Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Manchester United’s flexible front four is driving renaissance under Michael Carrick
How decoy runs, Fernandes’ brilliance and a carefully struck balance are behind their rise to third
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Decoding Pep Guardiola — and what doing so tells us about this version of Manchester City
There is far more high-speed running and much less patience from City this season — but how much of it is by design?
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Max Dowman for England’s World Cup squad? History tells us prodigious talents must be handled with care
Some will say if you are good enough you are old enough, but Arsenal and England’s coaches have a duty to protect the 16-year-old
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Chelsea’s Premier League punishment should temper rose-tinted view of Roman Abramovich era
Chelsea were handed a suspended transfer ban and a substantial fine for Abramovich-era rule breaches on Monday
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England’s 2026 World Cup squad: Who are our writers picking – and who is missing out?
Does Foden make the cut? Should 16-year-old Dowman be on the plane? Who is the back-up to Kane? Does Maguire return?
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Row Z: Paul Tierney channels his inner David Brent, and will no one respect the football?
Our weekly roundup of football’s absurder side also takes in Roy Keane’s assessments of totally random Premier League managers
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Why have English sides underperformed in the Champions League round of 16? It’s complicated
None of the Premier League’s six sides in the Champions League won their round of 16 first legs. Why not?
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Former Syracuse QB Rex Culpepper, son of ex-NFL defensive tackle, dies at 28
Culpepper spent most of his career at Syracuse as a backup quarterback and was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2018.
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Venezuela rallies past Italy to make first WBC final
Venezuela rallied from an early deficit to knock off Team Italy and set up a date with the U.S. in the country’s first World Baseball Classic.
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Calf injury rules van Niekerk out of New Zealand tour
Jordan Hermann is also out of the South Africa men’s tour of New Zealand with a hamstring injury; Anneke Bosch comes in as Dane van Niekerk’s replacement
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