Thom Gibbs
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Senior sports writer for the Daily Telegraph. Just really love content.
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about 2 months ago
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Practicing various game faces for Fighting Talk. On 5Live at 11am, or whenever on the BBC Sounds app
2 days ago
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For any QPR fans in need of cheering up today, please enjoy this interview I did with Rodney Marsh
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Rodney Marsh interview: I made a joke to Alf Ramsey and never played for England again
Maverick forward reflects on eventful career on and off the pitch, his friendship with George Best and an unfortunate interaction with Pelé
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/02/21/rodney-marsh-interview-wayne-rooney-brain-fulham-manchester/
5 days ago
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Loved the Winter Olympics and almost all of the TV coverage of it. Such a great antidote to the perma-fury of most other sport.
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BBC should spare us the tears in their Winter Olympics cheerleading
These Games have a unique ability to hook sport-sceptics and the coverage was compelling – until the presenters started crying
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2026/02/23/bbc-clare-balding-irvine-tears-winter-olympics-cheerleading/
7 days ago
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I’m now writing a daily sport newsletter. Every morning, entirely free, just for you, sign up here:
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about 2 months ago
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My favourite songs of 2025. Enjoy!
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2025 bangers
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2 months ago
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3 months ago
If I could be extra indulgent:
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A ★★★★ review of La bella stagione (2022)
"On my deathbed I will declare that it was absolutely not a foul" In the past 15 years documentaries have taken over from books as the most prominent medium of reliving sporting history, leading to bo...
https://letterboxd.com/lqr/film/la-bella-stagione/
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Loved researching and writing this. Think number one is just one of my favourite films ever FULL STOP
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Ranked: The 10 best football documentaries
From Diego Maradona’s flawed genius to North Korea’s first World Cup appearance, the beautiful game has inspired a host of beautiful films
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/12/16/ranked-the-10-best-football-documentaries/
3 months ago
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Watched In The Box, in which starry Arsenal and Spurs fans (and Gary Lineker) volunteered to be locked in a room during NLD. Found it an awkward mix of the new (YouTubers performing authentic fandom) and old (throw money at celebs) ways of making TV
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Lineker and YouTubers locked in a box without the football: A show as bad as it sounds
Sky Sports’ online offering left former MotD presenter ‘feeling like an idiot’ but at least there were some classy retro shirts on display
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/25/sky-locked-box-gary-lineker-horrible-way-to-watch-football/
3 months ago
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I'm now writing the Telegraph's Sport Briefing daily email Monday-Friday (do sign up, link below). Looking for sport-related questions to put to our writers. Could be topical, general, leftfield. Shout if you've got one!
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3 months ago
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Can you guess what these football commentators are all talking about?
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
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On Fighting Talk on 5Live at 11am, please listen, my children need points from
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5 months ago
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Bravely went to Juve vs Inter in Turin on Saturday, to see if I could do it cheaper from London than Sunderland vs Brentford two weeks earlier. Can I just shock you?
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I flew to Italy to watch Juventus... and it was cheaper than going to a Premier League game
Exorbitant cost of rail fares at home mean flying to Italy is cheaper, but how do the two match-day experiences compare for value for money?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/09/18/watched-juventus-for-less-than-a-premier-league-game/
6 months ago
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On the brutal Merseyside / Islington song theft beef
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Liverpool and Arsenal fans are at war... over their songs
North Londoners stand accused of imitating You’ll Never Walk Alone and unoriginality but can any chants be truly authentic?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/08/31/liverpool-arsenal-fans-chant-stolen-war-eze-chiesa/
6 months ago
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So hard to photograph but incredible to see
6 months ago
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Happy new football everybody. Here are the nation's only kit rankings:
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Premier League new kits 2025-26: every home and away shirt ranked
Pastel shades and stripes are in vogue at the start of another season as Thom Gibbs offers his definitive sartorial verdict
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/08/12/premier-league-kit-rankings-2025-26-home-away-shirts/
7 months ago
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I really enjoyed the Birmingham Tom Brady doc, found it far more interesting than its many similar predecessors, largely because it makes no attempt to paint Brady as cuddly / relatable. It's funny, too
7 months ago
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The Lionesses at Downing Street, feat. Pimm's, sausages and a generation inspired by how well the red carpet was laid out
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Lionesses brought down to earth with a banger after Rayner meeting at No 10
Euro 2025 winners’ visit to PM’s residence lacks riotousness of 2005 Ashes heroes, but they did celebrate with sausages and Pimm’s
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/07/28/england-women-n0-10-downing-street/
7 months ago
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Transcontinental fridge invasions, ruined mattresses, Nadal turning up on the doorstep. All this and more in my piece about what happens when Wimbledon residents invite tennis players to stay
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What really happens when Wimbledon residents host players
From a ruined mattress to a visit from Nadal, a select few Londoners get a unique insight into the tennis world every summer
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2025/07/09/lost-ate-tubs-ice-cream-wimbledon-residents-host-players/
8 months ago
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Ate a sandwich and stayed hydrated at Wimbledon, with change from £60
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How I did the full Wimbledon experience for less than £60
Budget-conscious fans can have a fantastic day at the Championships if they prepare well – and steer clear of the £8.85 pints
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2025/07/01/wimbledon-value-for-money-getting-most-budget/
8 months ago
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Am cohosting a Very Special Episode of 606 from 19.30 on 5Live about tickets, prices and general fan experience
8 months ago
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Went to see Nick Kyrgios’ pivot to podcasting last night.
