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    Andrew Malkinson

    Surprised there’s no thread on this? Man found guilty of rape, sentenced to 11 years, ended up serving 17 because he never admitted it, eventually proved his innocence and that GMP withheld exculpatory evidence from the jury. Andrew Malkinson: Greater Manchester Police criticised over trial...
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    Games played by Academy players since CFA was opened in 2012

    Amazing how far it's come in 11 years. Looks like 2023/24 will be the first time in a long time that academy players will represent the club over 100 times over the season. 22/23 - 99 (Foden 48, Rico 23, Palmer 25, Wilson Esbrand 2, Charles 1) 21/22 - 75 (Foden 45, Palmer 11, McAtee 6, Delap...
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    18,000 Cows die in methane explosion on Texas farm.

    https://news.sky.com/story/amp/more-than-18-000-cows-die-in-texas-dairy-farm-explosion-12856787 Poor bastards, hard to comprehend the scale - eighteen thousand. The size of the smoke cloud alone is terrifying.
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    Garry Cook is attempting to make the Saudi Pro League relevant. LIV football?

    Thought this was pretty interesting. Not satisfied with recruiting Ronaldo, trying to get Messi and bidding for the 2030 world cup, the Saudi Pro League, headed up by it's new chief executive Garry Cook and backed by the Saudi ministry of sport, is looking to recruit 50 players from Europe's...
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    Sergio Agüero comes out of retirement!

    Apparently he’s been declared fit to play despite his heart condition and is going to play for Barcelona de Guayaquil. Despite seeming like a cheap knockoff Barcelona they are actually Ecuador’s best club and often contenders in the Libertadores...
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    UK government to block Scottish gender bill - first time a devolved government has been blocked from passing a law.

    UK government to block Scottish gender bill https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64288757 I think this could have pretty big repercussions given Scottish people’s hated for being told what to do. It’s going to turn a bill not many people cared strongly about into a legal battle about...
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    Inside City - Rodri, Haaland, KDB, Stones, Akanji and Aké debate what’s more dangerous to swim with, a hippo or a crocodile?

    The players debate one of the great questions of our time during training.
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    Bluemoon podcast wins FSA Club podcast of the year!

    I think this deserves a thread, after years and years and years of being nominated and just not getting the award, the FSA finally saw sense and Bluemoon podcast finally won. Congratulations to David Mooney and the rest of the gang for persevering and putting out a great podcast year after year.
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    Premier League agrees the "New Deal for Football" aka please don't regulate us.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/11/08/premier-league-clubs-agree-radical-new-deal-football-proposals/ The premier league teams have announced a new set of financial guidelines and regulations in the hope that the 2020 Superleague scandal won't end up in permanant governmental...
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    String of Welfare complaints prompts FA probe into MC Women’s Academy

    https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/welfare-complaints-man-city-girls-academy-fa-probe-1870542 Parents have raised concerns about the treatment of their children at Manchester City’s Girls’ Academy over the past three years, an iinvestigation can today reveal. i has also found that the...
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    Roger Federer retires (in 2 weeks)

    He deserves his own thread, not to be lumped in with the usual Tennis thread. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62911876
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    Premier League fixtures Leaked?

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10910525/Premier-League-2022-23-fixtures-leaked-online-three-days-official-release.html
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    Gary Cook Interview on Business of Sport Podcast

    Only halfway through but quite interesting So far they’ve talked about joining under Shinawatra, how he sold City, how they went about improving each aspect of the club, The reaction to Newcastle vs reaction to City, Sportswashing. If you’ve listened to a lot of Gary Cook interviews...
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    Paralysed Jockey sues competitor for causing fall.

    Heard this being discussed on the radio yesterday, raises a lot of questions about liability in sport and assumed risk. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/59460182 Tylicki, who is a permanent wheelchair user following the incident, claims Gibbons' riding was "dangerous in the extreme"...
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    DAZN reach deal to buy out BT Sport.

    Apparently this is a reliable source in the boxing world. https://www.planetsport.com/boxing/news/exclusive-dazn-reach-bt-sport-deal-usa-ppv-golden-boy-dropped
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    Messi wins Ballon D’or

    Manchester City De Bruyne Dias Foden Mahrez Sterling Chelsea Azpilicueta Jorginho Kante Lukaku Mount PSG Donnarumma Mbappe Neymar Messi Manchester United Ronaldo Fernandes Real Madrid Benzema Modric Inter Milan Barella Martinez Juventus Chiellini Bonucci Salah Haaland Moreno Kane...
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    Uruguayan PFA consulting FIFPRO over legal action aginst the FA for branding Cavani racist.

    I think this deserves its own thread now because the Uruguayan PFA is talking to FIFPRO about legal action against the FA which could have ramifications far beyond United and Cavani if it forces the FA to abandon calling players racist for social media posts.
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    Title Race 2020/21

    I thought given the Liverpool/Spurs/United threads were all descending into whether they would win the league it might be worth just doing a thread to discuss the title race in general. Here's the current standings. Personally I'm still pretty confident we will get it done.

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