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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social sports @us.theguardian.com • soccer talk @heyspirits.bsky.social • past things @washingtonpost.com @medillschool.bsky.social • #SeasIt
David Gass @empiregass.bsky.social Founder & Host of @soccerwisehq.bsky.social
Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social Soccer reporter at The Guardian. Photographer, washed-up mechanic, total jerk.
Writing about American soccer and all its weird, wild history.
Tips, comments or complaints: hello@pablomaurer.com !
Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social “If something on the internet doesn’t spark joy, mute it.” All views are mine and should be yours. Chaotic good tbh.
Buying Things Is Optional
TacticsFreeZone.com
Pete Hall @petehall86.bsky.social North-West Football Correspondent for The i Paper
Stories 📧: Pete.Hall@theipaper.com
Stan Kelly @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social Legendary Editorial Cartoonist for The Onion for over 50 years.
"The Most Powerful Name in Cartooning" (TM)
https://linktr.ee/stankelly
Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social Freelance football reporter at The Athletic and Irish Times. NUJ. FWA.
Michael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social Football/soccer for The Athletic. Posting article links here, but only having arguments on twitter.
Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social Freelance writer - The Guardian, The Telegraph, Wisden, FourFourTwo, BBC Sport & more.
Freelance commentator - Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, BBC Radio London, ECB, the Blaze.
Podcasts - TrueFaith, Cider Press
Solicitor - pensions at Sacker & Partners
Harry De Cosemo @harrydecosemo.bsky.social Football journalist/author. @BBCSport, @guardian_sport, @WorldSoccerMag & more. Subscribe on YouTube 🎥🎙️ Book: Black & White Knight
https://linktr.ee/harrydecosemo
Callum Boyle @callum-boyle.bsky.social Working as a senior sports writer at GRV Media. Avid Leicester City poster and boxing enjoyer who also dabbles in cricket and GAA.
If I'm not home, I'm probably travelling somewhere in the world
Alex Kirkland @alexkirkland.bsky.social Madrid correspondent, ESPN. Producer, TSFP. Arsenal fan.
Andrew Butler @mrabutler.bsky.social Deputy sports editor (acting) @theobserveruk.bsky.social, pundit and hypeman @leytonorientfc.bsky.social, one-time winner of ITV's Tenable.
Geoff Gillingham @geoffgillingham.bsky.social Senior Editorial Manager at Euroleague Basketball. 🏀 EuroLeague correspondent for Italy, France and Monaco. 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇲🇨 Ex: MARCA, Gazzetta dello Sport. ⚽️
Sam Wallace @samwallace.bsky.social Chief football writer @telegraphnews @telegraphfootball
OptaJoe @optajoe.com 1 - The official BlueSky page for Stats Perform’s English football coverage, brought to you by OptaJoe. Illuminating.
Robbie Mustoe @robbiemustoe.bsky.social 📺 Premier League Studio Analyst for NBC Sports.
🎙️ Co-host of The 2 Robbies Podcast.
Frederic Pavlidis @fredericpavlidis.bsky.social Pappa, medmänniska, journalist. Tidigare styrelseledamot i
@ssfaips
Finns också på https://x.com/FredPavlidis
Tony Evans @tonyevans92a.bsky.social 
Daniel Taylor @dtathletic.bsky.social Senior football writer for The Athletic.
📚 Clough, Ferguson, Keegan, I Believe in Miracles 🌳👌🏻 ⭐️⭐️
Fernando Duarte @thesurrealfd.bsky.social Brazilian writer, journalist, musician, dreamer…
James Ducker @telegraphducker.bsky.social Northern Football Correspondent, The Daily & Sunday Telegraph. Formerly at The Times. I don’t write the headlines. @ManUtd & @ManCity in the main …
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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social Football. Music. Words. Labradors. Hopeless optimism.
Guillem Balagué @guillem-balague.bsky.social Football author, journalist, storyteller, YouTuber, club chairman. CBS Sports, BBC 5Live, LaLiga TV, Biggleswade United.
📧 George@blueprintx.co.uk
📚 david@davidluxtonassociates.co.uk
IG: @guillembalague
Dan Roan @danroan.bsky.social BBC Sports Editor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/topics/cd61kendv7et
Patrik Brenning @patrikbrenning.bsky.social Sportjournalist på Aftonbladet. Författare till boken ”Så vinner vi igen”.
