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Third culture man.

Sport, culture, identity, freedom.

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@FT The interesting question isn’t whether Musk is a hero or a villain.

It’s why one person has become so influential across technology, media and politics.

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@nytimes @TheAthleticFC A World Cup ticket should be expensive enough to be valuable.

Not so expensive that the seats stay empty.

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For all the talk about record viewership, empty seats at a World Cup game never look right.

A World Cup match shouldn’t need atmosphere pumped into it.

The empty seats at Korea vs Czechia were disappointing to see.

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That’s the difference between a national sporting culture and a global one. Most football fans know the Super Bowl exists. Many American fans genuinely underestimate how big the World Cup is.

To be fair, American sports culture has always been a little inward-looking. The NBA champions calling themselves “world champions” probably tells you everything you need to know.

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@FabrizioRomano 3 Finals in a row ? Can Mbappe and France do it ?

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@thetimes Every technological revolution creates new winners.

The hardest part is that nobody knows what the winning jobs will be until after the revolution happens.

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@TouchlineX One plays the world’s biggest sport. The other plays in the world’s richest league.

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@TheAthleticFC For fifteen years, people have been predicting Mourinho’s decline.

For fifteen years, the biggest jobs keep finding him.

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@realmadriden Every generation thinks football has moved on.

Then Mourinho shows up at one of the biggest clubs in the world.

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@SkyFootball Football changes.

Tactics change.

Players change.

Somehow Mourinho never stops being relevant.

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@goal For fifteen years, people have been predicting Mourinho’s decline.

For fifteen years, the biggest jobs keep finding him.

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@LaLiga @realmadrid Love him or hate him, nobody generates intrigue quite like Mourinho.

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@realmadrid Some managers get jobs.

Mourinho gets sequels.

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Football has spent a decade trying to move on from Mourinho.

Yet somehow the biggest clubs keep finding their way back to him.

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🚨 BREAKING: José Mourinho back to Real Madrid, HERE WE GO! 💣🤍

All terms have been verbally agreed between José Mourinho and Real Madrid, waiting to sign all documents.

Plan for initial two year deal, JM to travel to Madrid after Real-Bilbao game.

The Special One is back.

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@FabrizioRomano The most fascinating part isn’t Mourinho returning.

It’s that Real Madrid believe Mourinho is the answer in 2026.

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Knicks are 3-1 up.

The biggest comeback in NBA Finals history happened last night.

The World Cup starts today.

New York may never get another sports summer quite like this.

The vibes are completely out of control.

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@VogueFrance @CHANEL @LouisVuitton France might be the only national team where luxury fashion feels as much a part of the brand as the football.

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@ThaEuropeanLad Word.

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@StokeyyG2 The Knicks’ comeback last night was the equivalent of being 3-0 down at Anfield after 70 minutes and somehow winning 4-3.

You know it’s over.

Until it isn’t.