Warning: Not directly football related! I admit to being more competitive than your average Joe the plumber. I like to compete and I always try to win. Most of the time, it's a spoken, agreed competition, but on occasion you have a situation such as the one below, when the competition is never mentioned by either [.

When your girlfriend (or boyfriend) dumps you, the first instinct will always be to try to win her back. It doesn't matter if you know it's not working out, you don't want to be dumped, so you'll say anything and do anything to win her back. Then maybe you can end it on your terms. Åge [...]

I take great joy from watching the best football teams in the world play. I enjoy their great individual skills, spectacular passing and solid defending. Watching football is great, but more than anything, I love playing football. I play in a lower league team filled with players who are past our prime, though some of us [.

I've just watched Manchester United fight their way to a point in a typical early season battle at Stamford Bridge. The best player on each team, Ronaldo and Drogba, are both far from their best and both started on the bench. The football was average, so to me, the biggest story from this team was [.

...Hareide's biggest problem isn't his team selection. It could be that he's not using all possible tools at his disposal to win football matches. In Congo, they choose to go further - beyond zonal marking or step over dribbles. At least 11 people were killed in a stadium riot in eastern Congo after a soccer player tried [.

As my children are half Scottish, I have a family obligation to cheer for any team or sporting hero from Scotland. Trust me, it doesn't take up much of my time. Well done Chris Hoy for getting 3 golds in Beijing and go on, Andy Murray, take out Nadal in the semis of the US [...]

I happen to think that the transfer deadline is  good thing. One positive is that you avoid players like Berbatov continually being linked with other clubs while still having to perform for the club they're under contract with. Another positive is you get days of complete mayhem just before the transfer deadline expires.

Temuri Ketsbaia of the newly recognized (by Russia only) independent nation Abkhazia or, if you believe the rest of the world, from Georgia, has led a minion of European football into the CL. Anorthosis Famagusta are champions of Cyprus, a title they have won twice under Ketsbaia's leadership. Ketsbaia first joined them as a player in [.

Tore Reginiussen, Tom Høgli, Morten M. Skjønsberg and Atle Roar Haaland. You'll be forgiven if you can't put a face to any of these names, but these are apparently four of Norway's six best defenders, if we are to believe Åge Hareide, our coach. Monday night Vålerenga played Strømsgodset in a clash of the 7th (SIF) [.

The Premier League is kicking off in a few minutes, with Arsenal playing West Bromwich Albion. I enjoy watching Arsenal, so I'm excited about this one. I'm going to be making some notes throughout the match. The Eliminator competition is OFF, unfortunately, as there were only three of us that showed any interest.