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German Football correspondent, The Athletic.

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These are lovely: bsky.app/profile/csta...

11.03.2026 08:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SC Condor pitch, taken from the halfway line

SC Condor pitch, taken from the halfway line

SC Condor pitch, taken from a corner flag

SC Condor pitch, taken from a corner flag

SC Condor pitch, taken from behind a chain-link fence

SC Condor pitch, taken from behind a chain-link fence

โ€˜Refugees Welcomeโ€™ banner at SC Condor

โ€˜Refugees Welcomeโ€™ banner at SC Condor

11.03.2026 08:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Some HSV stickers from around the way.

10.03.2026 18:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s not the good Tottenham put-downs that get you, itโ€™s the bad ones. Itโ€™s the witless, artless dross that hurts, because thereโ€™s no answer even to that.

09.03.2026 15:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Bundesliga briefing: Kolnโ€™s Dortmund discontent, winless Wolfsburg reshuffle their pack, and VAR unplugged From Bayern winning without Kane to late, late goals in Leipzig and Mainz, here is the latest round-up of Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga action

A rogue Stadionsprecher, VAR monitors being unplugged and Wolfsburg circling the drain.

Here's the Bundesliga Briefing for @theathleticfc.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

09.03.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No doubt. I donโ€™t really want to understand F1 properly, but a little more info would be good.

08.03.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like Drive to Survive, but even as someone who knows next to nothing about cars or racing, Iโ€™d quite like a little bit more explanation for why the cars are good or bad.

08.03.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Here in Green

08.03.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s eat those Tottenham feelings. bsky.app/profile/csta...

08.03.2026 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with cream-cheese icing and candied pecans

Walnut-carrot cake with candied pecans. #bakesky

08.03.2026 09:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A hand-knit red-and-white balaclava on a dummy

A hand-knit red-and-white balaclava on a dummy

A hand-knit red-and-white balaclava on a dummy

A hand-knit red-and-white balaclava on a dummy

Trying something new. Thoughts?

06.03.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
RED VELVET
RED VELVET YouTube video by Ceylan Stafford-Bloor

Another one of these asap, @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social

youtube.com/shorts/CzRA6...

05.03.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today, in the year of our Lord 2026, I heard someone say โ€˜lolโ€™ out loud

05.03.2026 15:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
1838 edition of SCHILLERS Sร„MTLICHE WERKE

1838 edition of SCHILLERS Sร„MTLICHE WERKE

1840 edition of GOETHEโ€™S Sร„MMTLICHE WERKE

1840 edition of GOETHEโ€™S Sร„MMTLICHE WERKE

1864 edition of Heineโ€™s โ€˜BUCH DER LIEDERโ€™

1864 edition of Heineโ€™s โ€˜BUCH DER LIEDERโ€™

Antique books with marbles edges, stacked on a wooden table in the sun

Antique books with marbles edges, stacked on a wooden table in the sun

For #WorldBookDay, here are some my oldest books. Love those edges.

www.instagram.com/reel/DVf-cgf...

05.03.2026 10:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shout out to

04.03.2026 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Considering my least favourite airport character. A strong field, but itโ€™s probably the overhead locker faffer.

04.03.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โ€œItโ€™s quite loud in here,โ€ he thought, getting older.

03.03.2026 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Arsenal overcome Chelsea as Tudor loses his first two at Tottenham Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Matt Davies-Adams react to another pulsating Premier League weekend.Arsenal edged past Chelsea 2-1 with all the goals in the game coming from corners, r...

๐ŸšจMONDAY POD!๐Ÿšจ

Roll up @acjimbo.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, @sebsb.bsky.social & @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social after another big weekend:

๐ŸŸฅArsenal win amid Chelsea indiscipline
๐Ÿ“ˆMan Utd go 3rd with Carl Anka
๐Ÿ˜”Time to blame Spurs + Forest players?
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟHearts & Motherwell!

pod.fo/e/39ac19

02.03.2026 07:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A red-and-white knitting WIP on a desk

A red-and-white knitting WIP on a desk

Iโ€™ve just apologised to a cake of yarn. Howโ€™s *your* Sunday going?

