It's only a friendly, but France have a monumental game against what is quickly becoming one of the strongest and most eye-catching Germany sides ever. Here's a gem for all fans that will be supporting Les Bleus against the Germans, inspired by a certain Stromae song that has become inescapable once you set foot in any given European nightclub.

It's all love here. Like the brute, unrefined relationship between Cavani and Lavezzi. These handpicked eleven pieces are all splendid reads...

1. Pitch Invasion on the District Ultras fan culture based around DC United.
2. Sid Lowe for The Guardian on how Rayo Vallecano is a model for how to lose with grace
3. Ryan O'Hanlon for The Run of Play (in exile) on Thomas Müller's distinct German-ness
4. The Two Unfortunates discussing the irrefutable partnership between Unemployment and Football
5. Two Hundred Percent on how the Carling Cup was won
6. The Other 87 Minutes tackles the issue of how to develop elite soccer players in the United States
7. IBWM on the prospect of bringing MLS across the street from Disney World.

Remember when David Beckham was supposedly off to Paris after lifting the MLS Cup in LA? That was nearly four months ago. While the offseason was brief, there are scores of reasons to be excited for the upcoming season of soccer stateside. MLS kicks off next Saturday (March 10th), and the league only continues to strengthen.

Piqué started on the bench this past Sunday at the Vicente Calderon as Atlético Madrid hosted Barcelona. Many questioned Pep Guardiola's decision, but this girl could not be happier with it. Also, it needs to be noted that that Piqué seems to be sporting the MJ single glove look.

Riccardo describes his inspiration to capture the physical world as a means to adequately come to terms with his curiosity, but also to communicate with the world in a way that may leave a mark. Living in Milan for a few years, it's not difficult to see how calcio crept in to his life.

Those 11 seconds pretty much sum up the experience for all Liverpool fans watching the game. Still leaving Wembley with a smile...

There's nothing like some North London derby fanfare ahead of tomorrow's big match between Arsenal and Tottenham at the Emirates. The match, in itself, is always one of the most enjoyable in the Premier League.

Needless to say, tomorrow means so much to both sets of fans.

As the slightest of underdogs, Marseille had 11 men with so much to prove against Inter Milan. Though a deep run in the Champions League is always expected by fans of the Nerazzuri, this season has been far from ideal for Inter.

What's a "sensible" goal you ask? Well, you'll have to ask Sweden's Marcus Walkin, the creator of this video, but after watching these 50 I'm leaning towards nonsensical as my adjective to describe what's featured on this list. Maybe Marcus is being modest.

With the European Championship right around the corner, Ukraine is a nation that will be hoisted into the spotlight because of its role as tournament co-host with Poland. The Ukrainian government has reportedly been killing thousands of stray dogs and cats to prepare for the immense month-long event, expecting to welcome hundreds of thousands of tourists into its borders.

Before their Europa League match kicked off last Thursday, Legia Warsaw fans decided that creating a chant to go with a coordinated snowball attack on the Sporting Lisbon keepers would be an excellent idea. And funny enough, they were absolutely right.

Borussia Mönchengladbach are one of the biggest surprises in Europe this season. Facing relegation at the end of last year, manager Lucien Favre has done a remarkable job in instilling a brand new system in his players. The league table doesn't lie, and Mönchengladbach sit in second place, above Bayern Munich and completely capable of snatching the Bundesliga title from Borussia Dortmund.

We had to dig deep for this one. It turns out the legendary South African human rights and anti-apartheid activist was able to meet Liverpool when the club was on tour in South Africa in the summer of 1994. Serving as the President of South Africa in ‘94, Mandela was proudly presented with a Reds shirt by John Barnes, the club's captain.

It was a dream night for AC Milan. It was a nightmare for Arsenal. With Milan wearing the red and black at home, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Zlatan, and Robinho stole the show. Ryu Voelkel was in the house of the Rossoneri to capture the rout and Thierry Henry's last moments with the Gunners.

Telling the story of 69-year-old referee Francisco López, a man who continues to referee Sunday league games after a life dedicated to football, The Sunday Ref is a short film focusing on López's thoughts with regards to the world he lives in. This world, of course, is influenced by the beautiful game, and he prefers to see it in its purest, most genuine form.

Here's to a wonderful night out with your +1 or an equally splendid night in watching your +11. Although if you've played your cards tremendously well, enjoy tonight in the stands watching your +11 with your +1.

By Azeem Banatwalla

The footballing world in its entirety knows what happened before and after the clash between Manchester United and Liverpool yesterday. YouTube is a wonderful thing, isn't it? So there's not much point repeating what happened, but in the aftermath of yesterday's events, debates have sprung up, as they usually do, on Facebook status updates, newspaper websites, and pretty much every space of internet brave enough to host a comments section.

After taking off from Libreville in Gabon 19 years ago, a military plane carrying most of the squad crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. All 30 people on board, including 18 players, were killed. Before the crash, it was a golden era for Zambia's football team.

"Sometimes what you see on the screen isn't the same as what you see with your eyes."

As you may have noticed, we haven't had a "Through Ryu's Lens" post from acclaimed Japanese sports photographer Ryu Voelkel for about a month.

Featuring the words of Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, The Goalkeeper and the Void was a Jury winning film at the 2011 Machinima Expo, and primarily uses footage from the video game Pro Evolution Soccer (Winning Eleven).