Charlie G

Zohran Mamdani is pictured speaking. Headline reads: "Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in New York Mayoral Primary." Photo credit: Scott Heins for The New York Times.

Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ

The triumph and tragedy of sports’ favourite phenomenon: The Wonderkid Ölüdeniz, Turkey. Walking down the main strip of the southwestern Turkish seaside town at the foot of the Babadağ mountain, flanked by an avenue of fluorescent LED lights and booming bars, I found …

Wonderkids are one of mh favourite aspects of sports.

Having had plenty of pondering time after my degree I decided to write about them.

Read it below! 👇

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Hertha Berlin wants to offer Fabian Reese a lifetime contract - Get German Football News kicker reports that Hertha Berlin are interested in giving attacker Fabian Reese a lifetime contract at the club as they look to avoid loosing their talismann.

⚪️🔵 Hertha Berlin wants to give Fabian Reese a lifetime contract, which will also include an agreement for him to become an official at the club when he retires. (kicker)

📈 Hertha wants to push for promotion next season.

Neither team wants to defend it seems.

One of the (less important) reasons why I think it's important that people can afford to go to live football, is because the experience develops an appreciation for how difficult the game is at that level — how quick, how demanding, how unforgiving.

Werder have impressed me. But I’m more underwhelmed by Frankfurt.

Who is the maverick man leading Mainz to the Champions League? – Discovering who Bo Henriksen is by those that knew him Recently crowned Danish Coach of the Year, Bo Henriksen has taken Mainz by storm, guiding them from the brink of relegation to challenging for European places. But what's the 50-year-old really like?

What's Bo Henriksen really like? Some of the Mainz coach's former teammates at English side Kidderminster answer that question in this excellent piece by @charliepg.bsky.social 👇 #M05

Who is the maverick man leading Mainz to the Champions League? – Discovering who Bo Henriksen is by those that knew him Recently crowned Danish Coach of the Year, Bo Henriksen has taken Mainz by storm, guiding them from the brink of relegation to challenging for European places. But what's the 50-year-old really like?

Bo Henriksen has taken Mainz by storm, guiding them from the brink of relegation to challenging for European places. But what's he really like? 🧐

@charliepg.bsky.social spoke to some of Henriksen's former teammates in England about the 50-year-old Dane 👇

Leverkusen harking back to the older days of ‘laterkusen’

Oh Stuttgart…

Great to get my first BuliNews article under my belt!

🏟️ For the first time in Bundesliga history, there was not a win for any of the home teams on two consecutive matchdays. (OptaFranz)

The last time a home team won was Bayern Munich's 4-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt, 19 games ago.

Bo Henriksen from Kidderminster to the Champions League…

Gladbach vs. Mainz preview: Two European hopefuls lock horns Two European hopefuls will face off when Borussia Mönchengladbach welcome Mainz 05 to Borussia-Park for Friday’s Bundesliga encounter.

Two European hopefuls will face off when Borussia Mönchengladbach welcome Mainz 05 to Borussia-Park for Friday’s Bundesliga encounter. #Gladbach #M05

@sullyben.bsky.social ✍️

Kicker reporting it’s getting tight for RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose.
Ideally club bosses want to avoid changing coaches now in the absence of a top available replacement.
It looks increasingly likely Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeness (ex RBL youth coach) will be the summer target. (+8 mil buy out.)

This game is far from over.

Does anyone really come close? Honourable mentions for Kleindienst and Claude-Maurice

A tough loss to take for Stuttgart, especially considering it was largely self-inflicted with two poor mistakes giving Bayern the three points on a platter. The title is all but wrapped up now.

I remember in the early 2010s watching AFCON tournaments on Eurosport. Without it I wouldn’t be the same person I am today. A fantastic servant to sports broadcasting that will be missed going behind another paywall.

Arminia Bielefeld Beat Bremen To Continue DFB Pokal Fairytale Story This year, the DFB Pokal once again has a wonderful underdog story in the form of Arminia Bielefeld.

This year, the DFB Pokal once again has a wonderful underdog story in the form of Arminia Bielefeld.

Full analysis what this result means for Bielefeld for @forbes.com

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let's be honest, in the 'which of the continental tournaments are valuable in comparison to each other' debate, the wrongly-rated one is the Copa America. Routinely a dreadful tournament, such poor quality. Tough to place too much focus on a Brazilian/Argentine winning it. Obv a huge deal for others

Bayern, Freiburg and Mainz big winners as Dortmund hit Union for six Bayern Munich scored four, Freiburg scored five and Borussia Dortmund scored six, all with no reply on another high-octane weekend of Bundesliga action, having a lot of impact on the league table.&…

Miss any of the weekend's Bundesliga action?

Read my roundup below! 👇

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Just what you expect to see in the men’s toilet at Sporting Khalsa (Birmingham) a 7th tier English non-league club.

St. Pauli, Hansa Rostock and Rayo Vallecano.

Nice of Dortmund to join the party.

Sildillia und Atubolu in der Kurve

Schönen Abend, liebe SC-Fans! 🤍❤️

Concerned for Bremen. In a sprial since the Winterpause. They can’t stop conceding, are struggling to score and look vulnerable every time they lose the ball (which is a lot).

Freiburg moved into the top four ahead of this weekend's action, putting in a five-star showing at home to Werder Bremen who slipped to a fifth loss since the Winterpause.

Read my report. 👇

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Eintracht Frankfurt sporting CEO Markus Krösche has in answer to a question about why the German model of sporting director making decisions about the future is better than the strong, powerful manager set up in England, explained it well.
Scottish clubs should also take on board his words.

Attention Italian football writers: ⤵️

Leverkusen stopped Bayern from registering a shot on target in the Bundesliga tonight. They’re the first team to do that in the German top-flight since May 2008.