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Matt is the owner and chief-editor of the Footy Blog, one of the UK's leading football news blogs.

Next Goal Wins Video

Next Goal Wins is the story of international football team American Samoa, known as the worst team in the world, and their struggle to try and qualify for the 2014 FIFA world cup. The British documentary is directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison and starts out with the sides humiliating 31-0 loss against Australia,… Continue reading Next Goal Wins Video

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Louis Van Gaal

So it seems that Louis Van Gaal could be set to take the reigns at Old Trafford, taking over from legendary Player/Manager Ryan Giggs at the end of the current season. It’s been a strange old time for fans of the club, with seemingly hundreds of records being broken (in a bad way) in a… Continue reading 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Louis Van Gaal

WAG of the Week: Lorena Bernal – Wife of Mikel Arteta

This weeks WAG of the week comes in the lovely shape of Lorena Bernal, the wife of Arsenal‘s Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta. Although Mikel is unlikely to be enjoying his time at Arsenal in recent weeks, we imagine he’ll still be enjoying his time away from the pitch with Bernal, once voted as the sexiest… Continue reading WAG of the Week: Lorena Bernal – Wife of Mikel Arteta

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Leicester City Secure Promotion Back To Premier League

For the first time in 10 years, Leicester City will be back in England‘s top-flight as they clinched a spot in next year’s Premier League field of 20 by way of a 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night, coupled with losses from both QPR and Derby County on Saturday. Those results gave The Foxes a… Continue reading Leicester City Secure Promotion Back To Premier League

Scout Report: Australia

Australia has become a haven for some of Europe's ageing footballers, with Alessandro Del Piero being the most high profile player to make the switch to the A-League

Background Established in 2004, the Hyundai A-League is Australia’s highest level football league. It succeeded the National Soccer League which ran for twenty eight seasons, beginning in 1977, before disbanding in 2004. In its twenty seven year history, a total of forty two teams featured in the National Soccer League, forty one of those from… Continue reading Scout Report: Australia

Who is Ralph Krueger?

On the 12th of March 2014, Southampton made the surprising decision to appoint Canadian-born German Ralph Krueger as the Chairman of their football club. Krueger has forged a career in Ice Hockey up until now, but has decided to switch sports, and is taking on a crucial role at a club that not long back… Continue reading Who is Ralph Krueger?

Why The Mental Side Of The Game Is So Important

Whilst adding to the one star on the badge was never likely, coming home with only point is a major disappointment. Photo: The Laird Of Oldham (via Flickr).

Whilst kicking a ball into the goal from twelve yards shouldn’t theoretically prove to be much of a challenge for a professional or international footballer, many of them still fail from the spot. Seemingly, none more so than the growing list of England players at major tournaments. With a World Cup coming up, 100 days… Continue reading Why The Mental Side Of The Game Is So Important