Theo Sakyi
@tksakyi.bsky.social
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Whatever happens tonight, Tyler Heaps came in with a vision for his club and put it out to virtual perfection in Year 1 of an expansion side.
"We want to avoid duels at all costs...You won't see us play long out of a goal kick."
Tyler Heaps, MLS's youngest sporting director, has shaped the tactical identity of MLS's youngest club: San Diego FC.
Here's what to expect.
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www.backheeled.com/inside-san-d...
Tyler Heaps, MLS's youngest sporting director, has shaped the tactical identity of MLS's youngest club: San Diego FC.
Here's what to expect.
From @joeclowery.bsky.social ⤵️
www.backheeled.com/inside-san-d...
Inside San Diego FC’s tactical identity: "You won't see us play long out of a goal kick"
Inspired by the Columbus Crew, here's how MLS's newest expansion team developed a detailed on-field approach.
www.backheeled.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Whatever happens tonight, Tyler Heaps came in with a vision for his club and put it out to virtual perfection in Year 1 of an expansion side.
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This is an atomic bomb.
Every paragraph you read you think ‘wow what a terrible guy.’
And then there’s another paragraph. And another. And another.
You would think in 2025 this behavior wouldn’t be tolerated or covered up. Tanner was doing this for YEARS.
Incredible work by Pablo.
Every paragraph you read you think ‘wow what a terrible guy.’
And then there’s another paragraph. And another. And another.
You would think in 2025 this behavior wouldn’t be tolerated or covered up. Tanner was doing this for YEARS.
Incredible work by Pablo.
NEW: Ernst Tanner has built a powerhouse at the Philadelphia Union.
But my @us.theguardian.com investigation has shown wide-ranging allegations of misbehavior throughout his 7-year tenure.
Tanner denies the allegations, and was investigated by MLS this year.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
But my @us.theguardian.com investigation has shown wide-ranging allegations of misbehavior throughout his 7-year tenure.
Tanner denies the allegations, and was investigated by MLS this year.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
MLS executive who built a powerhouse faced allegations of sexist, racist and homophobic behavior
Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner denies the allegations, which prompted a recently-concluded MLS investigation that could not corroborate them
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is an atomic bomb.
Every paragraph you read you think ‘wow what a terrible guy.’
And then there’s another paragraph. And another. And another.
You would think in 2025 this behavior wouldn’t be tolerated or covered up. Tanner was doing this for YEARS.
Incredible work by Pablo.
Every paragraph you read you think ‘wow what a terrible guy.’
And then there’s another paragraph. And another. And another.
You would think in 2025 this behavior wouldn’t be tolerated or covered up. Tanner was doing this for YEARS.
Incredible work by Pablo.
Roberto Martinez of politics
As I was saying way back in May, the idea of Morgan McSweeney being some kind of political and tactical genius has always been a myth www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-foundi...
The Founding Myth of Morgan McSweeney
Reports of Keir Starmer's chief adviser's supposed campaigning genius do not appear to match up with the facts
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Roberto Martinez of politics
I’ve just realised how significant a deal Trafford to Man City is.
An English ‘keeper being first choice at that level is an anomaly these days.
An English ‘keeper being first choice at that level is an anomaly these days.
August 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’ve just realised how significant a deal Trafford to Man City is.
An English ‘keeper being first choice at that level is an anomaly these days.
An English ‘keeper being first choice at that level is an anomaly these days.
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For the first time, we have two entries to Tier 0. The State of Analytics in MLS is here: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/20/state-of-mls-analytics-july-2025
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For the first time, we have two entries to Tier 0. The State of Analytics in MLS is here: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/20/state-of-mls-analytics-july-2025
Which is why we have the UK gerontocracy.
It's been a truism in my lifetime that once a group of citizens has a perk or benefit, it's politically difficult for govt to take it away. But in the 24x7 rolling news and social media world it's become even harder.
July 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Which is why we have the UK gerontocracy.
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⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
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‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
Two hours after Keira Alexandra Kronvold gave birth, her daughter was taken from her – the third child to be removed from her care following a now-banned assessment that disproportionately targets Inuit women in Denmark. Will she win the fight to get Zammi back?
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
Today I learned that Nottingham Forest have a netball team. Always wondered why sporting club models never took hold in England.
My guess is classism
My guess is classism
June 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Today I learned that Nottingham Forest have a netball team. Always wondered why sporting club models never took hold in England.
My guess is classism
My guess is classism
Burkina Faso vs Zambia QF at U-17 AFCON. Worst match I’ve seen all year.
