Sporting Minute

News, discussion and opinions on a variety of sports and sports business, with a helping of betting and other nonsense. 📈🎙

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My dad, a football purist.

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This is why you should always listen to Harmon and not people with ‘FF’ in their handle.

The amount of people who claim to be experts that were just telling on themselves yesterday for not understanding basics was insane.

[Matt Harmon @MattHarmon_BYB]

I think we have jumped the shark on discourse around X-receivers and some of the reaction to Mike LaFleur's comments on his top two WRs yesterday got me going on this topic.

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This app is now just people complaining that their club aren’t signing players that they’ve never even watched anyway.

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Homeless man views Dua Lipa as dream target. Tough to do, however.

[Spurs Global @spurssglobal]

[🥇] NEW: Roberto De Zerbi has has put forward Bruno Guimaraes, viewed as a dream target. Tough to do, however. @szyexcl 🚨🇧🇷

[Sporting Minute @sportingminute]

😍😍😍

[Classic Football Shirts @classicshirts]

The iconic adidas EQT aesthetic is back 🔥

Inspired by the bold visual language of the adidas Equipment ranges from the 90s. The collection blends the symmetrical EQT branding with the detailing of the adidas Trefoil.

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@EwanMacKenna @SomeGuyInBC @fifamedia Ahahahaha.

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What a time to be alive.

[UEFA Europa League @EuropaLeague]

Papiss Cissé at Newcastle, 2013 🇸🇳

#UEL

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@FFDynastyGrill You obviously have to be a bonafide contender though or it’s probably a disaster.

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@FFDynastyGrill The idea of giving up a 27 1st for a 26 y/o RB in the last year of his deal makes me sick, but I’d probably still rather the Brown side in terms of actual week to week points.

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This whole approach is far more exciting, no one can tell me otherwise. Even if only a few of them work out, it’s more fun.

We should be taking a shot on young European talent and betting on their ceiling, rather than buying ‘PL proven’ lads already at their ceiling.

[Magpie Media @MagpieMediaX]

🇪🇸 Jorge Salinas (19yo LB, Racing Sant’)
🇪🇸 Victor Munoz (22yo LW/RW, Osasuna)
🇳🇬 Zadok Yohanna (18yo RW, AIK)

Could #NUFC be about to splash £70m on three hugely exciting youngsters? 🙏🏽

[Sporting Minute @sportingminute]

@TheNoiseYoutube You will be after this, just put 👀 emojis every summer and give people vague hints and you’ll basically be half of this app!

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This is the kind of e-stalking I demand from my ITK accounts. Phenomenal work, sir!

[The Noise @TheNoiseYoutube]

🚨 BREAKING?

I'm pretty certain I've figured out who Newcastle's imminent front of shirt sponsor is.

Not proud of how I found this 🤣 some real crazy ex, stalker-type detective work…

I found Newcastle's Head of Partnership Development on LinkedIn and noticed that exactly 1 month before the KNOX training ground deal was announced, he had liked a post from KNOX.

So I used that as a blueprint 👀
Checked his recent liked posts - BARQ, HUMAIN and WHOOP stood out. After digging into each, I ruled out BARQ and HUMAIN for various reasons.

WHOOP kept stacking up so I looked further into them.

Newcastle are already connected to a company called IMG via a company we have a partnership with - Endeavor Streaming - IMG are a global sports marketing company who have previously operated in the same commercial ecosystem as WHOOP and are used by football clubs to partner companies with them for deals such as this, essentially outsourcing finding a sponsor.

On top of that, WHOOP have just signed partnerships with PSG and Al Nassr - they're aggressively pushing into elite football right now.

I then found an X account - let's call them "Genuine ITK" - A well established NUFC associated account; the type to genuinely get info like this early. Checked their following list. Two notable company follows: KNOX & WHOOP 👀

There's a site where you can check the 5 most recently followed accounts on any public Instagram profile. Checked "Genuine ITK"s IG account on there.

Their 2 most recent follows? WHOOP and WHOOP's CEO.

WHOOP as Newcastle's front of shirt sponsor for 2026/27. I could be completely wrong but I've never been more confident about anything NUFC related in my life 🤣

🖤🤍 #NUFC

[Sporting Minute @sportingminute]

Neville at it again. 😂

He consistently demonstrates he’s incapable of running a football club, yet has no problem sat there telling Man United what they should do.

[Salford City FC @SalfordCityFC]

Karl Robinson has left his position as Head Coach of Salford City with immediate effect.

Karl has conducted himself throughout his time at Salford City with professionalism and integrity. He has worked tirelessly on behalf of the Club and has been fully dedicated to helping us achieve our ambitions, both on and off the pitch.

We wish Karl all the best and every success in the future.

[FIFA World Cup HQ @FIFAWCHQ]

9 DAYS UNTIL THE START OF THE WORLD CUP!

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

Everyone at Newcastle United extends love and best wishes to Sir Kenny Dalglish and his family following his cancer diagnosis. 🖤🤍

[Sporting Minute @sportingminute]

Sir Bobby Robson’s influence on the game is even more staggering when you consider that these three are from his coaching tree too.

[Jonny Cooper @JRCooper26]

James Milner retiring means 2026-27 will be the first English top-flight season since 1956-57 that will not feature a single player who played under Sir Bobby Robson.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

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At last: The #Eagles are trading star WR AJ Brown to the #Patriots, per The Insiders.

It’s a 2028 first-round draft pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick going to Philly, as Brown reunites with coach Mike Vrabel. One of the NFL’s longest runnings sagas ends with a splash.

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@nufcrichys Yeah, absolutely.

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Honestly, that’s a great trade for the Browns.

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@Gavoth Yeah, sort of feels like they’re going all-in to win the Super Bowl in their own stadium this year then figure out the rest later.

They’ve got Nacua to extend somehow!

[Sporting Minute @sportingminute]

HOLY HELL!

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

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Bombshell: The Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, per @rapsheet, @TomPelissero and me.

In exchange for Garrett, the Rams are expected to send Pro-Bowl edge Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick and other draft-pick compensation still being negotiated to the Browns.

[Sporting Minute @sportingminute]

@Gavoth They just have an approach contrary to most of the league I think, in that they’re just happy to give up picks for proven stars.

They go all-in every year effectively.