Sachin Nakrani
@sachinnakrani.bsky.social
Deputy Football Editor at @theguardian.com I Random thoughts & rubbish jokes
This guy would threaten legal action against his left hand if it wiped his arse wrong. Just tell him to do one.
NEW: Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC amid claims the broadcaster edited speech by the US president.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This guy would threaten legal action against his left hand if it wiped his arse wrong. Just tell him to do one.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
The head of BBC News defending the reputation of BBC journalists under hard questioning about the reputation of BBC journalists … from a BBC journalist.
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The head of BBC News defending the reputation of BBC journalists under hard questioning about the reputation of BBC journalists … from a BBC journalist.
We all heard that on Match of the Day 2, right?
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We all heard that on Match of the Day 2, right?
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Too many hard-luck stories in so many of their games this season (Galatasaray pen, United head injury etc). Ultimately the not-great teams leave themselves open to those margins and that's where Liverpool are.
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Too many hard-luck stories in so many of their games this season (Galatasaray pen, United head injury etc). Ultimately the not-great teams leave themselves open to those margins and that's where Liverpool are.
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Dan Burn has been shown a red card against Brentford, but should he have been sent off earlier?
Just after the hour mark, Stuart Attwell gave a yellow card to Dango Ouattara for simulation after the attacker went down in the box.
Just after the hour mark, Stuart Attwell gave a yellow card to Dango Ouattara for simulation after the attacker went down in the box.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dan Burn has been shown a red card against Brentford, but should he have been sent off earlier?
Just after the hour mark, Stuart Attwell gave a yellow card to Dango Ouattara for simulation after the attacker went down in the box.
Just after the hour mark, Stuart Attwell gave a yellow card to Dango Ouattara for simulation after the attacker went down in the box.
Laughable non-penalty call against Newcastle at the Gtech. The VAR not only missing the clear contact but also Dan Burn looking more guilty than OJ Simpson during that car chase.
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Laughable non-penalty call against Newcastle at the Gtech. The VAR not only missing the clear contact but also Dan Burn looking more guilty than OJ Simpson during that car chase.
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Beyond Man City, other clubs which profit directly from emirati patronage should ask themselves some inconvenient questions; and if they do not of their own accord, we fans should be pressuring them into doing so. These other clubs very much include Arsenal FC.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
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November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Beyond Man City, other clubs which profit directly from emirati patronage should ask themselves some inconvenient questions; and if they do not of their own accord, we fans should be pressuring them into doing so. These other clubs very much include Arsenal FC.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Manchester City play a game of football today. Most of us will be watching. Which makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is why so few care about City’s owner playing an active role in a genocide so gruesome it can be seen from space. By @barneyronay.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Manchester City play a game of football today. Most of us will be watching. Which makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is why so few care about City’s owner playing an active role in a genocide so gruesome it can be seen from space. By @barneyronay.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Lovely little comment under Miles Starforth’s report from the Stadium of Light for @sport.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Lovely little comment under Miles Starforth’s report from the Stadium of Light for @sport.theguardian.com
Arsenal have conceded a goal.
a man with gray hair is wearing a plaid jacket
ALT: a man with gray hair is wearing a plaid jacket
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November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Arsenal have conceded a goal.
The Premier League’s XG (expected gorgeousness) is about to go up.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Middlesbrough give Rob Edwards permission to hold talks over Wolves job
Middlesbrough have agreed to let Rob Edwards hold talks with the Premier League club over the vacancy to succeed Vítor Pereira
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November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Premier League’s XG (expected gorgeousness) is about to go up.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
“Gordon Brown wrote personal letters to the 2008 finalists of the X-Factor”
Typically good stuff by Marina Hyde on the relationship between politicians and reality TV in light of none of them jumping on the Celebrity Traitors bandwagon.
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Typically good stuff by Marina Hyde on the relationship between politicians and reality TV in light of none of them jumping on the Celebrity Traitors bandwagon.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At last, a great institution filled with trusted public figures. Shame the Traitors don’t run Britain | Marina Hyde
The Celebrity Traitors drew to a magnificent close this week – and proved that these lying double-crossers are of a far finer calibre than our MPs, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“Gordon Brown wrote personal letters to the 2008 finalists of the X-Factor”
Typically good stuff by Marina Hyde on the relationship between politicians and reality TV in light of none of them jumping on the Celebrity Traitors bandwagon.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Typically good stuff by Marina Hyde on the relationship between politicians and reality TV in light of none of them jumping on the Celebrity Traitors bandwagon.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Virgil van Dijk reacting to Wayne Rooney, Enzo Maresca reacting to Wayne Rooney … maybe people in English football should just ignore the the former English footballer who is clearly saying things to promote his podcast and focus on other, more important things.
