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24th October 1857 - Happy Birthday Football


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reblogged from fankurve

“we remember the days when football was a real live match .. not a glossy picture”

Do you have one hour free time? And you want to learn real story about Ukraine Ultras before Euro 2012? You can watch this great documentary “The Last Argument”, to see the real truth and not scandal from BBC!

Press the button “CC” to watch with English subtitles. (via fankurve)


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reblogged from kidsnfootball

Fabulous Female Freestyle Football


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Where’s the bloke darlin’ ?


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reblogged from biffafootie

FCUM keeper Sam Ashton scores from 107 yards!

Retford 0-4 FC United of Manchester.

Saturday 15th January 2011. Northern Premier League.

(via biffafootie)


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footysphere flickr photostream pummelvisioned!

I’ve discovered a great new web service that creates a video from images on flickr, facebook or tumblr and then uploads it directly to youtube or vimeo. Here’s one I did of every image from the footysphere flickr photostream.

Give it a go Pummelvision


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Sheffield United Video Footage


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First Football Memories

Given my predilection for the more nostalgic side of football I have been enjoying in recent weeks the offerings on twitter of @retrombm. They have been presenting for our enjoyment a constant stream of videos featuring pre-premiership games from seasons gone by. All these classic matches got me thinking about the first games of football I can remember watching. I’ve wrote previously about the Sheffield United v Arsenal FA Cup game of 1978 which was the first ever live game I went to but now I’m gonna take a trip down memory lane and revisit the first game I can remember watching on the telly as a young lad not long out of short trousers.

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Kwame Nkrumah and Ghana’s Black Stars

Great video with some vintage footage about the rise of Ghanaian football following independence in 1957 and the pivotal role played by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Did you know that the Ghana national football team’s nickname, the Black Stars, is a nod towards Marcus Garvey and the shipping line he founded in the early 1900s.

Read more on this fascinating episode of African history ..


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Dean Saunders scores the cheekiest goal of his career.

Sheff Utd 2-1 Port Vale 28/03/98


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When Alex Sabella joined the Blades.

United have managed to organise the most awesome pre-season friendly for many a year. South American Club Champions Estudiantes will visit Sheffield at the beginning of August and the game will see the return of our very own magical mercurial Argentinian Alejandro ‘Alex’ Sabella. He is of course these days Estudiantes manager but once upon a time he graced the hallowed Bramall Lane turf.

see also: Sheffield United v River Plate 1978


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Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid

5 new stadiums of stunning design.


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Comedy Gold - Association Football


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“ Football is a whole skill to itself. A whole world. A whole universe to itself. Me love it because you have to be skilful to play it! Freedom! Football is freedom.

Bob Marley