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First day of the season. Just as a reminder.
🎙️ Ian Wright: “If Arsenal win the Premier League, Declan Rice has to win Premier League POTY. And if Arsenal win the Champions League. Rice should also win the Ballon d'Or.”
🚨 The Wenger offside Law applied for the first time in the Canadian Premier League. 🇨🇦🚩 What do you think about this? 🤔 (🎥 @BBCMOTD)
🚨 There was HUGE concern among the Manchester United hierarchy at the lack of intensity and purpose in the team’s display against Leeds, given they had the luxury of three weeks to prepare for the game against opponents who had won just once away all season - against Wolves. #MUFC [@DiscoMirror]
Does NYPD know how to disarm people without going straight to lethal force? Follow-up question: Has anyone else noticed that NYPD consistently reacts to a person with a knife by shooting them??
"It really is not as easy as you think it is." Graham Scott, who worked in the Premier League for more than a decade, debunks three myths about being a referee, including fans wanting consistency, officials not being held accountable and the 'clowns' running VAR.
🗣️ Kylian Mbappe: “The easiest position in football? In my opinion, it’s center back.” “You’re covered from all sides, you can even play in a back three.” “It’s the only position where you see 40-year-old players still playing in Europe, at top clubs. A 40-year-old striker is finished.”
Abdukodir Khusanov is Uzbekistan's version of Cristiano Ronaldo. In the capital city of Tashkent, everyone The Athletic speaks to knows who Khusanov is, whether they follow football or not. His face is plastered across huge billboards, and milestones in his personal life make the national news. All their World Cup hopes rest on the shoulders of Manchester City's 22-year-old centre-back. @TimSpiers reports ⤵️ 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/71643…
