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Retro Football Kits

Throughout history, people have been kicking a ball but the earliest scientific evidence suggest that it was an exercise from a military manual in the second and third BC in China – it was called Cuju. Modern football took years in the making after the Chinese forgot about cuju. In 1872, the first ever international…

Champions League Preview: Big clubs in fear of dropping to Europa League

Nine teams are through from the group stage but 16 other sides can still dream of joining them this week. Here’s a look at the the key deciding matches of today and tomorrow. Seven places remain to be filled in the 16 December round of 16 draw. Group winners FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano,…

The strangest football gifts

Football fans are geniunely interested in buying the weirdest things if they are carrying their favorite club’s logo.

AC Milan 2011/12 Third Kit

AC Milan and adidas have revealed their 2011/2012 third shirt. We have already shown you the Milan away shirt for next season and how well that has turned out. The third shirt is going to be black with red adidas pin-stripes on the shoulders, black collar and a green, white and red stripe on the…

AC Milan 2011/2012 Away Shirt

AC Milan have revealed their 2011/12 away kit and the adidas manufactured shirt is exactly the same as the leaked images. The design is simple. White shirt with a white collar and a red and a black stripe going down behind the crest. On the sides of the shirt, there’s a trim in the colors…

European Goalkeeping Trends – by the numbers

101 goalkeepers made over ten starts in Europe’s four major leagues during season 2010-12. Another fifty-six made at least one start in either the English Premiership, La Liga, the Bundesliga or Serie A. So after thirty eight games (thirty-four in Germany), which goalkeeper is best? Of course evaluating custodians purely by stats is a fraught…

Ronaldo bids farewell to football – His legacy lives on!

In the mid-90s a striker from Brazil was making tremors throughout the world football as he scored 42 goals in 46 appearances with PSV Eindhoven. His journey continued from there to Barcelona to Inter Milan to Real Madrid and greatness pursued in all the four leagues he played in. On the international level, he served…

Pirlo vows to lead Juventus’ rise back to the pinnacle of Italian football

New Juventus signing Andrea Pirlo believes that he can provide a major contribution to help Juventus return to being a top team in Italian football. Pirlo, who signed from Serie A rivals AC Milan on a three year contract, arrives at the Stadio Delle Alpi on a free transfer. The 72 capped Italian midfielder hopes…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic continuing his incredible domestic dominance

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was Silvio Berlusconi’s marquee signing last summer in a bid to discontinue Milan’s seven year drought without a Scudetto. Not only has the big Swede taken to Italian football like a duck to water as he did with rivals Internazionale prior to a brief spell in Spain, he has forged a formidable understanding…

PFPO Champions League Prediction: Barcelona to beat Manchester United

It has been yet another UEFA Champions League campaign that has been littered with thrills and spills. From the magnificence of Lionel Messi, to the Clasico debacle, the cream of the crop has rose as Barcelona and Manchester United make the final two at this year’s Wembley showpiece. Everybody has had an opinion on just…