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Morning. Very excited to share that from today I’m
@TheAthleticFC
’s new Leeds United writer
#LUFC
Some big shoes to, uh, Phil. It’s a great time to jump on board with this mad and brilliant club - here’s a flavour of what’s to come👇
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#ITFC
going well in League One so far under ex-
#MUFC
man Kieran McKenna. Free scoring, tight at the back & top of the table.
They’re very interesting tactically too - dominating the ball and pressing inspired by Bayern Munich.
Analysis
@TheAthleticUK
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Ipswich Town are back - and this is just the start. Inside
#ITFC
's promotion winning season:
🇺🇸 Investment under US owners
🪄 McKenna's magic touch
🤝 Buy-in to project from players
📈 Long term aims - the next Brighton?
Exclusive access
@TheAthleticFC
:
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Ethan Ampadu named club captain at
#LUFC
. A key leader for Daniel Farke last season in an impressive first year at the club. Pascal Struijk and Illan Meslier named as vice captains for the season ahead
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Darren Moore has contracted pneumonia and blood clots after testing positive for Covid-19 earlier this month so will be away from first team duties with
#SWFC
. Wish him a speedy recovery 🦉
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#LUFC
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BAMFORD 2-1!!!
#LUFC
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What does
#RainbowLaces
mean to me? It’s a celebration, a message of acceptance and hope for a better future for LGBT+ people in football.
There’s power in LGBT role models in football and I hope this, for
@TheAthleticUK
, helps in its own way too 🏳️🌈❤️
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#LUFC
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From today, I’m joining the king
@PhilHay_
as a regular
#lufc
writer for
@TheAthleticFC
(alongside all the usual EFL goodness).
To start, here’s a look at the fun and finesse of the Rutter/Summerville partnership providing goals galore for Farke’s side 👇
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Summerville from the spot! 1-1 13 mins
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One for the ‘nobody cares’ brigade to digest over lunch 😇
Sales of Christen Press and Tobin Heath shirts outsold any of those of Manchester United’s men’s players for the first three days after their high-profile signings [
@MikeKeegan_DM
]
#MUFC
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Walsall on the receiving end of some stick after announcing partnership with Poundland - now shirt and stadium sponsors.
Fine to have a bit of fun but in a world full of gambling and crypto sponsors
#Saddlers
deserve respect, not mocking |
@TheAthleticUK
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We need to start treating social media abuse in football like the crisis it has become - too many people are being subjected to vile messages simply for being themselves online.
This is about my experiences of hate online and much more for
@TheAthleticUK
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FT: Chelsea 3-2
#LUFC
Lots to be pleased with there for Leeds if this is any indication of how they might stand up PL challenge if they achieve promotion. Well worked goals, plenty of chances and a tough way to lose it which speaks to the performance
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Football’s uncomfortable relationship with gambling companies - has it “hijacked the game”?
▪️250-650 gambling related suicides each year
▪️55k 11-16 year olds already addicted
▪️The clubs already rejecting gambling sponsors
@TheAthleticUK
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HT - Leeds by far the better side. One effort for Stoke from Baker that drew a save from Meslier the best they had to offer. Rutter a cut above, James and Summerville lively.
Off to give myself a half time talking to for not enough welly in the goal tweet 😅
#LUFC
1-0 Stoke
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👕 16th highest kit revenue in Europe
📈Commercial ranked 7th for PL season, by far biggest Champ club
🏟️No rename of Elland Road
😊Potential kit designs for 24/25 could include smiley badge
Why Leeds are such a commercial giant
#LUFC
@TheAthleticFC
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Leeds went toe to toe with Chelsea last night in a defeat that didn’t feel like one thanks to star performances from Mateo Joseph and Archie Gray.
A good performance from
#LUFC
as a PL dry run.
Now to get the job done in the league
@TheAthleticFC
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#LUFC
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How Luton Town transformed from non-League to Championship play-off contenders in eight seasons
🔸Squad united, built for sustainability
🔸Backroom “iceberg” model
🔸New stadium plans
🔸Bottom 3 budget, top 6 results
+ more
@TheAthleticUK
👇
#COYH
#LTFC
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Appreciate the sentiment and support here but Rebecca Welch should not have needed to have a good game to stop those comments. Constantly having to prove yourself as a woman in football just to drag people above the level of this type of sexism is so utterly exhausting
Mansfield v Sheffield Wednesday…when some fans realised the Ref was female I heard comments like “she will be after players phone numbers” “does her husband know she’s not doing tea” they all changed there tune at full time well done Rebecca Welch brilliant 👏👊
#GirlsThatRef
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#SWFC
relegated to League One - the story of their fall:
🔹 Testimony of deep-rooted issues at club
🔹 How Chansiri + advisors handle business, recruitment
🔹 Remarkable final day seals on-field fate
🔹 "Behind the scenes, there’s nothing"
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HT Boro 2-3
#LUFC
This sport, not for the faint hearted. Go and get a glass of something strong because that was nuts and Leeds have another 45 to go yet 😂
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FT -
#LUFC
1-0 Stoke. That second half felt like a slog compared to the first but Leeds get the job done. They all look shattered but not a bad shift at all to see that over the line
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That's cruel. Leeds genuinely looked the more likely to score but some lovely feet from Connor Gallagher and that's the difference. 3-2
#LUFC
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Ipswich Town are one of the most interesting teams in English football right now. Promoted last season with 101 goals and at the top of the Championship,
#ITFC
are exciting to watch and getting results.
