Sam Wallace
@SamWallaceTel
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Chief football writer for The Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers (formerly @SamWallaceIndy)
London, England
Joined August 2011
20 yrs since the Glazer takeover in May. So much since then, but this is about the weirdness & conflict of that 2004/05 period. The secretive family who came from nowhere to control #MUFC. And what the club was like before. Speaking to those who were there https://t.co/8r5VUc5aD4
telegraph.co.uk
Special report: Twenty years after leveraged buyout that has netted about £1bn for American family, the fury of fans has only intensified
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Projections of £6bn annually for the next UEFA TV rights cycle. Even more wealth concentrated on a smaller group of elite clubs - and no governing body seems able to take control https://t.co/udllST1tpK
telegraph.co.uk
European Clubs Association has rebranded and left no one in doubt at lavish event in Rome that it is football’s most powerful organisation
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Evangelos Marinakis is considering parting ways with second manager of the season as Sean Dyche waits in the wings Read more from @SamWallaceTel & @JPercyTelegraph ⬇️ https://t.co/rxhzZmlbbP
#NFFC
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Chelsea and RC Strasbourg, the BlueCo MCO alliance. Player loans, investment and one very controversial sale of captain Emanuel Emegha. Progress on the pitch in Alsace, but mutiny in the stands. Interviews with president Marc Keller and fans reps https://t.co/St7kpSdl2w
telegraph.co.uk
Fans of Ligue 1 side have fallen silent in protest at BlueCo, while the president is unequivocal investment has elevated team to new heights
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Excellent story from my friend @JPercyTelegraph. Includes my analysis on why Newcastle United are giving Eddie Howe everything he needs to stay long term #NUFC
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Ross Wilson expected to leave Nottingham Forest for Tyneside, where Eddie Howe has been on hunt for successor to Paul Mitchell Find out more from @JPercyTelegraph ⬇️ https://t.co/IjHUEdNFtp
#NUFC | #NFFC
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Arsenal built the Emirates Stadium for a future that never materialised. Just as they committed to the new arena, football's financial landscape mutated. It left them lagging behind. Now the game is changing again — and they need a better Emirates. #AFC
https://t.co/Zdo1iCYFki
telegraph.co.uk
North London club built stadium just as matchday income became less important and now the football landscape has changed again
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EXCL Arsenal explore major expansion of the Emirates that would make it largest-capacity London club stadium. Would require another temporary stay at Wembley. Full story with @JWTelegraph
https://t.co/QPlccNKyHI
telegraph.co.uk
Exclusive: Club exploring options to increase capacity beyond 70,000 as 20th anniversary of move from Highbury approaches
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Tuchel drops Bellingham (as well as Grealish and Foden). An England manager making the point that no-one is indispensable. It’s about time https://t.co/wZ4F1jaUaa
telegraph.co.uk
England manager’s ruthless selection approach is no bad thing as long as same rules apply to everyone, including captain Kane
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Maresca: head-to-ankle in club-issue 'pistachio'. In the right 1970s bathroom colour-scheme he would be virtually impossible to detect with the naked eye
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Oliver Glasner, enjoying a 19-game unbeaten run, demands side always play forward and has a belief team can win not just games but trophies @SamWallaceTel explains how he transformed Crystal Palace below ⬇️ https://t.co/MmIwxywlJs
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Oliver Glasner’s #CPFC on the longest unbeaten run in top-tier European football -playing further up the pitch -not wedded to one system -set-piece AI -win-now, not forever ‘building’ -FA Cup final prediction https://t.co/7WeMOnhqhi
telegraph.co.uk
Austrian coach, enjoying a 19-game unbeaten run, demands side always play forward and has a belief team can win not just games but trophies
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In addition, Joe Cole will be doing a live Q&A at Clapham Grand (over the river from his native Camden) on Monday Nov 10. A chance to hear the man himself talk about his football life, his childhood, and writing his memoir, 'Luxury Player'. Tickets here:
premier.ticketek.co.uk
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Announcement: Joe Cole's autobiography 'Luxury Player' - ghostwritten by me - is on sale from Nov 6. Warning: will make you feel nostalgic anew for 90s & 00s football. Life as a child prodigy and onto Harry, José, Roman, Sven, Fabio et al. Pre-order here
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Available to pre-order now | 6 November 2025
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There is a lot of potential in West Ham - a club with an annual revenue of c. £250m, top of the second tier of PL’s wealthiest. On weeks like these they seem further away than ever https://t.co/6wYw5mI9mj
telegraph.co.uk
What manager could possibly succeed while there is no clear transfer strategy, a restive fanbase and an owner who will not cede control?
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🚨 BREAKING: West Ham have sacked Graham Potter five games into the Premier League season, Telegraph Sport can reveal Read more: https://t.co/z3iZNQS6GR
#WHUFC | #COYI
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Doubts surround legitimacy of latest ‘informal expression of interest’ in Tottenham. Story with @SamWallaceTel #thfc
https://t.co/bn4L12NIjH
telegraph.co.uk
Lewis family repeat stance that club are not for sale as ‘former DJ’s’ £4.5bn approach includes no detail of investors or sources of funding
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Regime change at Arsenal as well as Spurs. The next generation of ownership are taking over and the old boardroom bruisers are out. It’s not as easy as some think it is https://t.co/i8EpZC1dOr
telegraph.co.uk
Next generation of ownership handed power from parents but must prove themselves after stamping authority with bold changes in hierarchy
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Bryan Robson, 40 years on from #MUFC’s ten game winning streak at the start of 1985-86. On the great flawed United side of the ‘80s: the injuries, the refuelling, the meagre training ground, and how he turned down Serie A https://t.co/DeZiMnvowm
telegraph.co.uk
‘Captain Marvel’ on how much he would be worth today, his shoulder injury nightmare and Manchester United’s recent struggles
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Major Arsenal board shake-up. Exit Tim Lewis; and greater influence exerted by Josh Kroenke. Echoes of the inter-generational power games at Spurs. Story with @JWTelegraph
https://t.co/rx51JsyPEd
telegraph.co.uk
Boardroom reshuffle similar to recent changes at Tottenham and could have ramifications for Premier League politics
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Raheem Sterling: not yet 31 and training alone. Some big European clubs interested this summer and yet he stayed at Chelsea. Come January he will have to save his career https://t.co/e2NgWRoU1G
telegraph.co.uk
Winger told there is no way back at Chelsea by Enzo Maresca despite having two years left on lucrative contract at Stamford Bridge
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Enzo Maresca absolutely refusing to embrace the post-skinny jeans era at Brentford. He's paired them with some Jordans. Feels like his mobility may be restricted
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