Tom

[Red Army 68' 🇾🇪 @MUFC_RA]

I hope the @PremierLeague have a rule in their rule book where sanctions can be issued for political and state interference.

The game of football CANNOT be dictated by ruling states threatening diplomatic relations because they broke the rules they signed up to.

@andyburnham

[Rui Pinto @RuiPinto_FL]

Back in 2014, there was a man who was already aware of the irregularities involving Manchester City. That man now runs FIFA. The infamous Gianni Infantino, then UEFA General Secretary, abused his authority, shared confidential documents and, in short, outmanoeuvred the Investigatory Chamber, doing everything in his power to ensure that both Manchester City and PSG would merely receive a fine, avoiding a deeper investigation that could have led to a Champions League ban. All of these details were also revealed through Football Leaks.
Given his actions as UEFA General Secretary and, more recently, as FIFA President, I can only say, in my humble opinion, that Gianni Infantino has become a cancer on football and should have no place in the future of the game.

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Strip every title & every trophy. Expel City from the Premier League & EFL, exile them to non-league.

Every single penny must be claimed back. The billions in prize money that they stole from other clubs.

The fine must be paid from the club, not owners. £830.7m in fake sponsorship is the starting point.

Which means every star they signed, everyone has to go. Rip them down to the studs & they start again.

Any person involved should be banned from football permanently. Ownership must be forced to sell.

It is the biggest scandal in sporting history. A disgrace on the sport & must be treated accordingly.

They deserve everything that is coming to them. It is beyond words how despicable this all is.

[Scott Saunders @__scottsaunders]

Strip them of their titles. Revise every season to a table of 36 games each for 19 teams. Wipe their results and achievements completely out of the record books.

Expel them from the Premier League and EFL. Take back every single penny they filtered in illegally, and the hundreds of millions in compensation other clubs are due.

The owners have shown no regard for the rules and obstructed investigation at every turn. And even to their last statement remained defiant they’d done nothing wrong.

Their players should seek to dissolve their contracts and run free. The utter disrespect this club has shown to the rules and to their league opponents over half of the history of the Premier League means everything must be taken away without remorse.

Despicable.

[SimonBrundish @SimonBrundish]

The @SerieA relegated their biggest club for a whole lot less cheating than City

How big are your balls @premierleague …..

[Paul Manc Bald and Bred @MufcWonItAll2]

Manchester United fans knew all along

[Sarasaurus 🎗️🇺🇦 @sheebadigeebies]

Argentinian Presidents to the Falklands every time the peso has a wobble

[FPL Frasier @FPLfrasier]

If you take out 1B from any other club revenue, they would not survive.

This speaks volumes that United are still fine financially. But, this cannot continue forever.

#GlazersAndIneousOut

[Charles Watts @charles_watts]

"The VAR did not recognise the likely impact of his position."

I mean, has there ever been a more damning admission of the complete ineptitude that runs through Pro Ref (PGMOL) than those 11 words??

Enzo is 6-yards from goal attempting a diving header. The whole world could see it should have been offside with one replay. Yet this 'professional' could not "recognise the likely impact of his position".

Just staggering.

[Francky Longo 🇮🇲💀🌹 @FranckyHawk29]

🚨 MY TWO CENTS | Fabio Di Giannantonio ed una realtà parallela.

"In KTM non dovrò più estrarre il massimo da pezzi sviluppati per altri".

Una frase che sarebbe anche comprensibile, se non fosse che la realtà racconta una storia parecchio diversa e che arriva dopo essersi beccato, sulla stessa identica moto, 23 secondi in 23 giri ad Aragon.

Di Giannantonio oggi dispone del materiale ufficiale Ducati, lo stesso materiale con cui Marc Márquez ha costruito una stagione da protagonista.

Eppure oggi Diggia è dietro a Marc in classifica.
Marc ha saltato due Gran Premi. Marc corre con un fisico che definire integro sarebbe una barzelletta, tanto che ieri ci ha mostrato pubblicamente le conseguenze delle sue infortuni.
E nonostante tutto, è davanti.

Allora bisogna essere chiari...
Puoi dire che in Ducati non sei il riferimento dello sviluppo (e te credo, hai vinto 5 GP in 200 disputati...).
Puoi dire che vuoi una Casa che costruisca la moto anche attorno alle tue indicazioni (voglio vedere il 2027 se seguono te o Alex Marquez, poi ne riparliamo...)

Puoi dire che in KTM vuoi diventare il pilota factory che guida il progetto....

Tutto legittimo.
Ma non puoi trasformare questa esigenza in una spiegazione retroattiva delle tue prestazioni.
Perché fino a ieri la narrazione era completamente diversa: la cricca di Sky ripeteva a pappagallo "Di Giannantonio è il miglior pilota Ducati nel Mondiale", "quello che sfrutta meglio la Desmosedici", "quello pronto per il salto nel team ufficiale".

Figlio mio ti sei beccato 23 secondi in 23 giri ad Aragon, 1 secondo al giro...
Adesso che quel salto non è arrivato, improvvisamente la Ducati è una moto fatta per gli altri...

La realtà invece, a modesto parere di Francky, è molto più semplice e anche molto più scomoda:

Marc Márquez quel potenziale lo ha dimostrato, non perché i pezzi sono "fatti per lui" bensì per è Marc Marquez.

Nel 2027 KTM gli consegnerà una moto nuova e allora non ci saranno più "pezzi sviluppati per altri" a cui dare la colpa...

Ci sarà soltanto il Pilota davanti allo specchio, un Pilota al suo ultimo contratto in MotoGP, idea molto personale.
#MotoGP

[Swinxy @Swinxy]

El deporte más espectacular del mundo con muchísima diferencia.

[Tom @Tweb44]

@PeterBom4 @matoxley @OxleyBom Interesting that Jack is using a traditional brake pedal plate and Fabio is using a gear lever style. Is there any reason for this or just rider preference?

[UEFA @UEFA]

Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National Associations

[Hywel Davies @HywelCymru]

Science always moves on - but Jodrell Bank isn't a relic, it's a current suite of instruments, working with other telescopes, undertaking research *today*. And an inspiration to future scientists. Closing it to save just £3m would be so short sighted https://t.co/xn3kvgB0PZ

[The London Economic @LondonEconomic]

Musk struggles the moment he's presented with facts

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Thomas Tuchel bet it all on parking the bus. Took off Rice, Gordon & James for Konsa, Burn & O'Reilly. He invited Argentina pressure since going up 1-0 in the 55th minute. Idiotic decision making to try & do it for that long & this is the price you pay.

Cowardly management.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

When Sepp Blatter is taking to social media to call out corruption on your watch, it’s probably time to accept that the game’s up.

This is like Fred West critiquing your paving technique.

[🍊 @KPmufc]

Zero composure on show and our entire midfield are now recklessly running everywhere, giving the ball away and panicking....

Here when you need Tommy

[Mat Oxley @matoxley]

Bob Barnard, the racetrack designer & engineer who brought MotoGP & Formula 1 to Australia by creating Phillip Island & the Adelaide F1 track, has come out against MotoGP's proposed move to a new circuit in Adelaide's parklands. He explains why in this open letter