Sid Lowe

Sid Lowe

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Football (mostly Spanish) and stuff.

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Mourinho’s plan comes together as Real Madrid relaunch with clásico statement | Sid Lowe

dlvr.itMourinho’s plan comes together as Real Madrid relaunch with clásico statement | Sid LoweIt was just like old times as José Mourinho ended a night at the Camp Nou with a knee slide and three points José Mourinho had already done the por qué?, the printout and the press conference no-show in under 100 days. Now he’s done a knee slide too, and in the perfect place: back where it all began and where it can all begin again. When Kylian Mbappé scored the first in the clásico on Sunday night, Real Madrid’s manager hardly moved, sitting in the shadow of the bench, but when the striker got the second to win it with time running out, that was different. Mourinho leapt into the light, throwing himself to the grass, the knees of a 63-year-old’s trousers muddy as a schoolboy’s, stuck his tongue out and pumped his fists. He does so love it when a plan comes together. To the right of him, the bench was emptying, subs joining the players in sprinting towards the south-west corner. As they leapt about, dodging the bottles thrown towards them from the end, way, way up in the furthest corner and stuck inside a glass box like a bunch of David Blaines, the small group of Madrid fans who had come were going mad. In the main stand, a thousand phones were raised. And 600km west, back in Boadilla, Thibaut Courtois was watching his teammates from the sofa at home, presumably wrapped in a blanket and cradling a cup of Lemsip. On the morning of the biggest game there is, he awoke with flu, forced to miss out. Continue reading...

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The Anfield Wrap
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🗣️ The Big Araujo Show | Start The Week Kicking off the week after Liverpool's win over Brighton in the league. John Gibbons hosts Craig Hannan... Start your 7-day free trial on the TAW app 👇 📲 get-taw.app

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Brian Phillips
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I went looking for the essential energy of Pete Hegseth, and found Preeningly Hardass Assistant Principal Respected By No One At The School

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Musa Okwonga
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Watching coverage of the Brazilian elections is surreal: the father of one of the candidates tried to launch a coup against the other, even plotting his murder, and yet the race is often being covered as "spiky new kid on the block meets doddering old challenger".

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Rayo are one of the most interesting clubs in the Primera Liga. I enjoyed reading this recent @sidlowe.bsky.social interview with Sergio Camello in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202....

theguardian.comSergio Camello: ‘Rayo is the last team standing – it’s football from another time’Rayo Vallecano’s fascinating forward on his unique club, his musical passions and the goalscoring form that puts him among Europe’e elite

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An 11-yr-old, 2nd-hand VW Beetle with 300,000km on the clock pulls over on Fofó the Clown Street. The music goes off, the Smiths silenced, and out gets Sergio Camello: movie aficionado, photographer, drummer, Olympic gold medallist & Europe’s 2nd top scorer www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comSergio Camello: ‘Rayo is the last team standing – it’s football from another time’Rayo Vallecano’s fascinating forward on his unique club, his musical passions and the goalscoring form that puts him among Europe’e elite

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Sergio Camello: ‘Rayo is the last team standing – it’s football from another time’

dlvr.itSergio Camello: ‘Rayo is the last team standing – it’s football from another time’Rayo Vallecano’s fascinating forward on his unique club, his musical passions and the goalscoring form that puts him among Europe’e elite An 11-year-old, second-hand VW Beetle with more than 300,000km on the clock pulls over on Clown Fofó Street in the heart of Vallecas. The music goes off, the Smiths silenced, and out gets Sergio Camello: movie aficionado with 156 films reviewed, part-time photographer, some-time drummer, Olympic gold medallist and the second top goalscorer in Europe’s top five leagues. Engulfed in graffiti, stickers covering the glass between metal bars in red, a single step up from the street, the small door into Rayo Vallecano’s ground is locked, but in 64 hours it will open for the first time this season. “It’s my home, it’s Vallecas,” Camello says. Forced to abandon their place, on Saturday at 2pm the tenants return. With the Madrid council declaring Estadio de Vallecas unsafe, unfit for purpose, Rayo’s home matches have instead been played in Leganes, out of the city to the south and boycotted by fans. Walking the neighbourhood that is proud of its social conscience, its community and its team, Camello can’t wait to be back again. And not just for the football; maybe not even for the football. “It’s the pre-game, the post-game, the people,” he says, passing the bar where they’ll be waiting for him after, same as always. Continue reading...
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An 11-yr-old, 2nd-hand VW Beetle with 300,000km on the clock pulls over on Fofó the Clown Street. The music goes off, the Smiths silenced, and out gets Sergio Camello: movie aficionado, photographer, drummer, Olympic gold medallist & Europe’s 2nd top scorer www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comSergio Camello: ‘Rayo is the last team standing – it’s football from another time’Rayo Vallecano’s fascinating forward on his unique club, his musical passions and the goalscoring form that puts him among Europe’e elite

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Brooke T. Sample
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December. Just find myself muttering variations of "this can't be real" over and over again.