Southampton in 2011-12 the last to go back to back 👀
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🔺From 21st to 3rd in Championship
🔺Chuba Akpom league top scorer
🔺Use of full-backs similar to Arteta’s Arsenal
🔺Play 2nd place
#twitterblades
tonight
#Boro
’s transformation under Michael Carrick has been remarkable - analysis for
@TheAthleticFC
#MUFC
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Watching Archie Gray drop a shoulder to beat one player, then roll a foot over and beat another about 10 metres in front of you is very fun viewing. Big talent
#LUFC
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Exclusive interview with Jay Bothroyd for
@TheAthleticUK
where we talked:
🇯🇵 Life and football in Japan
@consaofficial
🔴
#Arsenal
upbringing
⚽ Calming down and maturing
🦉
#SWFC
loan spell
🏴 Being rescued by Dave Jones at
#CardiffCity
+ more here:
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🟢 101 point season with mid-table Lg One budget
🟢 Schumacher always the plan to succeed Lowe
🟢 Pressure free culture and commitment to the plan
🟢 Community at heart
How Plymouth Argyle are preparing for their Championship return
#PAFC
@TheAthleticFC
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FULL TIME!
Rutter and Rodon drop to their knees. It was that sort of game. 3-1. Happy Easter
#LUFC
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Understand Jack Harrison is close to rejoining Everton on season-long loan from Leeds
#LUFC
. Spent last season at
#EFC
and is keen on return to Goodison this summer
More
@TheAthleticFC
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League One is no longer the place where big clubs go to die - it's become the place for rebirth and reconnecting with fans for
#SWFC
#DCFC
and more in recent years.
This year's top five dominated by big hitters will make a fascinating finish
@TheAthleticFC
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If Alex Mowatt can become as important for
#WBA
as he was for Barnsley, then he’ll take another step towards becoming a Premier League player.
Watching him for 90 mins v Blackburn brought a sublime volley and evidence he can do just that |
@TheAthleticUK
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Lovely night for it - how are the nerves? In for
@PhilHay_
again this evening
#LUFC
v Sunderland team news coming up soon
@TheAthleticFC
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Eric Cantona will always go down as the one that got away for
#SWFC
after he spent a few days at the club before turning up at
#LUFC
.
This is the story of his Hillsborough stint for
@TheAthleticUK
🦉
£1/month Boxing Day deal:
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Anthony stands a cross up and it's Joseph again - heads in at the back stick. 2-2 and game on
#LUFC
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To talk about Luton Town’s rise from non-League to the brink of the Premier League is to talk about Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu’s rise too.
Ten years at the club and on the brink of history - why their Mr Happy has been so influential
#COYH
#LTFC
@TheAthleticFC
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Massimo Luongo was one of the best signings of the January window when he joined Ipswich Town on a free - his partnership Samy Morsy has been immense.
So good that he’s back in the Australia squad for the first time in 4 years
#ITFC
#Socceroos
Interview👇
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Coventry City have one of the most wanted players in the Championship in Victor Gyokeres but he’s not the only reason they’re chasing a play-off place.
Mark Robins has
#PUSB
well drilled - and they’re very fun to watch.
Analysis
@TheAthleticFC
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Excl: Two new members of 49ers Enterprises - Andrew Schwartzberg and Eugene Schneur - become
#LUFC
board members. Both have backgrounds in affordable housing in the US.
Schwartzberg replaces Rudy Cline-Thomas as vice chairman.
More
@TheAthleticFC
:
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What happened to Sarah Everard has weighed heavy this week, as have the accounts of so many women.
We all have a story & actions that we hope will keep us safe.
