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not sure I’ve ever seen two neighbouring towns mentioned in the opposite order to the name of a football club before. Perfectly acceptable obviously but my brain really struggled with it

looking forward to his considered analysis tonight

This is a good solution. Doesn't benefit them to have 2 years of friendlies (OK, and Nations League). Equally, not sure you can reasonably reserve 4 places in a 24-team competition. Shame if any miss out, but this gives them more than enough chance. x.com/UEFA/status/19…

Exclusive interview with Premier League title winner Arne Slot. A conversation about eight defining images from across his remarkable first year in charge of Liverpool. #LFC nytimes.com/athletic/63695…

farewell to the best two Premier League players at kicking the ball nytimes.com/athletic/63771…

analysis of Arsenal’s superb performance to win the women’s Champions League: doubling up, high turnovers and game-changing subs nytimes.com/athletic/63809…

shoutout to Lineker’s sign-off when BBC lost the rights to ITV in 2001: “see you after the break”

Have always been wary of the Earps cult - clearly the opposite of what Wiegman wants from her players - and thought her being a back-up this summer might cause issues. That’s that problem sorted then. x.com/charlotteharpu…

Ipswich won 32% of their points at home, the lowest % from the 666 individual PL campaigns, displacing Palace 97/98. I liked that being the worst one, because they didn’t win any of their first 15 home games, but in that time DID win away at Wimbledon, who played at their ground.

two fantastic midfield trios in the Champions League final tomorrow night. I hope we are marvelling at what they can do on the ball rather than just talking about pressing. nytimes.com/athletic/63880…

He’s been the scatterbrained boy wonder, the player who went on strike, the perennial injury victim and the big-money flop. Suddenly, Ousmane Dembele looks like one of the best footballers in the world. Here’s my piece on his story for The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63905…

queen of stops playing

the European Cup was invented in Paris, and now it's finally going back there for a year (at least). Report from Munich on a historic win, PSG 5-0 Internazionale: nytimes.com/athletic/63948…

All things considered, it will go down as one of the great football performances. Paris Saint-Germain's 5-0 victory over Inter on Sunday night in Munich is the biggest winning margin in the history of the European Cup final. And it was fully deserved. European Cup finals