Completely forgot to post this updated table after City won the League Cup recently. Today's result reminded me to do so. City firmly on course for a 7th PL title in 9 years. Unbelievable achievement. Literally.

👀 Another peek in the pages of our World Cup special, out now:

📖 @sportingintel.bsky.social uncovers some numbers to give Scotland fans optimism.

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De Zerbi, the 24/7 obsessive who tells his players: "I'm breaking your balls for a reason" Roberto De Zerbi has been appointed as Tottenham's new manager on a five-year deal worth a reported £12m a year. Up close at Brighton, I saw how he operates

De Zerbi, the 24/7 obsessive who tells his players: "I'm breaking your balls for a reason". And why his appointment has angered many Spurs fans after his support of Mason Greenwood.
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De Zerbi, the 24/7 obsessive who tells his players: "I'm breaking your balls for a reason" Roberto De Zerbi has been appointed as Tottenham's new manager on a five-year deal worth a reported £12m a year. Up close at Brighton, I saw how he operates

De Zerbi, the 24/7 obsessive who tells his players: "I'm breaking your balls for a reason". And why his appointment has angered many Spurs fans after his support of Mason Greenwood.
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De Zerbi, the 24/7 obsessive who tells his players: "I'm breaking your balls for a reason" Roberto De Zerbi has been appointed as Tottenham's new manager on a five-year deal worth a reported £12m a year. Up close at Brighton, I saw how he operates

De Zerbi, the 24/7 obsessive who tells his players: "I'm breaking your balls for a reason"
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FIFA World Cup 2026: In Trump’s America, nothing can be ruled out Use burner phones. Beware of your social media. Have contingency plans. As thousands of reporters prepare to cover the FIFA World Cup, concerns grow over the Trump administration crackdown on critics

he Play The Game piece on the World Cup on the @sportingintel website. With thanks to @samindrakunti.bsky.social Nick McGeehan of @fairgameuk.bsky.social and the many other contributors.
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FIFA World Cup 2026: In Trump’s America, nothing can be ruled out While thousands of reporters prepare to cover the FIFA World Cup, concerns grow over the Trump administration’s crackdown on critics and foreigners. Nick Harris from Sporting Intelligence takes a clos...

FIFA World Cup 2026: In Trump’s America, nothing can be ruled out. A piece for @playthegame_org about this summer's tournament. www.playthegame.org/news/fifa-wo...

Almost two years ago, readers of Sporting Intelligence voted for the best sports documentaries ever. Here's that piece and the top 20 back then. Any you would add since? sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-20-bes...

The Champions League was unprecedented this week. Why, and what does it tell us? Some of the world's biggest and richest clubs were getting smashed to smithereens by opponents from clubs in fellow "Big 5" divisions. What on earth was going on?

The Champions League was unprecedented this week. Why, and what does it tell us?
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An easily explained Champions League last-16 enigma? PLUS: "Here we go!" Romano, part II Do workload and riches explain the "chaos" of the last 16 in this season's Champions League? Plus by a first follow-up (of several) on last week's "Fraudizio" investigation

An easily explained Champions League last-16 enigma?

PLUS: "Here we go!" - Fabrizio Romano, part II

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Rather lovely to see the fraud/shill Fabrizio Romano being dragged over hot coals, thanks to @sportingintel.bsky.social following on the great work by @troelsbager.bsky.social and others. Here's what I wrote (en français) on the subject in June of last year. www.eurosport.fr/football/tra...

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano The Italian "influencer" who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash. This is a tale about modern sports media

"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano

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Almost half of Premier League fans want a direct-to-fans broadcast service for games The debate about a "Premflix" channel (terrible name, my fault) has raged for five years, and been mooted for much longer. It's resurfaced, and isn't going away soon.

Re-upping this from March last year after confirmation the Premier League will start a direct to fans TV offer, initially in Singapore, which I first reported on in 2020 just before the Pandemic ruined it that time around
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way above its weight?

Bodo/Glimt produced one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history as they knocked out last year's finalists Inter to reach the last 16 for the first time. Piece from last September about the secrets of their success
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Why Real Madrid's Super League "defeat" is a mere blip on the way to the rich getting richer Football's major governing bodies, not least UEFA, which governs the world's richest leagues, continue to help the biggest, richest clubs in getting richer and more powerful

Why Real Madrid's Super League "defeat" is a mere blip on the way to the rich getting richer
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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way above its weight?

The most extraordinary result in the Champions League tonight was Bodø/Glimt 3 Inter 1. I wrote about the miracle of Bodø back in September sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-miracl...

