Author: Matt

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

AFC Bournemouth – Everything You Need To Know About The Cherries

AFC Bournemouth are a small football team based in Bournemouth, Dorset, on the South Coast of England. There aren’t too many other local teams in the area, but Bournemouth’s nearest rivals are Poole Town (who play non-league football so aren’t really considered great rivals), leaving Southampton and Portsmouth. These of course are 2 teams who… Continue reading AFC Bournemouth – Everything You Need To Know About The Cherries

Is Gareth Bale worth £50 Million

There’s been many rumours circulating in the past few days that Tottenham Hotspur’s brilliant wide man Gareth Bale has signed a new contract to keep him at the club for the next 5 years, but with a release fee of £50 million. The deal is apparently going to be paying Gareth as much as £150,000… Continue reading Is Gareth Bale worth £50 Million

Paul Scharner Clark Kent Lookalike

Don’t tell me you’ve not considered this one before after seeing Paul Scharner in his thick rimmed glasses… I wouldn’t let the Wigan defender know this though, judging by his previous haircuts he does seem to fancy himself quite a bit.

The 100 best Youth Prospects

Here’s the top 100 youth prospects as voted on the R/Soccer website! Mario Götze /21/AM/Borussia Dortmund Raphaël Varane /20/CB/Real Madrid David Alaba /20/LB/FC Bayern Munich Stephan El Shaarawy /20/LW/AC Milan Romelu Lukaku /19/ST/Chelsea FC Isco /21/AMC/Málaga. Neymar /21/ST/Santos Jack Wilshere /21/CM/Arsenal Paul Pogba /20/MC/Juventus Thibaut Courtois /20/GK/Chelsea FC Oscar /21/AM/Chelsea FC Xherdan Shaqiri /21/RW/FC Bayern… Continue reading The 100 best Youth Prospects

Should Footballers have access to Twitter

First of all, I don’t want to be accused of being anti-twitter or a member of the “fun-police” (as Alan Partridge may describe it), but sometimes I wonder whether Twitter is really a sensible place for professional footballers to vacate. I understand that there are many, many benefits of the social network, some of which… Continue reading Should Footballers have access to Twitter

Video of Mourinho Trying to Destroy Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho’s taking his attempts to destroy Real Madrid from the inside even further, this time being caught on camera in the act during their massive win against Malaga last night. Don’t know if its just me, but it reminds me of the infamous Office sketch where David Brent tries playing a practical joke with… Continue reading Video of Mourinho Trying to Destroy Real Madrid