The greatest Football Manager story of them all.

A little over a week until the Lineker biography is out, so it's prime time to get those orders in 👀 Of course, I'm biased so bound to tell you it's worth the purchase. So why not take the word of Daniel Taylor instead? Check it out here 👇 amzn.eu/d/gGik4Sq

Big day today! My new book officially came out and a little trip to Sky Sports News for some promo on The Football Show 👊

I can't get my head around promoted teams being so averse to employing defensive styles. Leicester crying out for someone who would make them hard to beat when Cooper went, but have moved backwards by going for a coach who clearly can't organise that #LEIBRE

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📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week? 🗣️ “He has worked very hard at making it look this effortless.” This week, Matt Williams delves into Chris Evans’s 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧. ⚽️ Check out Matt’s standout

Classy from Reece James, refusing to celebrate scoring against, er, Latvia.

Out of respect for the current discussions in the Latvian government over the development of a sustainable energy supply. Of course.

Great to see an extract from the Gary Lineker biography on Guardian sport today - remembering a time when his England legacy was looking decidedly shaky. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

A real shame Gary Lineker's time at the BBC looks set to end in this way, although perhaps inevitable he would eventually leave under a cloud. Despite this, he should still be considered one of the BBC's best ever broadcasters, somebody who learned - then reinvented - his craft

Graham Potter has never been a fast starter in the Premier League. In his first 19 league matches as Brighton boss (where he was a success), they won 20 points, which is the same record he currently has at West Ham. But now he's had a full summer, that record needs to pick up.

Ruben Amorim said even the Pope couldn't get him to change his 3-4-2-1 formation. Turns out Casemiro is even more influential.

Birmingham building chimneys on their new stadium in honour of the city's heritage. Barcelona recreating the Sagrada Familia by refusing to complete Camp Nou.

As Graham Potter aims to lead Sweden to the World Cup, he'll be following in the footsteps of another Englishman who won Olympic gold and reached a World Cup final while in the job. Yet nobody knows much about George Raynor. My piece on Guardian sport theguardian.com/football/the-s…