Football Writing- General

Eleven Brilliant Football Adverts

 

 

 

 

1. Nike's Park Life- From 1997 and featuring many of the english games then stars.  Song by Blur has become totally synonymous with football.

 

 

Cuatro Fantastico El Clasico's!!

 

Favourite Players, Alessandro del Piero

Alessandro del Piero 

The 2011/12 season was Del Piero's last for his beloved Bianconeri.  In a career that spanned 19 seasons at Juventus, he will forever hold legendary status.  One of footballs good guys and the classiest player I have ever had the fortune to follow.  Del Piero was brought up in the rural North of Italy in San Vendemiano in the province of Treviso.  As a child he regularly played football with friends and often as a goalkeeper.  He was coached by his local side until the age of thirteen, when he was spotted by scouts of club Padova.  He remained there for two years and moved to Juventus in 1993.  He made his debut for Juventus that same year against Foggia.  He made an immidiate impact and his goal versus Fiorentina in 1994 was when he truly announced his arrival in world football.  It came in a game that Juventus were drawning 2-2.  In the final minutes of the game a 50 yard pass was played over the top.  Del Piero first time volleyed it with the side of his foot right into the top corner of the goal.  An utterly fantastic goal that demonstrated the technique of the diminutive striker.  His impact on Juventus was very telling and he inspired them to win their first Scudetto in nine years.  Parallels had been drawn with Baggio due to the players styles being similar.  Many Juventus fans feared that when Baggio left the club it would be difficult for a player to fill that void, del Piero did that and more.  He made his debut for Italy in 1995 and scored his first goal for his national side in  1996 against Lithuania in a qualifying match for Euro 96.

Player Watch 2012/13

In general I've tended to be more of a player follower than a team one.  But in more recent years it has also extended into following specific teams due to the style of football they play.  In this post I will probably waffle a-lot about the players I shall be watching out for over the course of the season.  The transfer window is still open and more deals are rumoured to be competed before it closes.  Going by the transfers that have happened, am looking forward to seeing how reigning German footballer of the year Marco Reus does for Dortmund.  Enjoyed Mönchengladbach's football last season and the man really stood out.  Be sure to follow Gladbach this season also and was very impressed by their young keeper Ter Stegen.  For Dortmund, getting Mario Gotze back to full fitness and in action will be akin to a new signing considering the year he has just had with injury. Hummels is a player that makes defending look easy, very much like his style.  Staving off interest from the Premier League, Pole Lewandowski is set to have a strong season.  Staying in Germany, Bayern Munich have also made a number of signings.  Dante the highly rated Brazillian centre back has joined and looks a good prospect.  Claudio Pizarro is a good addition to their squad and it will be interesting to see how Shaqiri does.  Mandžukić, outstanding in the Euro's will do very well at Bayern and add some urgency to their attack.  Biggest of all is the capture of highly rated Javi Martinez.  What a midfield they'll have with him and Schweinsteiger.  Be some force with that.  Martinez is a player had hoped Manchester United would make a move for.  It is a big fee but worth it in the long run considering his  age.  Team to watch for, for sure and their signings could prove to be the biggest difference maker in Europe.  So close they have come on occassions, to winning the big trophy.  A club some miles away from Munich have been equally as busy in the transfer market.  Juventus have stregnthened an already strong team.  It is the names already there, I am most eager to watch including Vidal, Marchisio, Pirlo, Buffon, Bazagli and Chiellini.  Giovinco has returned to the club, have watched a fair amount of him hope to see him continue to play as he has and to also improve.  In Serie A there are a number of teams I'll watch: Napoli, Fiorentina, Udinese and maybe even some Milan.  Players such as de Rossi, Montolivo, Inler, di Natale, Jovetic and Maggio are ones I will pay particular attention to!

Five Premier League Opening Weekend Beauties!

 

The Premier League will be back this weekend.  The summer has been one of sport, however it is good to have the real competitive and club stuff back.  Here are a selection of goals scored on the leagues opening weekend. 

1. One of the best Premiership goals of all time, outrageous!  From then on there would be no forgetting that name nor the audacity of the strike.

Italian & German Super-Cups & Other Summer Football

Supercoppa

The Olympics football and pre-season matches have satisfied my football needs whilst waiting for the season to start.  Many fans look forward to the summer for persuing the exploits of the transfer market and seeing which players will end up where.  Have never been one to follow it closely and find the whole thing a bit boring.  Know a-few people who'll stay glued to sky sports and count down the days to deadline day; on which they will spend the day charting it from start to finish.