AuthorJeffEyesRimmer
The football world can feel distant from the regular person and is now a long way from the working class game that it once was.
With the million pounds transfer offers for players, super agents and contracts worth hundreds of thousands of pounds a week there is cause for concern that football has lost its touch. Well there are alternatives and no I do not mean other sports (that would be silly). So where can you go if your football itch needs scratching but you feel disenfranchised but the current football climate? Well as luck would have it some likeminded people have got you covered. Here are a few examples of football that you can check out to get that football fix. Author JimEyesRimmer The transfer window has slammed shut and there were some last, edge of your seat moments on deadline day.
Player power plays didnt come off, some lovely bits of buisness from the likes of Swansea and West Brom and Arsenal showed they have no transfer policy whatsoever. There were some standout signings this transfer window though and below are a few that we think that are worth a mention: AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Quite amazingly it looks like the transfer saga of the summer is actually happening. It was confirmed this morning by Barcelona that Neymar has requested a transfer through to PSG.
They have indicated that PSG would have to pay the whopping £198million buyout clause in Neymar’s contract to do it and in full. Let’s put aside the absurdity of all this and how completely out of touch football seems to be with the rest of the world and consider the potential reinvestment opportunities for Barcelona should they receive that massive influx of cash. Who would be suitable replacements for Neymar at Barcelona? AuthorBoth Outcasts
Both of us here at Football Outcasts HQ grew up with the English Premier League. I was 8 years old when it started and just starting to get into football when the EPL first kicked off in 1992; I still remember my first Panini sticker album that I never did finish (I actually only ever managed to finish one – the 1995 to 1996 season).
Why the nostalgia? Well the English Premier League has turned 25 years old and as the league hits the quarter of a century milestone we thought we would look back at our favourite moments (plenty of highlight videos for you to remember too). While other, more reputable websites, look at the various big moments over those 25 years we thought we would look at those moments that we enjoyed – this is a more personal list. AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Basically the whole world is excited for the new season of Game of Thrones and I count myself among that number.
So it was with great joy I came across Nerea Palacios designs this past week. Palacios is a sports and apparel designer and has combined Game of Thrones with Football to create some brilliant designs for concept Nike football kits for the various Houses from the fantasy series (like the one above). I was quite excited by these and couldn’t believe I hadn’t come across them before so I thought I would share the amazing designs with you all. AuthorJeffEyesRimmer
The Chinese Super League transfer window is open and there’s plenty of speculation over big name players potentially making the lucrative move to the cashed up league. Although the government has put a cap on the level of spending there is still plenty of opportunity for players to move with clubs still looking to splash the cash.
However, what about the players that have already made the jump to Asia? There are already a few big name players currently playing in the CSL. So after 14 games of the 2017 season how are some of them doing? AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Continuing our recent theme of transfer articles there are a fair number of players that desperately need transfers to reinvigorate their careers. However, instead of focusing on players like Luke Shaw or Kieran Gibbs that need a move to improve I thought I would look at a few players that have fallen off the radar.
I’m talking about players that I had actually forgotten played football. I have also listed are few teams that might be good destinations for these players. So let’s start: AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Often regarded as the forerunner for the World Cup; the Confederations Cup acts a bit of a test run for the host nation. Often considered more of a distraction but it seems that the majority of sides are taking this competition seriously this year, with most of the teams sending their strongest squads. The winners from the various football associations around the world will compete over the next few weeks. The 10th iteration of this competition will be held in Russia and is contested by the holders of each of the six (UEFA, CONMEBOL,CONCACAF, CAF, AFC, OFC) regional championships, along with the FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight. Below is a preview of the sides and how I think they will go in the tournament. AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Now that the season has finished for 2017 (in most leagues) eyes turn to next season. There has been plenty of transfer rumours already with talk of big money moves for Gareth Bale, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian MBappe and Virgil Van Dijk.
While Manchester City attempt to buy the entire of the Monaco first team and Manchester United are linked with every player under the sun there have already been a number of transfers that you might have missed. Below are a few transfers that have gone unnoticed in the current transfer climate of $60+ million players. AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Its coming up to the summer holidays (or winter holidays down under) but as the football season comes to a close (mostly) our attentions turn to trips away to beautiful places throughout the world. While many footballers will be heading for the posh resorts they may find few views better than the ones they already enjoy at work.
Here are few amazing, picturesque football pitches from around the world that we really wish we could go play a game on. |
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