Remember the great Manchester Billboard War of 2009? The ceasefire was never particularly observed and it is have been well and truly broken in the wake of Carlos Tevez handing in his transfer request. Here is a collection of some of the Photoshop re-workings of the infamous 'Welcome to Manchester' advert taken out when Tevez [.

If every day could be like the World Cup, that'd be magic especially for soccer fans in the United States.

Driving to the World Cup Viewing Parties at Wowies in Boca Raton today, I saw a billboard on the side of the highway advertising a World Cup party at a local casino. Then, after arriving at my destination to watch the lackluster opening games (including the mind-numbing France against Uruguay match), it suddenly hit me that the World Cup is everywhere.

The latest and greatest from one Diego Maradona, imploring all of Argentina's opponents to...no one knows:

"I'm not concerned [about a lack of warm-up games] because our practices carry you to a level you might not reach in a match, risking injury to one or more [players]," said Maradona.

Last week I wrote about feeling removed from the fight against the owners being based in America. And I've had little in the way of concrete suggestions besides boycotting official merchandise and joining Spirit of Shankly. McrRed also beat me to the punch of this post, adding a few excellent links and ideas in the comments of the "Who's Next" post below.

Football supporters are already beginning to have a bit of fun at the prospect of Wayne Rooney leaving Old Trafford. And it looks like one of them is already one step ahead of Manchester City with this proposed billboard (Tevez style) that could adorn the entrance to the northern city.

Don't play to be remembered A Nike advertising stunt has hit the skids thanks to Fabio Capello. A giant rock carving billboard featuring Theo Walcott has been placed alongside Wayne Rooney, James Milner and Rio Ferdinand on London's Cromwell Road. The words Play To Be Remembered are carved into the huge advert.

The "Play to be Remembered" ad now placed in London is a sort of Mt. Rushmore homage to the England team and specifically four of the players. The giant rock carving billboard featuring Theo Walcott has been placed alongside Wayne Rooney, James Milner and Rio Ferdinand on London's Cromwell Road.

The billboard you see above is just blocks away from Qwest Field, the home of the Seattle Flounders. It's great to see the front office keeping up community relations in the city up north. The best part is seeing the flounders whine and moan.

By Ollie Irish

Graffiti on a Nike billboard in Manchester city centre:

Er, okay then, that's fairly clear.

Some hardcore United fans also travelled to Rooney's home in Cheshire to warn him off a move to City. Eyewitnesses reported a mob outside his house, brandishing a banner also bearing the warning: "If you join City you're dead".

Manchester United vs Manchester City: A match that wasn't worth watching until just recently, these two Prem sides stationed in the gritty North West of the her Majesty's island nation meet for a clash of now top-sides this afternoon. That is quite a run-on, but you're not really reading this anyway.

For the first time that I can remember, MLS sent out a purely commercial e-mail today in the form of a VW advertisement. The e-mail was presumably sent to all who have registered their e-mail with MLS. The e-mail made no reference to soccer (other than the sender address and an official partner note) and simply included a number of lease deals for the longtime MLS automobile partner.

Spirit of Shankly, a Liverpool supporter's union, has erected billboard posters in its city to protest against the American owners of Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

The posters, which read "Tom & George: Debt, Lies, Cowboys Not Welcome Here," have appeared on billboards on major roads into Liverpool.

Fancy seeing your favourite chant or slogan in letters six feet tall on a poster in the centre of Manchester? Well now is your big chance!

www.cityutd.com offers one lucky fan of Manchester United, and another of Manchester City the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their own words displayed on a giant billboard in Manchester.

Fancy seeing your favourite chant or slogan in letters six feet tall on a poster in the centre of Manchester? Well now is your big chance!

www.cityutd.com offers one lucky fan of Manchester United, and another of Manchester City the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their own words displayed on a giant billboard in Manchester.

In form Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has revealed a few cracks behind the City of Manchester Stadium doors. The club's leading goalscorer has revealed that he was unhappy with the decision to sack Mark Hughes so quickly, and also expressed his dislike for new boss Roberto Mancini's training methods.

