It was a 1910 tour to Brazil by English side Corinthian FC which inspired the creation of Sao Paulo giants Corinthians, by enthusiastic locals. 105 years later, the English outfit’s modern-day descendants Corinthian-Casuals returned to South America to commemorate that first game in front of 26,000 fans Continue reading → 
Adidas have created an ad for their ‘Shiny New Boots’ featuring Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and James Rodríguez. The ad called ‘There Will be Haters’ targets internet Trolls. Continue reading → 
On January 20, 1985, Paolo Cesare Maldini made his first-team debut for AC Milan at the age of 16, coming on as a sub against Udinese. He spent his entire career – 25 seasons – at the Serie A giants before hanging up his boots in 2009 at the age of 41 as a legend of the world game. Watch the documentary Paolo Maldini – Football’s Greatest. Continue reading → 
Watch the excellent BT Sport documentary on the charismatic FA Cup-winning Wimbledon side of the 1980s in full. Continue reading → 
AS Roma have unveiled plans for a €300 million 52,500 capacity stadium inspired by the Roman Colosseum. Continue reading → 
The digital media age means the demand for crap masquerading as ‘content’ is insatiable. If someone, somewhere with a platform capable or arranging words in order is not prepared to provide some analysis of your preferred club’s Tuesday afternoon behind closed doors friendly, you better start getting worried. This story is about my club, Leeds United – a lower mid-table Championship side granted a significantly higher level of media news and comment than such a position rarely merits. The problem is less would very much be more. writes Gary Hartley, Continue reading → 
In celebration of Cristiano Ronaldo’s stellar year and tremendous achievement, Nike created a special boot as unique as his talents. The Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold boot was designed specifically for Ronaldo and given to him after he was awarded his third Ballon d’Or. Continue reading → 
The Limited Edition Puma evoPOWER 1.2 CAMO acts as a comouflaged version of the evoPOWER 1.2 which is released later in the month. Continue reading → 
When Póg Mo Goal spent some time living in Madrid, the Galácticos hype was at its peak. The Bernabéu Stadium was a mecca for day-trippers as the glamour of the game’s biggest names proved intoxicating. Across the city, however, beleaguered Atlético supporters still packed the Estadio Vincente Calderon and sang the name of ‘El Nino’. Now Fernando Torres has returned.
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