Dave’s Football Blog

Let’s talk a little bit about the future of watching football. Most of here are primarily spectators, and we often go to great lengths to follow our favorite clubs. That often means shelling out big bucks for cable or satellite sports packages. Being a soccer fan means giving DirecTV an extra $28 a month for [...]

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It wasn’t nearly as pretty or as high-scoring as the Round 14 clash between Geelong and St. Kilda. A downpour in Melbourne coated the turf and made the ball slick, and the high stakes made it seem even slicker and made the hits seem harder. The Cats and Saints wrestled and struggled through the ugly [...]

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If you live in the USA, set your DVR for ESPN Classic at 12:25 AM. The St. Kilda Saints, who are seeking their first title since 1966, edged out the Geelong Cats, who are in their third consecutive Grand Final, in an EPIC regular season clash a few months ago. The rematch between these two promises to be just as intense. You'll want to watch this one, people.

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So does anyone else look at this: And see this? Anyone? Just me? Okay, just checking.

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So let me get this straight. James Harrison can do this… …and he’s considered awesome. Meanwhile, Craig Bellamy can do this… Bellamy & Garrido – More amazing video clips are a click away …and he faces an inquiry from the FA? Okay, perhaps Bellamy didn’t need to get involved there, but still, this rule really [...]

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The huge amounts of money flowing around football these days make it easy for us to forget that some parts of the world don’t have it so good. In these places, you have to use what you’ve got to get what you want. That’s how they do it in one African village shown in this [...]

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