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The Offside

Learning To Tackle, Possibly A Couple Years Late
This might be a touch simplistic and naive, but… Shouldn’t DVDs on ‘how to tackle’ be handed out to the youth teams of Premiership clubs, rather than the guys getting six figures a week to go…
about 1 days ago
No Time For Playing In The Snow
Footballers already get millions to play a game as their career, delighting in an extended childhood. Why not go all the way and stop for playtime in the snow as well? Actually, Joel Obi’s plunge i…
about 3 days ago
The Best Matchup In Football
At least for 2011-12. Having already played once this season to raucous applause, Palermo and Inter danced once again at the San Siro today amidst the snow. Their first meeting was nice, Palermo snat…
about 3 days ago
Heavy Death Toll Mounting After Pitch Invasion In Egypt
The death toll is currently mounting tragically in Egypt after a pitch invasion hit Al Masri’s stadium in Port Said on the back of a massive upset over Al Ahly less than one hour ago. One AP report…
about 3 days ago
Varese’s True Ghost Goal
Portions of Italy have been belted with snow over the past two days, canceling a number of matches as they dismiss the delight of a winter wonderland. The Serie B match between Livorno and Varese mad…
about 3 days ago

Soccerlens

The Flowers of Manchester
The Flowers of Manchester - originally posted on Soccerlens.comDaniele (from Red Rants) has a written a moving piece on the Munich disaster – here’s an extract: Sam couldn’t have been more focus…
about 9 hours ago
Chelsea v Manchester United: A Battle Of Widths
Chelsea v Manchester United: A Battle Of Widths - originally posted on Soccerlens.comAccording to Castrol EDGE Performance analysis, both Manchester United and Chelsea’s wingers have been key to bot…
about 1 days ago
Manchester United’s best chance of beating Chelsea
Manchester United’s best chance of beating Chelsea - originally posted on Soccerlens.comWith the Manchester clubs tied on points at the top of the table and only Tottenham with an outside chance at…
about 1 days ago
The Curious Case of the Lost Moral Compass
The Curious Case of the Lost Moral Compass - originally posted on Soccerlens.comGuest writer Jony Ball wonders why John Terry is getting special treatment when no other profession offers such protecti…
about 2 days ago
Zamora and Cissé – Can they keep QPR in the Premier League?
Zamora and Cissé – Can they keep QPR in the Premier League? - originally posted on Soccerlens.comMark Hughes was very active on transfer deadline day, signing ex-Liverpool front man Djibril Cissé…
about 2 days ago

101 Great Goals

Mario Balotelli’s magic trick (Manchester City – Fulham)
While his teammates were beating Fulham 3-nil on Saturday, the maverick Man City striker entertained his friends by making a can of Coke disappear. *** Related link: Highlights of Manchester City 3…
about 2 hours ago
Standard go 3rd after Lierse away win
Lierse 0 – Standard Liege 2 (Jupiler League, February 4, 2012) Michy Batshuayi scored the opener in the first half and Gohi Cyriac added the second before tempers threatened to spill over. Felipe w…
about 5 hours ago
Excelsior off the bottom of the Eredivisie
Excelsior 3 – VVV Venlo 1 (Eredivisie, February 4, 2012) Bart Schenkeveld opened the scoring on the half-hour mark before the visitors had Bryan Linssen sent off before half-time. A second goal arr…
about 5 hours ago
Galatasaray go 6 points clear; Trabzonspor trip up at Antalyaspor
Gaziantepspor 1 – Galatasaray 2 (Super Lig, February 4, 2012) Struggling Gaziantepspor claimed an unlikely lead when Ivelin Popov netted after 50 minutes. Gala took just three minutes to level,…
about 5 hours ago
Amazing: Hugo Viana scores 94th minute winner from his own half (Braga 1 – Portimonense 0)
“I saw the goalkeeper advance, the ball was there and I took a chance and it went flawlessly. Is it the best of my career? Yes, maybe, it is a goal from 50 metres, it’s not just any goal is it!�…
about 6 hours ago

Who ate all the pies

QPR 1-2 Wolves: Silly Cisse Sees Red As Wolves Move Clear Of Drop-Zone (Photos & Highlights)
about 5 hours ago
Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn: Van Persie Leads Gunners Rampage At The Emirates (Photos & Highlights)
about 7 hours ago
Man City 3-0 Fulham: Snow Problem For Citizens As Fulham Freeze At The Etihad (Photos & Highlights)
about 7 hours ago
Neymar, Ganso & Pato Launch New Nike Brazil 2012/13 Kits – May Or May Not Be Yellow (Photos)
yesterday
Franco Di Santo Posts Grizzly Photo Of Mangled Leg After ‘That’ Assou-Ekotto Horror Tackle
about 1 days ago

Dirty Tackle

Footballsup

Project Euro 2012: The Book (That’s a working title, obviously)
Next summer I'm travelling around Europe by rail during Euro 2012, aiming to see as many matches in as many different countries as possible. The tournament itself is being held in Poland and the Ukrai…
about 8 months ago
Paolo Di Canio joins the mighty Swindon Town
Paolo Di Canio has today been confirmed as the new Swindon Town manager. Here's a tribute to him, taken directly from the Sabotage Times.
about 9 months ago
Guest Post: England’s Top Young Prospects for 2011
A guest post from Man Utd Soccer Schools on the young England players to watch out for over the next few years
about 9 months ago
Some Site Recommendations
Being as I barely update this site anymore, here are some more active/useful ones for you to visit...
about 10 months ago
The Best Red Card EVER
What is the greatest red card ever? We go through some of the best ones...
last year

A Football Report

Time-Lapse Camp Nou Egoi Suso Rius decided that capturing a...
Time-Lapse Camp Nou Egoi Suso Rius decided that capturing a match, in its entirety, at the Camp Nou would be something special. It’s been done before, but not in 110 seconds. Egoi chose to film the…
about 1 days ago
You're a good man, Bob Bradley
By Eric Beard Today, along with his wife Lindsay, Bob Bradley joined the thousands of mourners in Cairo’s Sphinx Square to express his sympathy to the victims and families affected by the clash be…
about 2 days ago
"Football can go to hell if this is the situation."
““Football can go to hell if this is the situation.”” - Those were the words of Al-Ahly’s star player Mohamed Aboutrika in the wake of the tragedy in Port Said, calling for the Egyptian l…
about 3 days ago
How did Seven Nation Army take over Italy? It’s probably...
How did Seven Nation Army take over Italy? It’s probably the most indie sports anthem ever, but if anyone was following the 2006 World Cup then they remember the simple, ever-so-catchy bassline of T…
about 3 days ago
Erlan Mealla’s Bolivian wondergoal If you knew who Erlan...
Erlan Mealla’s Bolivian wondergoal If you knew who Erlan Mealla was before seeing this, well, I simply don’t believe you. The words “must see” have lost their meaning over the years, but this…
about 4 days ago

Off the Post

Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty found dead
Forgive me for any emotion, but I love Nottingham Forest. And Nigel Doughty saved my club. After buying the club for £11 million in 1999 after the club had entered administration, Doughty ploughed £…
about 11 hours ago
Sandro shows off his karate moves
Danny Rose may not have achieved an awful lot in his Spurs career since his left-footed wonder volley in the North London derby. But now he must be thanked for bringing the video above to our attentio…
about 16 hours ago
Free £50 bet (and some tips on how to invest it)
Click Here to Get a Free £50 Bet for All New Paddy Power Customers Chelsea v Man United On the face of it, Chelsea reaching for Bolton’s best defender to help shore up their own leaky backline look…
about 1 days ago
Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 4-5 February
People talk about the magic of the FA Cup, but don’t tell that to me or Hull fans who staked emotion or cold, hard cash on their team winning last Saturday. I knew I shouldn’t have trusted Matt �…
about 2 days ago
John Terry stripped of the England captaincy (again)
It’s like deja vu, all over again John Terry was ditched as England captain this morning. ‘Sources close to the Chelsea captain’ said he was stripped of the armband – metaphorically, alas –…
about 2 days ago

Back of the Net News

McLeish: Hutton ‘not that sort of bastard’
Alex McLeish has defended the under-fire Alan Hutton after the defender’s horror challenge on West Brom’s Shane Long on Saturday, insisting that the 26-year old was ‘not that sort of bastard.’…
about 4 months ago
Barry Hayles statue erected outside Neverland Ranch
Controversy has erupted over a statue of ex-Fulham striker Barry Hayles that was today unveiled outside Neverland Ranch, the California home of deceased pop star Michael Jackson, to the surprise and b…
about 11 months ago
Nobody sure who Steve Kean is
Fears mounting that Blackburn boss might be ‘ just some bloke’ Blackburn Rovers’ recent slump has put the club’s owners under pressure to sack manager Steve Kean or at least to find out exactl…
last year
Gaddafi enlists Ashley Cole to attack protesters
Reports from Tripoli tonight are suggesting that Chelsea and England left-back Ashley Cole has been recruited by Libyan strongman Colonel Gaddafi in a last desperate attempt to overcome the protesters…
last year
Middlesbrough exchange O'Neil for huge box with question mark painted on it
Middlesbrough directors have spent the day prodding and shaking the oversized golden box adorned with a black felt question mark that West Ham used to secure the services of Gary O’Neil. The Champio…
about a year ago

The Onion Bag

Fans plan to march on Football in protest
As the World erupts in protest and crisis grips the European economies, English football fans anxious not to be excluded from the fun are planning a series of protests about the proposed changes in th…
about 4 months ago

In the Stands

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Not Believing the Hype
Keep calm and carry on isn’t just a greetings card company, it’s a quintessential English saying that Oxlade-Chamberlain adheres too…. In an interview with Sky Sports, The former Southampton Aca…
about 7 hours ago
Video: Carles Puyol Mimics Zinedine Zidane Skill!
Carles Puyol pulled off an incredible double roulette during Barcelona’s 1-1 Copa Del Rey 1st leg draw with Valencia in a move which mimicked French legend Zinedine Zidane Classy stuff from the Barc…
about 10 hours ago
Man City Fan Realises Her Dream Of Being The Mascot… At The Age Of 88!
Lifelong City fan Celia Hodkin has been given an almighty birthday present from the folks in the Blue half of Manchester… Celia, set to turn 88, has been given the opportunity to lead out the team…
yesterday
Arsenal Fans Plan Bin Bag Protest…
From what I’ve read from Mirrorfootball’s ‘exclusive’ is that an Arsenal fan group are planning to put bin-liners on all empty seats in the ground, in the next home match vs Blackburn, to high…
about 2 days ago
74 Killed In Egypt Football Riot
74 killed and over hundreds were injured when politics mixed with football in violent fashion last night in Port Said… I’m not quite sure what to say about this as it’s one of the most insane th…
about 2 days ago

Flaming Hairdryer

Ken Bates Wants You (If You Can Work Miracles) [picture]
Leeds United are stepping up their hunt for a new manager after having sacked Simon Grayson on Wednesday.Grayson was given the boot following the 4-1 defeat Leeds suffered at home against Birmingham,…
about 2 days ago
Harry Redknapp: Becks on the Brain [picture]
Harry Redknapp has stated that he spent more time thinking about David Beckham than he did dealing with his Monaco bank account.Speaking to jurors about a $100,000 cash transfer made in 2003 from Mona…
about 2 days ago
Evra Prepared for Battle Ahead of Anfield Clash [picture]
Manchester United’s assistant boss Mike Phelan has confirmed that skipper Patrice Evra will feature in Saturdays FA cup fourth round tie match against Liverpool, despite the expected backlash and hi…
about a week ago
Balotelli: Dancing on Eyes [picture]
Mario Balotelli's agent has spoken out of his belief that the Italian striker could be forced to quit English football because of the treatment he has received from the FA and Premiership referees.'I…
about 2 weeks ago
The Clash of the Old School Rivals [picture]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be hoping his side can avenge the 8-2 hammering they received at Old Trafford last August as they go head to head with Manchester United this afternoon.The newest ch…
about 2 weeks ago

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EPL Talk

Aston Villa Underachieving and Unattractive Under Alex McLeish and Randy Lerner
For the past few season, Aston Villa has been a club on the fringes of crashing the “Sky Six” party. Coming into the 2011-2012 season, despite the appointment of Alex McLeish as manager, many sup…
about 8 hours ago
Premier League Adds Its Logo To Broadcasts In Fight Against UK Pubs
Starting today, the Premier League added a watermark in the bottom right corner of many of its TV and Internet broadcasts (see above example). Adding the Premier League logo is certainly a move by the…
about 11 hours ago
Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 24: Open Thread
We’re back with another Premier League Saturday. I, for one, am glad that we can talk about English football again. I’m getting a bit sick of non-soccer related stories that are monopolizing the c…
yesterday
Poll: Who Should Be Manchester United’s Starting Goalkeeper?
Manchester United recently lost to Liverpool in a very closely contested match at Anfield. The last goal by Kuyt, in my eyes, was easily stoppable if de Gea would have divede to smother the ball with…
about 3 days ago
Wolves 0-3 Liverpool: Pressure Mounts On Wolves Boss Mick McCarthy
“Changing the manager does not affect the way the players play on the pitch” … I begin fittingly with that quote from Wolves captain and £7million summer signing Roger Johnson. This was a qu…
about 3 days ago

Zonal Marking

What constitutes being good in the air?
‘Good in the air’ – a stock football phrase that everyone understands. But it’s more complex than simply being ‘good’. This article from ZM in 2010 suggested that, whilst Peter Crouch ofte…
about 3 days ago
Juventus 2-1 Udinese: Juve mimic Udinese’s tactics but remain an all-round attacking threat
Alessandro Matri scored a classic centre-forward’s goal to strengthen Juve’s position at the top. Antonio Conte switched to three at the back, as he did in the previous meeting between the sides.�…
last week
Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United: Patient game settled by route one winner
4-5-1 v 4-5-1 became 4-4-2 v 4-4-2, and Liverpool just about came out on top. Kenny Dalglish had surprisingly named three recognised centre-backs in the Liverpool line-up, while Craig Bellamy was on t…
about a week ago
ZM Elsewhere: 23rd-27th January
Articles on other sites: Guardian Smalling and Evans for Man Utd? ESPN Norwich and Swansea bringing continental qualities to the Premier League BT Kevin de Bruyne for Chelsea? TheScore A chat with Jay…
about a week ago
Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid: Real press, continue it for longer, but waste too many chances
Real started and ended strongly, but a strong five minute spell for Barcelona before half time was enough for them. Pep Guardiola named an unchanged side from the first leg, with Jose Pinto continuing…
about a week ago

World Cup Blog

Water Sports At AFCON
Including both diving and synchronized swimming. His name is Narcisse Ekanga, and there is a pool of water near him – or all around him, rather. There’s also a rounding of the football gods cursin…
about a week ago
A Lesson In Nonchalance
It’s going to take quite a bit for Olympic qualifying of any type to make any type of news, unless David Beckham is personally championing his merits for the cause. Women’s CONCACAF qualifiers? Th…
about a week ago
In Case You Forgot About AFCON…
This guy is here to remind you. It’s here, and it’s…something. This is not your prawn sandwich brigade. It’s more like a carnival crossed with a drag show dashed with a touch of Japanese game…
about 2 weeks ago
World Cup 2014: Guns For Tickets
Tickets to the World Cup in Brazil are going to be fairly difficult to come by one would expect, if only in comparison to South Africa 2010. Gun violence is also something of a concern, so combining t…
last month
Euro 2012’s Big Money
Literally. Just the day you were waiting for, right? Ukraine’s Euro 2012 coin collection: released. Specifically the coin above, for which you’ve been stocking away all those gift cards and envelo…
about a month ago

