Love this — and so much of what Jacob Whitehead produced while following this year's Tour de France™ for The Athletic. Enjoy it. nytimes.com/athletic/65151…

Great to sit down with Billy Beane and Luke Bornn in Belfast and chat about the past, present and future of sports analytics. Two incredibly sharp, perceptive guys.

Was this the best Test series since the Ashes in 2005? Thoughts on a truly special drawn series between England and India for ⁦The Athletic⁩ nytimes.com/athletic/65346…

That familiar feeling of a slow start... 🐢 Norwich City's record this century in their first game of the season: P26 W3 D8 L15 F27 A54 Pts 17 #ncfc

🔢 Predicted Premier League table 🔴 Is Ruben Amorim the manager under most pressure? ✍️ Who has been the signing of the summer? 👀 What does the ongoing Manchester City case mean for this season? From title winners to the player they are most looking forward to watching, our

Love it George. If you can, please sponsor Bobby’s team 🙏🏻⬇️

Fans of the On the Ball / Michael Bailey Podcast: big news! We have an Instagram account and we’d love you to follow us as we embark on a journey of translating the magic of the pod into square images. Find us at ontheball_podcast - see you there! #ncfc

Daniel Brigham Here’s my attempt having seen the (hilarious) version on the Instagram page…

Got my geek on and crunched some numbers to look at what’s brewing in each teammate head to head battle this year 📊

What a weird debate to wake up to. He blocked a shot from several yards away with his arm. He moved his body and his arm towards the shot. It's always been a penalty. But I get why Everton would be frustrated at losing like that.

The rift at Nottingham Forest is Nuno-Edu. And it's a big one, described to me as broken/unfixable. That, of course, has left Marinakis in an incredibly difficult position. It's not a good situation, I'm afraid. #NFFC Full background via The Athletic | Football: nytimes.com/athletic/65695…

Las Vegas thought it was going to get the World Cup draw — and the chance to recreate a modern-day version of the star-studded 1994 draw that is still remembered fondly. Then... a twist, with Friday's Oval Office announcement, by President Trump and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino,

Yeah… I’ve just sat through that and it wasn’t great. #NCFC

About a 1 in 25,000 chance of this happening...and that's generally how often it occurs! Gently explained this match and the concept of statistical outliers here: nytimes.com/athletic/65720… The Athletic | Football

I’m pretty sure this is exactly how I felt during a Football Manager 2005 save where I lost the league and 2 cups in a week, ejected the disc, frisbeed it over a wall into a graveyard and didn’t play it again for 11 years

Blimey… I hope everyone knows what they’re doing. #NCFC #ITFC #Nunez

🚨 Newcastle United reach total agreement with Liverpool to sell Alexander Isak. Deal for 25yo striker worth £130m to #NUFC with solidarity, £125m cost to #LFC. Medical to be done on Monday before #DeadlineDay switch for Sweden international The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/65740…

🤔 Why did no man born in 1976 ever play for England? 🤔 Why were those born between 1977 and 1982 so good? 🤔 How does birth rate affect the national team's success? Michael Cox analyses every single player to feature for the England men's team, from 1831-born Alec Morten

Saying goodbye to Bayern Munich, changing the Vancouver Whitecaps and...the Dalai Lama? Speaking with Thomas Müller is an entertaining adventure. For MLS, that's a good thing. The first English 1-on-1 with the newest star in Canada, for The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/66363…

"You've just been pecked by the chickens." Bradford City are a club on the up once again with a winning team on the pitch, record breaking income off it and the fans having an online bit of chicken-related fun that quickly went viral. #BCAFC ⬇️ nytimes.com/athletic/66313…