This is about why football can be unsafe for women & what needs to change, for
@TheAthleticUK
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Charlton Athletic head to Old Trafford today to play
#MUFC
with 10k travelling fans but once again they’re a club in chaos. Takeover rumours, discontent with owner Thomas Sandgaard and fans left asking questions
#CAFC
w/
@MattWoosie
for
@TheAthleticFC
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Leeds team to face Middlesbrough tonight... Bamford back in, Byram at right back
I'm on coverage for
@TheAthleticFC
tonight but fessing up now to reporting from home (torn MCL keeping me on the sofa this eve) 🙃
Pressure for a result this eve
#LUFC
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Any news?
To kick things off, here’s a look at what Leeds are looking to do in the summer window feat Rodon, Roberts and a few moving parts due to PSR |
@TheAthleticFC
#LUFC
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Inside Tony Pulis’s sacking at
#SWFC
▪️TP took training before shock sacking - performances key reason
▪️Owner Chansiri working with new consultants to take club forward
▪️Morais and Poyet not thought to be in running for job
+ more
@TheAthleticUK
👇
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Used to drive past the Etihad, nose pressed to the window in wonder at the scale of it, on the way to my Gran Gran’s in Newton Heath as a kid.
Nice to finally watch some football here - I’m covering for
@SamLee
on
#MCFC
duties for
@TheAthleticUK
today ⚽️
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What a season, what a story for Coventry City. Play-off finalists after sitting bottom of the table amid pitch chaos earlier in the season.
Mark Robins is doing a phenomenal job with some really exciting players - analysis from March
@theathleticfc
#PUSB
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The full story of
#SWFC
’s 12 point deduction:
🔹 Thousands of legal docs reviewed
🔹 Latest club accounts due yesterday
🔹14 day appeal period starts once written verdict released
🔹 Both sides feared deduction in 19/20
+ more on
@TheAthleticUK
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Georginio Rutter has been racking up assists and creating chances at a rate among the best in English football - some difference from a year ago.
Allardyce said this season would be Rutter’s big test at
#LUFC
. He’s passed.
Analysis
@TheAthleticFC
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Lots of talk about having Luton Town & Kenilworth Road in the Premier League, all a bit snide in tone imo.
It's one of the jewels of EFL stadia - character, atmosphere, community all ace. Embrace it, they'll all be gone soon...
#LTFC
#COYH
@TheAthleticFC
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Another one through the door at
#LUFC
as Jayden Boyle arrives from Sheffield United. A really important one at this stage, allows the RB to join up with pre-season in Germany.
Four year deal
@TheAthleticFC
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“Football was my dream. It still is my dream. But dreams have to end one day.”
Exclusive interview with
@izzyjaybrown
as he announces his retirement due to injury, aged 26.
Lots to learn from his story at
#CFC
#WBA
#SWFC
# PNEFC + more |
@TheAthleticFC
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Hannah Dingley takes over as interim manager at Forest Green, making history as first woman in charge of a men’s pro side in England.
Spoke to her in 2021 as part of a series on women in the EFL - her work at the club is impressive |
@TheAthleticFC
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Simply the best day of my football supporting life. Had little cry at the final whistle because this is what we dreamed of every time someone told us football wasn’t for us.
It’s been my dream since 9 years old and those brilliant girls - our girls - made it come true
#ENG
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I am a woman who works in men’s football and I am tired.
I should have been writing about AFCON yesterday. I wrote this instead.
“Misogyny, sexism, sexual assault: Being a woman in men’s football is exhausting”
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Big penalty shout for Leeds not given. O'Nien with a handful of Rodon's shirt as they went up for a corner and then it's a hand ball but the ref says no. Really clear on the replays. 76 mins
#LUFC
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And so the party starts 🚜
#ITFC
deserving of promotion. Relentless over two seasons, entertaining, never blinked when those around them did in the promotion race.
Kieran McKenna goes back-to-back
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Last night’s gritty, hard work win over Stoke was Daniel Farke’s favourite
#LUFC
win of 2024 - you can understand why.
Plenty to digest but Connor Roberts’ contribution shows why he’ll be crucial in the promotion race.
Analysis
@TheAthleticFC
👇
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Leeds have had a bid for Austrian international Dejan Ljubicic knocked back by Koln.
#LUFC
still keen on the central midfielder, 26, despite initial rejection from the German club. One to monitor, Farke keen to add another CM.
@TheAthleticFC
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#LUFC
v Leicester City on Friday night is a huge game - if Leeds win do we have a title race?
Crunching the numbers it looks unlikely but they have a strong hand in the race for automatic promotion.
Championship top four analysis
@TheAthleticFC
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Luton's rebuild has been remarkable - Nathan Jones so important to that but unwilling to take credit alone for results. On how sustainability, new stadium plans and being the UK's hardest working staff has put them in play-off contention
#COYH
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Big game. But then they all are now - Leeds v Hull team news shortly.
