Ed Aarons
@edaarons.bsky.social
Football writer for the Guardian. Owned by a beagle
“Max has always been kind of old for his age. Very mature, laid back and he’s worked incredibly hard on his football.” Max Dowman’s journey from being spotted at Billericay Town’s colts to making history last night as Arsenal's youngest-ever starter. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Max Dowman’s journey from Billericay to making history with Arsenal
How Arsenal-supporting family put the youngster on road to history-making appearance at Emirates on Wednesday
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October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Max has always been kind of old for his age. Very mature, laid back and he’s worked incredibly hard on his football.” Max Dowman’s journey from being spotted at Billericay Town’s colts to making history last night as Arsenal's youngest-ever starter. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The market for homegrown academy players in the Premier League has gone wild. Huge fees, clubs struggling to keep players. Why? Brexit and PSR are major factors
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Premier League’s search for young talent has left the market overheated and failing
Brexit and PSR are contributing to a spike in the fees and wages offered by big clubs for teenagers, but is this stockpiling really raising standards?
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October 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The market for homegrown academy players in the Premier League has gone wild. Huge fees, clubs struggling to keep players. Why? Brexit and PSR are major factors
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
CAF's general secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba has been accused of running the organisation as his “proprietorship” and creating a toxic culture of fear where employees are fired for speaking out against him. Story with @romain-molina.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
African football’s general secretary accused of creating toxic culture of fear
The Confederation of African Football’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of running the organisation as his ‘proprietorship’
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October 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
CAF's general secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba has been accused of running the organisation as his “proprietorship” and creating a toxic culture of fear where employees are fired for speaking out against him. Story with @romain-molina.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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“Signing the paper is the easy bit”
Really interesting interview by @edaarons.bsky.social for @theguardian.com with Marcia Lewis, mum of Myles Lewis-Skelly, on creating help and support structures for parents of children in academies.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Really interesting interview by @edaarons.bsky.social for @theguardian.com with Marcia Lewis, mum of Myles Lewis-Skelly, on creating help and support structures for parents of children in academies.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘It can be a really lonely journey’: Myles Lewis-Skelly’s mum Marcia on being a star’s parent and agent
Marcia Lewis has handled her son’s stellar rise by becoming an agent and setting up No1Fan.club to support parents of children in academies
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June 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
“Signing the paper is the easy bit”
Really interesting interview by @edaarons.bsky.social for @theguardian.com with Marcia Lewis, mum of Myles Lewis-Skelly, on creating help and support structures for parents of children in academies.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Really interesting interview by @edaarons.bsky.social for @theguardian.com with Marcia Lewis, mum of Myles Lewis-Skelly, on creating help and support structures for parents of children in academies.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Loved this ep of @footballweekly.bsky.social. Esp @edaarons.bsky.social l xxx podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Loved this ep of @footballweekly.bsky.social. Esp @edaarons.bsky.social l xxx podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
Crystal Palace are confident they will be cleared to play in next season’s Europa League even if French club Lyon also qualify despite concerns that they could contravene Uefa’s rules about multi-club ownership www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Crystal Palace hopeful of Europa League participation despite Textor concerns
Crystal Palace are confident they will be cleared to play in next season’s Europa League even if French club Lyon also qualify
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May 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Crystal Palace are confident they will be cleared to play in next season’s Europa League even if French club Lyon also qualify despite concerns that they could contravene Uefa’s rules about multi-club ownership www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Love this quote from Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi: "The thing about south London is the community. You go outside, there's diversity. Everyone getting along with each other. You feel that in the club and that's a given."
May 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Love this quote from Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi: "The thing about south London is the community. You go outside, there's diversity. Everyone getting along with each other. You feel that in the club and that's a given."
Marc Guehi says that winning the FA Cup for Crystal Palace “would be culmination of all the effort from everyone over the years that has played a part in the club’s journey.”
May 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Marc Guehi says that winning the FA Cup for Crystal Palace “would be culmination of all the effort from everyone over the years that has played a part in the club’s journey.”
Geoff Thomas, Alan Smith and Pape Souaré recall their FA Cup final experiences and hope Crystal Palace make it third time lucky at Wembley www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘If it had been a film, we’d have won’: former Palace finalists share Cup memories
Geoff Thomas, Alan Smith and Pape Souaré recall their Wembley experiences and hope Palace finally go one better this year
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May 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Geoff Thomas, Alan Smith and Pape Souaré recall their FA Cup final experiences and hope Crystal Palace make it third time lucky at Wembley www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞
On 19 April, Ajax led the Eredivisie by nine points. Just four games later, they trail PSV by a point.
