Dominic Fifield
@domfifield.bsky.social
Senior writer turned commissioning editor at The Athletic. Previously spent 20 years at the Guardian and Observer newspapers
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/dominic-fifield/
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Dominic Fifield
@domfifield.bsky.social
· Nov 19
How Crystal Palace’s Vince Hilaire ended up in a cult hit song
Vince Hilaire got a shock when he appeared in a song by The Beloved. So how did he end up there?
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Pinning this because, well, it means Vince Hilaire is at the top of my feed...
🎶Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire
Freddie Flintstone and Fred Astaire🎵
An interview with Jon Marsh of The Beloved on Hello and how a #CPFC icon ended up in a cult hit song
www.nytimes.com/athletic/270...
🎶Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire
Freddie Flintstone and Fred Astaire🎵
An interview with Jon Marsh of The Beloved on Hello and how a #CPFC icon ended up in a cult hit song
www.nytimes.com/athletic/270...
Steve Smith, Monty Panesar, Mastermind. Weird
✍️ @nickmiller79.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
✍️ @nickmiller79.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Steve Smith, Monty Panesar and a weird pre-Ashes Mastermind jibe
The stand-in Australia captain gave a remarkably well-prepared answer to an ostensibly random question on the eve of the Ashes series
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Steve Smith, Monty Panesar, Mastermind. Weird
✍️ @nickmiller79.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
✍️ @nickmiller79.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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Came up with this idea while still in England. So much fun digging into how you go from rugby & AFL, to a cricket oval at a glorious new stadium — all while trying to recreate an iconic pitch from the opposite bank of the Swan River... #Ashes @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Preparing Perth Stadium for Ashes cricket: A drop-in wicket, a 40-tonne transporter and sleepless nights
The ground is hosting its first Ashes Test but will replicate the pace and bounce that made the WACA, across the Swan River, so feared
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Came up with this idea while still in England. So much fun digging into how you go from rugby & AFL, to a cricket oval at a glorious new stadium — all while trying to recreate an iconic pitch from the opposite bank of the Swan River... #Ashes @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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‘It gives me an even louder voice, so that’s my main delight with winning it’
I spoke to Will Vaulks, who won the FIFPRO Player Voice Award for his work in suicide prevention
The cause is close to Vaulks’ heart - he lost both of his grandfathers to suicide
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
I spoke to Will Vaulks, who won the FIFPRO Player Voice Award for his work in suicide prevention
The cause is close to Vaulks’ heart - he lost both of his grandfathers to suicide
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Will Vaulks wins FIFPRO award for work around mental health in football
“It gives me an even louder voice, so that’s my main delight with winning it," Vaulks told The Athletic.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
‘It gives me an even louder voice, so that’s my main delight with winning it’
I spoke to Will Vaulks, who won the FIFPRO Player Voice Award for his work in suicide prevention
The cause is close to Vaulks’ heart - he lost both of his grandfathers to suicide
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
I spoke to Will Vaulks, who won the FIFPRO Player Voice Award for his work in suicide prevention
The cause is close to Vaulks’ heart - he lost both of his grandfathers to suicide
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
Tales from the Ashes: A rivalry between England and Australia that has endured since 1882
The Athletic revisits some of the most memorable Ashes series to chart the history of one of the deepest sporting rivalries on the planet
theathletic.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
Our writers have picked out the most memorable series from down the years to chart the history of one of sport's deepest rivalries.
▪️ The death of English cricket
▪️ Bodyline & The Don, the best the world has ever seen
▪️ Botham's Ashes & how Allan Border wrestled back control
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EXCL - Thierno Barry on his tough start, overcoming adversity & that ovation from Everton fans
"I’ve not had the career of the average player. Everything has happened really quickly & I've learnt from that adversity. It does inspire me"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
"I’ve not had the career of the average player. Everything has happened really quickly & I've learnt from that adversity. It does inspire me"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Thierno Barry, the art of adaptation and a wake-up call in Zanzibar: ‘It renewed my joy for the game’
The France Under-21 striker has had an itinerant career to date but, after a slow start, is determined to make his mark at Everton
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November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
EXCL - Thierno Barry on his tough start, overcoming adversity & that ovation from Everton fans
"I’ve not had the career of the average player. Everything has happened really quickly & I've learnt from that adversity. It does inspire me"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
"I’ve not had the career of the average player. Everything has happened really quickly & I've learnt from that adversity. It does inspire me"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
Nasser Hussain interview: ‘The Ashes defines England captains and coaches’
The former England captain is joining The Athletic's Ashes coverage - he can't wait for the talking to stop and the cricket to start
theathletic.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Nasser Hussain has joined The Athletic as a columnist as part of our coverage of the Ashes, which begin on Friday in Perth.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
“This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will.”
