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Richard Martin

@richardmartingoal.bsky.social

Covering football in Manchester for @goal

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Exclusive: Thomas Partey due to get married in Spain day after being charged with rape as former Arsenal midfielder faces court hearing | Goal.com Thomas Partey was due to get married on Saturday - the day after he was charged with rape by the Metropolitan Police.

Exclusive: Thomas Partey was due to be getting married this weekend in Spain, the day after he was charged with rape
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04.07.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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Inside the shocking rise of cocaine in football: The English game has a serious problem as arrests increase, fans create a toxic mix with alcohol and a gateway to addiction develops | Goal.com UK

It is easy to spot cocaine at English football grounds. There are the long queues for toilet cubicles, or even people doing it while walking to the stadium or on the Tube platform. It's got out of hand - to a dangerous extent
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27.03.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have no VAR in Sweden, and I've yet to meet a single person who thinks the experience of watching and going to football would be better with it. What a way to ruin the soul of a sport

13.03.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruben Amorim should park the bus to Europa League glory! Man Utd can salvage horror season by embracing defensive approach that rattled Arsenal | Goal.com UK Ruben Amorim did not envisage Manchester United playing defensive football when he accepted the job, but he must keep dancing with the devil to take his team all the way to the Europa League final in ...

Ruben Amorim should forget his hang ups about his defensive tactics against Arsenal and park the bus all the way to Europa League glory
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13.03.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Manchester United Vs Nottingham Forest still 'scheduled to go ahead as planned' despite Storm Darragh.
'The club will continue to consult the relevant authorities throughout the day and will update supporters immediately if anything changes.'

07.12.2024 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruben Amorim gets a banner in Portuguese for his first game at Old Trafford

28.11.2024 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Bodo/Glimt: The Arctic minnows who became the top force in Norway, embarrassed Jose Mourinho and could teach Man Utd a thing or two | Goal.com UK Manchester United's opponents in the Europa League, Bodo/Glimt, have created an unlikely dynasty and an unbreakable team spirit - with the help of a fighter jet pilot

Only seven years ago Bodo/Glimt had average attendances of 2-3000 and the third smallest budget in Norway. They are now on course for a fourth league title in five. And they're coming for Man United, who many of their fans and staff support
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28.11.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Mohamed Salah's rejuvenation: How Sergio Ramos incident, advice from Arsene Wenger and chess shaped Liverpool star's renaissance | Goal.com UK Mohamed Salah is a role model to his Liverpool team-mates for his dedication to fitness and nutrition and it is little wonder fans are desperate for him to stay amid his contract stand-off with the cl...

Inside Mo Salah's rejuvenation: How Sergio Ramos hurting his shoulder in 2018 influenced the forward's incredible physical transformation
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27.11.2024 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As someone who writes a lot of 'Winners and Losers' articles I find this a very strange topic for the format...especially as 'civilians who will not be killed' is not listed among the 'winners'

26.11.2024 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Guardiola finally asked what has happened to his nose "I cut it with my finger." He then jokes: "I wanted to hurt myself."

26.11.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Guardiola on Gvardiol: "He's so young, he will learn. Before (the first mistake) he was the best player on the pitch."

26.11.2024 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guardiola: "It's not necessary to say anything to the players. Three episodes, it is what it is. Difficult to swallow."

26.11.2024 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feyenoord fans having the time of their lives, singing 'Don't take me home'

26.11.2024 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3-3! Un-bel-ievable!

26.11.2024 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3-2! Santi Gimenez chests the ball over the line and it's game on

26.11.2024 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feyenoord pull one back after another howler by Gvardiol...

26.11.2024 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haaland slides in to make it 3-0. City are back

26.11.2024 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ilkay Gundogan makes it 2-0 to City with a big deflection off David Hancko. Could well be an own goal

26.11.2024 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haaland batters the penalty low and hard and celebrates furiously

26.11.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Penalty to City for handball. Was going to be the only way they were going to score...

26.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feyenoord fans have been singing 'Arne Slot' and are now singing You'll Never Walk Alone. You can imagine how that has gone down here

26.11.2024 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Visiting fans in Europe winding up their opponents in their hosts' language πŸ‘

26.11.2024 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Things have got so bad at City that they are now blocking each other's shots

26.11.2024 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Man City player ratings vs Tottenham: Absolutely shameful! Pathetic Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland & Phil Foden sum it all up as Pep Guardiola's champions get utterly pulverised | Goal.com UK The Cityzens were left dumbstruck as they fell to a logic-defying 4-0 defeat at home to Spurs, their first loss at the Etihad Stadium in two years

Player ratings from a truly unbelievable 90 minutes at the Etihad Stadium
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23.11.2024 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spurs fans singing "You're getting sacked in the morning" to Guardiola. Don't hear that very often

23.11.2024 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pep, are you sure about that contract?

23.11.2024 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Porro! 3-0 to Spurs. Unbelievable

23.11.2024 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nathan Ake comes on at the start of the second half for John Stones

23.11.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have never heard the Etihad Stadium this quiet..

23.11.2024 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2-0! An ice-cool finish by Maddison after another wonderful passing move from Spurs

23.11.2024 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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