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Ryan Benson @rbenson92.bsky.social Data Journalist at Opta Analyst ⚽📊 | Reporter at two World Cups 🇷🇺🇶🇦 | Enjoyer of rock music and beer 🎸🍻 |📍 West Yorkshire
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James Yorke @jair1970.com soccer analytics with a glint in the eye, personal views here
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Ben Griffis @begriffis.bsky.social ⚽️ Data Scientist, open for work | Past: Kolding IF 🇩🇰 & Loudoun United 🇺🇸 | Views my own | bengriffis.com & griffisanalysis.beehiiv.com
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Kevin Garside @kevingarside.bsky.social Write about sport for the i paper, post about life, which amounts to the same thing, right?
Duncan Castles @duncancastles.bsky.social Football journalist •Sunday Times •Daily Record •Insta @duncan.castles •Twitter @DuncanCastles •The Transfers Podcast https://apple.co/3XQNQOv https://bsky.app/profile/transferscast.bsky.social
Jonathan Northcroft @jnorthcroft.bsky.social Football correspondent for The Sunday Times. "A carefully rehearsed piece of tomfoolery."
Paul Brown @pbsportswriter.bsky.social Investigative reporter, freelance, specialising in sport and finance. You will see me in Josimar and many UK nationals
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Richard Newman @richnewman.bsky.social Commentator, reporter & VO - World Athletics, European Athletics, Warner Bros Discovery (Eurosport, TNT Sports), IMG (UEFA/EFL), Sky Sports News, DAZN. There will be running, athletics and #BHAFC content…
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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
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Uri Levy @levyninho.bsky.social Football journalist and commentator. Founder of BabaGol, contributing to many others. أبو أماليا. #keepingfootballreal
Sam Tighe @stighefootball.bsky.social ⚽️ writing & broadcasting with ESPN.
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Caitlin Murray @caitlinmurr.bsky.social • Senior editor: ESPN.
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Dan Vaughn @danvaughn.bsky.social Editor at Protagonist Soccer. Soccer, Books, Vinyl, basically all the stuff you expect from a middle-aged white dude.
Ryan Baldi @ryanbaldi.bsky.social Sportswriter. Books: They Always Score; Arsene Who?; The Dream Factory; The Next Big Thing
Chris Lepkowski @chrislepkowski.bsky.social Academic | sports journalist | author | comms
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Maher Mezahi @mahermezahi.bsky.social All we need in life is a little African football. Covering sport on the continent for 10 years across different media outlets. Creator and host of the African Five-a-side podcast. 
Sam Cunningham @samcunningham.bsky.social Sports journalist.
Bylines: The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Premier League.
Formerly: The i Paper, Daily Mail
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Brian D. Bunk @brianbunk.bsky.social I study the early history of soccer in the United States. My new book "The Shortest History of Soccer" is out now.
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Tor-Kristian Karlsen @tkkarlsen.bsky.social Writer / columnist @ ESPN. Independent advisor with 25+ years experience in the football industry.
Neel Shelat @shelatneel.bsky.social Devotee of the religion of football
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Felix Tamsut @ftamsut.bsky.social 🏟️ Fankultur and German football
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Ryan McDonald @rmcd93.bsky.social Football writer | Daily Record ✍️
Jonathan @jonathangrade.bsky.social #cafc
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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social Deputy Football Editor at @theguardian.com I Random thoughts & rubbish jokes
Rory Smith @rorysmith.bsky.social The Observer, Men In Blazers, the Monday Night Club, Libero. Author of "Mister" and "Expected Goals."
David Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social Football Correspondent, The Athletic
Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social Freelance football journalist. Published: FourFourTwo, Guardian, talkSPORT, WhoScored, ESPN, The Blizzard and more
Nizaar Kinsella @nizaarkinsella.bsky.social ✍🏻 Senior football reporter for BBC Sport
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Sam McGuire @sammcguire90.bsky.social I do words and analysis. Published: Opta Analyst, FotMob, Sporting Life, Optus Sport and more.
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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.
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Fútbol es la leche @futboleslaleche.bsky.social Red hot Spanish football takes. Freelance writer for Blizzard, Nutmeg and others.
