Ben Meakin
@bnmkn.bsky.social
Freelance Copywriter, plays games, watches sport, does BladesPod and writes WOMEN OF STEEL: http://womenofsteel.substack.com
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Picked up Promise Mascot Agency on Switch for me holiday and I'm hooked. Completely wholesome frictionless fun
I am old and I fucking loving this app for IDing birds in the wild that @keefstuart.bsky.social recommended play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Keith Stuart@keefstuart.bsky.social · 2w agoHi I wrote about Pokemon Go and discovering the great outdoors. Hope you’re doing ok www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
"No UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership".
Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.
uefa.com
They make fun of each other, put up with each other's worst moods and go along with the craziest ideas, and that’s what makes them great friends! ⚔️🐺 Happy International Friendship Day!
harlan ellison: i have no mouth, and i must scream, screenshot, macintosh (1995) www.mobygames.com/game/617/har...
Really underrated player at this level, would've loved to have seen her at the Blades
Howay the Lasses [Available]@howaythelasses.bsky.social · 2w agoWe’re delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Mollie Lambert! 🙌 Welcome back, Mollie! #NUFC #NUFCWomen #NUWFC
As mentioned on the podcast, this bizarre bit of commentary from Steve Wilson during the BBC coverage of Colombia v Portugal somehow flew under the radar at the World Cup. You’ll not see the ending coming....
Fenway Park was 34 years old. A 6-year-old future Hall of Famer named Carl Yastrzemski was just picking up a bat. World War II had just ended. It was 1946, and that was the last time the Red Sox had a 15-game winning streak. On a franchise milestone: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Red Sox tie franchise-record 15-game win streak with victory over Orioles (Gift Article)
Now the Red Sox look to secure history with a franchise-record 16 straight wins in the second game of the doubleheader Wednesday night.
nytimes.com
Completely missed Bristol City signing Lotta Lindstrom. I know they've lost Lloyd-Smith but that's going to be a powerhouse team next year
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World Cup 2026 Review (with Mo Money Meakin) - WHO REMEMBERS? The UK Nostalgia Podcast
Azteca at pitch level and suddenly all the pre-tournament cynicism disappears. We start there, because the opening night in Mexico reminds us what the World Cup is meant to feel like before the hydrat...
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I'm on this! (that's not me, it's Mike Parry) It was lots of fun! Especially Liam suggesting that he alone vs a Spanish XI would still get a shot on target in 90 minutes (more than one, in fact)
Who Remembers Podcast@whorememberspod.bsky.social · 2w agoGot the World Cup hangover blues? Then why not relive it ALL again as we team up with Mo Money Meakin to go through the last 6 weeks in our 2026 World Cup Review. Cape Verde, Vargentina, Neymar being a dickhead and the only man in the UK who doesn't know the lyrics to Wonderwall
Very happy with this signing. Quinn only played ~400 mins for Birmingham last season but her underlying numbers the year before were really impressive. Great to have a focal point to take the load off Amy Andrews / Joy Ralph, not to mention the value of a senior head among what's a young squad.
I think we've found it. The Day With The Least Amount Of Interesting Sport in the calendar.
With Reynolds now confirmed, it was really interesting to read reporting from @tom-maher-tm.bsky.social that Carla Ward had helped push this move along to strengthen Reynolds' development for the Ireland team
Women of Steel@womenofsteel.bsky.social · 3w ago📥 New WOMEN OF STEEL has landed in inboxes this morning, as United get active in the transfer market - including paying a club record fee for Ireland defender Maria Reynolds: open.substack.com/pub/womenofs...