This campaign is the first I've seen for the WPS that looks like it was designed by people who play and/or actually watch the sport. These ads are actually quite traditional - when promoting men's sports. Women's soccer hasn't gotten this treatment (closest was a Gatorade commercial with Mia Hamm years ago.

I was rewatched the Nike "Write the Future" commercials today and noticed that all of the players involved actually had pretty sub-par World Cup performances. Wayne Rooney, for example, was a shadow of the player we saw at Manchester United last season, and Cristiano Ronaldo did not look very dangerous.

Most girls get a piece of jewellery as their first gift from a serious boyfriend. I knew my husband was the man for me when he turned up with a billboard-sized advertising poster.

Portland Timbers Post to their Facebook, billboard just down road from Qwest.

Strong move, putting up a billboard near the Sounders' home field in Seattle.

I have to admit, having been to Portland last month for the PDL final and having seen the moves they're making, I quite like the cut of the Timbers' jib.

The battle for Northwest supremacy begins in 2011.

Frankly, the above photo is the reason I absolutely adore the beautiful game. Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers have not played in the same division since 2008 when the Emerald City side made the jump to Major League Soccer for the 2009 campaign.

Oh, my God, I love this.
As you can tell by the clouds, the billboard is in Seattle, Washington. Actually, that curvy girder thing to the right is Qwest Field.
This isn't the first time Oregon pro teams have pulled a stunt like this, either. Back in 2002, the University of Oregon rented a big-ass billboard - billboard, hell, it was the side of a building - in downtown Los Angeles.

I'm sure you've seen this photo by now as it was all over the web last night and on the telecast of the Seattle-RSL game on ESPN2.

This just adds to the ever-growing list of reasons why the Portland-Seattle-Vancouver rivalries will be absolutely dynamite for Major League Soccer next year.

It is a rivalry that goes back many years to the old days of American soccer. The rivalry between the two Northwest powers of Portland and Seattle took a minor break as Seattle jumped to the "Big League" and Portland remained in what is essentially the second division. Well folks it is definitely on again and earlier than you might think.

I'm rarely one to pile on, and lord knows every blogger and their mother have commented on this particular story, but what the hell - it's too good to pass up.
The Timbers planted their flag in Sounder Land via a billboard this week; the advert in question is the latest shot fired in a rivalry that has everyone with an interest in MLS drooling in anticipation for 2011.

The controversy over a clever billboard put up near Seattle's Qwest Field is one indicator of what will be the best rivalry in Major League Soccer: Portland Timbers versus Seattle Sounders. (Yes, both teams have a rivalry with the Vancouver Whitecaps, but that one has been much more friendly, relatively speaking.

I know I'm likely in the minority in this, at least among more active fans of the Sounders, and it's likely to be a controversial opinion, but I really don't feel any sort of rivalry with the Timbers and I'm not sure why I'd even want to.

Much has been made of the billboard that's been put up in SoDo essentially trolling Sounders fans.

The big news of the week is the firing of Preki and Mo Johnston in Toronto and we are all over the story, we also discuss a variety of topics with Bobby Rhine and a certain billboard in Seattle. On the phone this week are correspondents from Portland, Toronto, Dallas, Columbus, Seattle, LA and San Jose.

I love the hype Portland is doing for next year. First the billboard in Seattle and now it looks like the commercials are starting to roll out. Quality stuff too.

Wayne Rooney has signed a five year contract extension with Manchester United, the club announced this morning.

The news comes as a surprise since many believed, myself included, that the striker would join Manchester City or another rival club.

It'll be interesting to hear what convinced Rooney to sign an extension since on Wednesday his prepared statement said that he believed the club lacked ambition.

SEATTLE/PORTLAND In September, the Portland Timbers planted a slightly taunting billboard near Qwest Field declaring "PORTLAND, OREGON SOCCER CITY USA 2011." But it didn't look like this. As part of the "There's no pity in the Rose City" marketing campaign, billboards are popping up around Portland featuring attractive women (and men) holding forestry tools.