10 Twitter Accounts Every Sports Journalist Must Follow

8. Opta - @OptaJoe - 434,307 followers

Screen Shot 2013 09 10 At 10 48 35 The Opta group are my favourite Twitter statistic account and they provide in depth stats that I would have to trawl through the web to find myself. They are a godsend when trying to compile an article based on things such as a player's value to a team. @OptaJoe provides statistics on British football, and other accounts, including @OptaJose and @OptaJim provide stats from the Spanish game and Cricket respectively. Opta is especially good for articles in which you are required to compare and contrast statistics to both support and contradict arguments. The stats they provide, sometimes during games, are incredibly accurate and can therefore be relied on with absolute certainty regarding their validity.
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17. Oldham Athletic fan and FC Barcelona follower. Love Football and Sport in general. Currently attending Blue Coat Sixth Form. Studying Mathematics, English Language, Geography and Media. Be sure to follow me on Twitter - @joshuapsjones