Luke Bosher

This is a quite frankly ridiculous football match

BREAKING: Five players defect from Iran women's football team and are being cared for in an Australian Federal Police safe house. Occurred early on Monday evening, with their absence discovered at team dinner. Players had been threatened by the regime. nytimes.com/athletic/71009…

𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey & @bosherL assemble... 📈 Victory at Villa w/ @SJohnsonSport 😮‍💨 João Pedro is a very good footballer 🧤 Rosenior's bold call between the sticks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wrexham (A) preview w/ @RSooty73 #CFC pod.fo/e/39d6d4

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗖! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @sammyparkin_ & @bosherL look ahead to Arsenal (A)... 🤞 Better vs the big sides? 🔙 Who comes into defence? 🤔 Lessons from the League Cup? 🗣️ @SJohnsonSport speaks to Omari Kellyman 🟨 Yellow cards galore pod.fo/e/397b75

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL join @MattDaviesAdams for your first SOC of the week: 🏆 FA Cup progress after Hull victory 3⃣ Neto's hat-trick 3⃣ Delap's assists (and miss!) 😮‍💨 Mamadou Sarr impresses 🏖️ No midweek game! #CFC pod.fo/e/3906f8

𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @bosherL & @liam_twomey with the fallout from #CFC's League Cup exit... 🔴 Havertz seals Carabao defeat 🤔 Was the approach right? 🐺 Non-negotiable must-win at Wolves 💤 A pretty quiet deadline day pod.fo/e/387ea2

Jeffrey Epstein set up two business meetings with Todd Boehly, the chairman of Premier League team Chelsea and part-owner of baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and basketball’s Los Angeles Lakers, in 2011 — almost three years after the financier had been imprisoned in a Florida jail for sex offences — according to newly disclosed emails. There is no suggestion in the emails that Boehly’s engagements with Epstein extended beyond business and no suggestion of any involvement by Boehly with any of Epstein’s sex-related crimes or activities. nytimes.com/athletic/70115…

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 It's @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL talking all things #CFC 🦅 Steve-o shines in Palace win 🇮🇹 A big reunion in Naples 🤕 Is playing Palmer a risk? 🫣 #CFCW lose more ground w/ @reallycerys 👕 Shirt sponsor chat... pod.fo/e/380f94

NEW: Infantino and Ceferin personally intervene in bid to save football pitch in the West Bank from destruction by IDF. UEFA and FIFA leaders directly petitioned Israeli FA and ambassadors. Planned demolition understood to be suspended. nytimes.com/athletic/69859…

𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @bosherL & @liam_twomey here with your second weekly dose of SOC... 🏆 League Cup in the balance (just) w/ @SJohnsonSport 🧤 Sanchez slips up 🇦🇷 Garnacho gets goals 🐝 Bees could sting on Saturday #CFC pod.fo/e/37973f

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim as head coach. 40yo Portuguese informed of decision & goes with immediate effect after 14 months following breakdown in relations. Darren Fletcher expected to take over #MUFC on interim basis @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/65942…

𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 A New Year's Day 'parting of company' calls for one thing... @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL on another bonkers day in the life of Chelsea Football Club. Enzo Maresca out. Liam Rosenior in? 👇 #CFC pod.fo/e/370f68

Chelsea have parted ways with head coach Enzo Maresca with immediate effect less than two years into his contract. Full story from @David_Ornstein and @SJohnsonSport ⬇️ 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/69334…

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 Plenty for @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL to mull over post Villa... ✅ Lapses in concentration ✅ Ineffective substitutions ✅ Lack of squad depth Saturday's defeat dissected - plus a look ahead to #AFCB + #MCFC 👇pod.fo/e/36f04a

MUNYUA MAKES HISTORY! 🇰🇪 INCREDIBLE! David Munyua produces one of the biggest shocks in World Championship history to dump out Mike De Decker! What a moment for Kenyan darts! #WCDarts | R1

🚨 EXCL: Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential options @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/68967…

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! 🚨 A whopper of an SOC with @MattDaviesAdams, @reallycerys, @bosherL & a whole lot of @SJohnsonSport through the medium of voice notes. Everton, Cardiff & Newcastle all covered - plus of course *those* post-match comments... #CFC pod.fo/e/3688d7

𝗣𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @reallycerys & @bosherL have all eyes on Turf Moor... 🌍 International round up 🍷 Clarets challenge ⚽️ Delap's chance to shine 🤔 Should Palmer get minutes? 😒 CFCW drop points at Liverpool #CFC pod.fo/e/355c88

Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth. “This is going to be a special series because it does feel like the culmination for this [England] regime. Not the end, but this is what they’ve built up to. “This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.” @nassercricket sat down with @Paul_Newman66 to discuss the contest, and will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test. theathletic.com/6800751/?sourc…

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𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams, @bosherL & @SJohnsonSport assemble for the annual victory at Spurs pod... 👊 Total dominance of THFC 🤤 Magnificent Moisés 🇦🇿 Qarabağ (A) preview 🧤 Team Hampton #CFC pod.fo/e/3499b6