Liverpool director explains club's ultimate sustainability goal Liverpool are "the most successful club in England", so they have a responsibility to lead the way in certain sectors.

I spoke to Liverpool FC's Director of Impact, Rishi Jain, about how the club's global reach and historical standing is helping them make a difference off the pitch

For @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social

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An interview with Benjamin Adrion, the former footballer who, inspired by a pre-season trip to Cuba, decided to dedicate himself to providing clean water around the world

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Manchester United must not let Bruno Fernandes leave amid Saudi Pro League transfer links Every few months, the same conversation circles back around.

On how the Manchester derby rubber-stamped Bruno Fernandes’ importance to United

Amid continued rumours of Saudi interest, they can’t afford to let him go — especially now he’s been unshackled post-Amorim

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Actually really feel for CJ Stroud at this point. Just an all-time stinker of a performance

By 2050, 1 in 4 English football grounds will be at risk of annual flooding. 🌊⚽️

From the Premier League to the local park, the map of our game is being redrawn by climate change.

Read the full article by @ryanbaldi.bsky.social on @football365.bsky.social here: www.football365.com/news/climate...

How Lincoln City turned a cup run into a genuine club legacy Lincoln City serve as a reminder that magic on the pitch counts. But magic that lasts off the pitch matters even more.

Lincoln City serve as a reminder that magic on the pitch counts. But magic that lasts off the pitch matters even more...

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He plays for the team I support. We’ve been shit for the last decade. Just having him around being a maniac, it’s all I need

From Barcelona’s €1.4m water-recycling system to the hidden cost of artificial turf, the future of the
pitch is complex.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full piece on @football365.bsky.social here: www.football365.com/news/pitch-p...

Pushing their club to go greener, Brentford’s Sustaina-Bees are showing what fan power really looks like. 🐝

Full piece by @ryanbaldi.bsky.social for @football365.bsky.social 👇

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From sustainable matchday habits to pushing clubs on carbon, fans are proving football’s strength lies in collective action.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's piece for @football365.bsky.social here 👇

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Grimsby triumph over Man Utd highlights flood risk to coastal football grounds A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.

After Grimsby's EFL Cup giant killing of Man Utd, my latest piece for @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social looks at how we need to protect coastal grounds like Blundell Park in light of alarming predictions about their risk from rising sea levels

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Grimsby triumph over Man Utd highlights flood risk to coastal football grounds A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.

A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.

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Spurs following revolutionary German clubs in 'plant-forward' strategy As environmental urgency tilts the playing field, stadium food is becoming an unlikely frontline in the fight for sustainability.

From turf to table: The growing push for more sustainable food at football

My latest for @football365.bsky.social / @pledgeball.bsky.social

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Climate crisis poses existential threat to non-league football That's not hyperbole when climate-fuelled weather repeatedly brings floodwater, heatwaves and storms to their door.

My latest piece for @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social explains why the climate crisis is non-league football’s toughest opponent

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The Premier League returns tomorrow, and fans will be queueing for their clubs' latest kit.

From recycled bottles to polyester threads, football is trying to go greener, but as @ryanbaldi.bsky.social shows, the game’s plastic problem runs deeper.

Read the full article on football365.com.

You can keep your The Wires, your The Sopranoses, your The Breaking Bads. The Premier League Years is genuinely the greatest TV series of all time

Fan climate activism on the rise from Dortmund to Brentford and beyond This isn’t PR for show. It’s activism with measurable outcomes. Fans aren’t just spectators; they’re stakeholders.

Fan climate activism on the rise from Dortmund to Brentford and beyond

My latest piece for @football365.bsky.social / @pledgeball.bsky.social

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England women are not a blueprint for the men The Lionesses' success is as uniquely female as it is inspirationally English.

What can men learn from England's women? Absolutely sod all; it's not about them, says @ryanbaldi.bsky.social

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Can neither confirm nor deny whether I purchased identical replica full Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton kits for my two young boys who very much enjoyed the final last night. Cost £30 for both

Rate of decline in MLS appears to be much starker — from ~60% to ~44%, which is around the historical PL average

I crunched some numbers around the decline of homefield advantage in MLS, and argued it’s a good thing for the league

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Youth academies stand to be football’s unsung eco-heroes

New, for @football365.bsky.social and @pledgeball.bsky.social

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I crunched some numbers around the decline of homefield advantage in MLS, and argued it’s a good thing for the league

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Forest Green are building football's greenest stadium out of wood! Forest Green Rovers aren’t trying to tweak the edges of environmental policy; they’re bulldozing them.

Forest Green Rovers are building the world’s greenest football stadium...out of wood!

Proof that football can be sustainable.

Check out @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full article here 👇

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Has to be the most depressingly named stadium in football

NBA finals 2025 predictions: will the Pacers shock the Thunder? Our writers share their picks Will it be Oklahoma City or Indiana? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Thursday night

The NBA Finals begin tonight

I was part of a prediction panel for The Guardian, picking winners, key players and the MVP

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Buddy was born for the Firmino role

Pencil Joshua Zirkzee in for 9 goals and 17 assists next season

Alejandro Garnacho's transfer should mark the start of the Manchester United cultural reset In the hours after Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat to Tottenham last week, Ruben Amorim’s position came under question.

A piece on how Alejandro Garnacho’s likely sale represents a tricky needle to thread between funding a rebuild, resetting a culture and maintaining an identity for Ruben Amorim and Manchester United

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