Matthijs van Dam @matthijsvndam.bsky.social Investigative sports reporter @trouw.nl | Gulf States, (Geo)politics & Hooliganism | The Loep ‘24 & ‘26 | Sportspressprize ‘22 | Nomination Tegel ‘22 | matthijs.van.dam@trouw.nl
Some Rando in Mexico @randywithawhy.bsky.social Escapee from USA
Author of "Relying on the Kindness of Machines?"
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Will Prochaska @willprochaska.bsky.social Campaigner for gambling reform (Coalition to End Gambling Ads). Urban health enthusiast. Dad of three in Hackney, London.
Martin Endemann @endi.bsky.social Fanrechte (FSE / BAFF) / On tour with Tennis Borussia / Still loving KSC / Platten sammeln, Platten machen, Acid ist fertig.
Peter O'Brien @pobjourno.bsky.social France 24 journalist and broadcaster
Presenting Tech 24 every Sunday at 3.10pm CET
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol Senior Writer at The Ringer covering the intersection of tech, politics, and media 🦉 NYT bestselling author of Impossible Owls 🦉 also, how can I put this: sports
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Qualitätsjournalismus ohne Förderung @ballesterer.at Das Magazin zur offensiven Erweiterung des Fuſʒballhorizonts. Jetzt zwitschern wir auf Bluesky! Heißt: Journalismus, Meinung, überraschender Quality Content.
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John Ness @johnness.bsky.social Head of Content for SB Nation, local news supporter.
Mark Tighe @marktighe.bsky.social Author and journalist
Bertus de Jong @bdjcricket.bsky.social 
Caribbean Cricket Podcast @caribcricket.bsky.social Diaspora voices talking Windies cricket
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Barney Ronay @barneyronay.bsky.social Sports journalist
Osprey @cricketosprey.bsky.social Scottish. Writes and talks about cricket (among other sports) a lot.
You can read my writings here: https://cricketosprey.substack.com/
Rod Lyall @rodlyall.bsky.social Cricket writer; retired academic
Sam Cunningham @samcunningham.bsky.social Sports journalist.
Bylines: The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Premier League.
Formerly: The i Paper, Daily Mail
E: s.cunningham@live.co.uk
Steve Sharman @liberoacademica.bsky.social Football Writer
Gambling Psychologist (Loughborough Uni)
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
Faux groundhopper
Derby County fan
Words in Glory, Hopper's Guide, Terrace Edition, Outside Write, Football Heritage & others.
https://www.clippings.me/liberoacademical
Nick Ames @nickames82.bsky.social European sports correspondent, the Guardian
@davidgoldblatt.bsky.social @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social 
Julian Fell @jtfell.com Journalist at ABC News Story Lab
https://jtfell.com
Thomas Lund Hansen @thomaslund71.eurosky.social Journalist på Jyllands-Posten. Seneste læserhenvendelse: "Usmagelig barnagtig useriøs journalistik. Bliv voksen."
Har lært ChatGPT alt, hvad den kan. Pandelampeambassadør. Svarer ikke skjulte profiler. Alle synspunkter er Jyllands-Postens ikke mine.
Alex Jacobs @aj16.bsky.social Director of the Joffe Trust. Illicit finance, economic crime, philanthropy. Scaramouche Sailing Trust too.
Jonathan Wilson @jonawils.bsky.social Author of Inverting the Pyramid, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Names Heard Long Ago and Two Brothers. Editor of the Blizzard. Journalist for the Guardian. Co-host of It Was What It Was: the Football History Podcast.
www.jonawils.com
Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk The curious fan’s football Substack and podcast by Chris Lee, author of 📕 Origin Stories (2021), 📘 The Defiant (2022), and 📗 Shades of Green (2025). DM to commission me
Groundhopping and football culture and history.
More 👉 https://linktr.ee/outsidewrite
Albert Samaha @samaha.bsky.social journalist & author of “Concepcion” & “Never Ran, Never Will” / albertcsamaha@gmail.com / https://samaha.substack.com/
David Payne Purdum @davidpurdum.bsky.social I write about sports betting for ESPN. I am not good at sports betting.
I'm also a music lover and soccer coach. 
Soccer America @socceramerica.bsky.social Covering #USMNT since 1971, #USWNT since 1985.
