Paige Bueckers on the hug with Geno: "Yeah, he told me he loved me and I told him I hated him, so ..."

Want to thrive in the Premier League? Don’t play the game your opponents want you to play The teams currently succeeding in England's top flight are experts at pushing opposing sides into situations that expose their weaknesses

The diversity of team styles in the 2024-25 Premier League increases the importance of forcing the opponent to play the game that suits you more than it does them.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...

Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Elections Judges convicted the far-right leader of misusing EU funds and barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections.

*gazes wistfully out a window*

let’s see how crystal dunn is doing at psg, oh

Jacquie Ovalle is not of this world.

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Zelenskyy went into that nest of vipers and roasted them all. Good. They all exposed themselves, they demeaned themselves in a way that was undeniable. Perfect.

Editor’s note: everything I’d write about that game is in this piece. I don’t think you’d want to read “why Arsenal can’t break through against tough blocks with big players, and why they shoulda done something about it” for the tenth time.

I’m gonna go write about Sverre Nypan.

Expanding upon this with some other phases. Essentially a four-box-two. It's less of "Merino as a striker" than "Merino and Ø as floating 10s," with Trossard and Nwaneri pinching in centrally during advanced phases to get them max shooting opportunities. I think FBs should mostly stay wide.

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At the Deathbed, by Edvard Munch, 1895

probably the most mischievous grin ever

Diabolical halftime show. Generational hate. We haven’t seen this kind of pettiness since Alfred Borden was ruining Robert Angier’s life in The Prestige

How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

The future of soccer is data-driven: American Soccer Insights Summit shows what numbers can do Data can tell us a lot about soccer. I spent two days with some of the people uncovering new insights.

What I learned (and reified) at the inaugural American Soccer Insights Summit #ASIS2025

(shout out to @mlsstat.bsky.social for the dashboard linked in the article)

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our nation has a Kennedy missing his brain and now a white man from Dallas is about to help LBJ win. welcome back, 1963

How Bournemouth became the Premier League’s best team to watch – and worst to play against How the division's smallest club took a risk, backed their talented head coach, recruited smartly and refined their style

Bournemouth under Andoni Iraola: pressing machine, transition monsters and a direct approach on the ball.

Analysing their incredible performances this season with @liamtharme.bsky.social

#AFCB

www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...

⚽ 𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬

In case you missed it (I did), the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Research Papers have been released!

This year there are 3 football papers, find all of them below.

📎 tinyurl.com/ssac25

Greenland going HARD with this new jersey 🥵

Unable to apply to UEFA, the territory 2142 miles from North America will be hoping to become the 42nd member of CONCACAF. A jersey that could be seen at a stateside game near you, but only if their May application gets approved 😏

It's rude how little academy and community coaches get paid. Constantly treading the line between football coach and social/youth worker. It's a highly skilled profession that doesn't get the respect or pay it deserves. It's a shame, especially when 'elite' coaches don't care about players enough.

DOOR 11
Walterball

Team: Hamburger SV
Season: 2023-2024
Coach: Tim Walter
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Another World Cup overshadowed by greed.

(bernie sanders voice) no one should wake up and find they have seventy five new emails

ttx - Fulham kept Arsenal at bay during this first half (1 shot and just 0.18xG from open play)

5-4-1 midblock: Close passing lanes to Ode and Saka by congesting the LHS, and force the Gunners to go to the left.

Timber's absence from RB is affecting AFC's dynamics too.

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Suspect's backpack had Monopoly money: Sources The manhunt for the suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has now entered its fourth day as authorities learn more about his movements before the attack.

The backpack the NYPD says belonged to the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect reportedly held only two items: a jacket and Monopoly money

I am endorsing the art of Joey! Hire him for your graphic needs!

Happy Merseyside Derby Eve, Reds. 🔊 VOLUME ON for my favorite edit ever.

#YNWA #LFC #Redsky

Arsenal dominated Manchester United out of possession with their hybrid (zonal -> man to man) press, while they were constantly able to create advantages in their own build up against United's passive 5-2-3 shape (4vs3 in the first line, 3vs2 in the second line).

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