James Dart
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Wythenshawe’s veterans squad includes 1,867 Premier League appearances, 389 international caps and 15 major honours. So @dombooth19.bsky.social went along to spend a day with them
‘Just as enjoyable as the Premier League’: Wythenshawe’s top-flight veterans take centre stage
Sunday league team with over 1,800 top-flight appearances has contributed to feelgood factor in community
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November 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Wythenshawe’s veterans squad includes 1,867 Premier League appearances, 389 international caps and 15 major honours. So @dombooth19.bsky.social went along to spend a day with them
Joey Barton is facing another court case and a potential defamation and harassment bill for hundreds of thousands of pounds. The trial in a civil case brought by Eni Aluko has been scheduled for the high court next May
Joey Barton faces new court case in 2026 for defamation allegations
A civil case brought against Barton by Eni Aluko has been scheduled for May while he faces a potentially massive bill over his guilty verdict at Liverpool crown court
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November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Joey Barton is facing another court case and a potential defamation and harassment bill for hundreds of thousands of pounds. The trial in a civil case brought by Eni Aluko has been scheduled for the high court next May
🚨 Winning on a nine-darter! 🚨
Luke Humphries hits MATCH-WINNING NINE DARTER against Michael Smith! 🤯
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November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🚨 Winning on a nine-darter! 🚨
The play and the call!
ok here is the COMPLETE Gusgasm experience I didn't have time earlier to post
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The play and the call!
This is lovely, on football fandom and friendships: six groups talk about how they met at the game and what it's led to
‘We could be winning or losing – it doesn’t matter as long as we’re together’: the friendships forged on football terraces
It starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they met
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November 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is lovely, on football fandom and friendships: six groups talk about how they met at the game and what it's led to
Joey Barton found guilty on six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty of six counts of sending communications with intent to cause distress or anxiety
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November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Joey Barton found guilty on six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety
Welsh rugby is overstretched, underfunded and falling apart again. And the only unifying factor is a lack of trust in the WRU to sort the game out
Welsh rugby is overstretched, underfunded and falling apart again
As Wales prepare to face the Pumas, the only thing uniting anyone is a lack of trust in the WRU to sort the game out
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Welsh rugby is overstretched, underfunded and falling apart again. And the only unifying factor is a lack of trust in the WRU to sort the game out
Thomas Tuchel is planning to recall Jude Bellingham in his England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania
Thomas Tuchel decides to recall Jude Bellingham in key England squad
Thomas Tuchel has decided to give Jude Bellingham an England recall for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, the Guardian understands
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November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thomas Tuchel is planning to recall Jude Bellingham in his England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania
Joe Cole: ‘Anything which generates the money you get in football means the parasites come.’
Interview with @donmcrae.bsky.social on being portrayed as spoilt at 16, Max Dowman’s future, his admiration for Mikel Arteta, and a big dream of managing England
Interview with @donmcrae.bsky.social on being portrayed as spoilt at 16, Max Dowman’s future, his admiration for Mikel Arteta, and a big dream of managing England
Joe Cole: ‘Anything which generates the money you get in football means the parasites come’
Former Chelsea and England maverick tells Donald McRae about being portrayed as spoilt at 16, Max Dowman’s future, his admiration for Mikel Arteta, and a big dream of managing England
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November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Joe Cole: ‘Anything which generates the money you get in football means the parasites come.’
Interview with @donmcrae.bsky.social on being portrayed as spoilt at 16, Max Dowman’s future, his admiration for Mikel Arteta, and a big dream of managing England
Interview with @donmcrae.bsky.social on being portrayed as spoilt at 16, Max Dowman’s future, his admiration for Mikel Arteta, and a big dream of managing England
Good luck to everyone involved!
Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC
Fifa unveils a new Peace Prize to be awarded at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, citing a mission to honor efforts to end conflict
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November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Good luck to everyone involved!
