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Tom Williams

@tomwfootball.bsky.social

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Football journalist 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇷 Writing: The Athletic, FourFourTwo | Talking: Totally Football Show, CBS Sports, Canal+ | Books: Do You Speak Football? and Va-Va-Voom | www.tomwfootball.com

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · Nov 18

Need a pinned post on here (could obviously just not have one, but go with it), so please excuse this gratuitous plug for my book, Va-Va-Voom.

A celebration of French football, it tells the stories of the great teams and players and explores France's impact on the game.

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 1d

Well who could possibly have predicted that this would happen

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands of fans used the FIFA Collect platform to purchase digital collectibles that came with the 'right to buy' (RTB) actual World Cup tickets.

Now, after values of RTBs collapsed and details of how it all works emerged, many fans feel 'ripped off.'

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Fans bought the ‘right to buy’ 2026 World Cup tickets. Now they feel ‘ripped off’

Fans were left disgruntled as details of the connection between FIFA collectibles and World Cup game tickets emerged

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The Totally Football Show @totallyshow.bsky.social · 9d

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @jacklang.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @liamtharme.bsky.social assemble for...

🏆 Wednesday's UCL action
⚽️ Premier League MD7 preview
😬 50 and out for Amorim?
🇫🇷 The PL en français
🟡 & 🔴 card origin story

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: PSG stun Barca, plus a big weekend for Liverpool, Man City & Amorim

Jimbo's joined by Jack Lang, Tom Williams and Liam Tharme at Totally HQ for a look back on all of Wednesday's Champions League festivities - and a look ahead to an intriguing weekend of Premier Lea...

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Matt Spiro @mattspiro.bsky.social · 11d

Time to get your passport & hop ‘Across the Channel’. Our latest episode is out and it’s a good’un!

@tomwfootball.bsky.social & Andy Scott join me to chat all things #Ligue1 😍

🎧 Listen to here 👉
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Across the Channel podcast

Soccer Podcast · Sacre Bleu! The definitive French football podcast has arrived! Host Matt Spiro and his panel of experts take us inside the magical world of Ligue 1 every week. Keep up to speed with ...

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 13d

PSG injuries: Marquinhos, Vitinha, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz, Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Chelsea injuries: Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo, Cole Palmer, Liam Delap

It's almost as if the Club World Cup wasn't a very good idea.

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Phil Costa @philcosta.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 NEW: Strasbourg, Chelsea and the Multi-Club Mess

Analysing the drama with @tomwfootball.bsky.social

❓ Why did BlueCo choose Strasbourg
⚖️ Balancing the positives + negatives
🤬 Frustration over late Emegha switch
💰 Multi-club ownership: just the start?

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Football Vision

Weekly podcast, with host Phil Costa, covering all the leading stories from European football and beyond, with insight, opinions and some laughs from experts who know their subjects best.

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 18d

Shifted into a new false nine role by Luis Enrique midway through last season, Ousmane Dembele responded with an astonishing burst of goal-scoring form.

On Monday night, the momentum propelled him to the sport’s ultimate individual honour.

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 18d

Ousmane Dembele’s sudden emergence as a goal-scorer thrust him into the spotlight, but it was his tireless work as leader of PSG’s press that truly made him their poster boy. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the newest member of football’s most exclusive club www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

How Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d’Or – New role, learning to love tap-ins, and not ‘cheating’

Ousmane Dembele was named the winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or on Monday evening. This is how he has developed to earn that honour

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 20d

Guardiola/Arteta. Rodri/Zubimendi. Haaland/Gyokeres. Real Sergio Georgini feel to Arsenal v Man City these days.

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The Totally Football Show @totallyshow.bsky.social · 22d

🚨FRIDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @jacklang.bsky.social & @tomwfootball.bsky.social take in Thursday night Champions League:

😲Rashford sinks Newcastle
🍒Can Semenyo do similar?
🔥Haaland heads to Arsenal
📽️Mourinho: this time it's personal

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Rashford shines for Barca as red-hot Haaland heads to Arsenal

Jimbo brings you this week's Totally extra on a Friday to cover the Thursday night Champions League games alongside Jack Lang, Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams.Marcus Rashford had his breakout g...

