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Will Arne Slot need to rebuild Liverpool? Plus: A Messi playing card scandal
BySCM March 26, 2025

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to sign a deal with Real Madrid. Hopefully, his signature is more legit than the Lionel Messi autograph we’re writing about today. A ‘signed’ Lionel Messi…

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The Toronto Blue Jays mementos fan-favorite Lloyd Moseby saved from his playing career
BySCM March 14, 2025

It was powder blue versus royal blue. The Toronto Blue Jays, founded in 1977 and thus a franchise still in its childhood, held a commanding 2-0 lead in the 1985 ALCS over the perennially powerful Kansas City Royals. Jays starter Doyle Alexander, who commentator Tony Kubek described as a “wily old curmudgeon” (he was 34),…

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