Here are some fascinating Emirates Stadium facts and figures. If you’re an Arsenal supporter then just learn a few of these stats about the Arsenal stadium and you’ll soon be impressing your fellow fans (or just looking like a geek). Fans and Seating The stadium capacity is 60,431 The stadium fits 26,646 fans in the [...]
Who are the top 100 highest paid footballers? These rankings are sourced from Futebol Finance. The figures and details from April 2011 – any subsequent transfers, contracts and retiring players are not accounted for in the list. The ordering is based on club salaries, excluding sponsorship deals – to see my list which includes all [...]
Here I’ve compiled a set of soccer stand up comedy videos from some top US and UK comedians. I hope you enjoy these clips, and let me know your favourite in the comments section at the end! Robin Williams Goes Crazy About Soccer and the French ` ` John Bishop on his Ambitions to [...]
Who are the most popular soccer players in the world? The Forbes Celebrity 100 measures the popularity, influence and power of some of the most famous people in the world. The most up-to-date rankings at the time of writing run from May 2010 – May 2011, and a grand total of 3 footballers were featured [...]
Soccer can be a powerful force in the world to inspire people and change lives. Here I’d like to share with you a few great football quotes which sum up the potential of the beautiful game. I hope you find this collection inspiring! ——- “Let football remain the game that has been the dream of [...]
This post gives you a comprehensive list of the best soccer players in the world from past and present. I have compiled below the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living footballers in 2004, together with links to my own up-to-date ’top 10′ rankings of footballers, and the listings of the FIFA world player of the [...]
Of course there are thousands of famous football fans around the world, divided in their allegiances towards different clubs and countries. It would be pretty much impossible to capture information about all of them within this post, so instead here’s just a few details about 15 celebrity soccer supporters. If you wish you can then leave your [...]
Here’s the run-down of the Premier League Fair Play Table from the last 5 years or so: from the 2005/6 season right through to the 2010/11 season. There seems to be a strong correlation between the high achieving clubs and fair play, with Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Man United regularly finishing in very good positions. [...]
Today I’ve compiled some funny football chants, so we can celebrate the outstanding and amusing wit of soccer fans! This collection includes chants about players and teams, as well as managers and celebrities. These are just from England and I hope you find some you like, but if you know any more from other countries [...]
Today I’d like to share a list of funny soccer team names with you. The compilation includes some amusing names of actual clubs, as well as made-up puns based on real-world clubs and possible fantasy football team names. I hope you like the post and find some of the titles most entertaining. Here goes… Factual: [...]