March 9th 2011
On Monday we released Part 1 of Tom Westgate’s brand new series. Today, we unleash the concluding part…. No. 3: Goals Don’t Have to be Good Ladies and gentleman, I present to you Dirk Kuyt, goal poacher extraordinaire! Dirk’s goals against United this weekend were not exactly spectacular, but have provided us with great entertainment [...]
March 7th 2011
No. 1: The Title Race has been Blown Wide Open Here we have it. The neutrals’ dream. The supporters’ nightmare. With little over two months left of the season you could now argue that any one of the current top 5 could be lifting the Premier League trophy come May. This weekend has been a [...]
February 28th 2011
Imagine the scenario… You’re sitting in an office or your bedroom in front of a laptop having a nice read of a blog from a really thought-provoking author and BANG, I smash my elbow into the side of your head (potentially fracturing your skull) and run straight out of the room. Now I don’t know [...]
February 15th 2011
A few weeks ago, Bluefields.com’s resident footballing know-it-all Pepe predicted that Chelsea’s new signing David Luiz would be one of the bargain buys of the season. After seeing him play at Craven Cottage last night, it seems like Pepe was spot on. Luiz instantly stood out, his confidence and ability on the ball was an [...]
February 8th 2011
Pepe Reina stands as the last member of Rafa Benitez’s Spanish Armada. Seeing fellow Spaniards Xabi Alonso, Luis Garcia, Alvaro Arbeloa and now Fernando Torres all leave, speculation has been set upon the Spanish shot-stopper in recent weeks over a possible summer move to bitter rivals Man Utd. Since joining Liverpool from Villarreal in 2005, [...]
January 25th 2011
Week after week after week after week after week after week we hear the same things. No, I’m not talking about X Factor, nor David Guetta singles. I’m talking about the relentless criticism of referees and their decisions. It’s pretty much become universally acceptable in football to blame a referee for losing a match and [...]
August 19th 2010
This one is truly brilliant. So by now we have all heard the news that Bellamy has gone ‘home’ to Cardiff City (As a Fulham fan I’m gutted he didn’t come to south London). Who is paying his 90 odd K a week we may never find out; but a least he won’t be lingering [...]
August 17th 2010
While Major League Soccer(MLS) team DC United has had a dismal season, they are receiving positive national attention for their work with developing a high caliber youth academy. For the 2010 season, the team has three players on their roster who are products of the D.C. United Youth Academy. At the age of 19, Bill [...]
August 17th 2010
Well hello there, and welcome to the Soccer On The Brain (SOTB) blog. The best ever blog for football players. SOTB is written by those of us actively involved in Grassroots Football and anyone can contribute. Get involved in the comments if you want join in the discussion, or if you want to add an [...]
August 15th 2010
Write about your thoughts from the weekend, your injuries, training, the bad ref you had, the problems faced by your club, or even give us some insight into your views on the professional world of football. If you have an article, or an idea for an article email it to sotb (at) bluefields (dot) com [...]
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