Dave’s Football Blog

When your typical American sports talk radio dude starts talking about Usain Bolt, the conversation inevitably turns to what kind of weapon the world’s fastest man would be in the NFL — would he still have the same speed in a helmet and pads, could his body absorb the punishing hits, could he run routes [...]

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…is here. Clearly, Manchester United and Arsenal have figured out the UEFA equivalent of the $20 trick.

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I’ve been told that you’ve been bold with Mex, Plax and Favre… Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with Mex, Plax and Favre… Memo to NFL media types: there are 32 teams in the National Football League, each with 53 players on the roster. That makes for a total of 1,696 players. Could you please [...]

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When I first heard that violence broke out at a West Ham v. Millwall Carling Cup match, my initial reaction was, “Gee, I guess that DVD must be coming out soon.” But no, this just looked like a couple of old hooligan firms looking to renew acquaintances — and looking to plunge English football right [...]

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A few weeks ago, an old friend of mine came to town with her boyfriend for another friend’s wedding, and they crashed at my place. In between events, the subject of football inevitably arose — she plays rec league soccer and has season tickets to East Carolina football games — and during my usual origins-and-evolution [...]

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Remember the good old days when it seemed like anyone could come back and knock off Burnley FC — including a ragtag bunch of college kids in Cary, North Carolina? It seems like ancient history now, the summer of 2008. My, how things have changed. After a rude introduction to Premier League football at Stoke, [...]

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