Daily Archives: October 5, 2025

Arne Slot wanted Liverpool to evolve, now he faces biggest test of his career

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“For Arne Slot, this is uncharted territory. Three successive defeats for the first time in his managerial career and a truckload of issues for the Liverpool head coach to address. After Estevao’s dramatic late winner at Stamford Bridge on Saturday delivered another crushing setback, it feels like the international break has come at a good time for the Premier League champions. There’s no momentum for the hiatus to dent. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
NY Times/The Athletic – Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1: Estevao winner, Caicedo’s stunner, third defeat in a row for Slot’s side (Video)
BBC: Why Salah has become a ‘little problem’ for Liverpool (Video)

How Argentina won the 1978 World Cup: Home-based talent, free-flowing football and peak Mario Kempes

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“… Forty eight years after they were defeated in the first final over the water in Montevideo, Argentina finally won the World Cup, on home soil in Buenos Aires. This was the 11th World Cup, and now five had been won by the host nation. Argentina had been awarded the tournament 12 years beforehand, but the situation in the country had changed dramatically since then, with the government ousted by a military junta headed by General Jorge Rafael Videla. This was a period of serious violence in Argentina, with the most notable death in footballing terms being the assassination of General Omar Actis, the head of the World Cup organising committee. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)

Scotland: Premiership, 2025-26 – Location-map, including the country’s 25 largest Metropolitan areas

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“The map shows the locations of the 12 clubs which are currently in the SPFL Premiership [2025-26]. The map itself is a relief map (topographical). {Source: File:Scotland relief location map.jpg (by Eric Gaba and NordNordWest at en.wikipedia.org).} Included on the map are the locations of the two recently-relegated sides (Ross County, and St Johnstone), and the two recently-promoted sides (Livingston, and Falkirk, who have now won back-to-back promotions). The 25 largest metro-areas and localities in Scotland are shown on the map. And in a chart flanking the map, their populations are listed. …”
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2025-26 Scottish Premiership
Scotland – Premiership