"Silence" 🤫 An unusual response from Unai Emery 😅

Do graphics matter in Football Manager?

Bloody hell.

If you are a Serie A watcher or want to learn more about Serie A, you 100% must watch these videos, I’ve rewatched them so many times over last few years

Karamoko Dembele was only 13 when a clip of him dancing around the Barcelona team went viral. He played in the same England youth team as Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala. He had the football world at his feet. Here, in his first sit-down interview, he speaks to @JordanC1107 about why it went wrong and why he is determined to deliver on his talent. 🔗 nyti.ms/4xWwcav

Peak Negreira days

🚨💣 THE NEGREIRA CASE — FULL RECAP: • Between 2001 and 2018, FC Barcelona paid approximately €7.3 million to José María Enríquez Negreira. • Negriera was the Vice-President of Spain’s Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) — effectively one of the most senior figures inside the Spanish refereeing structure. • He held that position from 1994 until 2018. • Barcelona's payments therefore continued for approximately 17 years while Negreira occupied a senior position within the refereeing establishment. • Payments were made under different Barcelona presidencies: — Joan Gaspart — Joan Laporta — Sandro Rosell — Josep Maria Bartomeu • The payments suddenly stopped in 2018 — the same year Negreira left the Spain’s Technical Committee of Referees. • Barcelona's official explanation is that it paid for "technical reports and scouting information about referees" that they handed over to coaches and coaching staffs to prepare for matches • However, when investigators called up former Barca coaches such as Luis Enrique and Ernesto Valverde and asked them about these reports, they said they had NEVER seen them or used them. • Barcelona therefore spent millions of euros on "reports" that they never used. • When investigators asked Negreira himself what the millions were for, he said "They paid me to ensure refereeing neutrality." • When investigators then asked Joan Laporta about Negreira saying "he was paid to ensure refereeing neutrality", Laporta said "We never asked him to do that." • Investigators examined invoices issued to Barça by to Negreira. • One invoice dated 30 November 2005 was for €60,000 and described the expenditure as "aloe vera gift pack" • When prosecutor asked Joan Laporta whether invoices such as this were connected to the alleged referee reports/services, his reply was "I don't know." • Another invoice, for around €139,000, referred to having selected/digitized footage from the South Africa 2010 World Cup. • The problem? The 2010 World Cup wasn't even played yet. • This pattern repeated for multiple internatonal tournaments, where invoices were made before these tournaments were ever played. • La Liga say the reason they are not sanctioning Barcelona for this scandal, is because the statute of limitations is of 3 years only, and the case was revealed in 2023, which means the statute of limitations has passed. • The case is now in criminal court. • UEFA have now launched their own investigation, and they could BAN Barcelona from their competitions if they find them guilty.

Look what they took from us….

The date for your diary 📆 Football Manager 27 launches across platforms from 10 November.

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I want every single @ManCity fan to know I am here; more than ever. I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters. Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you all 🩵

PL without City would be like the bundesliga without Bayern, or La Liga without Madrid

"Do you apologise to football fans? The Premier League says 'sham' contracts, is this a 'sham' club?" @RobHarris questions Man City chief executive Ferran Soriano after the club was found guilty of all charges related to Premier League's financial rules trib.al/YimvoPJ

And there it is… Premier League Statement: An independent Commission has found Manchester City guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period. • ‘Sham’ commercial deals used to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs • More than £900m involved in the schemes • Misstated accounts filed and the true state of the club’s finances concealed • Significantly breached Premier League and UEFA spending limits • Commission concluded City intended to circumvent Premier League rules • Multiple breaches of duties to co-operate, with ‘concerted efforts to stop and frustrate’ the investigation • Sanctions will be decided at a separate hearing Manchester City have until Friday 2 October to appeal the findings. premierleague.com/en/news/47…