Archive for the 'Fun & Humour' Category
Here’s a list of funny football quotes and sayings. This post is divided into 2 parts: firstly the quotes taken from particular times from specific managers, and secondly general slang sayings from the English game. If you have any others which you would like to add, please feel free to share them in the comments [...]
August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour, Quotes | 1 Comment
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 [...]
July 28th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | No Comments
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 [...]
July 20th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | No Comments
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 [...]
July 18th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour, Quotes | No Comments
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: [...]
July 13th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | No Comments
This post is a compilation of funny soccer facts including the bizarre, the mildly amusing and the downright silly! You’ll find the facts below organised into 5 different categories: insane injuries, terrible transfers, strange superstitions, fashion fiascos and ridiculous referees. At the end, why not add your own collection of fun footie facts in the [...]
July 1st, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | No Comments
Here’s a timeless post listing some of the top England football songs created for various World Cup campaigns. Below you’ll find a video together with some factual info about each track. Of all these, the classic is definitely 3 Lions, but Ant and Dec’s We’re On the Ball is certainly another great tune! World in [...]
June 27th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour, Tournaments | No Comments
This is a list of the world’s greatest football stadiums, referring to association football or soccer rather than American football. The rankings have been made in order of stadium capacity, as opposed to the quality of facilities provided at the grounds. Interestingly as a result, some of the best and most famous stadiums (such as [...]
June 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | No Comments
Welcome to my history of soccer. In this article I’ll take you through some of the major advances in the development of the modern game. If you would like to know more about the distant roots of soccer, then just read my article on the origins of soccer which addresses that much earlier period of [...]
April 19th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | No Comments
Hi there, Here’s a brief survey of the origins of soccer, tracing the game right back to its very earliest roots. The examples included below barely resemble the modern game as we know it today, but the latter nonetheless derives from these ancient ball-kicking sports. If you would like a history of the modern game [...]
April 19th, 2011 | Posted in Fun & Humour | 2 Comments