Ed Pham

I tweet A LOT about footy/soccer. And data. Arsenal/Blazers/OL/Valencia/French soccer/Braves fan. Former PTFC guy on @radio_cascadia.

[Ed Pham @edpham]

Just a warning to anyone that follows: I tweet a lot about soccer, stats, and analytics with regards to it. You all have been warned!

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

135 - Christos Tzolis created the most chances (135) and had the most assists (23) in the Belgian Pro League in 2025-26.

Outlier.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Energy. Instinct. End product.

Christos Tzolis is a Gunner ✍️

[Jason Quick @jwquick]

Confirming @BlazerFreeman report that Kevin Calabro is stepping away from Blazers TV play by play. Calabro said he received low contract offer on Monday.

“Easy decision. Not worth my time,” Calabro said. “Which is sad because it’s a great roster and the people there are great.”

[Equipe de France ⭐⭐ @equipedefrance]

Une image vaut 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒔 🥹

Merci à Didier Deschamps et son staff pour ces 14 ans à la tête des Bleus 👏💙

[Ed Pham @edpham]

So what you’re saying is France is the gatekeepers to winning a championship…

[Get French Football News @GFFN]

Have France been eliminated / beaten by the tournament's winners?

2012 Euros: Yes 🇪🇦
2014 World Cup: Yes 🇩🇪
2016 Euros: Yes 🇵🇹
2018 World Cup: 🏆
2021 Euros: No 🇨🇭
2022 World Cup: Yes 🇦🇷
2024 Euros: Yes 🇪🇦
2026 World Cup: Yes 🇪🇦

[Get French Football News @GFFN]

🚨 | "I can't take it anymore. My back is dead."

William Saliba (25) is expected to undergo surgery to heal his case of chronic back pain; Arsenal expect the France international centre-back to be out of action for 4 to 5 months. (L'Eq)
https://t.co/BZR4lNLKxx

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Trossard again, olé olé 🫶

[Leandro Trossard @LTrossard]

To all the Arsenal fans, thank you for everything, from the bottom of my heart.

Once a Gunner, always a Gunner.

Leo

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Thank you, Leo ❤️

Leandro Trossard has completed his permanent move to Besiktas 👇

[Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @OL_English]

8 years later… another one 😉

French quarter-finalists who wore the OL jersey 🔴🔵

[Léo Aschi @_LeoAschi_]

France impress not only with the quality of their play, but also with their ability to adapt to any kind of adversity and break them down. These guys are relentless, capable of attacking again and again from all angles. But they can also defend without flinching. A steamroller.

[David Wall @1DavidWall]

Les Bleus de DD en Coupe du Monde 🇫🇷👌

[Squawka @Squawka]

Kylian Mbappé is the first player to be involved in 100 goals for the France national team:

◉ 64 goals
◉ 36 assists

He's played just 104 games. 🤯

[☔️ @OSM4NN1]

World Cup 2022: 8 Goals conceded
World Cup 2026: 2 Goals conceded

Life with Saliba just beautiful isn’t it @equipedefrance

[Janty @CFC_Janty]

France attack is so good that we constantly forget how insane they are defensively

What a world cup Saliba and Upamecano are having. Insane performances 🧱

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

11 - 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé has been involved in 11 goals at the 2026 World Cup (8 goals, 3 assists).

That's the most by a player in a single edition since 🇩🇪 Gerd Müller in 1970 (10 goals, 3 assists).

Productive.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

5 - France in 2026 are the first team to have two players score 5+ goals in a single World Cup since Brazil in 2002.

🇧🇷 Ronaldo (8) & Rivaldo (5)
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé (8) & Ousmane Dembélé (5)

Duos.

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

BREAKING @TheAthleticFC

Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Extraordinary development.

Story with @Dan_Sheldon_

https://t.co/oQ61J9btzT

[Dean Oliver @DeanO_Lytics]

I will take credit for being the origin of that phrase some 20 years ago.

Even as numbers have gotten better - capturing incredible detail - we still have to catch up on analyzing those detailed numbers. Even if we do, people still have to act on the analysis, often quickly.

[Between The Posts @BetweenThePosts]

France's passmap, annotated.
Four tactical themes. Zero fluff. 🇫🇷📈