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Samuel Marsden @samuelmarsden.bsky.social Covering fútbol in Spain & beyond.
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Daniel Taylor @dtathletic.bsky.social Senior football writer for The Athletic.
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Josh @josh-butler.bsky.social Senior writer and socials for These Football Times. Find me in The Guardian, World Soccer Magazine and When Saturday Comes. Sometimes I speak Norwegian. United and Tromsø IL.
Nick Harris @sportingintel.bsky.social Trying to be better.
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Tom Rennie @thomasjrennie.bsky.social I’m talking about things that aren’t football here.
Colin Millar @colinmillar.bsky.social Football news reporter and journalist for The Athletic. Author of The Frying Pan of Spain.
Nils Mackay @nilsmackay.bsky.social Data Science at Opta- J James Maw @jamestmaw.bsky.social Commissioning editor at The Athletic, 'awful opinions' on The View From The Lane, medium-term suffering Kingstonian fan
Jack Lang @jacklang.bsky.social Football writer for The Athletic
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David Lynch @davidlynchlfc.co.uk Football journalist reporting on Liverpool FC. Previously: Sunday Mirror, Evening Standard, LFC, MEN, Goal.
Adam Hurrey @footballcliches.bsky.social Writer & editor at The Athletic | Creator & host of the 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 podcast, for my sins | linktr.ee/footballcliches
Nick Ames @nickames82.bsky.social European sports correspondent, the Guardian
George Caulkin @georgecaulkin.bsky.social Football writer at The Athletic, Pod on the Tyne chatter, Patron of The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, hapless runner.
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Emma Smith @emmasmithbbc.bsky.social Award-winning BBC Sport journo | Heard BBC World Service, BBC 5 Live, The Week Unwrapped | Seen BBC News, ABC News | Sports Journalism Association committee member | Manchester Laces goalkeeper coach
Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social Football. Music. Words. Labradors. Hopeless optimism.
Bryan’s Gunn @bryansgunn.bsky.social A football man
Jonno 🏴 @jonnojohnson.me Scottish ex-pat in Austin, TX. Mostly post re: LFC, Austin FC & Tech
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Sam Smith @sgpsmith.bsky.social The Palace
Media essay blog: @medialore.bsky.social
Ian King @twoht.bsky.social Podcaster, (association) football writer, copywriter, $ubstacker. Writer for Football League World, also seen on Fotmob, When Saturday Comes. Come on in, the takes are *toasty*. London-born, Sussex based. He/him.
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social Freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer etc; 14yrs FourFourTwo Global Digital Editor. Boltonian diaspora. Dad of two, hubby of one, opinions of my own, LGBT+ ally 🏳️🌈
Ben McAleer @benmcaleer.bsky.social Freelance content creator and editor. I don’t appreciate being paraphrased. Now, I choose my words very deliberately.
Out Of Context Football @nocontextfooty.bsky.social #Football never sleeps.
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Alex Truica @alextruica.bsky.social Freelance Sports Journalist, Editor, Podcaster, Amateur Coach, Player & Referee. Doing Barça, Bundesliga & La Liga stuff for
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Christian Radnedge @christianrad.com Reuters. Sports Journalist. Views my own, unfortunately. #COYS #BarnetFC
Ruairidh Barlow @ruribarlow.bsky.social Spanish Football Correspondent🇪🇸
Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen.bsky.social Football writer and broadcaster. Author of Haaland: The incredible story behind the world's greatest striker - https://smarturl.it/HaalandLars
Matthew Karagich @matthewkaragich.bsky.social 
Matt Ford @matt4d.bsky.social Freelance journalist based in Germany | German & European football, sports politics & fan culture | The Guardian, The New European, London Evening Standard, BBC Sport, DW Sports, 11Freunde, SoFoot, etc | United We Stand 🇾🇪
Jack (tehTrunk) @tehtrunk.bsky.social COYS - Rule the Roost
Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social ⚽️💰🚓 Co-author Football's Secret Trade| NYT Global Sports Correspondent| ✉️tariq.panja@nytimes.com |tariq.panja@protonmail.com| 
Alex Keble @alexkeble.bsky.social Football writer. Features / tactics for the Premier League, FourFourTwo, AVFC, Football 360