Disco Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Just thought we could get a list of some other sites that are decent for a bit of football stuff, be it news/funnies/articles/stats etc aside from the obvious (bbc,papers,sky). Here's some I read. inbedwithmaradona.com - articles on here, there and everything re: global football europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com - ronseal zonalmarking.net - great look at tactics etc. http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/ - Argentinian football blog thefootballramble.com - a good variety of articles on various bits and bobs related to current footy. Brilliant podcast too. Great list here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/dec/31/100-football-blogs-to-follow-2011 What are your must reads? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I struggle to keep tabs on most of the good ones, so I'm grateful for that list Disco and forthcoming posts from others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 In addition, FourFourTwo have a good blog section on their website, although I'm not sure its as frequent as it used to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 What's the podcast like on forzaitalianfootball Nixon, have you gave it a try before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The Italian football fancast? Top stuff, guys know their shiz for sure. The websites good too. Wee gems like: http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2011/01/giovincojuve/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Doesn't seem to much on the Bundesliga I've found and Honigstein's columns on the guardian site are increasingly fleeting too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The Italian football fancast? Top stuff, guys know their shiz for sure. The websites good too. Wee gems like: http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2011/01/giovincojuve/ I assume you wrote that? damn good read anyway. One thing i just found out that i had no clue about was that Krasic plays for Juve. He looked damn good for CSKA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Thanks mate I did. Krasic is top dog for Juve, another one of him on the left would be dynamite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guinness_fiend Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The Spoiler always gets a routine check from me. it's mostly fluff but it's on the pulse cynical and that suits me just fine: www.thespoiler.co.uk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 http://swissramble.blogspot.com/ Brilliant blog on football finances, always an interesting read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 http://www.theoffside.com/ - Good collection of blogs and news roundup. In fact, probably has over a thousand individual blogs on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 www.whoateallthepies.tv Much like the spoiler, but updated more regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 There are other football websites? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 http://www.asiaplate.com/photo/442.jpg 442 Magazine Magazine Cost: Nearly £5 (monthly) Website: http://fourfourtwo.com/ Blog: http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/ Forum: http://fourfourtwo.com/forums/ Podcast: http://www.thefootballramble.com/ While, personally, I don't find 442 to be the magazine it once was - its becoming a bit 'Laddish' (minus the boobs) at times. Recent addition The Insider, where a footballer exposers the inside workings of football clubs, is a complete waste of space at the moment. Rather than anything insightful, he spends a page every month telling us various ways footballers cheat on their wife... great. However, 'Performance', a look at training techniques, and player performance, at the back of the magazine is a welcome addition. Some of the features and editorials can be fantastic at times though. I think I carry a grudge against 442 as they seemingly have a pointless dig at the Toon every month, even in articles that have nothing to do with Newcastle. Their partner podcast, The Football Ramble', is decent, and has a Geordie on it (which makes the Newcastle digs in the magazine even more confusing). http://www.associationoffootballcoaches.com/cm/football/images/news/World_Soccer.jpg World Soccer Magazine Magazine Cost: Nearly £4 (monthly) Website: http://www.worldsoccer.com/ Forum: http://www.worldsoccer.com/forums/ubbthreads.php Where 442 might be considered 'Laddish', WSM continues to be fantastic. Their articles and editorials nearly always refrain from cheap off the cuff digs at random clubs, and well written and thought out. Frankly, their coverage is vast and if there isn't something in one month's edition, they'll be something in the next that covers an interest you might have. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4RaBSaDkhXU/TGgqdJRkPyI/AAAAAAAABMY/o6HK3HfsD5s/S1600-R/ZONALMARKING.jpg Zonal Marking Zonalmarking.net Website: http://www.zonalmarking.net/ The increasingly popular blog that looks at a selection (mostly televised Premier League games) of games from around the world. At times it can be great, other times it can come away looking a little over analysed. Their bit on Peter Crouch's heading ability should be proof alone that 'stats' don't actually prove anything, as they try to use stats to claim Peter Crouch's heading ability is underrated. However, their use of the guardian chalkboards is interesting, and it can be a decent read at times. If anything, its a nice little introduction to 'tactics', though it should be remembered these are just normal people's views, that are often taken as gospel by some people on the internet. Strangely, the most interesting part of the website for me where: http://www.zonalmarking.net/bibliography/ http://www.zonalmarking.net/links/ That point you in the direction of a collection of great books and blogs to read. Other suggestions: http://www.epltalk.com/intelligent-football-coverage/1901 - A list of 10 recommendations, though its from 2008, some are still valid. http://www.livesportontv.com/football - Never miss live TV coverage again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I think I carry a grudge against 442 as they seemingly have a pointless dig at the Toon every month, even in articles that have nothing to do with Newcastle. Their partner podcast, The Football Ramble', is decent, and has a Geordie on it (which makes the Newcastle digs in the magazine even more confusing). I don't think the link is anything more than dual promotion between TFR and 442. The Ramble was started by the 4 of them and has since been linked with 442 at a later date to help promote both the podcast and the magazine, as far as I know none of the 4 lads write for 442 or have anything to do with the mag directly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Almost passed up this month's FourFourTwo (out today). Liverpool all over the front cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I like: http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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