Sathya Sundaram @luckyno7

MLS thought they were ripping off David Beckham. That mistake is now worth $475 million. In 2007, Toronto had just paid $10 million for an expansion franchise. Beckham's contract gave him the right to buy one for $25 million, 2.5x the going rate. The league believed it was selling him an overpriced option. He believed he was buying a call option on American soccer. Both sides thought they won the negotiation. MLS made two drafting mistakes. The option had no expiration date. And the price was fixed, with no adjustment for league growth. Beckham could wait as long as he wanted while expansion fees climbed, then exercise at 2007 prices. So he waited 7 years. By 2014, expansion fees had reached $70 million. He exercised at $25 million and picked Miami. Somewhere in between, MLS called and offered $50 million to buy the clause back. That phone call was the league admitting it had mispriced its own product. Then the market finished the job. St. Louis paid roughly $200 million to enter in 2023. San Diego's owners paid $500 million. That's half a billion dollars for the exact asset Beckham's contract priced at $25 million. The best trade of Beckham's life happened before he played a single MLS game. It was buried in a player contract, and the counterparty drafted it.

Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ @burrytracker

2 weeks ago

The most successful thing David Beckham ever did wasn't football When he signed with the LA Galaxy in 2007, his contract included a clause giving him the right to buy a future MLS expansion team for $25,000,000 MLS later offered to buy the clause back from him for $50,000,000.

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@fifamedia I’m only ignoring this sensor talk cause Norway had a chance to have killed the game but didn’t due to sorloth selfishness

Speechless. #Wimbledon

Pathetic that 49ers owners don't want want spend money to keep the beautiful grass FIFA left.

ABC7 News @abc7newsbayarea

4 weeks ago

It was a good run, but “San Francisco Bay Area Stadium” is no more! SKY7 video shows the World Cup pitch being removed at @LevisStadium and the signage has been uncovered.

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🚨 Carlo Ancelotti on why he did not celebrate wildly after Gabriel Martinelli’s late winner for Brazil against Japan: 🗣️ “People asked me why I didn’t celebrate, but football is also about respect. Yes, we were happy to win, but I looked across and saw a Japanese team that had given absolutely everything. They fought with incredible courage, and I know exactly how painful a defeat like that can be.” “Of course I celebrated inside because my responsibility is to Brazil and qualifying was our objective. But I’ve been in football for many years, and I’ve experienced both victory and heartbreak. Sometimes the best way to respect your opponent is to remain humble in your biggest moments.” “Japan made us suffer for ninety-five minutes. They deserved our respect, not exaggerated celebrations. Brazil are through, but we know we must improve. Tonight we celebrate the qualification, but tomorrow we go back to work because the World Cup only gets more difficult from here.” Carlo Ancelotti is a legend {@FoxNews }

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BREAKING: Manchester United release statement saying they've secured the majority of the land required to build a new 100,000-seater stadium 🚨

THE JAPANESE FANS' TAKE ON FREE CHIPS AND SALSA IN THE USA IS INCREDIBLE 🤣

There will be no private DMs. People want transparency and accountability so we’re going do this right here in public. You can start by apologizing to all impacted and then reimburse them all of their expenses with extra flight credit/money for the trouble caused.

United Airlines @united

2 months ago

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Take 136 seconds out of your day and listen to Sundar Pichai.

The same World Cup seat is $700 on FIFA's official site and $200 on SeatGeek right now. That gap is not a glitch. Dynamic pricing solved the upside for FIFA. Demand climbs, the price climbs, $60 group seats turn into $700 matchups, the US opener hit $1,940 at face. The downside is where the system breaks. The second FIFA cuts an official price below what someone already paid, it invites refund demands, chargebacks, and a consumer-protection fight across three host countries. So the official number cannot fall. It is a published price attached to thousands of fans who bought higher, which turns every markdown into a liability. Read it as economics instead of conspiracy and it sharpens. FIFA overpriced, then built a channel where lowering the real price is legally radioactive. The secondary market is the only place left to discover what the seats actually clear at. Those contiguous blocks landing on SeatGeek at $198, $228, $230 are FIFA's true demand curve leaking out where the official site can keep pretending it doesn't exist. The elegant part: FIFA's own resale marketplace takes 15% from the buyer and 15% from the seller. So even as inventory clears below face, FIFA collects a toll on the way down. They earn on the markdown they can't announce. Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde settling near $200 while the official page holds the line tells you the market-clearing price was set months ago. FIFA just can't be the one to say it out loud.