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I spent an evening with Nick Kyrgios – it was bleaker than expected
A stone’s throw from where he should be donning his whites next week, tennis’s bad boy instead downs shots at a live podcast recording
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2025/06/25/an-evening-with-nick-kyrgios/
8 months ago
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My ten favourite football awaydays
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The 10 best football away days ranked
Whether for ambience, decibel levels or pubs per capita, these are our favourite trips in English football
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/06/18/10-best-away-days-premier-league-championship-stadiums-town/
9 months ago
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While researching something related to Soccer Aid yesterday I came across this Midge Ure fact, is this common knowledge? I was yesterday years old etc...
9 months ago
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My night at Baller League. Didn’t hate it.
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I went to see the future of football and all the fans were on their phones
Baller League is ‘a new era for football’ if you like watching YouTubers showboat for celebrity fans and placid, distracted teenagers
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/05/06/baller-league-future-of-football-all-fans-on-phone/
10 months ago
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Enjoyed some transgressive drinking in view of the pitch
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I behaved like a rugby fan at the football
Could an easing of draconian rules governing drinking at games make the spectacle any better? I found out...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/05/04/i-behaved-like-a-rugby-fan-at-the-football/
10 months ago
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An interview with Championship Manager 01/02 cheat code Cherno Samba. Cheering to hear his story and what he’s doing now
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Cherno Samba: We tracked down one of the original Championship Manager wonderkids
England U15 striker and team-mate of Wayne Rooney became a sensation when a hugely successful video game picked him out for superstardom
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/04/30/cherno-samba-championship-manager-millwall/
10 months ago
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12 months ago
Morning! This is an exclusive extract from my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, about my autistic son James & how music became our shared language. Wait for the Velvet Underground bit at the end
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‘He nails it on the first take’: how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
After John Harris’s son was diagnosed, conversation always seemed focused on the things he would struggle with. But a shared passion for playing music grew into something James could do – brilliantly
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/15/how-the-beatles-helped-my-autistic-son-find-his-voice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Went to Benidorm for first day of Cheltenham. Going: hard to very hard
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I went to Benidorm to watch Cheltenham on the cheap
A cold, expensive week in the Cotswolds or enjoying the action in the sun while downing beers costing under £2 – for many it is a no-brainer
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2025/03/12/benidorm-cheltenham-festival-brits-abroad-tourists-flights/
12 months ago
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I've reviewed the new Jurgen Klopp documentary, a meeting which could have been an email
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Liverpool’s exciting present makes Jurgen Klopp documentary limited viewing
German’s reign at the club deserves examination, but not right now – this new film has come too soon
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/02/28/doubters-to-believers-liverpool-fc-klopps-era-documentary/
about 1 year ago
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On last night's protest at Stamford Bridge. Simultaneously baffling, understandable and quite fun
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Chelsea fans protesting after club’s £1bn spend need a reality check
With two Champions League triumphs in recent memory, opposition supporters could be forgiven for a lack of sympathy towards club’s ‘plight’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/02/26/chelsea-fans-protesting-clubs-1bn-spend-need-reality-check/
about 1 year ago
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A piece on the intersection of OnlyFans and football
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OnlyFans models’ links with Premier League clubs has exploded into mainstream
Association with football helps models build profitable profiles but concern is growing over access to their explicit content
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/02/18/onlyfans-models-premier-league-clubs/
about 1 year ago
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On Tay Tay vs Trump tonight
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Bad blood makes Taylor Swift v Donald Trump the real Super Bowl showdown
The presence of the US president and his pop-superstar nemesis in the VIP seats could well eclipse Mahomes and co in Sunday’s NFL finale
