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Adidas Competition Now Finished!
Our latest competition, which allowed you to win the chance to play at an Adidas Premiership or Championship football stadium has now finished. Thank you for all your entries! We will be revealing the winners soon... and what stadium they have won the chance to play...
Learn The Ronaldo Free Kick
1) Ensure your standing foot close to and inline with the football. 2) Hit the ball with clean contact with the instep (the bone from toe to top of the foot). 3) After contact swivel the striking foot to point towards the goal. 4) Bring the...
Part 1: Receiving The Ball On The Move
1. Structure: Make a circle as big or small as you want depending on the range of passing you are looking for. Use football bibs to identify the 3 teams. Rules: -Players work only in their colours. -The outside players pass the ball to the team mate inside the...
DFK’s Top 5 Current Managers – Part 1
5) Arsene Wenger (Longevity): Arsene ‘knows’? Arsene Out? That’s a daily debate around north London these days, but for the impartial observer, Wenger’s achievements should not be underestimated. True- he’s possibly the only manager on the planet that could withstand...
Sir Alex Ferguson (The Greatest) – Part 2
We’ve looked at the maverick genius of Bielsa and we’ve explored the ice-cool nature of Ancelotti. We’ve addressed the up-coming potential of Klopp, we’ve introduced the often under-rated Lucescu and we’ve trembled at the authoritarian Van Gaal. We’ve applauded the...
Welcome to 2013! How did you celebrate the turn of the year?
Here’s how we think things may have panned out… 1. We suspect a drink or two may have been involved somewhere (perhaps even mid-celebration too). 2. We bet that you looked good on the dance floor though, dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 (just like...
10 Top Football Managers
Join us on Facebook for more football talk, photos and videos. Or follow us on twitter for the latest updates and to talk some more. But if images are what you’re after then check us out on Pinterest, ‘cos we’re on there too. How do you measure success in terms of...
Top 5 attributes for leadership
In order to succeed on and off the pitch, every team requires a small group of leaders who are prepared to take responsibility for the entire group, help unite the dressing factions and maximize the potential of the different personalities and characters within the...
Football Formation For Success: Attack vs. Defence
Football tactics are discussed on a near daily basis on TV, in pubs, long-car journeys and on the touchlines of practically every Sunday league side up and down the country. And yet every tactical debate essentially comes down to one thing- whether to play positively,...
Discount Football Kits’ Dream Team
So, we’ve put together our Discount Football Kits' dream 11. But this is not an average fantasy football team. Cobbling together the best combination of players from Barcelona and Real Madrid? That would be too easy! Instead, this a line-up of current players that...
Top 10 Winning Traits
Join us on Facebook for more football talk, photos and videos. Or follow us on twitter for the latest updates and to talk some more. But if images are what you’re after then check us out on Pinterest, ‘cos we’re on there too. Are you a winner? Unless you have...
5 Ways to Think like a Winner
The margins between success and failure are extremely fine, so it’s vital to find any significant advantage during the defining moments of a match. Talent and fitness will always go a long way towards deciding a player’s long-term progress, but an ability to handle...
5 Top Tips to Dribble Like Messi
Stop drooling. If you really want to dribble like Lionel Messi, it’s not an art you’re going to be able to pick up overnight. Not unless you happen to be football’s next boy wonder (thought not)…Then again, there’s certainly no harm in taking lessons from one of the...
Colour me successful: Does the colour you’re wearing determine your success?
“Blue is the colour...” or so the song famously claimed. But is it? Or is it red? Colour effects of Football Kits What exactly are the ramifications of different kit colours for those on the field of play? Just what are the psychological effects on the...
Watch the footy in peace: 5 ways to distract the wife
Don’t feel guilty - we know you all love your wives. But now and again every man needs 90 minutes completely undisturbed to watch the match (and perhaps a pint at half time). Easier said then done? Then you need our five ways to distract your missus so you can...