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[Mathieu flamini @mathieuflamini]

Most people are surprised when they hear I went from professional football to green chemistry.
But to me, it was a natural transition. ⚽️👨🏽‍🔬

Growing up in the south of France, I was surrounded by nature and the sea from an early age. As my football career progressed, so did my awareness of global warming and the impact that different industries have on the environment and on our health.

The products most of us use every day, from shampoos to cleaning products to paints, are still built on fossil-based ingredients. Changing that became my mission.🌱

In 2013, I co-founded GFBiochemicals to make everyday products safer and more sustainable using plant-based ingredients.

Football prepared me for this journey more than I expected the discipline, the resilience, and what it truly means to be part of a team. But there is an important shift: as a player, you’re judged on your own performance. As a founder & CEO, your role is to lead and inspire your team, and to share success together.

I spoke with Harvard Business Review France about my journey: the transition from international footballer to Green Chemistry entrepreneur, the challenge of building in a sector I came to as an outsider.

Read the full interview: https://t.co/wESh2lENho

[Steve Kay @stevek9KS1TV]

For more than a decade, Arsenal have faced criticism for lacking the ruthlessness required to win when it matters most, accused of being unable to “win ugly” or grind out results in decisive moments. Yet now, as they demonstrate precisely that resilience in the midst of a title race, the narrative has shifted once again.
Instead of recognition for adaptability and competitive maturity, there is fresh scrutiny over style and approach. It highlights a broader inconsistency in football discourse, where teams are first condemned for failing to secure hard-fought victories, then criticised when they prioritise results over aesthetics.

Such moving goalposts create a no-win narrative, one that says as much about the modern conversation around the game as it does about performances on the pitch.

[Steve Kay @stevek9KS1TV]

Arsenal are bottlers” is one of the laziest narratives in modern football ,and it doesn’t survive contact with reality.

2022/23: Youngest team in the title race. No one expected a challenge. They finished on 84 points and accelerated the project by years. That’s overachievement, not bottling.

2023/24: Took arguably the best club side on the planet to the final day. Won 16 of their last 18 league games. Finished on 89 points. That’s title-winning form in most seasons. Losing narrowly to a machine isn’t collapse, it’s elite competition.

2024/25: Decimated by injuries across key positions. Defensive rotations disrupted, midfield balance constantly shifting. Still competitive. That’s resilience.

2025/26: Seven points clear. Composed. Structured. Mature. Strong defensively. Managing games better than ever.

This isn’t a team that crumbles. It’s a team that has grown year on year, from promising to contenders to dominant.

The only reason the “bottling” tag exists is because Arsenal dared to compete earlier than expected, and people froze that moment in time.

Progression isn’t bottling. Pushing greatness to the brink isn’t bottling. Building sustainably at the top level isn’t bottling.

It’s called evolution.

And when the trophy comes, the narrative disappears overnight.

[Deji @deijee]

@whisler22 Done

[Deji @deijee]

@whisler22 I am active..Let us follow each other please

[Deji @deijee]

@narendramodi K

[Deji @deijee]

@iam_philopearl lmao

[Toyyib Adewale Adelodun @taadelodun]

Someone said a lot of parents will not let their child play football if he sabi maths like this.

I felt that😂

[Sahara Reporters @SaharaReporters]

BREAKING: Oladipo Diya, Former Abacha’s Chief Of General Staff, Is Dead | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/C7PMk6kWw1

[Facts About Africa @OnlyAfricaFacts]

Throwback to when Nigeria's Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha arrested his deputy, Gen. Oladipo Diya and others for an alleged 1997 coup and convicted them for treason and sentenced to death in April 1998.

By June 8th 1998, Abacha died under mysterious circumstances.

NTA News.

[Renmoney @Renmoney]

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[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

Things I'm doing at 43 to avoid regret when I'm 73:

[CopyCopterAI @copycopter_ai]

Made with @Fuups.

Generate your own car: https://t.co/gE4207jruR

[Harsh Makadia @MakadiaHarsh]

8 Google Chrome extensions nobody told you about ( but you needed them badly at work ) :

[Deji @deijee]

@DavidHundeyin No

[O B I N N A | Product Manager🌴 @Dart_Obinna]

@Morris_Monye For those asking https://t.co/2nUSTqseet

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

Roadside hustler selling La Casera says "Tinubu is my brother."

There's nothing I want to say that won't come out sounding horribly elitist, so I'll just keep my mouth shut.

Everybody should do whatever floats their boat. The rewards or consequences are waiting for us in front.

[Arit Okpo @thearitokpo]

Today is a good day to share that I am moving on from my role as Host of CNN African Voices.

[AJISCO @Dayo_Ajisco]

Amazing Data internsip roles (REMOTE) that are currently open for applications.

Apply if you're into: Data Analysis, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering.

PS: Update your CVs and portfolios before applying.

Good luck! Kindly RT!

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