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He has already made a decent chunk from the Saudis
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Following Messiās departure
And rumoured departure of Neymar to Saudi Arabia.
PSG are going to have quite a treasure chest
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The only pleasure I get out of knowing anything about big money football these days is when I understand the references in a David Squires cartoon.
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Cricket comes to the US:
Controlled by Willow, so Iām going to have to resubscribe, unfortunately. Also, I thought Atlanta would have a team, which would have been great. T20 format, and a lot of overseas players, which is to be expected. But this is exciting. I hope it draws an audience and Americans take to it.
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And co-host of the Menās T20 World Cup in 2024 (with West Indies), approximately a third.
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Despite not having a team near me (WTF Atlanta!?!?), Iām glad to see this. I know cricket gets a bad rap fro long boring matches, but the T20 format makes it really accessible.
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I mean if long and boring is a problem American Football and Baseball can enter the chat!
While I donāt watch it I can appreciate how test cricket leans into that vibe. Five days just seems like something from a legendary, leisurely past.
How amazing would it be for everyone in the village to get together to hang out after the green was mowed to play a game for a day or two?
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I had heard a rumor that one of our old malls was going to be turned into a cricket stadium or some such, but I donāt know that that panned outā¦ We do have a large immigrant population from SE Asia, so there must be someone who knows and plays it around these partsā¦
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The IPL (India Premier League) makes T20 international matches look quite staid. And The Hundred (which is the anti-Test) proves good for focusing those with short attention spans/better things to do.
One of the best things* about Test matches is listening to radio commentary on Test Match Special.
*IMO
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Qatar and Kuwait sparking teams to refuse to play after racial abuse directed at opposition players on the one day with officials doing nothing.
But donāt worry Gianni Infantino is here to save the day and he was called short or red headed or something in the playground once. Allegedly.
The people who have bought football can expect swift justice served on them. No sportswashing, No siree!
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The Olympics has a corruption problem??? Color me surprised (meant that sarcastically)
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Finland hit San Marino for six
Finnish football fans were treated to a feast of goals by the menās international team, the Huuhkajat or Eagle owls, at a sold-out Olympic Stadium in Helsinki on Monday evening, tabloid Iltalehti (IL) reports.
Finland beat San Marino 6-0 to climb to the top of the European Championship Qualification Group H, with second-half substitute Daniel HĆ„kans stealing the show as he scored a spectacular hat-trick within just nine minutes.
In another article, Iltalehti praises the Finnish fans for the atmosphere they created within the stadium.
āIt was quite the show! The audience was fantastic. Naturally, it helped Finland more than us,ā San Marino coach Fabrizio Costantini said, adding āa big congratulations to the Eagle owls!ā
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San Marino will win a competitive game one day. Until then, lets remember their high point.
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Today is a big day
9:00 BST
EFL League One fixture list
11:30 BST
EFL Trophy academy team draw, Carlisle already know they will play against Accrington Stanley and Harrogate Town
No one really cares about the EFL Trophy anymore
14:30 BST
EFL Cup draw. This is the one with the real Premier League teams in it, although not until the next round.
16:00 BST
The new Carlisle United kits go on sale
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They could win against Germany right now. With their second 11. After a heavy lunch.
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OK, letās start with the new kits
People are describing them as either 90s retro, or made from the same fabric as bus seats
First of all, the home kit, which seems to be liked by a lot of people
and the away kit, which seems to be liked by Taylor Charters, at least
That one will either be remembered fondly in years to come, or be included in worst kit lists. I still havenāt made my mind up. It is getting peoples attention though.
In the league, Carlisle will play against Fleetwood Town at home for the first time on the opening day of the season, then away on Boxing Day. Blackpool are December 9th (away) and April 13th (home), Bolton Wanderers are October 7th (away) and January 27th (home), and Wigan Athletic are August 15th (home) and December 29th (away). Thatās the only teams who are relatively nearby, straight down the M6, after that the closest teams are Barnsley (South Yorkshire) and Port Vale (Stoke). Away games really will be away, Fleetwood and Blackpool are the closest at just under 100 miles away.
Carlisle had better be safe before the last day of the season, I would not want to go to Pride Park needing to get points from Derby County, who must be one of the favourites to be champions.
Carlisle got Harrogate Town away in the EFL Cup. I guess we wonāt be having a cup run in that either.
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