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No great surprise. Broadcasters were angling for this a good few years ago. Inevitable they will want maximum access to reflect their huge investment. Clubs will increasingly need to condition their players/coaches to be even more media savvy than they already are.

@themagicofthecup.bsky.social I can't see Keith Andrews without thinking of you laughing when his goal went in

Keith Andrews has outstanding hair. Raising the levels significantly in the Premier League

@mrwalnuts.bsky.social @jahwibble.bsky.social you two must be delighted to see the 1900 kit revisited - an era you know well

This!

This is embarrassing.

They've whipped up a great thread here.

People trying to out-do each other on first day fixture 'insider' info on the dark side. I predict every club will play each club twice. There ends my insight

This is not a good look... pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-pr-...

No words required.

On this day in 1988, ITV ended their European Championship coverage with this montage, featuring the sound of George Michael & Aretha Franklin. Wonderful stuff.

All opening EFL games live on Sky Sports including Saturday 3pm kick-offs. Exclusive by Matt Hughes for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Chelsea and Aston Villa to discover sanctions next week for Uefa FFP breaches. Details @TheiPaperSport 👇

I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.

Infantino, and FIFA delegates, right now

Shocked to read the Wellington pub in Brum is welcoming Reform this Thursday. The last time I go there.

The main talking point about Patel's statement over on the club's official Facebook feed is that the club have posted the link to the statement in the bio, and not on their post, which has seemingly completely flummoxed some 🫣

Sobering for #wba, but needs reiterating. "....Realities of P&S aren’t going away...its existence will govern our approach to the summer. Our 3-year P&S rolling average calculation will no longer include the slight profit of 22/23, leaving us with a challenge similar to last year..." S Patel

Anyone in West Mids up for the Birmingham @footballcliches.bsky.social live?