Ross
@rossharte.bsky.social
Liverpool FC. From Dublin, living in Pamplona
Like the occasional 🏊, 🚴, 🏃
Like the occasional 🏊, 🚴, 🏃
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I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
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Last season should be enough [to back Slot]. Looks like everyone takes for granted what we achieved. The situation is not only slot's responsibility, as a senior player I share it with him
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Last season should be enough [to back Slot]. Looks like everyone takes for granted what we achieved. The situation is not only slot's responsibility, as a senior player I share it with him
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This has been going on for 77 years.😢
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This has been going on for 77 years.😢
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The VAR Review is LIVE!
This week:
📌 Jackson & Mings elbows
📌 Mykolenko handball penalty rejected (2nd this season)
📌 Penalty? Greaves on Van den Berg
📌 Penalty? Tuanzebe on Collins
📌 Minteh offside
📌 Cunha red?
📌 Foul throw by Thomas?
➕ More!
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
This week:
📌 Jackson & Mings elbows
📌 Mykolenko handball penalty rejected (2nd this season)
📌 Penalty? Greaves on Van den Berg
📌 Penalty? Tuanzebe on Collins
📌 Minteh offside
📌 Cunha red?
📌 Foul throw by Thomas?
➕ More!
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
The VAR Review: Why Jackson was sent off for an elbow but Mings escaped
How did Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings escape a red card yet Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson was sent off?
www.espn.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The VAR Review is LIVE!
This week:
📌 Jackson & Mings elbows
📌 Mykolenko handball penalty rejected (2nd this season)
📌 Penalty? Greaves on Van den Berg
📌 Penalty? Tuanzebe on Collins
📌 Minteh offside
📌 Cunha red?
📌 Foul throw by Thomas?
➕ More!
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
This week:
📌 Jackson & Mings elbows
📌 Mykolenko handball penalty rejected (2nd this season)
📌 Penalty? Greaves on Van den Berg
📌 Penalty? Tuanzebe on Collins
📌 Minteh offside
📌 Cunha red?
📌 Foul throw by Thomas?
➕ More!
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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The world at his feet.
April 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The world at his feet.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
Fantastic. Its exactly how I feel watching TNT and Sky.
I would love nothing more than an atmosphere only option when viewing the game
Just the background natural noise, no "Fletch" building narratives, no co-com being biased or bending over backwards to appear unbiased (Carra) , just the football.
I would love nothing more than an atmosphere only option when viewing the game
Just the background natural noise, no "Fletch" building narratives, no co-com being biased or bending over backwards to appear unbiased (Carra) , just the football.
This week I write about how awful football coverage has become on British television.
www.gobb.ie/p/pass-the-r...
www.gobb.ie/p/pass-the-r...
Pass the remote: Football TV punditry has never been worse
The offerings from Sky Sports and TNT on the Premier League and wider football world is an insult to fans and in grave need of overhaul.
www.gobb.ie
February 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Fantastic. Its exactly how I feel watching TNT and Sky.
I would love nothing more than an atmosphere only option when viewing the game
Just the background natural noise, no "Fletch" building narratives, no co-com being biased or bending over backwards to appear unbiased (Carra) , just the football.
I would love nothing more than an atmosphere only option when viewing the game
Just the background natural noise, no "Fletch" building narratives, no co-com being biased or bending over backwards to appear unbiased (Carra) , just the football.
Outrageous
On The Divine Ponytail’s birthday, a reminder of this absolutely heavenly first touch and finish...
February 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Outrageous
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www.theguardian.com/football/202... this week’s column is about random acts of kindness and Ante Budimir, the best striker in Osasuna’s history
While all attention was on Bellingham, Osasuna’s greatest striker made history | Sid Lowe
Ante Budimir’s career has taken him on a long and winding road. But now he is in the record books at Osasuna
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/football/202... this week’s column is about random acts of kindness and Ante Budimir, the best striker in Osasuna’s history
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Exclusive interview with Andoni Iraola: the almost reluctant coach driving the post-Guardiola world
- giving his players the freedom to attack
- his plans when he plays wealthy teams
- how football changes faster than ever
- Basque influence
- his own aims
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
- giving his players the freedom to attack
- his plans when he plays wealthy teams
- how football changes faster than ever
- Basque influence
- his own aims
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Andoni Iraola: The reluctant coach leading a post-Pep tactical revolution
In an exclusive interview with The Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney, the Bournemouth manager opens up on giving players freedom, his laidback persona and how to beat the Premier Leag...
www.independent.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Exclusive interview with Andoni Iraola: the almost reluctant coach driving the post-Guardiola world
- giving his players the freedom to attack
- his plans when he plays wealthy teams
- how football changes faster than ever
- Basque influence
- his own aims
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
- giving his players the freedom to attack
- his plans when he plays wealthy teams
- how football changes faster than ever
- Basque influence
- his own aims
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
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it’s a Roman Salute!
