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Win a chance to meet and train with the Chelsea football team

Train Like A Football Star If football, to you, is more than just a game of overgrown children running amok in a playground spitting on each other, if it’s a majestic battle between two teams, a locking of horns, a ferocious, epic, yet sublime clash of heroic sportsmen, then you’ll be interested in this competition….

There are Known Knowns, there are Unknown Unknowns and there are New Signings

So, that was the mid-season transfer window that was. How was it for you? Frankly, it bored the arse off me. Time was when my first port of call on firing up the ol’ interwebs machine would be the transfer gossip columns, ever eager to GASP! at whatever some hapless hack had scraped off the…

Dear You, You suck. Signed, me.

Dear reader, It has been brought to my attention that you support a football club which is different to that which I support. The regrettable but necessary responsibility therefore falls upon me to inform you that your team sucks. Your team sucks so much that the area surrounding it is subject to many devastating hurricanes…

Major Club Football Rivalries

They are the first games you look for when the fixtures are drawn pre-season. The games you crowd into the local pub with your mates to watch religiously. What is it about a derby game that captures the raw emotion & passion of football? They are much more than a normal game of football that’s…

South America’s Biggest Football Rivalries

All the major football rivalries from South America: Argentina Featured Derby: Superclasico, Buenos Aires, Argentina River Plate vs Boca Juniors The Superclasico is arguably the world’s biggest derby game. Pitting the most popular ( It’s commonly accepted that close to 70% of football fans in Argentina support either River or Boca) and successful clubs in Argentina against each other….

Asia’s Biggest Football Rivalries

All of Asia’s major club football rivalries: Featured Derby: The Tehran Derby, Tehran, Iran Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC  World Soccer Magazine declared the Tehran derby as the most important derby in Asia. First contested in 1968, Esteghal FC currently hold the advantage having won 20 games compared to Persepolis’s 15 victories. Persepolis’s supporters traditionally represent…

Europe’s Biggest Football Rivalries

All the major football rivalries from Europe: United Kingdom Featured Derby: The Old Firm Derby, Glasgow, Scotland Celtic FC vs Rangers FC Celtic and Rangers have been competing against each other since 1888. They have contested 381 games, with Rangers currently holding the advantage, 152 victories to Celtic’s 137. Celtic and Rangers are Scotland’s most…

CONCACAF’s Biggest Football Rivalries

Major club football rivalries from North America, Central America and the Carribean: Featured Derby: El Clasico, Mexico Club America vs Chivas The El Clasico is the largest rivalry in Mexico. Representing the two largest cities in Mexico, Club America  (Mexico City) and Chivas (Guadalajara) are the most successful clubs in Mexico. The El Clasico has been contested 202 times, with…

Africa’s Biggest Football Rivalries

All the major football rivalries from African club football: Featured Derby: The Cairo Derby, Cairo, Egypt Al Ahly vs Zamalek The showpiece of Egyptian Football, and arguably the highlight of the Arab footballing calender. Games between these Egyptian giants are so hotly contested that foreign referees are brought in to officiate. The rivalry between the clubs is…

Football Gifts – Buy Gifts For Football Fans

Whether you’re looking for advice on buying gifts for football fans or a list of great football gifts to buy, you’ve come to the right place. Read on for our tips on buying football gifts or jump down to our list of best football gifts (most are very affordable).