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Senior news reporter @TheAthleticFC, ex BBC & Press Association. Also at mjslater.bsky.social.
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Germany were once World Cup kings. Now they're simply not that good

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By Matt Slater Verified
| Back Pages
For those of you who are relatively new to this World Cup stuff, what we witnessed (near) Boston on Monday used to be very, very unusual. Almost unheard of, in fact. Sure, big teams have been upset by smaller teams before - the World Cup would not be the most watched sporting drama on the planet if everyone knows the ending - and star players have missed penalties in shoot-outs before. But not German teams or German players.
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World Cup illegal streaming sites have ad revenue cut off in latest crackdown Original

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By Matt Slater Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Nearly 1,400 illegal World Cup streaming sites have had their advertising revenue cut off as part of the wider fight against digital piracy. The move to deprive the pirates of advertising dollars has been led by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), a non-profit created by the global advertising industry to fight ad-related crime.
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Germany were once World Cup kings. Now they’re simply not that good Original

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By Matt Slater Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Sure, big teams have been upset by smaller teams before — the World Cup would not be the most watched sporting drama on the planet if everyone knows the ending — and star players have missed penalties in shootouts before. But not German teams or German players. If you are under the age of, let’s say 20, though, you might be shaking your head at this point, thinking “come off it, Slater, you are pulling my leg — Germany ain’t all that”. And you would be right. Something changed.
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