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Marcus Christenson

@mchristenson.bsky.social

Football Editor, The Guardian

698 Followers  |  26 Following  |  3 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.6274

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Norwegian club Brann win court ruling over fans’ right to sing ‘Uefa mafia’ Brann have won a landmark freedom of expression case that has ruled Uefa should not have punished the club for their fans singing ‘Uefa mafia’

Big win for Brann this www.theguardian.com/football/202...

06.04.2025 11:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Such a lovely player to watch

21.01.2025 13:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The 100 best male footballers in the world 2024 Rodri has beaten Vinícius Júnior and Erling Haaland to top our ranking of the most talented players in the world this calendar year

The votes are in and I can confirm @theguardian.com best male footballer of 2024 is … Vinícius Júnior.

Only kidding, it’s Rodri.

www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...

20.12.2024 11:52 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 5    📌 3
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See how every judge voted for the 100 best male footballers in 2024 This year 197 judges took part and here we give you the chance to see how every single point was awarded

What I know about football (soccer to our American friends) you could write on the back of a tiny stamp...

...but if it's your thing HERE is a list of every male player ever to have received a Guardian top 100 ranking...happy Xmas football fans ⚽️🎁!!

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

20.12.2024 13:38 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Why does Saudi Arabia want to host the World Cup? - Football Weekly Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lina Al-Hathloul, Nick Ames and Philippe Auclair to reflect on Saudi Arabia being awarded the 2034 World Cup

The Guardian Football Weekly podcast special on Saudi Arabia 2034 is now online. With @maxrushden.bsky.social, @barryglendenning.bsky.social, @nickames82.bsky.social, myself and the fantastic @linaalhathloul.bsky.social.

www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

18.12.2024 11:27 — 👍 85    🔁 16    💬 19    📌 5
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The 100 best female footballers in the world 2024 – Nos 100-71 Saki Kumagai, Frida Maanum and Croix Bethune all feature as we publish the first 30 players of our annual countdown

Thanks to all the judges and everyone else involved in this project. Today we publish the first 30 names of our top 100 list www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...

03.12.2024 11:36 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian

Holy mackerel. That's a big one.
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13.11.2024 12:02 — 👍 258    🔁 24    💬 11    📌 4

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