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In an attempt to keep my brain functional while travelling after a great 18 months at ESPN, I have decided to start a substack with no specific focus… Feel feel to subscribe / leave hateful comments to your hearts’ content 🫡
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The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. affair is the mess that never ends. Here’s a look inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time.
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A message from the VERSUS team. Trigger warning: this statement references sexual assault.
real journalism
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There are less than 30 trans women registered within the FA system, none at a professional level.
So that's under 30 players who have presumably found teams where they are accepted and can play the sport they love. That safe space has been stolen from them. It's so sad.
pilot turns on turbocharger as ship careers towards black hole:
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The Shakhtar Stalevi story, a team of soldiers and civilians injured in war.
"I have two reasons to live now: my family and football"
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goodison park, 12:30ko, aggressive sunlight in keepers' eyes.
an all-time premier league aesthetic that will be sorely missed.
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It’s not enough to just be a good golfer anymore...
Welcome to Influencer Training.
#HeroDubaiDesertClassic | #RolexSeries
Just over six months ago, Enzo posted a video of the Argentina team chanting racist slurs after their Copa América win, but as of yet no punishment has been announced.
Kick It Out have written to FIFA and CONMEBOL to ask about the progress of any probe.
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No surprise, of course, but this was a miserable old scrap. I was glad, in the end, to escape the madness and the sadness.
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real madrid's ballon d'or faux outrage is a new level of game's gone to me. it's as if the club, tebas and the barça hierarchy have all been engaged in a ongoing clown competition for the last 15 years...
Paul Pogba: I considered retiring before doping reprieve espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/4…
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Exclusive: Premier League clears Chelsea's £76.5m sale of two hotels to a sister company in a deal which aids their compliance with PSR. Sale was being assessed for "fair market value" but that process has now concluded. Story: espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/4…
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Want to join the @ESPNUK social team? Now’s your chance.
I'm looking for two social media producers.
Apply here 👇
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After 16 days of consecutive live blogging, the #Paris2024 #Olympics closing ceremony is finally upon us. These things are guaranteed to feature:
- Édith Piaf's 'Non, je ne regrette rien' classic
- A guillotine reference
- Serge Gainsbourg smoking
- Tom Cruise doing a stunt
sifan hassan is a certified extra-terrestrial my god… a sprint finish to win the marathon 2 days after bronze in a 10k ?!?
If you want to know how bold Hassan’s quest in Paris is, ask her competitors.
“I don't know how she's doing it."
"She is just an amazing lady.”
On Hassan’s bid for medals in 5k, 10k and the marathon as she still seeks to find her body’s limit:
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