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Mark McFaul

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Husband. Father. Adopted Geordie. Mostly here to talk about Arsenal, Leicester Tigers and Irish rugby.

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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rui Pinto, whose leaks helped to trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Man City’s fraud, is prepared to help authorities in the UK with their legal case in exchange for protection from threats, Exclusive by Miguel Dantas for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Manchester City whistleblower ready to help UK authorities in return for protection
Rui Pinto, whose leaks helped to trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City’s financial affairs, is prepared to help authorities in the UK with their legal case in exchange for pr...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Manchester City can’t even lie about the lie properly. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Contradiction in Manchester City defence after Etihad’s statements on funding
Manchester City’s defence in their appeal against charges of financial rule breaches does not align with previous statements made by Etihad Airways
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 02/10/2026
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Joseph Steyne @josephsteyne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Cartoon Steve Bould. @cartoonstevebould.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Says 'ere that Etihad pay €120m/yr to have their name on the front of City's shirts. For context, Emirates pay Real Madrid €74m/yr (and Arsenal €58m/yr), and Spotify pays Barcelona €75m/yr. 🤔
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Edd Powell @eddpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's hiding in plain sight, they don't even sell out their stadium for games but they are pulling in one of the highest commercial revenues in football. It's ridiculous.
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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Manchester City scandal is a significant moment in English football history. On the right side of that history are Rob and Nick Harris. On the wrong side is the man who tried to stare down the former into silence. Pep’s legacy. By @barneyronay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Building of the Pep supremacy is an era that will be defined by sham-ball
What Pep Guardiola knew at Manchester City relates to the true nature of the club and more basic things like spectacle and human nature
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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The most hard-hitting language, which surely means Manchester City must face the hardest-hitting sanctions Expulsion, and the independent football regulator looking at a forced sale Given the stridency, can normal football business even go on? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Man City’s staggering rule-breaking has left the Premier League with only one option
Found guilty on all but one of more than 100 charges, the club’s behaviour casts doubt over an entire era of football. How, Miguel Delaney asks, can they be allowed to remain in the top flight?
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read this. Do. There has never been anything like it in the history of English football.
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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The long 8 years of City case offer huge clues for what - instant response was to try insulate chairman Khaldoon - Qs over CAS - PL chair Alison Brittain drove it, feeling PL couldn't sit on evidence - club dismissive of case in summer transfer talks www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Man City sparked a legal cold war and these clues hint at how it ends
The reported Man City verdict has sent shockwaves through the sport, writes Miguel Delaney, with fresh details surrounding the ‘legal cold war’ that consumed the Premier League for three years
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Should this behaviour from 115s top men disturb us or is this just the level of arrogance they have? Everything I've read and listened to suggests that there's a very slim chance they can wriggle out of this mess but they seem convinced they're going to be found innocent. Makes you wonder...
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Leo @leor7.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good to see they’re taking it well in Manchester
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Following the news that Manchester City FC has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the PL's rules and regulations, @josimarfootball.bsky.social has lifted the paywall on articles of ours focusing on MCFC and its commercial partners since 2018. Links follow in this thread.
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The Men Behind Manchester City: The Dark Side | Josimar
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James Benge @jamesbenge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When Manchester City return to Premier League action next month, what will their games mean? Title contenders, fighting against relegation or an utter irrelevance? The league’s present, like its past, has been warped beyond repair.
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English football can punish Manchester City for violations, but can Premier League ever recover what was lost?
An appeal will delay any immediate sanctions, but a guilty verdict on 114 charges leaves 17 years of trophies, title races and rivals like Liverpool and Arsenal trapped in an existential fog
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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A seismic day in football history - but with a lot of earthquakes to come The fact the Premier League have not yet released a statement amid widespread expectations they will win most charges against Manchester City shows this "is nowhere near the end" www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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The Man City verdict is an earthquake – what comes next could be even bigger
With Man City expected to be found guilty of most of the 115 charges, the Premier League has a highly significant first victory in one of the most important legal battles in sporting history. What hap...
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a huge stain on the integrity of what this competition is. This club has, according to the panel, corrupted the top league in the nation’s most-popular sport for nearly a decade and it took nearly a decade to deal with and it is still not over with appeal almost certain. A real mess
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This 💯 Beating them was important for many reasons but doing it before the charges and they had any excuses was extra sweet.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As someone who lives in the NE I think the question we're all really asking is have Sunderland now got the League Cup from 2014?!?! I'm not sure the Geordies will be very happy about that! 😂 #115 #SAFC #NUFC
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nice bit of PR for 115. As a kid I was told many things that are blatantly untrue but none is more untrue than the idea that 'cheaters never prosper'. Not only do they prosper in the PL, they get praised for being great whilst everyone ignores how they got there... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Manchester City transfer news: Squad overhaul from a 650,000-strong database
BBC Sport goes inside Manchester City's data team, who have been a key part of their rebuild over the past 18 months.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm not sure if this shows how good Arsenal are or how little content Talksport have to fill the airways... Hopefully we won't see many more managers telling media how they got the better of Arteta this season... #COYG #arteta #arsenal
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler appearing on talksport after his side beat Arsenal in the Premier League.
