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On this day 100 years ago, the first F.A. Cup Final to be staged at the original Wembley Stadium saw Bolton Wanderers defeat West Ham United 2-0. The official attendance for the match was 126,047 but it is estimated that the figure was as high as 300,000. (image from the National Football Museum)
[Aritz Gabilondo] Emery: “I have been fortunate enough to have been at three top level clubs in Spain… Obviously, I am very grateful for that, but then the next step in Spain would be to coach Atlético, Madrid or Barça… But breaking through that barrier comes with a lot of difficulties.“
Daily Mail: Tottenham and Daniel Levy are ADAMANT they won't sell Harry Kane to Man United or Chelsea - but £100m indirect negotiations have already begun... with Victor Osimhen and Dusan Vlahovic as alternatives
[Blanche] Gareth Bale knocks back the Wrexham rumours. “I don’t think so (play for Wrexham). I was looking more for a free round of golf off Rob (McElhenney). I’m quite happy where I am, enjoying family life and playing some golf.”
[Record]Rafael Leão: "Ibrahimovic heard my song and told me to focus on football"
Daily Discussion
Free Talk Friday
[Marca] Vinicius Jr speaks out and shares tweet criticizing the state of refereeing in La Liga
Bernardo Silva on Haaland: "He has definitely got the same mentality as Cristiano, always wanting to be in the box, always wanting to score. He doesn’t care if he touches the ball one or two times, when he touches he scores. He’s just a proper striker."
[Ducker] Aston Villa last 10: WWDWWWWWDW. 26pts from 30.
[Torben Hoffmann] Uli Hoeneß had a very long talk with Thomas Tuchel on the training pitch. He’s getting more actively involved in the action again.
An alliance of Dutch cable providers has outbid ESPN to get the Eredivisie rights in the Netherlands. ESPN is offering around €150M a year, for 10 years. The TV providers are offering over €200M over the same period. The current deal is for around €100M a year.
[OC] Table leaders of Serie A in the last 12 years
Pep Guardiola on difficulty of winning league title for the first time: “Our first Premier League title was 100 points, so it’s not difficult. At Bayern Munich, we won in February. And at Barcelona, we won it four games in advance as well… It’s easy.”
[Premier League] Martinez on his penalty saving antics: "It's not even trash talk. I create chaos"
Daily Discussion
Non-PL Daily Discussion
[SN] Newcastle United FC are interested in the Croatian international Marcelo Brozovic (30, CDM). Inter Milan would agree to release Brozovic for €35 million. Other interested clubs include Barcelona.
[El Partidazo de COPE] Xavi at the press conference: "That they call me the 'gardener' is from many years ago. I'm not going to stop, better gardener than anything else, I will not stop until football is fairer for everyone. May I be called a gardener for many years to come."
[SN] Manchester United are ready to pay the release clause for the Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic (28) from Dinamo Zagreb, which is €10 million.