Arsenal actually playing their part in a fun game of football? Listen, fair play.

PGMOLol

Looked to me like Enzo cramped up.

The hierarchy’s reaction to his recent statement is understandable. Chelsea are so meh. The fans “want their Chelsea back”, singing for Lampard & Abramovich, etc.

United hardly impressive either. Seem to be playing with Matić up top.🤷
#CHEMUN

👌

Don’t even need three. Yet.

🤞

The main takeaway from Stamford Bridge? City are in the zone. Calm, cool and composed. A BAU 3-0 in April. Not seen Guardiola so relaxed in a while. Complete contrast to the existential angst swallowing up Arsenal once again. #CHEMCI

Union Berlin lose at bottom club Heidenheim, sack head coach Steffen Baumgart and put Marie-Louise Eta in charge until the end of the season. She becomes the first female head coach in the history of men’s Bundesliga.

The academy coach in @oliverkay.bsky.social’s piece from March still with easily the most succinct assessment of Arteta’s Arsenal: “I watched their game at Brighton last week and it was as if they were only really happy when the ball was off the pitch.” 👌

Those B-sides just keep turning up, punching you the face, ruining dinner. 👊

When you go to the football to choke on your dinner.

Confused by this. The pitchside front rows are the worst seats to actually watch football. Normal organisers recognise this, e.g. see cheaper front rows behind the goal @ the FA Cup final.

+ you can see that now FIFA have what would normally be considered
- Cat 2 tix as Cat 1
- Cat 1 tix as hospo

Also, L’Équipe on the goalie (despite giving him the highest mark of all the Liverpool players):
“10th defeat in 15 matches for the Reds says something about his influence.” 👀
#PSGvLİV

Just flicking through L’Équipe. Calling Slot’s approach last night “ultra-minimaliste”. All about the Parc des Princes fear factor. #PSGvLİV

Look, I just want Daniel Farke to have nice things. Made up for him. ❤️

More than Liverpool? I find this very hard to believe tbh.

Torres del Paine? Honestly, best done on horseback. 🇨🇱
(soz, ancient photos)

Briefly considered a flutter on an Arsenal quadruple of 🥈🥈🥈🥈. Thankfully, not a betting man.

Anyway, the bigger picture.

Several thousand dollars for a World Cup game from a host that made explicit promises to FIFA of the most expensive ticket being not much more than $1000, and that was at the final. None of the $20 tickets materialised. FIFA now in cahoots with profiteers. What is the point of it?

All about Italy now but, when things settle down, someone needs to write a thing on Sergej Barbarez, Bosnia’s head coach.
- Serb, Croat & Bosniak family
- coming through at Velež Mostar, the most Yugoslavian of clubs
- 16 years in Germany, from Oberliga to Bundesliga (looks @ @sebsb.bsky.social)

Ah, great shout! Sports with bats & balls > sports with balls only.

This really is the time to give up on calcio and concentrate on cricket.

Graham Potter the Solihull Sorcerer

I love Salah’s absurd consistency across the first 8 seasons. In that period he scored 245 goals in 401 games, which is essentially 30-31 goals in 50 games every season.
Then look at the table
20/21 - 31 in 51
21/22 - 31 in 51
22/23 - 30 in 51
Like he’s been programmed.

Imagine my shock

Went back to April 2018 on my phone. One of the greatest nights. #MCILIV ❤️

OMG, what a European away this would be btw!

“Dropping the Quadruple” by Kepa Arrizabalaga 👨‍🎨

Football heritage