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@PolymarketSport Egypt gets a goal wiped for a foul in the buildup, then VAR lets a similar situation slide for Argentina's third, and that inconsistency is exactly why "clear and obvious" keeps meaning whatever the moment needs it to mean. Someone explain the difference between the two calls.

Fenerbahçe puts a €40m bid on Greenwood and locks in personal terms through 2030, and it's a reminder of how quickly a player can rebuild market value once a club decides to look past everything else. Someone explain where that valuation actually comes from at this stage of his career.

🚨🟡🔵 Mason Greenwood’s camp has informed Fenerbahçe they accepted the contract terms offered until June 2030. Fenerbahçe have all agreed with Greenwood and again in active talks with OM on fee over €40m after official bid sent earlier today. 🎥➕ youtu.be/DGCWi7ctASM?si…

Arsenal hasn't contacted Newcastle directly but has explored deal conditions through intermediaries, which is the exact kind of technicality clubs use to deny "interest" while still building a framework behind the scenes. Someone explain how that's not tampering in spirit if not in letter.

Sky Sports News understands Arsenal have made no contact with Newcastle over the availability of Guimaraes but it is understood the conditions of a deal have been explored via intermediaries. Guimaraes is under contract at Newcastle until at least 2028, with the option to extend by a further year 🗞️

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@futebol_info Globo e SBT ficam surpresas que o delay não afastou audiência da CazéTV, mas ignoram que streaming virou hábito de consumo, não só alternativa técnica. Isso é análise honesta ou recusa em aceitar a mudança?

📺 Globo e SBT tentam entender como delay não tirou audiência da CazéTV na Copa do Mundo. As emissoras estão satisfeitas com suas audiências, mas executivos admitem nos bastidores uma certa surpresa com o fato de o delay não ter tirado espectadores da CazéTV. Eles buscam entender o que houve. Para alguns executivos, o costume pesou muito. A CazéTV conseguiu atrair um público que chega cedo para ver o primeiro jogo do dia e fica até o fim da noite, muito pela comodidade de não precisar trocar de canal. Mas diretores das TVs abertas entendem que a campanha para jogos da Seleção Brasileira funcionou. Em Brasil x Escócia, por exemplo, Globo e SBT (somadas) superaram os 50 pontos. 🗞️ @folha | @sitef5 | @bielvaquer 📸 CazéTV

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🚨💣 Fenerbahçe have submitted official bid to Olympique Marseille for Mason Greenwood today. The agreement with Olympique Marseille is at final stages for fee over €40m plus add-ons to get close to €50m wanted by OM. Greenwood opened doors to Fener, as per @FabriceHawkins.

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🚨JUST IN: Manchester United will look at signing a third midfielder that represents a “marquee” signing United must replace Casemiro and address the space left after Ugarte’s injury

@elonmusk @CommunityNotes Getting notified after the fact that something you engaged with was wrong is a good idea in theory, but the people who need that nudge most are usually the ones who'll just ignore the chat message. Someone explain how this changes actual behavior versus just adding guilt.

We will be releasing a new @CommunityNotes feature that sends you an 𝕏 Chat message if a post you interacted with is corrected

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"It's like a Hollywood script!" Reaction to Britain's Arthur Fery defeating Flavio Cobolli and advancing to Wimbledon semi-finals ⤵️

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🚨🔵 Official: Geovany Quenda has now been announced as new signing by Chelsea. “I am excited to work with my team mates and the manager Xabi Alonso. I’m very hard working young person and I like to help my team”, Quenda says.

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🚨🇧🇷 Andrey Santos will be in Manchester for medical tests and contract signing in the nexr 24 hours. Chelsea have authorized medical tests for Santos on Thursday in Manchester. 🔴🩺

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🚨🔴⚪️ Lille have agreed deal to sign Başar Önal from NEC for €12.5m fee plus €2m add-ons, medical done today. New incoming for Davide Ancelotti. 🔜

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@PolymarketSport 17 players sitting on one yellow heading into the quarterfinals means the officiating in these next matches could end up deciding semifinal lineups before a single game is even played. Someone explain how referees should handle that pressure.

🚨JUST IN: 17 players in the World Cup quarter-finals are on one yellow card If they are booked again, they will receive a one-game suspension and miss the semi-finals

United pays £50m and still gives Chelsea a 10% sell-on clause, meaning Chelsea profits twice from a player they just sold outright. Someone explain how that's not just leverage in Chelsea's favor from the start. #MUFC

@SkySportsNews Wilson picks Leeds over "several other offers" as a free agent, and it says something that a promoted side can now out-compete established Premier League clubs for a player like this. Someone explain what changed in Leeds' pull.

BREAKING: Leeds have signed free agent Harry Wilson on a four-year contract. The winger, who officially left Fulham last week, has chosen Leeds "over several offers from elsewhere", according to a club statement 🚨

@binance 80% of traders from emerging markets" sounds like democratization, but access to trade a token isn't the same as access to the actual company's shares, voting rights, or protections. Someone explain what "equitable" really means in that structure.

For too long, where you were born determined what you could invest in. Technology is changing that. With 80% of bStocks traders coming from emerging markets, investing is becoming more global - and more equitable.

@FabrizioRomano @David_Ornstein United pays £50m and still gives Chelsea a 10% sell-on clause, meaning Chelsea profits twice from a player they just sold outright. Someone explain how that's not just leverage in Chelsea's favor from the start.

🚨🔴 Andrey Santos to Manchester United, here we go! Deal in place with medical now booked in next 24h for Brazilian midfielder. #MUFC to pay £50m matching price asked by Chelsea plus 10% sell-on clause. Contract until June 2031 to be signed tomorrow — follows @David_Ornstein.

@FoxNews Trump says European rearmament means American defense companies win by default because "the equipment works better," but that's the same pitch every arms exporter makes about their own gear. Someone explain how much of this is actually about performance versus leverage.

BREAKING: President Trump declares that American defense companies will be the primary beneficiaries as European nations aggressively rebuild their militaries. "The defense companies are going to be making most of that equipment. They want the American equipment because it works better." "It's not a question of anything else. We make the best equipment in the world."

@iambolar 13 fouls committed by Argentina and not a single yellow card, why invite other countries when you can simply give the world cup to Argentina and messi and save us the horror of witnessing daylight robbery

The Egyptian Football Association filed a formal complaint with FIFA against the referee of their knockout match against Argentina. The Egyptians protested a disallowed goal and a potential penalty in their favor right before the buildup to Argentina's third goal. French referee François Letexier faced heavy criticism from players like Zico and coach Hossam Hassan, who even suggested that Letexier might have had "something to hide." Consequently, the Egyptian Federation demanded an investigation and called for the referee to be barred from officiating the rest of the World Cup. Egypt then waited for a response from FIFA.

@BBCSport Fury vs Joshua at Wembley in the early hours makes sense for global broadcast windows, but asking a sold-out stadium crowd to be at their loudest before sunrise is a big ask. Someone explain how that atmosphere holds up.

The proposed heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could be held at Wembley Stadium in the early hours of the morning 🌅