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We Need To Take Trump’s Rhetoric Seriously, But Not Literally vs. Have That Guy Killed https://theonion.com/we-need-to-take-trumps-rhetoric-seriously-but-not-literally-vs-have-that-guy-killed/

theonion.comWe Need To Take Trump’s Rhetoric Seriously, But Not Literally vs. Have That Guy KilledAlmost every day, the establishment seems to get it wrong trying to use Donald Trump’s words to paint him as a dire threat to our democracy. What so many fail to see—and what his supporters have long ...
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Appalling

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'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.' A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.

timeshighereducation.comNottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affectedLanguages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
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England play Czechia today. What’s that? You wish there was an interview with Czechia’s fascinating manager? Well, lucky you

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Santi Denia’s career as Czechia coach started against the two teams he knows best — Spain and England. 15 years at the RFEF; those were his kids winning the World Cup. 23 of the 26 had played with him. And England, he insists, are *this close. Interview: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comCzechia’s Santi Denia: ‘Anthony Gordon? What a player! He’s at the same level as Lamine Yamal’After working with nearly all of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad in their formative years, the coach is also a huge fan of English football. He’s now pitting his wits against both nations

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Santi Denia’s career as Czechia coach started against the two teams he knows best — Spain and England. 15 years at the RFEF; those were his kids winning the World Cup. 23 of the 26 had played with him. And England, he insists, are *this close. Interview: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comCzechia’s Santi Denia: ‘Anthony Gordon? What a player! He’s at the same level as Lamine Yamal’After working with nearly all of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad in their formative years, the coach is also a huge fan of English football. He’s now pitting his wits against both nations
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Santi Denia’s career as Czechia coach started against the two teams he knows best — Spain and England. 15 years at the RFEF; those were his kids winning the World Cup. 23 of the 26 had played with him. And England, he insists, are *this close. Interview: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comCzechia’s Santi Denia: ‘Anthony Gordon? What a player! He’s at the same level as Lamine Yamal’After working with nearly all of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad in their formative years, the coach is also a huge fan of English football. He’s now pitting his wits against both nations
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Monday morning reading for you

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Unai Emery’s grandad played in goal for Real Union de Irun. His dad played in goal for Real Union. His son plays in goal for Real Union. He bought Real Union to save a historic club, four-times cup winners. A family responsibility, he calls it. Here’s the story: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

espn.comHow Aston Villa boss Unai Emery rescued Real Unión, his 'family' club, from ruinReal Unión are one of LaLiga's founding clubs, but fell on hard times. Enter Unai Emery, one of the world's top coaches, whose family connection to the club spans four generations.

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Unai Emery’s grandad played in goal for Real Union de Irun. His dad played in goal for Real Union. His son plays in goal for Real Union. He bought Real Union to save a historic club, four-times cup winners. A family responsibility, he calls it. Here’s the story: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

espn.comHow Aston Villa boss Unai Emery rescued Real Unión, his 'family' club, from ruinReal Unión are one of LaLiga's founding clubs, but fell on hard times. Enter Unai Emery, one of the world's top coaches, whose family connection to the club spans four generations.
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Unai Emery’s grandad played in goal for Real Union de Irun. His dad played in goal for Real Union. His son plays in goal for Real Union. He bought Real Union to save a historic club, four-times cup winners. A family responsibility, he calls it. Here’s the story: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

espn.comHow Aston Villa boss Unai Emery rescued Real Unión, his 'family' club, from ruinReal Unión are one of LaLiga's founding clubs, but fell on hard times. Enter Unai Emery, one of the world's top coaches, whose family connection to the club spans four generations.
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Unai Emery’s brother is the president of Real Union. Unai Emery’s other brother is groundsman at Real Union. Unai Emery’s other other brother is also groundsman at Real Union. Unai Emery’s uncle played for Real Union. Unai Emery’s two great uncles played for Real Union.

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Blaugrana News
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Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Lamine Yamal has opened up on his exchange with former FC Barcelona captain and club legend after the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Following the final whistle in the final, which Spain won 1-0 thanks to a Ferran Torres goal in... Read more:

barcauniversal.comLamine Yamal reveals what he told Messi after World Cup final: ‘I said thank you for everything’Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Lamine Yamal has opened up on his exchange with former FC Barcelona captain and club legend after the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Following the final whistle in the final, which Spain won 1-0 thanks to a Ferran Torres goal in extra time, Lamine quickly moved to

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Oyarzabal earns Spain Nations League win as England pay for Kane penalty miss

theguardian.comOyarzabal earns Spain Nations League win as England pay for Kane penalty missIt was another high-profile game when Thomas Tuchel’s England let a lead slip in the second half and went on to lose. But unlike the last time, it was not one for recriminations. The England support can accept losing when their team plays with cut and thrust. More to the point, they can accept losing to Spain who, at times, played football from a different stratosphere. England were game. They were driven by Jude Bellingham, who ran on adrenaline and played to the point of maximum expression. They had positive surges either side of the interval, especially the one towards the end of the first half when goals from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane put them in charge, hauling them back after Lamine Yamal’s second-minute goal. Continue reading...

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Sachin Nakrani
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It’s been overshadowed by Man City being found guilty of industrial levels of corporate fraud, but I do really recommend you take the time to read this @sidlowe.bsky.social interview with Lamine Yamal. A fascinating portrait of a fascinating phenomenon. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comLamine Yamal: ‘Football is mechanised but players like me have that special spark’The Spain and Barcelona wonderkid has won the World Cup and European Championship but tells Sid Lowe there are no limits for his career

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Raphinha didnt know he was a no9, but it turns out he’s the best there is. Didnt know he was a captain either, and he’s the best captain too. What a joy talking to him. “They saw in me something I didn’t” www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comRaphinha: ‘In my head I was leaving Barça, but a few small words can change you’The Brazilian had thought his time at Barcelona was ending but now, he tells Sid Lowe, he is thriving as captain and the most potent No 9 in Europe
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Turns out, all you need is love

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Raphinha didnt know he was a no9, but it turns out he’s the best there is. Didnt know he was a captain either, and he’s the best captain too. What a joy talking to him. “They saw in me something I didn’t” www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comRaphinha: ‘In my head I was leaving Barça, but a few small words can change you’The Brazilian had thought his time at Barcelona was ending but now, he tells Sid Lowe, he is thriving as captain and the most potent No 9 in Europe