Reposted by Al McCartneyMiguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This entire City story - and especially the last stories of Etihad, Burnham and Khaldoon’s diplomatic immunity - crystallises why states and state actors should not be allowed own clubs The longer it goes, the more chaotic it gets www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...independent.co.ukWhy Andy Burnham has got it wrong on Man City’s Abu Dhabi ownersAndy Burnham confessed he would be ‘really concerned’ if Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners sold but, as Miguel Delaney writes, the prime minister’s view clashes with those inside football and a pressing nee... 915037
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's bleak. And making statements like it's "frustrating when people rush to judgement" about an investigation that began in 2018 make him look a fool. 0190
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is "frustrating when people rush to judgement", the Prime Minister says of a Premier League investigation that began in ✨December 2018✨ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAndy Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breachesThe prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton. 001
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Amazing that Ferran Sor-AI-no can go a whole three and a half minutes without blinking www.skysports.com/football/vid...skysports.comMan City CEO Ferran Soriano sends message to staff and players in leaked video following guilty verdictSky Sports News has obtained a video of Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano that has been sent to internal staff and players at the club after the guilty verdict in relation to allegations of serious b... 100
Reposted by Al McCartneySam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Must just be a coincidence that two of Reform's main donors have been convicted of money laundering related offences (Delo and George Cottrell). 22531204
Reposted by Al McCartneytimoconnorbl.bsky.social @timoconnorbl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A simple regulatory step that no party may receive or retain a donation from any person convicted of an offence of dishonesty would seem the appropriate reaction. “Political parties can’t be laundries for dirty money” is not a principle to which I would see the Courts objecting. 713547
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Outstanding commitment to the 1-0 win, Arsenal 🫡 000
Reposted by Al McCartneySam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not. 642896902
Reposted by Al McCartneyJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/09/2026If every statement about Extinction Rebellion had opened with "Climate change is the single biggest issue facing humanity, and we understand why people have legitimate concerns the world isn't doing enough to tackle it…" this approach might be *faintly* defensible. But they didn't, and it isn't. 12730279
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Sad, deflated trophy being ignored and walked over after the game felt right. 010
Reposted by Al McCartneyLuke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026And it being described as "spontaneous". This is not "spontaneous". I'm sure it's also not a coincidence that it's taking place at the same time as the Reform conference. There might not be explicit or direct links, but they're different strands of the same energy. 0291
Reposted by Al McCartneyImperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"I want there to be no glass ceiling, so that people feel they can achieve whatever they want to while they're in our Department" Meet Prof Waljit Dhillo who took up his role as Head of our Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction this week. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...imperial.ac.ukMeet Professor Dhillo, the new Head of the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and ReproductionProfessor Waljit Dhillo recently started his new role as Head of the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction. 001
Reposted by Al McCartneyAnoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"One of his fellow professors at Cambridge, a historian, who is white, was reported by the FT to have been found to have copied more than 12 pages of an undergraduate’s work. He is still in post — fittingly for the social sciences, this is an experiment with a control." By @stephenkb.bsky.social:ft.comThe difficult truth about Jason ArdayFrom the beginning, investigations were accompanied by a cloud of excessive references to his race 410246
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Bukayo’s hamstrings seem okay though. Looks like he has his pace back 🙏🏻 010
Reposted by Al McCartneyMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026From this review- “Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not 745199993
Reposted by Al McCartneyNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting 1083987838
Reposted by Al McCartneyJames Butler @piercepenniless.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This is an attempted lynching, which will be treated with much less seriousness then pensioners holding up Palestine Action placards. 9624264
Reposted by Al McCartneyStephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A heartbreaking story. Baffled that the parole board has recommended release. Linda Razzell displayed enormous pain and dignity in her interview. 011
Reposted by Al McCartneyMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem. 542900699
Reposted by Al McCartneyScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Wayne Rooney speaks for everyone. 613498916
Reposted by Al McCartneyAmy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Declan Rice still being on the pitch is an offence to hamstrings everywhere. 532227
