It’s remarkable that a game so preoccupied with how it looks doesn't stop for a second and think just how bad this looks.
As ever, women have been made to feel like the outsiders in the football industry - or, worse, are forgotten altogether.
Laura Williamson
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Laura Williamson
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- Asked an Iranian fan why she wanted to be here today. “Because I have a right to be happy.”
- Premier League referees will be told to show greater leniency in handball decisions from this weekend, report @David_Ornstein and @mjshrimper for @TheAthleticUK: theathletic.com/news/premier-l…
- An attempt by @TheAthleticFC to explain the situation with Mason Greenwood + MUFC. Today, of all days, was not the one for this to break but perhaps it sums up the whole sorry mess. theathletic.com/4739086/2023/0… (And replies aren't off to stifle debate but for legal reasons)
- “CRICKET ON THE ATHLETIC?! MY WORD… LET’S GO,” said one of our readers. Well, Ravij S, it’s your lucky day! Delighted to say cricket will feature in our Global Sports coverage, starting today in the run-up to England vs India. Let’s go, indeed! 🏏
- * Found guilty of sexual assault + sentenced to 4yrs in prison last May * Almost 200 matches for Valencia + Celta Vigo since accused * Loan move to Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia What message does this send, yet again? @dermotmcorrigan on Santi Mina
- This piece from @CaoimheSport isn’t really about Leeds, it’s about how it feels to stick your hand up and see people try and batter it to the ground. Disagree and debate but don’t resort to personal abuse, that’s all we ask. theathletic.com/2293107/2020/1…
- There’s a monument on the seafront, by the Greenwich Meridian line, which says: “The World revolves around Cleethorpes.” Well, the football world did on Wednesday night. And it was utterly marvellous. @TheAthleticFC #GTFC #UTM 🐟
- #MUFC put beds for the players in corporate boxes at Old Trafford this afternoon to try and ensure tonight's match v #LFC kicked off on time. @lauriewhitwell @David_Ornstein @DTathletic
- Delighted to say we are accepting applications for a 12-week paid internship in our London office this summer. Apply today! @TheAthleticFC jobs.lever.co/theathletic/87…
- Greg Clarke is the chairman of an organisation which aims to work "for the greater good of English football". Do me a favour... theathletic.com/news/fa-greg-c…
- We're looking for a football news correspondent and a women's football correspondent @TheAthleticUK. You'll have to work with me but there are perks, I promise! Women's football: jobs.lever.co/theathletic/b9… Football news: jobs.lever.co/theathletic/72…
