https://x.com/cuzcuzverde/status/2047408003347812482
What an unwanted record set by Ayew. No club would want to sign him, unless the team is in one of those league without promotion/relegation.
LCFC Daily News@cuzcuzverde
Apr 23
Jordan Ayew has been relegated six times with five different clubs in his entire career Sochaux (13/14), Lorient (14/15), Aston Villa (15/16), Swansea (17/18) Leicester (24/25) Leicester (25/26) what a milestone 
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Apr 23, 2026 · 8:11 PM UTC
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Macron and Udinese present the special kit for the 50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake
A shirt that represents the fierce reaction of an entire region and a whole people that the Bianconero club represents. “Friuli thanks and does not forget”
Venzone (UD) April 29, 2026 – Udinese Calcio and Macron present a special kit on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Friuli on May 6, 1976. A shirt that represents both the memory of one of the most tragic moments in Italian history that the proud and dignified reaction of a people, the Friulian one, and its great desire for reconstruction supported by the help and solidarity received in those days. Dignity and will expressed significantly in the famous writing that appeared on a wall ruined near Gemona del Friuli, and which reads “Friuli thanks and does not forget”.
A phrase that stands on the chest of this special kit, characterized by the color stone and a sublime graphic that takes up the stones of the facade of the Cathedral of Venzone. The building, completely destroyed by the earthquake, was in fact rebuilt by putting together the original stones by element, making it one of the symbols of the resilience of the Friulian people in that tragic period and reconstruction. Another important detail is in the ‘V’ elements both regular and upside down, made in tone-on-tone sublimated print, which converge on the writing in the center of the shirt and resume both the Udine and club’s coat of arms and the facade of the Duomo di Venzone itself.
The shirt has a V-neck collar with black and white edges, while the sleeve edges are asymmetrical: the one on the left is black and white, while the one on the right is entirely black to recall the beravement band in memory of the victims. The backneck is personalized with a red-back label with the golden heraldry eagle, symbol of Friuli, and the inscription L’Orcolat 6 May 1976. Orcolat is a Friulian term that refers to a legendary creature, a huge monster that lives in the mountains causing earthquakes and since 1976 has become synonymous with earthquake in the local culture. In the label there is also the Macron logo accompanied by the inscription ‘Designed in Bologna’, which certifies how each garment is conceived, designed and developed in the Macron Campus.
On the chest on the right is embroidered in black the Macron Hero, while on the left is applied the coat of arms of Udinese Calcio in its vintage version. In the center of the chest, in black, is printed the inscription IL FRIULI THANKS AND DOES NOT FORGET so as to reflect perfectly for lines and details that appearance on a wall in the days immediately following the earthquake. In the external backlit, always in black, is finally printed the inscription FRIULI 1976-2026, in the same style of the writing on the front. The kit is completed by stone-colored shorts with the same sublimate print that evokes the walls of the Cathedral of Venzone, with black and white details in the lower edge. The socks are also stone gray with two horizontal black-and-white lines just below the top edge. For the occasion, Udinese Calcio Io Sono Friuli Venezia Giulia, Banca 360 FVG, Bluenergy and bet365 Scores have given up their presence on the kit, making sure that every detail honors the memory of the 1976 earthquake.
YT video within the article…In Italian.
That’s not Higuain. It’s Murray from stranger things
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Here’s a question that I have been puzzling over: how do optional years on contracts work, e.g. the Alisson one that was activated recently.
I can see why they may be attractive to the club, but what’s in it for the player? Presumably, they will only be activated if the player is still performing well, so that means the player can’t get a free transfer to another club, but if they are completely crocked they are unlikely to get the extension.
BBC reporting that Iraola is shortlisted for Crystal Palace job:
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola heads Crystal Palace’s shortlist of candidates to replace outgoing head coach Oliver Glasner next season.
I want this season to be over and need a break from all this.
Some key dates remaining. Most of them I’m not looking forward too.
Two more weeks of PL. Hopefully we qualify for CL and we part ways with Slot.
Couldn’t care less about the FA Cup final.
Will be watching the EL final.
Next week the Bundesliga season will finish. After that hopefully Stuttgart will find a way to upset Bayern in the Cup final.
Finally the CL final in 20 days.
After that I will try to take a break.
During the World Cup group stage I will only be watching Germany.
It’s just too much football these days.
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Only just spotted your question, and it’s something I’ve also thought like how does this even get agreed on at the negotiating table?
I noticed it more with united players and it’s usually you hear it when they’re not in contention, been shipped out for a loan or two, then club activates the clause. Really strange.
And even more so in understanding when it’s our number one keeper who would definitely always start above others when fit?
Is it like that payment protection insurance thing that everyone has been offered when taking out loans? And we all say naaah … I’ll live forever and not losing my job no chance.
Maybe it is just cautious clever players then? And Becker knew when he signed the previous contract that he was happy to safety net it and get the auto extension? Liverpool know, as does he, that he is of value, a keeper that could still go home to Brazil and we receive a few million back and it’s a happy ending
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