Philippe Auclair
@philippeauclair.bsky.social
Writes and sings for Josimar, The Guardian and Tapete Records
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Dirty money - josimarfootball.com
Celtic proudly promotes itself as a football club with a social consciousness. For nine years the club’s main sponsor has been a betting company breaking laws, defrauding customers and wrecking lives.
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New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, by our first-time contributors Nathan Southern and Lindsey Kennedy, a deep dive into Celtic's longtime sponsor Dafabet. This will not be a comfortable read for the fans of the Bhoys.
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The magic of train stations. Liège-Guillemins tonight.
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The magic of train stations. Liège-Guillemins tonight.
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Happy 75th birthday to Tina Weymouth. Love this photo of her and Grandmaster Flash, taken by Laura Levine in 1981. Spotted at MAC's fab Golden Age of Hip Hop exhibition in Marseille several years ago
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Happy 75th birthday to Tina Weymouth. Love this photo of her and Grandmaster Flash, taken by Laura Levine in 1981. Spotted at MAC's fab Golden Age of Hip Hop exhibition in Marseille several years ago
Just finished indexing the dramatis personae of my forthcoming book on Kylian Mbappé, which was actually...fun. As in: it's fun to have "Alonso, Xabi", between "Al-Khelaifi, Nasser" and "Al-Thani, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad".
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just finished indexing the dramatis personae of my forthcoming book on Kylian Mbappé, which was actually...fun. As in: it's fun to have "Alonso, Xabi", between "Al-Khelaifi, Nasser" and "Al-Thani, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad".
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Lamplight is getting more free though still anchored in D
The Clientele were magical at St Pancras Old Church last night, treating us to lots of deep cuts plus the whole of their brilliant Violet Hour LP, which has just been reissued by @mergerecords.bsky.social. @theclientele.bsky.social youtu.be/l0VsQdSmQ9g
The Clientele - Lamplight - live at St Pancras Old Church, November 2025
YouTube video by Birmingham 81
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November 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Lamplight is getting more free though still anchored in D
I find it a bit sad that this post, and the one which accompanied it, should trigger comments such as "yeah, but God does not exist and religion sucks", as if I'd said "the reason Arsenal are so good is that God blesses those who worship Him". Fotballers' faith is a subject worthy of proper inquiry.
Madueke starting his post-match interview by thanking the Lord and his Saviour Jesus Christ. Hard to think of an English club, now or before, in which so many players have been driven by their (Christian) faith as this Arsenal team: Noni, Eze, Saka, Gabriel, Martinelli, Ødegaard and others.
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I find it a bit sad that this post, and the one which accompanied it, should trigger comments such as "yeah, but God does not exist and religion sucks", as if I'd said "the reason Arsenal are so good is that God blesses those who worship Him". Fotballers' faith is a subject worthy of proper inquiry.
Madueke starting his post-match interview by thanking the Lord and his Saviour Jesus Christ. Hard to think of an English club, now or before, in which so many players have been driven by their (Christian) faith as this Arsenal team: Noni, Eze, Saka, Gabriel, Martinelli, Ødegaard and others.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Madueke starting his post-match interview by thanking the Lord and his Saviour Jesus Christ. Hard to think of an English club, now or before, in which so many players have been driven by their (Christian) faith as this Arsenal team: Noni, Eze, Saka, Gabriel, Martinelli, Ødegaard and others.
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Do football ethics matter? To these two they do.
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Do football ethics matter? To these two they do.
Why do foreign-born players fill African football teams? A fascinating piece by @steffndei.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social.
www.playthegame.org/news/behind-...
www.playthegame.org/news/behind-...
Behind the stadium boom: Why foreign-born players fill African football teams
A wave of stadium upgrades across Africa coincides with a growing share of Europe-born footballers representing African nations. Steffany Ndei examines how CAF regulations, state interests, and federa...
www.playthegame.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Why do foreign-born players fill African football teams? A fascinating piece by @steffndei.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social.
www.playthegame.org/news/behind-...
www.playthegame.org/news/behind-...
Typical Aubameyang. Misses two great chances in the first half, including an "unmissable" header, then scores a jaw-dropper, curling the ball in from an acute angle. That's Aubame for you.
