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Michael Walker retweeted
The Championship's top three are separated by a point, Sunderland three back & the top eight are in the mix. Sheffield Utd are tipped as the team to beat but Leeds & Burnley will play their part.
Managers & players assess the season so far & the race for the PL
📝 @mwalker2771
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Photographs and memories: The Bosman of his day who wouldn’t be bought or sold dlvr.it/TH2f5N
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From 'architecture of neglect' to 'modern cathedrals'.
The evolution of British stadiums over the past 40 years 🏟️
📝 @RSooty73 with @The_SimonInglis
Michael Walker retweeted
It is nearly a year since Jordan Henderson ended his brief spell in Saudi Arabia to sign for Ajax.
After a mixed reception on his arrival, the former Liverpool midfielder is winning hearts and minds on and off the pitch — he is crucial to Ajax's steady rebuild.
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George Eastham: the man who changed football. Huge footballer for Newcastle United, Arsenal, Stoke City and England. An honour to meet. nytimes.com/athletic/1374254…
Michael Walker retweeted
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of trailblazer, George Eastham.
Our captain from 1963-1966 during his six-year spell at Arsenal, George was also part of the 1966 World Cup-winning England squad.
May he rest in peace ❤️
ALT Our former captain, George Eastham, who passed away late yesterday evening.
Michael Walker retweeted
On a train. They can’t get the ramp out of the cupboard because it’s jammed. They’re looking for another ramp so I can get off.
Michael Walker retweeted
In October 1899, Hans Kamper placed an advert in a magazine to try to organise football matches in Barcelona.
Weeks later, FC Barcelona were formed.
Ahead of the anniversary, this is the remarkable story of Hans (Joan) Kamper.
📝 @dermotmcorrigan
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Michael Walker retweeted
In previous years, Celtic might already have been out of the Champions League after five matches.
But the new format - and their own capacity for a comeback - means they are very much alive in the battle of the competition's middle classes.
#CelticFC | #UCL
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Real Madrid on Merseyside: in grave 177 of Plot 16C in Rake Lane cemetery in Wallasey lies Arthur Johnson, the man who scored the first ever goal for Real in 1902. nytimes.com/athletic/4764904…
Michael Walker retweeted
In the 1960s, Afghan women studied alongside men at Kabul University. Today, Afghanistan is the only country where girls’ education is illegal. It has been 705 days since the Taliban banned women from universities.
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Sudan have qualified for AFCON despite being at civil war. They haven’t been able to play at home since March 2023.
In a special episode of The Athletic FC Podcast, @AdamLeventhal meets the team and hears what it means to represent Sudan as war tears their country apart ⤵️
Michael Walker retweeted
133 pro players signed a letter sent to FIFA titled "Aramco sponsorship is a middle finger to women’s football". Here's how it all came together & why they wanted to speak out.
🙏@Roodie_roo, @tesselmiddag & Jessie Fleming for talking to @TheAthleticFC
nytimes.com/athletic/5919265…
Michael Walker retweeted
Excellent radio programme about blind piano tuners. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:b…
Michael Walker retweeted
Kenya produces the world's best runners — but their female athletes face a femicide crisis.
Since 2021, four elite women have been killed by their partners. Many others face violence.
Travelled to Iten — these athletes' stories deserve to be heard.
nytimes.com/athletic/5915075…
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Jacob Tanswell is The Athletic's Aston Villa correspondent — eight years ago he was a footballer of the future.
The class of 2016 at Bournemouth have gone down different — and some difficult — paths since.
From the marines to selling solar panels @J_Tanswell has spent time with them to tell their stories.
🔗 nyti.ms/4eCKlQk
Michael Walker retweeted
Ruben Amorim will be the eighth man in his 30s appointed by #MUFC — the youngest since Wilf McGuinness in 1969.
From Alf Albut having the gas cut off to Matt Busby finding Old Trafford a 'blitzed wreck', Amorim's predecessors confronted very different issues.
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