've been doing, just waiting for the ineluctable, which duly came to pass.
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
City 1-0 up. It's rare to see a whole team looking as if they were *expecting* (not fearing, expecting) to concede like Spurs in the first 10 minutes of this bizarre game. No conviction in anything they've been doing, just waiting for the ineluctable, which duly came to pass.