Wednesday Morning Hot Links
A crazy day in the Championship yesterday as Sunderland scored in the 122nd Minute (allegedly eight seconds left in Extra Time) to top Coventry City and set up a Promotion Final against Sheffield Wednesday. The winning goal came just minutes after USMNT’s Haji Wright missed a similar header. You can watch the Absolute Scenes here. It’s worth it just to watch Sad Frank Lampard. On to the links:
49ers Enterprises may give Daniel Farke £100 million to spend this Transfer Window, a significant amount of which should be on a goalkeeper and forwards/scoring options.
Leeds probably aren’t going to win the bidding for Manchester City’s James McAtee
The winner of the Europa League automatically qualifies for the lucrative Champions League. This year it will be either Manchester United - who are in 16th Place having won just four Premier League games in 2025 - or Tottenham Hotspur, who are in 17th Place and have won one of their last ten Premier League games. Which of these two terrible teams will be the worst team to ever qualify for the Champions League?
Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi is in an induced coma after he ruptured his intestine colliding with the goalpost. Was the Assistant Referee’s late offside flag to blame?
1991 Serie A winners Sampdoria (founded 1946), featuring owner Andrea Radrizzani - whose previous club ownership was Leeds United - have been relegated to the third tier of Italian football for the first time. What happened, you guys? Leeds’ Previous Previous owner/psychopath Massimo Cellini’s Brescia stayed in Serie B at Sampdoria’s expense.
The leadership of the Baseball Hall of Fame (my former employer) is filled with cowards.
What to Watch Today
12pm Central: CD Leganes - the La Liga team owned by Former Astros Great Jeff Luhnow - is fighting relegation, sitting in 18th, one point behind Alaves - plays at 5th Place Villareal. ESPN+.
1pm Central: Dutch Eredivisie leaders Ajax (74pts) is at 11th Place Groningen while 2nd Place PSV Eindhoven (73pts) are at 12th Place Heracles Almelo. ESPN+.