Two Hundred Percent

Too Late for Licensing:Time to Pray at Pompey?
When questions about your football club are raised in Westminster and the Prime Minister agrees that the situation needs investigation then you know you are in a bad way. Not because you might be inve…
about 9 hours ago
Football’s Winter Of Discontent Reaches Arsenal
There’s something in the air at The Emirates Stadium. Arsenal Football Club has had a difficult 2012 so far, and patience – for some, at least – is starting to wear thin, leading to a protest th…
about 16 hours ago
The 2012 African Cup Of Nations: Eurosport’s Head-To-Headache
Eurosport’s international football coverage, as unique as it remains in the field of sports broadcasting and run on a shoestring budget, remains excellent. And this year’s ACN coverage has been as…
yesterday
John Terry & The Fetishisation Of The England Captaincy
In that special, unique way that only they can, the FA managed to set a dozen hungry cats amongst the pigeons of the John Terry case this morning. Their announcement, that Terry had been stripped of t…
about 2 days ago
The 2012 African Cup Of Nations: The Group Stages – Final Matches
The tragedy that occurred in Port Said on Wednesday evening has overshadowed all else in world football this week, and this is a subject that we will be returning to when the dust has settled on a dis…
about 2 days ago

Talking About Football

The Hiatus Explained
This is not a article on how Tesla’s work on electromagnetism is subsumed within the football of Eastern Europe in the late 1970s. I wish it was, but it isn’t. No, it’s a post explaining the s…
about 11 months ago
“Bavarians? Conservative? Never!” The 1987 European Cup Final
For all Bayern München’s dominance in Germany in the 1980s, they made a pigs-ear out of things in Europe. It was a common sight to see the Barvarian side being disposed of by British clubs througho…
last year
The McDonaldization of English Football
I’ve unfortunately been a bit busy recently, rendering me incapable of finding the time to get my teeth into various teams or games that might provide some entertainment. However, I managed to produ…
about a year ago
Opponents of FC Barcelona, here is your New Year’s Resolution
Barcelona have shuffled their pack in 2010, starting to prefer to Messi to play centrally rather than in the inside right role. Not formed in the archetypal central forward role, his pee-wee frame wou…
about a year ago
A Brief Introduction to FC. København
Who would have thought it? A one-time player for Wimbledon goes to show tactical discernment and shrewdness. To give Ståle Solbakken his dues, he did fallout with the mullet-wielded Joe Kinnear, so h…
about a year ago

Premiership Talk

Gunner: “We’ve lost too many”
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta has publicly spoken of his side’s recent struggles after the Gunners could only muster a 0-0 draw against Bolton earlier this week. Arsenal have been in a poor run of…
about 1 days ago
Toon manager talks up chances
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has praised his side for their recent form, and is confident about their chances in the coming weeks. The impressive Magpies have been boosted by the return of Senega…
about 1 days ago
QPR boss slams racism row decision
Queens Park Rangers boss Mark Hughes has slammed the decision to delay John Terry’s racism hearing until July. Terry was involved in an alleged racially-motivated clash with QPR defender Anton Ferdi…
about 2 days ago
United legend names best player in the world
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed who he thinks the best player in the world is – and it’s not a former United great. While many Manchester United fans still name Cristiano…
about 2 days ago
Blues defender has “lost his head”
Fresh off a transfer from the struggling Bolton Wanderers, defender Gary Cahill is reportedly already unhappy at Stamford Bridge. Cahill found himself on the bench for Chelsea’s recent match against…
about 2 days ago

Albion Road

English Football: Revenge of the Little Guys
Chris Perez, our newest Albion Road correspondent, takes a look at English football just after the midpoint - revenge of the little guys, the contenders and pretenders, the latest news, and prediction…
about 2 days ago
The Home Internationals Soccer Tournament, 1946-84: A Complete Record
The Home Internationals Soccer Tournament, 1946-84, A Complete Record by Gary Watton is a match-by-match record of this annual tournament, once played amongst the four national teams of the United Kin…
about 3 weeks ago
State of the States | January, 2012
With the holiday season in our rearview mirrors, the MLS pre-season is about to kick into gear. Likewise, the USMNT returns to action with the annual January camp and friendlies. But we begin with the…
last month
What will 2012 bring for the business side of football?
What can we expect in 2012 in terms of the business side of football? It's an almost unanswerable question because no one knows for sure what is going to happen to the world's main football economies,…
about a month ago
Who is a Fit and Proper Person - Take Two
Portsmouth have faced more challenges than most clubs in recent years and now they have to deal with a new set of problems. In June the club was taken over by Convers Sports Initiatives which is b…
about 2 months ago

Footbo

What does it take to be a Premier League legend?
Who is a Premier League legend? What does it take? How would you define it? Play Premier League Legend on Facebook now - maybe you have what it takes! But I digress: The first few weeks of the 2011/ .…
about 5 months ago
The little pea with the big future, introducing Javier Hernández!!
The little pea with the big future Not since a young Cristiano Ronaldo seven years ago, has a new, relatively unknown talent created such a swell of excitement at Manchester United as Javier Her ... R…
a long time ago...
2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 3, Group E & F.
Group E Netherlands: Second to Hungary as being the best nation to have never won the World Cup, the Dutch will hope that the 2010 crop can go all the way this time. They qualified in commanding sty .…
a long time ago...
Capello said to be furious over Terry sacking
The Daily Mirror is reporting that England manager Fabio Capello is said to be furious over the sacking today of his captain John Terry. According to the report Capello fought for Terry to remain as .…
about 2 hours ago
Flamengo Choose Ronaldinho And Sack Luxemburgo
Sack Vanderlei Luxemburgo or part ways with Ronaldinho? That was the choice Flamengo president Patricia Amorim had to make yesterday as she picked the star player over the 59 year old tactician. It ..…
about 3 hours ago

Footballing World

Fisted Away

Robbie Keane reveals his boyhood dream to play for a club that he didn’t support as a child
::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Mark Patterson ::: Ireland striker Robbie Keane intends to fulfil the last major ambition of his career by making a January switch to a club for which he feel…
last month
Confused Kaka Graciously Accepts Lifetime Literary Achievement Award
::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Elliott, editor of the rather lovely Futfanatico ::: As the year comes to an end, awards circulate. Everybody speculates as to who will win the Ballon d’Or.…
last month
Roberto Mancini’s imaginary card-waving results in imaginary ban for Martin Škrtel
FA officials studying the video of Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Liverpool have retrospectively awarded Martin Škrtel an imaginary three game ban following Roberto Mancini’s persuasive waving of…
about a month ago
Scooby Doo and Gang Bust Dimitar Berbatov for Playing Professional Soccer
::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Elliott, editor of the rather lovely Futfanatico ::: Dimitar Berbatov playing in consecutive games shocked several United fans, but also raised red flags in…
about 3 months ago
Swindon scientists work to create oft-fabled ’100 Paolo Di Canios’
After Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio’s recent proclamation that he wanted “a team of 100 Paolo Di Canios“, experts in cloning and eugenics have been brought into the fold at the Wiltshire cl…
about 3 months ago

The Flat Back Four

Three Leading Lights Of Newcastle's 2011/2012 Season
Newcastle started this season strongly, confounding critics and pundits in the process. When Andy Carroll left for better pastures with Liverpool, everyone predicted the end of the road for Newcastle…
about a month ago
Unlucky Reds Home Form Are Reminders Of Rafa's Title Chasing Season
Liverpool huffed and puffed once more but came up against another excellent goalkeeping display. A feat that Mark Bunn probably will and could not repeat even if he tried. The journeyman goalkeeper s…
about a month ago
Premier League's Forgotten Men Emerges Impressively During Christmas
The Christmas fixtures brought about a change in team line ups. Clubs which could afford to rest key players relied on their bench to tide them over this hectic time. This meant first team starts for…
about a month ago
Cole And Aquilani Regain Form Away From Anfield
Joe Cole was the flagship signing of the ill-fated Roy Hodgson era, and he was a Rafa signing that Hodgson inherited. For me, like Bellamy, Cole was not given chances to impress at Anfield. It was al…
about 2 months ago
Five Excellent Goalkeeping Displays Thwart Liverpool's Champions League Aspirations
Liverpool have been terribly unlucky this season in front of goal. This fact all Liverpool fans know. 17 shots against the woodwork and four saved penalties testify to the Reds' dominant and yet stra…
about 2 months ago

Futfanatico

Pepe – the Deserving Face of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play
Batman without the bat signal. Superman sans the cape. Mr. Clean without that rough and tumble earring. Every hero needs an icon. And justice, a diffuse concept that is not easily grasped by materiali…
about 2 days ago
Proudly Presenting the Bitter Barcelona Pic Caption Contest
Have heart Real Madrid faithful, the Phoenix shall rise from the ashes. Barcelona‘s roster will age, wither, and eventually lose to us on a more regular basis. However, until then, we must cope. Sev…
about 4 days ago
The Best Soccer Award Is Waking Up & Being Xavi Hernandez
Awards are for the vain folk that feel the need to be rewarded for greatness. An award, usually a piece of precious metal, is handed to an individual, usually a sentient homo sapiens, based on that in…
about 6 days ago
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid As Explained By A Trite Journalist
So, in case you have resided in a cave on the large rock in outer space formerly known as planet Pluto, Real Madrid played Barcelona in the 2nd leg of the Copa del Rey. Based on secondhand accounts, �…
about a week ago
Charting Success – What US Exports Say About Your EPL Club
about 2 weeks ago

A Different League

Kompany insists Man City are mentally tough
Following Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park, bitter rivals Manchester United have gone level with them on points and joined them at the top of the table. Whilst Roberto Mancin…
yesterday
Toure singles out Balotelli for praise
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has given team mate Mario Balotelli a glowing recommendation, claiming that if he could pick one player to join him in the Ivory Coast team, it would be the contr…
yesterday
Nelsen delighted with move to Tottenham
Ryan Nelsen has spoken of his happiness to join Tottenham and is looking forward to linking up with 'an amazing squad', tottenhamhotspur.com reports. The New Zealand international moved from Blackburn…
yesterday
Saha confident of success at Spurs
Louis Saha is convinced he will perform well at Tottenham and it will not take long for him to start scoring regularly for Harry Redknapp's side, The Daily Mail reports. The Frenchman signed from Ever…
yesterday
Bale watched seven times by Barcelona scouts
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has been scouted seven times by European club champions Barcelona and are desperate to bring the Welshman to Spain, The Mirror reports. Bale has emerged as one of Europe's…
yesterday

Punk Football

FC United good neighbours scheme
Source: MEN The FC United stadium in Moston has got a lot of press coverage in north Manchester of late.You can hardly fail to notice that something is going on in Moston – whether you’re in fa…
about 5 days ago
Pensioner ‘is likely to make full recovery’ after Shaw zebra crossing crash that killed wife
Source: MEN A pensioner who suffered terrible injuries in a car crash that killed his wife is expected to make a full recovery. Police say Raymond Steele, 65, is recovering well after being hit by…
about a week ago
Plans For New £4.5m Stadium Move Forward
Source: Build.co.uk Plans for a new £4.5 million football stadium in North Manchester with facilities which will benefit the wider community are moving forwards.Members of Manchester City Council'…
about 2 weeks ago
£500,000 loan for FC United
Excerpt from; Manchester Confidential's City News In 250 Words: Friday 20 January DESPITE money troubles of its own, Manchester CIty Council is offering a £500,000 loan to FC United. It was recent…
about 2 weeks ago
Storm as Manchester council offers FC United a £500k loan towards new Moston stadium
Source: MEN Rebel football club FC United can get a loan of up to £500,000 from cash-strapped Manchester council.Town hall chiefs stepped in after it emerged the club had failed to raise enough mo…
about 2 weeks ago

The 90th Minute

AC Milan v Napoli – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – Serie A – 5 February 2012
AC Milan v Napoli – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – Serie A – 5 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer BlogAC Milan are averaging over two goals per match as they host 7th place…
about 2 hours ago
Chelsea v Manchester United – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – EPL – 5 February 2012
Chelsea v Manchester United – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – EPL – 5 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer BlogThe Red Devils have won their last three league matches as they…
about 2 hours ago
German Bundesliga Match Predictions – 5 February 2012
German Bundesliga Match Predictions – 5 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer BlogBelow are predictions for all the Bundesliga matches on February 5, 2012. Times listed are GMT or local UK time. Ge…
about 3 hours ago
Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Match Predictions – 5 February 2012
Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Match Predictions – 5 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer BlogBelow are predictions for all the La Liga matches on February 5, 2012. Times listed below are GMT…
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Italian Serie A Match Predictions – 5 February 2012
Italian Serie A Match Predictions – 5 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer BlogBelow are predictions for all the Serie A matches on February 5, 2012. Times listed are GMT or local UK time. Italian…
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Football Spotter

Football Tube Map
Share Those clever bods at the Football Supporters Federation have been busy slacking off and creating a pun-tastic version of the London underground map. Some are tremendous, others tenuous but then…
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Footballer Strangles Referee
Share Sorry, I haven’t been able to post for a while but here’s a well balanced footballer who reacts with good grace to a booking from the ref. Featuring Paraguayan José Pedrozo from the Primera…
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Spanish Commentary for David Villa’s goal
Share Here’s Peter Drury and Jim Beglin getting excited about David Villa’s goal against Paraguay. Oh no, hang on it’s José Antonio Camacho the Osasuna coach who cannot contain his excitement.…
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Replica World Cup made of Cocaine
Share This is not World Cup 2010. As far as we know, the tournament in South Africa is not full of cocaine. Diego Maradona has been clean for years, Adrian Mutu isn’t there and Mark Bosnich, well wh…
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South Korean football crowd in human LCD
Share What do you get if you take a choreographed football crowd and add some South Korean precision and organisation? A human LCD screen by the look of it. This amazing display was put together by a…
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The DA

Ryan Nelsen declared a giant
New Spurs signing Ryan Nelsen has officially been declared a giant after vertically challenged journalists failed in their bids to get a half decent photograph. Snappers complained of a stiff neck and…
about 2 days ago
Wenger: ‘Every game now a cup final we never win’
Arsene Wenger has called on his team to treat every game from now until the end of the season like one of those cup finals they never, ever win. In a rallying call to his team he said not finishing se…
about 3 days ago
Louis Saha reluctant to make up ground to Tottenham
Everton striker Louis Saha has revealed he didn’t realise how far a distance Tottenham actually was, and in hindsight will probably just stand in the same position and wait for them to come to him.…
about 4 days ago
Transfer window not really a window, says experts
“We don’t really get the whole window thing?” literates were saying last night, after the Premier League desperately tried to sit them down and explain the concept. Wordsmiths have failed to see…
about 5 days ago
Forums and phone-ins saved from meltdown by Arsenal comeback
Officials have revealed that the UK’s airwaves were a mere 45 minutes away from complete and utter meltdown last night, as livid Arsenal fans prepared to call phone-ins and list all of the reasons w…
about 6 days ago

Good of the Game

Will Manchester United fans vote with their wallets?
The Times suggests that almost two-thirds of fans who hold Manchester United season tickets are considering not renewing next season. This is perhaps the biggest quantifiable indication yet of the dis…
a long time ago...
Blatter and his Fifa colleagues are not fit to run football
This article will be short and unfortunately not so sweet as I only have one point to make, and I plan to make it as abruptly as possible.Sepp Blatter and his cronies at the top of football's internat…
a long time ago...
Pressure building on tighter financial control from football authorities
The Guardian today carries a piece emphasising the Government's plans to exert greater pressure on the footballing authorities regarding financial regulation of clubs.This issue has become an increasi…
a long time ago...
Would a Champions League playoff do more harm than good for Premier League clubs?
The Premier League has drawn up proposals for an end of season playoff to determine the fourth English Champions League spot, which could potentially come into force as early as next season. UEFA has…
a long time ago...
How do you define "good" football?
Gabriele Marcotti writes a very thought-provoking piece in his blog for The Times about the argument between Wenger and O'Niell over whether Aston Villa play good football, and the wider debate in the…
a long time ago...

