Monthly Archives: September 2013

Dear Galatasaray, Congratulations on appointing the most stylish manager in football as your new coach. While we suppose his considerable footballing credentials took higher priority for you than his fashion sense during the selection process, the fact that he’s a man of impeccable taste can only be a good thing for your club. When Roberto was very harshly sacked by … Continue reading →

While the world was distracted by the scourge of half-and-half scarves, it turns out that a new abomination has entered the marketplace: the football scarf print t-shirt. That’s right, because putting your scarf on is such a laborious task, it’s now possible to buy a t-shirt with the image of a scarf printed onto it instead. A scarf print t-shirt … Continue reading →

This looks like an interesting little project. It’s a book celebrating the typography of football. There’s a focus on the lettering and numbers that adorn the back of our club’s shirts, but other bits on bobs of typography are featured, too. It’s a not-for-profit project, with all money from sales going to the Football Foundation charity. There is a limited … Continue reading →

This excellent graphic has been put together by the Press Association’s MatchStory team. It take the London underground map and replaces the stations with footballers. Each of the lines represents a different London club. The starting point for the map is Clive Allen. As the only player to have played for six London clubs, he takes the place of Kings … Continue reading →

Frank Lampard confused an England walkabout in Kiev ahead of tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine with a training session. The Chelsea man wandered the streets of the city with football socks pulled up to his knees. He obviously feels that, as the senior citizen of the current England squad, he needs to start dressing the part. Or perhaps he’s … Continue reading →