It's the biggest collapse any of Europe's biggest leagues has ever witnessed.
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On 19 April, Ajax led the Eredivisie by nine points. Just four games later, they trail PSV by a point.
It's the biggest collapse any of Europe's biggest leagues has ever witnessed.
theanalyst.com/2025/05/ajax...
Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and the Greatest Title Collapse Europe Has Ever Seen | Opta Analyst
After leading the Eredivisie by nine points with five games to go, Ajax now trail PSV by a point going into the final day of the season.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞
On 19 April, Ajax led the Eredivisie by nine points. Just four games later, they trail PSV by a point.
It's the biggest collapse any of Europe's biggest leagues has ever witnessed.
theanalyst.com/2025/05/ajax...
On 19 April, Ajax led the Eredivisie by nine points. Just four games later, they trail PSV by a point.
It's the biggest collapse any of Europe's biggest leagues has ever witnessed.
theanalyst.com/2025/05/ajax...
Ismaïla Sarr: the bargain buy who has become Crystal Palace’s unsung hero www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ismaïla Sarr: the bargain buy who has become Crystal Palace’s unsung hero
Senegal forward’s signing last summer was years in the making and his double helped fire Palace to the FA Cup final
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May 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Ismaïla Sarr: the bargain buy who has become Crystal Palace’s unsung hero www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Nommé 3eme vice-president de la CAF, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui avait parlé de “scandale artificiel” à propos des abus sur mineurs de Capello…
Une FIFA qui n’a sanctionné qu’un coach dans un vaste réseau pedocriminel au Gabon
Enquête avec @edaarons.bsky.social
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Une FIFA qui n’a sanctionné qu’un coach dans un vaste réseau pedocriminel au Gabon
Enquête avec @edaarons.bsky.social
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Football life ban for ‘Capello’ but Gabon’s abuse questions are far from over
Former coach’s conduct is said to be the tip of the iceberg and Fifa continues to investigate matters related to abuse
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April 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Nommé 3eme vice-president de la CAF, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui avait parlé de “scandale artificiel” à propos des abus sur mineurs de Capello…
Une FIFA qui n’a sanctionné qu’un coach dans un vaste réseau pedocriminel au Gabon
Enquête avec @edaarons.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Une FIFA qui n’a sanctionné qu’un coach dans un vaste réseau pedocriminel au Gabon
Enquête avec @edaarons.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ban for ‘Capello’ but abuse questions remain in Gabon after it emerged that Fegafoot president Pierre-Alain Mounguengui dismissed initial allegations as an “artificial scandal”. He remains under investigation by FIFA www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Football life ban for ‘Capello’ but Gabon’s abuse questions are far from over
Former coach’s conduct is said to be the tip of the iceberg and Fifa continues to investigate matters related to abuse
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ban for ‘Capello’ but abuse questions remain in Gabon after it emerged that Fegafoot president Pierre-Alain Mounguengui dismissed initial allegations as an “artificial scandal”. He remains under investigation by FIFA www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Crystal Palace fans have taken over Covent Garden ahead of the FA Cup semifinal against Aston Villa…
April 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Crystal Palace fans have taken over Covent Garden ahead of the FA Cup semifinal against Aston Villa…
"It’s easy for me! I can do everything …" Brighton’s Carlos Baleba on learning how to do backflips on the beach in Cameroon, how his father’s intense training regime has shaped his career and playing for the memory of his mother www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Brighton’s Carlos Baleba: ‘My dad said if I learn acrobatics it will help my timing’
Brighton and Cameroonian midfielder tells Ed Aarons about adapting at Brighton while grieving for his mother and how his parents shaped his work ethic
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April 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"It’s easy for me! I can do everything …" Brighton’s Carlos Baleba on learning how to do backflips on the beach in Cameroon, how his father’s intense training regime has shaped his career and playing for the memory of his mother www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arsenal are exploring a summer move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams. Andrea Berta has held talks with the Spain forward’s representatives in one of his first acts as the club’s sporting director www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arsenal eye summer move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams after initial talks
Andrea Berta, Arsenal’s sporting director, is understood to have met with Nico Williams’s agent, with the club heavily scouting the forward over the past two years
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April 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Arsenal are exploring a summer move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams. Andrea Berta has held talks with the Spain forward’s representatives in one of his first acts as the club’s sporting director www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Crystal Palace open talks with Oliver Glasner over contract extension amid interest from RB Leipzig www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Crystal Palace open contract talks with Oliver Glasner amid Leipzig interest
Crystal Palace have opened talks with manager Oliver Glasner over extending his contract in an attempt to ward off potential interest from RB Leipzig
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March 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Crystal Palace open talks with Oliver Glasner over contract extension amid interest from RB Leipzig www.theguardian.com/football/202...
