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Colin Millar
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Football news reporter and journalist for The Athletic. Author of The Frying Pan of Spain.
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DR Congo captain Chancel Mbemba scored a last-minute winner for his nation to beat Cameroon and has now just scored the winning penalty for DR Congo to eliminate Nigeria. Not a bad three days for the centre-back.
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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At least seven of the 10 most populous nations have not qualified for the 2026 World Cup.

In a tournament featuring minnows like Cape Verde (population 525,000), why are so many global powers missing out on football's biggest tournament?

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World Cup 2026: Why have so many of the biggest countries not qualified?
At least seven of the world's 10 most populous nations have not qualified for the tournament
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November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🚨FRIDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social on international duty:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿What's Tuchel learning?
🇵🇹Ronaldo sees red!
🇳🇬@jaydmharris.bsky.social & the Super Eagles
🇨🇼Could Curaçao qualify?
🇹🇷The Turkish betting scandal

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Ronaldo sees red, England see off Serbia + Nigeria strike
Jetting off on this international break with Jimbo are Duncan Alexander, Daniel Storey and Colin Millar.World Cup qualifying is reaching its conclusion with France officially there, Norway all but ...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged to give up her premium seat for the opening match of the 2026 World Cup to a young woman who could not afford to attend.

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Mexico president pledges to give her first 2026 World Cup ticket to a young woman
Claudia Sheinbaum will forego her premium seat for the opening match and give it to a young woman who could otherwise not afford to attend.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Football players from Galatasaray and Besiktas are among 1,024 players suspended by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) as part of an investigation into betting.

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Galatasaray, Besiktas players among 1,024 footballers suspended by Turkish FA in betting probe
It comes after the TFF suspended 149 match officials last month following their alleged involvement in a betting scandal.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has accepted three top clubs from Sudan, where there is an ongoing civil war, into its domestic league for the 2025-26 season.

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Rwanda accepts top Sudan clubs into domestic soccer league due to ongoing civil war
Al Hilal and Al Merrikh played the 2024-25 season in Mauritania, north west Africa, due to the unstable political situation in Sudan.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Don't ignore what is happening in Sudan, where Civil War continues.

Despite everything, football continues. The top clubs from Sudan - who remarkably qualified for this year's AFCON - will play this season in Rwanda, 2,500km south. @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
October 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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"A club from here, for here."

Meet Supra du Quebec: football's newest club and the first Canadian Premier League team from the French-speaking region. "This club will exist to serve the players of this province," says its president. Story @theathleticfc.bsky.social:

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Canada’s newest soccer club — and its distinct recruitment policy
The province that is home to 23 percent of the national population hasn't had a Canadian Premier League team in its first seven seasons.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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"A club from here, for here."

Meet Supra du Quebec: football's newest club and the first Canadian Premier League team from the French-speaking region. "This club will exist to serve the players of this province," says its president. Story @theathleticfc.bsky.social:

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Canada’s newest soccer club — and its distinct recruitment policy
The province that is home to 23 percent of the national population hasn't had a Canadian Premier League team in its first seven seasons.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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🚨MONDAY POD!🚨

It's @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social after a jaw-dropping weekend 😲

👿 Maguire makes it 4 defeats in a row for Liverpool
🌳 The end of Ange at Forest
🧮 How many will Haaland get?

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Man United make it 4 defeats in a row for Liverpool as Ange exits Forest
Matt Davies-Adams is in the hot seat with Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Colin Millar for company after another jaw-dropping Premier League weekend.It's 4 defeats in a row for Liverpool and back-t...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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San Marino are the lowest ranked of all 210 men's teams in international football.

They have lost all seven World Cup qualification matches so far. This explains why they can still qualify if they (heavily) lose one more. @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Why San Marino must lose (heavily) to maintain slim hopes of World Cup qualification
The microstate has lost all seven World Cup qualification games to date — and must lose the eighth if it hopes to qualify
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October 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Cape Verde Islands, population 525k, qualify for their first World Cup on Monday if they beat Eswatini.

