@jonawils.bsky.social
Author of Inverting the Pyramid, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Names Heard Long Ago and Two Brothers. Editor of the Blizzard. Journalist for the Guardian. Co-host of It Was What It Was: the Football History Podcast. www.jonawils.com
One game into the Championship season and RubΓ©n SellΓ©s is already in trouble at Sheffield United while, without any of them playing especially well, the sides relegated from the Premier League are flexing their muscles.
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11.08.2025 15:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Much to the delight of ALL members of Libero, we are running a fantasy league this season. You can join via the link below or using the code: hjjtc0
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I think they have major issues, but that side still has Justin, Vestergaard, Skipp, SoumarΓ©, Fatawu, Mvadidi, El Khannous, Ayew - and they were much the better side second half.
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One game into the Championship season and RubΓ©n SellΓ©s is already in trouble at Sheffield United while, without any of them playing especially well, the sides relegated from the Premier League are flexing their muscles.
jonawils.substack.com/p/sheffield-...
Liverpool signings offer excitement but also doubt...
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51 years ago today: Bremner and Keegan exchange punches in the 1974 Charity Shield -
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Today, on Wilson's World, a look at Benjamin Ε eΕ‘ko and why strikers have suddenly become desirable again.
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Today, on Libero, we look at the start of the Championship season - documentaries, cliff edges, parachutes, fun...
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My new history of the World Cup, out in the UK on Sept 4.
He sees the connections between football and everything else, and is dazzlingly international. β Simon Kuper
PRE-ORDER HERE:
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Today on It Was What It Was, the football history podcast, Don Revie changes the culture at Leeds, takes them into the top flight, and rails against being called 'dirty'.
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Wilson's World: Postcards from History 1: The first international
In 1872, Charles W Alcock took an England team to face Scotland for the first ever international fixture, a game that changed how football would be played forever.
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How good is Viktor GyΓΆkeres?
A big preview of the Premier League season on 1992.
LINK TO FULL EPISODE HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZ-...
How good is Viktor GyΓΆkeres?
A big preview of the Premier League season on 1992.
LINK TO FULL EPISODE HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZ-...
"No sausages for you, Alexander."
A big preview of the Premier League season on 1992.
LINK TO FULL EPISODE HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZ-...
"No sausages for you, Alexander."
A big preview of the Premier League season on 1992.
LINK TO FULL EPISODE HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZ-...
The Massive Season Preview Show on 1992 -
youtu.be/-HZ-nS4H7ek?...
Today, on Libero, we look at the start of the Championship season - documentaries, cliff edges, parachutes, fun...
pod.fo/e/30d0c3
My new history of the World Cup, out in the UK on Sept 4.
He sees the connections between football and everything else, and is dazzlingly international. β Simon Kuper
PRE-ORDER HERE:
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Histo...
Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Today, on Libero, we look at the start of the Championship season - documentaries, cliff edges, parachutes, fun...
pod.fo/e/30d0c3
Today on It Was What It Was, the football history podcast, Don Revie changes the culture at Leeds, takes them into the top flight, and rails against being called 'dirty'.
podfollow.com/1745066482
Today on It Was What It Was, the football history podcast, we look at the rise of Don Revie's Leeds, assess his brilliance as a coach and ask whether they deserved their 'dirty' tag.
podfollow.com/1745066482
My new history of the World Cup.
"Breathtaking. Wilson's eye for detail and his elegant writing brings the World Cup to life like no other book on the topic I have ever read" β Elis James
Order now
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On today's Libero, we discuss Pep Guardiola, what went wrong for Manchester City last season and as where he stands in his career arc.
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The Massive Season Preview Show on 1992 -
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Today on Wilson's World - JosΓ© Mourinho, the Community Shield and why the significance of pre-season is best judged in retrospect.
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How football was spread around the world and became the game of the cities.
The Entire History of Football - episode two.
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Today, on Wilson's World, a look at why it matters what managers wear.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-vestim...
Today, on Wilson's World, a look at why it matters what managers wear.
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With the focus of the football world on Belgrade this week (well, Hibs fans anyway), it seemed apt to listen to the 2nd part of It Was What It Was on the great Crvena Zvezda side of the early 90s. It's another great episode by @jonawils.bsky.social & @draper-rob.bsky.social
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