Football in General

Not so long ago, pretty much anyone with a desire to, could become a football coach in the United Kingdom. Over the past few years this has all changed. At the top level, there are frequent stories about Manager A not being able to manage Club X because he doesn't have the relevant qualifications and badges. To me this seems a bit over the top when Manager A is an ex professional, possibly even an ex International, but when you take this philosophy down to the grass roots level and childrens football, it suddenly becomes massively relevant. It is vitally important that the right people are being left with our children on playing fields up and down the country every ...  Read the complete review

Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then we'll begin. Once upon a time there was a young boy named Peter who came from one of those made up European countries like Albania or Estonia or perhaps France. Peter moved to Eng-er-land which is a small country nestling in between Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Wight. Peter had to leave his native country due to a small incident involving 140,003 tonnes of concrete and his local police station and move to Eng-er-land to stay with his Grandfather. One day as Peter was walking through a local park with his Grandfather he spotted a group of children playing a game that he was ...  Read the complete review

Football, also known as Soccer, is a massive sport worldwide. The money involved with the game is absolutely breathtaking with the best players earning money £100k+ per week. Some of the hardest working Brits struggle to earn that in a year!! It is a team sport where both teams field 11 players on a pitch approximately 100m x 70m although these can vary. It is mostly played on a grass pitch outdoors but sometimes it is known to be played on artificial tuf. The object of the game is to put the ball in the oppositions goals which lie at opposite ends of the pitch. One for each team. Any part of the body except from the upperarm downwards can touch the ...  Read the complete review

When I think back to the very first memory I have what do you think it was? Well, no it wasn't football, it was being on a ferry in Greece with my mum holding me, I must have been nearly two years old. Why is this relevant you ask? Well, its not but it leads me to my next point, which is that my second earliest memory was kicking a football against my Nan's wall in her back garden, I must have been two or three years old at this point. What I am trying to get at is most British males first or early memories involve football in one way or another. Whether it is kicking a ball, watching a match or even being lucky enough to visit a football ground to view a live ...  Read the complete review

Well, here we go again and what an exciting season this promises to be. Yes, I know they say that every year but with Manchester City's money and Spurs ready to go from the off, the perfunctory top four is under pressure more than ever. It was the first time in thirty years that there were no drawn games on the opening weekend, a pointer to that exciting season. Arsenals stunning opening day 6-1 victory at Everton and Villa's poor home defeat looked to have decided the top four already, if it was a normal season. But it's not and it will be intriguing, Mark Hughes critical opening day win already decisive for his and their confidence. Its ...  Read the complete review