Giuseppe Savoldi – the first million pound footballer
“There are moments in football that are exclusively poetic: these are the moments of the “goal.” Each goal is always an invention, it is always a subversion of the code: each goal is an inevitability, shock, awe, irreversibility. Just like the word poetic. The top scorer of the league is always the best poet of… Keep Reading
Paddy Moore – Ireland’s “Pocket Hercules”
Paddy Moore was born in 1909 in Ballybough Co. Dublin, just north of the traditional socio-geographic dividing line of Ireland’s capital, the River Liffey. Although those lines of class division have blurred a little in recent years, the general rule is if you are born north of the river you are working class and if… Keep Reading
Mandela, Football And The Secret Prison League
What do you get out of football and sport in general? Apart from the obvious emotional tube-ride we enjoy with the masses, the thrills and the spills, running the gamut of agonisingly unjust defeats and those invigorating derby day victories, that semi-sadomasochistic pleasure and pain that is indiscriminately doled out by the football gods during… Keep Reading
There’s More to Football Video Games Than Just FIFA
There’s little question that football is the biggest sport in the world, so it makes sense that the video games based on it are also some of the most popular. EA Sports’ FIFA series is the best-selling sports video game franchise of all time, and one of the best-selling franchises overall. The series continues to… Keep Reading
Back-Post’s Alternative Premier League Team of the Season
On April 20th, the official PFA Premier League Team of the Year for 2017 was announced amid the usual fanfare and camera flashes. The final selection always stirs up healthy debate on who should or shouldn’t have been included. The team they went for was as follows: David De Gea, Kyle Walker, David Luiz, Gary… Keep Reading
WATCH: MANCHESTER CITY & MANCHESTER UNITED LEGENDS FACE OFF IN ‘BATTLE of MANCHESTER’ MATCH
Betsafe’s Battle of Manchester brings together legends and ambassadors for a pre-Manchester Derby clash Paul Dickov, Nicky Weaver, Trevor Sinclair, Richard Dunne, Les ‘Chappy’ Chapman & Steven McInerney from Blue Moon Rising star for the City side David May, Anthony Crolla, Clayton Blackmore, Nick Culkin, Mark Cueto & Adam McKola from Full Time Devils represent… Keep Reading
10 football bets to make you money in May
With the business end of the club football season fast approaching, now is the ideal time to identify some value in the “outright” betting markets. With final league positions and tournament outcomes still to be decided, there are plenty of decent offerings still available across Europe. Obviously, you stand to gain very little by predicting… Keep Reading
David Moyes – when are you going to take some responsibility?
“A poor workman blames his tools” – a village elder type. Over the past few years, David Moyes has perfected the art of blame deflection. He has attributed his atrocious managerial record since leaving Everton to a thousand and one reasons and factors seemingly beyond his control. The most bizarre part of this self-written fairy… Keep Reading
Pep Talk – Assessing Guardiola
There are few managers in the world as divisive as Pep Guardiola. Of course Jose Mourinho is divisive but it’s in a different way. Everyone knows he’s a top manager it’s more of a question over whether you like him as a man. But Guardiola is different. Some think he’s a genius, that he has… Keep Reading
Former Chelsea wonder-kid Conor Clifford close to Dundalk move
Former Chelsea wonder-kid Conor Clifford is currently in talks with Irish champions Dundalk over a possible transfer to Oriel Park. The 25 year old was considered a future star during his time in Chelsea’s underage ranks and Clifford captained Chelsea’s Youth Cup winning team of 2010. Despite his early promise, Clifford found it difficult to… Keep Reading