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The North Bank: An Arsenal Podcast @northbankpod.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I wonder why we need financial regulation? Probably Arteta's fault... or the Red Cartel... 🙄 Majority of clubs on edge of 'financial disaster' - regulator - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Independent regulator report says English football finances are 'dangerously exposed'
English football's finances are "dangerously exposed, with the majority of clubs living on the edge of financial disaster", a new report says.
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Sue @sueafc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The SFO and HMRC should be both conducting an investigation into the club and the auditors. It's been announced today that Deloitte's in Cyprus, Abrmavitch's auditors, cooked the books enabling him to hide his assets. I feel City's auditors must have been complicit.
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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
NEW: Our brains create shortcuts, and those shortcuts are the only thing that stopped you from loving Noni Madueke on a day when he was Arsenal's most dangerous player:
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Knowing too much before kick-off means we see too little during the game
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Billy Carpenter @billycarpy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
— Enzo offside for winner, unanimously ruled error by KMI — Bruno G denied pen (+ Maatsen second yellow), unanimously ruled error by KMI — Phantom pen against Konsa, unanimously ruled error by KMI — Gravenberch sent off for two soft yellows, 0:0 becomes 3:0 It's a lot so early in the season.
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
These tnt AI graphics and analysis are pretty cool……..
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trust the Process 👊🏻 This is a lovely announcement video from Arsenal 🔴⚪🥹
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Rohan Patel @gunnerohan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
TH14 🤝🏽 PV4! ❤️🤍 What a sight to behold! 🥲
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Manchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms." New op-ed for @josimarfootball.bsky.social by @ncgeehan.bsky.social of reboot.fifa and @fairsqprojects.bsky.social.
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Mob Rule - josimarfootball.com
Manchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms. By Nick McGeehan, the dir...
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gus Fring’s impact: 🍗 Built Los Pollos Hermanos into a success, creating jobs 🤝 Supported local law enforcement & community 📈 Generated millions 💵 🧹 Maintained some of the cleanest restaurant in America 🩺 Helped contributing Walter White's cancer treatment. Legacy bigger than a drug mafia.
Sheikh Mansour's impact on Britain and Manchester goes far beyond football:

