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BBC Sport looks at the events of the past week and why they have raised fresh concerns about a season that has unravelled both on and off the pitch.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

A 2018 power-sharing deal brought relative peace, with Kiir as president and Machar his deputy, but the agreement has unravelled over the past year.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But the Hammers are still in Europe, with a Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen to look forward to, while Newcastle's campaign has unravelled a bit in the past few weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

Delinquency and crime have soared as Greece's social fabric has unravelled under the weight of austerity measures that have cut the income of ordinary Greeks by 40%.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2013

History is a tangled skein that one may take up at any point, and break when one has unravelled enough; but complexity precedes evolution.

From The Education of Henry Adams by Adams, Henry