Journalist. Senior International Editor @ConversationUS. Former Al Jazeera America, the Guardian, Press Association. migrating to here: @mattywills.bsky.social
New York, NY
Joined March 2009
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HNY! Who has among their resolutions to donate to @ConversationUS ? Why not!?!?!? It’s easy lah! donate.theconversation.com/u… as is signing up to our newsletter: memberservices.theconversati… – at Queens, NY
Doumbia has run his socks off, chased everything. Sooo pleased for him to get a goal! #COYH #watfordfc
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Messi makes history, 40 years to the day after Maradona did likewise: theconversation.com/40-years…
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Come for the well-reasoned argument, stay for the classic 1980s @WatfordFC tracksuit and headband combo!
Don’t let the ‘football’ snobs convince you that ‘soccer’ is a fake name for the sport.
As the #WorldCup kicks off, a reminder that the name ’soccer" isn't some American invention.
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If you have been sleeping on @ConversationUS coverage of the World Cup, here's where you can see it all: theconversation.com/topics/f… -- it really is very, very good. Clever takes from some of the best soccademics around. And yes, that is a word.
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Haiti at the World Cup is more than an underdog tale – it is the story of global migration theconversation.com/haiti-at… via @ConversationUS
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‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let any ‘football’ snob or president tell you otherwise this World Cup theconversation.com/soccer-i… via @ConversationUS
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The 1994 World Cup helped rescue ‘the beautiful game’ from mediocrity. On its return to the US, expect more of that beauty theconversation.com/the-1994… via @ConversationUS
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We tested the new World Cup ball – this is what you need to know about how it will fly, dip and swerve theconversation.com/we-teste… via @ConversationUS
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I’m not getting the negativity around Watford. A draw was disappointing on Tuesday, but on another day (and if Maamma wasn’t hooked at halftime for his own protection) we would have won comfortably. And even with a draw, we are only three points off playoffs.
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Okay, going to need someone to help me work out who, what and where. @louorns ? @JordanWiemer ? @Adam_Drury1 ?
Our Friday night XI 🐝
ALT 1.Selvik 3.Alleyne 4.Keben 6.Pollock 29Petris 10.Louza (c) 39.Kayembe 16.Bola 9.Kjerrumgaard 20.Doumbia 66.Irankunda Subs: Baxter (gk), Ngakia, Ince, Sissoko, Semedo, N.Mendy, Abankwah, Baah, Maamma
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Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why theconversation.com/cyclists… via @LaConvCA
That scene in Annie Hall when Woody Allen brings out Marshall McLuhan BUT swapping in social media and George Orwell.
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Pezzolano has succeeded where others have failed…in uniting the #watfordfc fan base. We all hate him and want him gone!
I’m guessing no footage from the dressing room at halftime? I can only hope the Watford players give the coach a right bollocking — dreadful decision making, Pezzolano has no clue.
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Support non-profit journalism; donate to The Conversation! To be honest, we could really do with your money right now: donate.theconversation.com/u…
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Best of luck @androofrench — you’ll be missed. Have really enjoyed your reporting these past years. Please post the leaving spike…us Watford fans could do with a laugh!
The first piece of confirmed #watfordfc related transfer news for this summer watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/…
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