Hussain will return to provide analysis for The Athletic after each Test.
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A huge blow for Australia with less than a week to go before the Ashes.
Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, England have received a positive update on Mark Wood.
More from @michaeljbailey.bsky.social ⤵️
Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, England have received a positive update on Mark Wood.
More from @michaeljbailey.bsky.social ⤵️
Josh Hazlewood ruled out of first Ashes Test, Mark Wood hamstring scan clear
Hazlewood joins Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott on the sidelines, with Michael Neser called up and uncapped Brendan Doggett in line for debut
theathletic.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A huge blow for Australia with less than a week to go before the Ashes.
Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, England have received a positive update on Mark Wood.
More from @michaeljbailey.bsky.social ⤵️
Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, England have received a positive update on Mark Wood.
More from @michaeljbailey.bsky.social ⤵️
“He was the greatest player I ever saw. It was not just his skill — he was a magician.”
Ahead of a home Ashes without him, @paulfnewman66.bsky.social talks to Mark Waugh, Mike Hussey, Jason Gillespie, Rob Key and others about the brilliance of Shane Warne
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Ahead of a home Ashes without him, @paulfnewman66.bsky.social talks to Mark Waugh, Mike Hussey, Jason Gillespie, Rob Key and others about the brilliance of Shane Warne
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Remembering Shane Warne: ‘The biggest cricketing superstar of the lot’
Shane Keith Warne transcended his sport like few other cricketers – he will be mourned during the first Ashes Down Under since his passing
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November 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
“He was the greatest player I ever saw. It was not just his skill — he was a magician.”
Ahead of a home Ashes without him, @paulfnewman66.bsky.social talks to Mark Waugh, Mike Hussey, Jason Gillespie, Rob Key and others about the brilliance of Shane Warne
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Ahead of a home Ashes without him, @paulfnewman66.bsky.social talks to Mark Waugh, Mike Hussey, Jason Gillespie, Rob Key and others about the brilliance of Shane Warne
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
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EXCL: @david-ornstein.bsky.social meets Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton to discuss England and the World Cup, how he's so self-critical and why Oliver Glasner has told him to stop asking questions...
David Ornstein meets Adam Wharton: England and the World Cup, self-criticism and finding space
Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton speaks to David Ornstein about his England call-up, being told to keep quiet by Oliver Glasner and much more
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
EXCL: @david-ornstein.bsky.social meets Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton to discuss England and the World Cup, how he's so self-critical and why Oliver Glasner has told him to stop asking questions...
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Norfolk cricket hits @theathletic.com! (Not something I imagined writing a few yrs ago.)
Lovely stuff from @nickmiller79.bsky.social on Jake Weatherald — and a pocket of yellow & green in England hoping for at least a slither of Australian magic during the Ashes ...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Lovely stuff from @nickmiller79.bsky.social on Jake Weatherald — and a pocket of yellow & green in England hoping for at least a slither of Australian magic during the Ashes ...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Jake Weatherald: The Ashes rookie who went from an English village to Australia’s Test squad
Australia's rookie opening batsman was playing amateur cricket two years ago, but is now ready to shine on cricket's biggest stage
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November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Norfolk cricket hits @theathletic.com! (Not something I imagined writing a few yrs ago.)