Rob Harris @robharrisreports.bsky.social Sports Correspondent, Sky News
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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social Football journalist | The Athletic, FourFourTwo, Totally Football Show, Canal+ | Author of Do You Speak Football? and Va-Va-Voom | www.tomwfootball.com
Julien Laurens @julienlaurens.bsky.social Frenchman in England talking all things football on ESPN, TNT Sport, RMC Sport, the Totally Football Show and 5Live http://instagram.com/julien_laurens
Andy Brassell @andybrassell.bsky.social Talker/writer on European football for On The Continent, Guardian, Talksport & more. Author. NBA enjoyer. Serial sneaker owner & vinyl collector. Subscribe at lnk.to/otc (now several times per week)
Dion Fanning @dionfanning.bsky.social Journalist. Free State podcast
Rob Draper @draper-rob.bsky.social 🎙️Co-host It Was What It Was https://podfollow.com/1745066482
📰@guardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rob-draper
📕Author Dear England, The Real Story of the Three Lions Rebirth https://geni.us/DearEngland
James Dall @jamesdall.bsky.social Global Paid Media Manager.
Arsenal supporter.
Former football editor at ESPN and Sky Sports.
Mat Kendrick @matkendrick.bsky.social Head of Sport, Reach (Regionals) 
Chelsea Football Club @chelseafcn.bsky.social Follow us on YouTube https://youtube.com/@chelseaskybluechannel?si=YJp19hOkIEGp6DHS
Luke Edwards @lukeedwardstele.bsky.social Northern Football writer for the Daily Telegraph and BBC podcaster. Leyton Orient fan. Natural cynic 
Gary Jacob @garyjacob.bsky.social Sports reporter, The Times. Views my own. Previous life analysing breathing patterns and the heart.
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/gary-jacob/1/159/a82
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@chelseafcw.bsky.social WWWWWWWWWDWWWWDWWDWWWW- J James Maw @jamestmaw.bsky.social Commissioning editor at The Athletic, 'awful opinions' on The View From The Lane, medium-term suffering Kingstonian fan
Patrik Syk @patriksyk.bsky.social Dödsglädje och nordengelsk fotboll. Jobbar med AI och ljud på Aftonbladet.
Chris Bascombe @chrisbascombe.bsky.social Telegraph Sports reporter / freelance LFC/EFC writer
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/c/cf-cj/chris-bascombe/
Anders Bjuhr @andersbjuhr.bsky.social I swear to god I had something for this.
Scott Wilson @scottwilsonecho.bsky.social Chief Sports Writer at The Northern Echo. Follower of all things Newcastle United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. With a bit of ropey indie music thrown in…
Greg O'Keeffe @gregok.bsky.social Football writer for The Athletic
Chris Wathan @chriswathan.bsky.social BBC Sport Wales journalist
Darren Lewis @mirrordarren.bsky.social President: Sports Journalists’ Association
Assistant Editor: Daily Mirror
Matt Spiro @mattspiro.bsky.social France-based football broadcaster and writer
@sistoney67.bsky.social @sistoney67.bsky.social BBC Chief Football News Reporter and part of BBC Sounds ‘How To Buy A Football Club’ team
Craig Hope @craighope-dm.bsky.social Daily Mail Chief Football Reporter. Find me here on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@craighope_dailymail
@sjohnsonsport.bsky.social @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social 
Richard Jolly @richjolly.bsky.social Senior Football Correspondent, the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/author/richard-jolly
Lee Ryder @leeryder.bsky.social Chief Newcastle United writer for Chronicle Live #nufc 
Noa Bachner @noabachner.bsky.social Journalist, Expressen. Swedish and international football. Skrivit boken "Den sista utposten".
Juliette Ferrington @julietteferrington.bsky.social ⚽️ Sky Sports Matchday Live Reporter https://www.instagram.com/julietteferrington?igsh=MTd6NW5tcDVnY3ozdA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
Football Law @footballlaw.co.uk Your go-to resource for overviews of football’s institutions and procedures, and analysis of the latest football law news and decisions.
Created and operated by Thomas Horton, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers.
www.footballlaw.co.uk
Oliver Todd @olivertodd.bsky.social Digital Head of Sport | Mail Sport, MailOnline, Daily Mail
Dave Morton @davesmorton.bsky.social https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/authors/david-morton/
Lee Roden @leeroden89.bsky.social You might have read my stuff once upon a time. Still collecting football stadiums for fun.