Off the bench and in for
@PhilHay_
(rested) this eve
@TheAthleticFC
#LUFC
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As reported over the weekend,
#LUFC
keen on Jayden Bogle. One year contract extension triggered at Sheffield United earlier this summer.
Another outgoing close with Glen Kamara to Rennes advanced. More
@TheAthleticFC
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Allsop had gone up for the corner and Leeds managed to break quickly, James with a lovely long range effort to make it 3-1. Everyone off the bench celebrating, absolutely mental
#LUFC
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Today marks 200 years since The Wednesday was formed - a crucial part of
#SWFC
’s history even if coronavirus has cut short celebrations for
@TheWednesdayCC
&
@RealDurruti
this year | New piece for
@TheAthleticUK
👇
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A few changes to
#LUFC
kick off times with games being selected for tv up to the end of September:
WBA v Leeds on 17 Aug now 12.30pm ko
Sheff Wed v Leeds now 23 Aug 8pm ko
Leeds v Burnley on 14 Sept now 12.30pm ko
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#DCFC
flying under Paul Warne, who is always good fun
"I’m not stupid enough to type my name into Twitter but I reckon 50-60% of the fans didn’t want us because we weren’t sexy enough, which I find hard to believe with the way I can pull a bobble hat off.”
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Archie Gray impressive on his debut for England's under-21s - one goal and one assist in two games. No surprise after his season with Leeds - good to see he is being noticed by the right people at the FA.
A very exciting young talent
#LUFC
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💛 Yellow
😊 Smiley badge
👕Inspired by ‘74 kit
The new
#LUFC
away kit is a modern classic, lots of hard work to make it happen and a fun treasure hunt online in the build up to release
More
@TheAthleticFC
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Delighted to finally be able to share that I’m joining
@TheAthleticUK
as their Sheffield Wednesday writer.
Here’s a bit about me and what we’re doing👇
And new subscribers to The Athletic can get 50% off using this link:
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Declan Thompson on for Ryan Galvin and it'll mean a huge amount to the 18-year-old who spent years in a wheelchair after being diagnosed with Perthes disease.
At one point it looked like playing football was off the cards, as he told
@TheAthleticUK
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“I feel welcome and accepted”.
As part of this year’s
#RainbowLaces
@TheAthleticUK
spoke to trans and non binary players and fans about their experiences in football, the support in the community and finding more allies than hate 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Massimo Luongo completed more passes, won more free kicks and made more tackles than any other
#swfc
player in last night's win over Rotherham.
Wednesday might just have bagged three midfielders in one with that piece of summer business...
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#StockportCounty
are back in the EFL after winning the National League title yesterday.
A massive achievement in a very competitive league that deserves three promotion spots, not two.
Why three up, three down is the way forward
@TheAthleticUK
:
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Leicester win. Ipswich win. Leeds win. And so the cycle continues until someone’s luck runs out.
Sometimes you have to create your own luck - Crysencio Summerville knows how.
Another
#LUFC
night to remember at Elland Road in a silly season
@TheAthleticFC
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Textbook Summerville, cuts in and whips it into the far corner. That was needed 2-4 61 mins
#LUFC
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#BarrowAFC
fans waited 49 years to see
#EFL
football at Holker Street until yesterday.
Spent some time with Mike, 88, a fan since WW2 to learn what this club means to its people and after the hardest year, what it means to be home at last
@BarrowAFC
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For a long time, Chester v Wrexham was the biggest derby in non League - the rivalry still exists even with leagues of separation.
A visit to Chester for
@TheAthleticFC
to see how they rebuilt their club from the ashes and dream of promotion
#OurClub
#UTS
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Congratulations to Luton for reaching the play-off final. They’re doing a lot right and the best evidence for that is year on year improvement.
Wrote this last season when they made the play-offs and they’ve only improved since
#COYH
#LTFC
@theathleticfc
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▪️The big reveal on Twitter
▪️A missing phone in the sea
▪️Potential to cost millions of pounds
A big day in court today for Colleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy as the celebrity libel case of the year begins.
All the detail on
#wagathachristie
@TheAthleticUK
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🏆 Making history
⚽️ Analysing games with dad
🗣 Being a role model
⏰ Split second decision making
👩🏻 Just a normal girl from Washington...
Exclusive interview with
#EFL
,
#BarclaysFAWSL
and UEFA referee
@Rebecca__Welch
for
@TheAthleticUK
:
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On the eve of the new season, it’s the start of a new chapter for Wigan Athletic.
How
#wafc
rose from the ashes of its biggest challenge yet, including:
🏟 Stadium clean up
🏆 Attracting buyers
⚽️ Influx of new signings
+ more with
@adjones_journo
:
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