The 'Respect the Ref' campaign is something I fully support, after watching football players abuse the referee for years. Whilst as part of the crowd I have done this on numerous occasions, there is something so classless and disrespectful when the players on the pitch do it. They are all professionals and there should be [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are keeping tabs on highly-rated Turkey international Arda Turan, according to reports. The Galatasaray winger is hot property in Europe, and was ranked eighth in a Spanish magazine's poll of the 100 best young football players in the world. He has made 25 appearances for the national side and is still aged just 21. Click to continue reading...

At various times throughout his career Fabio Capello has been called the best manager in the world. Frankly, with a record such as his, it is very difficult to argue against. Just to refresh your memories, at his first club, AC Milan, he had the difficult, some said impossible, task of taking over from the great Sacci. Click to continue reading...

By JONATHAN NORTHCROFT As humble inhabitant of a nation of football players wearing slippers instead of football shoes, I was eagerly awaiting the birth of a new superstar: Robin van Persie. I know his parents are both artists so I'd like to compare him with Rembrandt: a man with genius in his Click to continue reading...

It's a revolutionary football training system called the Matrix and its designed to train the next generation of football players.If it works English football will never be the same again.Can you imagine what Keanu Reeves would have done with a football if had those Matrix skills for real.

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Graeme MacKinnon, Foundation Member 412, is a "mad Mariners supporter" but he's laid out his hard-earned cash to show his support for a team from Australia's Capital.

Thanks for your support Graeme hope the Mariners win the opener against the Jets.

Interesting the link between the Mariners and A-League in Canberra. Click to continue reading...

SPOX: What bothers you? Hoeneß: I'm bothered when I drive to a petrol station once a week. This oil mafia squeezes money out of my pockets to invest it in football players. This stinks to the high heavens, and this is also true for Mr. Abramovich. SPOX: The Chelsea-boss is probably not your best friend. Click to continue reading...

After a little more thought, I've just come up with two more books that I want to write.

1) A History of Cheating. There are so many ways to cheat in football. Players can break the rules, players can simulate.

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Football players are supposed to be astronomically wealthy, but David Beckham – the richest player in the world – is only the 616th richest person in the UK. Thanks to television money and our love affair with the beautiful game you can make a fortune from running around and kicking a ball, but don't expect to be rubbing shoulders with Bill Gates or Warren Buffett. Click to continue reading...

Calling all Fantasy Leaguers!

If you're the type of person that thinks nothing of spending millions and millions of Pounds every summer on a group of assorted football players of varying quality in the hope they'll bring you fame and glory, we need you for our 2008/09 Fantasy League competition! Click to continue reading...

A couple of weeks ago, The Offside got an email request for help in figuring out transfer rumors. Could we please offer up a list of both legitimate and illegitimate sites so readers can figure out for themselves how likely a rumor is to be true? I'm afraid we can't do that for a couple [...] Click to continue reading...

Can Real Madrid nurture Robinho as Manchester United helped Ronaldo to be a better player, or is he going to be another huge amount in the transfer market? Real Madrid has had the service of many star football players starting from the days of the great Alfredo di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas. After the unexpected [. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he is a slave at Man Utd. When asked if he remembers signing his five year contract paying him $60,000,000, he responded that he was, as we all suspected, drugged, starved and beaten into agreeing terms. Says the EPL Footballer of the Year, "I agree with the statement of the president [Sepp Blatter], he is right. Click to continue reading...

With torrents of cash flying back-and-forth through the now completely shattered and bent-framed European transfer window, it's nice to remember a time when print journalists could secure the services of knighted football players for travel, room and board, and about $125 a week. In Toronto in 1961, soccer was the sport of immigrants. Click to continue reading...

According to French Football Magazine "L´Equipe" Spanish Football players FERNANDO TORRES & IKER CASILLAS are firm favourites for this years FRANCE FOOTBALL GOLDEN BALL AWARD ( Best World Player... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

The votes are in, and have been counted. The trophies have all been decided now, and at most clubs, pre-season training for the new campaign is getting underway. But the question on everyone's lips, of course, is: 'Who has won the 2008 Hasta El Gol Siempre Award?' ladies and gentlemen, wonder no longer. Click to continue reading...

You could never accuse the football world of living in a bubble, oh no. While the vast majority of us have to work damn hard to afford a two-week holiday every year, football players and managers accrue thousands of pounds every week, especially those who play or manage top-end Premier League clubs. Therefore, it doesn't exactly [. Click to continue reading...

Football players age 12 to 17 can still register for the Two Week Italian Soccer-Language Program to be conducted on Jekyll Island, GA from June 29th to July 14th, 2008. Camp Directors, Antonio Saviano and Dek Smith said.

According to Dek Smith, Georgia Coast FA Director who is coordination the camp said "the instructors, who come directly from Italy will provide proven teaching methods to our players around the clock to enhance their Italian Soccer Experience. Click to continue reading...

Put a group of Holland players in a confined space and watch the fireworks go off. While the British stereotype of the Dutch is a laid-back nation full of liberal-minded, peace-loving folk, this doesn't extend to the football players who are a spiky bunch. Ruud Van Nistelrooy has already been bemoaning his sh*t experience at [. Click to continue reading...

Sky Sports interviewed American goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller this past weekend on the Goals On Sunday program. Watch the Kasey Keller interview and Brad Friedel interview here (thanks to 101 Great Goals for discovering the link). If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Click to continue reading...

When Nike shoots TV commercials, they really push their creativity to new heights. Their newest advert, "Take it to the Next Level," is scheduled for its UK TV debut on Tuesday before the Man United versus Barcelona match. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the video is shot in a first person perspective as you see your [. Click to continue reading...