Thursday cannon fodder: artificial intelligence manager

Introducing the Recurrently Generated Football League - Cartilage Free Captain
Cartilage Free Captain with an absolutely amazing post that oh my god I can’t get over how awesome it is.

The English managerial success story shunned by the Premier League | Football | The Guardian
Graham Potter has performed minor miracles in seven years with the Swedish club Ostersund but never gets mentioned when a comparable job becomes available in England

Further blow for Gareth Southgate as three more England players pull out | Football | The Guardian
Sterling, Henderson and Delph have joined England’s lengthy injury list for the friendlies against Germany and Brazil

Report: New England Revolution hire Brad Friedel as head coach | MLSsoccer.com
Friedel takes his unidentifiable accent to the land where you pahk your cah in a wicked tight space.

Major League Soccer use of VAR a success says Howard Webb - ESPN FC
The launch of Video Assistant Review (VAR) has been a success in MLS, according to the man in charge of its installation, Howard Webb.

Lionel Messi: 'Unrealized dream' is to play for Newell's Old Boys | SI.com
Messi famously began his career with the Rosario-based club before leaving for Barcelona at the age of 13.

Christian Pulisic: Bayern Munich legend says club should sign him | SI.com
Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has said that the club will consider Lothar Matthaus' suggestion to sign Christian Pulisic.

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil would have been 'shown the door' by my Arsenal teams - Lee Dixon - ESPN FC
Please, old man, yell at another cloud.