The no-look knighting, always risky
Arise, Sir David: Beckham knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle ceremony
Sir David Beckham received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for his services to sport and charity
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November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The no-look knighting, always risky
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'The event is about 50% social and 50% people actually wanting to play chess … It’s a nice way to decompress, which doesn’t involve going to a club to see other people my age'
Cocktails and checkmates: the young Britons giving chess a new lease of life
Laid-back clubs proving a hit in London, Birmingham and elsewhere as people look for new ways to socialise
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November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'The event is about 50% social and 50% people actually wanting to play chess … It’s a nice way to decompress, which doesn’t involve going to a club to see other people my age'
Mary Earps tells @donmcrae.bsky.social the full story behind her England international retirement, her problems with eating and alcohol, and why she’d struggle on The Traitors
Mary Earps: ‘I don’t look back with bad blood. It worked out well for everybody’
The former England goalkeeper tells Donald McRae the full story behind her international retirement, her problems with eating and alcohol, and why she’d struggle on The Traitors
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November 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Mary Earps tells @donmcrae.bsky.social the full story behind her England international retirement, her problems with eating and alcohol, and why she’d struggle on The Traitors
Mary Earps on Sarina Wiegman, Hannah Hampton, why she quit the Lionesses and much more
Mary Earps extract: ‘I felt sick and anxious. Then came the words I’d waited 12 months to hear’
Mary Earps extract: ‘I felt sick and anxious. Then came the words I’d waited 12 months to hear’
In an exclusive extract from her autobiography, the goalkeeper reveals the painful road to her shock England exit
England felt like such a safe space for me. It was usual to have a team review after a big tournament and after the Euros in 2022 we came together in the Club England meeting room at St George’s Park, the team’s headquarters.
The emotional security that I felt within England was bolstered by the culture and values that had underpinned and contributed to our success. Non-collegiate behaviour was not tolerated. We came back together to the news that Hannah Hampton had been dropped from the squad: her behaviour behind the scenes at the Euros had frequently risked derailing training sessions and team resources. Continue reading...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mary Earps on Sarina Wiegman, Hannah Hampton, why she quit the Lionesses and much more
If you like pictures and newsletters, the new Sport in Focus @sport.theguardian.com email is out every Friday at 12pm GMT. You can/should sign up here
Sign up to the Sport in Focus newsletter: the sporting week in photos
Our editors’ favourite sporting images from the past week, from the spectacular to the powerful, and with a little bit of fun thrown in
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October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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From bus driver to top coach: all aboard for Manolo González’s Espanyol adventure, as he talks to @sidlowe.bsky.social
From bus driver to top coach: all aboard for Manolo González’s Espanyol adventure
The 46-year-old didn’t fulfil his potential as a player but as manager has climbed from the bottom of the pyramid to fifth in La Liga
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October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
From bus driver to top coach: all aboard for Manolo González’s Espanyol adventure, as he talks to @sidlowe.bsky.social
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BECAUSE 20th Anniversary Paris 2025 | .. Thomas Bangalter B2B – Audio Only
YouTube video by Carlos L
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October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Essential autumn football fashion trends, all of them rather familiar, courtesy of @davidsquires.bsky.social
David Squires on … long throws, Dyche and more returning football fashion trends
Our cartoonist dons his best threads to check out which aesthetics are back to dominate the football fashion world
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October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Essential autumn football fashion trends, all of them rather familiar, courtesy of @davidsquires.bsky.social
Brendan Rodgers hands in his envelope
Brendan Rodgers resigns at Celtic with Martin O’Neill to be interim manager
Brendan Rodgers has resigned as Celtic manager with the club eight points behind Hearts in the Scottish Premiership
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October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Brendan Rodgers hands in his envelope
Virginia Tech have been walking out to Enter Sandman for 25 years at Lane Stadium. Not quite ECW One Night Stand level, but still always tremendous under the lights
VT - METALLICA "Enter sandman"
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October 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Virginia Tech have been walking out to Enter Sandman for 25 years at Lane Stadium. Not quite ECW One Night Stand level, but still always tremendous under the lights
Kenny Dalglish x Asif Kapadia x @donmcrae.bsky.social
‘It’s what’s in your heart that counts’: Kenny Dalglish on his love for Liverpool and the long shadow of Hillsborough
Donald McRae talks to Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia, who has made a film about the Scot’s remarkable career in football
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October 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Kenny Dalglish x Asif Kapadia x @donmcrae.bsky.social
‘The NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the embrace between pro leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has crossed the line from synergy into scandal.’
By @bryanagraham.bsky.social
By @bryanagraham.bsky.social
NBA gambling scandal shines harsh light on US sports’ embrace of betting
Two sweeping federal indictments have implicated big names in basketball and raised uncomfortable questions about who benefits from legalized gambling
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October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
‘The NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the embrace between pro leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has crossed the line from synergy into scandal.’
By @bryanagraham.bsky.social
By @bryanagraham.bsky.social
The magic of Mjällby
‘It’s all just wonderful’: minnows Mjällby win unlikely Swedish title for first time
Mjällby, from a town with a population of under 1,400, beat IFK Gothenburg 2-0 to win the Allsvenskan for the first time
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October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The magic of Mjällby
Vange axes Ange
Ange Postecoglou sacked by Nottingham Forest after 40 days as head coach
Nottingham Forest sacked Ange Postecoglou after 3-0 a defeat by Chelsea made it eight winless matches since he succeeded Nuno Espírito Santo
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October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Vange axes Ange