Dave’s Football Blog

Is this a great time for football or what? The Premier League season starts tomorrow, the NFL preseason is under way, the Rugby World Cup and FIFA Women’s Word Cup are just around the corner, the Australian Football League season is entering its stretch run, and as if that weren’t enough, David Beckham actually played!

With all this stuff going on, it’s impossible for me to get to everything — unless I quit my job and write for AOL full time, but that’s not happening just yet. In the meantime, here’s some fun stuff from around the webtertubes…

• Premier League predictions in haiku form. (Odds and Sods)
• Premier League predictions in scantily-clad form. (The Offside)
• But is the Prem eating itself? (Twohundredpercent)
• CFL players hit a little close to home. (Deadspin)
• They play footy in Laos? Really? (World Footy News)
• Argentine barra bravas are turning on each other. (Pitch Invasion)
• Brazilian football sparks homophobia. (William K. Wolfrum)
• German football fans, however, have their priorities straight. (We Are the Postmen)
• The NFL upgrades instant replay to HD. About damn time. (Sports Illustrated)
• Why is Steve Largent railing against Google? (Ars Technica)
• Most expensive football road trip ever. (FanHouse)
• “It was almost better when he was sitting.” (Washington Post)
• For one yokozuna, a life without football is not worth living. (Das FanHaus)
• Carlito sings! (Who Ate All the Pies)

I’m going to gorge on more types of football this weekend than you could possibly imagine, and it all starts tomorrow morning with the first Premier League match — Sunderland v. Tottenham Hotspur at 7:45 AM on Setanta. Granted, I’ll probably be watching all these games on DVR delay, including the Hawthorn v. Brisbane game that starts at midnight Eastern Time, but I’ll be watching.

Whatever your football, enjoy the games tomorrow.