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Nov 6 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Another brilliant win for Newcastle at Southampton. They are genuine Champions League contenders, especially when their 2022 form is considered rather than just 14 games this season. They are playing with style and swagger.
Howe marks his (almost) one-year anniversary as manager with 71 points from 41 games. Only Kevin Keegan took more from his first 41 matches. 23 calendar-year wins in the Premier League is also Newcastle's best return in 20 years.
What impressed me most was how clinical #NUFC were. Almiron showed composure for the opener & has seven goals in his last seven. Wood's finish was instinctive. Trippier's ball cut open Saints allowing Willock to score. & Bruno's fourth was so measured and accurate from distance.
There is just a real buzz about Newcastle right now, both the club and the city. They've scored 4+ against Saints, Villa, Brentford and Fulham and the goals are being shared about.
Also a shoutout to what looked like one in three Newcastle fans with their tops off in the torrential Southampton rain.🤣

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Nov 8
A22, promoters of the European Super League, thought they had a one-on-one meeting with UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin. Instead 30+ executives turned up, including Javier Tebas and Nasser Al Khelaifi. Premier League, FIFPRO and FSA all represented...
Meeting termed” incredible” and lasted 2.5 hours. There was confusion because A22 claimed no affiliation with the previous ESL or any links with Juventus, Barcelona or Real. They were challenged by multiple stakeholders and refused to explain who is behind company or funding.
Stakeholders tell me A22 presented no new ideas. Fan groups present were very vocal and Khelaifi and Tebas and united in their criticism.
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Important to note on #LFC, inviting offers is relatively common. It doesn’t guarantee an imminent sale. It does allow FSG to see who is out there in the market and adds a structure to any sale process if they proceed.
This allows #LFC to effectively gather and assess suitors with the weak pound potentially tempting US investors.
It’s clearly a strong sign FSG are open to a sale. But that doesn’t mean one will happen at anywhere near the same speed as Chelsea’s, which was atypical and unplanned.
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To be clear on Chelsea and Ronaldo. Todd Boehly still sees the appeal of signing him, especially to the brand. He asked Thomas Tuchel multiple times to consider him. Tuchel was consistently dismissive & at times dismayed by how often Ronaldo's name was mentioned.
Nothing has changed or progressed since. Jorge Mendes has held no further talks with Chelsea on Ronaldo. Even the summer chat was largely exploratory. Boehly won't move for Ronaldo as a priority. That remains the midfield. And will still only do so with Graham Potter's blessing.
My understanding is Potter currently has other forwards in mind above Ronaldo in the pecking order. He likes Rafa Leao (a pre-existing target before his time) and Jonathan David and Ivan Toney are also on his radar.
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Oct 4
Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan tells Radio Eight, PIF were offered 30% in another EPL club, believed to be Manchester United. "[#NUFC] wasn’t the first offer we got. We looked in Italy, France & the UK."

PIF did explore Inter whilst takeover stalled. And also Bordeaux.
YAR adds: "In the UK there was a team that approached us to take 30% of the ownership, providing we didn't interfere at all managing the club, for £700 million... then we bought Newcastle. We bought the whole team for £350 million instead of having 30% for £700 million.”
YAR also cites #CFC sale price as an example of potential growth. PIF already work with Chelsea's majority owner Clearlake: "Chelsea was sold for $3.5 billion. So, my potential now is to go from £350 million to at least $3.5bn.” No suggestion this is with a view to then selling.
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Oct 4
Told both Chelsea and Arsenal interest in Dusan Vlahovic is not significant or, as one source put it, "active". Both clubs have looked at Vlahovic in the past and Arsenal pushed hard to sign him in January. Lots of clubs keeping tabs but Juve really don't want to sell.
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Sally Yates’ independent report into the NWSL is damning. It finds systematic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct.
Yates writes: “Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players.”
Report comes after Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim came forward with allegations of abuse and sexual coercion against ex-coach Paul Riley, who was sacked by North Carolina Courage. Christy Holly (Racing Louisville) and Rory Dames (Chicago Red Stars) also part of investigation.
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