Football on the Wire

The Professor of Philosophy III
Which Premier manager, I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables?
last month
The Don of Elland Road
I enjoyed researching the statistics for my Don Revie print. It shows every player to represent Leeds United while he was the manager from 1961 to 1974. Information on appearances and goals is include…
last month
The Professor of Philosophy - Part II
Which Premier manager said, I'm like somebody who flies a plane for 30 years and I have to accept that somebody can come into the cockpit and thinks he can fly the plane better than I do.?
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The Wire Returns
Good news for the New Year - The Wire is returning this Friday at 10.15pm on Sky Atlantic. Enjoy.
about a month ago
Cypriot Wire Riddle
What links the beautiful island of Cyprus to the Wire? Happy New Year - Have a wonderful 2012.
about a month ago

Footy Sphere

Football for the Working Class (via ilikecrass)
Football for the Working Class (via ilikecrass)
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“We’ll really shake them up when we win the World...
“We’ll really shake them up when we win the World Cup” Scotland depart for the 1978 World Cup finals. Scottish manager at the time Ally McCoist McLeod when asked what he would do after the Wo…
about 4 days ago
Check Out The Mothership
Check Out The Mothership: Check it out folks. A great new look for one of the foremost football blogs on the web & a truly wonderful article about the Polish Stadium to boot .. stadiumporn: Stadiu…
about 4 days ago
Class of ‘64: Real Madrid Club de Futbol
Class of ‘64: Real Madrid Club de Futbol
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Class of ‘64: Club Atletico Penarol
Class of ‘64: Club Atletico Penarol
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Funny Football Moments

Footy Factor

January Transfers Signings: Hit or Miss?
The January transfer window has been closed for just over two weeks. Some might say (we’re looking at you Chelsea fans) that it’s too early to judge new recruits, others argue you’ve got to hit…
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January Transfer Surprises
The final day of the January transfer window unfolded unlike any other. There were twists and turns aplenty – enough to satisfy the hunger of every footy fan. But the biggest surprises of the day we…
about a year ago
The Premiership Proves Its Worth
Recession? Don't make me choke on my meat pie. The English Premier League once again proved that its love affair with splashing the cash has in no way waned since the market crashed several years ago.
about a year ago
Gray Day for Sky Sports
Sky sacked presenter Andy Gray yesterday following new evidence of his sexist behaviour came to light. Gray and presenter Richard Keys were warned over their comments about female referee Sian Massey…
about a year ago
The Return of the New York Cosmos?
What do you get when you cross an eccentric, former footballer turned aspiring actor, with a footy team whose glory years have long since been relegated to the history books? The return of the New Yor…
about a year ago

Anti Football

50 players to watch out for at the World Cup 2010 – #42 Yoann Gourcuff
When any player has been compared to the legendary figure of Zinedine Zidane, then you should sit up and take notice -- Enter Yoann Gourcuff, a 23-year-old playmaker from Brittany in France. Gourcuff…
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50 players to watch out for at the World Cup 2010 – #43 Ángel Di María
Another young talent to emerge from Argentina, left winger Ángel Di María had played over 75 games for Portuguese giants Benfica since signing from Rosario Central in 2007. He was brought to Portuga…
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50 players to watch out for at the World Cup 2010 – #44 Karim Benzema
The 22-year-old forward took Europe by storm over the past few seasons with explosive performances for Olympic Lyonnais before earning a €35m transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid last summer. Benz…
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50 players to watch out for at the World Cup 2010 – #45 Stefan Kiessling
Germany, a traditional power house at the World Cup, have been called into question for this summer’s tournament due to a dip in form of many of their top players. Certainly, players that have been…
a long time ago...
Chant Like an English Fan!
We’re only a few short months away from the thrilling spectacle of the 19th FIFA World Cup being held in South Africa. The papers are already filling columns with various World Cup stories and it’…
a long time ago...

Football United

West Ham 2 Millwall 1
-> Westham vs Milwall 2-1 by motifoot Ten-man West Ham moved five points clear at the top of the Championship table with a narrow derby win over London rivals Millwall at Upton Park. The league leader…
about 11 hours ago
West Ham v Millwall
Heute ist es also soweit. West Ham v Millwall, das Londoner Hassderby steigt. Auch wer sonst wenig Interesse an Englands zweiter Liga hat, wusste sofort, was die Konsequenz von West Ham's Premiere Lea…
yesterday
Allam: "Hull City is the fans' club, not mine"
Hull-born columnist Robert Crampton has a wonderful piece about Hull City owner Assem Allam in this morning’s Times. Spread across two pages it looks at the mammoth investment Mr Allam made to save…
about 2 days ago
I'm Forever Blowin' Bubbles
[caption id=attachment_5439 align=alignleft width=135 caption=Ernie Gregory 1921-2011][/caption] Ernie Gregory, der große West Ham Torhüter der Fünfziger Jahre, starb vor Kurzem 90-jährig in Londo…
about 2 days ago
Who Will Succeed Vladimir Weiss?
There had been speculation in The Slovakia media over Vladimír Weiss’s future long before his actual departure as coach of the country’s national team. Now that he has actually quit, attention ha…
about 2 days ago

Pro Show Blog

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THE PRO SHOW EPISODE 4: THE END
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THE PRO SHOW EPISODE 2: JESUS
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WAGENSTEIN: Yoann Gourcuff vs. Aline Domingos
Yo. We've been lax for a while. Sorry. We got jobs, welfare was nice, but jobs are better. Anyway. New World Cup feature. Its called Wagenstein. Players faces on their wag's body. POW. Cause thats how…
a long time ago...

Football Fancast

Wenger looks to sign Argentine on a Bosman, Arsenal to show caution over Hazard deal – Best of AFC
Arsenal has got their season back on track with a comfortable victory at the Emirates this afternoon. It was a vital win for Arsene Wenger’s side and it keeps the Gunners in the hunt for a top four…
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Redknapp and Levy’s transfer poser & Tottenham stung by ruling – Best of THFC
Tottenham made up ground at the top of the Premier League table courtesy of Luka Modric and a brace from Gareth Bale. Harry Redknapp suggested that the North Londoners were far from out of the race, f…
about 6 hours ago
Kenny plotting £12m summer raid, Liverpool’s reason for lack of January transfer activity? – Best of LFC
Kenny Dalglish will have been delighted with the response of his Liverpool side, following the debacle two weeks ago at the Reebok. Four wins on the bounce, including the double scalp of the Mancheste…
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Sir Alex weighs up £5m summer swoop & Do United represent the right move for Hazard? – Best of MUFC
Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted at the professionalism shown by his Manchester United side, in midweek, as they closed the gap to go joint top with City in the Premier League table. After crashing o…
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The Top TEN moochers in the Premier League
For the vast majority of players a career isn’t a career unless you’re actively taking part in the playing side of your club’s exploits. However there are exceptions to every rule. There are not…
about 9 hours ago

Football Transfer Tavern

ANALYSIS: Tottenham’s Transfer Window Was Woeful
Harry Redknapp may have his mind on other things at the moment but his reputation as the transfer deadline day wheeler and dealer par excellence was sorely tested on January 31st. With Manchester Ci…
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Chelsea To Win 2-1 & Torres To Break His 1000 Minute Drought
Manchester United’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon is one of those fixtures which could genuinely go all of three ways. Whilst Chelsea were unbeaten during January following a four-mat…
about 7 hours ago
3 Reasons Why™ Sunderland Could Have A Top 4 Finish
I emphasise the ‘could’ in the title, because in all honesty it’s very unlikely. Sunderland were relegation candidates a few weeks ago. How can they finish in the top four? Well they are eighth…
about 8 hours ago
£40M+ : The Bale Bid To Really Test Levy’s Resolve Is Imminent
Gareth Bale could be on his way to the Nou Camp this summer. This comes after it emerged Barcelona have scouted Tottenham’s Welsh winger no less than seven times this season, according to a report i…
about 9 hours ago
A Liverpool Fan’s …All Time Best Premier League XI
The English Premier League formed at the behinning of the 1992/93 season and has probably developed in to the strongest, most entertaining league in the world. We have witnessed some of the globes bi…
about 10 hours ago

Football Theory

Flynn Takes Charge As Toshack Walks Away
Michael Williams Expressions of the more traditional and less traditional nature could best describe the state of affairs currently surrounding the Welsh FA. ‘A stitch in time saves nine’ is one w…
about a year ago
The Future England Team Is Full Of Talent
Michael Williams As the final whistle in Bloemfontein signalled the end of England‘s dismal World Cup campaign, the nature of their departure from South Africa became hot topic for journalists and t…
about a year ago
Could This Be The Best Premier League Season Ever?
Michael Williams Expectation was high that the first weekend of the Premier League season would go off with a bang and it didn’t disappoint. In what is expected to be the most interesting campaign i…
about a year ago
Are The England Players Hungary Enough?
TFT Fabio Capello’s England team start a new era in 24 hours as they prepare for their European Qualification campaign by taking on Hungary in a friendly at Wembley tomorrow evening. 45 days have pa…
about a year ago
Liverpool Seek ‘Personal Touch’ As Takeover Looms
Michael Williams If Liverpool had a to-do list then its goals over the summer would have read, ‘persuade Steven Gerrard to stay, convince Fernando Torres his future lies at Anfield and have new owne…
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Football Axis

Football Axis goes on vacation
The Football Axis is off on vacation tomorrow, but fear not, we will be doing football things, taking in at least one match whilst away. Check back in a couple of weeks for pics and a report. [...]
about 11 months ago
USA Starting Line-up v Paraguay
Hahnemann-Chandler-DeMerit-Ream-Bornstein-Bradley-Edu-Dempsey-Donovan-Altidore-Agudelo4-4-2 with proper fullbacks as opposed to out of position CBs and two up front, no complaints here. [...]
about 11 months ago
Goalkeeper Rogeiro Ceni scores 100th career goal
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New York Red Bulls U18s train with Argentina National Team
Pretty cool opportunity for these kids... [...]
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Marco Pappa's goal v Sporting KC
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Soccer Portal

VIDEO: Thierry Henry goal v Leeds
Thierry Henry scores on his Arsenal return. Great first touch and finish into the opposite corner. Read more...
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VIDEO - Hatem Ben Arfa goal v Blackburn
Hatem Ben Arfa with a special solo goal against Blackburn in the FA Cup. Read more...
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MOTD - Goal of the Month - December 2011
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VIDEO - Tim Howard goal v Bolton
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard scores bizarre goal against Bolton. Read more...
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VIDEO - Yohan Cabaye goal v Man Utd
Brilliant strike from Yohan Cabaye. The ball flies into the top corner of Man Utd goal. Read more...
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European Football Weekends

Merry Christmas from EFW
And a cracking 2012 full of European Football Weekends, peace and happiness to you all. Thanks a million to all of you who have logged on to read these pages during 2011 and huge props to all of you w…
about 2 months ago
FC Groningen v FC Utrecht
The Pride of the NorthFC Groningen 1-0 FC Utrecht (17:12:11)West Brom fan Thomas Archer sidesteps the usual Dutch red tape for a rare chance to see FC Groningen...As anyone who has travelled to watch…
about 2 months ago
Legia Warsaw v Cracovia
Louder Than BombsLegia Warsaw 0-0 Cracovia (10:12:11)During June of next year the streets of the Polish capital will be pounding with football fans ready to embrace Euro 2012. The Polish FA will ensur…
about 2 months ago
Crvena Zvezda v Partizan Belgrade
The Belgrade Derby: A World PhenomenonCrvena Zvezda 0-2 Partizan Belgrade (26:11:11)The taxi ground to a halt with the floodlights of the Marakana rising in the distance, writes Andy Hudson. A single…
about 2 months ago
BSK Borča v Vojvodina
The Calm Before The Storm BSK Borča 0-4 Vojvodina (26:11:11)It's the morning of The Eternal Derby in Belgrade. Before living and breathing that dream fixture, Ken Morton and friends took in a match…
about 2 months ago

90 Minutes Online

But Even I Could See It Was Over The Line!
You can imagine how the story goes. It’s match point, Andy Murray is losing a crucial tie break at Wimbledon. His opponent hits a ferocious back hand which the umpire decides was in. However, Hawk E…
about 3 days ago
Much Ado About Nothing
Perhaps it was Sir Alex Ferguson’s fault. After all, at the turn of the year the Manchester United manager was vocal in his dismissal of the prospect of signing any new players during the January tr…
about 5 days ago
More Than Just a Bunch of Idioms
Why are footballers (most sports people in fact) always banging on about ‘taking each game as it comes’? Is it some kind of sports psychology technique? Ignore the blindingly obvious fact that th…
about 6 days ago
Would The Real Wimbledon Please Stand Up
In 1988 Wimbledon lifted the FA Cup. In 2012, the MK Dons are 5th in League 2. Two completely unrelated facts to anyone who doesn’t know the history involved here. But of course Wimbledon FC a…
about a week ago
London Olympics- one happy family?!
The vexed question of whether Scottish footballers are likely to represent Team GB at the Olympics in London this summer has manifested itself across the back pages in Scotland with an ever-increasing…
about 2 weeks ago

Gaffer's Sport Blog

Jinky Johnson Set For The Top
His rise to the top of the game seems to have been full on over the past week or so, especially after scoring two goals in two international appearances in recent days. Yet, Adam Johnson (pictured ab…
about a year ago
My Ashes Pick
As a blog writer I will admit I read very few blogs (I know), but one blog I tend to always read is that of Oliver Brett on BBC Sport and when I recently read his Ashes Pick and I realised it is jus…
about a year ago
Gerrard Central To Success
England begun to banish the ghost of another poor world cup past with the first game in the qualification for the 2012 European Championships with a convincing 4-0 victory over group G compatriots Bul…
about a year ago
Cheating Will Always Exist!!
I consider myself true sports fan, let alone a keen follower of the leather hitting the willow on a warm (ish) sunday afternoon up and down the country, though after the allegations of yet another c…
about a year ago
Spread The Word
In a week that has seen him hit the headlines with the release of his memoirs, I thought it only fair the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, be given credit and recognition, when both are rightly due.…
about a year ago

Sweet Left Foot

Hierarchal Structure of the Football Gods

about 8 months ago
We Pirates make for Fool's in search of gold
When the President of the Argentine FA, Julio Grondona, referred to the English as pirates I was reminded of an international incident I got myself involved in eleven years ago. I was working for…
about 9 months ago
Arsenal and Manchester United need different strategies in the transfer market
Think of the established big money signings Manchester United have made over the years and most have one connection. They have all been players with Premier League experience. Michael Carrick, Dimita…
about 9 months ago
Is this possibly the worst football article ever written for a mainstream media outlet and national newspaper?
This was written and published within four hours of Manchester United winning the Premier League title and becoming champions of England for a record 19th time. Step forward Louise Taylor of The Guard…
about 9 months ago
Tactical Analysis: Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0
Qualitative analysis of the tactics and performance of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield (Monday 11 April 2011). The game started frantically and after an earl…
about 11 months ago

