Johan Derksen column: Marco van Basten is back in football. This time as tv analist. There's a remarkable small amount of ex-players who have the guts and vision to come forward with there opinions. Jan Mulder and Rene van der Gijp are comics. Characters. Johan Cruyff is an enigma, formulating in Click to continue reading...

Follow Zidane on the quest to assemble the ultimate team The comic version is here.In the comics,which are like X Men or something in that vein - he has gathered 3 players so far - Steven Gerrard: The Powerhouse, Kaka: The Maestro and Emmanuel Adebayor: The Lightning Strika.

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Today's Guardian offered a rare treat: A full copy of the much missed football weekly Roy of the Rovers. I felt quite nostalgic going to the newsagent to buy it. Although, being frightfully middle class, my comics were delivered so I never actually had to go to the shop for real when I was younger.This was not, you understand, a new copy (that would be less fun, what with Roy's leg amputation and Click to continue reading...

Michael Owen sees the funny side...

It's not often that you'll find much comedy on this blog, but today you're in for a treat! Youtube videos and comic strips created by the ingenious guys at Studs Up, today we start our first ever Comedy Archive post with new signing Michael Owen who was seen taking part in his first training session since joining Manchester United.

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Courtesy of Chris Toy at Studs Up. You can see more of his brilliant comics by visiting his website.

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Courtesy of Chris Toy at Studs Up. You can see more of his brilliant comics by visiting his website.

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When I was a child, comics brought out "Holiday Specials", which were, basically, bigger versions of the regular comics designed to keep children occupied for at least a couple of hours' worth of the summer or Easter holidays. With the football season having now - more or less - ended, Dotmund has decided to take you behind the scenes with "Shit Shot Mungo" with a series of extracts about Heart of Clackmannannshire taken from the (fictional) magazine, ""SUBSTITUTE!

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Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. Click the comic for the full size: Spurs looked to have picked up Roman Pavlyuchenko and the rumour is that Klaas Huntelaar, Andrei Arshavin ... Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Today's strip ponders how Tottenham fans will react to their rather terrible opening loss. Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for the full comic) Click to continue reading...

Today's strip recognises the fact that Americans are starting to like the Premier League, but do they know why? Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for ... Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. Today's strip takes a look at how some prospective club owners may have slipped through the cracks. (Click the image below for the full comic) No Related Post Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. Today's strip takes a look at how some prospective club owners may have slipped through the cracks. (Click the image below for the full comic) No Related Post Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. Today's strip takes a look at how some prospective club owners may have slipped through the cracks. (Click the image below for the full comic) No Related Post Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. Today's strip takes a look at how some prospective club owners may have slipped through the cracks. (Click the image below for the full comic) No Related Post Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. Today's strip looks at how the behaviour of certain clubs reminds us of a better time, long ago... (Click the image below for the full comic) No Related Post Click to continue reading...

Studs Up is a daily football comic strip created by Chris Toy, be sure to subscribe if you enjoy it and checkout the SU archives for more comics. (Click the image below for full size) No Related Post Click to continue reading...

In the latest of our football comics from Chris Toy, Man Utd's press secretary does his very very best to assure Spurs fans that they're not tapping up their star striker. And just because Utd have put in a bid for a big name Bulgarian striker who earns his living in North London, that doesn't necessarily [. Click to continue reading...

If you read our Euro 2008 blog you'll have enjoyed the football comics from Chris Toy. Good news is that Chris can do non-Euro comics too. In his latest, we discover the mythical source of all transfer rumours. You just have to ask her nicely. Click on the man with the earpiece to read the comic, [.. Click to continue reading...

The latest in our series of Euro 2008 comics from Chris Toy is a three parter. Seems the ghost of Euro 2008 (pictured) wanted to give Russia some help, but didn't really know how to go about it. Click the following links to read (and click back to get, er, back) Part Click to continue reading...

Our third comic from Chris Toy (previous comics here) is a motivational message for the Italian national team. A very scary motivational message. Click the preview panel or click here to read the comic. Maybe Donadoni will show it to the Azzurri before the game? More available at Studs Up. Click to continue reading...

One of my favorite quirky comics is Rhymes With Orange, and this recent strip about 'Youth Soccer From Above' is all too funny (and true) Click to continue reading...