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[Soccerlit @soccerlit]

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[Venkat Ananth @venkatananth]

what an excellent pre-world cup story, this by sam knight on FIFA under gianni infantino.

def worth reading. https://t.co/tXiuRUhkDI

[Ryle Nugent @ryle_nugent]

This is glorious. I’ve read it 3 times already and it was only published 71 minutes ago.

Paul Howard: You’ll spend the rest of your life chasing the way your first World Cup made you feel

https://t.co/bv1eZRhr9w

[Paul Kennedy @pkedit]

I was still up, having finished the last of three newsletters for today, when I saw this story on American soccer and @SoccerAmerica's 55 years. Thanks, @HenryBushnell. It means a lot. https://t.co/oEyF1O6Yb2

[Nick Ames @NickAmes82]

Here is our comprehensive guide to all 1,248 World Cup players – feast on it, and don't let it out of your sight from next Thursday: https://t.co/iKuOB8q8Jn

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Gianni Infantino may have more than doubled FIFA’s revenue since he took over as the organization’s president, in 2016. But his political dealings and unilateral authority have made him “unassailable, unloved, and corrosive to the sport that he adores,” Sam Knight writes.
https://t.co/eElkxQwrFD

[The Blizzard @blzzrd]

PSG now stand alongside some of Europe’s best-ever, but with caveats

The origin of PSG’s largesse and the effect it’s had on their domestic game can’t be ignored, even as we appreciate the team’s stunning quality - @jonawils

https://t.co/iryp7iN2oo

[Jack Pitt-Brooke @JackPittBrooke]

Four World Cups ago, England's preparations were thrown off course by the launch of Capello Index. But was it actually an idea far ahead its time?

My piece: https://t.co/T5P21eJfla

[Soccerlit @soccerlit]

@Ankaman616 Haiti makes it out of Group C

[James Olley @JamesOlley]

Arsenal's mammoth 63-game season is finally over. Some stories from along the way.
- Arteta's 5.30am starts and search for joy
- shifting styles of play
- togetherness, card games and squad unity
- strengthening the connection with fans
https://t.co/b8ILJSq6We

[FLEEKNIK @Judnikki]

Wrote about staying connected to the homeland during Haiti’s first time back in the World Cup in 52 years for @CNTraveler

https://t.co/6362tGx6Xd

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

We’ve done an @Independent sports vote on the 50 greatest players in World Cup history, excellently corralled by @kieranrjackson

https://t.co/XQJ77UJP5w

[Morgan Ofori @morgankofori]

Some musings for The Long Wave on why so many people in the Black diaspora are Arsenal supporters

https://t.co/ROItEVfeq3

[Sam Dean @SamJDean]

The Champions League final in Budapest comes 70 years after Istvan Gyokeres, Viktor's grandfather, fled Hungary in the dead of night. It's an astonishing story: uprisings, Soviets, illegal radios, secret letters. This is the tale of the "Black Horseman"

https://t.co/Wfpwut36nT

[Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch]

This is a really a fantastic piece of writing by @JamesHorncastle:

How Luis Enrique took control of Paris Saint-Germain and became football’s most complete coach.

https://t.co/yGMycPSgjb

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

And here’s my piece on why Pele had to top the vote

https://t.co/9sB62vMGp3

[Sam Dean @SamJDean]

Brilliant piece, packed with detail, by my colleague @JBurtTelegraph. This is how Declan Rice became one of the best players on the planet

https://t.co/3HoCyDXFxn

[The Editor @idrottsforum]

THE 1994 WORLD CUP HELPED RESCUE ‘THE BEAUTIFUL GAME’ FROM MEDIOCRITY. ON ITS RETURN TO THE US, EXPECT MORE OF THAT BEAUTY
By Cesar R. Torres, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Philosophy, Penn State
https://t.co/dS2Fllak9l

[Guillem Balague @GuillemBalague]

An architect who redefined football - why Guardiola stands apart - my piece for @BBCSport

https://t.co/Pk7U3glF4C

[Dion Fanning @dionfanning]

About eight years ago, I came back from the Man City-Liverpool Champions League game at the Etihad and wrote something about Mo Salah, sport and fatherhood. Seems as good a time as any to post it again - https://t.co/1eq82u8JVG

[Sanjay Sujanthakumar @tha_Real_Kumar]

The Guardian revealed the #USMNT World Cup roster. It still doesn't feature any of the world's best players. Why? I spoke to current and former coaches, academy directors and executives.

On catching up, culture, youth soccer, and the first team jump:

https://t.co/K4H2iGtdxo