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Andrew Cesare

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✍️ TNT Sports, SCMP, ESPN, 433, MARCA ⚽ Calcio enthusiast β˜” Half Mancunian 🀌 Half Romanesco πŸ—£οΈ Linguist πŸ“ Manchester, UK

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Free Palestine graffiti changed to Free UK

Free Palestine graffiti changed to Free UK

Absolute losers

03.03.2026 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stoppage time of the AFCON final has to be the craziest ending to a sporting final in history. What are the other contenders?

18.01.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two months or so into the season, I felt Robin van Persie might be an outside chance to be the next Manchester United manager after an impressive start to 2025/26. But his Feyenoord side have completely fallen off a cliff. Will be lucky to make the end of the season as things stand #MUFC #RvP

18.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Manchester United were three marginal decisions away from winning 5-0. Utter domination

17.01.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso has died at the age of 76.

The club, which tragically lost its beloved captain to a heart attack in 2018, has now had to overcome the death of its sporting director and owner within the space of 12 months

17.01.2026 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Milan leading against Como is actually a huge testament to how important Cesc FΓ bregas' side have become given Milan's comparative struggles against "smaller" sides

15.01.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hanging up the washing

12.08.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and Serginho jogging with Milan fans and delegation in Hong Kong

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and Serginho jogging with Milan fans and delegation in Hong Kong

Going for an early morning jog with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and Serginho in a local park was not something I'd expected at the start of the weekend, but I'll take it

27.07.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

However, United's official supporters club here dwarfs Liverpool's so somewhat surprising for it to be this scale

24.07.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Important caveats include the situations the two clubs find themselves in, the excitement surrounding Liverpool plus United coming off the back of Europa League final defeat. Plus this event is much, much better organised

24.07.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Packed Kai Tak Stadium with Liverpool fans

Packed Kai Tak Stadium with Liverpool fans

Packed Kai Tak Stadium with Liverpool fans

Packed Kai Tak Stadium with Liverpool fans

Support for Liverpool in comparison to Manchester United off the scale here in Hong Kong. This is for the open training session

24.07.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hong Kong life

20.07.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A stoppage-time wonder goal winner from Lionel Messi would have been the ideal start for the Club World Cup. Alas, it was a 0-0 draw - possibly the worst-possible start Infantino and Co. would have wanted

15.06.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The potential Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry has ignited comparisons with Djokovic-Nadal, which is fair but I feel Federer's dominance is criminally overlooked at times.

He reached 10 Grand Slam finals in a row from Wimbledon 2005 to the US Open 2007. An astounding achievement

09.06.2025 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Al-Hilal’s presentation gaffer gaffe: did they hire the wrong Inzaghi? Simone Inzaghi left his role as manager of Inter Milan to take over the Saudi giants after defeat in the Champions League final.

Anyone else notice this? www.scmp.com/sport/footba...

06.06.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's funny how football works: Simone Inzaghi's reputation is in tatters after the Champions League final humiliation. Yet, had they lost heroically to Barcelona in the semi-finals, he'd still be considered one of the most gifted coaches around.

He'd probably have won the Scudetto in that case, too

02.06.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, Julian Nagelsmann, Luciano Spalletti (if he gets there) and Carlo Ancelotti all managing at the 2026 World Cup feels important.

All five would be in contention for top club jobs, but the lure of a World Cup in the United States just seems too big right now

13.05.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are we accepting "Boston we have a problem" as a legitimate headline?

08.05.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Manchester United have lost home and away against Wolves this season without scoring a goal

20.04.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For Manchester United as a club, this game may not matter. But for Rasmus HΓΈjlund, this is a really damning performance and difficult to see how he comes back from it

20.04.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nah. De Gea was amazing season after season. Think of the two defences they had in front of them

11.04.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Raymond van der Gouw, Anders Lindegaard, Sergio Romero and Dean Henderson had first-team spells but still see them essentially as No.2s

11.04.2025 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Manchester United's best first-choice goalkeepers in the Premier League era in order:

1. Peter Schmeichel
2. David De Gea
3. Edwin van der Sar
4. Tim Howard
5. Fabien Barthez
6. Mark Bosnich
7. Roy Carroll
8. Massimo Taibi
9. Andre Onana

11.04.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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At the press conference announcing Manchester United's post-season friendly in Hong Kong

10.04.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Barcelona SC boss Segundo Castillo is the most elegantly dressed manager in world football

10.04.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The three Manchester derbies on (and around) my birthday in my lifetime

Man City 2-3 Man Utd: April 6, 1996 πŸ‘
Man City 2-3 Man Utd: April 7, 2018 🀯
Man Utd 0-0 Man City: April 6, 2025 😴

07.04.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We also played the day after my 30th, the day of the actual party, and that was another incredible game - same scoreline as 22 years previous

06.04.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the second time I can remember the Manchester derby on my birthday. The last time was when I turned 8 (work it out) - a thriller with a truly underrated derby winning goal

06.04.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Since elimination to Real Madrid in 2018, Juventus have been knocked out of the Champions League by Ajax, Lyon, Porto, Villarreal, Benfica and PSV

20.02.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A truly disastrous Champions League campaign for Italian sides

20.02.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0