Ed Malyon @eaamalyon.bsky.social Sport(s)
FUFA. @officialfufa.bsky.social Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).
Affiliated account x.com/OfficialFUFA
David Harding @davidmharding.bsky.social Journalist, sport, politics.
Louis Richter @karimdrehkick.bsky.social Audio und Text bei 11FREUNDE. Liebhaber von Hertha BSC und Basketball. Moabiter.
🎤 Podcast-Host „Themenfrühstück“, „11FREUNDE am Abend“, „Eine Lina für sich“ mit Lina Magull und „Der Fußball, mein Leben und ich“
Brenda Elsey @brendaelsey.bsky.social Prof and Historian of politics, gender, and pop culture esp fútbol in LatAm. Views expressed are my own. Co-host www.burnitalldownpod.com; anti-discrimination work with www.farenet.org; she/her, books on gender and sport: https://utpress.utexas.edu
Ukraine Cricket @ukrainecricket.bsky.social Since 1993 🇺🇦🏏
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John Naughton @jjn1.bsky.social Academic,newspaper columnist (Observer), blogger (johnnaughton.substack.com), photographer, optimist (despite current state of world), author, co-founder of Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (mctd.ac.uk) at Cambridge
Danny Funt @dannyfunt.bsky.social Author, EVERYBODY LOSES: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling (Jan '26)
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Everybody-Loses/Danny-Funt/9781668062029
Reporting in @WashingtonPost.com, etc.
dannyfunt1@gmail(dot)com
dannyfunt.substack.com
Romain Molina @romain-molina.bsky.social Ecrivain. Auteur de douze livres + reportages/enquêtes pour The Guardian, The New York Times, BBC, CNN ou Josimar. Conteur d'histoires indépendant et basketteur
Fair Game @fairgameuk.bsky.social Fair Game is a coalition of 'value-driven' football clubs and individuals seeking to improve the governance of football in England and Wales.
Adam Leventhal @adamleventhal.bsky.social Senior Writer & Broadcaster • Doc maker • Pod presenter • @theathleticFC
FWA / SJA / AIPS audio & written awards winner
Niamh O’Mahony @niamhomahony.bsky.social Sport, Media, Digital Tech, random things of interest. From Cork, mostly resides in Dublin. #SpéirGorm
Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social MRKT Insights/ Clean Sheet Capital / Everton moaning 
Kevin Rye @kevinrye.bsky.social Owner, https://fanengagement.net Lecturer in football business & media at UCFB Wembley. Increasingly interested in geopolitics & foreign affairs. #slavaukrani Reposts don't mean I endorse views of poster or post.
Benjamin Best @benbest.bsky.social ARD Sportschau / WDR Sport inside
Marcus Bark @artus69.bsky.social Freelance Sports Writer for e.g. @sportschau and @spiegel, Football, Politics & Sports. SC Husen-Kurl. Red since ’77.
Threema: 569P7PWU
Neel Shelat @shelatneel.bsky.social Devotee of the religion of football
Freelance Journalist/Analyst/Consultant covering the game around the globe. Featured on Al Jazeera, Forbes.com, FourFourTwo, Analytics FC, FotMob, World Soccer, The Blizzard, The Transfer Flow & more
neelshelat.com
Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social Inequality Economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game. Other Economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.
https://linktr.ee/garysecon
J @gibbo911.bsky.social 
Tim Walters @timwalters.bsky.social Canadian college professor. Writes about football, degrowth, culture, political economy, and the climate emergency. Walks a lot.
@jenssejer.bsky.social @jenssejer.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.
https://unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social Chief football writer at the Independent. Author of 'States of Play'
Emerging Cricket @emergingcricket.bsky.social Leading independent coverage of Associate cricket and beyond with a mission to #GrowTheGame | #ECPod wherever you listen to podcasts | linktr.ee/EmergingCricket
Paul Watson @paul-c-watson.bsky.social Ex-youngest international manager in world (sort of). Wrote Up Pohnpei, owned Mongolian team. Half of The Sweeper. Underdog Ultra.
Dutch Kate @dutchbkate.bsky.social Scorer for Netherlands Cricket. Lover of County Cricket. Knows a bit about property.
Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social Human Rights | Sports | Cricket | Climate | Governance
PhD Candidate @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
Researcher @sportandrights.bsky.social
Member @cricketacademic.bsky.social
Henry Belot @henrybelot.bsky.social I'm a reporter with Guardian Australia. I used to work with the ABC, the BBC and The Canberra Times. You should drop me an email and say hello: henry.belot@theguardian.com
World Soccer @worldsoccermag.bsky.social The undisputed authority on international football since 1960.
Next issue out: September 25
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
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Nige Tassell @nigetassell.bsky.social Paperback writer.
Latest book – Truly Gifted Kids: A Book About A Band Called Prefab Sprout
Five stars – Mojo
'A beautiful thing' – Tim Burgess
'Charming, compassionate and utterly entertaining' – Mirror
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Marcus Haydon @marcusjhaydon.bsky.social South America for @wsc.co.uk and @worldfootball.bsky.social
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Catherine Ordway, PhD @cordway.bsky.social Sport Integrity Research Lead at University of Canberra
Half joking “Everyday a new scandal”
Unbridled optimism “Nothing is impossible!”
#genderequality #antidoping #matchfixing #corruption #sportslaw #sportmanagement
MRKT Insights @mrktinsights.bsky.social Football Data Analytics company working with clubs around the world on strategy and recruitment.
SPORT&POLITICS @jensweinreich.bsky.social Officially declared 'persona non grata' by a FIFA Ethics Commission. Subscribe to award-winning journalism: Olympic analyses, crime & corruption, bids. IOC maniac.
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Emanuel Rosu @emishor.bsky.social Football journalist based in Romania. Articles published by Guardian, BBC, FourFourTwo, World Soccer, Josimar. Ballon d'Or jury member
Matt Slater @mjslater.bsky.social I cover the business/politics of football & other global sports for The Athletic. In other words, I mainly do bad news.
🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/matt-slater/
Kat @sportlawyer.bsky.social 
Niall Couper @niallcouper.bsky.social Changemaker, former Head of Media for Amnesty UK, former CEO Fair Game, author of three books, Wimbledon fan and lover of 90s indie music
Thomas Søndergaard @videophoto.bsky.social Photojournalist/Photographer
🎥 Video 📸 Photo 🦉Teaching.
Works across all of Denmark. Mostly in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Sometimes abroad.
www.thomassoendergaard.dk/
Sports Politika @sportspolitika.news At the intersection of sports, power and politics. A reader-supported media venture by @karimzidan.com | Subscribe now: https://www.sportspolitika.news/subscribe
Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social Women’s cricket historian & journalist. Sports Journalism lecturer at Bournemouth University & writer for Guardian Sport. Vice Chair of The Cricket Society.
The FootPol Podcast @footpolpodcast.bsky.social The FootPol Podcast: Where Football Meets Politics.
Episodes out every other Monday on all podcast platforms. We also link here!
Hosted by Dr Guy Burton and Dr Francesco Belcastro,
https://bsky.app/profile/guyburton.net and @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social
Annika Becker (sie/ihr) @annikabecker.bsky.social Freiberufliche Journalistin und Podcasterin ✍🏻🎙️⚽ u.a. für Sportschau_de, TAZ, web_de, Fokus auf den Fußball der Frauen. Teil der FRÜF-Crew. Eine Hälfte von "Becker & Pfeiffer. Der Fußballpodcast". Co-Founderin "Bolztribüne" mit Mara Pfeiffer.
Scott Balaam @scottbalaam.bsky.social My life has come full circle - I’m back in Italy … teaching in #Florence with regular trips to #Rome. I used to do a bit of #sport and #travel writing and occasionally dust off the keyboard and create something. Love #SSLazio, #Calcio & #Watfordfc.
Jan Jensen @janjensen009.bsky.social Journalist, sportskommentar og meningsdanner. Skriver om international sport, FIFA, IOC og bagsiden af sporten.
