Seb Stafford-Bloor
@sebsb.bsky.social
German Football correspondent, The Athletic.
Excellent Union Berlin flares on Sunday night.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Excellent Union Berlin flares on Sunday night.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There’s a job going at @theathleticfc.bsky.social.
We’re searching for a new live reporter in the UK. Apply here:
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Atmosphere boycotts, boosts in Indonesia, and rogue lawnmowers causing untold damage.
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Atmosphere boycotts, boosts in Indonesia, and rogue lawnmowers causing untold damage.
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Ah, feel better. Sounds awful.
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ah, feel better. Sounds awful.
In the old days, he cuts the crotch of Keane’s trousers and takes the bus home before half time.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In the old days, he cuts the crotch of Keane’s trousers and takes the bus home before half time.
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What is Gueye doing <right now> though? Four mins before half time, is he preparing to apologise or is he crouched behind the kit hamper preparing an ambush to finish the job? If ever a situation warranted cameras in the dressing room, it’s this one.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What is Gueye doing <right now> though? Four mins before half time, is he preparing to apologise or is he crouched behind the kit hamper preparing an ambush to finish the job? If ever a situation warranted cameras in the dressing room, it’s this one.
Atmosphere boycotts, boosts in Indonesia, and rogue lawnmowers causing untold damage.
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Atmosphere boycotts, boosts in Indonesia, and rogue lawnmowers causing untold damage.
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
The Bundesliga briefing, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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Reposted by Seb Stafford-Bloor
This week's Bundesliga Briefing:
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Bundesliga Briefing: Bayern’s ferocious form, fan silence, and ‘Robby’ the rogue lawnmower
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This week's Bundesliga Briefing:
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Union Berlin at the Millerntor.
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Union Berlin at the Millerntor.
Cold, cold, cold.
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Cold, cold, cold.
Heavy winter setting.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Heavy winter setting.
A @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social terrace triangle, in the Millerntor wild.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social terrace triangle, in the Millerntor wild.
St.Pauli x Union Berlin. Big coat, lots of socks. Freezing in Hamburg today.
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
St.Pauli x Union Berlin. Big coat, lots of socks. Freezing in Hamburg today.
Gladbach! Goals! Football! Goodness.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Gladbach! Goals! Football! Goodness.
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Lines are closed, votes are counted and verified...and anchoring in the Premier League is, well, sunk. Soon, PSR will join it.
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Premier League clubs vote to change financial rules, PSR to be replaced by SCR from next season
The clubs voted to introduce the squad cost ratio but not top to bottom anchoring at a meeting in London on Friday.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Lines are closed, votes are counted and verified...and anchoring in the Premier League is, well, sunk. Soon, PSR will join it.
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Instead, clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio, alongside SSR(?)
All you need to know is here
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I went to meet Eintracht Frankfurt's Markus Krösche.
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Meet the German transfer guru behind Ekitike, Marmoush and Kolo Muani
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I went to meet Eintracht Frankfurt's Markus Krösche.
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
I went to meet Eintracht Frankfurt's Markus Krösche.
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Meet the German transfer guru behind Ekitike, Marmoush and Kolo Muani
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I went to meet Eintracht Frankfurt's Markus Krösche.
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
We covered all sorts, including Omar Marmoush's journey from free transfer to €75m star, Hugo Ekitike's development, and how to balance business with sporting ambition.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
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Eintracht Frankfurt's Markus Krösche is one of the most successful player recruiters in world football.
I went to meet him and find about his club's strategy in the market and for developing talent.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
I went to meet him and find about his club's strategy in the market and for developing talent.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Eintracht Frankfurt's Markus Krösche is one of the most successful player recruiters in world football.
I went to meet him and find about his club's strategy in the market and for developing talent.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
I went to meet him and find about his club's strategy in the market and for developing talent.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Yeah, I know. But it’s part of their way of attracting those players in the first place. It’s a tricky balance, no doubt.
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yeah, I know. But it’s part of their way of attracting those players in the first place. It’s a tricky balance, no doubt.