2+2 = 76
🚨🔎 There may be more to Fulham's recent dealings with Real Madrid than first meets the eye.
Fulham owner Shahid Khan has strong business links with Florentino Pérez through ACS Group, whose American subsidiary, Turner Construction, is overseeing the Jacksonville Jaguars' $1.4B stadium redevelopment for Khan. 🤝
Fulham also appointed former Real Madrid youth coach Álvaro Arbeloa after a strong recommendation from Pérez. Shortly afterwards, the club agreed deals worth a combined €50M for academy graduates Gonzalo García and César Palacios, with both transfers including sell-on clauses and buy-back options in Real Madrid's favour. 👀
Another notable link: Arbeloa, García and Palacios are all represented by Best of You, the agency led by Óscar Ribot, who previously served as Real Madrid's head of communications under Pérez.
(Source: @andreasvou89)
Fulham lost 0-2 to Norwich.
Leeds lost 2-3 to Wrexham.
Palace lost 0-3 to Bromley.
Newcastle drew 1-1 with Gateshead.
I guess all four of us are going down this season 🤷
I feel like squad age has been a recurring theme for #ffc in the PL over the last 25 years (of which the club has been in the league for 19 seasons,) so I checked the data on Transfermarkt…. (1/3)
The average age of every Premier League squad:
Brighton - 22.8
Chelsea - 23.0
Bournemouth - 24.3
Brentford - 24.7
Everton - 24.7
Tottenham - 24.7
Liverpool - 24.8
Manchester City - 24.8
Arsenal - 24.9
Manchester United - 24.9
Sunderland - 25.1
Nottingham Forest - 25.2
Aston Villa - 25.4
Newcastle United - 25.5
Crystal Palace - 25.6
Coventry City - 25.9
Hull City - 26.2
Ipswich Town - 26.3
Leeds United - 26.6
Fulham - 27.1
On avg, #ffc 16th in the league for squad age over its 19 PL seasons. When we had the oldest squad for six straight seasons (Roy > Magath) it was a squad getting progressively older. This caught up with them (+ managers who couldn’t get as much out of an older squad as Roy) (3/3)
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Professor's claim of air conditioning adding 10°C-12°C to urban outdoors temperature is wrong. A study from Phoenix, Arizona, shows a negligible daytime effect and a nighttime effect of about 1°C. A study from Tokyo, Japan, office districts shows an effect of 1°C-2°C.
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Can’t fault Wilson - 29, capitalising on his purple patch and getting a big-money, long term deal at a great club.
Can understand FFC not wanting to make him their top earner on a long deal, but irritating to lose him for free.
19 league goals gone for free with Raul & Wilson.
🚨 EXCL: Leeds United reach agreement to sign Harry Wilson as free agent. 29yo winger targeted by many clubs amid expiring #FFC contract but #LUFC win race - Wales int’l to do medical in due course & join on long-term deal with higher salary @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/7263255…
Players who sound like they were made up by Bob Mortimer on ‘Would I Lie To You?’: a thread.
#FIFAWorldCup #FWC26 #WorldCup
