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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

At the Azteca. Last one of these this summer. Can't get enough of Juan Gabriel. We're live with weather updates and the actual football here www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Did I go to an art supply shop on the morning of the interview, buy a load of felt tips and ask him to design a kit? Reader, I did

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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Listen, fair play. We’re LIVE here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

He used to be homeless. When I was at his salon, he got a phone call. He answered like this: "This is Mauro Shampoo from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, broadcasting to the world. Footballer, hairdresser, man, at your service. Let’s go, show, show, show!" www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This is Mauro Shampoo, the most iconic Brazilian footballer you've never heard of. "Pelé, Maradona & Zico were all No 10s, and so was I. I played for the worst team in the world, but I was still a No 10. I was the best of the worst, show." www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Really engaging guy. We spoke about the growing confidence of Ecuadorian players, learning from previous WC experience with Chile & Argentina, and why *not* playing at altitude highlights La Tri's "leap in quality" www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...

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Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Watched Matheus Cunha's Manchester United debut with his old futsal mentor in Recife – and a few of the kids who hope to follow in his footsteps one day www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...