Michael Thomas

I am an NCTJ-qualified video content creator and journalist based in the UK, looking to find and uniquely tell engaging stories. On this website, you will find a selection of my work.

Vertical Video

Aguante Mundo

My personal YouTube Shorts and TikTok channel, where I produce, script and edit vertical videos exploring fascinating, lesser-known football stories from around the world, brought to life through a distinctive 8-bit video game-inspired visual style.

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⚽He Scored FOUR… And Still Lost?!💔

🔥From Ferenc Puskás in a European Cup Final to Gareth Bale’s San Siro masterclass, football has seen some incredible solo performances. But few can match Gleiker Mendoza, who scored FOUR goals from outside the box for Kryvbas… and still ended up on the losing side in a chaotic 6-5 defeat👀

#Football #Soccer #Futbol #FootballFacts #FootballHistory #WorldFootball #FootballStory #PremierLeague #ChampionsLeague #UnderdogStory #FootballStories #GlobalFootball
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🛠️Right Back… Turned Goal Machine?!⚽

🔥Utility man Mateusz Żukowski was known for filling in anywhere his team needed him… until struggling Magdeburg threw him up front. Since then, he’s exploded with 13 goals in 15 games, including an 18-minute hat-trick, and now Bundesliga clubs are watching👀

#Football #Soccer #Futbol #FootballStory #FootballFacts #WorldFootball #Bundesliga #2Bundesliga #UnderdogStory #Striker #UtilityPlayer #FootballStories #GlobalFootball
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🎰He Won a Gameshow… Then Became a Football Manager🤯

📈Valdas Dambrauskas had zero professional playing experience, but after winning money on Lithuania’s version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' He funded a coaching journey that took him from 9th-tier London Tigers to titles across Europe, and now the top of Azerbaijan’s league👀

#Football #Soccer #Futbol #FootballStory #FootballFacts #WorldFootball #UnderdogStory #FootballManager #Coaching #EuropeanFootball #Azerbaijan #FootballStories #GlobalFootball
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🏅He Won the Golden Boot… Then Got BANNED 🤯

📈A dream debut hat-trick. A national hero. Then… ruled ineligible.Emilio Nsue became the face of Equatorial Guinea’s rise and the centre of one of FIFA’s strangest eligibility battles. From AFCON captain to golden boot winner to banned… and back again❌

#Football #Soccer #Futbol #AFCON #InternationalFootball #FootballHistory #FIFA #WorldFootball #FootballFacts #UnderdogStory #FootballStories #GlobalFootball
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❌Why Did FIFA Scrap the Confederations Cup?🌎

🏆Before every World Cup, there was a dress-rehearsal tournament contested by the champions of each confederation
From Tahiti’s iconic goal to Brazil humiliating Spain, the Confederations Cup delivered incredible moments… then vanished⁉️

#Football #Soccer #Futbol #WorldCup #FootballHistory #InternationalFootball #FIFA #WorldFootball #UnderdogStory #FootballFacts
#Futbol #WorldCupHistory #InternationalSoccer #FootballStories #GlobalFootball
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⏩These Players Skipped Club Football and Went Straight International🌎

📈Sometimes potential beats experience.Sometimes there’s no other option.These players wore their national colours before ever turning pro at club level — and some went on to greatness.

#football #Soccer #Futbol #FootballFacts #FootballHistory #WorldFootball #InternationalFootball #AguanteMundo #8bitFootball #UnderratedStories#FootballTok #SoccerTok #FootballStories #GlobalFootball #RetroFootball

Daily Express

Vertical video content produced for the Daily Express, including two World Cup videos that generated more than four million views.

My work spans cutting podcasts and long-form features into engaging social clips, collaborating with reporters on fast-turnaround coverage, and creating original vertical content tailored for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Shorts.

Get Football Video

I joined Get Football's video content team in April 2025 to create vertical videos, optimised for TikTok, on European football-related topics.

The content consists of an analysis of specific teams or players, utilising statistics and tactical animations to better tell the story.