the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past day
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[Official] Ryan Shawcross leaves Stoke City after 14 years as a Potter.
[Cope] Mbappe's agent Minguella: Barca had a chance to sign Mbappe in 2017. We had a deal for 130m (+25m incentives). Mbappe would get 10-16m net. In the end they opted to sign Dembele instead. Some Barca board members went as far as saying that Mbappe was a nobody who hadn't achieved anything.
Jari Litmanen, Ajax legend and Finland's greatest footballer of all time, turns 50 years tomorrow. His cultural legacy popularised Jari as a Dutch first name. Here is a glimpse from 7 years ago a generation of Jari's was enough for a full XI
Soccer is the most "pirated" sports content. 27.4% of illegal downloads and views in sports are of soccer games
[echo] Sadio Mane wants to invest in another football club. He has been in talks since October over potentially pumping his own money into French fourth tier side Bourges Foot, investing in the facilities, the youth team set up and the creation of a women's team.
List of some not so obvious club names and their meaning. (Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga]
Free Talk Friday
Jesus Manuel Corona (Porto vs Juventus) magic (didn’t count)
The best attacking and defending teams in Premier League
[Wheatley] Venkatesham: "How do you explain to a black footballer that pirated content is taken down in minutes but not racist abuse?"
AC Milan forward Ante Rebić, after paying off all debts of the people from his village, has donated money for the development of an institution for the education and rehabilitation of children [article in Croatian]
Tactics Thursday
[TIME]: Marcus Rashford is one of the next 100 most influential people
Look at this dribbling from Trincao in last night's Champions League match between PSG and Barcelona!
UEFA Club Competitions - New Format: An Illustrated Guide
[andymitten]: Sir Alex has done an Amazon film. Out May. “Losing my memory was my biggest fear when I suffered a brain haemorrhage. In this, I was able to revisit the most important moments of my life, good & bad. Having my son Jason direct this film has ensured an honest & intimate account.”
A map of all European Cup/Champions League winning teams.
The cover of L’équipe on Wednesday
[Chiringuito] Barcelona fans using fireworks in front of PSG's hotel in Barcelona
Harry Kane, Granit Xhaka, Antonio Rudiger and Hector Bellerin were bombarded by 3,500 racist and homophobic social media posts in 30 days... and one small UK tech firm shames Twitter and Facebook by using AI to identify the vile trolls