"Ted Lasso is one of my favourite TV shows. But the case for Season 4? I'm not so sure." It was the sleeper hit of 2020 about a folksy coach handed a chance in a sport alien to him. It was wildly popular and ran its course over three seasons. But now there's more

Chatted to someone recently about Ted Lasso, a show I (almost) unreservedly loved that returns with season 4 this year. It polarised opinion. Last year I wrote 2,000 (mostly) paywalled words about it. After my recent chat, I've un-paywalled it:
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Southampton's miracle win at Leicester after trailing 3-0 at H-T: a historical perspective On Tuesday, Southampton went to Leicester for a Championship match and were 3-0 down at half-time. But they won 4-3. It was utterly extraordinary, and here's why

Saints are only 140 years old and already they've won a match from 3-0 down. There's now a whole piece about this, including stats for all the clubs currently in England's top two divisions. Such comebacks are EXTREMELY rare, for anyone.
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Southampton's miracle win at Leicester after trailing 3-0 at H-T: a historical perspective On Tuesday, Southampton went to Leicester for a Championship match and were 3-0 down at half-time. But they won 4-3. It was utterly extraordinary, and here's why

Southampton's miracle win at Leicester after trailing 3-0 at H-T: a historical perspective
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EXPOSED: the rise of illegal and unregulated betting companies in international cricket What does a betting firm PR man have in common with a London lingerie model and a Malaysian punk singer? They have all been used as fronts for dodgy sports sponsors

EXPOSED: the rise of illegal and unregulated betting companies in international cricket
Brilliant piece by @stevemenary.bsky.social
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EXPOSED: the rise of illegal and unregulated betting companies in international cricket What does a betting firm PR man have in common with a London lingerie model and a Malaysian punk singer? They have all been used as fronts for dodgy sports sponsors

EXPOSED: the rise of illegal and unregulated betting companies in international cricket
Brilliant piece by @stevemenary.bsky.social
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Mo Farah: a case study of asking difficult questions to a lauded sportsperson you admire What happens when a sporting superstar who has become a cherished national figure faces issues that need scrutiny? Tact, lawyers and PRs tend to collide in the fallout

A piece about the complicated and controversial life and times of Mo Farah, who I first met when he was 16, and the challenges of reporting on that, fairly and accurately, in the face of PRs and lawyers
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Mo Farah: a case study of asking difficult questions to a lauded sportsperson you admire What happens when a sporting superstar who has become a cherished national figure faces issues that need scrutiny? Tact, lawyers and PRs tend to collide in the fallout

A piece about the complicated and controversial life and times of Mo Farah, who I first met when he was 16, and the challenges of reporting on that, fairly and accurately, in the face of PRs and lawyers
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Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.

@sportingintel.bsky.social have you seen this? All the files, emails, photos, flights, organised in a Google Workspace style to search and read. Technology at its greatest and most useful www.jmail.world

Mo Farah: a case study of asking difficult questions to a lauded sportsperson you admire What happens when a sporting superstar who has become a cherished national figure faces issues that need scrutiny? Tact, lawyers and PRs tend to collide in the fallout

Mo Farah: a case study of asking difficult questions to a lauded sportsperson you admire
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The Epstein files and sport: postscript No1 Yesterday I wrote a piece about “the Epstein files” and some links to sport and how “document dumps” can be both a journalistic blessing and a curse.

The Epstein files and sport: postscript No1
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Piece tells you how to access now defunct "document dump" about Russian doping; Football Leaks; USADA docs on Lance A; a spreadsheet of 12,000 blood tests on track & field athletes from 2001-12; and some Fancy Bears stuff

As the Epstein case shows, "document dumps" are both a journalistic blessing and a curse Leaks of incendiary materials can be full of red herrings, banalities and bullshit. Diligent reporters sift the wheat from the chaff. It's not easy. But it can be fruitful

As the Epstein case shows, "document dumps" are both a journalistic blessing and a curse. Five examples from sport show why
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Piece tells you how to access now defunct "document dump" about Russian doping; Football Leaks; USADA docs on Lance A; a spreadsheet of 12,000 blood tests on track & field athletes from 2001-12; and some Fancy Bears stuff

As the Epstein case shows, "document dumps" are both a journalistic blessing and a curse Leaks of incendiary materials can be full of red herrings, banalities and bullshit. Diligent reporters sift the wheat from the chaff. It's not easy. But it can be fruitful

As the Epstein case shows, "document dumps" are both a journalistic blessing and a curse. Five examples from sport show why
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/as-the-eps...