Tickets in the 8k-seater Estádio da Várzea are gold dust. There is no online sale but 5 different sale points for tickets: the stadium, 3 petrol stations, and a bakery.
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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🚨 THURSDAY POD! 🚨

Try telling @acjimbo.bsky.social, @colinmillar.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social & Carl Anka there isn't plenty to get stuck into over the international break...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tuchel's challenges
🌍 CAF qualifying w/ @mahermezahi.bsky.social
✈️ La Liga & Serie A on tour

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Tuchel’s World Cup decisions + La Liga & Serie A fixtures overseas
Jimbo's got Duncan Alexander, Colin Millar and Carl Anka along for some international break fun and games. England have been under Thomas Tuchel's tutelage for a year - and his latest squad inclusi...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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UEFA has approved a landmark move to allow Italian and Spanish domestic league matches to be staged abroad while reiterating its “clear opposition” to the plans, which it has granted “on an exceptional basis amid regulatory gaps at global level”.

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October 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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FIFA has changed the men’s international calendar for the 2026-2030 period by merging the September and October international breaks into one.

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Why this October international break is the last of its kind
From 2026 onwards, two breaks will be condensed into one two-week period which covers the final full week of September into early October.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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United States-based female refugee soccer players from Afghanistan will not have access to FIFA-organised training camps that determine the selection process for the newly-created Afghanistan women’s refugee team.

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U.S.-based Afghan refugees denied access to new Afghanistan women’s soccer team
Training camps have taken place in Europe and Australia but U.S.-based players have been told safety concerns prevent their access.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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🚨 THURSDAY POD! 🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @colinmillar.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social & @cdeccleshare.bsky.social get stuck into...

🏆 UCL MD1 fun and games
🔴 Another Liverpool late show
⚽️ Kane at the double
🤔 Is Mou really still box office?
🍿 Merseyside derby intrigue

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Liverpool strike late again against Atletico - next up the Merseyside Derby
Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Colin Millar and Duncan Alexander assemble to pore over Tuesday and Wednesday's pretty tasty Matchday 1 Champions League ties.Another late Liverpool goal? You don't say! ...
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September 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Any questions? 🤔

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social looking back on Tuesday & Wednesday's UCL action - and ahead to a busy weekend of Premier League football!

Do you have thoughts?
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September 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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UEFA have delayed deciding whether to give approval to staging of regular-season league games outside Europe, following requests from La Liga & Serie A.

UEFA say stakeholders to be taken into consideration on the outcome will include fans @theathleticfc.bsky.social

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UEFA delay decision on league games abroad after La Liga, Serie A requests
UEFA said stakeholders on the final decision to export games abroad would include supporters
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September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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James Milner scored today against James Trafford, who was 2 months old when Milner scored his first Premier League goal. Brajan Gruda, who scored Brighton's second, would not be born for another 17 months. Erling Haaland was a 2-year-old. Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was aged 9.
August 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The Premier League issued a reminder to clubs ahead of the season that material which could be considered ‘politically motivated’, which could include symbolism of countries in conflict, should not be permitted in stadiums.

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Premier League remind clubs over potential ‘politically motivated’ material in stadiums
The implementation of the guidance — which is not a central league policy and is shared with the EFL and FA — is at clubs' discretion.
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August 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Rubén Amorim has managed Manchester United in 28 matches against current Premier League teams. He has overseen 4 wins. A win percentage rate under 14.5 percent. 2 of those wins came in his first month in charge.
August 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Lots of Barcelona match squads will include Toni Fernández and Guillermo Fernández this season. The two teenagers are cousins, born less than a month apart. The really weird thing is that not only are the players two fathers brothers, but their two mothers are sisters too.
August 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Tottenham's last six permanent head coaches have now all defeated Pep Guardiola's Manchester City at least once with a clean sheet. Thomas Frank joins Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou in the win-to-nil club.
August 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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MLS will allow the display of a Palestinian flag at Columbus Crew home games in support of new signing Wessam Abou Ali but a league-wide ban will remain, according to multiple people briefed on the situation

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MLS to allow Palestinian flag for Columbus Crew signing, league-wide ban remains
The league, however, will not sanction fans to bring Palestinian flags to the stadium, with the flag to be provided by the club.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM