Philippe Auclair

Uh-oh....

Alas not!

Champion gymnast and sexual abuse survivor addressing the Play The Game conference in Tampere, 5 October 2025.

To open proceedings at Play The Game in Tampere, a true hero: Maggie Nichols, champion gymnast, sexual abuse survivor, advocate and inspiration to so many.

Oh that's a beauty

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I'd never seen those. Extraordinary.

...seriously?

"This success rate has been disputed by critics who say the hostilities that Trump takes credit for resolving were smaller in scale, his role was limited, or involved conflicts that ended long ago".

"Disputed by critics"? Jesus.

What the actual shit is this? "Brash lobbying"?

Obviously, this is loser shit, but I think AI has really cemented itself as the visual language of fascism. It's anti-human, flattened, uninteresting, and cheap. It's like looking at a Potemkin Village and thinking that's the same as architecture.

No kidding?

Well, there you go.

One more murder to add to Vladimir Putin's indictment.

Antoni Lallican was not killed in a 'random' bombing attack. He was targeted by the Russians because he sought to report what they fear and hate the most, truth.

Absolutely.

With apologies to Crystal Palace fans, a new column for Eurosport, en français, about Oliver Glasner and why being successful can be a big problem for a middling* club.

*zero offence meant.

www.eurosport.fr/football/pre...

US Bans Iran from World Cup Draw The United States has denied the Iranian delegation’s entry into the country to attend the draw on December 5 for the 2026 World Cup

Iran has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. But...

www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/10/2613...

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There is a joke told in Turkey. A prisoner goes to the prison library to ask for a particular book. The librarian says, "We don't have the book -- but we have its author."

As good an illustration as any of how the involvement of nation states in sport makes a mockery of sustainability and fair competition; and, in this case, to promote the brand of a brutal regime as well.

Bad editing, a writer's worst nightmare.

I recently tried to read a book devoted to a musical scene I was part of. Well researched, written by a knowledgeable and talented academic. Three typos in the opening paragraph and a glaring chronological mistake in the second. I couldn't go any further.

Should you pass through Norwich, this place is well worth a visit. It has the loveliest things displayed next to tat of the tattiest order.

Will Paul McCartney's "Junk" be the soundtrack to your reading?

www.antiques-atlas.com/antique_cent...

Rabbi Alexander Altmann, a communal leader in Manchester 1938-59. He was responsible for one of the most remarkable acts of reconciliation in the city's history when the German footballer Bert Trautmann, an ex-soldier and former Nazi, signed for Manchester City in 1949, just 4 years after the war

...and Daniel "James" founded Mute Records, not Daniel Miller, apparently.

Ditto!

Neither did I!

From the soccer community on Reddit: Roma awarded penalty. The Penalty had to be retaken twice. Lille goalkeeper Berke Özer saved all 3 attempts Explore this post and more from the soccer community

Is this the first time that a penalty has to be retaken twice and a keeper (Berke Özer of Lille) stops all three attempts? www.reddit.com/r/soccer/com...

Everything for Infantino is a photo op.

Well, no words.