Sam Lee @SamLee

Manchester City correspondent for @TheAthleticFC. Also @LMTpod theathletic.com/ukfreetrial Manchester, England Joined April 2009

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Sam Lee @SamLee

4 hours ago

Big fan of the massive gold FIFA above the pitch. Exactly the kind of extravagance these events should stick to

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@AdilSha41002424 @TheAthleticFC It sounds like he is staying now anyway

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I’ve have a look through the City squad player by player for @TheAthleticFC, assessing their situations heading into the summer. 🇭🇷 For example, Gvardiol has been considering an exit but the current signs are that he’ll stay at City nytimes.com/athletic/73422…

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@AdilSha41002424 @TheAthleticFC Oh right. No, there’s more than what just got reported

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@AdilSha41002424 @TheAthleticFC What did?

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@AdilSha41002424 @TheAthleticFC The opportunity to play for another top European club

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a day ago

@fifaaddiction Apparently

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5 days ago

Watching football highlights without seeing the result in the video title or thumbnail will be an issue during the World Cup. ▶️ I've built a website to try and solve this issue. It isn't perfect yet and just a fun project! Any feedback appreciated. ⚽️ spoilerfreefootball.lovable.app

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2 days ago

Read the full interview with Laporte on his time at City here nytimes.com/athletic/73387…

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2 days ago

🗣️Aymeric Laporte on his injury at the very end of the 2021-22 season. “I knew that in that moment, I was f***ed because I couldn’t even run, and we had two games left and no centre-back available.. “We were losing 2-0 against Villa. The second goal they scored, I couldn’t turn myself to take the ball, I was in the right line but I couldn’t move. My leg was stiff, I couldn’t even flex my own leg, I couldn’t really walk. “And then we won the game and it was one of the craziest games I’ve ever seen. I was very happy but after I had to go for surgery and I never came back as a main player.” @TheAthleticFC @SamLee

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2 days ago

@____TJ_______ @realmadriden Complete guess! Like the rest 🫣

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3 days ago

@derbymanager But… they didn’t. And then that disproves your case doesn’t it? Because if there are factors more important to success than finances then…

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3 days ago

🗣️ Aymeric Laporte on City’s Champions League heartaches and controversies. “The emotions were terrible. Against Madrid it was a shit sensation, so lucky. And against Tottenham it was the worst in my life. These two games… “Against Tottenham, we lost because of the hand of Llorente. And the year after, the first game of the season is against them. I flicked to Gabriel Jesus, it hit my head and my hand, and the VAR said handball. Who can say this one is handball and last year we lost the Champions League because of this? They are killing me. So many injustices. “I swear, every year, we were in the same situation. We missed the penalty against Tottenham, Aguero, and after they scored with the hand. Against Liverpool, offsides, no offside. Small details. “We could have won the same as in the Premier League, five in a row… in six years we could have won five Champions Leagues. Stupid mistakes. I don’t know… I am losing my mind, you know? It’s always, ‘Arrghhh’.” “It’s trauma, no? These kinds of games. Uff.” @TheAthleticFC @SamLee

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3 days ago

Full interview with Laporte here 👇 nytimes.com/athletic/73387…

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4 days ago

Read the full article here nytimes.com/athletic/73387…

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4 days ago

🗣️Aymeric Laporte talks about his time at City. “Nostalgic. So much, so much. So much, so much. “When I see the players going to other teams and being with other people and they have not had that same success, I feel bad. I feel like, ‘Ah… we should’ve been together until the end, no?’ We deserved that.” @TheAthleticFC @SamLee

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4 days ago

Morocco have started this friendly with Norway at 100mph, sounds like the fans are whistling on the rare occasion Norway get the ball. Excitement levels rising

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5 days ago

@TFtruckerhats No! But that can’t be the barometer can it

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5 days ago

Disgraceful

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Iran’s soccer team and “necessary support” staff have been issued visas ahead of the World Cup but Donald Trump’s government “will not allow them to to abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States”, an administration official has said. The national team has faced

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5 days ago

My old cat was really fuming after that random guy took out Doku😂

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Kevin i love you😭

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6 days ago

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak on ‘the charges’… “Let me be as consistent as I’ve always been – until we have a ruling, I can’t say much. “Once we have a ruling, believe me, Chris, we’re going to have a wonderful sit down together and I'll say everything I've wanted to say for the last three years.”