Florian Ederer @florianederer

2 months ago

I believe we now have evidence of FIFA's World Cup ticketing shell game: FIFA is colluding with third-party resale platforms for its own supply management. Look at this SeatGeek map (secondary market!) for Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde. The circled areas are not random single

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🚨 ESPN has named the Top 25 athletes of the 21st century. 1. 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi 2. 🇺🇸 Michael Phelps 3. 🇺🇸 Serena Williams 4. 🇺🇸 LeBron James 5. 🇺🇸 Tom Brady 6. 🇨🇭 Roger Federer 7. 🇺🇸 Simone Biles 8. 🇺🇸 Tiger Woods 9. 🇯🇲 Usain Bolt 10. 🇺🇸 Kobe Bryant 11. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic 12. 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal 13. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo 14. 🇺🇸 Stephen Curry 15. 🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky 16. 🇺🇸 Tim Duncan 17. 🇺🇸 Shaquille O’Neal 18. 🇺🇸 Patrick Mahomes 19. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton 20. 🇺🇸 Aaron Donald 21. 🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi 22. 🇨🇦 Sidney Crosby 23. 🇺🇸 Kevin Garnett 24. 🇩🇴 Albert Pujols 25. 🇺🇸 Floyd Mayweather

@ShashiTharoor Good for those players for their hard work and dedication! But to call it historic moment for Indian football fans is utterly delusional! Indian football needs a complete overhaul and pluck out all the weed from the administration #AIFF @IndianFootball #RoadToWorldCup2046

The World Cup group stage schedule (ET): 11 June - 3 PM, 10 PM 12 June - 3 PM, 9 PM 13 June - 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM 14 June - 12 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM 15 June - 12 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM 16 June - 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM 17 June - 12 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM 18 June - 12 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM 19 June - 3 PM, 6 PM, 8:30 PM, 11 PM 20 June - 1 PM, 4 PM, 8 PM 21 June - 12 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM 22 June - 1 PM, 5 PM, 8 PM, 11 PM 23 June - 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM 24 June - 3 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM, 9 PM 25 June - 4 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM, 10 PM 26 June - 3 PM, 3 PM, 8 PM, 8 PM, 11 PM, 11 PM 27 June - 5 PM, 5 PM, 7:30 PM, 7:30 PM, 10 PM, 10 PM 17 STRAIGHT DAYS OF ABSOLUTE MADNESS 🍿

When Gary Neville lied about Bruno Fernandes, he never acknowledged it or apologised. When Paul Scholes & Nicky Butt disrespected Lisandro Martinez, they didn't apologise & doubled down. When Roy Keane misquoted Bruno Fernandes, he chose not to apologise & doubled down. It takes maturity & grace to admit when you've gotten something wrong. Players have called out these ex-players & they couldn't handle it. All they had to do was say they got it wrong, perhaps even apologise & move on. They would rather it drag on, because that gets them what they truly want. Disappointing to find out you have to separate the players you loved from the pundits you can't stand.

(fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪 @FrankEra_

2 months ago

🚨📸 | Roy Keane responds to Bruno Fernandes on Instagram. 🤡

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🚨🗣️ Ole Gunnar Solskjær on the best teams at the World Cup: “For me, the midfield is the most crucial part of a lineup, and in that area nobody comes remotely close to Portugal this year. Vitinha, João Neves, and Bruno are all top 10 Ballon d’Or contenders this season. Put them in the same team and you’ll see the magic. Teams like Spain also have great players like Pedri, Rodri, and Gavi, but Portugal have the advantage of Vitinha and Neves playing week in and week out together, so they already understand each other perfectly. And one thing I know for a fact is that Bruno is the most adaptable player I’ve ever coached. No matter the system or role, he’ll always deliver.”

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Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald

3 months ago

8 year old Steph Curry Crazy that this little dude ended up being the greatest shooter of all time

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Anderson’s chant says he ***** on Fabregas! #MUFC

Watching @ChennaiIPL on the field is giving me flashbacks of the Indian international team in the 90s 🤦🏽‍♂️😅 @BCCI @IPL

Hope isn’t blind optimism — it arises in the face of uncertainty. If you look at our history, we’ve gone through some rough patches. But we tend to come out on the other side of them stronger than before.

The number of simple missed catches in the @IPL is just staggering! Always bet the over @Kalshi @Polymarket @BCCI @ICC