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Football fans in US being caught up in immigration raids around FIFA’s Club World Cup take evasive action, some decide to stay away.
A far cry from: “Everyone’s welcome” ⚽️ 👮
Soccer Fans Fear Being Targets of U.S. Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/w...
A far cry from: “Everyone’s welcome” ⚽️ 👮
Soccer Fans Fear Being Targets of U.S. Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/w...
June 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Football fans in US being caught up in immigration raids around FIFA’s Club World Cup take evasive action, some decide to stay away.
A far cry from: “Everyone’s welcome” ⚽️ 👮
Soccer Fans Fear Being Targets of U.S. Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/w...
A far cry from: “Everyone’s welcome” ⚽️ 👮
Soccer Fans Fear Being Targets of U.S. Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/w...
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FOUR European trophies, not incidentally. Suck it up. Stick that in your ‘yeah buts’. ‘If we’re not in Europe, we’re nothing.’ We’re something.
May 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
FOUR European trophies, not incidentally. Suck it up. Stick that in your ‘yeah buts’. ‘If we’re not in Europe, we’re nothing.’ We’re something.
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It’s quite a profound moment, really. Wonderful football moments 17 years apart, meaning that you inevitably think about everything that you’ve seen and done between then and now.
May 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s quite a profound moment, really. Wonderful football moments 17 years apart, meaning that you inevitably think about everything that you’ve seen and done between then and now.
Hopefully someone receives a nice surprise email or phone call from Spurs over the coming hours and gets to go to a final they didn't think they would, enjoy. As for me, devastated probably too strong a word but somewhere between that and gutted. #coys
May 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hopefully someone receives a nice surprise email or phone call from Spurs over the coming hours and gets to go to a final they didn't think they would, enjoy. As for me, devastated probably too strong a word but somewhere between that and gutted. #coys
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In our moment of happiness, remembering the Bradford fire and those who died 40 years ago.
Many years ago I trained as a member of our local authority's disaster response team. The trainer showed the fire brigade film not shown to the public. Never forgotten it. Most tragic thing I've ever seen
Many years ago I trained as a member of our local authority's disaster response team. The trainer showed the fire brigade film not shown to the public. Never forgotten it. Most tragic thing I've ever seen
May 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In our moment of happiness, remembering the Bradford fire and those who died 40 years ago.
Many years ago I trained as a member of our local authority's disaster response team. The trainer showed the fire brigade film not shown to the public. Never forgotten it. Most tragic thing I've ever seen
Many years ago I trained as a member of our local authority's disaster response team. The trainer showed the fire brigade film not shown to the public. Never forgotten it. Most tragic thing I've ever seen
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Ange coming out swinging and all strength to his Aussie elbows. This stuff needs saying - in part because the club are too meek to do it (at least publicly). This is very different to Conte's rants, which were all about him and absolvement of blame. Want to hear more of this.
May 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ange coming out swinging and all strength to his Aussie elbows. This stuff needs saying - in part because the club are too meek to do it (at least publicly). This is very different to Conte's rants, which were all about him and absolvement of blame. Want to hear more of this.
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I have the flu and am admittedly in a dreadful mood, but playing well when you’re 0-2 down doesn’t mean much. It’s easier.
The gamestate changes, the players have nothing to lose, and all the competitive tension is gone.
The gamestate changes, the players have nothing to lose, and all the competitive tension is gone.
April 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I have the flu and am admittedly in a dreadful mood, but playing well when you’re 0-2 down doesn’t mean much. It’s easier.
The gamestate changes, the players have nothing to lose, and all the competitive tension is gone.
The gamestate changes, the players have nothing to lose, and all the competitive tension is gone.
@sebsb.bsky.social Jesus mate, don’t think what you said on VFTL would happen so quickly!
April 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@sebsb.bsky.social Jesus mate, don’t think what you said on VFTL would happen so quickly!
30 or more years of going Chelsea away, tonight maybe the tipping point for me, Americans asking questions about ‘soccer’ dozens of empty seats in the away end and a huge apathy amongst hard core fans, is it worth the effort?
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
30 or more years of going Chelsea away, tonight maybe the tipping point for me, Americans asking questions about ‘soccer’ dozens of empty seats in the away end and a huge apathy amongst hard core fans, is it worth the effort?
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See what is meant, when fans object to how the club is being run? This isn't a small or trivial thing. If you value your heritage (and the club trades off this), cherish what gave birth to football clubs in the first place, then this isn't just some petty row over branding semantics. It matters.
An email sent to broadcasters, seen by The Athletic, makes clear that Tottenham do not want to be referred to as 'Tottenham', but rather 'Tottenham Hotspur' or 'Spurs'.
But for many fans the name of the area is synonymous with the club...
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But for many fans the name of the area is synonymous with the club...
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Tottenham are asking not to be called Tottenham
An email sent to broadcasters, seen by The Athletic, reveals the club 'have requested that they are not referred to as Tottenham'
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
See what is meant, when fans object to how the club is being run? This isn't a small or trivial thing. If you value your heritage (and the club trades off this), cherish what gave birth to football clubs in the first place, then this isn't just some petty row over branding semantics. It matters.
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Whisper it quietly but Forster has been pretty good, actually. Fair play.
December 8, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Whisper it quietly but Forster has been pretty good, actually. Fair play.
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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Important stuff.
📰The dangers of ‘balanced journalism’
At a conference for journalists, I urged journalists to scrutinise Saudi Arabia’s growing role in sport!
🔎 False balance legitimises oppression
🔎 ‘Autonomy of sport’ shields regimes
🔎 Push back on PR narratives
www.playthegame.org/news/the-dan...
At a conference for journalists, I urged journalists to scrutinise Saudi Arabia’s growing role in sport!
🔎 False balance legitimises oppression
🔎 ‘Autonomy of sport’ shields regimes
🔎 Push back on PR narratives
www.playthegame.org/news/the-dan...
The dangers of ‘balanced journalism’: A call for journalists to scrutinise Saudi’s sports investments
At a conference hosted by the Danish Union of Journalists, Stanis Elsborg called for a critical examination of Saudi Arabia’s expanding role in global sports, urging journalists to look beyond sanitis...
www.playthegame.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Important stuff.
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With football Twitter rapidly reassembling here, one plea to help leave the toxicity behind: your football club is not a person. It doesn't have feelings, it doesn't experience disrespect. Love your club by all means, but recognise that it does not need you to fight for its honour on social media.
November 14, 2024 at 7:54 PM
With football Twitter rapidly reassembling here, one plea to help leave the toxicity behind: your football club is not a person. It doesn't have feelings, it doesn't experience disrespect. Love your club by all means, but recognise that it does not need you to fight for its honour on social media.