Last batch of Burkinabes were far more technical.
Last batch of Burkinabes were far more technical.
April 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Burkina Faso vs Zambia QF at U-17 AFCON. Worst match I’ve seen all year.
Last batch of Burkinabes were far more technical.
Last batch of Burkinabes were far more technical.
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One of the defining feelings in American life, for decades now, is elites doing plainly criminal shit and nothing at all happening as a result. It is deranging in a way that virtually nothing else is. Media fixates on perceived street lawlessness but shit like this matters much more in my opinion.
Dereliction of responsibility by the court. It is so flagrantly illegal. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-wis...
Wisconsin Appeals Court Won't Stop Musk's $1 Million Payments To Voters After AG Sues
A Wisconsin appellate court has denied the state Democratic attorney general’s request to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters at a rally planned for Sunday, ju...
www.huffpost.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
One of the defining feelings in American life, for decades now, is elites doing plainly criminal shit and nothing at all happening as a result. It is deranging in a way that virtually nothing else is. Media fixates on perceived street lawlessness but shit like this matters much more in my opinion.
@timkeech.bsky.social Looks like it’s your time haha
March 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@timkeech.bsky.social Looks like it’s your time haha
I think a huge part of this push for going back to 5 days in the office is that there’s a generation who watched their bosses work their way up to getting a corner office and popped their heads out to survey their underlings on occasion. Now they’re at the top and feel robbed.
February 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I think a huge part of this push for going back to 5 days in the office is that there’s a generation who watched their bosses work their way up to getting a corner office and popped their heads out to survey their underlings on occasion. Now they’re at the top and feel robbed.
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How many more emerging prospects are waiting for an opportunity like Abdulai Juma Bah has had just in Sierra Leone, let alone in the other 53 countries across a football-obsessed continent of nearly 1.4 billion people? Countless is the obvious answer. Africa is the future of football.
January 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
How many more emerging prospects are waiting for an opportunity like Abdulai Juma Bah has had just in Sierra Leone, let alone in the other 53 countries across a football-obsessed continent of nearly 1.4 billion people? Countless is the obvious answer. Africa is the future of football.
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Abdulai Juma Bah is another example of the practially limitless potential that African football holds. Signed straight from Sierra Leone in August, he plays 850 minutes for Real Valladolid in La Liga, and now Manchester City are set to sign him five months later. Relative nowhere to the elite.
January 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Abdulai Juma Bah is another example of the practially limitless potential that African football holds. Signed straight from Sierra Leone in August, he plays 850 minutes for Real Valladolid in La Liga, and now Manchester City are set to sign him five months later. Relative nowhere to the elite.
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Solid commitment to the City Group cause
December 10, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Solid commitment to the City Group cause
The streaming giants love a hagiography.
The standard of football documentaries has sunk to a miserable level. In most cases, they’re a step away from just displaying their IBAN for six episodes.
December 3, 2024 at 8:19 PM
The streaming giants love a hagiography.
Today I learned Nottingham Forest have a netball team.
December 3, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Today I learned Nottingham Forest have a netball team.
Conclave is really good. Fantastic performance from Ralph Fiennes.
December 2, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Conclave is really good. Fantastic performance from Ralph Fiennes.
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I think I first became aware of Curtis Jones being good when he played 146 times for Liverpool over the last 4 years.
November 16, 2024 at 12:13 PM
I think I first became aware of Curtis Jones being good when he played 146 times for Liverpool over the last 4 years.
Russia’s international fixture list is hilarious
November 15, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Russia’s international fixture list is hilarious
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International breaks are ruining football at the top level - teams just get momentum and get there playing style sorted and then it all gets interrupted; by all means play international football but this many breaks in the first four months is madness 🤬🤷♂️
November 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM
International breaks are ruining football at the top level - teams just get momentum and get there playing style sorted and then it all gets interrupted; by all means play international football but this many breaks in the first four months is madness 🤬🤷♂️
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Reading this, it made sense to attempt it but the right wing press would’ve fried him.
Today I published a big leak of documents from inside TfL showing the per-mile road pricing scheme that was planned for London in September 2026, until Sadiq Khan killed it under political pressure.
Read the full story here (free trial available): www.londoncentric.media/p/london-roa...
Read the full story here (free trial available): www.londoncentric.media/p/london-roa...
Exclusive: The secret plan to charge London's drivers by the mile
Sadiq Khan and Transport for London were on the cusp of transforming the capital's roads. London Centric has all the details.
www.londoncentric.media
November 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Reading this, it made sense to attempt it but the right wing press would’ve fried him.