Kitbag Blog

Goals You’ll Never Forget: Thierry Henry
When the news emerged of Thierry Henry‘s loan move back to Arsenal from the New York Red Bulls in January many believed the former Gunner was passed his best. But with over 226 goals for Arsenal in…
about 2 days ago
Six Nations; One Winner. But Who?
Despite winning every game in their group at last year’s World Cup, England limped out in the quarter finals to France but, much the same as the England national football team, optimism will be high…
about 2 days ago
Goals You’ll Never Forget: Matt Le Tissier
“He’s pulled another rabbit out of the hat!” It’s a footballer’s dream to score a wonder goal, but to score two in a single match, including the strike that earns your team the three points,…
about a week ago
Goals You’ll Never Forget: Dennis Bergkamp
You could sit in the pub and debate all night about who scored the greatest Premier League goal. Some will say Eric Cantona for Manchester United versus Sunderland, others will say Tony Yeboah for Lee…
about 2 weeks ago
Goals You’ll Never Forget: Nayim, 1995
It was the final minute of extra time in the 1995 Cup Winners’ Cup final in Paris and it looked like Arsenal and Real Zaragoza were heading for a potentially gruelling penalty shoot-out. John Hartso…
about 3 weeks ago

Caught Offside

Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn Rovers: Premier League Highlights (Video)
Robin Van Persie struck a hat-trick and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored twice as Arsenal thrashed Blackburn Rovers. Free goal alerts on your iPhone or iPod AL-B by footyroom Join the Best Football... C…
about 13 hours ago
Liverpool Vs Tottenham Hot WAG Battle: Which Team Has the Sexiest WAGS (Stunning Image Gallery)
Ahead of the Anfield fixture on Monday night, a WAG battle between Liverpool and Tottenham. Who wins? Free goal alerts on your iPhone or iPod LIVERPOOL Alberto Aquilani – Michela Quattrociocche Clic…
about 1 days ago
(Video) Former Arsenal Legend Dennis Bergkamp Scores Cracking Volley During Ajax Training Session
Too late for a Gunners comeback? Free goal alerts on your iPhone or iPod Bergkamp still got it by soccermr Join the Best Football Manager game now, Its Free!... Click Story Headline Above To Read/Watc…
about 1 days ago
Super Bowl XLVI: The Top Five Sexiest NFL WAGS
Whilst the American Football season climax is obviously great, forgive us while we distract you with some scantily clad women. Watch Superbowl XLVI live online 1. Gisele Bundchen (WAG of Tom Brady,...…
about 1 days ago
Lokomotiv Moscow Complete £8m Signing of Tottenham Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko
White Hart Lane nightmare over for Russian forward. Free goal alerts on your iPhone or iPod Lokomotiv Moscow have confirmed the signing of Roman Pavlyuchenko from Tottenham Hotspur. Pavlyuchenko on...…
about 1 days ago

Perez Shilton

One Year Anniversary Special and a Fond Farewell
Perez Shilton is one years old today! Hooray! Do not celebrate too wildly (and I'm fairly sure you are, put those balloons down) for despite this great news, Shilts also has some tinged with sadness.…
about a year ago
Harry Redknapp Comes Up With A Practical Scott Parker Business Solution + Lamps' Failed Ipod
So commercially unsuccessful were the 24-carat gold plated iPods with Frank Lampard's signature lasered onto them that 5,000 of them are to be melted down so that they can be recast featuring the chi…
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Film Ideas and Suggestions For David Beckham's Foray Into Acting
Tom Cruise, actor, scientologist and qualified small person, has told his mate David Beckham to go into acting; “He’s got the looks, he’s got everything. He’d be terrific.” Your man Shilts…
a long time ago...
Milner On His Way To Man City + Possible Balotelli, Huntelaar, Maicon, Khedira & Honda Deals
Little Johnny's Twenty Four Seven Transfer Window Tip Offs Perez Shilton's resident toddler transfer expert, Little Johnny, whose knowledge extends to being able to play FIFA 10 on Legendary difficul…
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For Sale: Liverpool Squad - Hurry While Stocks Last!
Your man Shilts owes Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson after Roy kindly helped him sell an outboard motor and his Fiat Panda by setting up an advert in the local newspaper, so, upon learning of Liverpool…
a long time ago...

Goaltastic

Goaltastic Fantasy Football League - Gameweek 23
SOME big, big scores were posted in the Goaltastic League this week - with the top two maintaining the status quo. Moving on up in the top 10 this week are Debbie Does Gallas (3), Ruff Tuff Bluff Stuf…
about 2 days ago
Hazard ahead for top English club
RISING star Eden Hazard has flashed a warning to his current employers that he's heading to England. While ruling out a January move from French club Lille as the Ligue 1 side are currently in the tit…
about 6 days ago
Cisse in the queue at QPR
SINCE taking over the reins at QPR, Mark Hughes has been by far the most active manager this January Transfer Window. The Welshman has already bought in Nedum Onuoha and Taye Taiwo as well as Federico…
about a week ago
Goaltastic Fantasy Football League - Gameweek 22
A GAMEWEEK of mixed fortunes has caused plenty of movement in the Goaltastic League. The top three - Bangkok Foxes (1), Canons Ablaze (2), and Ashletico (3) - stay as they are. But the likes of Stoosh…
about 2 weeks ago
Hooray for the African Cup of Nations
PREMIERSHIP pah. While the Premier League plodded on today around the country on a cold, wet, windy day, the African Cup of Nations alos kicked off, in the slighter sunnier climes of Equatorial Guinea…
about 2 weeks ago

Post Match Print

Ridsdale wastes no time in swinging the axe
Preston chairman has wasted no time in stamping his authority in club, sacking the club’s manager Phil Brown barely a week in the job.Brown took over the Lancashire club last January and was immedia…
about 2 months ago
Dalglish uses DVD to point out ref failings
Manager’s moaning about referee’s is nothing new, it has always gone and probably will always go on. But Kenny Dalglish took things to another level by playing a DVD during his weekly press confer…
about 2 months ago
Bruce goes, Kean surely next?
So Steve Kean at least avoided the ignominy of becoming the Premier League’s first coach to be sacked thi season. Poor old Steve Bruce has taken that title for him.But with Rovers propping up the re…
about 2 months ago
AVB speculation sums up Chelsea’s weakness
I don't agree [that I need help.] I don't solve problems on my own; I solve problems with my group of people and my group of players.Says Andre Villas-Boas, who apparently is already under pressure in…
about 3 months ago
Ashley ends 118 years of history with Newcastle stadium re-brand
Mike Ashley certainly has an impeccable sense of timing. Whenever Newcastle are going well the club’s owner always seems to cause unnecessary disruption and incur further wrath from the supporters.H…
about 3 months ago

Ungentlemanly Conduct

Stop Drinking Alcohol When You Are Pregnancy – Duh
by mauwi Did you know nine out 10 women appreciate a genuinely great alcoholic drink? But are you conscious of what quantity of alcohol you can consume when you are pregnant? Expert’s say drinkin…
about 3 months ago
What is Alcohol and Alcoholism Have To Do With It?
by Sweet 1 Alcohol – you know that Alcoholism, also known as Alcohol Reliance, is a Disease?The aspiration that an alcoholic feels for alcohol can be as sturdy as the want for meals or water. Alc…
about 3 months ago
Why I Really Like Fine Cigars – Even If They Are Stinky
by jonmallard Cigars are a particular reward at the end of a long day, in much the identical way as a fine wine. Tobacco is influenced by climate, climate and soil, and the very best cigars are han…
about 3 months ago
My Tips For Picking a Good Wine
by somenametoforget The wines that shop greatest for lengthy periods are the Bordeau style blends cabernet sauvignon and shiraz (Australian and Californian, as well as French) but usually only the…
about 3 months ago
My Tips For Judging Wine and Fine Spirits
by somenametoforget Wine tasting is regarded as 1 of the prestigious tasks. There is a single basic misconception amongst individuals that it is just sipping, swishing, and swallowing. But in truth…
about 3 months ago

SB Nation

PHOTO: Florida Joined The ACC While You Weren't Paying Attention
I mean, with the way conference realignment has been cooking for the last two years, would this actually surprise you? Via Denver Parler If you were wondering, someone mixed up Florida and Florida Sta…
about 1 hour ago
2012 NFL Hall Of Fame Voting: An Explanation For Some Of The Perplexing Snubs
Sports Illustrated's Jim Trotter was in the room for this year's Hall of Fame voting and has his thoughts on how and why some notable names were left out. Many were perplexed when Bill Parcells, Cris…
about 2 hours ago
NFL Honors Show: The View From Behind The Scenes
The NFL went a little Hollywood on us and for the first time ever conducted an awards ceremony for postseason honors such as AP offensive player of the year, coach of the year and league MVP. Anythin…
about 2 hours ago
La Liga Saturday, Week 21: Mallorca Win, Two Other Matches End In Draws
All of the fun in La Liga today was not in the big two. Real Madrid and Barcelona both won, but it wasn't in their usually brilliant manner. Their wins came in a couple of sloppy matches that nobody c…
about 2 hours ago
Ligue 1, Week 22: PSG And Montpellier Win; Marseille-Lyon Sunday
St. Etienne vs. Lorient Saturday February 4th 15:00 CET/9:00 AM ET In a combined 42 games, these teams have scored 45 goals and allowed 48 between them. That's 1.07 goals for per game, 1.14 goals aga…
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Three and In

The Loathe that Dare not speak its Name
‘My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the [...]
about a week ago
Roberto Mancini’s card waving should result in red card
Every so often Lawrence Gray-Hodson, a man who made his name in the upper reaches of Division 2 in the [...]
about 2 weeks ago
A song for Ed De Goey
Below is a song about the ill-fated relationship between Chelsea’s erstwhile Dutch number one and a girl who dumped him [...]
about 2 weeks ago
A man for all seasons
United fan Darren Richman plays tribute to his club’s extraordinary manager. - ‘People say mine was a poor upbringing. I [...]
about 2 months ago
Arsenal need a new owner
Every so often Lawrence Gray-Hodson, a man who made his name in the upper reaches of Division 2 in the [...]
about 5 months ago

The Real FA Cup

When Nil Becomes One
Armed with a brand new camera, I was sure that Dulwich Hamlet would provide me with what I needed.
about 6 days ago
Wrexham Effect – Rump Shaker
Wrexham rocked up to the Amex, shook their booty, ruffled some feathers, sang a song or two and then rifled back off to Wales to plot the final act. Wreckx!
last month
supercountygoballsticsuttonwerentatrocious
FA Cup: Sutton United 0-2 Notts County. John Motson, hubbub on the Sud Curva, Kylie & Jason, By Jovi, Chaka Demus & Pliers.
about 2 months ago
Penfold! Shhhh!
FA Vase, Chas & Dave, Darryl Hannah, ice cream van, Bovril, one (no, two) sendings off, six goals and some to and fro. Smashing. VCD Athletic 3 - 3 Tunbridge Wells
about 2 months ago
Stand Up, If You Hate The Pig!
Bath 1-3 Daggers: A rant about the offside rule. A pig, not as annoying as Chelsea. A perma-tanned old midfielder. And when he says 'rant over', it's not true ... Simon Field at Twerton Park.
about 3 months ago

I Know Who Cyrille Makanaky Was

The Wisdom of Crowds
D’yer know what I might do?I think I’ll go to the Japanese restaurant in town with a group of friends, order some sushi and then as the waiters bring it out we’ll start chanting ‘Tsunami! Tsun…
about 10 months ago
Awards Season
It’s awards season and never one to miss out on a way to reward my fellow man, here’s my own. In honour of this blog they shall be known as the ‘Nakys’ The Jason McAteer Award for Services to…
about a year ago
Roy of the Rovers stuff...literally
There are 3 pub conversations everyone reading this will have had at least once in their life –1. Greatest album of all time? Now this is open to a huge amount of debate - personal taste aside great…
about a year ago
...Big Sam's on Fish Fingers...
Welcome to an entirely fictional Premier League Managers luncheon...‘…so I just pulled it out, wiped it on the curtain and got the hell out of there!’ All four men laughed raucously as soon as F…
about a year ago
Keeping The Faith
After 3 weeks in which football has become increasingly difficult to love, I thought it was time to give you some reasons to keep faith with the game. While I know I should be writing about open viole…
about a year ago

Cynical Challenge

World Poetry Day
I offered them to ITV.com but they weren't interested. I called up Sepp Blatter to see if he fancied using them on his FIFA election campaign literature - to no avail. Here are three football-themed h…
about 11 months ago
Photoblog: Giants vs Eagles, New Meadowlands
Back in September, knowing I was visiting New York over Christmas, I decided to investigate whether there would be any sport worth watching while I was there. It turned out that NFL side the New York…
about a year ago
A Russian World Cup in 2018: Some premature Q&As
Much as it seems as though the ink has only just dried on the FIFA ExCom ballot papers, and the tears have dried on the faces of many England fans (okay, sorry for the melodrama), it's time to come to…
about a year ago
We're not singing any more
Last week I penned some thoughts on the decline of English terrace culture for the superb whoateallthepies.tv. Here it is in full:“You’re not singing any more.” It’s the classic football catca…
about a year ago
A small appeal
Some readers may know that I'm a fairly regular guest on the twofootedtackle podcast. In fact, can I urge you to listen to this week's podcast, featuring myself and French football connoisseur Chris O…
about a year ago

The Ball is Round

Heartbreak hotel at the Liberty
Heading into the game on the back of consecutive away defeats, Swansea City were hoping to return to winning ways when they welcomed Chelsea to The Liberty on Tuesday night. Condemned to just a solita…
about 3 days ago
Welsh Cup woe for Afan Lido
Goalkeeper Chris Curtis has been in fine form for Afan Lido this season. A talented keeper at Welsh League level, Curtis made the step-up in the summer following Lido's promotion, and the league has b…
about 6 days ago
Millers put to the grind stone
What it all boils down to is a simple question. Would we swap that glorious day out at Wembley and a year in League One, for the stability and playing in League Two, plodding along in mid-table for fi…
about 6 days ago
No Dr Feelgood factor for Lewes
You will win nothing with kids One of the most famous understatements uttered by a pundit. Alan Hansen may have had to eat his words back when Sir Alex Ferguson blooded the likes of Scholes, Beckham a…
about a week ago
Last Minute .com again
The opening exchanges were fast and frantic. Eastbourne had the better of the opening exchanges but then the Lewes midfield got hold of the ball, and Mel Kamara started powering forward from midfield.…
about a week ago

Football and Music

A Tale Of Two Keepers
The 1970's. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of Clemence, it was the age of Shilton...
about 3 weeks ago
The Curse Of The Emu
Man United killed Rod Hull you know. Oh you knew…
about 3 weeks ago
What Do You Want To Go And Sin…
It's a question nobody asks and nobody cares for an answer...
about 3 weeks ago
QPR – Now And Then
Was going to do a mention about them last year when they got promoted, then other things got in the way. But now I'm back and so are QPR...
about 3 weeks ago
Football and Peelie
Today is October 25th. Today we are #keepingitpeel...
about 4 months ago

Ghost Goal

Anelka, Drogba and the Shenhua Revolution
by Andrew Crawford Having even the remotest interest in Shanghai Shenhua should probably come with a health warning. When I die a decade prematurely, blame it on the side from the Hongkou stadium for…
about 2 weeks ago
Pippo Inzaghi needs to beat the odds again
by Adam Bate Carlos Tevez’s move to AC Milan may yet happen. It may not. But the mere fact it is being discussed would indicate Filippo Inzaghi’s hopes of winning back his place in Milan’s Cha…
about 3 weeks ago
Jordan Rhodes – ‘Premier League player’?
by Adam Bate Jordan Rhodes has certainly got the Premier League’s attention. As many as eight top flight clubs were represented at Huddersfield Town’s game against Wycombe Wanderers last week. And…
last month
GhostGoal in 2011
2011 – A Thank You It’s been a drunken busy Christmas and New Year period and I haven’t got round to summarising 2011 on the site. I wanted to take the chance to belatedly amend that now. 2011 w…
last month
Why Mick McCarthy’s time at Wolves is up
by Adam Bate Progress. It’s the bane of the football manager. No matter what you deliver there’ll always be people wanting more. It’s a problem surely consuming Wolves manager Mick McCarthy righ…
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Global Football Today

