Dave’s Football Blog

Here's your complete list of fixtures for the third round — or, as most people consider it, the first round that MATTERS — of the FA Cup, courtesy of EPL Talk.

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The Guardian's Daniel Taylor interviews Viv Anderson, who, 30 years ago this weekend, became the first black man to play for the England national team. Good reading.

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Today’s my birthday, so I’m taking it easy for the rest of the weekend. However, I do have a birthday wish for next year: One competitive NFL game on Thanksgiving. Just one. Please. That’s all I ask, because I didn’t need all that Turkey to put me to sleep yesterday. The only football worth watching [...]

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You know what’s funny about this video featuring Kaká displaying his sublime skills? It looks like it should be an ad for something, yet I don’t see a logo on there anywhere. It’s kind of the opposite of this video, which seems far more staged and, in a way, far less likely. (Spotted on 101 [...]

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Here’s the video of Neil Rackers’ fair catch free kick last Sunday. You can tell by the look on the face of Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt that he’s a little too self-satisfied with being a rulebook anorak. I tell you what, though. I’d love to see Rhys Lloyd try this once…

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The St. Kilda Saints have decided to take a pass on Ben Cousins, which means his AFL career could be over. Does he have a future as an NFL punter? Stay tuned…

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