Another underwhelming performance from Kylian Mbappé - and in PSG's biggest game of the season so far. His standing two yards offside on Dembele's cross/shot towards the end of the game, half-throwing himself forward for a ball he knew he couldn't reach, summed up his evening.

'Supprimer l'avantage des buts marqués à l'extérieur rendra les équipes visiteuses plus frileuses et les matches plus fermés', qu'ils disaient. Une pensée pour erik bielderman 🐦, compagnon de route dans la lutte contre cette aberration qui a heureusement fait son temps.

Regular check that, well over a year on, the UK website of Kaiyun, official Asian betting partner of Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and others, is still 'coming our way soon', which hasn't prevented the GB Gambling Commission from granting the brand a licence.

New.

As their proposed takeover of Everton enters a key week, new court filings show 777 Partners struggling to fund a 1 million dollar payment to a lender as recently as January.

By Paul Brown and Philippe Auclair

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Anyone anywhere near a news stand in central London this evening that could possibly grab me one of these posters? Please!

The Standard 😎

Final chance for student football writers to enter our The Football Writers' Association writing competitions… 👇🏼

'After 16 months of indignity and pain, three teens from West Africa finally escape the deathtrap of Qatar 2022' - what a story from Sam Kunti for Nick Harris's Substack. Journalists can make a difference. Take a bow, Sam.
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/after-16-mon…

Obnubilé par le gâteau laissé par Cyril Morin à la rédac', j'en ai oublié le partage de Tour d'Europe :
🇫🇷 Triste OM-PSG, triste Ligue 1 Elton Mokolo
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pourquoi City n'y arrive plus contre les gros Philippe Auclair
🇩🇪 Leverkusen en plein rêve David Lortholary
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How did I not know that this extraordinary resource is not just about the Wayback Machine, until I was searching for a video of a cult yakuza movie? archive.org/about/

Calling all members of The Football Writers' Association: you have until 30 April to cast your vote for the 2024 Footballer(s) of the Year.

Our panel's predictions ahead of Manchester City v Arsenal today - Carrie Brown 💙 and John Cross go for a home win, Alison Bender and Gerry Cox see a draw. Guess that means an Arsenal win, then...😁
Watch in full: youtu.be/xeVghL1uU1w?si…

Happy Easter.

Alice Guy, one of the most important figures in the history of early cinema, shamefully neglected for so long. Pam Green's 'Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché' is a must-see for anyone who loves film.

“Jailing football fans for chants at a match is just one more reason that FIFA’s rigging of the 2034 World Cup bidding process to allow Saudi Arabia to be the sole bidder is not just embarrassing, but dangerous.”

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Chronique pour Eurosport France: Sven-Göran Eriksson, atteint d'un cancer non-opérable, a reçu un émouvant hommage à Anfield. Mais cet hommage, c'était aussi des excuses présentées à un sélectionneur trop injustement critiqué quand il dirigeait l'Angleterre. eurosport.fr/football/premi…

Elmer Bernstein's greatest score? youtube.com/watch?v=laHRBN…

On the day the Government warns about misinformation and deep fakes threatening our democracy, the Conservatives release this video claiming London has become the 'crime capital of the world' under Sadiq Khan, which is illustrated by scenes from... the New York Metro.

There's never been any suggestion that Ohtani bet himself. Why the hell make it into a 'story'?

Belated (by one day) happy birthday to The Boss.

Issue 52 of The Blizzard, edited by Jonathan Wilson, is out now, packed full of insanely good long-form football writing from Osasu Obayiuwana, Sam Kunti, Phil Walker, John Duerden and more.

More here 👇
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