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Ryan Baldi
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Sportswriter. Books: They Always Score; Arsene Who?; The Dream Factory; The Next Big Thing
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Lincoln City serve as a reminder that magic on the pitch counts. But magic that lasts off the pitch matters even more...

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How Lincoln City turned a cup run into a genuine club legacy
Lincoln City serve as a reminder that magic on the pitch counts. But magic that lasts off the pitch matters even more.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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From Barcelona’s €1.4m water-recycling system to the hidden cost of artificial turf, the future of the
pitch is complex.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full piece on @football365.bsky.social here: www.football365.com/news/pitch-p...
September 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Pushing their club to go greener, Brentford’s Sustaina-Bees are showing what fan power really looks like. 🐝

Full piece by @ryanbaldi.bsky.social for @football365.bsky.social 👇

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September 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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From sustainable matchday habits to pushing clubs on carbon, fans are proving football’s strength lies in collective action.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's piece for @football365.bsky.social here 👇

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September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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After Grimsby's EFL Cup giant killing of Man Utd, my latest piece for @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social looks at how we need to protect coastal grounds like Blundell Park in light of alarming predictions about their risk from rising sea levels

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Grimsby triumph over Man Utd highlights flood risk to coastal football grounds
A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.

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Grimsby triumph over Man Utd highlights flood risk to coastal football grounds
A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.
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September 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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From turf to table: The growing push for more sustainable food at football

My latest for @football365.bsky.social / @pledgeball.bsky.social

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Spurs following revolutionary German clubs in 'plant-forward' strategy
As environmental urgency tilts the playing field, stadium food is becoming an unlikely frontline in the fight for sustainability.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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My latest piece for @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social explains why the climate crisis is non-league football’s toughest opponent

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Climate crisis poses existential threat to non-league football
That's not hyperbole when climate-fuelled weather repeatedly brings floodwater, heatwaves and storms to their door.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The Premier League returns tomorrow, and fans will be queueing for their clubs' latest kit.

From recycled bottles to polyester threads, football is trying to go greener, but as @ryanbaldi.bsky.social shows, the game’s plastic problem runs deeper.

Read the full article on football365.com.
August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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You can keep your The Wires, your The Sopranoses, your The Breaking Bads. The Premier League Years is genuinely the greatest TV series of all time
August 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Fan climate activism on the rise from Dortmund to Brentford and beyond

My latest piece for @football365.bsky.social / @pledgeball.bsky.social

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Fan climate activism on the rise from Dortmund to Brentford and beyond
This isn’t PR for show. It’s activism with measurable outcomes. Fans aren’t just spectators; they’re stakeholders.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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What can men learn from England's women? Absolutely sod all; it's not about them, says @ryanbaldi.bsky.social

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England women are not a blueprint for the men
The Lionesses' success is as uniquely female as it is inspirationally English.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Can neither confirm nor deny whether I purchased identical replica full Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton kits for my two young boys who very much enjoyed the final last night. Cost £30 for both
kellywelles.bsky.social Kelly Welles @kellywelles.bsky.social · Jul 28
Good luck to all the parents whose kids want to wear the shirt today. FFS Nike, do better.
July 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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I crunched some numbers around the decline of homefield advantage in MLS, and argued it’s a good thing for the league

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MLS teams are losing their home field advantage – and that’s no bad thing
A collection of factors has brought home field advantage down to a level seen in the Premier League, making MLS feel more competitive as a result.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Youth academies stand to be football’s unsung eco-heroes

New, for @football365.bsky.social and @pledgeball.bsky.social

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Arsenal Academy among football’s unsung eco-heroes
If the next generation of stars can think beyond their own boots, they might just transform the sport from a polluter to a promoter.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I crunched some numbers around the decline of homefield advantage in MLS, and argued it’s a good thing for the league

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
MLS teams are losing their home field advantage – and that’s no bad thing
A collection of factors has brought home field advantage down to a level seen in the Premier League, making MLS feel more competitive as a result.
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Forest Green Rovers are building the world’s greenest football stadium...out of wood!

Proof that football can be sustainable.

Check out @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full article here 👇

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Forest Green are building football's greenest stadium out of wood!
Forest Green Rovers aren’t trying to tweak the edges of environmental policy; they’re bulldozing them.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Has to be the most depressingly named stadium in football
June 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The NBA Finals begin tonight

I was part of a prediction panel for The Guardian, picking winners, key players and the MVP

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NBA finals 2025 predictions: will the Pacers shock the Thunder? Our writers share their picks
Will it be Oklahoma City or Indiana? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Thursday night
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June 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Pencil Joshua Zirkzee in for 9 goals and 17 assists next season
June 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A piece on how Alejandro Garnacho’s likely sale represents a tricky needle to thread between funding a rebuild, resetting a culture and maintaining an identity for Ruben Amorim and Manchester United

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Alejandro Garnacho's transfer should mark the start of the Manchester United cultural reset
In the hours after Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat to Tottenham last week, Ruben Amorim’s position came under question.
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May 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Imagine being told in summer 2013 that, in 2025, Liverpool will follow up equalling Man Utd’s tally of titles by beating Bayern to the signing of the best young star in Germany. Meanwhile United, after finishing 16th, are competing with David Moyes’ Everton for a player who’s just been relegated
May 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The good stuff
May 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Harry Maguire as soon as he hears the Europa League anthem
May 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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From the explosive Travis Hunter trade to the Giants finally getting their QB of the future — the 2024 NFL draft didn’t disappoint last night

I’ve graded all 32 pick here

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Grading all 32 picks from the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft | DAZN News GB
After months of build-up and speculation over which players would be selected with the early picks and what teams might agree trades as the evening pr...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM