Bad news! The football season is nearly over! A few championship, promotion and relegation issues have been decided already, but in the couple of weeks remaining in the divisional races there’s still a lot for many teams to play for. There are still plenty of betting opportunities for sport betting aficionados too! Here are a […]
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Betting Bad Part 11: Carlisle cock-up and a Derby derby
After a couple of weeks absence due to a vacation, I can confirm that Betting Bad is back, and hopefully better than before! Before my little mid season jaunt to America, I had written ten instalments of this soon-to-be world famous series. Of these ten instalments, only one provided a winner, way back on episode […]
Betting Bad Part 10: Infuriating Internationals
I love international football. The World Cup is my one true love in life, and when the football calendar is broken up due to qualification processes, I have no issue at all. What really grinds my gears is this international break. Friendlies are a waste of time. They are full of top players conveniently picking […]
Betting Bad Part 9: Forget the horses
Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, to another edition of Betting Bad, the world renowned (maybe) series where the premise is simple – you don’t follow my Betting tips, you use them to work out who you are going to avoid betting on! I have written eight instalments of this series since the turn of the […]
Betting Bad Part 8: You’d be a Fool-ham to follow these bets!
Last week hurt me. If I was just a casual punter I would not have bet at all, but I made a commitment to you, valued reader, to continue my betting series in a bid to help you know who to avoid in your own accumulation selections. But why did I wish I hadn’t bet? […]
Betting Bad Part 7: Costly Cash Out Commitment
One of my cardinal rules of this betting series is that we absolutely do not cash out. It doesn’t reflect the purity of a good bet and leads to indecision and stress. That being said, if I had cashed out last weekend on the 80th minute mark, I’d have turned my £5 bet into round […]
The National Football Museum: A Journey From Robbie Savage To Pelé
One week ago, on a bright and chilly morning in Manchester, I found myself walking through the city centre. I didn’t know where to go or what to see, my usual overloading of Trip Advisor and Lonely Planet having evaded me on this trip. I had no time to do a stadium tour of Old […]
Betting Bad Part 6: Rooting against Rochdale
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Five attempts and a stupid chunk of money have been wasted through weeks 1-4, but the taste of sweet vindication was enjoyed by myself with last week’s victory. I will be honest, I so nearly cashed out, accepting a couple of pound loss, but I withheld, mainly because […]
Betting Bad Part 5: All away days
Good morning, afternoon and evening to you all, and welcome to another addition of my substandard series – Betting Bad. To all you regular readers, I’m sure you know the drill. To all the newbies, here’s a quick refresher. Basically, I am cursed. I have a betting curse. The last accumulator that I won which […]
Betting Bad Part 4
Well, here we go again. Lord knows I could do with a win this week. It’s been three weeks that I have been writing this series and I am yet to win. On one hand, I am happy, because it would be fairly bizarre to run an ironic betting account giving tips that I am […]
Modern Football Is Good-ish: Gamesmanship or Cheating?
An Introduction Those who know me on a personal level know that my opinions on many things don’t tend to go along with the majority. Some say I’m just wired differently, some think it’s a subconscious reflex just to naturally be ‘contrary’. Through this occasional feature I hope to provoke some discussion by laying out […]
Football’s Half-Way Club… including Manchester United and Liverpool stars
This infographic shows the famous Men who will forever be remembered by their fans for their moments of magic. A goal from on, or before the half way line is a rare treat – Here is our Football’s Halfway Club. Produced by The Stonk.
Brazilian inspired PUMA evoPOWER 1
The PUMA evoPOWER 1 Graphics feature a Brazilian inspired colourway and the inscription “Que emocionante uma partida de futebol” on the heel which translates as “How exciting is a football match” and a quirky favela illustration on the sockliner. The boots feature all of the technical excellence of the PUMA evoPOWER1 , PUMA’s most technical […]
PICTURE: A job offer for Liverpool’s Luis Suarez
Liverpool striker, Luis Suarez, has been offered a job as chief meat taster. This is a great opportunity to match his passion for biting meat with our need for expert opinion.
VIDEO: Japanese/Brazilian freestylers
The FATV team were in Sao Paolo for England’s game against Uruguay and caught up with this superb Brazilian/Japanese freestyle team who showed off some neat skills.
INFOGRAPHIC: Footballer Faux Pas – Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea
This year’s World Cup is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting both on the pitch and on social networks, ensuring football fans are on the ball with Brazil 2014 all around the world. Twitter has created a timeline dedicated purely to the World Cup, which can be customised to the matches […]
VIDEO: World Cup trick shots
If you don’t know, Remi Gaillard is one of the biggest YouTubers in the World, his videos always go viral. In celebration of the World Cup, he’s performed 32 trick shots representing the 32 teams in the tournament.
VIDEO: Unbelievable football
VIDEO: Unbelievable football
PICTURE: Kipper Williams World Cup cartoon
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England Vs Italy: A Preview Morphsuits Style
To kick the 2014 World Cup off, Morphsuits took football to the streets of London and flashmobbed Trafalgar Square, to predict the final score of the first of England’s matches, against Italy on Saturday 14th June. The Morphsuit cladded entourage of English and Italian players took over the square , weaving in and out of tantalised spectators, disputing offside calls, red […]