Helped rescue Barclays during the financial crisis

Thousands of new homes in

Manchester

Major regeneration of East Manchester

Helped deliver the £365M Co-op Live

arena

New hotels and commercial developments

Thousands of jobs created

Bought City's first FA Cup trophy and

donated it to the National Football

Museum

Transformed #ManCity into a global football powerhouse

A legacy far bigger than football.Guess fring in breaking bad
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 02/10/2026
Exclusive (if you didn't read last weekend's FT) 😉
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From 2020, an alliance of three major US airlines and aviation staff unions argued that Etihad Airlines was receiving enormous subsidies from the Abu Dhabi government, which, they claimed, distorted fair competition. Not sports, not Man City it's Aviation space, same rulebook. 😂
The US aviation industry document was produced in 2015 by the "Partnership for Open and Fair Skies", an alliance of three major US airlines and aviation staff unions. They were arguing to the US departments of commerce, transportation and state that Etihad was receiving enormous subsidies from the Abu Dhabi government, which, they claimed, distorted fair competition. The document refers to an internal report on Etihad prepared for the Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, by consultants in 2010, which was leaked in 2014 to the Australian Financial Review. The consultants noted, in reference to a list of Etihad's sponsorships: "Executive Council covers Man City".The Executive Council is in effect the Abu Dhabi governing body and is chaired by the Crown Prince, who is widely considered the most powerful member of the ruling family. The senior business executive and political figure who was appointed to be City's chairman after Mansour's 2008 takeover, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, is a member of the Executive Council. He also chairs the Executive Affairs Authority, which advises on Abu Dhabi's strategy and image, and works principally for the Crown Prince.Referring to the Etihad sponsorship, the US airlines' document said: "While Etihad asserts that it funded the $640m [total] cost of the sponsorship of Manchester City 'from its own liquidity,' it provides no such evidence and fails to address the contrary evidence that the US airlines submitted on this point: an internal study that [the consultants] prepared for the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, which states that the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi - not Etihad - covers the cost. As an internal document that was not intended for public release, [the consultants'] study is particularly probative of the funding's true source."
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Martin Samuel’s has been quiet over the last day or two hasn’t he?
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
40 trophies have been won by 2 cheating teams since 04-5. One admitted to cheating; the other has been convicted of it. 13 PL's, 10 FAC, 11 LCups: by cheating. This goes to the foundations of football in England. Either we have a competition, or we don't. PL, act accordingly.
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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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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why is it that the *opinion* of a billionaire tax dodger who hates his country of birth is deemed worthy of a full-length feature on the website of the public broadcaster?
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Tim Stillman ⭐️⭐️ @tim-stillman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross to dedicate Emirates return to her mum
Arsenal's Kyra Cooney-Cross is preparing to play at Emirates Stadium for the first time since losing her mum Jess to cancer, and explains how she has been facing up to her bereavement "one day at a ti...
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Do you know what could make Konsa’s tackle even more enjoyable? Ben White’s reaction to it. Just wait for it. 😂🔴⚪ via. Arsenal [IG]
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Via Gabi's IG 😢❤️ Good luck our adopted Hale-ender. #Arsenal 🔴⚪
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nigel Farage filmed celebrating illegal foreign donations Undercover footage reveals plot to break the law by funnelling offshore funds through a UK donor. Donations funded a series of widely reported polls boosting Reform ahead of the local elections channel4news.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you've got an hour in the next day or so, I'd recommend tucking into this before all the madness swallows us all up again: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I58-...
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Arsenal's FULL Premier League trophy celebrations! 🏆🔴
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Bring on Meslier.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Masterful presentation and analysis from @swissramble.bsky.social. One of the very, very best football newsletters around. open.substack.com/pub/swissram...
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FIFA's Plan To Sell Football
Power Corruption and Lies
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Rohan Patel @gunnerohan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
G'mornin! 🔊🥰 ❤️🏆🤍
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Bern @bravebern.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I don’t want them fined I want the cheats to have permanent asterisks.
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
They cheated, they got away with it. Can't imagine what Everton and Leicester fans will make of that.
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Cartoon Steve Bould. @cartoonstevebould.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This reminiscing about Baresi has convinced me that Channel 4 needs to bring Gazetta Football Italia back. I mean all of it. Reruns from the early 90s *and* a modern update, presented by James Richardson of course.
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American Outlaws @americanoutlaws.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The American Outlaws implore @ussoccer.com to reject the FIFA Forward proposal. Stand up to this gross overreach of greed. Protect our sport from those who think they can own it. #USMNT  #USWNT #FIFA #WorldCup #fansfirst
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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Strongest possible statement from UEFA as they threaten boycott if Infantino presses ahead with his plan
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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Uefa have already released a statement on the Fifa plan “This crosses a line”
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Cartoon Steve Bould. @cartoonstevebould.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Homan saying failure to comply with laws carries a death penalty? Bookmark this for his trial.
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The North Bank: An Arsenal Podcast @northbankpod.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This made me both laugh and cry...
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Rob Kenton @robkenton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Rice receives the news he's playing.
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Liz Fenning Injured, Smiling on Phone
ALT: Liz Fenning Injured, Smiling on Phone
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JosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New! Ny! Every World Cup is meant to have a legacy, this one could be the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins. By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2026/07/14/d...
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Dystopia  - josimarfootball.com
Every World Cup is meant to have a legacy, this one could be the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A Miami-based businessman wanted in Albania for allegedly laundering drug money is suspected of faking the deeds to land where Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law) wants to build a multi-billion-dollar resort, the country's organised crime-fighting agency said in case files reviewed by Reuters
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
If you’d like to join our class action lawsuit against corruption in FIFA, which we are planning to make the biggest in history, please click here - rebootfifa.com/sign/ - and please share.
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Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA. 
And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name now >>
Add your name to our mass complaint
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 06/07/2026
UEFA response to FIFA's Balogun decision www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
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UEFA statement on the Balogun case
Statement on decision related to Folarin Balogun
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Exactly the question I have put to a couple of them. Both *think* that, yes, there would be a case to be fought, as the USMNT may de facto field an uneligible player. We're not talking about a can of worms, but a full barrel, a firkin!
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Markgpope @markgpope.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This is an excellent post. The country that brought down the last FIFA president for…..corruption, is now corrupting the laws to benefit itself.
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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Statement from the Belgian FA pointing out that the appeals process is a scam so FIFA can keep their decision but pretend that there was a fair ruling. www.rbfa.be/en/news/upda...
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Alex Hughes @alexphughes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Presume you’ve seen this from the other place? Amazing.
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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
From speaking to a few legal people etc re Balogun, there's a consensus that: 10.5 is clear - cards are issued by the referee. They are not "disciplinary measures" so 12.7 should not apply The object of the FIFA disciplinary code it is to do with infringement of rules, not on-field offences...
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 05/07/2026
This is just pure, unadulterated corruption. Nothing against Flo Balogun obviously, although I think it was red, but you can't pick and choose when rules apply. Belgium should be furious.
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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
FIFA continue to simply decide which players are or aren't actually banned so it fits with how they want the tournament to look. There's essentially no limit to their corruption, they might as well just openly fix games.
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James Benge @jamesbenge.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A scandalous decision, FIFA placing its thumb on the scales of the tournament without even feeling compelled to offer a fig leaf of justification. Borderline red cards happen all the time and plenty of teams with more at stake than the USMNT have to just deal with it.
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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 05/07/2026
It was a red card. Doesn't matter if he didn't mean it. That happens. It was a red he should be suspended. That should be the end of the story.
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Cartoon Steve Bould. @cartoonstevebould.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We're all Belgium now, eh?
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