Michael Hincks

I’ve visited every continent – this is what each one has taught me Africa gave Michael Hincks the travel bug when he was 16. Soon, he was five continents down and keen to complete the set

Something a little different 👣

Travel tips and lessons I've learned from every continent - ranging from ice cream flavours in Europe to carrying grief in my backpack in Antarctica

#travel 🌎🌍🌏 #antarctica #japan #travelwriting #blueskytravel #traveltips #southamerica

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I followed Aston Villa all over Europe this season - and learnt two huge lessons Golazos, tinnies in Monaco and the tastiest delicacy I discovered on my travels - this was the journey of a lifetime for Villans

Duran and McGinn wonder goals ⚽ Prince William the pundit 😲 Taylor in the Irish pubs ☘️ Mings learning a lesson 😬 Tinnies by superyachts 🛥️Booting balls in Bruges 🫣 Handbrot 🤤

How to sum up Aston Villa's Champions League journey?

I tried 👇 #AVFC

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Bonjour, Paris 🇲🇫🌞

Not a bad #AVFC away day for work

'Uncle? I'm more like Grandad': The Aston Villa icon still starring in the EFL Albert Adomah’s career has gone full circle, but ‘Uncs’ is not done yet as he leads Walsall’s push to reach League One – the only EFL division he is yet to feature in

👴 "Uncle? More like Grandad"

Interview with Albert Adomah, aka "Uncs", aka the cult hero who works his socks off 🧦

Loved at Aston Villa, QPR, Boro and beyond, I in turn loved speaking to him about Walsall's nervy promotion push, that nickname + more 👇 #AVFC #Saddlers

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🙌 here's John, who took £10 spending money to Munich for the 1979 final and now plans to take 5yo granddaughter Aoife around Europe next season

One of many passing the baton among Nottingham Forest fans #NFFC

'A pint was 33p!': The Nottingham Forest fans ready for new Euro tales The sun is shining on Nottingham, where belief is growing every week

🔥 "The torch is passing"
🍻 Sales up, bars thriving
😎 The city's feel-good factor

The sun is shining on Nottingham, where Forest fans who recall 33p pints are finally close to sharing a European journey with the next generation #NFFC

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🌞 Jaysus, this ground on a day like this

At the god-tier City Ground for a wait-what-top-four showdown between Nottingham Forest and Man City

For @ipapersport.bsky.social #NFFC

Should England pick Rashford? I watched every minute of him at Villa to find out Rashford is back in the conversation - here's how he is faring at Aston Villa game-by-game during his loan spell away from Man Utd

I've watched every minute of Marcus Rashford's loan spell at Aston Villa 🧐

🔢 Here's a game-by-game breakdown

And what I'd do if I were England boss Thomas Tuchel... 👇

#AVFC #MUFC

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Harry Kane’s curse is about to end - every rational fan should celebrate Kane’s long wait for a trophy should soon be over – and the England great could even double up at Bayern Munich this season

Huzzah

Harry Kane’s trophy curse is about to end ⚡

Every football supporter - or at least every non-Arsenal-supporting England fan - should celebrate

#Bayern #BayernMunich

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😲 26 May 2018 - the day Marco Asensio won the Champions League for a second time + the day Aston Villa lost the Championship final to Fulham

A deep dive on this unlikely union, seven years on, six games down, and four goals later...

#AVFC

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Newcastle’s livewire with ‘rough edges’ has the makings of a fan favourite William Osula’s all-action display includes a miss-of-the-season contender, two assists and an admirable desire to berate his older teammates

That miss
Two assists
Chances
Argy bargy

William Osula's all-action display was some watch, and you can tell Eddie Howe just loves working with him

Analysis + quotes from the #NUFC boss below

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My trip to the Australian Open showed exactly what's wrong with Wimbledon The respectful silence at Wimbledon is preferable to some of the sounds I heard in Melbourne, but overall the Australian Open is a better experience for punters

👍 Lots of space, easy to watch Brits
👎 Fans making... noises

Attending #AusOpen as a fan was enlightening - it helped me realise what makes Wimbledon great, but what it really, really lacks as well

And it's something they are trying to address...

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'Reading's last Christmas?': Furious fans protest outside homes of AWOL owners Sell Before We Dai say there is still time for Reading owner Dai Yongge and CEO Dayong Pang to ‘come off the naughty list’ this Christmas

🎁 There's only thing Reading fans want for Christmas...

The festive twist on Sell Before We Dai's latest protests against the ownership of Dai Yongge and CEO Dayong Pang

"They can still come off the naughty list..."

