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Umir Irfan

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Umir Irfan

@umirf1

@BBCSport Football Tactics Correspondent. Prev Professional Football Analyst & Scout in English & Italian football. Medical Doctor. DM for email.

Manchester

Joined December 2014

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Everyone's talking about how heat will affect tactics this World Cup so I analysed how teams have won in hot weather, focusing on Maresca's Chelsea. More interestingly, I explored Wenger & Capello's claims that cold and windy countries produce less technical footballers and
Football tactics analysed: How the weather shapes a country's football
From bbc.co.uk
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Mar 5, 2025
Left footed Ronaldo chop? We’re going to the moon lads.
Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Mar 5, 2025
Project Mbappe.
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Feb 22, 2024
😭
Judgmental Jim
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Judgmental Jim
Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Feb 22, 2024
Just seen the most disrespectful football clip out, ha.
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Nov 22, 2022
3 points, 2 goals.
Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Oct 31, 2024
Life is funny.
Ahmed
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Ahmed
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Aug 11, 2023
Saint Maximin ➡️ Mahrez ➡️ Firmino. Yeah, ridiculous. And unfair. Lovely goal.
دوري روشن السعودي
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دوري روشن السعودي
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Feb 13, 2025
Stormzy is a genuine disgrace. He said “in the future, if there is ever a clear injustice in the world no matter how big or small, 100 times out of 100 I will always be on the side of the oppressed,” then deleted that post and sold out for McDonald’s money. There’s 0 integrity.
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Oct 4, 2024
Someone looked at McTominay and finally profiled him properly domestically. And that someone is Antonio Conte, and in Italy. It is so over.
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Jul 8, 2023
Fam.
theKFA
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Jan 11, 2023
Casemiro was Real Madrid's least technical midfielder 😂
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Jul 16, 2022
Ronaldo announced his firm desire to leave United for a UCL side and every side he was linked to denied any interest in him, whilst United have also looked better without him. Funny.
Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Jan 14, 2025
don't mean to be too woke but this isn't funny lol.
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@CLINT419
Jan 14, 2025
2026 lookin good. Thank You 🙏🏽💸
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Nov 11, 2024
radical idea. get like 9 officials on VAR but put them in separate rooms. then get them to vote on the decision alone & send their answer to a mediator who tallies the score & sends the decision to the ref. remove psychological / group influence. up sample size. reduce variance
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Umir Irfan
@umirf1
Oct 25, 2025
Once a week Casemiro for 60 minutes each week, proper footballer.
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