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Here is a collection of different articles I have written over the years, from match reports and miscellaneous football pieces to blog posts about personal loss, politics and social issues. 👇

(shares etc. appreciated)

Borussia Dortmund are not happy with Chelsea! 😠

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Salah to AFCON, Frimpong to right wing? 🤔

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The hero of the week is Curacao, the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup! 🙌

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Who is Kees Smit, the AZ teenager linked with Liverpool? 🤩

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Move on, Cristiano... 🥱

The transfer values in the Football Manager 26 Beta are ridiculous! 🤯🤯🤯 #FM26

Why do we so rarely hear from the Premier League’s sporting directors?

In Germany, they pass through mixed zones and press conferences. In England, they’re allowed to work in the dark and face no public questioning.

A column, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Are Liverpool missing Trent Alexander-Arnold more than they're admitting? 🤐

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Is Florian Wirtz being used INCORRECTLY at Liverpool? 🤔

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Nico Schulz was a €65m disaster!

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F1 Silly Season Tiers: Who should be getting nervous? George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Antonelli are some of the expiring contracts

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The silliest of seasons is upon us! So it's Chris Deeley's time to shine ✨

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Ballon d’Or 2026: Messi, Mbappe and the top candidates for next year’s award Who will succeed Ousmane Dembele by winning football's most prestigious individual award?

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The 2025 Ballon d’Or is the past.

Who will win the 2026 Ballon d’Or? 🤔

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I think modern news coverage, even for the traditional media like the BBC, is driven by pageviews and engaged minutes for the most part rather than significance or depth.

So as long as this kind of thing is more ‘popular’ to the reader, that is what they will be given.

RTÉ says Ireland may not enter Eurovision 2026 if Israel is taking part.

Statement out today follows similar stances taken by Spain and Slovenia in recent days.

Premier League clubs may have spent €3bn, but they'll be reporting a profit! How? 🤨

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£3.1 Billion spend - there is no transfer market without the Premier League The concept of the English giants dominating the landscape isn't new, but this transfer market warped the idea of competitiveness even further

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£3.1 Billion spend - there is no transfer market without the Premier League

One irregular day of F1. That's all I ask for. Will never happen. Or: Wasn't this more fun when things happened?

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Wasn't it all much more fun when things actually happened?

@chrisdeeley.bsky.social asks the big #F1 questions in the latest newsletter 👇

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Is Senne Lammens not good enough for Man Utd right now? 🤔

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FINAL Rumour Mill: The deals that might be done before the transfer window closes We're into the final days on the summer transfer window now -

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FINAL Rumour Mill: The deals that might be done before the transfer window closes 🔜

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Is Ruben Amorim's position at Man Utd untenable? 🤔

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Rio Ngumoha: How Liverpool landed the Premier League's newest star The 16-year-old became Liverpool's youngest-ever PL scorer with his dramatic strike against Newcastle on Monday

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Rio Ngumoha: How Liverpool landed the Premier League's newest star

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Man Utd spend A LOT of money on forwards who don't score! 😬

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Monday's Rumour Mill: Fofana, Bruno Fernandes, Savinho As we enter the final week of the 2025 summer transfer window, we look at the rumours circling around the big deals that might still happen...

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Monday's rumour mill - the biggest transfer stories this morning 🌅

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Did Spurs make Arsenal pay more for Eberechi Eze? 👀

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Bielefeld-Dresden is live in the USA on ESPN+
UK and Ireland viewers can watch free on the Bundesliga YouTube channel.

What do Newcastle do with Alexander Isak? 🫣

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F1 team sponsor criticised after streamer death Read more...

People think bad things only happen on the dark web, but they happen in plain sight on massive streaming platforms too.

This is an incredible story of a streamer humiliated to death on a platform who sponsors a team in one of the world’s biggest sports:

www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1...

Cesc Fabregas is evolving into one of the world's best managers 💪

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As of Saturday, Premier League clubs had already spent €2.4 billion on transfers! 💰

Where is the money being spent this summer? 💸

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