Thom Gibbs

London

Senior Sports Writer at The Telegraph

Senior Sports Writer for the Daily Telegraph. Fond of QPR and the Minnesota Vikings. From Bromley.

Articles

NFL’s answer to Alex Ferguson is dating a 24-year-old - and America is obsessed

5 days ago | independent.ie | Thom Gibbs

NFL’s answer to Alex Ferguson is dating a 24-year-old – and America is obsessed©Telegraph Media Group Holdings LtdToday at 20:37Bill Belichick is the most successful American football coach in history, an all-conquering dynasty-builder with all of the usual personality traits that entails. You do not win six Super Bowls without immense focus and there are countless tales of his obsessive dedication.
NFL's answer to Fergie is dating a 24-year-old... and America is obsessed

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Thom Gibbs

The woman posting these pictures, who is alongside him in most and presumed responsible for this drastic tonal shift, is girlfriend Jordon Hudson. Their relationship has become a source of fascination in the United States. Hudson is a former competitive cheerleader, thanked in Belichick's new book The Art of Winning as his "idea mill and creative muse". Belichick is 73 and Hudson is 24, which is somewhere between irrelevant and inappropriate depending on your point of view.
NFL’s answer to Fergie is dating a 24-year-old... and America is obsessed

5 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Thom Gibbs

Bill Belichick is the most successful American football coach in history, an all-conquering dynasty-builder with all of the usual personality traits that entails. You do not win six Super Bowls without immense focus and there are countless tales of his obsessive dedication. Work calls on Christmas Day, reducing co-coaches to exhausted husks with his frightening appetite for grafting.
‘Barbarians’ clash with police as Paris descends into chaos after PSG’s Champions League victory

5 days ago | msn.com | Thom Gibbs |Emily Blumenthal

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Tifo of Luis Enrique and his late daughter provides final’s defining image

5 days ago | msn.com | Thom Gibbs

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‘Barbarians’ clash with police in Paris during Champions League final

6 days ago | afr.com | Thom Gibbs

Jun 1, 2025 – 8.52am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Paris | French riot police deployed tear gas and baton-charged supporters in Paris in skirmishes during the Champions League final.
Tifo of Luis Enrique and his late daughter provides final's defining image

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Thom Gibbs

The image is one Enrique has spoken about before, saying before the match that he hoped to echo his Berlin moment in Munich. "I have incredible memories because my daughter loved parties, and I'm sure she's still throwing them wherever she is," he said. "I remember an incredible photo I have with her at the Champions League final in Berlin, after winning the Champions League, planting an FC Barcelona flag on the pitch. I hope to be able to do the same with PSG.
Riot police clash with fans in Paris during Champions League final

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Thom Gibbs

German newspaper Bild reported that Inter fans also threw stones at the Fröttmaning U-Bahn station, the stop closest to the stadium. Another social media videos showed a skirmish between fans of both teams on board a train, with supporters wearing PSG and Inter shirts respectively aiming kicks at one another.
After limp Europa League final performance, Manchester United somehow found lower gear in Asean All-Stars defeat

1 week ago | independent.ie | Thom Gibbs

Limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud, treachery. Dante’s nine circles of hell, or pithy summary of Manchester United’s season? If we are sticking with the former it is time to make some room between anger and heresy. A new circle is required to capture the profound horror of United’s post-season tour of Asia. It had already plumbed the depths, long before yesterday’s harrowing defeat to a team called ASEAN All-Stars.
Man Utd discover new way to hit rock bottom by losing to ASEAN All-Stars

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Thom Gibbs

Limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud, treachery. Dante’s nine circles of hell, or pithy summary of Manchester United’s season? If we are sticking with the former it is time to make some room between anger and heresy. A new circle is required to capture the profound horror of United’s post-season tour of Asia. AdvertisementIt had already plumbed the depths, long before Wednesday’s harrowing defeat to a team called ASEAN All-Stars.