Only Direction- Off the Pitch
In bizarre circumstances, when Stiliyan Petrov called on his favourite friends and former teammates for a charity match, one name appeared in the squad...
The Pints Of Brian
Anyone remember classic 80s comedy 'Brewster's Millions' starring Richard Pryor, where he has to spend millions in a short space of time in order...
Nothing Fine About Relegation
What's the real cost of relegation? Well if you're Thurrock FC it's £16. No, really.
Part-timers Thurrock were deducted points and relegated from the Isthmian...
Tis The Season
The cash-harvesting pre-season tours of Asia are over, all the Welsh, Irish and Northern Irish clubs are out of Europe and The Sun's back...
Tanks For The Memories
It was Jose Mourinho who first coined the phrase "parking the bus" to describe a team that defends with more depth than a Terrence...
Blatter Still Playing Qatar Hero
Some breaking news from the boffins at FIFA HQ's research and development department. After a year of analysis and scientific probing, they've made the...
The Premier League Comes To Australia
Long distance relationships are hard, especially when the love of your life is 17,000kms away. Absence makes the heart grow fonder so you can...
All hail Di Canio
Sunderland FC are all over the newspapers, front and back, goose stepping their way into controversy.
The reason for the ruckus? Signor Paolo Di Canio,...
Mussolini’s Alive! In Sunderland…
Well, it seems as if the David Cameron of the 20th century is alive and, sadly, well in the 21st century. Albeit it with...
Barney over Barton
We all know football fans can come up with some pretty sick taunts when they're trying to bait their rivals. David Beckham famously lost...