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Pana-thinaikos-vision

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George Baldock with the Panathinaikos badge sign

Following the untimely passing of Greek international and Panathinaikos defender George Baldock, after just three appearances for his new club since a free transfer to the Spyros Louis stadium from Sheffield United, it's worth asking where this leaves the Trifylli (Shamrock), traditionally one of the Super League's powerhouses alongside rivals Olympiakos.

A tribute was movingly paid before the October Nations League clash between the land of his grandmother and that of his birth, having earned twelve caps since his 2022 début after choosing to go down the route of playing for granny's home country.

A New Dawn Of The Dons?

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Interior view of Stadium MK (via Wikipedia)

It has been twenty years as the object of scorn for both fans of the former Wimbledon and those from other clubs vehement in their opposition to both the chain of events that led to their formation and the club which emerged. Those who welcomed the newly rechristened Milton Keynes Dons into being and indeed the Football League, as part of an attempt to rejuvenate their new catchment area, must have cause to reflect on how far- or not- they've come since June 21, 2004.

Sven in Rome

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Sven-Göran Eriksson on the Lazio bench

In the days after the sad passing of former England manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson, relatively few of the many articles penned zeroed in on his impact in Serie A and how Italy became something of an adopted homeland for him. And perhaps nowhere was that impact felt more keenly than the sky blue side of Rome, after he went back on his word to Blackburn and decided he'd rather not sample the delights of Lancashire after leaving Sampdoria. 

Olympique Francais (for the Olympic football)

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The 2024 Paris Olympics Logo (via Wikipedia)

As Paris handed the Olympic torch over to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games, debate continued as to whether football should continue to have a place in its pantheon. France's men, under Thierry Henry, took the silver medal following an extra-time defeat by Spain and could probably be judged the apex of the French government's recent high value investment in top-level sport, starting with winning the bid to host last year's Rugby World Cup. 

The Copa Runneth Over

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Logo for the 2026 World Cup (via Wikipedia)

There is a sense, in the aftermath of this year's Copa America, a sense that all was not well with the venerable festival of South American football, hosted by the USA for a second time following on from the Copa America Centenario in 2016 (a special edition in marking the tournament's centenary as well as that of CONMEBOL itself- as well as the first one played on non-native soil thanks to an agreement with CONCACAF).

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