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Virgil van Dijk reacting to Wayne Rooney, Enzo Maresca reacting to Wayne Rooney … maybe people in English football should just ignore the the former English footballer who is clearly saying things to promote his podcast and focus on other, more important things.
I was worried the finale of Celebrity Traitors would be an anticlimax; instead it was one of the greatest pieces of television I’ve ever seen. Utterly, utterly magnificent. Not sure anything that appears in that big black box at the far side of my living room will be as great again. Holy shit.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I was worried the finale of Celebrity Traitors would be an anticlimax; instead it was one of the greatest pieces of television I’ve ever seen. Utterly, utterly magnificent. Not sure anything that appears in that big black box at the far side of my living room will be as great again. Holy shit.
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Not to downplay the much bigger issues but, from what I've seen in the last couple of hours outside Villa Park, the proliferation of YouTubers and influencers has given the police as much trouble as anything else.
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Not to downplay the much bigger issues but, from what I've seen in the last couple of hours outside Villa Park, the proliferation of YouTubers and influencers has given the police as much trouble as anything else.
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Thomas Tuchel is planning to recall Jude Bellingham in his England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania
Thomas Tuchel decides to recall Jude Bellingham in key England squad
Thomas Tuchel has decided to give Jude Bellingham an England recall for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, the Guardian understands
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November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thomas Tuchel is planning to recall Jude Bellingham in his England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania
Happy Celebrity Traitors Finale Day everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Happy Celebrity Traitors Finale Day everyone.
One of the first things I do each day is go on YouTube and watch the Closer Look segment from the previous day’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. For reasons I won’t bore anyone with, I’ve only got around to watching the most recent and, honestly, it may be the best one yet.
youtu.be/o0YCCcxRNG4?...
youtu.be/o0YCCcxRNG4?...
Trump Renovates White House Bathroom as Courts Rule Against Him on SNAP Funding: A Closer Look
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
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November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One of the first things I do each day is go on YouTube and watch the Closer Look segment from the previous day’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. For reasons I won’t bore anyone with, I’ve only got around to watching the most recent and, honestly, it may be the best one yet.
youtu.be/o0YCCcxRNG4?...
youtu.be/o0YCCcxRNG4?...
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BBC: We're not obsessed with Reform.
BBC: Let's do a piece on what a Reform government would look like.
BBC: Let's do a piece on what a Reform government would look like.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
BBC: We're not obsessed with Reform.
BBC: Let's do a piece on what a Reform government would look like.
BBC: Let's do a piece on what a Reform government would look like.
What was confirmed at Anfield last night is that when fit and together, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai is Liverpool’s best midfield combination, and pretty much the best midfield in the Premier League. Three superb footballers who complement each other superbly.
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What was confirmed at Anfield last night is that when fit and together, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai is Liverpool’s best midfield combination, and pretty much the best midfield in the Premier League. Three superb footballers who complement each other superbly.
Seething crowd, sensational right-back. Big win. @nickames82.bsky.social on that night at Anfield, for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Bradley shuts down Vinícius and shows Liverpool he can be right-back for future | Nick Ames
Real Madrid’s world-leading winger was nullified by Trent Alexander-Arnold’s possible successor at Anfield
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November 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Seething crowd, sensational right-back. Big win. @nickames82.bsky.social on that night at Anfield, for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Mac Allister sinks Real Madrid to ruin Alexander-Arnold’s return to Liverpool
Mac Allister sinks Real Madrid to ruin Alexander-Arnold’s return to Liverpool
Ultimately it was not about who was back at Anfield but what was back. The Liverpool of Arne Slot’s title-winning debut season was the answer and, for the second November in succession, Real Madrid did not have one of their own.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in last season’s 2-0 defeat of the Spanish giants – though giant is not an accurate description of their latest performance on Merseyside – and settled the reunion of the European heavyweights as Liverpool, all controlled aggression and clear intent, ignited their Champions League campaign and quite possibly their season. Another clean sheet and set-piece goal added to Slot’s satisfaction on a raucous, reaffirming night at Anfield. Xabi Alonso’s team were a distant second all night. Trent Alexander-Arnold, his mural near Anfield vandalised earlier in the day, entered in the 81st minute to a chorus of boos. Continue reading...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Mac Allister sinks Real Madrid to ruin Alexander-Arnold’s return to Liverpool
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Man of the match: Liverpool’s right-back.
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Man of the match: Liverpool’s right-back.