So, here it is, my 1st feature length doc: DerbyDays Buenos Aires,
A film no one anticipated becoming as complex+dark as it did.
Already humbled by the feedback, but an extra thankyou to allowing me to tell it/direct this way w such time+resources
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Chimy Ávila on the spot. He sat on his terrace two days ago and had what he calls an attack of nostalgia. Seven years ago, playing a Copa del Rey final was impossible, he says. His journey here is astonishing.
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Osasuna are owned by fans, have a team comprised of fans, built by fans, and have the noisiest fans.
All 19,208 socios will be in attendance tonight vs Real Madrid for the Copa del Rey final.
They are now a model, exemplary club. On -
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Gothic alleys, dense forests, barren deserts & of course old men in rural bars.
Been an incredible week in Navarra to tell every corner of ’s story for the new Once In A Lifetime series, now all we need is a result tomorrow night!
#Aupaosasuna #CuestiónDeAlma
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Imagine not liking football
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Brilliant, brilliant story by on the little fairytale of this season.
If you still need a club to follow in LaLiga, this is probably the one for you. They stand for and do things you just don't see in football anymore.
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A visit to Pamplona to speak with those who have brought Osasuna from debt and disgrace to Saturday’s Copa del Rey final… theathletic.com/4484256/2023/0
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Coming soon!
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This from Chelsea is what football would have looked like in the invite-only Super League. Deathly and pointless celebrity product
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This is generational clout. Becks got Messi moving like a groupie 😭😭😭
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Congrats on an incredible second place finish. Showing more than a few below them you can develop and get results at the same time.
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Writing’s on the wall. Time to invest in Popular Front.
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🗣 "In the future we have to seriously think about a salary cap."
During Rog's podcast interview with Aleksander Čeferin, the UEFA President talked about instituting a salary cap "as soon as possible" as a means of maintaining greater competitive balance throughout the game. 🎙
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The costs will be off-set by a selective group of sponsors with the initiative to put the focus back on the supporters without whom football would mean nothing.
Glorious German football at its very best! 👊🏻
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Germany has long been synonymous with fan culture, & they are proving it once again with recent news coming out of Fortuna Düsseldorf!
The “Fortuna für Alle” project was rolled out earlier today which promises free entrance to all fans for 3 home matches next season! 🔥
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Incredible
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A truly special discovery 
Watch as football historians @trevortho & @IanSyson react to the recovery of the ANZAC Soccer Ashes, and tell the story of the symbolic trophy that defined the early years of Australia's Men's National Teams.
Watch as football historians @trevortho & @IanSyson react to the recovery of the ANZAC Soccer Ashes, and tell the story of the symbolic trophy that defined the early years of Australia's Men's National Teams.
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Lyon owner John Textor turns to Thierry Henry during his pre-match interview on Amazon Prime:
“I’ve seen you play a bit, for that team in England.”
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The moment that KSC Lokeren Temse promoted to the 3rd league in Belgium last night! 👏🏻🇧🇪
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Dortmund, get it done. Don’t mess this one up. Seriously, though. You hear me?
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1,000 FC Basel fans turned up at the 🇫🇷-🇮🇹 border on Thursday morning heading to Nice for their #UECL QF.
They were turned away by the police. What happened next only serves to demonstrate how wrong the authorities were & how brilliant, spontaneous & vital football fans are. 👇
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Didn’t this clown go to the World Cup and cheer on an Australian team who just about all….. started or are in…. the AL?
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Doesn’t surprise me at all that this bellend is a Eurosnob.
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i've got together THE chart of charts update, early, before 2023 season’s end
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
are to be #20 (the biggest mover, down -3 on 2022)
In the all-time table of 🏴 clubs' CUMULATIVE League positions since 1888
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Haven’t read a ⚽️ article that encapsulates so much more in a long, time.
Prison gangs, film culture, bank heists socioeconomic policies, contemporary Brazil in a nutshell through the lens of its Torcida (Ultra) battles
Some article by
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This is the advantage of a strong and committed broadcast partner.
Allsvenskan is going places.
An export league for talent.
Modern stadia.
Strong fan culture.
Content, brand, storytelling.
Clubs, league and fans building the sport up together.
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Inramningen på Friends Arena inför derbyt mellan AIK och Hammarby!
Se matchen på discoveryplus.com/se/sport/fotbo
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Another only in London moment.
Bossman at my Asian grocer rocking a Black Stars kit. Said it’s cause of Essien.
#oneworldonegame vibes
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Chelsea took Brighton’s head coach, head of recruitment and 5 coaches…
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Dortmund’s result today may go down as the most stupid of the season.
Bayern draw so all you need to do is beat relegation zone Stuttgart.
You’re 2-0 up. Against 10 men.
Then 3-2 up in the 93rd. And you mess it up. Incredible. German Spurs.
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How the blow the title for dummies: twitter.com/BVB/status/164…
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Changed my original tweet to remove the Hakimi defenders coming and saying “ThEy wEre sEpaRaTiNg bEfoRe”. Imagine if they had the same energy in actually calling out their idols
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Hiba Albouk should be praised for her words on always supporting the victim(s) in these cases instead of praising Hakimi
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Achraf Hakimi’s divorce from his wife has been praised the last week on this app, this while she’s divorcing while he’s under accusation of rape and thus cheated on his wife while she was on vacation with the kids.
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From the first paragraph to the last , do yourself a favour & learn about another brilliant Spanish football story that unveils every Monday.
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Samuel Chukwueze’s cartoon golazo seals his place as Villarreal’s new hero | @sidlowe theguardian.com/football/2023/
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