Lovely stuff from @nickmiller79.bsky.social on Jake Weatherald — and a pocket of yellow & green in England hoping for at least a slither of Australian magic during the Ashes ...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Lovely stuff from @nickmiller79.bsky.social on Jake Weatherald — and a pocket of yellow & green in England hoping for at least a slither of Australian magic during the Ashes ...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
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🔺 The positivity being stoked at Sunderland
🔺 The afternoon he was booed from the field at the Emirates
🔺 The chaos Mikel Arteta confronted at Arsenal
Ahead of the visit of his former club Arsenal, Granit Xhaka talks exclusively to @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
🔺 The afternoon he was booed from the field at the Emirates
🔺 The chaos Mikel Arteta confronted at Arsenal
Ahead of the visit of his former club Arsenal, Granit Xhaka talks exclusively to @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🔺 The positivity being stoked at Sunderland
🔺 The afternoon he was booed from the field at the Emirates
🔺 The chaos Mikel Arteta confronted at Arsenal
Ahead of the visit of his former club Arsenal, Granit Xhaka talks exclusively to @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
🔺 The afternoon he was booed from the field at the Emirates
🔺 The chaos Mikel Arteta confronted at Arsenal
Ahead of the visit of his former club Arsenal, Granit Xhaka talks exclusively to @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
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Sunderland. Arsenal. Xhaka.
An interview as they all come together. www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
An interview as they all come together. www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Sunderland. Arsenal. Xhaka. ‘It was the worst day of my life. It was the best day of my life’
The Sunderland captain talks leadership, Arteta, Arsenal, the day he was booed off at the Emirates and his new side's aspirations
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Sunderland. Arsenal. Xhaka.
An interview as they all come together. www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
An interview as they all come together. www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
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Brendan Rodgers resigned from his job at Celtic on Monday.
This was followed by an unrestrained and public attack by Dermot Desmond.
Amid criticism of Rodgers, the board, recruitment and more, Celtic have turned ‘toxic’.
@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
This was followed by an unrestrained and public attack by Dermot Desmond.
Amid criticism of Rodgers, the board, recruitment and more, Celtic have turned ‘toxic’.
@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Brendan Rodgers resigned from his job at Celtic on Monday.
This was followed by an unrestrained and public attack by Dermot Desmond.
Amid criticism of Rodgers, the board, recruitment and more, Celtic have turned ‘toxic’.
@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
This was followed by an unrestrained and public attack by Dermot Desmond.
Amid criticism of Rodgers, the board, recruitment and more, Celtic have turned ‘toxic’.
@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Ian Wright at #CPFC… that education in the Second Division, the goal against Brighton, Blackburn bedlam, Wembley, that shot from the halfway line at Plough Lane, third in the league, the partnership with Brighty…
…and then the departure
@mattwoosie.bsky.social ✍️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
…and then the departure
@mattwoosie.bsky.social ✍️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
The day Ian Wright left Crystal Palace for Arsenal: ‘It was like hearing Lady Di had died’
Eberechi Eze was not the first Palace player to be tempted away by Arsenal – the scars of Wright's exit in 1991 still smart
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ian Wright at #CPFC… that education in the Second Division, the goal against Brighton, Blackburn bedlam, Wembley, that shot from the halfway line at Plough Lane, third in the league, the partnership with Brighty…
…and then the departure
@mattwoosie.bsky.social ✍️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
…and then the departure
@mattwoosie.bsky.social ✍️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
“I don’t just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests.”
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Tawanda Muyeye: ‘Test cricket and playing for England has been a goal of mine for so long’
The Kent batter has made waves since arriving in the United Kingdom as a refugee from Zimbabwe and is targeting an England future
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“I don’t just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests.”