Jonathan Campion @jonathancampion.com Central Asia wanderer 🇰🇿🇸🇱🇰🇬 | Cricket writer 🏏 | Also Norfolk, Eurasia and Ukraine 🇺🇦
🌏 jonathancampion.com
🏏 jonathancampion.com/cricket
📷 lifeincentralasia.picfair.com
📲 youtube.com/@20SecondTravels
Play the Game @playthegame-org.bsky.social Play the Game is an initiative promoting democracy, transparency, and freedom of expression in world sport💥 #goodgovernance #ptg2025
Duncan Mackay @duncanmackay.bsky.social Editor of the Zeus Files. Founder insidethegames and insideworldfootball. Winner UK Sports Journalist of the Year and UK Internet Sports Journalist of the Year Published author. Subscribe to Zeus Files at https://duncanmackayveritas.substack.com/
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social Director @fairsq.bsky.social
Marko Begović @begovicmarko.bsky.social 
The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social 🎙️🌍 Football podcast telling the most extraordinary stories from around the world
⭐️ 5* rating from 1000+ listeners
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David Webber 🇵🇸 @drdavewebber.bsky.social #6MusicDad to Daniel, Evie, and Reuben. A lifelong Red playing on the Left. Thinks a lot and writes a bit on the political economy of football.
Harry Pearson @camsell59.bsky.social Shopping in Waitrose with a B&M carrier bag https://harrypearson.contently.com/
Russell Holden @russinthezone.bsky.social Author. Researcher, Lecturer, Mentor and Broadcaster on issues where Sport and Politics overlap. Cricket, Jazz and dog lover. 
Nick Harris @sportingintel.bsky.social Trying to be better.
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/
Nathan Paul Southern @nathanpaulsouthern.bsky.social Security specialist- Covering conflict, mafia/gov connections, cyber slavery, environmental crime, human trafficking, arms smuggling and corruption.
Reporting for The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera etc
Ops Director at The Eyewitness Project
Troels Bager Thøgersen @troelsbager.bsky.social @Campo www.campo.dk
репортерЛарс 🇧🇻🏴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷 @reporterlars.bsky.social Journalist — redaktør/editor
josimar.no / josimarfootball.com
Helt middels innebandyspiller
Gavin Hamilton @gavinhamiltoned.bsky.social Football and stuff. Ex-World Soccer, now SportBusiness
Chaled Nahar @chalednahar.bsky.social Arbeitet bei der Sportschau und beim Deutschlandfunk
https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/reporter/chaled-nahar,autor-chaled-nahar-100.html
Håvard Melnæs @bobbyperu.bsky.social Editor https://josimarfootball.com
Guy Burton @guyburton.net Recovering academic. Taught politics. Written some books. Occasional commentator. Now making podcasts. Looking for opportunities in Brussels.
www.guyburton.net
Karim Zidan @karimzidan.com Award-winning author and investigative journalist covering the intersection of sports and politics. Pre-order my new book, THE ULTIMATE STRONGMEN, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Strongmen/Karim-Zidan/9781668225721
Zoë Flood @zoeflood.bsky.social Journalist/filmmaker – www.zoeflood.com/about2
3x BBC Eye Investigations, 9/11: Inside the President's War Room and more. Posts 🗞️🎞️🌍📸🗺️📚📝💆🏼♀️🌳🏊🏻♀️ and more.
Made/refined 🇬🇧🇿🇼🇦🇺🇧🇪🇰🇪
Cricket Research Network @cricketacademic.bsky.social The voice of cricket research. Chaired by Raf Nicholson
Lennart Sauerwald @lsauerwald.bsky.social #VfB -Blogger und -Podcaster bei @rundumdenbrustring.bsky.social | Fußball, Mobilität & Urbanismus | passionierter Gutmensch
#BristolCity & #AberdeenFC on the side
rundumdenbrustring.de
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Football in Luxembourg @luxembourgfooty.bsky.social Exactly what it says on the tin. 🏷️
luxembourgfooty@gmail.com 📮
Open to collaborations 👌
Ben Hildred @bhildred.bsky.social Anthropologist of Sport at Durham. Director of INSA (sportanthro.bsky.social). Researching sport & social change. Cricket & Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. 
The Nightwatchman @nightwatchmanxi.bsky.social Wisden’s cricket quarterly. Posts for cricket tragics. "What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?”
James Corbett @jamescorbett.bsky.social Recovering journalist. Author. Award-losing novelist. Evertonian.
James Montague @jamespiotr.bsky.social Journalist and father to a super intelligent alien queen. Author of five books: Engulfed, 1312, The Billionaires Club, Thirty One Nil, When Friday Comes. Co-founder of Delayed Gratification. https://linktr.ee/jamespiotr
Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social Writer of books, most recently: No Questions Asked: How Football Joined the Crypto Con (amzn.to/42aKE0w). Investigative pieces at http://theuglygame.wordpress.com/
Signal: mcalladine.44