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Anyone joining the tribalism is mad imo
Local fans want foreign investments to elevate their club
EPL create rules to cement old money
City has the biggest owners EPL ever seen
The only question left: does the cartel protect its own, or do the rules actually matter?
This is where the City case could become MUCH bigger than a points deduction.
Premier League clubs had lawyers preparing potential compensation claims BEFORE the verdict even arrived. Burnley have already shown the route, winning roughly Ā£35 million from Everton over one financial breach, although that decision is under appeal.
Now imagine clubs trying to price missed titles, Champions League places, prize money and commercial income across several seasons.
Whatever sporting punishment City receive might only be the first bill.
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Four league goals in five games for Liverpool, then he opens Swedenās Nations League campaign to make it five for club and country.
Last season looked like a Ā£125 million problem. Five weeks into this one, he is starting to look like the striker Liverpool actually paid Ā£125 million for.
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Margaret Qualley might actually be the casting that tells us the most about this movie.
Before Hollywood and Ginger Rogers, Fred spent more than TWO DECADES performing with his sister Adele. She retired in 1932, Fred went to Hollywood, then Ginger became the partner who defined his movie career across 10 films.
So Qualley as Adele and Sabrina as Ginger basically gives Tom Holland the two women who divide Fred Astaireās career into BEFORE and AFTER.
This might be much bigger than a Hollywood-years biopic.
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Margaret Qualley might actually be the casting that tells us the most about this movie.
Before Hollywood and Ginger Rogers, Fred spent more than TWO DECADES performing with his sister Adele. She retired in 1932, Fred went to Hollywood, then Ginger became the partner who defined his movie career across 10 films.
So Qualley as Adele and Sabrina as Ginger basically gives Tom Holland the two women who divide Fred Astaireās career into BEFORE and AFTER.
This might be much bigger than a Hollywood-years biopic.
Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter have been cast in the Fred Astaire biopic alongside Tom Holland.
Margaret will star as Adele Astaire and Sabrina will star as Ginger Rogers.
(deadline.com/2026/09/margareā¦)
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NLE Choppa wrote a whole poetic compliment and Yonna hit him with āWTH U DOING HERE FAM š.ā
That āfamā did more damage than an entire rejection paragraph.
Bro shot from the logo and got welcomed like a cousin at the cookout. š
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NLE Choppa wrote a whole poetic compliment and Yonna hit him with āWTH U DOING HERE FAM š.ā
That āfamā did more damage than an entire rejection paragraph.
Bro shot from the logo and got welcomed like a cousin at the cookout. š
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The wild part is Gronk is basically arguing AGAINST retiring his own number. š
Nine Patriots seasons, three Super Bowls, one of the greatest tight ends ever, and his position is still: if you did not give New England a Brady-level 20 years, put the number back in circulation.
That is actually a pretty clean philosophy.
Gronk thinks 87 belongs to Patriots history. He just does not think history should own it forever.
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At some point we have to stop calling Nestory Irankunda a āprospect.ā
Three months after becoming Australiaās youngest-ever World Cup scorer, the 20-year-old just stood over a free kick from about 25 yards against BRAZIL and dropped it into the top corner.
That is not potential anymore. That is a player beginning to collect signature moments against serious countries.
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Imagine trying to keep Haaland, Rodri and the rest while offering lower-league football AND potentially being unable to register replacements.
That is where a punishment could actually dismantle a squad.
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If even a few clubs can prove those losses, the Premier League sanction might only be the opening bill.
The expensive part could come afterwards.
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JƩrƓme Boateng could easily have tried to skip straight into a glamorous managerial job. Instead, he is starting properly.
A World Cup winner, two-time Champions League winner and nine-time Bundesliga champion is going to Trabzonspor as Thomas Reisā ASSISTANT after previously working with LASKās reserves.
That rƩsumƩ gets you respect immediately. It does not automatically make you a coach.
Boateng seems willing to learn the job before demanding the big chair.
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Nick Chubb spent seven seasons there, finished third in Browns history with 6,843 rushing yards and third with 51 rushing touchdowns, then played his final NFL season in Houston.
Now Cleveland brought him back so the last transaction of his career says Browns again.
Some players leave a team. Some players become part of the place. š§”
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The scary part is Houston proved last week that yards without Nico Collins can be completely empty.
C.J. Stroud threw for 353 yards on FIFTY-FIVE attempts against Cincinnati and the Texans still scored SIX points with zero passing touchdowns. Week 1 with Nico? Houston scored 31 and he gave them 7 catches, 75 yards and a touchdown.
Now he misses another game, this time inside the division.
Houston does not just lose WR1. It loses the guy who turns possession into points.
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Now, before any real quarterback controversy can even develop, Darnold is completely off the injury report and gets his job back.
The backup protected the season. QB1 returns before the season ever needed saving.
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Seattle basically got the PERFECT version of a quarterback injury.
Sam Darnold went down on the first drive of Week 1, Drew Lock stepped in and helped Seattle start 2-0 while throwing 4 touchdowns and ZERO interceptions.
Now, before any real quarterback controversy can even develop, Darnold is completely off the injury report and gets his job back.
The backup protected the season. QB1 returns before the season ever needed saving.
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold is off the injury report for Sundayās game at Washington and is good to go.
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It wonāt be long until a class action on behalf of fansā¦ we paid for a fair competition. We want our tv and ticket money backā¦
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That tells you Memphis was never really a destination. It was just a transaction.
Now a 30-year-old former All-Star hits the market before the season even starts.
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DāAngelo Russellās entire Memphis Grizzlies career lasted from July to September and included exactly ZERO minutes of basketball. š
They acquired him in that six-team trade, inherited his roughly $6 million expiring deal, then waived him before he even reached training camp.
That tells you Memphis was never really a destination. It was a transaction.
Now a 30-year-old former All-Star hits the market before the season even starts.
The Memphis Grizzlies have waived DāAngelo Russell, sources tell ESPN. With Memphis needing to trim its roster, this frees Russell up to potentially land somewhere before the start of the season.
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