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Typical Aubameyang. Misses two great chances in the first half, including an "unmissable" header, then scores a jaw-dropper, curling the ball in from an acute angle. That's Aubame for you.
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🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
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think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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Bravo The Times, bravo.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bravo The Times, bravo.
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A few days after Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House, FIFA says it has suspended the remaining two games of Cristiano Ronaldo's three-game ban for violent conduct, meaning he can play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A few days after Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House, FIFA says it has suspended the remaining two games of Cristiano Ronaldo's three-game ban for violent conduct, meaning he can play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
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My podcast on Nathan Gill, the British MEP jailed last week for 10.5 years for talking cash from a Russian spy. A spectacular case of treachery, stupidity and grubby opportunism. And an illustration of how deep the Kremlin's covert UK influence operation goes www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast
Nathan Gill was an MEP for the Brexit party and Ukip, and later became Reform UK’s leader in Wales. Now he has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. Luke Harding re...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My podcast on Nathan Gill, the British MEP jailed last week for 10.5 years for talking cash from a Russian spy. A spectacular case of treachery, stupidity and grubby opportunism. And an illustration of how deep the Kremlin's covert UK influence operation goes www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Oh this is magnificent
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Oh this is magnificent
The news that Belgian football feared: as happened in France, DAZN is pulling out of its broadcasting deal with the ProLeague with immediate effect. Should no solution be found (which appears the likeliest scenario), the league's 16th round will not be broadcast in Belgium.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The news that Belgian football feared: as happened in France, DAZN is pulling out of its broadcasting deal with the ProLeague with immediate effect. Should no solution be found (which appears the likeliest scenario), the league's 16th round will not be broadcast in Belgium.
Big 👍🏻 to David Moyes for keeping his cool - and his front four together after Gana's red card. Other managers would have taken one of his forwards off. He believed, rightly, that their ability to keep the ball would make the difference.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Big 👍🏻 to David Moyes for keeping his cool - and his front four together after Gana's red card. Other managers would have taken one of his forwards off. He believed, rightly, that their ability to keep the ball would make the difference.
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I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
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Is there no enterprising UK-based law firm willing to pursue this on behalf of UK authors?
I have two novels and about ten academic articles on the Anthropic list, but I’m not going to get a penny because nothing is registered with the US copyright office (academic articles seem to be entirely excluded from the settlement). What a bummer.
September 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Is there no enterprising UK-based law firm willing to pursue this on behalf of UK authors?
This is welcome - of course; but it still misses the crucial part. Artists are not just a 'business sector', unless it is accepted that statisticians hold the whole truth and nothing exists without it. This is not just an economic problem, it is a civilisational hazard.
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is welcome - of course; but it still misses the crucial part. Artists are not just a 'business sector', unless it is accepted that statisticians hold the whole truth and nothing exists without it. This is not just an economic problem, it is a civilisational hazard.
To lose one player may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose eight looks like carelessness. With apologies to the great OW, new column en français on Arsenal's injury woes before the NLD. www.eurosport.fr/football/pre...
www.eurosport.fr
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
To lose one player may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose eight looks like carelessness. With apologies to the great OW, new column en français on Arsenal's injury woes before the NLD. www.eurosport.fr/football/pre...
The bitter irony of Murillo's goal being allowed against Liverpool is that it is the direct consequence of van Dijk's wrongly disallowed goal against Man City, which the PL panel agreed should have stood. When things start going against you...
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The bitter irony of Murillo's goal being allowed against Liverpool is that it is the direct consequence of van Dijk's wrongly disallowed goal against Man City, which the PL panel agreed should have stood. When things start going against you...
Should anyone know the xGs for both teams in this first half at St James' Park...thank you.
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Should anyone know the xGs for both teams in this first half at St James' Park...thank you.
Marseille, aussi ville du courage. RIP Mehdi.
🇫🇷 Mobilisée pour "faire bloc" contre le narcobanditisme, malgré la peur, une foule compacte de Marseillais a rendu hommage samedi à Mehdi Kessaci, assassiné par deux hommes à moto le 13 novembre. "Il faut que ça s'arrête", a lancé sa mère.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Marseille, aussi ville du courage. RIP Mehdi.