Yesterday, the ubiquitous (and I mean that in a genuinely nice way) American soccer blogger/podcaster/twitterati Jason Davis tweeted "Randomly came across another old @TIAS post. Are we finally taking steps with @xiquarterly and @whatahowler?"

The post in question at This Is American Soccer (TIAS), one of the oldest and most thoughtful American soccer blogs out there, was entitled "American soccer media landscape needs to get beyond the blog.

The rules and regulations of online comment, if indeed they exist at all, have been subject to much scrutiny in recent months. Legally, boundaries are not so much grey as pitch black and there has been a sense of finding one's way through a minefield of potential problems. This site has been prominent in recounting the issues that have faced two Yorkshire based websites, Viva Rovers and Boy from Brazil after both bit the dust, and the closure of a cluster of other sources has left the footballing blogosphere in a state of flux.

Due to the request of @rubbehm yesterday, this article will give my opinion on the possible acquisition of one Younès Belhanda. I have seen Belhanda's name crop up several times on the blogosphere; while he is clearly not as favoured as, say, Götze, it is clear that he is rated pretty highly by most who [.

The blogosphere is having a field day with Charlie Brooks column in the Telegraph today ahead of the Cheltenham Festival "The happiest moment of my year is about three hours before the first race at Cheltenham on Tuesday" says Charlie...unlucky Sir. He was arrested along with Rebekah Brooks as part of the corruption enquiry lead by Lord Leveson
The BBC have put together this useful chart of all the players in this sordid mess.

We've heard arguments from all sides about who should take the pitch at first whistle, come Monday night. Now we'd like to know what you think. Who should make up the starting XI at First Kick? What to go with? A 4-4-2? 4-3-3? 4-3-2-1? The great minds of the blogosphere have already weighed in, complete with fancy charts: Now we want your opinion.

Bonjour Arsenal fans. As predicted, today, the blogosphere is gripped with people foretelling the fall of Arsenal to mid table, while claiming that sacking Wenger, Kroenke (and many others in the set-up) is the only way to halt our ‘fall'. I thought that I'd give my own slant on the debate. At the moment, the [.

We've sifted through all the recent viral goodness found throughout the football blogosphere for you, dear readers.

And for the uni Procrastination Planning 101 course that we're currently enrolled in.

1. Harper Beckham's Fashion Blog

Of all the sites on the internet and there are a lot the one that's surprised us most is dedicated to Harper Beckham's style.

Massive Report - For Columbus Crew Fans

Now joining SB Nation's dominence of the MLS team specific blogosphere is a Columbus Crew site so large it could only be called "Massive Report." This means that every team returning in MLS for 2012 is represented. Of course there are plans for a Montreal Impact blog and it is only a matter of time before all 19 teams are live.

Mirror: New Year, new transfer rumours Milan clubs in tug-of-war for Carlos Tevez

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.

Mirror: Welcome to the Copinha, home of The Wall, Rudigullithi and the future of Brazilian football

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

After a week of vacation, I returned to my post here at the MLS Offside to find absolutely terrible news: MLS Rumors has closed. This website needed no introduction: MLS-Rumors.net was, bar none, the spiciest, edgiest, and, often, most accurate source for anything pertaining to Major League Soccer.

Still everything to play for as La Liga heads into winter break

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain.

NME Album of the Year: Elephant by The White Stripes Crufts Best in Show: Yakee a Dangerous Liaison Palme d'Or Joint Winners at Cannes: Elephant Vice President of the United States: Dick Cheney Given the uncanny coincidence that artworks with the same title scooped the NME Album of the Year and Palme d'Or Awards in 2003, it's appropriate that one of the blogosphere's finest polymath's should

NME Album of the Year: Elephant by The White StripesCrufts Best in Show: Yakee a Dangerous LiaisonPalme d'Or Joint Winners at Cannes: ElephantVice President of the United States: Dick CheneyGiven the uncanny coincidence that artworks with the same title scooped the NME Album of the Year and Palme d'Or Awards in 2003, it's appropriate that one of the blogosphere's finest polymath's should contribute the fourth in our fledgling series of hopeless teams.

[G]iven the uncanny coincidence that artworks with the same title scooped the NME Album of the Year and Palme d'Or Awards in 2003, it's appropriate that one of the blogosphere's finest polymath's should contribute the fourth in our fledgling series of hopeless teams. For Chris Ledger is none other than the brains behind Obscure Music and Football, a site with a sometimes unhealthy predilection for Salad (the band that is), the musical career of one Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne and the witticisms of everyone's favourite xenophobe, Steve Claridge.

How Mourinho was nothing special in El Clasico defeat

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain.

Milan's Rocchi Horror Show hogged the headlines but can Udinese steal the title?

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.

South American football blog: A tribute to the legend that was Socrates

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

It's been a cracking couple of weeks down on the Bay. Four wins from five league games, including a bustling 3-1 victory against big brothers Plymouth, and the news that key players Lee Mansell and Kevin Nicholson have joined Eunan O'Kane in agreeing long-term contracts mean that Gulls supporters must be purring with satisfaction.

[I]t's been a cracking couple of weeks down on the Bay. Four wins from five league games, including a bustling 3-1 victory against big brothers Plymouth, and the news that key players Lee Mansell and Kevin Nicholson have joined Eunan O'Kane in agreeing long-term contracts mean that Gulls supporters must be purring with satisfaction.

Why it's no surprise the likes of Arsenal and Newcastle are sniffing around Montpellier's stars

MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Thursday is Ligue 1 day, and here's French Football Weekly's Andrew Gibney with his take on events across the Channel.

Why Roma's beautiful losers are losing it with boss Enrique

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.co.uk's Mina Rzouki, with her take on the week's big issues in Italy.

South American football blog: Title weekend with Argentina and Brazil set to crown their champions

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

Today heralds the official second birthday of Stoppage Time International Football Blog and I am pleased to say that the number of visits to the blog has increased significantly over the last twelve months and I hope that the numbers will rise once again in 2012.

The first year of the blog, going from December 2009-November 2010 saw a decent number of 37,533 visits in its fledgling days.

Why Javier Pastore's form has flickered out after a bright start at PSG

MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Thursday is Ligue 1 day, and here's French Football Weekly's Andrew Gibney with his take on events across the Channel.

Barca look tired after Guardiola's tinkering, but Euro champs are not in crisis

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's www.spanishfootball.

After years of false dawns, are Juventus finally back?

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Today it's our Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.co.uk's Mina Rzouki, with her take on the week's big issues in Italy.

It's time black players took a stand against racism in football Carla Palmer Footballspeak.com.

With all the furore kicked up by FIFA President Sepp Blatter a couple of weeks ago regarding his stupid and senseless comments regarding racism in football, needless to say that subject has grabbed the headlines back again in the blogosphere.

South American football blog: Why this is the strangest Copa Sul-Americana for years

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

adidas is all in and why you should be too - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

We may be going into 2012 but with PR agencies it still feels like 2006 at times.

I started Soccerlens.com way back in April 2006 and one of the lasting memories of the last five and a half years has been the treatment of football bloggers by PR agencies promoting their clients.

adidas is all in and why you should be too - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

We may be going into 2012 but with PR agencies it still feels like 2006 at times.

I started Soccerlens.com way back in April 2006 and one of the lasting memories of the last five and a half years has been the treatment of football bloggers by PR agencies promoting their clients.

Why Le Classique is shaping up to the best since the Marseille kids upset PSG in 2006

MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Thursday is Ligue 1 day, and here's French Football Weekly's Andrew Gibney with his take on events across the Channel.

Why Athletic's patience with Bielsa is a lesson for Chelsea

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.