Sway

@TheNerdCouncil_ 🎙

[Sway @RyanTNC]

😭😭😭😭 every transfer

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCL: Aston Villa in process of finalising move to sign Johan Manzambi from Freiburg. Newcastle United had agreement with #SCF but #NUFC lacked player approval. 20yo Swiss midfielder wants #AVFC & deal now accelerating towards conclusion @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/UTfbtXcSaH

[Sway @RyanTNC]

@AlexisIsKavkas Some of us haven’t been a fan since Potter

[Sway @RyanTNC]

@AlexisIsKavkas I’m not defending the owners but anyone with integrity would have finished the season at least

& yeah better manager I agree but the season got tanked at our expense which I’m still not over

[Sway @RyanTNC]

@AlexisIsKavkas Come on man 😂 poorly run or not walking out midway is unforgivable

[hassan @Hassan241]

day 1 maresca haters were right ☝🏽

[Polymarket FC @PolymarketFC]

🇨🇮 Yan Diomandé’s letter to his sister through @PlayersTribune:

“Dear Roxane,

Remember when someone bought me a fake United shirt, and I wrote “Ronaldo 7” on the back with a black Sharpie? We didn’t know what rich or poor was. We only knew happiness.

Remember the 25 people sleeping in just one house back in Abidjan? Mom wanted to watch her soap operas. Everyone wanted to watch movies. Remember how I’d always pretend I was asleep and then sneak to the TV room after midnight? I’d turn the TV way down low. Like, just two volume bars. I’d watch soccer in the dark and dream.

Remember when the grown-ups saw me playing soccer on the dirt and gave me the nickname “Roberto Carlos” because of how hard I kicked? And remember how I secretly got so mad about it, because CR7 was my idol?

Remember when I went to play so far from home? I was 9 years old. Inter Foot Sud Comoé, way out near the border with Ghana. Just a little boy all alone. I don’t know if I ever told you this story, but me and the other kids used to go to the village and steal potatoes because we were so hungry. We called it a “bank heist.” Two kids would distract the shop owner, and the other 18 would run off with two potatoes. They weren’t even good. But they tasted amazing. Hahahah. Even today, it’s my favorite thing to eat. Boiled potatoes with a little oil. It takes me back to those times.

Remember when I got my first real pair of cleats, and I slept with them? Growing up, I always played in those white plastic sandals. Even when I go back home now, I still play in them. It’s our tradition.

Remember when I’d come back home, and you’d tell my neighborhood friends: “Why’d you stop training? Yan’s not gonna buy you cars. You gotta keep working.” You were 10 years old, and you were already my agent.

Remember how we’d sit and dream about moving to France? How we’d go shopping, have our own apartment, and I’d be a rich soccer player, with cars and a big house, and you wouldn’t have to worry about anything. You were the one who always believed I could be the next Cristiano, when everyone else was laughing.

Remember when I moved to the United States for high school, at 15 years old, and I missed home so much? For months, I couldn’t understand what anyone was saying. They sat me next to a French boy, and he’d try to translate everything the teacher said. Remember when I called you and said: “You won’t believe it, the kids here argue with the teachers.” Back home, you know, we wouldn’t even dare blink at our elders.

Remember when I couldn’t believe the boys smoked after school? You used to say it felt like I was in an American TV show.

Remember when they took me for trials at Bournemouth? At Chelsea, Rangers, Olympiacos, Crystal Palace? Eze and Olise came up to me after a training session and said: “Hey, kid, you’re really good.”… but even then, they didn’t sign me.

Even the MLS B teams didn’t want me. I didn’t even know why. They never gave me a reason. The adults handled everything. They just kept taking me all over Europe, and everyone kept saying no.

My visa expired. My dream was over. They sent me back to Africa, and we cried together. You were the only one who never stopped believing. A few weeks later, I signed with Leganés, and we cried different tears.

That was back when I still had emotions. Now, I don’t feel anything. It’s like I’m not even human. Since you died, I’m just empty.”

[Space Boy🦇 @SpaceBoy458]

I’m crying bro he made one real movie and is finally asking “what the fuck are we doing”

[Javed Sterritt @JavedLSterritt]

Men being closed off to women's stories is some of the weakest shit imaginable.

[G @Gideoomatic]

THIS IS FOOTBALL HERITAGE

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

-EURO 2020 final
-EURO 2024 final
-2026 Leagues Cup final
-2026 Champions League final

Bukayo Saka has yet to win a final he's played in 💔

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Mikel Arteta at full time. 🥺

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Gabriel and Havertz at full time. 🫂🥺

[#DISUNOMICS @_NOMICS]

OH DEAR

[Skribz @SkribzSt]

I didn't spend my childhood beefing arsenal fans for man to just force the rivalry into contemporary race debates.

[Chelsea Youth @chelseayouth]

Same people who branded Courtois as a snake will still celebrate 'my manager' who actively negotiated with a rival while still employed by Chelsea.

[CFCDaily @CFCDaily]

🚨@David_Ornstein on Xabi Alonso:

“There would have been other takers for him now but he wanted to go to Stamford Bridge.” [NBC]

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Xabi Alonso as Manager of the Men’s Team.

The Spaniard will begin his role on July 1, 2026, having agreed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Welcome to Chelsea, Xabi!

[Lex⭐ @dybalexa]

"Who's got you smiling at your phone like that ;)"

Im literally refreshing MadridXtra 😭😭😭😭😭😭