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"The boy Michu was a first-class piece of business. "Just £2 million and I’d never really heard of him." - Sir Alex Ferguson. Michu signed for Swansea City 12 years ago today. Some people outside of Swansea will probably think of him as a one-season wonder, which seems

To all Swans fans, would really appreciate your thoughts on this. It’s no stretch to state that, without Mel, there’s every chance our club wouldn’t exist in its current form. IMO No-one deserves to be immortalised outside our stadium more than him.

Good luck to the Swans at Boro. Excited to see what Eom, Vipotnik & Franco can bring to the team this season. But LW needs plenty more over the coming weeks (bench will be interesting today). Be great to start the season with a positive result. Safe travels to YJBs en route 🦢

Many thanks to #RockleazeRangersU14 who are the latest team to join the exclusive KitAid shirt sponsor club. If your team doesn’t have a shirt sponsor then why not fill the space with our logo. Good luck to RRU14’s Avon Youth Football BBC Bristol

🔢 Was Mourinho sending a message with Sidwell 9? 🔢 The prestige of certain numbers at clubs 🔢 The role they play in transfers 🔢 Sancho, Cavani, Ronaldo and the #MUFC No 7 🔢 The player who gave up his villa to wear No 10 The politics of shirt numbers, by Stuart James

⚒️ The striker who refused to play because he wasn't No 10 9⃣ Did Jose send a message when he chose Sidwell's number? ❌ Why pushing for a teammate's shirt in transfer talks is a bad idea 🤦‍♂️ How did Yado Mambo not get No 5? Shirt number fun & games... nytimes.com/athletic/56980…

Back in May, my dad passed away. This will be my first season without him beside me. Every footballer has a family, who support & sacrifice & work. It's the lifts to training, the penny jar that kept me in boots. This is for you dad, with pride. ❤️ nytimes.com/athletic/57029…

“Season 12, baby” - The one with three Premier League games, a winnebago and tactical sushi. The Athletic | Football is granted access all areas with NBC at Old Trafford, the London Stadium and Stamford Bridge for the opening weekend of the Premier League season. 📝 Stuart James

🇺🇸 “Season 12, baby!” 🧦 Where are Ten Hag’s socks? 🦅 “No bias here” 🥢 Mustoe’s tactical sushi 🎙️ “Stay in your lane” 👗 Lowe & the sack race 🗣️ “An insult to the full-back position!” A winnebago weekend at Man U, WHU & Chelsea with the NBC Sports team: nytimes.com/athletic/57121…

Good luck to Jamie Paterson at Charlotte - a player who was always trying to make something happen in a Swans shirt. His superb strike against Cardiff in 2021 will live long in the memory, as will the celebration that followed. Loved his WBA winner at home three days later too.

Couldn’t make it up 🦢

Fifth game of the season and finally a chance to watch the world’s greatest team. Last week Benfica and Renato Sanches, this week the Swans and Matt Grimes - no contest, btw. The Hawthorns 🦢

Just woke up to the awful news that Sol Bamba has passed away. Devastating news. As anyone who spent time in Sol’s company will know, he was an absolute gentleman - the sort of person who would go out of his way to help you. Thoughts & prayers with his family & friends. RIP Sol.

Geoff… what a legend. Hope the book does brilliantly. Won’t be short of a story, including the day that Cantona came to Twerton Park!

This counterattack by 6th-tier Worthing is CRAZY 🤯🤩

Hakan Sukur’s name has been scrubbed from Turkish society. Edited out of films, removed from stadia, a TV commentator taken off air just for saying it. I interviewed HAKAN ŞÜKÜR 👑, with Enes Kanter FREEDOM, as he approaches a decade in exile in America. nytimes.com/athletic/57148…

Neymar called it “inhuman” to play in La Paz after Brazil drew 0-0. Seven years later & Bolivia are taking the game to new heights in El Alto, 4,150 metres above sea level, where the air is thin, the ball dies & opponents prepare in hyperbaric chambers. nytimes.com/athletic/57463…