Seb Stafford-Bloor

German Football correspondent, The Athletic.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

So deserved.

[Jacob Tanswell @J_Tanswell]

Thrilled to be among the winners at the Press 30 under 30 awards this evening! Thank you @PressAwardsuk

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

Bayern were good last night. Upamecano was absolutely outstanding, Pavlovic-Bischof worked really well, and Davies showed how valuable he can still be.

And given that there was no Diaz, Brown, Tah, Kimmich or Olise in the starting lineup, it was all especially encouraging.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

The Champions League group stage is not what it was. That makes me sad, but there’s fun to be had in these loose, low consequences games.

See Bayern against Arsenal for an example of its weird chaos.

For @TheAthleticFC

https://t.co/nGldKAyGkd

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

Dayot Upamecano is having a tremendous game. A brilliant performance so far, in every area.

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FC Bayern x Arsenal. And an absolutely filthy night for it.

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Harry Kane is favourite for the Ballon d’Or and would deserve to win it after the season he’s had.

But in Munich there’s little affection for the award, which clashes with German football culture.

@TheAthleticFC

https://t.co/o6W8cdmSbh

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

@HermanZeGerman @TheAthleticFC 30 years.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

Harry Kane is favourite for the Ballon d’Or and would deserve to win it after the season he’s had.

But in Munich there’s little affection for the award, which clashes with German football culture.

@TheAthleticFC

https://t.co/o6W8cdmSbh

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

Joshua Kimmich is a doubt for tonight. He missed training yesterday to tend to a private matter and there’s no certainty that he’ll feature against Arsenal.

[Laurie Whitwell @lauriewhitwell]

Only place to get Erik ten Hag interview Part 1 in full is @TheAthleticFC, please do read it there if you can, context important. Part 2 out tomorrow.

We also discuss on @TOTDevils special, this afternoon, featuring audio from Ten Hag.

Free ⬇️ #MUFC

https://t.co/rGS5g7DIKn

[Chris @CWeatherspoon_]

FIFA's Forward scheme arrived with Gianni Infantino and has doled billions out to member nations, with more to come.

Yet a wide-ranging investigation from @TheAthleticFC found a majority of members do not meet basic transparency requirements

Read here:

https://t.co/IYFXaZuAVf

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Erik ten Hag knows what it is like to be in the eye of the storm at Manchester United.

@LaurieWhitwell spent two evenings with the Dutchman in his hometown of Enschede, in the east of the Netherlands, to peel back the curtain on his two-and-a-half years at Old Trafford.

In part one, Ten Hag talks about:

▪️ The broken “promises” that led to his sacking
▪️ Why he had to act on Cristiano Ronaldo, a player who “let the team down”
▪️ His desire to sign Harry Kane and Declan Rice
▪️ The “toxic culture” and the "Madrid connection" that brought player power to the club

🔗 https://t.co/U7pnK2AjIM

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

@RyanHeatly You too big man

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The emotional toil of coming back from an injury as serious as Dejan Kulusevski’s has to be relentless. It’s worth dwelling upon just how difficult it would be for an entire family, too, who will have walked that road with him.

How wonderful to see him back.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

@Prabhu10Nandan Just keep going. It’s all practice.

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Before the football begins, some other writing, about death and Tottenham and phone calls from the police.

More fun than it sounds.

https://t.co/R3AdWtYWdG

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

@Prabhu10Nandan Oh, that’s very lovely of you. Thank you.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

This is brilliant footage of Miro Muheim’s winner against Stuttgart.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

Before the football begins, some other writing, about death and Tottenham and phone calls from the police.

More fun than it sounds.

https://t.co/R3AdWtYWdG

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

@YJaisingh Good so far, just not a good night.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

Markus Kroesche leaves Eintracht Frankfurt.

[Eintracht Frankfurt @Eintracht]

ℹ️ Der Aufsichtsrat der Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG hat dem Wunsch von Sportvorstand Markus Krösche nach einer sofortigen Freistellung entsprochen.

Der bis zum 30. Juni 2028 laufende Vertrag besteht angepasst fort. Wir danken Markus Krösche für seinen erfolgreichen Einsatz in den vergangenen Jahren und wünschen ihm für seinen weiteren Weg alles Gute! 🙏

#SGE

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

@YJaisingh Didn’t do much. Came on late, didn’t have much of it