Les Rosbifs

Former Birmingham City coach Stewart Hall lifts his first trophy in East Africa
Success for a Rosbif in Africa, as Stewart Hall leads Azam FC to cup success in Tanzania. Tom Legg reports.
about 2 weeks ago
Les Rosbifs (Episode 0)
A taster of things to come on the Les Rosbifs Podcast!
about 2 weeks ago
Former Benfica and Sheffield United striker Brian Deane urges English pros to leave ‘comfort zone’
Brian Deane enjoyed a spell with Portuguese giants Benfica in 1998. Here, he explains to Egan Richardson why more English footballers today should be mirroring his steps and moving abroad.
last month
Nikon ‘El Maestro’ Jevtic – Prodigious Anglo-Serbian talent looking for a break
Nikon 'El Maestro' Jevtic: not a name you may know, but he was (and is) an incredibly skilful youngster. And he has an English passport. Where is he now? James Drobka reveals all.
last month
RUMOUR: Scott Sutter – from Switzerland to Rangers or Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Anglo-Swiss full-back Scott Sutter could be on his way back to the UK if the press here are to be believed. However, the Swiss hacks are saying all the rumours are coming from here, not there.
last month

The Third Half

Blackpool FC's Fine: The Premier League's £25,000 Wrongful Shaming
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway. (Credit Image: © Action Images/ZUMApress.com) When the Premier League adopted the policy of registering a 25 man squad plus youth system products, I thought the days o…
about a year ago
FA Cup Third Round Thoughts: The Greatest Day in English Football
Sergio Torres (Hidden) celebrates with fans after scoring the second goal for Crawley Town. (Credit Image: © Paul Childs/Action Images/ZUMAPRESS.com) While it took four days for the third round of th…
about a year ago
World Cup 2018 and 2022: Why I Think Spain/Portugal and Qatar Win
On Thursday, Sepp Blatter will announce whose bids will win the FIFA World Cup for 2018 and 2022. (Credit Image: © Imago/ZUMApress.com) Thursday is D-Day. For seven bids, their hopes of hosting eithe…
about a year ago
BBC Panorama: My Thoughts on World Cup Vote Corruption Show As It Happened
FIFA President Sepp Blatter. (Credit Image: © Imago/ZUMApress.com) On Monday, much to the chagrin of most on the England World Cup bid committee, the BBC aired a Panorama special over allegations tha…
about a year ago
Premier League Thoughts: Blackpool Blow it, West Ham Finally Perform, Berbatov Wakes Up For A Game
Owen Coyle wasn't happy early, but he was happy late as Bolton came back to draw Blackpool 2-2. (Credit Image: © Action Images/ZUMAPRESS.com) Bolton have been a joy to watch this season. I know that'…
about a year ago

UK Football Week

Premier League Feb 4 2012
PREMIER LEAGUE DETAILSArsenal (3) 7 Blackburn (1) 1Arsenal Szczesny, Koscielny (Sagna 68), Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Coquelin, Song (Benayoun 72), Rosicky, Arteta, Walcott, van Persie, Oxlade-Chamberlai…
about 8 hours ago
News Update Feb 4 2012
Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty has been found dead in the gym at his home in Skillington, Lincolnshire.In October, Doughty, 54, announced he would be stepping down as Forest chairman at the end…
about 9 hours ago
Football League Review Feb 4
CHAMPIONSHIPChampionship leaders West Ham beat Millwall 2-1 in a fiery east London derby after they were reduced to 10 men at Upton Park.Hammers captain Kevin Nolan was shown a straight red card in th…
about 9 hours ago
Premier League Review Feb 4
Manchester City opened up a three-point gap at the top of the Barclays Premier League following a 3-0 defeat of Fulham.Sergio Aguero opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Adam Johnson had bee…
about 9 hours ago
Norwich City v Bolton PL LIVE
Norwich v Bolton PL Live
about 9 hours ago

Fiesta Football

Mourinho going nowhere
Jose Mourinho has played down reports he could be set to leave Real Madrid after alleged in-fighting between himself and a number of high-profile members of his squad. The former Chelsea boss has led…
about a week ago
Pepe stamping on Messi
Absolute disgrace to football.http://www.fiestafootball.org Highlights from The English Premier League (EPL),Spanish La Liga,German Bundes Liga,Italian Seria A,French League 1,UEFA Champions League,S…
about 2 weeks ago
Barcelona vs Madrid, El Clasico
http://www.fiestafootball.org Highlights from The English Premier League (EPL),Spanish La Liga,German Bundes Liga,Italian Seria A,French League 1,UEFA Champions League,Soccer World Cup, South Africa…
about 2 weeks ago
Odafa's 1st goal vs Churchill
http://www.fiestafootball.org Highlights from The English Premier League (EPL),Spanish La Liga,German Bundes Liga,Italian Seria A,French League 1,UEFA Champions League,Soccer World Cup, South Africa…
about 3 weeks ago
Phenomenal Ronaldo
Ronaldo's days are over, but, the world still remembers him, as, one of the clinical strikers. Here's a video for all you to enjoy the amazing skills.http://www.fiestafootball.org Highlights from The…
about 3 weeks ago

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World Football

Some People on the Pitch

Click on the links below to revisit some of the best bits from the Some People Are On The Pitch Archive:
about 9 months ago
a long time ago...
They think it's all over… it is now...
Well this is it then. We appear to have reached the end of the road as far as Some People Are On The Pitch is concerned. After four years and around 1,300 posts, it's time for us to go. As I mentioned…
a long time ago...
World Cup: In my life
Taking inspiration from a blog article by Richard Johnson, here’s something similar from me - namely a look back at the World Cups in my life so far and the way they intertwined with life itself. Sp…
a long time ago...
World Cup TV Preview: 10-11 July
Saturday 10th July 19:30 Uruguay v Germany, FIFA World Cup 3rd/4th Place Play-Off, ITV1/HD The penultimate match of the 2010 World Cup sees two purveyors of positive football playing in the one game n…
a long time ago...

The Offside Italy

SB Nation
All Italian Offside coverage has been moved to SB Nation. I will give you guys more information when I can, but for now that’s it really. My first post is a season preview on Novara. Let me know wha…
about 7 months ago
Pre-Season Friendlies…
It’s the time of year again, and as I count down the days (38) until the Serie A season starts, we have to entertain ourselves with pre-season friendlies. Meaningless games where showboating is not…
about 7 months ago
Two Day Old News
I wrote this article two days ago, but Wordpress hates me, so I could only get it up now. Sorry if it feels old… It’s exactly forty days until the Serie A season officially begins (28th August 201…
about 7 months ago
Why? FIGC Why?
The Italian FA have somehow confirmed that they can not strip Internazionale Milano of their 2006 Scudetto. Now maybe it’s because I’m looking at Italian football through my corruption-free tinted…
about 7 months ago
Legal Action And A Powerful Ant
So the news is back! Sorry for the delays with some of my recent articles, but Wordpress has been acting up. The transfer window is very much alive, unfortunately. Juventus continue to pursue a strike…
about 7 months ago

Il Re Calcio

Lost in Transit: The Story of Hugo Enyinnaya
“I’m going to be rich!” was the typically honest reply of Antonio Cassano when asked what went through his mind after scoring a fantastic goal against Inter as a 17 year old, upon making his fir…
about 2 months ago
A Different Kind of Success
With the exception of those who happen to be quite familiar with the Italian Serie B, that of Walter Salvioni isn’t a familiar name. Helping Ancona avoid relegation from the second division for the…
about a year ago
One Game is Enough for Arnautovic
How long does it take to judge a player? In Inter's case the answer is one game and it doesn't even have to be a meaningful one.That, at least, is judging by Marko Arnautovic's example. The Austrian f…
a long time ago...
Serie A Preview 2009/10: Udinese
Main Transfers: Bernardo Corradi (Reggina), Jose Alemao (Santos), Leandro Caruso (Godoy Cruz), Kelvin Matute (Arezzo) Outlook: Having waiting as long as they could, Udinese cashed in on Fabio Quagliar…
a long time ago...
Serie A Preview 2009/10: Siena
Main Transfers: Gael Gennevier (Pisa), Gianluca Pegolo (Parma), Reginaldo (Parma), Francesco Parravicini (Atalanta), Albin Ekdal (Juventus), Michele Fini (Cagliari) Outlook: Another summer, another ho…
a long time ago...

The Offside Rules

Hello Cargo
TheOffsideRules.blogspot.com is over. As of today TOR will move exclusively to TheOffsideRules.com. I'll keep this address as an archive of good times-past and as a parachute in case both you and I ag…
about 3 months ago
Goodbye Blogspot
Things are going to get real weird around here in a little while & you may well hate me for it.
about 3 months ago
Seven Minutes in (Timbers) Heaven
Portland’s debut MLS season may have come to a halt but the misty-eyed memories and goosebump-inducing flashbacks live on in Portland Timbers, We Adore You. A no-narration documentary chronicling JE…
about 3 months ago
Marsch's Montreal Have Anelka on the Brain
How’s your French? Merde? Better ask for Rosetta Stone for Christmas then because if you really want to know what’s what with the Impact you’re going to need to read and listen to a lot of it. B…
about 3 months ago
Section 8: Not The Best at Suicide Prevention
Wrong. Just wrong.
about 3 months ago

Just Football

What’s stopping you, Kenya?
What’s stopping you, Kenya? is a post from: Just Football What’s stopping you, Kenya? is a post from: Just Football Sudan aside, there’s a glaring geographical gap at this year’s African Cup o…
about 2 days ago
Chasing The Big Leagues – Southampton and the challengers (English Championship)
Chasing The Big Leagues – Southampton and the challengers (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football Chasing The Big Leagues – Southampton and the challengers (English Championship) is a…
about 2 days ago
Why Senegal failed at Africa Cup of Nations 2012
Why Senegal failed at Africa Cup of Nations 2012 is a post from: Just Football Why Senegal failed at Africa Cup of Nations 2012 is a post from: Just Football My latest African football column for Four…
about 3 days ago
Chasing The Big Leagues – West Ham United (English Championship)
Chasing The Big Leagues – West Ham United (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football Chasing The Big Leagues – West Ham United (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football Tales…
about 3 days ago
Chasing the Big Leagues – Real Valladolid and the contenders (Spain Segunda)
Chasing the Big Leagues – Real Valladolid and the contenders (Spain Segunda) is a post from: Just Football Chasing the Big Leagues – Real Valladolid and the contenders (Spain Segunda) is a post fr…
about 4 days ago

Pitch Invasion

DIY Graphics: Portland Timbers Supporter Propaganda
PI takes a look at a series of remarkable propaganda graphics by Portland Timbers fan Brent Diskin
about 1 days ago
Pitch Invasion Podcast Extra – Interview With Sean Mann of Detroit City FC
Pitch Invasion interviews Sean Mann about Detroit City FC, a new club attempting to appeal to a young, urban demographic as a community attempts to rebuild itself.
about a week ago
Pitch Invasion Podcast on iTunes
The Pitch Invasion podcast, presented by Peter Wilt and Tom Dunmore, is now available on iTunes, so please take a second and leave a rating there if you enjoy the show! If you haven’t listened to it…
about 2 weeks ago
The Pitch Invasion Podcast Episode 1
Almost five years into the existence of Pitch Invasion, you can now hear the dulcet tones of Pitch Invasion editor Tom Dunmore and regular contributor Peter Wilt on a new monthly podcast, featuring in…
about 2 weeks ago
Supporting Operation Pitch Invasion
A significant portion of the proceeds ($10 per scarf) from all pre-orders this week of the new Pitch Invasion bar scarf will be donated to benefit the Operation Pitch Invasion charity in Portland, Ore…
about 3 weeks ago

Serie Aaaaaargh

Tumour-free Mondonico makes emotional Serie A return
It feels good to see Emiliano Mondonico back in Serie A. It really does. Hearing on Monday afternoon that he is to replace Attilio Tesser at Novara brought a smile to many faces. Not because there was…
about 4 days ago
Blizzard kings: all-weather Juve blow pretenders Udinese off course
RESULTS Sat 28 Jan Catania 1-1 Parma; Juventus 2-1 Udinese Sun 29 Jan Fiorentina 2-1 Siena; Cesena 0-1 Atalanta; Roma 1-1 Bologna; Lecce 1-0 Internazionale; Chievo 0-3 Lazio; Genoa 3-2 Napoli; Palermo…
about 6 days ago
Three once again the magic number for Serie A defences
Some games stick in the mind more than most. One of the greatest I recall watching while growing up happened on a sunny spring day in Turin in April 1997. It was between Juventus and Udinese and caugh…
about 2 weeks ago
Juve take heart in title charge after being crowned 'winter champions'
The title of ‘winter champions’ may be merely a symbolic one, but Juventus will take heart from claiming the lead at the halfway stage of the season.In the last seven seasons, the team that have b…
about 2 weeks ago
Della Valle vows to act as Fiorentina faithful lose patience again
Delio Rossi held up his hands. “I am not Padre Pio, but a football coach,” he said. Miracle work, it seemed, was not his calling. Yet after taking the Fiorentina job in November, some supporters w…
about 3 weeks ago

La Liga Loca

La Preview: Transfers, tiffs, Googling and 'cojones, cojones, cojones'
SaturdayMallorca (15th) v Betis (13th) - 18.00 (local time)The side run by Joaquín Caparrós had a major boost on Wednesday, when Mallorca failed to land misfiring forward Javier Arizmendi from Getaf…
about 2 days ago
A Sad Day at Sporting and Athletic's Copa Cruise
It is with a heavy heart – and yes, LLL does have one – that the blog must report the firing of Manuel Preciado. The long-time Sporting manager, smoker and swearer extraordinaire has been through…
about 4 days ago
Are Diego Simeone's Atlético Madrid becoming 'the new Osasuna'?
To the those still finding their way around la Liga, Osasuna are constantly referred to in Spain as a very ‘British’ team. It is a description that is simultaneously both complimentary and insulti…
about 5 days ago
Good Day, Bad Day: Barça’s local battering and same old story at the Bernabeu
Good DayReal MadridIt was a very familiar story at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Real Madrid started off at a snail’s pace, waited until the opposition had scored an unlikely goal - Zaragoza in…
about 5 days ago
La Preview: Espanyol’s embarrassment, Mourinho’s madness & a fan club’s lack of faith
SATURDAYEspanyol (5th) v Mallorca (14th) – 18.00 (local time)Oh dear. A Copa del Rey quarter-final knock-out over two legs by the mighty Mirandés sees Paul from Barcelona getting a special guest ap…
about a week ago

Run of Play

Imaginary Enemies
Nicolas Anelka's move to China confirms everything we know about him...even though we don't know anything. Ryan O'Hanlon on the enigma of his least favorite player.
about 2 months ago
Quiet Revolutions
Spurs have succeeded by remembering something larger clubs often forget: that some problems in football are small. Jake Meador explains.
about 2 months ago
Possession
It’s remarkable how varied soccer teams’ attitudes towards possession are. ...
about 2 months ago
The Death of Socrates
Alan Jacobs remembers a player who did what he liked and made us love him for it.
about 2 months ago
Goodbye Twentieth Century
What does it mean to list the greatest French players of all time? Samuel Goff and James Coleman on football and the Grand Ranking.
about 2 months ago

On this Football Day

The Best Ever World Cup Finals
Often finals can be a disappointment. Teams can be scared of making the mistake that costs them victory, have peaked too soon or just bottle it. Thankfully, the vast majority of the 18 World Cup Final…
a long time ago...
England At The World Cup
England have a spectacular knack of putting their fans through an emotional World Cup mixer every four years (if they qualify) more so than any other nation. No related posts.
a long time ago...
Greatest Ever World Cup Games
We've had a trawl through the OTFD archives to bring your some of our favourite World Cup games. We've got some of the greatest teams, the biggest upsets and most bitter rivals from the first ever gam…
a long time ago...
OTFD’s World Cup Archives
It’s nearly time. You can’t open a newspaper or turn a television on without being deluged with World Cup fever, so we thought we’d better jump on the bandwagon and trawl through the On This Foo…
a long time ago...
England v Brazil: Our Top Five Moments
‘The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it.’ As England and Brazil head east to lock horns in the Doha desert this weekend, we thought we’d run down the top five moments between the S…
a long time ago...

