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Alexander Isak wants to leave Newcastle United. Newcastle United want a fee that would make him the third most expensive player...ever. Can anyone actually afford to buy him? An analysis of a sparse market for @TheAthleticFC: nytimes.com/athletic/65135…

What does it take to make a #Lioness? Downsizing houses, bank loans, hours of driving, juggling jobs, so tired that you sleep in meetings. Thank you to the families for speaking so openly & trusting @TheAthleticFC @KatieWhyatt @SJohnsonSport nytimes.com/athletic/65064…

With £27million sale of James Trafford to Manchester City, Burnley have generated a little under £120m in player sales across 2024-25 (accounting/PSR period ends on 31 July) Had them needing to make overall profit to avoid a PSR breach, and potentially at risk. Less so now

A further £339million in equity was injected into Chelsea on the final day of their 2024-25 accounting period Follows £315m in 2023-24 and £100m at the end of 2021-22 following BlueCo takeover Total equity funding at Chelsea since takeover on 30 May 2022: £754million

Joe Root can become Test cricket’s greatest runscorer. And that record would never be beaten. Thoughts on a memorable day at Old Trafford for ⁦@TheAthletic⁩ nytimes.com/athletic/65157…

Joe Root averages 85 runs per Test and is currently 2,555 runs short of surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record for most runs in Tests. At 34 years old, if Root plays in about 30 more Tests, he stands a strong chance of overtaking Tendulkar’s world record. #EngvInd

This is happening more than ever on this site. Blue tick accounts are making money from others' work and not even linking to articles in the replies. It's best to unfollow the aggregators and follow the people doing the work.

Just referring to three parties who are pretty much all the same person here And getting away from that, here's a glimpse of where selling the sport to one man/country, and the imminent watering down of the Ali Act, will lead

Newcastle United are likely to want £150m for Alexander Isak - but that’s not all. Throw in agent’s fees, wages and a 4% transfer levy for Premier League clubs and this deal could end up costing £250m over a five-year contract. Can any club afford it? @CWeatherspoon_ analyses…

New episode of Hey Not The Face! is out. @CrooklynMMA and I go over the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act that was just introduced to Congress. What does it change in the current Ali Act & how will it impact the industry?

Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters

Aid Groups Blame Israel’s Gaza Restrictions for ‘Mass Starvation’ nytimes.com/2025/07/23/wor…

This includes, from me, a relatively detailed look at the finances in play here And how selling one player for huge money can open the door to bolstering several areas of a squad