Dan Leydon
@danleydon.bsky.social
Illustrator & Designer - Nike, Adidas, PGA Tour, WhatsApp, Coca Cola, Red Bull, Twitter, Topps, Warner Bros - [email protected]
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Hey, you can now pre-order signed copies of my upcoming book, The Long Game, on the history and rise of the United States men's national soccer team, from my local bookstore!
It comes out 3 months from today. Please support a small business and help build all-important momentum for my first book.
It comes out 3 months from today. Please support a small business and help build all-important momentum for my first book.
The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts (Signed)
The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts (Signed)
splitrockbooks.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Proud to say I provided artwork for this
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Have you popped into my substack for a look around?
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Have you popped into my substack for a look around?
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
Have you popped into my substack for a look around?
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Have you popped into my substack for a look around?
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
It's finally starting to take shape!
Many, many, many illustrated football articles, aiming for one a week in 2026
danleydon.substack.com
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My latest article looks at how Messi looms over the MLS and questions if it will diminish his will to win.
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
My latest article looks at how Messi looms over the MLS and questions if it will diminish his will to win.
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
My latest article looks at how Messi looms over the MLS and questions if it will diminish his will to win.
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
My latest article looks at how Messi looms over the MLS and questions if it will diminish his will to win.
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
3 minute read
2x artwork
danleydon.substack.com/p/messi-loom...
Tomorrow's article is about Messi and the MLS
I release an illustrated article about an interesting aspect of football every Monday
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Tomorrow's article is about Messi and the MLS
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I release an illustrated article about an interesting aspect of football every Monday
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I release an illustrated article about an interesting aspect of football every Monday
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
I release an illustrated article about an interesting aspect of football every Monday
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I release an illustrated article about an interesting aspect of football every Monday
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
There's 8 available with 2 more on the way
danleydon.substack.com
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February 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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I've been keeping a weekly column where I write illustrated football articles.
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
Ronaldo: Striking Gold in Japan
How O Fenômeno learned to embrace his joints
danleydon.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I've been keeping a weekly column where I write illustrated football articles.
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
The article discusses the Japanese art of kintsugi, the reconstruction of broken pottery, and the World Cup in 2002.
I've been keeping a weekly column where I write illustrated football articles.
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
Ronaldo: Striking Gold in Japan
How O Fenômeno learned to embrace his joints
danleydon.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The article discusses the Japanese art of kintsugi, the reconstruction of broken pottery, and the World Cup in 2002.
I've been keeping a weekly column where I write illustrated football articles.
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
Ronaldo: Striking Gold in Japan
How O Fenômeno learned to embrace his joints
danleydon.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I've been keeping a weekly column where I write illustrated football articles.
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
I've got 8 so far with my ninth scheduled for Monday morning.
This one, about Ronaldo dealing with knee reconstruction is my favourite
[ 3 pieces of art ]
[ 5 minute read ]
danleydon.substack.com/p/ronaldo-st...
We've had Ronaldinho and Ronaldo
I'm still waiting for Ronaldão
I'm still waiting for Ronaldão
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
We've had Ronaldinho and Ronaldo
I'm still waiting for Ronaldão
I'm still waiting for Ronaldão
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January 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
28 years later, the bone temple is amazing
a man singing into a microphone with the words " the number of the beast " above him
ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words " the number of the beast " above him
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
28 years later, the bone temple is amazing
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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It's so hard to make things
December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's so hard to make things
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It’s New Year’s Eve. You might make some bad decisions today, because your resolutions can wait until tomorrow.
But first, here’s a good decision to set yourself up for success in 2026, in all aspects of your life:
USE "PREORDER25" @barnesandnoble.com TO SAVE 25% ON THE LONG GAME HERE!
But first, here’s a good decision to set yourself up for success in 2026, in all aspects of your life:
USE "PREORDER25" @barnesandnoble.com TO SAVE 25% ON THE LONG GAME HERE!
The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts|Hardcover
The gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026For almost half a century, the U....
www.barnesandnoble.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s New Year’s Eve. You might make some bad decisions today, because your resolutions can wait until tomorrow.
But first, here’s a good decision to set yourself up for success in 2026, in all aspects of your life:
USE "PREORDER25" @barnesandnoble.com TO SAVE 25% ON THE LONG GAME HERE!
But first, here’s a good decision to set yourself up for success in 2026, in all aspects of your life:
USE "PREORDER25" @barnesandnoble.com TO SAVE 25% ON THE LONG GAME HERE!
@anniewestdotcom.bsky.social cheers boss
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@anniewestdotcom.bsky.social cheers boss
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December 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM