Seb Stafford-Bloor
Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.
Latest articles by Seb Stafford-Bloor
Introducing YOUR Premier League club’s breakout star for 2016/17
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Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor picks out a selection of players who could make it big-time over the year ahead…
Saturday Premier League wrap: The things you might have missed
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Premier League Saturday's round-up, as Manchester City triumph at Stamford Bridge and city neighbours United continue to click through the gears.
What’s going on with Toby Alderweireld at Tottenham? A situation that suits nobody…
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Tottenham Hotspur The Belgian hasn’t inked a new Spurs deal yet, but neither have a club triggered his tantalisingly low £25m release clause this summer. What gives?
Diego Maradona leaves Al Fujairah, then rejoins days later... or does he?
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In Other News... Things are never straightforward with El Diego...
Football Good Weekend, Bad Weekend: Zlatan strikes twice to save United; Stoke flop as Kane tonks treble
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Premier League FourFourTwo's winners and losers of the weekend, as Manchester United snatch the first silverware of the season
Premier League preview: What (definitely) will and won't happen
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Premier League Manchester City can claim the title with victory over Manchester United, while Everton host Liverpool to kick off a big weekend of action
Five players in, five out: who Gareth Southgate should call up for England this week
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England Declan Rice has surely earned a spot, but at whose expense? These recommendations could make all the difference as England prepare to begin their Euro 2022 qualification campaign
Arsenal needn't worry about long-term decline – superclubs are simply immune from it
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Premier League The Gunners are being described as a sinking ship, but these types of clubs just don't fail that easily
Watch: Rogue Newcastle fan celebrates like Alan Shearer at the Stadium of Light
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In Other News... A cheeky Magpies fan managed to add to the collective misery in Sunderland over the weekend – and even nutmegged a steward for good measure
England 1 Croatia 2 (AET): Five big talking points from Moscow
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FIFA World Cup England are out of the World Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Croatia after extra-time. Here are FFT's talking points as Gareth Southgate's team depart.
The Week In Tottenham: Spurs slump continues as Saints inflict home humiliation
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The Week In... Mauricio Pochettino's men blew it again against their visitors - just one week after their 2-2 draw with Chelsea handed Leicester the Premier League title, writes Seb-Stafford Bloor...
Lithuanian club think they've signed 'prolific' ex-QPR forward because of inflated Wiki profile
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In Other News... We must have missed his incendiary goalscoring form at Loftus Road...
In defence of the match report: they may seem old fashioned, but they are essential to football's history
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Premier League The way football fans interact with post-match analysis has changed in the online age to be more forward-looking. Ironically, that strips it of a longer lifespan
Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
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Premier League FFT's preview ahead of a fascinating Sunday that sees Manchester City face Arsenal, while Chelsea host Manchester United. Get the food in, take the phone off the hook...
FourFourTwo's Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
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Premier League Our look-ahead to the weekend as Manchester City and Liverpool face off at the Etihad, while Chelsea go for glory at Stoke
FourFourTwo's football preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
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Premier League FourFourTwo's look ahead to this weekend's round of tussles: featuring talking points, stories, and brain-tickling statistics
Premier League Best of the Weekend: FFT's favourite player, team and goal
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Premier League FourFourTwo's look our best performances, strikes, players and saves from the weekend that was in the Premier League...
A different kind of player – why it's still important that the legacy of Manchester United's Duncan Edwards lives on
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Manchester United On the anniversary of Edwards' death, Seb Stafford-Bloor writes that while he was a player of a very different era, the level of his greatness means that he shouldn't be forgotten
Abandoned Turkish semi-final to be replayed... for 32 minutes, in an empty stadium
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In Other News... The original second leg was abandoned after Senol Gunes, Besiktas's manager, was hospitalised with a head wound
What will Mauricio Pochettino's next job look like?
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Mauricio Pochettino The nature of the Argentinian manager's next project is a fascinating proposition - wherever it happens to be
Watch: Melbourne Victory comically squander open goal breakaway
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In Other News... Amusement from Australia on Friday, as Melbourne's derby ended in chaos
Tottenham target Serge Aurier: a fine footballer with a troubling background
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Tottenham Hotspur On the pitch, he should give Spurs exactly what they need - but off it is a different matter entirely. Seb Stafford-Bloor explores a thorny situation for the club
What – not who – Arsenal need in the manager who'll replace Arsene Wenger
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Arsenal Seb Stafford-Bloor on the qualities required for the long-serving Frenchman's successor in north London