Liam Twomey @liamtwomey.bsky.social Chelsea and more for The Athletic
Rupert Fryer @rupert-fryer.bsky.social Creative at @footballco. Sometimes still a Football writer, mostly South America, Published: Guardian, Observer, Independent, Goal, ESPN, 442, Standard, Blizzard, Mundial…
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Gareth Vincent @garethvincent.bsky.social Reporter at BBC Sport Wales. Views are my own
Charlie Skillen @charlieskillen.bsky.social 
Michael Yokhin @yokhin.bsky.social European football writer, from Germany and Italy to Norway and Ukraine.
Guardian, BBC, FourFourTwo, Independent, Blizzard, ESPN, NYT, Josimar, 11Freunde, and more.
DMs open.
Kris Heneage @kheneage.bsky.social Writer and football fan.
Carl Worswick @cworswick.bsky.social British journalist based in Bogotá dedicated to Colombian football. Contribute to World Soccer, Blizzard, Guardian and others.
Tom Allnutt @tomallnutt.bsky.social Football journalist for The Times.
Now London, previously Madrid.
Sasha Goryunov @slasherrrr.bsky.social goalie; pitchside for Setanta Sports in 26/27
Paul Joyce @pjoyce1.bsky.social The Times
Thom Lawrence 🍋👀 @lemonwatcher.com 
Gaby Kirschner @gabykirschner.bsky.social 
Paul Riley @footballfactman.bsky.social Data, recruitment and strategy consultant in professional football.
https://differentgame.co.uk
Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com ESPN writer/yapper
James Yorke @jair1970.com soccer analytics with a glint in the eye, personal views here
work: Hudl, Data
prior: Statsbomb, Director of Football
Analysis, Product, Customer Success, Support, Site Editor. Also Soccer Analytics writing veteran, various inc The Ringer, ESPN
Ben Dinnery @bendinnery.bsky.social Founder of @PremierInjuries | https://www.premierinjuries.com/
𝙄𝙣𝙟𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙩 | Contributions @TheAthleticUK @SkySports @BBCSport among others.
Enquiries 📧 ben@premierinjuries.com
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Frida Fagerlund @ffagerlund.bsky.social ⚽️ Football journalist
📍 London, UK
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Rob Daly @robtdaly.bsky.social Football Commentator 🎤 ⚽️ • #SPURSPLAY for Tottenham Hotspur • Live Premier League + Champions League on Premier Sports 🇮🇪• Host the #UCL podcast
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Kieran Maguire @priceoffootball.bsky.social Slightly rippled, with a flat underside
Jeff Bakalar @jerf.xyz CEO, @giantbomb.com
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Alistair Magowan @alistairmagowan.bsky.social Head of Communications at Kick It Out and Uefa B football coach
Samuel Marsden @samuelmarsden.bsky.social Covering fútbol in Spain & beyond.
ESPN ✍️
Siempre Positivo 🎙️
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Graham Smyth @grahamsmyth.bsky.social Yorkshire Evening Post chief football writer. Views all mine. 
Makoto Asahara @asaharam.bsky.social 
Ben Mayhew @experimental361.com Football analysis & visualisations with an EFL bias. Lapsed astrophysicist.
experimental361.com
Vithushan Ehantharajah @vitue.bsky.social ✍🏿 Associate editor ESPNcricinfo
🗣️ Football Ramble
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Brian Owen @brianowenargus.bsky.social Sports desk at The Argus, Brighton.
Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
Andy Naylor @andynaylorbrighton.bsky.social Sexagenarian grandad with a senior citizens railcard, very happily married father of two grown-ups, repelling age with tennis, pilates and outdoor spas. Oh, and the only Stoke supporter covering Brighton.
Luke @lukeaaronmoore.bsky.social Broadcaster, producer, and podcast exec. I co-own Stak (stakpod.bsky.social)
Marcus Speller @marcusspeller.bsky.social The Football Ramble
Colin Millar @colinmillar.bsky.social Football news reporter and journalist for The Athletic. Author of The Frying Pan of Spain.
Molly Hudson @m0llywrites.bsky.social Formula 1 reporter for The Times 📰 Previously (and still sporadically) women’s and men’s football.
Probably on a ✈️