symptic

Which United and City players have retired recently?

I would argue Messi is more of an impactful player than influential.

You can copy Cruyff's philosophies and find moderate success, but it's near impossible to just copy Messi's playstyle.

Tame Impala would like a word.

Shouldn't a player wait until further in the game to make bets on themselves?

Player contracts need an equivalent of "overtime" clauses; i.e.: anything above 50 games per year incurs a per-game appearance fee, bar any cup finals.

Perhaps even more granular with total minutes tracked.

It's only illegal if you get punished before the statute of limitation.