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 22d

Strasbourg are fifth in Ligue 1, in Europe for the first time in 20 years and enjoying the fruits of a €160m stadium renovation. And some of their fans are livid. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the fall-out from Emanuel Emegha’s decision to sign for Chelsea www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

Chelsea’s Emanuel Emegha deal plunges fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg deeper into civil war

The Club World Cup winners, also owned by BlueCo, riled some supporters by publishing a photograph of the Dutchman posing in a Chelsea shirt

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The Blizzard @theblizzard.bsky.social · 24d

Our readers have sent us suggestions for the greatest men's goals of all time and we've produced a shortlist of 256 of the best.

They've been randomly assigned into 64 groups of 4, with the winner of each progressing through to the next round.

Vote: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 23d

PSG nevertheless 2-0 up at half-time against Atalanta, having had 69 percent of possession and registered seven shots on target. Struggling, as expected, in the absence of Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue.

Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 23d

Bradley Barcola has just taken one of the worst penalties I have ever seen.

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 24d

Very creditable performance by Marseille after all the upheaval of recent weeks. Deserved to lose on balance but a pity to lose to such a soft penalty

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 24d

Dani Carvajal sent off for a blatant headbutt on Geronimo Rulli. Yet more evidence of the giant refereeing conspiracy against Real Madrid.

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Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh.bsky.social · 25d

Can anyone stop PSG in the Champions League? We've got @tomwfootball.bsky.social on ROUTE ONE today discussing that. We've also got @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social weighing up Spurs' chances of survival.

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Matt Spiro @mattspiro.bsky.social · 26d

Very enjoyable chat with @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @andpscott.bsky.social for Across the Channel podcast 👍👍

We talk Marseille's Bernabeu challenge, PSG's injuries, French refs 🤨, Strasbourg's Emegha protests, Ethan Mbappé, Tyler Morton and much more 😍

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Episode 5: Marseille, Monaco & PSG set for Champions League challenge

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The Totally Football Show @totallyshow.bsky.social · 26d

🚨MONDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @jaydmharris.bsky.social & @tomwfootball.bsky.social dissect a delicious Premier League weekend:

✅Haaland + Donnarumma's derby delight
✅Yes to Madueke
✅Ya to Bergvall
❌No goals for Villa

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Haaland the hero in Manchester, Liverpool’s late shows + yes to Madueke

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Tom Williams in the studio after the return of the Premier League.City sweep United aside in the Manchester derby, with Erling Haaland adding to ...

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 27d

Surely he’s not gone on strike already

David Lynch @davidlynchlfc.co.uk · 27d

No Alexander Isak with the Liverpool squad as they arrive at Turf Moor.

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 27d

Glad you enjoyed it!

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The Totally Football Show @totallyshow.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 MONDAY POD! 🚨

Rather a lot for @acjimbo.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social, @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social & @zonal-marking.bsky.social to get stuck into, including...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Unspectacular England
🇦🇷 Emotional goodbyes
💥 Standout WSL debuts
🕳️ Pesky sinkholes

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Underwhelming England head to Serbia + dream debuts in the WSL

Jimbo's got Matt Davies-Adams, Michael Cox and Tom Williams alongside him to run the rule over a busy weekend of international qualifiers and WSL action. England's 2-0 victory over Andorra at Villa...

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sensational typo! I mean I'm sure I call it that too sometimes tbh. But happy to take the kudos nonetheless.

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Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh.bsky.social · Sep 4

The new ROUTE ONE is here, we're speaking to @polballus.bsky.social about some wobbly Barca games, @tomwfootball.bsky.social about Lyon suddenly being good and Feargal Brennan about tonight's Spain game.

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Route One: Why did Flick lock Barca’s players in the dressing room? (...and are Lyon good again?)

Have Barcelona reached an early crisis point after Hansi Flick locked his players in the dressing room? Pol Ballus has the answers.Have Lyon put their own crisis behind them with an unbeaten start ...

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thoroughly convincing 1-0 win for Wales. Definitely wasn’t worried when Kazakhstan hit the crossbar twice.

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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · Aug 30

Neves completes his hat-trick with an absolute rocket into the top-right corner from the edge of the box. A uniquely brilliant treble. And he has equalled his tally of league goals from last season in the space of a single game

Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · Aug 30

Joao Neves having a game for the ages at Toulouse tonight: two (2) goals from overhead kicks in the space of seven minutes – both teed up by a touch on the chest, the second even better than the first. Over 70 minutes remaining for him to complete one of the most ridiculous hat-tricks of all time.