David Kilpatrick
@davidkilpatrick.bsky.social
Professor of English, Mercy University.
Club Historian, New York Cosmos.
Club Historian, New York Cosmos.
Pinned
Cosmos and the Cup: Local Legends, Global Glory (curated by yours truly) is now open to the public during regular museum hours at the Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium through July 31st. @nycosmos.bsky.social
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Always a great pleasure to write for @josimarfootball.bsky.social this one on the Manchester City scandal and some critical points that have perhaps been missed or glossed over as 'human rights concerns' in the coverage to date. josimarfootball.com/2026/10/05/m...
Mob Rule - josimarfootball.com
Manchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms. By Nick McGeehan, the dir...
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October 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Always a great pleasure to write for @josimarfootball.bsky.social this one on the Manchester City scandal and some critical points that have perhaps been missed or glossed over as 'human rights concerns' in the coverage to date. josimarfootball.com/2026/10/05/m...
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The City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them.
By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social for @josimarfootball.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2026/10/01/y...
By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social for @josimarfootball.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2026/10/01/y...
You're Manchester City and we know what you are - josimarfootball.com
The City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them.
josimarfootball.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The City case should be a starting point for naming and understanding the ways in which football has been colonised by economic and political power and how we might resist them.
By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social for @josimarfootball.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2026/10/01/y...
By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social for @josimarfootball.bsky.social
josimarfootball.com/2026/10/01/y...
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Today's article covers a lot of ground, including commercial growth, disguised equity funding, "sham" agreements, adjusted accounts, PSR breaches, significant spending, competitive balance, potential damages and sanctions, so strap yourselves in #MCFC
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Financial Implications of the Manchester City Decision
Fake Plastic Trees
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October 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Today's article covers a lot of ground, including commercial growth, disguised equity funding, "sham" agreements, adjusted accounts, PSR breaches, significant spending, competitive balance, potential damages and sanctions, so strap yourselves in #MCFC
swissramble.substack.com/p/financial-...
swissramble.substack.com/p/financial-...
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Andy Burnham's comments today expose the situation of selling national football teams to foreign states. He's taking a view, at least in one reading of his comments, that corrupting the national game is not as big an issue as potentially losing foreign investment in Manchester.
September 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Andy Burnham's comments today expose the situation of selling national football teams to foreign states. He's taking a view, at least in one reading of his comments, that corrupting the national game is not as big an issue as potentially losing foreign investment in Manchester.
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This entire City story - and especially the last stories of Etihad, Burnham and Khaldoon’s diplomatic immunity - crystallises why states and state actors should not be allowed own clubs
The longer it goes, the more chaotic it gets
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
The longer it goes, the more chaotic it gets
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Why Andy Burnham has got it wrong on Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners
Andy Burnham confessed he would be ‘really concerned’ if Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners sold but, as Miguel Delaney writes, the prime minister’s view clashes with those inside football and a pressing nee...
www.independent.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This entire City story - and especially the last stories of Etihad, Burnham and Khaldoon’s diplomatic immunity - crystallises why states and state actors should not be allowed own clubs
The longer it goes, the more chaotic it gets
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
The longer it goes, the more chaotic it gets
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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The Manchester City case has to be the moment we revisit the issue of state ownership of football clubs, and demand they be banned and phased out. In 2023 @fairsqprojects.bsky.social wrote to the then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport making this argument. fairsq.org/fairsquare-c...
September 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The Manchester City case has to be the moment we revisit the issue of state ownership of football clubs, and demand they be banned and phased out. In 2023 @fairsqprojects.bsky.social wrote to the then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport making this argument. fairsq.org/fairsquare-c...
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A very good afternoon to you all.
Manchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches
City were charged by the Premier League in February 2023.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A very good afternoon to you all.
How come no one says three MLS operator-investors are facing possible lawsuit for violating 1st Amendment rights?
Robert Kraft and three other NFL team owners facing possible lawsuit for violating protected first amendment rights
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UH OH.
YouTube video by Rick Strom
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September 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
How come no one says three MLS operator-investors are facing possible lawsuit for violating 1st Amendment rights?
I’m coaching the U16 Boys and we are looking for a few good players.
Tryouts start this weekend.
Tryouts start this weekend.
September 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I’m coaching the U16 Boys and we are looking for a few good players.
Tryouts start this weekend.
Tryouts start this weekend.
A wonderful scholar and a true gentleman.
September 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A wonderful scholar and a true gentleman.
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A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
www.stripes.com
August 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
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Breaking News: Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur known for her outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent that placed her in a class by herself, has died at 80. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
August 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur known for her outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent that placed her in a class by herself, has died at 80. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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▪️Another Step Into the Dark:
Over the weekend, Liga MX announced it would officially end promotion/relegation.
▪️Delayed for years, the announcement feels like a capitulation of the league to private equity - by @danvaughn.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/ano...
Over the weekend, Liga MX announced it would officially end promotion/relegation.
▪️Delayed for years, the announcement feels like a capitulation of the league to private equity - by @danvaughn.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/ano...
August 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
▪️Another Step Into the Dark:
Over the weekend, Liga MX announced it would officially end promotion/relegation.
▪️Delayed for years, the announcement feels like a capitulation of the league to private equity - by @danvaughn.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/ano...
Over the weekend, Liga MX announced it would officially end promotion/relegation.