Back Page Football

John Terry – wrongly victimised
Ewan Collins calls for a bit of perspective following the FA's decision to take the England captaincy off John Terry.
yesterday
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss…?
Martin O'Neill is just the latest in a number of managers who have used their 'healing hands' to turn a club's fortunes around, writes Andrew Raeburn.
yesterday
Blue Square Premier League – Fleetwood top of the pile
Stephen Fallows brings us up to speed with the latest Blue Square Premier League action.
yesterday
A little of the old in-out in-out
Dave Wood discusses a handful of intriguing deadline day moves.
about 2 days ago
Between a rock and a hard place
Michael Creane looks at the decision to relieve Simon Grayson of his duties at Leeds United.
about 2 days ago

Football Japan Minutecast

Kagawa brace keeps Dortmund on Bayern's trail
Minutecast 165 Shinji Kagawa headed up a list of Japanese internationals making a name for themselves in Europe over the weekend with his fifth and sixth goals of the season to help Borussia Dortmund…
about 6 days ago
The winter so far
Minutecast 164 Just three weeks after FC Tokyo brought the curtain down on the last campaign with a 4-2 victory over Kyoto Sanga in the final of the Emperor’s Cup on New Year’s Day, Japan’s prof…
about 2 weeks ago
Minutecast special: 2011 season review PART 2/2
2011 review special PART 2/2 (REHOSTED IN TWO PARTS) In a specially extended edition of the Minutecast, Football Japan’s Ben Mabley is joined by fellow Japanese football writers Sean Carroll and Ces…
about 2 months ago
Minutecast special: 2011 season review PART 1/2
2011 review special PART 1/2 (REHOSTED IN TWO PARTS) In a specially extended edition of the Minutecast, Football Japan’s Ben Mabley is joined by fellow Japanese football writers Sean Carroll and Ces…
about 2 months ago
Minutecast special: 2011 season review
2011 season reviewIn a specially extended edition of the Minutecast, Football Japan’s Ben Mabley is joined by fellow Japanese football writers Sean Carroll and Cesare Polenghi to look back on the 20…
about 2 months ago

Asian Football Business Review

Television pundit to link Blackburn Rovers to Asian youth development
Shebby Singh, former Malaysian defender and current football pundit on ESPN-Star, has accepted the position of Head - Football Development India/Asia at English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. B…
about 5 months ago
US survey findings: Companies that sponsor outperform those that don't
According to a new survey, companies that invest in sponsorship outperform those that don't and companies that spend at above average rates on sponsorship ('super sponsors') also outperform those that…
about 5 months ago
Top level discussions reported on possible expulsion of a K-League club
Sangmu Phoenix, the South Korean military football club playing in the country's professional K-League, could be expelled or relegated to a proposed new second division because of the ongoing match-…
about 7 months ago
Taiwan beats Malaysia, appoints new coach and is offered FIFA development funds
Taiwan's national football team has been invited to play a friendly against Singapore on 18 July, following its impressive 3-2 defeat of Malaysia in a recent 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Although Ta…
about 7 months ago
EPL's Reds hoping to spark Liverpool-mania amongst the young Chinese middle-class
England's Liverpool Echo imagined what sort of mania home town music heroes, The Beatles, could have generated in the China of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution to describe the fan interest th…
about 7 months ago

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MLS

Full Back Files

Roster Reset #8
Could this Kiwi have clipped United's Canuck quotient? Between trips to sunnier climes, United did a little trialist-pruning, releasing journeyman veterans Zayner and Svard along with the Suppie pick…
about 1 days ago
Roster Reset #7
Does this man have your goals? So are they done? United ticked one of the two big “need” boxes by acquiring Albanian international striker Hamdi Salihi as a designated player (wait, I thought Unc…
about 2 days ago
Roster Reset #6
The boxes are being ticked, slowly but surely. With the addition of central defender Emiliano Dudar, the depth acquisition project seems all but complete. Still, the two biggest needs, left back and f…
about a week ago
Sporran Not Included
Okay. It's not just me. I've asked a few people if this thing looks like it should be worn with a kilt and have 100% agreement. Wait a minute...Isn't Beckham intent on leading Team Great Britain at t…
about 2 weeks ago
Roster Reset #5
Not a striker. The fight is on for roster spots as half of last Reset’s trialists are gone and new faces arrive for the Florida camp. I’m still not seeing the potential for significant improvemen…
about 2 weeks ago

TIAS

brand new
A BEHIND THE SCENES ORAL HISTORY OF SOCCER IN KANSAS CITY On November 18, 2010, a Major League Soccer team changed its name. One minute they were the Kansas City Wizards. The next, they were Sporting…
about 9 months ago
life in the box
Briana Scurry & Tony Meola: Two of the best goalkeepers in U.S. history interview each other. —- As a kid I wanted to do anything but play in goal. But I was the tallest kid on the team, and the…
about 9 months ago
Xolos Rising
an iconic resort, a maybe murderer, & the birth of top-flight football in Tijuana by Eben Lehman It took decades, but in the end it was just a short journey to find something seemingly so far away…
about 9 months ago
calcutta consciousness
from the outside, in — one man’s journey to the heart of India by Ashwin Warrior I came to Calcutta on a whim. Time off from school, traveling and volunteering in India—one version of the Americ…
about 9 months ago
the year in photos
in 2010, photos change, words not so much. MLS Superdraft breakdown - you know you’re not getting that here. But every year the draft marks the beginning of a new soccer season. Beyond the MLS hot s…
about a year ago

Two Footed Tackle

TFT Podcast Episode 92: Franci…
For this week’s podcast, Gary and Chris were honoured to be joined by Francis Duku and Joe Vines, two well-respected Ryman League defenders and the brains behind the soon-to-be-launched non-league s…
about a week ago
TFT Podcast Episode 91: Happy…
Our first podcast of 2012 sees Ryan Keaney in driving seat for the first time with Gary Andrews otherwise engaged. Sadly we are also without guest Jamie Cutteridge, who failed a late fitness test. So…
about 3 weeks ago
TFT Podcast Episode 90: Christ…
With Christmas coming, we open up TFT’s doors to our customary end-of-year special. But this one’s a bit different. Yes, we thought we’d attempt to go all quiz show and hauled in two reluctant t…
about 2 months ago
TFT Podcast Episode 89: Tim Mo…
When we arranged for Tim Morgan to join Gary Andrews and Chris Nee for Episode 89 of the podcast, we did so with the intention of using the two Welshmen present to discuss the bright future of the Wel…
about 2 months ago
TFT Podcast Episode 88: Rocco…
It’s a truly international flavour on this week’s podcast, as we take in the Euro 2012 playoffs, Ligue 1, Serie A, MLS and, er, Newcastle. With Chris Nee away on Tooting & Mitcham duty, the NO…
about 3 months ago

Du Nord

Some Soccer News for Thu Feb 2, 2012
STARTERSIts just 37 days until the 17th season of MLS begins.AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2012The African Cup of Nations Quarterfinals are all set for this weekend.dNJonathan Wilson of the Guardian on Equato…
about 2 days ago
Some Soccer News for Wed Feb 1, 2012
BREAKING NEWS:Disaster in Egypt.Fans of Al Masry in Port Said stormed the field today after a big upset win over Al Ahli, and then all hell broke lose. As of this posting 73 people are reportedly dead…
about 2 days ago
Some Soccer News for Tue Jan 31, 2012
STARTERSWow! Philadelphia really wanted to get rid of Sebastian Le Toux! After he did not get signed by Bolton this week they turned around and sold him to Vancouver today.-Why in the world would they…
about 4 days ago
Some Soccer News for Mon Jan 30, 2012
STARTERSRemember two weeks ago when forward Kris Boyd of Rangers turned down Houston? Well, today he signed with Portland!! Hoooo-Weeeee! Bet he won't receive a friendly welcome when he makes his firs…
about 5 days ago
Some Soccer News for Fri Jan 27, 2012
STARTERSLandon Donovan set up both Everton goals today as they knocked Fulham out of the FA Cup. Clint Dempsey was a non-factor for Fulham, who are terrible away from home. And of course Tim Howard gu…
about 6 days ago

Soccer by Ives

Saturday Ticker: Sporting KC tops San Jose, Henry scores in Arsenal romp and more
Sporting Kansas City's quest to repeat as Eastern Conference regular season champions began today with a 2-1 pre-season victory against the San Jose Earthquakes in the pre-season opener for both clubs…
about 3 hours ago
Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary
Clint Dempsey will try to keep his torrid hot streak in the English Premier League going against a Manchester City side looking to hold on to first place in one of today's best matches. The Cottagers…
about 14 hours ago
This Weekend's Soccer on TV
Not too long ago, Chelsea and Manchester United were fighting each other for league titles and UEFA Champions League superiority. Now, the Blues are just hoping to chip away at a 12-point table defici…
about 1 days ago
D.C. United Notes: Salihi adds scoring punch, De Rosario talks continue & more
By THOMAS FLOYD With Thursday's acquisition of Albanian striker Hamdi Salihi as their second Designated Player, D.C. United is making one thing abundantly clear: After spending the past few seasons br…
about 1 days ago
MLS Notes: Timbers' Valencia needs surgery, Folan leaves Colorado and more
After an offseason full of major moves, promise and tangible signs of improvement, the Portland Timbers were hit with a sizeable dose of bad news Friday. Colombian striker Jose Adolfo Valencia, signed…
about 1 days ago

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South America

Pitaco do Gringo

Brazil confirm Sweden friendly
The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed that Brazil will take on Sweden in Stockholm ...
about 2 weeks ago
Henrique move to Queens Park Rangers still a possibility
São Paulo director, João Paulo de Jesus Lopes, says that the door has not been shut on forward Henrique’s transfer to QPR ...
about 2 weeks ago
Brazil confirm date with England
The Brazilian Football Confederation has announced that Brazil will take on England ...
about 2 weeks ago
Campeonato Paulista 2012 on TV – opening fixtures
The São Paulo state league gets underway on Saturday ...
about 3 weeks ago
São Paulo sign Jadson from Shakhtar Donetsk
São Paulo have confirmed that they have signed Brazil international Jadson ...
about 3 weeks ago

Argie Bargy

Pragmatism, pain & plankton: the Apertura season review
Ed Malyon rounds up the (half) season action in Argentina...THE CHAMPIONSBoca Juniors broke all sorts of records on their way to winning this title: an unbeaten campaign in which they conceded only si…
about 2 months ago
Black eyes, stamped chests and the worst idea ever
This week’s three major stories all unfortunately show some of the worst traits of Argentinian football, and all have hit the headlines in spectacular style.Bottinelli, Black Eyes & the Barra Br…
about 4 months ago
Atlanta, Artime, Zubeldia, Bohemians and Millionaires
River Plate’s life in the second tier of Argentine football is going pretty much as planned. Unbeaten after the first nine games, they went top again with a 7-1 midweek win over Atlanta. While the m…
about 4 months ago
Clasico De Avellaneda finally taking centre stage
In recent years, the shiny-suited and delicately-stubbled visages of Sky Sports have been known to talk of 'The Big Four' (a fairly questionable notion itself, given the recent emergence of Manchester…
about 5 months ago
The Cream of Argentine football keep rising to the top
Most football fans have probably never heard of Atletico Rafaela. Indeed, having only been promoted to the second tier of the Argentine football in 1989, this may not seem wholly surprising. For those…
about 6 months ago

South American Football

Neymar: I Intend To Stay With Santos
Neymar has played down talk of a move to Europe by saying that he has a contract with Santos and intends to stay at the club...
a long time ago...
Casemiro Sends Sao Paulo Top Of Brasileirao
Sao Paulo moved two points clear at the top of the Brasileirao after beating Atletico Mineiro 1-0 on Wednesday evening...
a long time ago...
Copa do Brasil Final: Vasco Beat Coritiba To End Eight-Year Drought
Vasco da Gama ended an eight-year trophy drought by beating Coritiba in the Copa do Brasil final...
a long time ago...
South America Roundup: Nacional Claim Paraguayan Title, Playoffs Roll On
Nacional clinched their eighth Paraguayan title on a dramatic final day in the Paraguayan Apertura championship, while the playoffs are reaching their final stages in the Colombian and Chilean champio…
a long time ago...
Newell's Old Boys-San Lorenzo Suspended After Policeman Is Shot
Clashes between Newell's Old Boys fans and the police outside the ground forced the game to be called off two hours before it was due to kick off...
a long time ago...

Hasta El Gol Siempre

Argentines Abroad: Messi disappoints, Lucho moves back to an old home and more
It’s been a good while since the last lot of Argentines Abroad, partly because of the Claudio Yacob exclusive on Tuesday night, partly because of an enormous storm in Buenos Aires over the last 24 h…
about 2 days ago
HEGS exclusive: England’s Arsenal want Racing’s Yacob at season’s end
Now that the January transfer window has closed in England, I’ve been given the go-ahead to report, exclusive to HEGS, that a few days ago a representative of Arsenal’s scouting team in London enq…
about 4 days ago
Argentines Abroad: Messi hits three, Lamela key again, Aimar scores a cracker & more (videos)
It’s been another action-packed round of matches around the world, with Argentines once again providing no shortage of highlights. Step this way for the latest on Lionel Messi’s fine weekend perfo…
about 2 weeks ago
Copa Libertadores 2012: Argentina’s challengers
Tuesday night sees Arsenal de Sarandí get the ball rolling in the first match of the 2012 Copa Libertadores, which is being played as this post goes online because I hadn’t realised it kicked off s…
about 2 weeks ago
Argentines Abroad: Another Messi double and more
Another weekend passed some time ago now, and illness during the week combined with the recording of a couple of Hand Of Pod specials is the reason this post is going up late, but we’ve news of Lion…
about 2 weeks ago

Flickr

Newspaper

Guardian Sports Blog

Six notions: analysing Scotland 6-13 England | Dean Ryan
If a Martin Johnson side had played like England did he would have been slated; Andy Robinson's Scotland gamble backfired1 England have a short-term result but it was difficult to see what is the long…
about 6 hours ago
England left in a spin by stripping John Terry of captaincy | David James
In 2000 the FA told England's manager not to pick Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate but all players should be treated alikeIt was a bold decision by the FA to strip John Terry of the England captaincy…
about 6 hours ago
Fernando Torres's greatest days may be confined to memory | Daniel Taylor
The days when Chelsea's £50m striker laid waste to Premier League defences look to be behind himIt is never easy watching a top footballer stray dangerously close to the point when his audience has t…
about 6 hours ago
John Terry must decide his own fate after FA throw him to the wolves | Paul Wilson
Retiring from England duty may be John Terry's best option now that the wolves have been sent to his doorIf Fabio Capello is furious about losing his captain while his back was turned he will be incan…
about 6 hours ago
Six Nations 2012: Wales lose their invisible man for battle of styles | Eddie Butler
Dan Lydiate's absence might mean a change of approach for Ireland but it is a risky way to start the Six NationsIreland in the Six Nations will have to cope without their most visible player of the la…
about 6 hours ago

TheGame - Times

The game blog has moved
The game blog has a new home. To view all the latest posts, click here
a long time ago...

Football Spy - Mirror

Transfer news updates...on Mirrorfootball.co.uk
Football Spy has moved... All our transfer news and gossip, plus the Football Spy video, can now be found on the Mirrorfootball.co.uk website's all new Football Spy blog...
a long time ago...
Video: Transfer news round-up and analysis from Football Spy - August 6
Who is telling the truth about Darren Bent? Why are people laughing at Portsmouth? Join Darren Lewis for today's Football Spy video and let us know what you think below....
a long time ago...
AC Milan agree deal for Spurs target Klass Jan Huntelaar
Spurs appear to have lost out in their battle to sign Klass Jan Huntelaar, after AC Milan confirmed this afternoon that they have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for the Dutch star. Continue reading...
a long time ago...
Wigan sign Chelsea youngster Scott Sinclair on loan
Wigan have tied-up a season-long loan deal for Chelsea striker Scott Sinclair. Continue reading...
a long time ago...
Tottenham all set to seal £8million Sebastien Bassong signing
Tottenham are all set to bolster their defence amid reports Newcastle star Sebastien Bassong is undergoing a medical with the London club. Continue Reading...
a long time ago...

The Telegraph

Durban and Wellington: a tale of two cities
An international was mugged as he returned to his hotel following a test match. He was knocked to the ground, received a black eye, needed four stitches, was badly shaken up and ruled out of the next…
a long time ago...
Chelsea’s ill-advised Uefa appeal deserves to fail
When even Didier Drogba thinks that it is time to move on and stop playing the victim, you would think someone might take notice. But no, all-too predictably, Chelsea have informed Uefa of their inten…
a long time ago...
Is Carlos Tevez really worth £25.5m?
Kia Joorabchian, Carlos Tevez's adviser, did not intend to put his client's true value into perspective when he suggested that, had Wayne Rooney been in the same contractual situation as Tevez at Manc…
a long time ago...
Why match-fixing could be the biggest threat facing sport today
THE biggest threat facing sport today? With the Tour de France looming, some might argue that it is doping. Others would look to the truly frightening increase in debt in football, with the latest fig…
a long time ago...
Another global tournament, another England flop
Another global tournament, another England flop. Yet nobody seems to mind very much. Mass demonstrations on the streets of north Teheran demanding revolution and regime change, but nothing immediately…
a long time ago...

Journalists

Guillem Balague

La Liga 2011-12: Week 18 Previews
A look ahead to this weekend`s live Spanish football action on Sky Sports.... Mallorca v Real Madrid 7.55pm, Sat, Sky Sports HD1 (second hal...
about 3 weeks ago
Ask Guillem: Martinez to Manchester? Struggling strikers at Barcelona?
Got a question for Guillem? Then please the feedback form on the Revista de la Liga site....then look out for his ...
about 3 weeks ago
La Liga 2011-12: Week 17 previews
Athletic Bilbao v Zaragoza 7pm, Sat, Sky Sports HD3 Zaragoza´s debts are growing and they´re one of those clubs t...
about 2 months ago
Ask Guillem: Cristiano is a lesser Ronaldo against the big sides
Got a question for Guillem? Then fill out the feedback form on the Revista de la Liga
about 2 months ago
Clasico Result: Real 1 - Barcelona 3
Mourinho told his side to get out the traps quickly and at Barcelona right from the off, knowing that Guardiola´s side typically find it hard to sett...
about 2 months ago

Raphael Honigstein

Pride, pig-headedness and glee: Leverkusen's Project Ballack fails | Raphael Honigstein
Michael Ballack is a legend who has become a pariah at Bayer Leverkusen – a club who are now desperate to sell himDemontage. It's a word that's so good Germans had to nick it from the French. It ref…
about 5 days ago
Football Weekly: Manchester United floored in the FA Cup
The magic of the FA Cup, eh? On today's Football Weekly, James Richardson has Rafa Honigstein, Barry Glendenning and Barry's sober alter ego, Evan Fanning, in the pod to look back on all the drama –…
about 6 days ago
Bundesliga provides Hollywood drama as Gladbach make Bayern Reus the day | Raphael Honigstein
Goals a plenty, shock results plus a gory smorgasbord of injuries helped reinvigorate the title race in GermanyNo wonder Franz Beckenbauer felt as if he was watching a repeat. The first Bundesliga mat…
about 2 weeks ago
Football Weekly: Mario Balotelli kickstarts Man City's title charge
James Richardson has Rafa Honigstein and the sartorially sound duo of Barry Glendenning and Michael Cox in the pod for a stonking edition of Football Weekly.We kick off with that man Mario Balotelli a…
about 2 weeks ago
Transfer tantrums and sensuality keep Bundesliga busy in winter break | Raphael Honigstein
Marco Reus's return to Dortmund was the big news in Germany, while Hannover players had a motivating training campIt's early doors, granted, but 2012 has really failed to live up to the apocalyptic th…
about 2 weeks ago

Dominic Fifield

Five things we learned from England's draw with Switzerland | Dominic Fifield
Ashley Young's omission from the starting line proved baffling in a tie in which defensive errors undermined England's display1 Darren Bent is still to convinceThe Aston Villa forward had scored in hi…
about 9 months ago
Fabio Capello says England were 'tired' in draw with Switzerland
Fabio Capello fears fatigue could hamper Euro 2012 campaign. Insists England still have quality players after Swiss drawFabio Capello has admitted that he is dumbfounded over how to coax performance…
about 9 months ago
Chelsea set to make formal approach for Turkey manager Guus Hiddink
Dutchman has 12 months left on current deal. Compensation may be stumbling blockChelsea are to make a formal approach to the Turkish Football Federation this week to secure the services of Guus Hidd…
about 9 months ago
Samir Nasri refuses to rule out a switch to Manchester United
Nasri wants to know if United interest is genuine. Contract negotiations with Arsenal on holdSamir Nasri has risked fracturing his relationship with Arsène Wenger by casting doubt over his readines…
about 9 months ago
Fulham's Bobby Zamora left stunned by resignation of Mark Hughes
England man surprised by manager's sudden exit. 'We were just starting to play the way he wanted us to'Bobby Zamora has admitted his shock at Mark Hughes's resignation as Fulham's manager, with the…
about 9 months ago

Phil McNulty

Man Utd look unstoppable
Manchester United gave Chelsea and Liverpool an inch - then took a crucial, hard mile towards retaining the Premier League title. For 11 minutes all the conditions that traditionally constitute a surp…
a long time ago...
Can Man Utd re-write history?
Sir Alex Ferguson bristled and unleashed his best turn to stone glare at the mere hint that history might be about to wrap Manchester United in its warm embrace once more. Ferguson was on familiar ter…
a long time ago...
Parry loses power battle
Liverpool's rumour mill has been spinning wildly with claims about a big-name departure from Anfield - now we know it has been a case of right rumour wrong man. Rafael Benitez was the name in the fram…
a long time ago...
England's elite in pole position
The English elite were all handed hazardous assignments in the last 16 of the Champions League - but Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have established a solid platform to move forward…
a long time ago...
Hiddink's grounds for optimism
Chelsea's group hug at the final whistle was a symbolic gesture to silence talk of a divided camp - of more interest to new coach Guus Hiddink will be a display that showed real substance still exists…
a long time ago...

Broadcasters

BBC

Olympic announcement brings old row to life
The indignant response from the Scottish and Welsh football associations to the announcement of Great Britain football teams for the 2012 Olympic Games cannot have come as any surprise to the British…
about 8 months ago
Warner's departure poses more questions than answers
So what does Jack Warner's resignation tell us about Sepp Blatter's promise to make Fifa more transparent? On the one hand few who have observed Fifa's lack of accountability will be sorry to see Warn…
about 8 months ago
River Plate face play-off anxiety
The playing days of lumbering Argentine striker Martin Palermo were one prolonged battle of a man to overcome his own limitations. Sensing and identifying with the essential nobility of the struggle,…
about 8 months ago
Lerner stakes his Villa reputation on McLeish
In a moment that will define his Aston Villa reign, Randy Lerner has ignored the protests and turned back a tidal wave of discontent to appoint Alex McLeish as the club's new manager. Lerner's gamble…
about 8 months ago
FA Cup: King of Beers v Health Fears
Eating horse meat, buying Celine Dion albums, considering Sharon Stone to be a great actress: they do things differently in France and sometimes not just to be contrary. Take the sponsorship of sport,…
about 8 months ago

ESPN SoccerNet

Is Landon Donovan being hypocritical?
Donovan's situation differs from that of Beckham a year agoI wonder if David Beckham has afforded himself a wry smile at the irony of this week's statements from Landon Donovan, in which he said he wo…
a long time ago...
Landon Donovan finds his comfort zone in England
Chang: Donovan finds his comfort zone in England
a long time ago...
MLS to be back in business soon?
What will the players of Major League Soccer be up to at the start of next week? Although a number of teams have already convened for the beginning of preseason training, there remains the chance that…
a long time ago...
Not much to take away from Honduras game
Nevins: Not much to take away from Honduras game
a long time ago...
Ranking the best teams in Europe
Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has rejuvenated his game by reinventing himself. It's an exciting time for the player and his club team, AC Milan, but what does it mean for Brazil an…
a long time ago...

Early Doors - Eurosport

Villas-Boas is no 'Mini-Mourinho'
The League Managers' Association, which you may be familiar with through their partnership with this very website or via the press releases lamenting managerial sackings, works to protect the interest…
about 8 months ago
Typical England
Football reporting has always tended to stray into the realms of hyperbole, especially where major tournaments are concerned. It seems nowadays that every bog-standard transfer is a 'sensational swoop…
about 8 months ago
Will Modric move on?
We are now more than two weeks into the summer transfer window and things are certainly happening.While the purchases of Jordan Henderson and Phil Jones may be the only big-money moves within the Prem…
about 8 months ago
Barton bang on over Nolan
Say what you like about Joey Barton, but he has a knack of getting straight to heart of issues other footballers skirt diplomatically around. Take his withering putdown of England stars Wayne Rooney,…
about 8 months ago
The Second City at war
Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Birmingham, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.With just a touch of poetic licence…
about 8 months ago

Reuters

Do Barca really need to splash out on Cesc?
In our latest post on Spanish soccer, Iain Rogers in Madrid looks at the latest round of speculation over the future of Cesc Fabregas and classy Mali striker Frederic Kanoute's decision to play on at…
a long time ago...
Velez Sarsfield’s claim to being Argentina’s sixth big club
Velez Sarsfield won their eighth Argentine crown on Sunday and must now surely be considered among the country's 'big' clubs.
a long time ago...
Spain’s annual coaches cull
In our latest post on Spanish soccer, Mark Elkington in Madrid discusses Spain’s coaching musical chairs, looks at this week’s second-division promotion playoff between Elche and Granada and quote…
a long time ago...
The unbearable lightness of being – or how a thin piece of synthetic cloth can become a lead weight
Playing for one of Argentina's top clubs carries a heavy responsibility..and a weighty shirt, as relegation-threatened River Plate are finding out.
a long time ago...
Future looks bright for ambitious and deep-pocketed Malaga
In our latest post on Spanish soccer, Iain Rogers in Madrid looks at Qatari Sheikh Abdullah al Thani’s ambitious plans for Andalusian club Malaga and an impressive victory for Spain over United Stat…
a long time ago...

Clothing and Brands

Footy Boots

UPDATE: SERGIO AGUERO SCORES IN ADIPURE IV
Sergio Aguero continues to shun Nike football boots for adidas' adiPure as he scores on and assists another in a friendly victory over Albania.
about 8 months ago
NEW TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR KITS 2011-12
Puma reveal all three of the new Tottenham Hotspur Kits for the 2011-2012 season!
about 8 months ago
NIKE CTR360 II – BLACK/WHITE/CHALLENGE RED
Nike unveil the new Nike CTR360 II Maestri in a sleek Black/White/Challenge Red colourway!
about 8 months ago
SUPERFLY III – GRANITE/PURPLE/WHITE/RED
Summer a bit too hot for you? Nike are readying this stone-cold Granite Superfly III to keep you looking cool on the pitch!
about 8 months ago
NIKE T90 LASER III – BLUE DUSK/VOLT/BLACK
The Laser III gets a sleek new look for the summer tournaments - check out all the images, here!
about 8 months ago

Football Shirt Culture

Ajax 11/12 Adidas Home Football Shirt
We showed you a leaked picture a few months ago, but today Ajax officially unveiled the new Ajax 11/12 home football shirt made by Adidas, which will be available here. The three stars on the chest,…
about 8 months ago
Tottenham Hotspur 2011/12 Puma Home, Away and Third Kits
These are the new Tottenham Hotspur home, away and third shirts for the 2011/12 English Premier League season manufactured by Puma, which are available here. We showed you some leaked images of the n…
about 8 months ago
West Ham United 2011/12 Macron Home and Away Kits
These are the new West Ham United home and away kits for the 2011/12 English Championship season manufactured by Macron. The new home shirt in the is predominantly claret with light blues sleeves, th…
about 8 months ago
Swansea City 11/12 Adidas Home Kit
Swansea City's new 11/12 Adidas home kit is ready for a dream Premier League debut. Unveiled and unleashed in the Liberty Stadium club shop at 9am today, the Swans will look 'all white' in the top fl…
about 8 months ago
Cardiff City 11/12 Puma Home Football Kit
Cardiff City Football Club unveiled the 2011/12 home kit as supplied by Puma. The kit this year adorns the Malaysia slogan, which will be carried on the front of shirt, along with smaller versions on…
about 8 months ago

Football Shirts.co.uk

Deportivo 2011/12 Home, Away and Third Kits by Lotto
Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, based in the autonomous community of Galicia, has been relegated from the 2010/11 La Liga to the 2011/12 Second Division. The club finished 18th in a very tightly…
about 8 months ago
Cercle Brugge 2011/12 Home Shirt winning designs
Cercle Brugge is a Belgian football club from the northwest of the country based in the city of Bruges. The club participates in the Belgian Pro League, known as the Jupiler Pro League, which is the t…
about 8 months ago
Manchester United Home and Away Goalkeeper Shirts 2011/12
Manchester United have officially unveiled their new home shirt and we have brought you official pictures of the club’s new blue away shirt. Here is a look at what the club’s new goalkeeper will b…
about 8 months ago
Leaked: 2011/12 Newcastle Away Shirt
The Magpies, as Newcastle United are nicknamed, are a Premier League club. They finished 12th in the 2010/11 season with 46 points from 38 matches, obtained by winning 11 matches and drawing 13 matche…
about 8 months ago
Southend United Nike Home Shirt 2011/12
Here is the new home shirt of Southend United. The Seasiders play in League Two and last season finished in 13th place. The club’s kits are manufactured by Nike and sponsored by InsureandGo. The new…
about 8 months ago

