Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️
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Football writer, from the newsletter with the same name and occasionally elsewhere. She/her. Non-football stuff @gemofamara.com.
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maybe he should try scoring some ugly ones. they count the same.
February 5, 2026 at 5:55 AM
maybe he should try scoring some ugly ones. they count the same.
considering the talent in the team, contender for worst use of a corner in football history
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
considering the talent in the team, contender for worst use of a corner in football history
i love looking at this book cover upside down
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
i love looking at this book cover upside down
me on basically any modern football tactics
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
me on basically any modern football tactics
so i did initially agree with kim on this, but from some angles he looks like what you'd get if you asked ai to generate an "english diego simeone".
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
so i did initially agree with kim on this, but from some angles he looks like what you'd get if you asked ai to generate an "english diego simeone".
Can Gary Neville explain why Tuchel and Ancelotti would tactically suit the current Man Utd squad? Can he explain which players in the dressing room would benefit from Tuchel or Ancelotti's man management? How does he think they would each fit in with the sporting director, the CEO, and Ratcliffe?
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Can Gary Neville explain why Tuchel and Ancelotti would tactically suit the current Man Utd squad? Can he explain which players in the dressing room would benefit from Tuchel or Ancelotti's man management? How does he think they would each fit in with the sporting director, the CEO, and Ratcliffe?
michael carrick gets it
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM
michael carrick gets it
fabio capello is obviously not a tactically naive manager, but it's fascinating to think about how he got it so wrong here. these were his central midfield choices (gerrard often played wide) before carrick decided he'd had enough.
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM
fabio capello is obviously not a tactically naive manager, but it's fascinating to think about how he got it so wrong here. these were his central midfield choices (gerrard often played wide) before carrick decided he'd had enough.
fbref have been extremely classy about this whole thing, unlike some companies.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 AM
fbref have been extremely classy about this whole thing, unlike some companies.
not sure this was quite what they had in mind
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
not sure this was quite what they had in mind
broke: arsenal 2026 vs man utd 2008
woke: maldini vs napoleon
woke: maldini vs napoleon
January 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM
broke: arsenal 2026 vs man utd 2008
woke: maldini vs napoleon
woke: maldini vs napoleon
can someone find a single way in which that last sentence has anything to do with everything else written here.
January 19, 2026 at 6:42 PM
can someone find a single way in which that last sentence has anything to do with everything else written here.
are we sure fabio capello is italian
January 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
are we sure fabio capello is italian
wait, everyone, i've figured it out. this can be a loose sequel to the newsletter that should come out tonight or tomorrow.
January 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
wait, everyone, i've figured it out. this can be a loose sequel to the newsletter that should come out tonight or tomorrow.
it's interesting. he clearly thought about it, at least.
January 18, 2026 at 11:38 AM
it's interesting. he clearly thought about it, at least.
ok, time to dig out michael carrick's autobiography
January 18, 2026 at 11:33 AM
ok, time to dig out michael carrick's autobiography
well done, he's 20
January 17, 2026 at 12:34 PM
well done, he's 20
sherlock holmes over here
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
sherlock holmes over here
some team should just outright embrace this and say they're a comedy club. lighten things up in football a bit.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
some team should just outright embrace this and say they're a comedy club. lighten things up in football a bit.
i was looking up the chelsea sporting directors and that's all i need to know
December 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i was looking up the chelsea sporting directors and that's all i need to know
i love that these are all next to each other
![Philanthropy
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Piqué (along with teammates, including Lionel Messi) committed to a 70% salary cut throughout the crisis. They further committed to donating to the salaries of all employees at the club during the state of emergency.[106]
Tax fraud
On 10 July 2019, Piqué was ordered by a Spanish court to pay €2.1 million to the tax authorities following his conviction for image rights fraud. He had been convicted by Spain's National Court in 2016 for faking the sale of his image rights to his Kerad Project company to evade taxes from 2008 to 2010.[107]
Corruption investigation
In May 2024, Pique was placed under official investigation by a court in Spain over his alleged involvement in a deal which saw the Spanish Super Cup moved to Saudi Arabia (then-RFEF president Luis Rubiales had been arrested and his successor Pedro Rocha was also under investigation).[108]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g3e7bogelhgdtmdguipv4wls/bafkreieojdj4jiae24ab22kwe55w6fc6y6eq432bjtgg7fi4rn4i77gn7y@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
i love that these are all next to each other
just looking right now, these are the cheapest tickets for this game
December 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
just looking right now, these are the cheapest tickets for this game