January 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
it’s a Roman Salute!
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34 years ago today:
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⬅️ Baggio to Schillaci
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⚽️ Baggio top corner
Divine.
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⬅️ Baggio to Schillaci
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⚽️ Baggio top corner
Divine.
January 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
34 years ago today:
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⬅️ Baggio to Schillaci
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⚽️ Baggio top corner
Divine.
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⬅️ Baggio to Schillaci
➡️ Schillaci to Baggio
⚽️ Baggio top corner
Divine.
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Tuck in:
SCOUTED Team(s) of the Year
Players that defined 2024. Ones to watch in 2025.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tuck in:
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Spain’s main football supporters’ association has warned of the “risk for female fans” in Saudi Arabia after the partners of Real Mallorca players alleged they were “harassed” during their Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Thursday
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
Female fans in Saudi Arabia ‘at risk’ after alleged ‘inappropriate touching’ at Supercopa – supporters’ group
Spain’s main football supporters’ association has warned of the “risk for female fans” in Saudi Arabia after the partners of Real Mallorca players alleged they were “hara...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Spain’s main football supporters’ association has warned of the “risk for female fans” in Saudi Arabia after the partners of Real Mallorca players alleged they were “harassed” during their Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Thursday
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/605...
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Hillsborough campaigner Phil Scraton refuses OBE
"I could not accept an honour tied in name to the 'British Empire'. In my scholarship and teaching I remain a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy." ❤️
"I could not accept an honour tied in name to the 'British Empire'. In my scholarship and teaching I remain a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy." ❤️
Hillsborough campaigner Phil Scraton refuses OBE
Hillsborough campaigner Prof Phil Scraton turns down an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hillsborough campaigner Phil Scraton refuses OBE
"I could not accept an honour tied in name to the 'British Empire'. In my scholarship and teaching I remain a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy." ❤️
"I could not accept an honour tied in name to the 'British Empire'. In my scholarship and teaching I remain a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy." ❤️
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Yes. Here's what's happening ... 👇
January 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Yes. Here's what's happening ... 👇
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Which part of the rapacious tax exile fracking exploiter memo did you not get? www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe cuts funding to Man Utd charity - and fails to inform them
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has chosen to cut funding for a charity that tends to former Manchester United players with the organisation not told of the decision until they phoned up querying missing payments
www.mirror.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Which part of the rapacious tax exile fracking exploiter memo did you not get? www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Tonight is the ‘lluvia de peluches’ at Real Betis. The annual tradition of stuffed toys thrown on to the pitch and collected for disadvantaged children ahead of Christmas. An estimated 15,000 toys are expected for collection.
December 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Tonight is the ‘lluvia de peluches’ at Real Betis. The annual tradition of stuffed toys thrown on to the pitch and collected for disadvantaged children ahead of Christmas. An estimated 15,000 toys are expected for collection.
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@andrewbeasleyfootball.com
Gary O'Neil sacked by Wolves. With Steve Cooper also sacked that makes only 2 English managers left. Dyche and Howe . That must be an all time low record?
Gary O'Neil sacked by Wolves. With Steve Cooper also sacked that makes only 2 English managers left. Dyche and Howe . That must be an all time low record?
December 15, 2024 at 12:32 PM
@andrewbeasleyfootball.com
Gary O'Neil sacked by Wolves. With Steve Cooper also sacked that makes only 2 English managers left. Dyche and Howe . That must be an all time low record?
Gary O'Neil sacked by Wolves. With Steve Cooper also sacked that makes only 2 English managers left. Dyche and Howe . That must be an all time low record?
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My book, ‘States of Play’, is out now.
It is really a modern history of football, and how it has been transformed by three main forces: geopolitics, especially autocratic states; a very western capitalism; the game’s own greed and failures of authority
geni.us/StatesOfPlay
It is really a modern history of football, and how it has been transformed by three main forces: geopolitics, especially autocratic states; a very western capitalism; the game’s own greed and failures of authority
geni.us/StatesOfPlay
States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football
Pre-order your copy today:
geni.us
November 7, 2024 at 9:41 AM
My book, ‘States of Play’, is out now.
It is really a modern history of football, and how it has been transformed by three main forces: geopolitics, especially autocratic states; a very western capitalism; the game’s own greed and failures of authority
geni.us/StatesOfPlay
It is really a modern history of football, and how it has been transformed by three main forces: geopolitics, especially autocratic states; a very western capitalism; the game’s own greed and failures of authority
geni.us/StatesOfPlay
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