▪️Delayed for years, the announcement feels like a capitulation of the league to private equity - by @danvaughn.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/ano...
Fifty years ago, my first ⚽️ team photo.
Christ the King Lutheran Kingsmen, Fall 1976 Bantam, Memphis, Tennessee.
Christ the King Lutheran Kingsmen, Fall 1976 Bantam, Memphis, Tennessee.
August 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Fifty years ago, my first ⚽️ team photo.
Christ the King Lutheran Kingsmen, Fall 1976 Bantam, Memphis, Tennessee.
Christ the King Lutheran Kingsmen, Fall 1976 Bantam, Memphis, Tennessee.
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The new issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy (Vol. 20, No. 2) is out, focusing on the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup: from FIFA's human rights failures to VAR and the philosophy of the beautiful game. A thread on this WC-themed issue.
#PhilSport #WC2026 #PhilSky www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsep20/c...
#PhilSport #WC2026 #PhilSky www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsep20/c...
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup and the beautiful game. Volume 20, Issue 2 of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
www.tandfonline.com
April 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The new issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy (Vol. 20, No. 2) is out, focusing on the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup: from FIFA's human rights failures to VAR and the philosophy of the beautiful game. A thread on this WC-themed issue.
#PhilSport #WC2026 #PhilSky www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsep20/c...
#PhilSport #WC2026 #PhilSky www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsep20/c...
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There is currently an open-top bus of Arsenal fans riding through Brooklyn, celebrating either a 3-0 win over newly-promoted Coventry or a Premier League title that was secured 3 months ago.
August 21, 2026 at 9:41 PM
There is currently an open-top bus of Arsenal fans riding through Brooklyn, celebrating either a 3-0 win over newly-promoted Coventry or a Premier League title that was secured 3 months ago.
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Portsmouth 1-1 Manchester United
Fratton Park, 1924
Currently in ownership of the National Football Museum.
Artist: N. Elford
Fratton Park, 1924
Currently in ownership of the National Football Museum.
Artist: N. Elford
August 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Portsmouth 1-1 Manchester United
Fratton Park, 1924
Currently in ownership of the National Football Museum.
Artist: N. Elford
Fratton Park, 1924
Currently in ownership of the National Football Museum.
Artist: N. Elford
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USL Long Island, once debuted in League One in 2028 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium, will be playing a stone’s throw from The Island FC of MLS Next Pro, who come to Uniondale in 2027 at a new 2,500-seat stadium
@battista.bsky.social with more on the shifting pro landscape on Long Island
@battista.bsky.social with more on the shifting pro landscape on Long Island
Long Island granted USL League One franchise with 2028 debut planned
New franchise USL Long Island plans to launch a third-division men's team at James M. Shuart Stadium at Hofstra University, a direct competitor for nearby The Island FC launching in 2027 in MLS Next P...
www.nysoccerjournal.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
USL Long Island, once debuted in League One in 2028 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium, will be playing a stone’s throw from The Island FC of MLS Next Pro, who come to Uniondale in 2027 at a new 2,500-seat stadium
@battista.bsky.social with more on the shifting pro landscape on Long Island
@battista.bsky.social with more on the shifting pro landscape on Long Island
25 SECONDS AND ITS 1-NIL TO THE ARSENAL!
August 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
25 SECONDS AND ITS 1-NIL TO THE ARSENAL!
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It’s an intimate gathering at Sports Illustrated Stadium for a Leagues Cup match that technically means something but also feels like it doesn’t really
August 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
It’s an intimate gathering at Sports Illustrated Stadium for a Leagues Cup match that technically means something but also feels like it doesn’t really
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NEWS: New York City FC II will relocate to Middlesex County, New Jersey, according to what sources tell @battista.bsky.social. A new 6,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Edison, NJ, will become home to a rebranded version of the IIs as part of the Hometown Soccer Holdings push
Sources: NYCFC II moving to New Jersey's Middlesex County
Middlesex College Stadium in Edison, New Jersey, a soon-to-be-completed 6,500-seat multi-purpose stadium, would become the new home for a relocated and rebranded version of New York City FC II as part...
www.nysoccerjournal.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
NEWS: New York City FC II will relocate to Middlesex County, New Jersey, according to what sources tell @battista.bsky.social. A new 6,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Edison, NJ, will become home to a rebranded version of the IIs as part of the Hometown Soccer Holdings push
Do note:
MLS itself (not the franchise’s operator-investor group) made this trademark application.
MLS itself (not the franchise’s operator-investor group) made this trademark application.
August 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Do note:
MLS itself (not the franchise’s operator-investor group) made this trademark application.
MLS itself (not the franchise’s operator-investor group) made this trademark application.
#JustSayNoToVAR & FVS.
One of the notable elements in Wednesday's Prinx Tires #USLCup will be the start of a trial of the Football Video Support system in the tournament's knockout stage.
Here's a guide on how it works, and what it could mean for the #USL ecosystem in the future.
www.uslchampionship.com/news_article...
Here's a guide on how it works, and what it could mean for the #USL ecosystem in the future.
www.uslchampionship.com/news_article...
How the USL’s Trial of the Football Video Support system could shape the league’s future
Use in knockout stage of Prinx Tires USL Cup, allowing teams to challenge on-field decisions, will allow for real-time evaluation in games of consequence
www.uslchampionship.com
August 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
#JustSayNoToVAR & FVS.