This idea that the City players have of course done nothing wrong. I mean yes obviously they weren’t the ones doing the cheating, but if you join a club with 115 charges against them - as most of them did - reasonable chance you’re going to be playing for a team in this position!

This is all very weird. Feels like when my six year old is winning a game by cheating and we’re basically all just waiting it out until we can start again

Still feel like it’s nailed on that in Maresca’s presser he’ll do the performative ‘no it’s ok, it’s ok’ as the press officer tells a journalist that there’ll be no further questions on the charges. ‘Impressive from Maresca in difficult circumstances, entirely out of his control.’

He may be 39, but feel like this is the year Djokovic will look back on of the last few with the most regret. He knows he’s the best of the rest and this was the one with by far the most Sinner/Alcaraz-related opportunities.

Tennis continuing its entirely inconsistent, outcome-focused approach to defaults. Shouldn’t need saying that it shouldn’t take someone getting hurt for a player to get defaulted.

One of City case’s many baffling elements is the summer. Broadly seems like their huge spend was because a. They genuinely thought they’d get off; b. They thought acting like business as usual might affect verdict; c. They felt like distorting the market one last time All insane

Obviously we don’t know what he knew but the eye-narrowing, gaslighty approach Pep/City have taken throughout to difficult questions has been very reminiscent of Lance Armstrong. And similarly helped by many observers being very compliant

The Premier League/Independent Commission have broken their silence, AND HOW!

It is kind of amazing the way City, partly because of rather than in spite of things like the 115 charges, have been the neutral’s choice most of last decade. Almost the more divorced from reality they were, the fewer feelings they invoked - esp compared to original PL Big Four.

First time Arsenal have trailed by more than a goal in the league since May 2025. Carabao Cup final the only other time it's happened since

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