Reposted by Al McCartneyMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It is a terrifying illustration of our political system's inability to respond to climate change that, during an unprecedented heat wave, the cross-party consensus is "drill for North Sea oil, but plan for AC in every house," as though warm nights are the major concern. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBurnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drillingDrilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences. 1154
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Mikel Merino, you know what to do on Sunday, brother. 000
Reposted by Al McCartneyDuncan Castles @duncancastles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026#Outfantino www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...thetimes.comOnly one official involved in decision to waive Folarin Balogun banMohammad al-Kamali, the chairman of Fifa’s disciplinary committee, made ruling without any of the 17 other members asked to be involved in the case 012
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This isn't what we meant when we said "make Arsenal French again"... 030
Reposted by Al McCartneyElaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 23/06/2026While you're cooking in the heat this week, do bear this in mind. 742103955
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I despise these drinks/ad breaks, but give me soulless corporate messages over stadium karaoke of Mr Brightside 🤢 030
Reposted by Al McCartneyDavid Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social · 17/06/2026🚨 “It’s true some supporters couldn’t fly to America. I think every team can have their people so I don’t understand why people from Africa cannot have their people” - Kalidou Koulibaly on travel bans for #Senegal fans at #2026FIFAWorldCup 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...nytimes.comSenegal’s Kalidou Koulibaly questions World Cup travel ban for fans: ‘Africans can’t have their people’Senegal, Ivory Coast, Iran and Haiti are the nations at the World Cup subject to travel bans imposed by the Trump administration. 513924
Reposted by Al McCartneyMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Exciting to see Fifa's prediction markets partner, which is licensed to offer bets *only* in Gibraltar, being beamed into hundreds of millions of home globally where, if it is operating, it is doing so illegally. 26133
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The recruitment team seems to have intentionally prioritised players who seem like good eggs as well as great footballers - how sustainable do you think this is as the club competes at the very highest level? 000
Reposted by Al McCartneyPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Really important win for journalism but it’s the last paragraph that really struck me Palantir has to pay 95% of the Swiss magazine’s costs - which are $11,000 A case like this in the U.K. would cost *millions* in legal fees. Why it’s so easy for rich to suppress criticism 412504884
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 14/06/2026She’ll understand when she catches up on the highlights bsky.app/profile/cjze... 010
Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Tony Popovic takes huge credit for those Australia selection choices and an inspired team performance to defeat Turkey. Well worth the 5am wake up…though I think there’ll be consequences for waking my wife up at 5.27 celebrating Irankunda’s goal 😬 110
Reposted by Al McCartneyHelen Ward @profhelenward.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We are hiring 5 new posts for @imperialperc.bsky.social Posts are on the Imperial College Jobs website under Faculty of Medicine/ School of Public Health www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comWe are hiring! 5 new posts in the Patient Experience Research Centre at Imperial College London to expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational… | Pro...We are hiring! 5 new posts in the Patient Experience Research Centre at Imperial College London to expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational resear... 024
Reposted by Al McCartneyFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/06/2026KPMG report contained AI hallucinations on benefits of . . . AI ft.trib.al/Ef8zdYsft.trib.alKPMG report contained AI hallucinations on benefits of . . . AIBogus case studies on UBS and transit systems exaggerated adoption of the technology 1013974
Reposted by Al McCartneyMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 09/06/2026This is where the Premier League is really going to be found wanting. Someone who is not deemed safe to be allowed near women and children cannot be allowed to be an owner or director of a football club. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDavid Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association. 410032
Reposted by Al McCartneyDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Northern Ireland has a very high level of gender based violence, mainly committed by white Northern Irish men. I’ve yet to see riots after a woman has been violently attacked or killed. Seems like the issue isn’t qwhite about violence but who gets to commit it! www.ulster.ac.uk/research/res...ulster.ac.ukResearch uncovers eye-watering levels of violence against women and girls in NIBased on responses from more than 540 women, the report also found seven out of 10 experienced some form of violence or abuse in the last 12 months. 3381170
Reposted by Al McCartneyAdil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 11/06/2026If Muslims or members of the Asian and Black community had set fire to white people’s homes with children running for their lives, do you think we would be discussing legitimate concerns or focussing on who radicalised them and ideological and contributing cultural factors? 14375922372
Reposted by Al McCartneySam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough. 10556051589
Reposted by Al McCartneyTariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 09/06/2026In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...nytimes.comSomali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry 19030241817