Luke McLaughlin

Journalist / Keen micro-blogger / European 🇪🇺 | (Personal views)

[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

Feels like Palmer, Foden and Wharton is a lot of ball-playing ability to leave out. In fiercely hot conditions England will surely need players who can play the ball + control possession. But Tuchel is the one picking the team + I believe he will have a strong plan. #ThreeLions

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Smoke coming off the keyboards of Arsenal's social media team RN #BOUMCI

[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

"Anger does not benefit me. "Fair and unfair" is not helpful to my mental state, to where I want to go ..."

Phenomenal interview with Lewis Moody.

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Bordeaux Bègles v Bath. A Champions Cup semi-final. They don't come any bigger than this ... Join me.

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#ChampionsCup #rugby #bathrugby #bordeauxbegles

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A mistake to assume Mark Allen will be haunted by last night. Pro sportspeople tend to be good at moving on, they have to be to make the top. In his amazingly magnanimous post-match interview, it seemed he had partly accepted it + begun to move on. #BBCSnooker #WorldChampionship

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Sensational game of rugby in Bordeaux. One of the best. #ChampionsCup

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Why does Tommy Fleetwood look like he's borrowed his dad's clothes? #themasters

[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

Taking over at Spurs on 30 March with the team in 17th place, on 30 points? With my reputation?

The ultimate hospital pass. #thfc

[Barney Ronay @barneyronay]

The Millwall land grab saga reaches a long-delayed happy ending
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Question: Who's to blame for current troubles at Spurs?

Answer: Not the guy they hired three weeks ago.

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Franjo von Allmen is clearly a man who does a lot of sit-ups. #WinterOlympics

[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

I wrote about Chelsea v Napoli (2012) during the Covid lockdown.

Drogba was astonishing that night (highlights are embedded in the article).

#cfc #Napoli #ChampionsLeague2026

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[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

Tommy Freeman says thinking less is the key to international rugby.

That sounds easy enough.

(Oh, but you need to be really good at rugby too.)

#SixNations #GallagherPrem #rugbyunion

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Concerning for Saracens that a starting XV containing the likes of Ben Earl and Tom Willis were beaten so comprehensively. Hats off to Geoff Parling and Leicester, though, they were unplayable at times. #GallagherPrem

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Amorim's sacking, which has always existed and will always exist, has now manifested #MUFC

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Northampton's Callum Chick: "We pride ourselves on being one of the hardest-working teams off the ball. Those turnover opportunities can be the best. We practise it in training and speak about it all the time, so it isn’t just luck." #GallagherPrem

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[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

Is @NandosUK the secret to Bristol's hot form?

It seems it can't be ruled out. #GallagherPrem

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“He’ll beat tackles, he’s powerful. He fights a long time on his feet. If you take a little snapshot – a look from a close up [in contact] – you think he’s playing the NFL, working through the scrimmage line."

Pat Lam on Rees-Zammit #NFL #GallagherPrem

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[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

"Before the internet I could take my boots on holiday and play wherever I went. You get friendship in other countries and it stays with you. I see young people and think: ‘You need to have that opportunity now, because you don’t even know it exists.'"

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[Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin]

Anxiety dream for a certain Quins player

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

3RD AND 93 IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

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