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Almost up there with the time Red Bull effectively knocked themselves out of the Austrian Cup in 2013 👌

Red Bull Salzburg lose Austrian Cup semi final in a deserted Red Bull Arena to a disgraced village side.

Rapid Wien II 1-1 Austria Salzburg FT

Cosgun’s early goal not quite enough for all three points in Vienna tonight.

Rapid fans with the message “KEEP BOYCOTTING RED BULL” 👏

#svas

Rapid Wien II 1-1 Austria Salzburg FT

Cosgun’s early goal not quite enough for all three points in Vienna tonight.

Rapid fans with the message “KEEP BOYCOTTING RED BULL” 👏

#svas

Thanks @robconlon.bsky.social, this is a fine piece 👏 #lufc

Leeds United 0-1 Manchester City: When the sun goes down • The Square Ball There was a lot to like about Leeds United vs Manchester City, and enough to leave a sour taste.

#LUFC 0-1 Manchester City: When the sun goes down

There was a lot to like about Leeds United vs Manchester City, and enough to leave a sour taste.

by @robconlon.bsky.social

WE GO AGAIN

19:30 UK

Awkward #lufc #svas

Difficult when we're 10% owned by an organisation that actively pushes right wing propaganda. If they voice their racism at the ground then they should be banned. The problem is the normalisation of racist language in society over the last decade has empowered many to be more open in their racism

Yes, the club should investigate and address last night’s reaction as it did the Solomon chants last season, but it remains that Leeds United has intolerance within its ownership and on its shirts. #lufc

I could tell a tale about this piece but let’s just say it’s very nice to see it again. #lufc

Austria Salzburg 0-1 Floridsdorfer FT

Heavy going at times, low on chances. Austria keeper Nesler-Täubl’s huge free kick almost found the top corner in stoppage time. One of those days 🤷‍♂️

#svas

Goal Floridsdorfer 0-1 (6‘)

Was at Morrisons so I missed it but they have a deal on cauliflowers if that’s your thing 👍

They’re not wrong! ☀️ #svas

Livestream:
www.laola1.at/de/sportdate...

Shame you’re not around for the Liefering game on March 13 btw #scheissredbull

Bah! If dates ever line up let me know 👍

Weather latest: Topwetter in Salzburg 🙌 #svas

After being snowed off at Rapid last week, @austriasalzburg.bsky.social’s season finally resumes on home turf.

Florisdorfer, FAC, Team für Wien; whatever you call them, the 5th-placed Viennese fell 2-1 to die Austria in August. Forza Viola! 💜🤍

Kick off 13:30 UK
#svas #ligazwa

Believe it or not, I met Gruppo Erotico when @austriasalzburg.bsky.social won the 7th tier title in 2007.

Links between fan scenes in Salzburg and Barletta go back well over 20 years, following an advert in Italy’s Supertifo magazine. #svas

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Denied the awayday in Vienna, Curva Viola turned out for @austriasalzburg.bsky.social’s youth team win last night, joined by fans from all over Europe including Barletta’s Gruppo Erotico 🔥 #svas

Some nice words on the book from a satisfied reader. You can be like him: 👇

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Infantino's plan for FIFA crypto President Gianni Infantino has announced plans for the development of a 'FIFA token' and a 'FIFA Coin'. Sky's Rob Harris breaks down what this means, and asks: 'Should a sports governing body even hav...

Feels to me like someone ought to have written a book about what happened when football embraced crypto the first time round - the fraud, negligence, money laundering - and released it some time ago to avoid these problems happening again.
news.sky.com/video/infant...

So tonight’s game is off ❄️

As Viennese legend Ernst Happel famously said: “A day without football is a day lost.”

#svas

We made it! Winter break is over! @austriasalzburg.bsky.social are back!

Ah fuck.

Pitch inspection at Rapid Wien this am, tonight’s game is expected to go ahead 🤞 #svas

As many have said this week, these edgelords are nothing new 🧵 #lufc

No, though Red Bull Media House is undergoing restructure. ServusTV remains in the remit of one of three executives Oliver Mintzlaff, who you may remember from the announcement of the Leeds deal. #lufc

Yep, it doesn’t appear to have stopped Red Bull GmbH doing whatever they like anywhere else in the world.

Dunno! I know @lufctrust.com are aware because I briefed them on Red Bull GmbH in 2024 #lufc

The Devil Inside • The Square Ball While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines what LUFC is.

49ers Enterprises' willful embedment of Red Bull into Leeds United's culture comes at a cost. As in the 1980s, once more it'll be up to fans to uphold the club's identity and integrity. #lufc

For a decade, Red Bull GmbH has used ServusTV's sports rights to grow audiences for its drinks brand commercials and the politics of its late co-founder, Dietrich Mateschitz. #lufc

Which is where this could get awkward for Leeds United.

Were it ever to distance itself from fans such as those apparently pictured in a Birmingham pub, it would do so with a sponsor/co-owner actively disseminating via its Austrian ServusTV channel rhetoric similar to ReformUK's. #lufc