Ahmed Walid
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Football Writer @TheAthleticFC. Views are my own
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29-04-2011 16:46:47
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Mikel Merino, a “win now” signing for Arsenal. Story of the deal with Mario Cortegana & Guillermo Rai for The Athletic | Football 🔴⚪️🇪🇸⬇️ nytimes.com/athletic/57204…
If you're looking for a nice precis of what is happening on transfer deadline day, why not come and join us over The Athletic | Football YouTube channel at 5pm UK for a live stream?
📝 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒍𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒕: 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 📝 Get your questions in and join David Ornstein and Adam Leventhal for the latest #DeadlineDay news in our live stream here ⬇️ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
■ Paying less than 50% of Raheem Sterling wages ■ Frustration around goalkeeper situation ■ Focus on improving squad and selling part of strategy This is the inside story of Arsenal’s summer transfer window. 📝 gunnerblog and James Horncastle
Erling Haaland's eight (yes, eight) hat-tricks in the Premier League mapped out. Only two of those 24 goals came outside the penalty area. This and more in today's column for The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/57383…
The football analytics world has grown hugely in recent years, but there has rarely been an objective, statistically-led depiction of the data ecosystems in clubs in English football. I linked up with Traits Insights to dig deeper 👇 The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/56976…
With 97 goals in 102 appearances for Manchester City, many see Erling Haaland as not a footballer but a towering Norwegian goal machine. But look past the clinical finishes and you will see a rich seam of technique and artistry in Haaland’s finishing. ✍️ Ahmed Walid 🔗
“I guess I’m like Voldemort — he who shall not be named. But a good version.” In Turkey, it is like Hakan Sukur does not exist. One of the country's greatest ever footballers tells his story — of Erdogan, exile to the U.S. and Uber... 📝 Nick Miller
They had gone 140 matches & 7,436 days. Cristiano Ronaldo had scored 131 goals for Portugal in that time, while they had managed 22. But the wait is over. After 20 years, San Marino have won a game — their first competitive victory. This had actually been coming. Tim Spiers