http://www.davesfootballblog.com It's always football season somewhere. Sat, 10 May 2008 16:57:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ebbsfleet United, the Blue Square club purchased by MyFootballClub.co.uk, won the FA Trophy by beating Torquay United, 1-0, today in Wembley Stadium.ShareThis http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/10/myfootballclub-wins-its-first-trophy/ I can come to only one conclusion -- FIFA boss Sepp Blatter hates Africans. Erase racism! Fire Blatter!ShareThis http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-big-downside-of-65.html The future of rugby union in the southern hemisphere appears to be up in the air. Super Rugby is considering a complete overhaul to try and revive sagging interest in club rugby union in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. At the same time, the Tri Nations series could expand ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/09/a-call-for-ten-nations-rugby/ The AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match takes place this weekend at Melbourne Cricket Ground, part of Australian football's whole 150th anniversary celebration. A team of AFL players from Victoria will square off on a team of AFL players from ... well, pretty much everywhere else in Australia and the ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/08/your-afl-all-star-game-sort-of/ He's big! He's red! He's 15 million quid! Peter Crouch! Peter Crouch! ShareThis http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/08/lets-all-sing/ A couple of weeks ago, those lovable scamps at Kissing Suzy Kolber lashed out at Canada for trying to lure the Buffalo Bills north of the border. The Bills, of course, struck a $78 million deal with the city of Toronto, which will allow the city to host eight Bills ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/08/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-cfl/ EPL Talk publishes the photo, while the Guardian says it's the oldest national team photo in England.ShareThis http://www.epltalk.com/oldest-photograph-of-england-football-team-ever/2030 The Guardian gives us more proof as to why leveraged takeovers are bad for English football -- and why disgruntled fans created FC United of Manchester.ShareThis http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/06/manchesterunited.premierleague Football is supposed to be something for the fans -- especially the fans that inhale half an orange smoke bomb and spend the next nine days developing a nasty hacking cough that won't go away, but hey, our boys got the win and I'm not dead yet, so it's all ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/05/big-weekend-for-fan-built-clubs/ Now on FanHouse: Video of Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones playing rugby union with Blackheath R.C. (Thanks for the tip, Simon!)ShareThis http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/02/dhani-jones-learns-how-to-play-rugby/ West Brom and Stoke City need only a draw on Sunday to clinch automatic promotion, while seven other clubs compete for four playoff spots. Winner gets to be next year's Derby County.ShareThis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7369774.stm Sometimes the Internet makes your brain connect things in very odd ways. Last week, the BBC published this article on why Thierry Henry has been such crap since moving to Barcelona. Aside from pining over not getting any more father-daughter time, Henry has been playing out of position and, more importantly, ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/01/money-its-gotta-be-the-shoes/ From Pitch Invasion: MLS clubs could have fantastic youth development programs if they would just get their heads out of their asses.ShareThis http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/05/01/youth-development-in-mls-the-promise-and-the-problems/ I know this whole mainstream media v. bloggers topic has been beaten to death in the last couple of days since Buzz Bissinger's rant. Even Techdirt has chimed in, with Mike Masnick saying basically the same thing I did -- MSM people don't understand the Internet, nor do they want ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/05/01/embrace-your-inner-blogger/ The UEFA Champions League Final is set: Manchester United v. Chelsea. My, how original... ShareThis http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/04/30/gee-where-have-we-seen-this-before/ I have yet to see the obscenity-laced tirade that Fright Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger spewed at Deadspin chief Will Leitch last night on HBO's Costas Now, so I'm probably ill-equipped to respond to it. Tons of sports blogs have chimed in already with intelligent responses to that rant, including ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/04/30/get-back-in-this-bag-you-stupid-cat/ And in doing so, he compares the NFL Scouting Combine to a strip club. Sounds about right.ShareThis http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Cooley-Zone-NFL-needs-to-change-how-rookies?urn=nfl,79933 Courtesy of Deadspin: 47-year-old Bolivian president Evo Morales made his soccer debut with second-division club Litoral and played 41 minutes. Coming soon: Barack Obama in the D-League?ShareThis http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/26/america/LA-GEN-Bolivia-Morales-Soccer.php Do you think Rafa Benitez is making a mockery of the Premier League by playing reserves against Birmingham City this weekend? EPL Talk hereby invites you to piss right off.ShareThis http://www.epltalk.com/benitez-is-right-to-rotate-lineup/1913 After John Arne Riise's howler at Anfield on Tuesday, The Run of Play takes a look at some of the worst own goals in football history. I think Riise will get off easier than Andres Escobar. Just a hunch.ShareThis http://www.runofplay.com/2008/04/23/the-best-of-the-worst-own-goals/ This weekend is the NFL Draft, the event that makes Premier League owners look at the NFL and think, "Wow, and Americans call our football communist?" As the week approaches, we're getting bombarded with scouting reports, pundit predictions and, most importantly, mock drafts. Everyone thinks they know where every player is ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/04/24/this-week-everyone-is-mel-kiper-jr/ The footy press down under is all agog over Jonathan Brown's new contract demands. The Brisbane Lion goal machine -- who only uses that Vaseline to keep the sweat out of his eyes, honest -- is reportedly asking for a 5-year, AU$6 million deal. This would make him the highest-paid ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/04/23/jonathan-brown-is-a-pauper/ Pitch Invasion takes a closer look at the sudden shift in Arsenal's philosophy, brought on by the shift from George Graham to Arsene Wenger.ShareThis http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/22/1-0-to-the-arsenal/ I admit that I haven't done a particularly great job keeping up with the AFL so far on here. The Premier League has gotten most of my attention lately, and after watching two live games on Saturday morning, staying on the couch and watching a recorded Aussie Rules match for ... http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/04/22/geelong-will-not-go-undefeated/ What's that? Why, yes, I did go see Spamalot last night. Why do you ask?ShareThis http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/04/19/bolton-wanderers-are-not-dead-yet/