True Colours

Liverpool Third Kit 2011-12
I was interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside on Thursday regarding in the somewhat controversial new Liverpool third kit. Want to hear what I think of it? Click here to listen again (the interview starts…
about 8 months ago
Scunthorpe/Preston Hybrid Kit 1994-95
I wouldn’t have believed this monstrous combination ever existed if I hadn’t seen a picture of it with my own eyes! Back in October 1994 Scunthorpe turned up at Preston North End’s Deepdale for…
about 9 months ago
Carling Nations Cup Kits
I’ve just posted an in-depth look at the Carling Nations Cup kits in the articles section. Click here to read http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/articles/carling-nations-cup-kits
about 9 months ago
Carling Nations Cup Kits
Maybe its just because I’m a Scotland supporter but I’m puzzled as to the lack of interest in the UK in the Carling Nations Cup. Despite the poor attendances I’ve really enjoyed following the ma…
about 9 months ago
Best Premier League Kit 2010-11 Winner
Well, the votes have all been counted and double checked and I can announce that the winner of the True Colours Best Premier League Kit for 2010-11 is the: Manchester City Third Kit Congratulations to…
about 9 months ago

Football Kits Online

New Tottenham 2011/12 Puma Home Shirt Leaked!
Here we have a leaked image of what appears to be the new Tottenham Hotspur home shirt for the 2011/12 English Premier League season. Tottenham are due to unveil their new home, away and third Puma...…
a long time ago...
New Umbro Nottingham Forest 2011/12 Home Kit
English Championship side Nottingham Forest have unveiled their new home kit for the 2011/12 season. The new Nottingham Forest Football Kit was designed and manufactured by Umbro. The shirt is rather…
a long time ago...
New Adidas Derby County 2011/12 Home Football Kit
Here we have the New Derby County Home Football Kit including the Goalkeeper Jersey to be worn during the 2011/12 English Championship season. Derby had a disappointing 2010/11, finishing in 19th,...…
a long time ago...
Adidas Junior Chelsea Home Football Shirt
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a long time ago...
Score Draw Official Retro Leeds United 1986 Men’s Football Shirt
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Umbro

Spot The Ball: win a New York Cosmos jacket
We’ve got a brand new Spot The Ball competition for you today, with a terrific prize on offer – the New York Cosmos walkout jacket, one of the sharpest items from The Cosmos collection. With such…
about 8 months ago
Umbro Tee Shop Returns: the sun comes out!
The Umbro Tee Shop has been on a little bit of a summer holiday recently, but it’s returning today with a tan, a bag full of duty-free and a tasty tee shirt for sale. While it’s been away, the Tee…
about 8 months ago
What’s Great About Britain? it’s our UK Town Footballers
What a day – the fixtures for next season are released, and another massive pile of puns to sort through! Inspired by all the towns we’ll be visiting once those fixtures kick into action, we asked…
about 8 months ago
Deco shows his tattoos as part of Umbro’s 1350
We’ve already shown you Darren Bent and Juan Vargas discussing their tattoos and what they like to do with their 1350 – the time that’s left when the 90 minutes on the pitch are over. Today, we�…
about 8 months ago
Geometra star Jordan Henderson speaks out
Jordan Henderson was already well know to football fans, but he became the man of the moment last week after a massive transfer from Sunderland to Liverpool, before debuting Umbro’s Geometra boots a…
about 8 months ago

Nike

Inspired by History
Inspired by the events of 1958, blue is a colour embedded in Brazilian hearts and minds. Staying true to that energised success, the new 2012/13 away jersey is a fusion of Brazilian culture and cuttin…
about 4 hours ago
Next Wave: The Visionary
Mario Götze is a technical genius. The German attacking midfielder with an eye for goal has so many strengths it’s almost unfair on his opponents. A classy first-touch, a scorching turn of pace and…
about 1 days ago
The Chance: Moon Goes Pro
Seon-Min Moon knows every game is an opportunity. The determined midfielder pushed through the grind the of the SPARQ tests at The Chance trials to impress the scouts and coaches with his commitment a…
about 4 days ago
Next Wave: The Inspiration
Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez is an inspiration to millions. Driven by dedication, the young Mexican has a sixth sense when it comes to finding time and space in the penalty box. He’s alert, sha…
about 5 days ago
Next Wave: The Wall
Yann M'Vila is an opponent to be feared. The young French international is a fiercely competitive player with a winner's mentality. Success at junior level has already given M'Vila a taste for trophie…
about 6 days ago

Soccer Cleats 101

Latest Nike5 Lunar Gato Colorways
Right on top of the Indoor review page lies one of Nike’s most effect indoor shoes – the Nike5 Lunar Gato. Not only did I find these shoes effective on the court through testing, but I continue to…
about 8 months ago
Nike Mercurial Vapor VII Safari
Rather than being a full review of the Nike Vapor VII, this post highlights the Safari pattern used on the release. Having had an opportunity to test them, I found that they perform in the very same f…
about 8 months ago
Exclusive Nike Tiempo Legend Deal!
After a quick conversation with the guys at WeGotSoccer, we managed to score an exclusive 25% off deal for their entire remaining Nike Tiempo Legend III and Elite series – on top of the already disc…
about 8 months ago
Adidas adiPower Predator – DB Edition
Seeing as he has been the poster boy of Adidas for over a decade now, you know Adidas are going to create a personalized version of the new Predator for David Beckham! We spotted the new Gold adiPower…
about 8 months ago
Nike5 Elastico Pro Indoor Shoe Review
If you are on the market for an Indoor shoe, Nike offers the Nike5 Elastico Pro, a shoe developed with optimal traction, control and accuracy in mind. This review has been a long time in coming and I…
about 8 months ago

Specialist

The Groundhog

Aberystwyth Town
Date: SundayApr 10 2011 Ground: Park Avenue Comp: Welsh Premier (Welsh step one) Match: Aberystwyth Town 2 Airbus UK Broughton 0 HT: 1-0 McCarten 45, Morgan 67 ATT: 257 Additional: Entrance £6.00,…
about 9 months ago
Penrhyncoch
Date: Saturday Apr 09 2011 Ground: Cae Baker Comp: Cymru Alliance (Welsh step two) Match: Penrhyncoch 0 Technogroup Welshpool 0 HT: 0-0 ATT: 65 Additional: Entrance £3.00, Programme £1.50 Cae Bak…
about 9 months ago
The Central Midlands Hop 2010-11
Game One Date: Friday Mar 25 2011 19.45 Ground: Kinsley Playing Fields Comp: Central Midlands League Supreme Division Match: Kinsley Boys 1 Harworth Colliery Institute 0 HT: 0-0 ATT: 237 A…
about 9 months ago
Holywell Town
Date: Wednesday Mar 16 2011 Ground: Halkyn Road Comp: Welsh Alliance (Welsh step three) Match: Holywell Town 4 Llandudno Junction 0 HT: 0-0 ATT: 100 Additional: Entrance £3.00, Programm…
about 10 months ago
Bala Town
Date: Friday Mar 04 2011 Ground: Maes Tegid Comp: Welsh Premier (Welsh step one) Match: Bala Town 0 Newtown 2 HT: 0-2 Millington 20, Bailey 39 ATT: 243 Additional: Entrance £6.00, Program…
about 11 months ago

The Referee

Dont take your eye’s of the ball
Filed under: Football, soccer
about a year ago
Back in Action
Last Saturday was my first game in 3 weeks due to my back injury, and Jeez did I know it after 20 minutes. I was a little aware of how my back would be and this was a bit of a double-edged sword a…
about a year ago
Wayne Rooney Scandal – Taiwan Media’s Take
In future I want all news to be reported like this. This is just brilliant. This is how Taiwan media have reported the scandal around Wayne Rooney recently. Theres so many clever bits in it…
about a year ago
Lesson two in how to over react!
Well after yesterdays, slight over reaction. Today showing players the world over, however to over react to a decision is this lower league greek player. Seen via Offthepost Filed under: Football,…
about a year ago
Non League Day – 4th September 2010
With England playing on Friday night and with it being an international weekend, there are no championship games. As a result over the last few weeks there has been a campaign for Non League Day thi…
about a year ago

Pro Evo Blog

PES 2012 Impressions
In spite of me spending most of my time sorting out the new PES Gaming, and the fact that we are currently worryingly low on new contributors to the Blog section of the site (i left PES Gaming 6 month…
about 8 months ago
Technical Issues
PES Gaming is current experiencing a couple of quite obvious technical issues, which are beyond the control of those wishing to post content. As you know, any post of mine usually waffles on for a goo…
about 8 months ago
PES Gaming Update
about 8 months ago
Stoppage Time!
Welcome to Stoppage Time! It has been a while, and reading through the comments section to Vince’s article it seems that the PES community would be a much happier place with some more, or rather som…
about 9 months ago
IMAGINATIVE PES
Hello there, and welcome to another world famous installment of “Imaginative PES”, starring yours truly. It seems that worldwide, Spring has sprung, and has in fact even moved quickly into Summe…
about 10 months ago

Sport's Maps

England: final table of 2010-11 Premier League, with clubs playing in Europe in UEFA Competitions for 2011-12 / Plus, location of clubs in 2011-12 Premier League, with attendance data.
Below: final table of 2011-12 Premier League, featuring the 8 clubs that qualified for Europe in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League and in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League… Final table of 2010-11 Premi…
about 8 months ago
Minor League Baseball: the Eastern League.
about 8 months ago
Germany: final table of 2010-11, with clubs playing in Europe in UEFA competitions for 2011-12 / Plus, location of clubs in 2011-12 Bundesliga, with attendance data.
about 9 months ago
Wales, 2 maps – Welsh football clubs in the English football league system (6 clubs) / Plus, 2011-12 Welsh Premier League.
Photo credits – Photo of dawn mists at Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsula, Swansea from WelshWales.co.uk . Panoramic view of Swansea by Slawomir Purzycki at Panoramio.com . Clifton Hill in Swansea photo…
about 9 months ago
Minor League Baseball: the Texas League.
Click on image below for 2011 Texas League map, with team profiles including ballpark photos Texas League (baseball) The Texas League is one of 3 Double-A (AA) minor leagues in Organized Baseball. Dou…
about 9 months ago

Football Manager

My Football Manager Story

Jon’s – Ultimate National Challenge – The Gold Cup Groups
The list below is what I need to win and what I have already won so far; The Copa America The Oceania Nations Cup The Caribbean Championships* The Gold Cup The World Cup – 2014 England The Con…
about 8 months ago
Stromson – Afan Lido: Holy crap, I’m in Europe (2012 preseason)
Hey all, welcome back to another Afan Lido update! I’ll be taking this season a bit slower now that we’re all caught up, and hopefully you’ll enjoy the journey! In case you hadn’t noticed, I�…
about 8 months ago
The diary of FMS Patriots star Darren Smith – Aug-Jan 2010/11
Monday, 1st September 2010 What a start to the season, who’d have thought our small Football Manager community could become famous within a few months. Everyone seems to be buzzing around the dressi…
about 8 months ago
Darren – Newcastle’s overdue quiet pre-season 2017/18
Hello again guys and thanks for joining me. Today we will glance through Newcastle’s pre-season, transfer action and products of the Y2G system. The dust has settled after another quadruple winning…
about 8 months ago
Vauxhall Motors Story: End Of Season Number Nine
Hello folks and welcome back to the Vauxhall Football Manager 2011 story! The time has finally come, my ninth season in charge is coming to an end and it could be a great finale as at the end of April…
about 8 months ago

The True Football Manager

Charlton, Northampton, Dembele and others
Dear readers, small post today. I prepared the pack of screen shots asked by you in June. Garra Dembele Charlton Their league history: Jonjo Shelvey Northampton Their league history: Dale…
about 8 months ago
Season 7: in 6 fixtures till the end
Hello my dear readers! Another part of Boston story today for you. I’m going to start with winter transfers just right now. Winter transfers 3 players were sold and 1 was leased advantageously. All…
about 8 months ago
At the 4th position after 23 fixtures…
My plan of promotion to the Premier League becomes more and more realistic. Boston United had a very good series of matches in November and December. Only 2 games were lost. Suddenly my team was slash…
about 8 months ago
Season 7. The start I like
This is the start I like. It’s very optimistic in sense of Premier League promotion task. Boston matches As you see there were only 3 strangely failed matches: Barnsley, Crystal Palace and Hull. Oth…
about 8 months ago
The Art of Set Pieces in Football Manager 2011
Hello my dear readers! This is some kind of guide for those who want their teams be more efficient during set pieces in Football Manager 2011. Attacking corners I am not going to say anything about…
about 9 months ago

Football Manager Guru

Football Manager 2011 (FM 2011) Best Goalkeepers
I previous compiled a list of Football Manager 2011 Best Players To Buy. In this article I will go further in depth, together with screenshots, of all the best FM 2011 goalkeepers you can find and buy…
about 10 months ago
Do Support FMGuru New Site NGPNewsReviews.com
Hi guys, if you love FootballManagerGuru.com, then please show the same support for NGPNewsReviews.com . It is my latest pet project focusing on news and reviews of the PSP2 aka Sony NGP.
about 10 months ago
Football Manager 2011 Best Players To Buy
I have been playing Football Manager 2011 (FM 2011) for a year now, and I reckon I know who are the football manager 2011 (FM 2011) best players to buy in the game right now. Not only that, I also kno…
about 10 months ago
Verona in October and November
I decided to speed things up a little and I’m going to wirte about the most important matches on October and November. It’s worth noticing that Verona remains unbeaten with 15 games played. I’m…
a long time ago...
Newcastle Ends Final Season on FM Guru
Hi everyone, hope you are all well after the past two months were a bit of a success I was now into my final post of my final season as Newcastle manger will it all end in a massive ecstasy or in huge…
a long time ago...

Football Manager Diary

Starting with new team
Hi all, sorry for not posting my journey with Hercules. This is due to my PC crashed and I cannot recover all my belonging in that PC. Right now, my PC has been put aside for more than 1 month because…
about 10 months ago
Hercules – Survivor is our target
After decided to managed Hercules by help from poll, I started my game with some introduction for Hercules. As usual some screenshots about Hercules. Background of Hercules which founded on 1922. As u…
about 11 months ago
Football Manager 2011 Patch 11.3.0 include January transfer
Football Manager are please to announce that the new patch – 11.3.0 is including with the January transfer window update. If you not yet to download previous patches, you only need to download this…
last year
Hercules – Bring it on!
After several days, Hercules has been voted as a club that I need to bring forward to new era. I start to posting once I’m honor with Manager of Hercules. Big challenge for though. However, I’m su…
last year
New club to be choose
Hello my lovely readers, Today the time has come to me to choose which club I have to manage since last post with Wolves. I’m really excited for this new challenge. However, it is not fair if I deci…
last year

Zinedine Zaiddin

Sorry To Everyone.
Sorry, this blog will not be updated for few more weeks, as currently I'm struggling with my degree. But, I've already make some notes and some pictures to be posted here. Thanks for keep reading m…
about a year ago
Are We Prepared Enough, Boss? Yes, Just Bring it On!
Yes, Ramadhan is time to recharge Ramadhan come again this year, thanks to Allah because giving me another chance to perform my obligatory once again – fasting in Ramadhan. Just brief information ab…
about a year ago
FC Lviv : Champion of Persha Liha 2009/2010
Dinamo Kiev become the champion of Ukraine Premier League for 2008-2009 After good and promising during friendlies at the beginning, I’m pretty sure that my team is good enough to face the challenge…
a long time ago...
Great Start , Excellent Ending Waiting Ahead
Sorry for taking so long time for an update. Actually I’m trying to find suitable layout and template that suit with this blog. Because some layout does not provide much space for certain pictures,…
a long time ago...
Starting From Zero....to Be The Hero!
How do you start your FM career? For me, I’m prefer to start from zero. Totally zero. And I would love the feeling of handling a club that not having any chances to survive, yet at the end of the se…
a long time ago...