Sports journalist. Bylines: The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Premier League. Formerly: The i Paper, Daily Mail E: [email protected]
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
You can’t win them all: City humbled by Emery’s good guys
Aston Villa’s battle to abide by financial rules and enjoy success is in stark contrast to Manchester City’s rule-breaking
✍️ @samcunningham
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
Harry Redknapp was one of the first players in the 70s to wear Bournemouth’s red & black kit that was inspired by AC Milan. Back then they wanted to emulate the Italian giants but last night he was there to watch his old club overcome the 7-time European Champions. @itvnews 630pm
Sam Cunningham retweeted
AFC Wimbledon fans are used to historic moments.
Now they face a vote to decide whether to accept external investment in a move that many predict is the beginning of the end of fan ownership.
But do they really have any choice?
Read via the @TelegraphSport link in comments.
Sam Cunningham retweeted
Newcastle MPs have been urged to stop accepting hospitality and gifts from the club amid concerns it has softened their criticism of the Saudi owners.
Dame Chi Onwurah's vociferous criticism has waned since taking almost £5,000 in freebies.
Link to my @CityAM column below 👇
Sam Cunningham retweeted
Animal rights group PETA has urged Crystal Palace to retire their American bald eagle mascot Phoenix because it says the matchday experience can leave the bird “frightened, disoriented and panicked” and put spectators at risk
theguardian.com/football/202…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
FA spending on Wembley hospitality and FA Council free tickets rises by 25% per @samcunningham
To paraphrase @TheFarm_Peter “Get on, get on, get on, get on, get on, my groovy train”.
They will be giving Infantino a shirt next either way his name on the back…oh.
theguardian.com/football/202…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
The FA spent 25% more on Wembley hospitality and freebies for FA Council members last season.
While fans protest against rising ticket prices and football becomes increasingly unaffordable, the FA upgraded its hospitality for VIPs.
Full story @guardian_sport
Sam Cunningham retweeted
“We’ve heard a lot of strange things and now we want answers.”
🥊 I spent 5 hours with Ricky Hatton’s grieving family last week. They have a lot of unanswered questions and one has been stonewalled at every turn:
What happened to his money?
Read ⬇️
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Sam Cunningham retweeted
They say it never rains but it pours: struggling Tottenham's latest problem is Drip, the canned-water company owned by celebrity chef Big Zuu, whose liquidation has left the club high and dry.
Full details of why Spurs will not get a drop of the money via link below.
@CityAM
RT @CityAM: Nottingham Forest’s City Ground expansion is facing backlash as locals are left facing extra costs for matchday parking.
Read…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
1st away win in 242 days and only scored 4 in the league before yesterday playing the style we love which hasn't happened for a good couple of years so think we are entitled to enjoy the moment
Sam Cunningham retweeted
🚨 Manchester United have made JJ Gabriel an official scholarship contract offer, but remain at risk of losing the teenage forward for as little as £350,000.
Full details @guardian_sport (link in comments)
Sam Cunningham retweeted
Nottingham Forest face a backlash from local residents who could be left out of pocket by the club’s £790m expansion of the City Ground.
Full details in my @CityAM column (link in comments)
Sam Cunningham retweeted
Great read, this👇 – at Stockport, England
⚽ My weekend inside the secret world of the kit man
Ian Whittell gets his hands dirty at Rotherham United, where one of football’s ‘unsung heroes’ lifts the lid on a job that goes far, far beyond mountains of laundry
⬇️ Read in full
thetimes.com/sport/football/…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
Bradford City were flying top of League One. Then their manager left for Preston - an entire league but only two places above them in the pyramid.
Can they continue their rise without Graham Alexander?
For @guardian_sport
theguardian.com/football/202…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
In another world, Raheem Sterling would be in this England team playing for the manager who made him the No 1 target of the new Chelsea era after the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital takeover.
Special report @guardian_sport:
What happened to Raheem Sterling?
(Link in comments)
Sam Cunningham retweeted
When the Women’s Football Show ended, Alex Scott took matters into her own hands.
She is self-funding her new show, One More Word, and running every part of it herself.
We met three times over three weeks for this interview and it’s been fascinating
observer.co.uk/news/sport/ar…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
NEW: Manchester City appointed new CFO just days before Premier League guilty verdict cityam.com/manchester-city-a…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
Manchester City are set to owe the Premier League tens of millions of pounds in compensation for legal costs after being found guilty of virtually all charges brought against them.
Full story @guardian
theguardian.com/football/202…
Sam Cunningham retweeted
🚨 Hull took a loan from a billionaire whose previous hedge fund was fined $1.8bn for fraud and insider trading shortly before mandatory Independent Football Regulator scrutiny of such deals kicked in.
Read full details in my @CityAM column in the comments 👇
