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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Man City fans going through hell of a lot right now.

Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They cheated. They lied. They tried to sustain almost a £1billion scam. Manchester City’s punishment must match a grievous, unprecedented crime.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Manchester City’s cheat code will inevitably involve a long drawn out appeal. But, having been found guilty of such malign conduct, they must face the most severe punishment. That means relegation to L2, as a minimum, rather than meaningless multi million pound sanctions.

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The complete and total collapse of state function in the face of far right extremists. It is frankly ludicrous that Daniel Thomas continues to be at large given the series of crimes committed which he has literally filmed.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 12/09/2026

This is the most shamefully soft-soaped coverage of these thugs that you could possibly imagine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Anti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics

Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Excellent piece. Unsurprised to see that John Shiels was a pivotal influence : he is one of the best guys in the game.

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026

It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here we go again…Starting my 21st book. Very personal and,I believe, very powerful.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

All the best with it, Nige. Intriguing subject, great music.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This….The kleptocrats and the incompetents of the water industry must be curbed, immediately.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

England won the World Cup 60 years ago today. If only there was a book that brought everything into focus…..

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Excellent analysis from Nick. Our FA will be deservedly damned if it does not immediately rescind its endorsement of Infantino. England should also be among the nations threatening a boycott of FIFA’s tainted showpiece.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

La Copa del Mundo es española. Las Malvinas son inglesas.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Argentina. No shots. No scruples. No class. Hopefully no chance.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This reminds me of the worst World Cup final I covered, in 1990. Hopefully Argentina will again lose this one, 1-0.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Seriously wondering whether to bother watching the second half after the obscenity of this half time “show” The game will be an afterthought for Infantino, who will only have eyes for the Mango Baboon.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Tuchel. England managers judged by biggest calls. He blew it.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Appreciate I should know this but who is that garden gnome in a FIFA blazer who is always sitting alongside Arsene Wenger???

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Joined H&J today talking about my 66 book and the Hand of God game. Interview between 22.00 and 29.30 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We said farewell to a friend, father and football man today. Ken was hugely admired and respected by his clubs : Millwall fans raised £1500 for this tribute, and his assigned charity.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Stand down in Clacton or your credibility, and that of your party, will be shredded

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

FIFA’s actions confirm their corrupted state. Anyone remotely surprised?

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I’ve lived through enough first stage pessimism which tends to cling to England in World Cups to never say never. But if this static, lifeless, leaderless team is to challenge the best, I’ll be amazed.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Hydration in the rain. Please….

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Spare me the politics. Iran might be my favourite team in this World Cup, due to the intransigence and ignorance that blights their progress.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I lost a friend yesterday. Football lost one of its finest men. RIP Ken. share.google/SZzBEv6uz2pa...

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League Managers Association

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Well done to all of you who had VAR nonsense on your World Cup bingo card…

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

And so it begins…football turned into a game of four quarters.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Once upon a time, the World Cup was affordable for the ordinary fan. Read this and weep for the subsequent damage done by FIFA’s kleptocracy.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The start of a World Cup used to be greeted with global joy and expectation. Today I suspect millions are indifferent to a bloated, hyper commercialised , politically poisoned tournament. Infantino’s contemptuous instruction for critics to “chill” should be his, and FIFA’s epitaph.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The lickspittle’s lickspittle.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Another global milestone for what we regard as an important book. Thanks everyone for their interest.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

More please whenever he, and the lickspittle Infantino, dare show their faces at what is already a crucially compromised World Cup.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

And then he'll post about it on a website rigged to help Nazis and post non-consensual pornography.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The perfect Father’s Day present…..

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

That is magnificent. Haaland’s audition for Game of Thrones gathers pace.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Off toTalksport Towers to chat all things ‘66 with Hawksbee & Jacobs from 2.15.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Anyone delivering opinions on sport in a professional capacity is used to the extremes of abuse. Once I began writing about Holocaust survivors that abuse became darker than I could imagine. I deleted my account completely, and have no desire to return to Musk’s open sewer.

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The Blair Partnership @tbpagency.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Happy publication day to @mcalvinbook.bsky.social with the release of '1966: A MOMENT IN TIME'. Get your copy today! A vivid portrait of the world in 1966, centred around the storied World Cup tournament and its backdrop, published to mark the 60th anniversary. www.waterstones.com/book/1966/mi...

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Out now! A glimpse into a long lost world, when football was not alone in its innocence.

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

.@mirrordarren.bsky.social on 1966: One minute you are part of the chaotic mob from which police rescued Judith Hurst, wife of ’66 World Cup Final hero Geoff. The next you’ll be glad to be at a safe distance witnessing Jean-Bédel Bokassa’s brutal accession to power in Central African Republic. 1/3

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Darren Lewis (@mirrordarren.bsky.social)

President: Sports Journalists’ Association Assistant Editor: Daily Mirror

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Rishi Sunak tells Radio 4 that "AI is changing every aspect of our economy and our lives, and if I was back in office and looked at my diary and where I was going to spend my time, I would spend it on that" At no point does he or the BBC mention the £373,000 given to him every year by an AI company

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Michael Calvin @mcalvinbook.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Thanks to @paulhayward.bsky.social for his kind comment. You can make your own mind up from tomorrow when 1966, A Moment in Time, is published.

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