Here’s a funny story I found over at TheOffside.
One thing you can say about Italian soccer is that it attracts a wide range of investors — everything from saints to sinners. We learn today that the Italian fourth division club Trentino 1921 have reached a unique sponsorship agreement with an Austrian escort agency.
From Sky news:
Trentino […]

Let that be a lesson to all footballers who think can escape the clutches of justice: playing the beautiful game is sometimes not enough to mellow the heart of a judge.
Vincent Pericard, French-Camerounian striker in force at League Championship club Stoke City, was just recently released from the Exeter penitentiary on a suspended sentence, after […]

“And now, for something completely different…”
Mascots of all shapes and sizes descended on Huntingdon Racecourse at the weekend for the town’s annual Mascot Race. Over 50 soccer (pardon me, football) teams were represented by… giant bears, monkeys, foxes, owls and gorillas… you name it!
This is what you can read in the article about the race in The […]

FIFA just made the announcement: the big novelty in the next Club World Cup (held in Japan in December) will be the addition of two extra referees to the regular linesman-referee-linesman trio. Each additional referee will stand close to the goalmouth, although their precise role (as well as their exact positioning) is to be determined […]

Fun pic of the day: French striker Nicolas Anelka guiding Les Bleus’ daily practice session, in preparation for the match against Faroe Islands.