Gazza, My First Football Hero. Italia ’90, Tottenham, and the first time football broke my heart

I’ve only just started out with my writing, but this is my first real big piece. It’s about Gazza, and why he meant so much to me as a kid, one of the first players who made football feel magical, emotional, and unforgettable.

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#Gazza #FootballWriting #Italia90 #Euro96

Manchester United and My Completely Normal Emotional Responses I’ve been doing this since I can remember — I’m finally admitting it.

A more personal piece on Manchester United, matchdays, and the very normal habit of letting football affect far more of your life than it probably should.

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#ManchesterUnited #MUFC #ManUtd #FootballWriting #FootballBlog #PremierLeague

A few words on my trip to Blyth to watch Hallam play Blyth Spartans earlier this month.
#nonleague #groundhopping #footballwriting
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This was one of the many quotes I found while writing my book, The Chelsea Story. I thought it was quite ironic, given the scale of today's financial demands from modern footballers and their agents. #books #football #footballhistory #footballwriting #soccer #historybooks #chelseafc

< opened the door to a richer culture of storytelling, history, and memory in the game. Here’s a look at some of the titles born from that passion.
#Socceroos #20YearsOn #Australia2006 #FootballWriting #FairPlayPublishing

My book - The Arsenal Story, available from Amazon - contains many quotes from the club's history; this refers to the club's move to North London in 1913.

#books #audiobook #history #writer #writing #words
#football #footballhistory #footballwriter #footballwriting #soccer #historybooks #arsenal

Cultured Football #230 Unsalted Bread Rivalry. Enzo Francescoli. Vinicius Jr Gamble. xG Is Rubbish. Bus Driving Coach.

Cultured Football #230 featured article on: Unsalted Bread Rivalry. Enzo Francescoli. Vinícius Jr Gamble. xG Is Rubbish. Bus-Driving Coach.

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Cultured Football: football writing that cuts through the noise.

#CulturedFootball #FootballWriting #SoccerEssays

Mo Salah is Crying. I'm Crying, Too Mohammed Salah stood alone, facing the Kop.

Mo Salah is crying. I’m crying, too.

Nights like this remind me why I write about football: it’s not just the game, it’s the narrative. The emotion. The connection.

Full story on my Substack 👉 bit.ly/4mgfait

#YNWA #LiverpoolFC #FootballWriting

5 NFL Teams Who Will Miss The Playoffs In 2025 and 5 Who Definitely Will Make It Here are the 5 NFL Teams Who’ll Likely Miss the Playoffs and 5 NFL Teams Who’ll Make the Playoffs in 2025.

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#TPS #Sports #nfl #football #sportswriting #footballwriting #contentwriting

15 Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Shedeur Sanders Shedeur Sanders is one of the most polarizing athletes ever to grace the football field while playing at Jackson State and Colorado.

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Hey, please check out my latest list on Shedeur sanders from @totalprosports.bsky.social
#TPS #sports #footballwriting #ShedeurSanders #sportswriting #contentwriting

All 32 NFL Teams Best And Worst Free Agent Signings Of The 2025 Offseason We’re going to see how each team did this offseason. Here are all 32 NFL Team’s Best and Worst Free Agent Signings of the 2025 Offseason.

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#TPS #sports #contentwriting #sportswriting #footballwriting

Boys Will Be Boys, Jeff Pearlman Brilliantly written, meticulously researched and full of riveting stories, Boys Will Be Boys is an essential read.

Shocking, hilarious, and appalling - often all at once. And beneath it all is a sharp look at power, ego, and a dynasty that flamed out as fast as it rose.

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#NFL #FootballWriting #SportsBooks

2024 was the year I resolved to take #footballwriting a bit more seriously. In my debut year published 19 articles on #nonleague to #SerieA, in:

@hoppersguide.com
@terraceedition.bsky.social
@glorystudio.bsky.social
@outsidewrite.bsky.social
@trasfertamag.bsky.social
And others.

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This idiot here, yes, me, just reached 400 followers (which is half the size of my family, but they're all bastards).
The objective for 2025 is to reach 501. And at that point, I will let one of you pick a football subject, and I write 250 words about it. Deal?

#footballwriting #football

Grading All 32 NFL Teams’ After Week 15 Games Of The 2024 Season With three more weeks to go in the regular season, NFL teams are in a mad scramble to secure as many wins as possible to finish the season.

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#NFL #sports #footballwriting

Please feel free to add me to any football writing/ content / non-league / football / groundhopping / photography starter packs!

Also grateful for any starter pack recommendations, I'd love to find more of my football tribe on here!

#football #nonleaguefootball
#photography #footballwriting

With Christmas time coming, you might need an emergency article or whatever... get in touch! Want to write, love to help!

#writing #sportswriter #footballwriting #WritingCommunity

A subbuteo pitch, set up for flick off. Photo taken from behind, slightly above and behind one of the goals.

Subbuteo World Cup. Unbelievable experience. Words that paint a thousand pictures:

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Find team previews for Ireland, Italy, and Japan plus overall reports.

#Subbuteo
#Tablefootball
#TunbridgeWells
#photography
#footballwriting