Thanks for joining the team

[bctt tweet=”I’ve just signed up to become a writer on www.FootyBlog.net! #internship #footballwriter”] Thanks a lot for joining the team at FootyBlog.net! You should receive your first email from me shortly. It’s really important to reply to this message to let me know what username you’d like for the blog, so I can go ahead… Continue reading Thanks for joining the team

Summer loving – Revisiting Wales’ Euro 2016 Campaign

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 Wales. 10/10/15. The full time whistle blew. The news trickled in. Wales had forfeited their unbeaten record in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, and a proud nation exploded with joy. The 58 year wait for qualification to a major tournament finally had an expiry date thanks to a 2-1 Cyprus victory over Israel. Decades of false… Continue reading Summer loving – Revisiting Wales’ Euro 2016 Campaign

Respect for Rooney

In recent weeks Wayne Rooney has been greatly criticised for his current football form from fans, the media and pundits. I would be the first to say, and I am sure Wayne would agree, that at present he is not ‘firing on all cylinders’ and he has struggled to make an impact on the pitch… Continue reading Respect for Rooney

Win a Copy of Soccer Science – Groundbreaking Research into the Beautiful Game

To celebrate the launch of Tony Strudwick’s excellent new book, Soccer Science, we’ve got 3 copies to give away exclusively at Footy Blog! In this insightful and incredibly thorough book, Manchester United’s Head of Athletic Development Tony Strudwick draws on his abundance of experience working with top players and coaches to bring this ultimate science-based… Continue reading Win a Copy of Soccer Science – Groundbreaking Research into the Beautiful Game

The Business of Football

Football is becoming more like a business and less like a sport everyday. There is of course the argument that football has resembled a business for a long time now – games scheduled for TV to increase viewing figures, transfers from one club to another, advertising prevalent around stadiums and sponsors on shirts, not to mention… Continue reading The Business of Football

Challenge our Refs

It’s a multi-million pound business, a global sport watched by all walks of life, the stakes are so high an incorrect decision could mean the difference between winning the league and considerable income or being relegated, and worse, going into liquidation. On this basis, isn’t it time we put an end to referee inconsistency as… Continue reading Challenge our Refs