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/american-football/2025/02/09/donald-trump-taylor-swift-super-bowl-showdown/
about 1 year ago
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Tested the allegedly dodgy League Cup ball with a crossbar challenge @bromleyfc. Story also includes a Jabulani death threat
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Mikel Arteta blamed the ball for an Arsenal defeat – so we put it to the test
Telegraph Sport enlisted the help of Bromley FC to conduct a Nike vs Puma experiment after Spaniard’s complaints over League Cup ball
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/02/04/mikel-arteta-efl-cup-ball-nike-flight-puma-orbita-arsenal/
about 1 year ago
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Was not convinced by the Champions League mega group stage denoument TV goalfest bonanza last night. Briefly switched on Barrow vs Doncaster instead which felt like turning off social media to read a book
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TNT Sports all-you-can-eat buffet an astonishing achievement – but oddly unfulfilling
A superb technical effort though it was, covering 18 matches at once in any depth at all ultimately proved futile
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/30/champions-league-games-tnt-sports-watch-18-games/
about 1 year ago
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Folders of squad numbers, crying on command, lurking outside players homes - some context for the vid of Pep Guardiola's seminar to the autograph hunters. Spent day in Ipswich with some in it for more wholesome reasons
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Sinister side of football’s autograph hunting craze
Autograph hunting is not what it once was, as Pep Guardiola’s confrontation with a group of youngsters shows
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/25/the-sinister-side-of-footballs-autograph-hunting-craze/
about 1 year ago
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"F--- off back to France you French bastard" or "Off! Off! Off! It’s an early bath for you, Mr Cantona!"? Still no clearer on what caused Eric to kick Matthew Simmons 30 years ago. Spoke to players and fans who were there, ref Alan Wilkie and Jonathan Pearce:
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Eric Cantona’s kung fu kick – ‘The most unbelievable moment of my entire career’
Three decades on from a moment of madness that shook English football, Telegraph Sport speaks to those who were a part of it all
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/23/the-eric-cantona-kung-fu-kick-30-years-on-palace/
about 1 year ago
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Was eating a banana when leaving home but not found a bin for skin yet. Walk to destination is feeling like narrowly holding onto a lead on Mario Kart
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Things ended badly for the doll…
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Bromley did their fine town proud today. I was at St James' Park
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An early lead and a sex doll – Bromley will never forget their big day out in Newcastle
It was not the procession promised by a 74-team gap between the clubs, but Newcastle made it eight successive wins with victory over Bromley in the FA Cup third round.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/12/fa-cup-third-round-live-score-latest-updates/
about 1 year ago
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Used to use BBC for top scorer stats because they included all competitions, not just league. This seems to have gone from their website, can anyone recommend an alternative please?
about 1 year ago
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Remarkable turnaround at QPR. So many players performing above their assumed level, actual options from the bench and, best of all, slightly unhinged and lots of fun again. All credit to Marti Cifuentes.
about 1 year ago
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Top hits from 2024, according to me
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2024 bangers
Playlist · Thom Gibbs · 103 items · 3 saves
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about 1 year ago
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Lovely stuff from the
@samwallace.bsky.social
@chrisbascombe.bsky.social
dream team
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about 1 year ago
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honey i am a guy & i shrunk the kids
about 1 year ago
tag yourself
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Half time blast of Chase the Sun from off of the darts is most fun West Ham fans have had so far tonight
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about 1 year ago
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Ederson celebrating City's title earlier this year looks like a create-your-own wrestler from WWF Warzone on N64 who has just grabbed a foreign object
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Micah Richards must learn to deliver cutting criticism of Man City ✍️
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My day with the sumos. Went about as well as you would expect
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about 1 year ago
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Really tickled by these T-shirts some Vikes fans are wearing tonight
about 1 year ago
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