"I think we’re the youngest in the competition." Arsenal Under 18s coach Adam Birchall hoping fast-tracking of Max Dowman, Kyran Thompson and the next generation of the Hale End academy in FA Youth Cup means they can follow in footsteps of Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arsenal’s Under-18s source new talent after rise of Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly
Squad containing 15- and 16-year-olds will have Emirates stadium experience in FA Youth Cup tie against Manchester United
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February 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"I think we’re the youngest in the competition." Arsenal Under 18s coach Adam Birchall hoping fast-tracking of Max Dowman, Kyran Thompson and the next generation of the Hale End academy in FA Youth Cup means they can follow in footsteps of Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Our new investigation with @edaarons.bsky.social
regarding match-fixing and the inaction of the Afghan FA lead by Mohammad Kargar
Notre nouvelle enquête sur les matchs truqués en Afghanistan avec l'inaction du président de la fédé (déjà accusé dans le passé)
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
regarding match-fixing and the inaction of the Afghan FA lead by Mohammad Kargar
Notre nouvelle enquête sur les matchs truqués en Afghanistan avec l'inaction du président de la fédé (déjà accusé dans le passé)
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Afghan club disbands after alleging match-fixing in champions’ 8-0 win
A club that missed out on the Afghan title has disbanded in protest at what it says is the federation’s failure to properly investigate allegations of match-fixing
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February 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Our new investigation with @edaarons.bsky.social
regarding match-fixing and the inaction of the Afghan FA lead by Mohammad Kargar
Notre nouvelle enquête sur les matchs truqués en Afghanistan avec l'inaction du président de la fédé (déjà accusé dans le passé)
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
regarding match-fixing and the inaction of the Afghan FA lead by Mohammad Kargar
Notre nouvelle enquête sur les matchs truqués en Afghanistan avec l'inaction du président de la fédé (déjà accusé dans le passé)
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
“We would rather not play football at all than have Andrew Kamanga staying on as a dictator.” Potential FIFA ban looms for Zambian football after election controversy www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘We’ve had enough’: anger threatens Zambian football after election controversy
The Zambian FA’s president Andrew Kamanga was re-elected unopposed after eight nominees were disqualified
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February 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“We would rather not play football at all than have Andrew Kamanga staying on as a dictator.” Potential FIFA ban looms for Zambian football after election controversy www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arsenal and Bayern Munich appear to have reached an impasse over a potential move for Mathys Tel, with Mikel Arteta’s side preferring to do a loan deal that contains an option rather than an obligation to buy www.theguardian.com/football/liv...
Transfer deadline day: Tel, Nkunku, Disasi, Félix, Chilwell news and latest moves – live
Join our team of writers for the very latest news and rumours on transfer deadline day
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February 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Arsenal and Bayern Munich appear to have reached an impasse over a potential move for Mathys Tel, with Mikel Arteta’s side preferring to do a loan deal that contains an option rather than an obligation to buy www.theguardian.com/football/liv...
Crystal Palace reject Tottenham's bid for Marc Guehi. Transfer deadline day live: www.theguardian.com/football/liv...
Transfer deadline day: Rashford, Tel, Nkunku, Disasi, Félix news and latest moves – live
Join our team of writers for the very latest news and rumours on transfer deadline day
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February 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Crystal Palace reject Tottenham's bid for Marc Guehi. Transfer deadline day live: www.theguardian.com/football/liv...
Arsenal see their surprise bid for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa, who don't want to sell www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arsenal have significant bid for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa
Arsenal have had a significant bid for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa, after identifying the England striker as a priority target
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January 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Arsenal see their surprise bid for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa, who don't want to sell www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Tomas Rosicky is a leading contender for Arsenal sporting director role and has been in regular contact with members of club’s hierarchy as they search for Edu's replacement. He wants to see out season with Sparta if possible. Story with @nickames82.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Tomas Rosicky leads contenders for Arsenal sporting director role
Tomas Rosicky is a leading contender to become Arsenal’s sporting director, although any return to his former club would likely be put on hold until the end of the season
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January 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tomas Rosicky is a leading contender for Arsenal sporting director role and has been in regular contact with members of club’s hierarchy as they search for Edu's replacement. He wants to see out season with Sparta if possible. Story with @nickames82.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...