#ReadingFC

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Doomed Wolves have too many stars who don't care about the badge Wolves’ problems go far beyond Gary O’Neil – Fosun Group’s approach means players are only enticed by the prospect of being the next £50m transfer away

The problems run beyond Gary O'Neil... Fosun Group's ethos has filtered through to the Wolves players

They aren't playing for the badge, they're playing to be the next £50m transfer away

#WWFC

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Life after Neil Harris is Millwall’s biggest leap into the unknown yet Admirers of the Brentford blueprint, Millwall are eager to evolve – and that ultimately alienated 'the biggest figure in the club’s history'

🗣️ “We do like a soap opera down The Den"

Thanks to @achtungmillwall.bsky.social's Nick Hart for helping me untangle the drama at Millwall:
🔹 "Thickos"
🔹 Jose Mourinho
🔹 Admirers of Brentford

And crucially, the departure of Neil Harris, aka Mr #MillwallFC

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‘He was fantastic’: The Aston Villa star who silenced his critics in new role Matty Cash silences critics in the Champions League win at RB Leipzig thanks to a strong display in a system that suits his strengths

Credit to Matty Cash, a winner of last night's tactical tweak which played to his strengths and saw him deliver a quality performance

He has his critics, so deserves praise when he comes good

Analysis from Leipzig

#AVFC

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Canals and markets 😍 Leipzig will feel like a home from home for Brummies tomorrow

Aston Villa fans, for das love of god, get this heavenly square of bread, cheese, and chicken (curry flavour, too...) from a stall by the statue of Goethe. Best €7 I've spent 🤤

#AVFC #Leipzig

Constants and variables 🧪

Ruben Amorim is in the early stages, but there's one constant that will keep ruining his Man Utd experiment

#MUFC

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Gary O'Neil's Wolves future assessed - and three managers who could replace him Wolves fans are ‘absolutely staggered’ O’Neil is still in charge and want a former Porto boss to replace him - not David Moyes or Graham Potter

🐺 Gary O'Neil's Wolves future assessed

3⃣ contenders to replace him and 3⃣ outcomes to Monday's match vs West Ham - one being both managers getting sacked. I explain why/how that could happen 👇

Thanks to #WWFC fan "Dazzling Dave" yet again!

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Bruno Guimaraes' new role further exposes Newcastle's big issue Newcastle fail to register a shot on target at Crystal Palace, meaning the midfield headache goes on for Eddie Howe

An ugly win would have masked the problems - a draw in that manner exposes them

Analysis from Selhurst Park as Newcastle have zero shots on target and plenty of issues to address - namely their lack of creativity and where exactly to play their captain

#NUFC

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What Ruud van Nistelrooy will bring to Leicester - and if it will work Van Nistelrooy’s Manchester United side were typically efficient and Leicester City must follow suit to stay in the Premier League

Evidently, Leicester City liked what they saw

Man Utd's two wins over #LCFC under Ruud van Nistelrooy contributed to some stats that defied #MUFC's time under Erik ten Hag - but backed what RvN had achieved at PSV

On what Leicester can expect 👇

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The difficult call Unai Emery faces after Aston Villa enter new territory Villa’s seven-match winless run is their longest since Emery took charge – it’s no quick fix, but the answer is surely a midfield change

A draw against Juve 👍
Seven games without a win 👎

That is the longest winless run of the Emery era at Aston Villa - and poor form requires a drastic change

I think that means a bold call in midfield

Piece from Villa Park #AVFC

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Andy Murray to coach Novak Djokovic at Australian Open Djokovic and Murray confirmed the shock announcement on Saturday

A bit of analysis below the news on Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic's union being 25 years in the making

And why Murray has been a coach and mentor to many already: just ask Nick Kyrgios, or any GB teammate

#Djokovic

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Chelsea will remain best of the rest unless they address obvious flaw A goalkeeper shake-up may not be the worst thing for Chelsea after Robert Sanchez caused a storm when all was calm

Robert Sanchez caused a storm when all was calm

In a league of fine margins, a goalkeeper shake-up may not be the worst thing for Chelsea, who are the best of the rest and unlikely to trouble #LFC and #MCFC with Sanchez in goal

#CFC #LEICHE

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What Emma Raducanu's critics fail to understand about her 'arrogance' Raducanu ends the season with a positive record against top 50 players this year, giving her an obvious and achievable target for 2025

Mainly football, sometimes tennis. 🎾

So, tennis, and an attempt to sum up Emma Raducanu's season while trying and failing to ignore her trolls

Her recent quotes were deemed arrogant, but it's an essential mindset, and her 2024 record against top-50 players: impressive

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What's holding West Ham and Palace back from hiring Graham Potter The former Chelsea boss is in danger of becoming yesterday’s man

What’s holding West Ham and Crystal Palace back from hiring Graham Potter?

Well. Several factors I think, and the longer time goes on, the longer the former Chelsea boss is in danger of becoming yesterday’s man(ager)

#WHUFC #CPFC #CFC

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Welcome to 'hell': The Palestinian footballers desperate to leave the West Bank As violence escalates 60 miles from Gaza, players stuck in the West Bank hope to escape the occupied territory before it is too late

'Welcome to hell'

A long read on football in the occupied West Bank, Palestine.

Thanks to those who shared their stories - on stadiums tear-gassed and bulldozed, friends killed and careers destroyed.

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Tbf not saying they won't go down, just refreshing to see 1/3 way through the season it's not as clear cut as some thought it might be

It's by no means exhaustive, but I've had a crack at a starter pack of all the (UK-ish) football journalists on here.

(And because I am stuck in the 1990s, it's quite mainstream media leaning. Sorry.)

Addition suggestions welcome.

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Oliver Glasner turns to padel and golf in search for Crystal Palace inspiration Palace are seemingly sticking with Glasner, the beleaguered boss who recently spoke to students at King's College London about leadership

Crystal Palace have seemingly chosen stick, so how does Oliver Glasner get them out of this mess?

He'll have been searching for inspiration on the driving range, most likely, based on his recent talk about leadership with students at KCL

#CPFC piece for the i

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