Nick Harris
@sportingintel
Sportingintelligence: A perpetually sceptical attempt to make sense of sport's relationship with money. Interested in conmen & numbers. Reassuringly grumpy.
Good story. Ed has been on top of this from the start. I don't buy the notion that Jannik Sinner is an innocent who made one blameless mistake.
Jannik Sinner has controversially re-hired the physical trainer whose actions led to him testing positive for clostebol. This is a 🧵on whether his team members knew, or should have known, that the spray which contaminated him contained a banned drug: 🖇️api.omarshehata.me/substack-proxy…
🧢Falkirk fans, pick up your free Season Preview by Nutmeg at today's game v Spartans. Includes: -Interviews with John McGlynn, Jack Ross & Brian Graham -Analysis of Premiership year ahead by @sportingintel -@GordonWaddell on Brockville -A look back at old programmes 👀⬇️
If you've seen "Mix Tape" advertised or trailed on iPlayer or BBC2, then it's a good watch. But if you haven't seen it yet, buy the book (by Jane Sanderson) and read that first. It's a brilliant love story.
One year on: exposing the dark underbelly of British cycling's golden age sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/one-year-on-…
Something from the weekend: a paean of praise for the NHS sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/something-fr…
🚨 NEW ON NUTMEG FC🚨 📈 @sportingintel crunches the data on newly promoted teams. One for #Falkirk fans! 👉tinyurl.com/3bzawemd #Falkirkfc #FFC
What chances of survival in Scotland's top flight after 15 seasons in the wilderness? sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/what-chances…
QUE GOLAZO!!!! 🎯 MBAPPÉ GOES AIRBORNE! HE'S BACK! Overhead kick. Back of the net. Instant classic. Superstar stuff from Kylian. 🌟
A goalkeeper would only be expected to save this 14% of the time. Courtois with a match-winning save. x.com/ShaynaVild5428…
Preseason friendlies are now an excuse for major clubs to jet around the world looking for new sponsors and fans - for @sportingintel open.substack.com/pub/sportingin… @fbandclimate @cooldownnetwork
🚨 New piece from Steve Menary, revealing the rise of long-haul football friendlies. "It’s time for football’s leaders to stop talking and start acting - governing bodies need to intervene before player welfare and the climate pay the price." 📖: sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up-t…
Burning up the planet: the rise-and-rise of long-haul summer friendlies by major clubs sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up-t…
The wonders of Wimbledon, a global sports event in a democratic league of its own sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/the-wonders-…
I’ve been to major sporting events all over the world. Football mostly, both major tourneys and Prem Lge, Europe, also two Olympics, cricket, boxing, even rugby and odd US sport. But you’re right, in so many ways Wimbledon is the most majestic. And I can walk home afterwards!
This piece from early April (sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/revealed-tea…) forecast the Club World Cup prize money for every team at whatever stage they reached. I reckon Man City will have pocketed about $52m for losing in the last 16. Al-Hilal will get $36m for the QF, more if they go deeper.