01.03.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a soccer game is being played in front of a banner for gillette ALT: a soccer game is being played in front of a banner for gillette

๐‘ธ๐‘ผ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘บ?

It's been a goal-lorious weekend so far and there's more to come โšฝ๏ธโšฝ๏ธโšฝ๏ธ

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social & @sebsb.bsky.social are LIVE at 7.30 after Arsenal v Chelsea with their hastily drawn conclusions and yours!

youtube.com/live/8TXHoqy...

01.03.2026 07:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A red knitting WIP in front of a potted vine

A red knitting WIP in front of a potted vine

Come take a breath with me over on IG, then letโ€™s go touch some grass

www.instagram.com/reel/DVTXvy2...

28.02.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is the Bundesligaโ€™s tie-up with Mark Goldbridge and The Overlap paying off? The Bundesliga did deals with YouTube creators. Has it worked out for them?

Back in August, the Bundesliga agreed a deal to make The Overlap and Mark Goldbridgeโ€™s Thatโ€™s Football live rights holders in the UK.

How has it gone since?

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

28.02.2026 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Puff-pastry ring filled with Nutella, peanut butter, and bananas; dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar.

Puff-pastry ring filled with Nutella, peanut butter, and bananas; dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar.

Nutella, peanut butter, bananas, cinnamon, icing sugar. #bakesky

28.02.2026 10:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Is the Bundesligaโ€™s tie-up with Mark Goldbridge and The Overlap paying off? The Bundesliga did deals with YouTube creators. Has it worked out for them?

Back in August, the Bundesliga agreed a deal to make The Overlap and Mark Goldbridgeโ€™s Thatโ€™s Football live rights holders in the UK.

How has it gone since?

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

28.02.2026 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Philipp Lahm: Where are Germanyโ€™s super talents? Where are the specialists? Germany has produced talented players, but not regularly produced super talents โ€” or specialists in attack, defence or midfield

Why is Germany not producing talent like it used to?

Philipp Lahm, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

28.02.2026 08:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
On a dummy: a knit blue-and-white hat with a blue-and-white speckled pompom

On a dummy: a knit blue-and-white hat with a blue-and-white speckled pompom

People: polled
Hat: made
Pompom: added
Listing: published

forzafibres.etsy.com/listing/4463...

27.02.2026 11:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She married a man without hair and is making hats now. Donโ€™t know what to say, @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social.

(Well done; theyโ€™re brilliant)

forzafibres.etsy.com/listing/4463...

27.02.2026 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A blue-and-white hat, a trio of blue-and-white pompoms, and a tally list:

Pompom?

None x 12

Solid x9

Speckled 19

Half and half 9

A blue-and-white hat, a trio of blue-and-white pompoms, and a tally list: Pompom? None x 12 Solid x9 Speckled 19 Half and half 9

Results so far across Bsky/IG/Discord โ€ฆ

27.02.2026 10:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A knit blue-and-white hat on a dummy

A knit blue-and-white hat on a dummy

A knit blue-and-white hat with a blue pompom

A knit blue-and-white hat with a blue pompom

A knit blue-and-white hat with a speckled blue-and-white pompon

A knit blue-and-white hat with a speckled blue-and-white pompon

A knit blue-and-white hat with a blue-and-white pompom

A knit blue-and-white hat with a blue-and-white pompom

Everyone was so helpful last time, so hereโ€™s another question:

Which pompom?

1๏ธโƒฃ None
2๏ธโƒฃ Solid
3๏ธโƒฃ Speckled
4๏ธโƒฃ Half-and-half

26.02.2026 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was on a train outside Dortmund HBF when the penalty was given and the patchy WiFi had the carriage finding out what had happened at different times. Like a wave of misery.

25.02.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0