🔹 Won't be 'reunited with an ex'
🔹 Players on his side
🔹 How do fans feel?

Simon Johnson, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Adam Leventhal discuss Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea exit...

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New The Athletic | Football Pod on #CFC & Poch’s split.

Joined by Simon Johnson & Jack Pitt-Brooke to pull it apart & discuss who may be next at the Bridge.

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Fulham have offered Bobby De Cordova-Reid a two-year contract. Not agreed yet but talks continue, hopeful of positive conclusion. With Adam Leventhal #FFC
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The Athletic FC’s end-of-season awards, 2023-24 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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In-depth report on how/why #LFC settled on Arne Slot as new head coach:
* how Slot was 'top of the top' in data profiling ... AND the subjective evaluations
* Alonso a non-runner
* Valverde, Spalletti alternatives
* reservations re De Zerbi, Amorim
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Usyk was epic. Should have been stopped in the 9th when Fury was given a favourable pass to the end of the round to gather himself. October rematch part of the deal & Fury wants it. Usyk entitled to quit, but the warrior in him will most probably be back to go & win again.

Last Weekend Preview of the season on The Athletic | Football pod.

Title & euro race discussed & some alternative season awards alongside Tim Spiers & Jon Mackenzie

Thanks to all who’ve contributed & to everyone that has listened. 🫡

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For eight months, 777 Partners has been trying to buy Everton, but the takeover looks increasingly unlikely to go through.

The Athletic | Football looks at how existing members of 777’s football portfolio - there are 7 - are confronting the crisis.

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Feels like retrograde step to even consider scrapping VAR imo, just need more consistent/improved operators.

Latest development (via David Ornstein’s scoop) completely at odds with where FIFA see tech heading.

Details below ⬇️ The Athletic | Football
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs to vote on proposal to scrap VAR from next season. Resolution formally submitted by Wolves to abolish system + will be on agenda at June 6 AGM. Any rule change needs 2/3s majority (14 of 20 members) to pass The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/54950…

🎧 DFB from The Athletic | Football

Featuring Charlie Eccleshare Danny Kelly & James Maw on #THFC ’s moral maze pre #MCFC tonight with #AFC watching

Jacob Tanswell on the Duran Duran comeback at #AVFC

& James Pearce on #LFC ’s late crumble.

…all in 8 mins. 💨
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Big games today, this most contentious. Berkane (Mor) in CAF Confed Cup Final 1st leg v Zamalek after 2 semi legs v Algeria’s USM Alger were awarded their way despite wearing shirt with controversial map inc disputed Western Sahara

Story ⬇️ The Athletic | Football
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