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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, Viz.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Completely agree with this. I was literally having this chat with my father-in-law earlier. Neither could think of a single reason why this shouldn't happen. Kane would have been sent off a fair bit too...
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"And so welcome back to the temple of pain, the Theatre of Everyone Else’s Dreams, a stadium that fittingly still has no naming rights because pretty much every visiting side gets to own the place." What a line... Lovely stuff.
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goonlighting @goonlighting.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
one for gooners who enjoy reacher. pinging @jenisntokay.bsky.social
Reacher S04E02 shot where Reacher, Tamara, and Jake are in the car with Reacher holding Pancake the cat, but with Viktor Gyökeres as Reacher.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sure, who doesn't love forest fires, people dying, ruined crops which make fruit and veg even more expensive than usual and water shortages across the country.... 🙄
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Some of these transfer rumours are so random. Why on earth would Arsenal sign another midfielder? 🙄
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Normally this sort of rumour is so far from reality that you can ignore it but he's a LB and Arteta is an addict so it's hard to completely ignore it! 😂
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Duncan Castles @duncancastles.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This, from Swedish artist Herr Nilsson, is perfect. ‘My Precious’.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Someone needs to pay for this to be turned into a tifo and displayed at every professional football match until Infantino resigns.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
How are there any Green voters who don't think the weather is a result of climate change?!?! 😂
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Well, the final whistle on Chelsea FC's financial cheating under Abramovich seems to have blown. The Guardian and our reporting partners practically put it on a plate for the FA and Premier League. They blazed it over the bar. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Chelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breaches
The club escaped a suspended six-point deduction for the infringements after appealing against the original punishment.
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As people have said £10m is basically one year of wages for Reece James. The same club has spent over £100m three times in the past 5 years but sure let's not actually punish them in any meaningful way for being proven to be cheats. Of course Forest and Everton were docked points 🙄
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
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James Bond 007 Roger Moore Flamethrower
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D @highburydb102.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🏆 ARSENAL - CHAMPIONS AGAIN OLE OLE 🏆 📕 Exclusive extracts from the new book. 🌟 PLUS - Order the book today for a chance to win a FREE copy of Is Yours Gold? The Arsenal Invincibles 20th Anniversary! open.substack.com/pub/proudtos...
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Arsenal - Champions Again Ole Ole
Exclusive extracts from the new book! Now that the World Cup is over, it's time to remember Arsenal are Premier League Champions. Read on for the story of Arsenal's 2025-25 title-winning season....
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Without saying your age what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18
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Shaun Of The Dead Ride: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Swan
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Preferred Chelsea over Arsenal? Imagine choosing to not play CL football. Chelsea is a step down from Villa let alone Arsenal. Either he's not very bright or it's down to money. Makes zero sense to me but for that price I'm not surprised he's not ending up at Arsenal.
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Man Bursts into Hilarious, Exaggerated Laugh
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It's Saturday. Post a cartoon series you love.
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Invincible Flying Through City
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
As an Arsenal fan I'm not sure I needed another reason to dislike Kane but this is next level. www.nytimes.com/athletic/743...
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'A pretty surreal experience': Kane confirms round of golf with Trump
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Adam Rae Voge @adam.cannonstats.com · 08/07/2026
was just playing w/ the formula and here are transfer-age midfielders who are within a reasonable distance of Bruno in creativity, progression and out of possession value added: -Angelo Stiller -Adam Wharton -James Garner -Kodai Sano -Luciano Valente names to keep around if the price gets too high
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
BBC claiming Tonali was Arsenal's top midfield target in an article gushing about Spuds signings and how they can spend another £250m thanks to NFL at the toilet bowl... Call me salty but I find it hard to believe he was the top target and also why is noone calling out how poorly spuds negotiated!
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Mark McFaul @jmmcfaul.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Of course John Terry is sat right behind Infantino. I would not be surprised if they were great mates. Would be very on brand for both tbh.
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 01/06/2026
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The Parade
“We could get off here and walk?” says my wife.  “Too late, the doors are closing,” I reply.  Our Northern line carriage is packed, and the air clammy when two teenage girls connect a speaker to the Old Street station Wi-Fi and crank up the volume. The opening bars of “Freed From Desire” are released […] The post The Parade appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Louis Dunford telling his story of the Angel via IG #Arsenal 🔴⚪
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Louise R @lulu-mri.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
When they said we over celebrated during the season, it’s because they had no idea what an Arsenal celebration actually looked like.
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Adrian Clarke @adrianjclarke.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This Arsenal side has come a long, long way. Yet in our current guise we still aren’t ready to go toe to toe with PSG, so the game plan was sound. Never felt PSG would score in open play. Defended superbly. Fine margins just didn’t go Arsenal’s way. Stronger next year 💪🏼
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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
And so, Qatar claim a second Champions League.
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Greg @g11arp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Gabs and Eze have been unbelievable all season. The fans in the stadium tonight were off the scale. The game could have gone either way. It fell the other way tonight. We are all very proud. We're PL Champions and this team, under this manager - we've got years of good times ahead. Love The Arsenal.
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Haris @afcmhr.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 🏆 THE ARSENAL. 🔴
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 24/05/2026
Nice to finish with a win, which I think we deserved. But not a game where analysis matters too much because we're already Champions. League winners. The title was decided. It's ours. We are unbearable. And I love it ❤️
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