Ralphael Adelugba

UCFB Graduate, Multimedia Sports Journalism.📧 [email protected]

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

The final newsletter of the season: Volume 3, Issue #35.
— Mailbag: What's next for PSG
— End-of-Season Awards
— and more.

🔗 https://t.co/8u6HwAmT52

[Image: Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas]

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

Love this. We need more of this. Whoever knows how to get more of this, send it to me.

[Yonis @lastdanceszn]

Garrett called Parsons "the Andy Murray of pass rushers" and "an eternal number 2" 😭😭😭😭😭

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

It’s mainly on the keeper, but this opening 20-odd minutes from Josh King has firmly earmarked him as a credible breakout player for the league.

Oozes courage and class between the lines, and like MGW is a delightful combination between an old-school and modern AM.

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

Fulham have equalised against Chelsea thanks to Josh King's low strike 💥

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

I have no substantial thoughts on this Premier League opener, apart from being all in favour of the PL and promotion champions opening the top division season going forward. It. Just. Feels. Right.

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

If in doubt, Strasbourg will be about.

Another representation of football’s hedge fund evolution which Chelsea spearheads.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔵⚪️ RC Strasbourg have agreed deal to sign Deivid Washington from Chelsea, here we go!

He’s signing on permanent move from #CFC as Deivid arrives today, as @CyrilOlives reports.

Deal done. 🇧🇷

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

@ShelatNeel I’d loved to see polls (if there’s such a thing) because Bihina should’ve ran her close.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

NBA Christmas Day 2026 on ABC and ESPN:

- Spurs @ Knicks
- Heat @ Celtics
- 76ers @ Lakers
- Thunder @ Timberwolves
- Nuggets @ Warriors

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

@Tylerjmes_ Epitomises the evident lean towards guards in the W.

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

It's not often you see a goalkeeper gradually embrace being their team's match-winner, as Michaely Bihina has for Cameroon.

Nigeria's wasteful finishing is one thing, but knowing that it will take a stellar strike to beat Bihina has added an eeriness to their play. #WAFCON2026

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

Love him or loathe him, Taylor has referred at the highest level and will hopefully represent the needed change in Turkish officiating, because just like Portugal, the domestic referring/favouring has remained incredibly poor.

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

Anthony Taylor will have STORIES to tell on that Steven Bartlett podcast in six months.

[EuroFoot @eurofootcom]

🚨✍️ 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Anthony Taylor is the new Director of Elite Refereeing at the Turkish Football Federation. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇹🇷

He will shape the technical development of refereeing, help develop match officials and strengthen the referee programme.

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

Messi Mania will only last so long. The real juice is in squeezing the max value for your Jack McGlynns, Neil Pierres and Julian Halls.

Don’t even get me started on Evander, who even at 28, can break the divisions’ transfer record if the right club comes in. He’s that good.

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

There should be an appreciation rather than frustration among league observers for MLS' development into a genuine source of talent in recent years for high-end European clubs.

If the league is to be a sustainable success, transfers like Gozo to PL will have to be a regularity.

[Tom Bogert @tombogert]

🇺🇸🔴🔵 BREAKING: Crystal Palace in advanced talks to sign American winger/wingback Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake, per sources

- Deal not agreed yet, but trending well. Likely in $15m region
- Gozo, 19, made clear he wants to go to Europe

w/ @MattWoosie
https://t.co/xTMhonNHpA

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

@MicTuathaigh Tbf if you were going to pick a duo of their calibre to embrace that self-imposed dogma, it would be these guys. Arsenal’s profiling of characters can’t be understated in their title-winning recruitment.

[Karan @ksenguptaa]

Idk why people so pressed to attach character flaws when talking about dudes. Just talk about the game

[L'Équipe @lequipe]

🗞️ La une du journal L'Équipe du lundi 27 juillet 2026
Pour lire votre édition➡️ https://t.co/MXlMNug4sQ

[Maurice Brosnan @m_brosnan]

Is the country sufficiently prepared for this? Do they realise what Castlebar is going to be like tomorrow? Is there a plan in place?

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

Usually in the final set-up like this, which opened up like the way Kerry started in that 15 min w/ D.Clifford’s goal, you’d expect the “speed” of decision-making and execution to take over.

But Mayo have flipped that with a constant pace off-ball that sets up the on-ball moves

[Ralphael Adelugba @RaphaelAde0]

The word “speed” has been used countless times in the build-up to this week’s All-Ireland Final for both teams.

Mayo’s unwavering commitment to high-pace play has been captivating to watch all Championship, and is rightly positioning them to cause the upset of all upsets.