James Paterson

Aust (Victoria) & US (New York) qualified lawyer providing views on governance + sports law matters, alongside limited Carlton, Yankees + Detroit Lions chatter

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

Definitely. M̴a̴y̴b̴e̴. Melbourne City. 🩵

[Football360.com.au @football360au]

Defending champions ➡️  Youngest squad in the country.

Can't win anything with the kids? Melbourne City want to prove otherwise.

The inside story behind the academy that produced Jordy Bos & 68 other pros in the last eight years: https://t.co/fYHi0Cou40

[Football360.com.au @football360au]

It is the system that produced Jordy Bos. 68 others have pro careers. Melbourne Victory fielded five graduates in their XI last week.

This is the story behind @MelbourneCity's academy: https://t.co/zCtVyZNIay

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚 ❤️

🔥 Your first look at our 2025/26 A-Leagues kits!
🛒 On sale from Tuesday 7 October.

[Justin Spiro @DarkoStateNews]

It’s October 2022, and the Detroit Lions are in hell.

They’ve just been blown out again, sinking to 1-5.

They have been outscored 53-6 in their last 2 games.

Dan Campbell is now 4-18-1 in his first 23 games as head coach.

The fans are fed up, and Sheila Ford Hamp knows it.

She hears the anger, the rancor, and the calls for change.

She knows they blame her.

She picked this coach, hiring him after he cold-called her begging for an interview.

She hired the GM who assembled this putrid roster.

Sheila Ford Hamp is Public Enemy #1, and things are getting out of control.

The embattled owner meets with the media to address the pitchfork mob. And boy, do they have questions.

Why didn’t she hire Robert Saleh, whom she had interviewed and is thriving in New York?

How could she have possibly chosen Dan Campbell over Brian Daboll?

How long will she let this circus continue?

Sheila smiles, then digs in.

“I chose the right people to fix this,” she says.

She insists the turnaround is coming, and soon. Firing these men was not the solution.

“It’s hard to stay disciplined. We’ve just got to get through it.

I know we picked the right people.”

[COPA90 @Copa90]

The Cologne Cathedral celebrated FC Köln's promotion to the Bundesliga in style

[Paramount+ Australia @ParamountPlusAU]

BEHICH WITH THE STOPPAGE TIME STUNNER! 🎯

Absolute scenes in Perth, as Aziz Behich strikes at the death to put the @Socceroos in front and put Australia on the verge of a World Cup berth

🇦🇺 #AUSvJPN 🇯🇵

[AFC Women’s Football @TheAWCL]

𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒉!💥

17-year-old Shelby McMahon with a last-gasp stunner for 🇦🇺 Melbourne City!

#AWCL | #REDvMCY

[James Paterson @patersonlaw]

Hi @JACKSON_RKJ - sorry that you had an issue logging in to the Melb City Info Session last night. If you give me a follow here on X I can get in touch with you.

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

Your newest pathway to a career in sport 💼

🎓 Not one, but two full-time roles are guaranteed to come out of our first intake in the Melbourne City Institute of Sport and Business!

Attend our info session pre-match this Saturday ⤵️

ℹ️ https://t.co/zDhREliIC4

[Detroit Lions @Lions]

Rollin’ around at the speed of sound

💻 @JoshBayer_

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Mattingly: 14 years, .307/.358/.471, 127 OPS+, 42.4 bWAR, 222 HR, 442 2B, 1,099 RBI, 2,153 hits, 6X All-Star, one MVP (should've been two), four top-10 MVP finishes, 7 GG, 3 Silver Sluggers. Won a batting title. Arguably the best player in baseball for a six-year period.

HOFer

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

That City Academy, hey? 😜

Dunbar ➡️ Rahmani ➡️ Memeti ➡️ 🥅

🎥 @10FootballAU |#PERvMCY | 🟣 0-5 🩵

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

Your newest pathway to a career in sport is here! 💼

Find out more about the newly launched Melbourne City Institute of Sport & Business ⤵️

🎓 https://t.co/5YV27EElP3

[Talkin' Yanks @TalkinYanks]

Derek Jeter’s first pitch before Game 3 of the World Series

[MLB @MLB]

1998 ALCS Game 1: The Jeter Jump Throw 😤

[KommunityTV @KommunityTV]

46 YEARS IN THE MAKING! 🏆

@OldScotchFC wins its first flag since 1978 in a ripping @VAFA_HQ Premier Men's grand final!

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐁 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 👊

✈️ We're off to Thailand for our AFC Women's Champions League Group Stage fixtures, to be played between October 6-12.

[Melbourne City FC @MelbourneCity]

✍️ We're delighted to announce the signing of 16-year-old defender, Jayden Necovski!

🎓 From City Football School to the A-Leagues, Jayden becomes the first footballer to progress through the entire Melbourne City FC Player Development Pathway.