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Fantastic game at Selhurst Park. Maybe easy to pick holes in the defending, but was brilliant entertainment - two teams going hell for leather, guided by two of the Premier League’s managers of the moment (as @liamtharme.bsky.social wrote👇🏻)
nytimes.com/athletic/67259…#CPFCF#AFCBCB
nytimes.com/athletic/67259…#CPFCF#AFCBCB
https://nytimes.com/athletic/67259…
October 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Fantastic game at Selhurst Park. Maybe easy to pick holes in the defending, but was brilliant entertainment - two teams going hell for leather, guided by two of the Premier League’s managers of the moment (as @liamtharme.bsky.social wrote👇🏻)
nytimes.com/athletic/67259…#CPFCF#AFCBCB
nytimes.com/athletic/67259…#CPFCF#AFCBCB
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"19 games 19 games undefeated"
A fantastic evening for Palace in Lublin. Great atmosphere & did the job on the pitch with a solid performance
For many this European journey means so much & they're determined to live in the moment to enjoy it #CPFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
A fantastic evening for Palace in Lublin. Great atmosphere & did the job on the pitch with a solid performance
For many this European journey means so much & they're determined to live in the moment to enjoy it #CPFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
How Crystal Palace fans began their European party with songs, solidarity… and lots of beer
The London club had waited its whole history for a first game in the main draw of a European competition. It was never going to be quiet
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"19 games 19 games undefeated"
A fantastic evening for Palace in Lublin. Great atmosphere & did the job on the pitch with a solid performance
For many this European journey means so much & they're determined to live in the moment to enjoy it #CPFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
A fantastic evening for Palace in Lublin. Great atmosphere & did the job on the pitch with a solid performance
For many this European journey means so much & they're determined to live in the moment to enjoy it #CPFC
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
“It’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing. Five years ago, if someone drops a catch, they drop a catch. Now it’s, ‘They should be better than that’”
Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
England’s Charlie Dean: ‘It’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing’
The England off-spinner talks captaincy, life under Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt, and the team's World Cup prospects in India
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“It’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing. Five years ago, if someone drops a catch, they drop a catch. Now it’s, ‘They should be better than that’”
Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
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Bill McCracken: the greatest Irish and Newcastle United player of them all? Probably. Delighted to get a copy of Paul Joannou’s new biography of the forgotten brilliant thinker, a man The Guardian called “the Irish Mephistopheles”.
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Bill McCracken: the greatest Irish and Newcastle United player of them all? Probably. Delighted to get a copy of Paul Joannou’s new biography of the forgotten brilliant thinker, a man The Guardian called “the Irish Mephistopheles”.
“West Indies used to be the envy of the world but we expected our dominance to last forever and stopped doing what we were so good at. Now we seem to have given up.”
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
The sad decline of West Indian Test cricket: ‘We seem to have given up’
West Indies travel to India with their Test team at its lowest ebb and memories fading of their world dominance from the 1970s and '80s
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“West Indies used to be the envy of the world but we expected our dominance to last forever and stopped doing what we were so good at. Now we seem to have given up.”
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
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Really sad news. A sharp and sound cricket writer and a comprehensively nice bloke
cricketwriters.com/rob-steen-pa...
cricketwriters.com/rob-steen-pa...
Rob Steen passes away aged 67
The Cricket Media Club was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Rob Steen last week at the age of just 67. Please take a few minutes to read this touching obituary by Matthew Engel in memory of a...
cricketwriters.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Really sad news. A sharp and sound cricket writer and a comprehensively nice bloke
cricketwriters.com/rob-steen-pa...
cricketwriters.com/rob-steen-pa...
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For NFL folk attending or watching Steelers-Vikings, some history ancient & modern of Croke Park in Dublin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
A history of Croke Park, the NFL’s latest venue across the Pond
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will bring NFL to Dublin's iconic arena, a stadium that has been at the heart of Irish history
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
For NFL folk attending or watching Steelers-Vikings, some history ancient & modern of Croke Park in Dublin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Ahead of the NFL’s visit to Dublin, here’s @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social with a history of Croke Park
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
A history of Croke Park, the NFL’s latest venue across the Pond
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will bring NFL to Dublin's iconic arena, a stadium that has been at the heart of Irish history
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Ahead of the NFL’s visit to Dublin, here’s @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social with a history of Croke Park
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
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Strasbourg are fifth in Ligue 1, in Europe for the first time in 20 years and enjoying the fruits of a €160m stadium renovation. And some of their fans are livid. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the fall-out from Emanuel Emegha’s decision to sign for Chelsea www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
Chelsea’s Emanuel Emegha deal plunges fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg deeper into civil war
The Club World Cup winners, also owned by BlueCo, riled some supporters by publishing a photograph of the Dutchman posing in a Chelsea shirt
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Strasbourg are fifth in Ligue 1, in Europe for the first time in 20 years and enjoying the fruits of a €160m stadium renovation. And some of their fans are livid. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the fall-out from Emanuel Emegha’s decision to sign for Chelsea www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...