Dave’s Football Blog

We haven’t gotten a fresh batch of football links from our man Carlito in a while, so it’s high time we spotlighted the new “silliest goal celebration ever” — though really, was it any worse than Steve Smith’s change-the-diaper touchdown celebration? — and looked around for interesting stories that I missed in the last week.

After all, trying to follow every football code on the planet is hard. Posting a load of links to other sites makes it a little easier:

• The genius of basketball and the genius of soccer. [The Run of Play]
• Ten things you should know about non-league football in England. [Pitch Invasion]
• NFL games in England could be here to stay. [Reuters]
• Speaking of Reuters, when did there bloggers morph into hookers from Leeds? [Reuters Soccer Blog (twice)]
• Could St. Louis beat Philadelphia to win the 16th MLS franchise? [Goal]
• Are Australian punters more mentally stable than the American ones? [UWire via Deadspin]
• Aussie-style kicking is definitely helping NFL punters. [World Footy News]
• Speaking of Australia, it just dropped domestic rugby union. [Scrumbag]
• One Super 14 club is using Aussie Rules for training. [World Footy News]
• Gary Ablett would be great at rugby league. [Fox Sports Australia]
• Watching soccer is different when you play it… [SoccerLens]
• …and more fun when you’re drinking. [Center Holds It]
• Medieval mob football isn’t dead yet. [Washington Post]
• An open letter to the NFL from a frustrated fan. [Joe Sports Fan]
• Tecmo Bowl predicts this Sunday’s conference championships. [ArmchairGM]
• Would computers ever replace NFL coaches? [NFL FanHouse]
• The scandal of African player trafficking in soccer. [Guardian]
• Your African Cup of Nations preview. [That's On Point]

In addition to the African Cup of Nations kicking off this weekend, the two participants in Super Bowl XLII will be determined on Sunday, the Pool Stage of the Heineken Cup finishes up, and on Monday, we’ll find out if Liverpool still has what it takes to remain in the Top 4 when they head to Birmingham to face Aston Villa.

Enjoy your football, everyone!