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Silenced? Martínez's Apology Smells Like a Club in Damage Control, and INEOS Has Questions to Answer

Players do not walk back the most honest interview of their season by accident. The club got to him.

Rhys Noah2d ago3 min read0
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Licha Drops the Mask: Martínez Exposes United's Rotten Core, But the Dressing Room Isn't Innocent

"You keep changing managers but what about other areas?" That is not a throwaway remark. It is a defender looking past the touchline and pointing at the people upstairs.

Sarah Whitcombe3d ago3 min read0
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Man City Found Guilty. Two Weeks Later: "94% of Clubs Are Losing Money." Coincidence?

Ask yourself who gains from the headline "the whole game is broken." It isn't Burnley or Wrexham. It's the club that needs the public to see its guilty verdict as one more symptom of a rotten system.

Camille Fontaine3d ago1 min read0
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A Man Up, a Goal Ahead, Yet No Victory: Has Michael Carrick Run Out of Answers at Manchester United?

is Carrick struggling to find the answers, or are Manchester United’s problems deeper than their manager?

Victor Dike4d ago6 min read0
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Are Premier League Rules Only for the Clubs Without Billionaire Owners?

Manchester City’s 115 charges and the prolonged wait for resolution raise serious questions about financial fairness, accountability, and the Premier League’s credibility.

Sarah Whitcombe5d ago9 min read0
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WHAT FIFA KNEW BEFORE NIGERIA LOST TO DR CONGO

The Super Eagles’ defeat to DR Congo was painful enough. The revelations surrounding Lionel Mpasi’s eligibility have turned that heartbreak into a much bigger question about football’s governing system.

Iyanu BelloThu 8 Oct5 min read0
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What Messi’s Farewell Tells Us About Ronaldo’s Unfinished Story

And now, as their international careers approach their final chapters, perhaps the most fascinating comparison is no longer about what they achieved. It is about how their stories are ending.”

Pau RibasThu 8 Oct5 min read0
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Ronaldo, Jorge Jesus and the Battle for Portugal’s Soul

For a footballer who has spent almost two decades making the impossible look routine, Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest chapter with Portugal feels strangely human.

Giulia FontanaTue 6 Oct7 min read0