@RyanBaldi_

Sportswriter: @Guardian_Sport, @BBCSport, @WorldSoccerMag, @F365. Books: They Always Score; Arsene Who?; The Dream Factory; The Next Big Thing

 Worcester, England
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Joined September 2015
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OTD 1999: Manchester United clinch the Treble by beating Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Camp Nou Here are 8 stories from that game you might not have heard Taken from my book ‘They Always Score: The Unforgettable, Improbable, Iconic Story or Manchester United’s Treble Winners’ 🧵
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How Jurgen Klopp’s gegenpressing model transformed Liverpool and modern football Football Explained, for @DragonFootballX dragonfc.co.uk/r/A2HPXy

Football, Explained: Jurgen Klopp’s gegenpressing model transformed Liverpool and modern football

From Mainz and Borussia Dortmund to Liverpool's Premier League triumph, we explain how Jurgen Klopp developed gegenpressing into one of football's most influential tactical approaches.

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Linked with Man Utd, Spurs, Chelsea and Newcastle, could Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini have a Calafiori-like impact in the Premier League? My analysis, for @DragonFootballX dragonfc.co.uk/r/CUZCHR

The Scouting Report: Can Scalvini have a Calafiori-like impact in the Premier League?

Giorgio Scalvini is one of the best young defenders in Europe. Could he take the Premier League by storm like Italian team-mate Riccardo Calafiori?

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The inside story of how a fan effort rescued Bury from extinction “I saw it as a way of creating a club that represented the town, that the town could be proud of, and a means of rebuilding.” dragonfc.co.uk/r/WLbvBx

Phoenix Clubs: How Bury FC Rebuilt From The Ruins Of 2019

After Bury FC were expelled from the EFL in 2019, supporters rebuilt the club from scratch while another group worked to save the historic Gigg Lane.

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Linked with Man Utd, Spurs, Chelsea and Newcastle, could Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini have a Calafiori-like impact in the Premier League? My analysis, for @DragonFootballX dragonfc.co.uk/r/CUZCHR

The Scouting Report: Can Scalvini have a Calafiori-like impact in the Premier League?

Giorgio Scalvini is one of the best young defenders in Europe. Could he take the Premier League by storm like Italian team-mate Riccardo Calafiori?

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Making the ethical and environmental case for a return to two-year kit cycles at the Premier League level @pledge_ball @F365 football365.com/news/premier…

Football kits: Should Premier League clubs return to two-year kit cycle ?

God forbid Premier League clubs sacrifice a few million quid in merchandise revenue each year to do the planet a favour...

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Are Premier League clubs signing children too young? I spoke to Foundation Phase expert @PBazza07 about the delicate balance of harnessing young talent and making sure academy kids still get to be kids @DragonFootballX dragonfc.co.uk/r/KKg2sh

The Academy Beat: Are Children Being Signed Too Young?

Is football's obession with discover young talent going too far?

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Are Premier League clubs signing children too young? I spoke to Foundation Phase expert @PBazza07 about the delicate balance of harnessing young talent and making sure academy kids still get to be kids @DragonFootballX dragonfc.co.uk/r/KKg2sh

The Academy Beat: Are Children Being Signed Too Young?

Is football's obession with discover young talent going too far?

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I've put together a brief history of every major Premier League punishment, as Manchester City await fate @DragonFootballX dragonfc.co.uk/r/3aNWPH

Football, Explained: Every major Premier League punishment as Manchester City await fate

Dragon Football takes a look at every major punishment handed out by the Premier League as Manchester City await their fate for breaching financial rules.

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From flat caps and garden forks to fancy subterranean tech I spoke to an expert in Premier League pitch management to discuss the evolving art of keeping playing surfaces perfect, and the increasing demands of climate change @F365 @pledge_ball football365.com/news/evoluti…

Arsenal at the forefront of the evolution of Premier League pitch management

Long gone are the days of one groundsman tending to playing surfaces with a pitchfork; protecting Premier League pitches is a sport in itself.

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Replying to @AFCWimbledon
@AFCWimbledon I will be on @talkSPORT at 9.15am talking about the book and a couple of other things.
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Who's Next
@WhosNextShowOct 2
I’ll take you there
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I think the top four is right, just not in that order. Always Sunny is outrageously low. Not having US Office over the OG version. And there are two shows in particular I think should be nowhere near this list
LOST
@TheLOSTworld_Sep 25
The New York Times’ final list of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century is now complete. What do you make of the final ranking? Which placements surprised you the most?
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How much water is used to make a Premier League pitch perfect? @F365 | @pledge_ball football365.com/news/water-u…

How much water is used to make a Premier League pitch perfect?

English football spent decades learning how to get water off its pitches. Increasingly, the clever bit is working out how to keep it.

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Replying to @tomgreaves85
@tomgreaves85 Hi Tom. Would you mind following back so I can send a DM? I'd love to speak to you for an article I'm writing. Thanks, Ryan
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@tomgreaves85 DM sent. Thanks
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Probably the greatest magazine piece ever written
Shannon Watts
@shannonrwattsSep 11
An exquisite piece of journalism by @TomJunod. I reread it every year. esquire.com/news-politics/a4…

The Falling Man

Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in...

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Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool are near the top of one Champions League ranking...thanks to @pledge_ball and @RyanBaldi_ football365.com/news/arsenal…

Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City behind only Betis in Champions League ranking

This isn't a ranking of which Champions League club emits the least carbon but it is a ranking of measurable green intent.

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Guess his middle name is "Doesn't Know"
NBACentral
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Lonzo Ball says Jaylen Brown is a top-five Celtic of all time and is better than Jayson Tatum “The only two wings is better to him is Paul Pierce and Larry Bird. I was going to say Larry Bird. Larry and Paul. That's him. Boom. So him? Tatum? He's a little better than Tatum.” (Via clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-…)
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It wasn’t the summer Newcastle wanted, but it might have been the reset they needed On the players who want to be there and a manager with fresh ideas, for @SportingLifeFC sportinglife.com/football/ne…

Matthias Jaissle has Newcastle back on track with positive start to season

Newcastle's summer was the sort that makes supporters wonder whether somebody has accidentally pressed the self-destruct button and then gone on annual leave.

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The ice-cream tub, the derelict ground and the three promotions that brought the Bulls back My latest piece for the Phoenix Clubs series on @DragonFootballX tells the inside story of the fight to bring football back to Hereford dragonfootball.co.uk/editori…

Phoenix Clubs: The ice-cream tub, derelict ground & three promotions that brought Hereford FC back

Discover the story of how people brought football back to Hereford.

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The ice-cream tub, the derelict ground and the three promotions that brought the Bulls back My latest piece for the Phoenix Clubs series on @DragonFootballX tells the inside story of the fight to bring football back to Hereford dragonfootball.co.uk/editori…

Phoenix Clubs: The ice-cream tub, derelict ground & three promotions that brought Hereford FC back

Discover the story of how people brought football back to Hereford.

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