Have you been wondering what it takes to make it to the top-flight? Here's your answer: beat yourself with a book several times a day. Chelsea players opt for books from the Horrible Histories series, but a Harry Potter could work just as well for you. Spotted on Dirty Tackle

DPM Teo Chee Hean (fifth from left at back row) graced the fixture draw in MBS (Picture credit: FAS)

I'm not mean to dampen the mood of everyone here, but I guess many of you out there must be disappointed by this time of the day when we are only made known of the opening round instead of the FULL fixture list of this season S.

I normally hate Harry Potter references, but I'm too happy to care today.

Editor's Note: This match review was written by one of our frequent commentators, SJGumby. A big thanks to Gumby for taking the time to write this, since all 4 of us were unavailable to recap. Thanks, Gumby!

Hope Solo und ihre US-Nationalmannschaftskollegin Alex Morgan sind seit dem Ende der Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft 2011 in Deutschland gefragte Damen. Aber nicht nur Männerherzen lassen die beiden Schönheiten höher schlagen, sie verzücken ganz Amerika, vom American Football bis zum kleinen Manager im Großraumbüro.

Hope Solo war der Liebling der männlichen Fans bei der Frauen-WM 2011 in Deutschland. Kein Wunder, denn wer sie einmal gesehen hat, der war einfach nur Hin und Weg von ihrem Aussehen. Ach, Fussball hat sie auch noch gespielt, aber das war eigentlich ja nebensächlich, hauptsache Hope Sole war da. Die Amerikanerin hat ihren gestiegenen [.

As John Terry bursts into flames in the penalty area, AVB realises that he probably should have watched more Harry Potter movies before attempting to incorporate magic into his management technique. Image: AFP PHOTO/IAN KINGTON/Daylife.

After Arsene Wenger's failed attempts to control the whereabouts of his players via GPS, we are pleased to announced that another EPL manager has embraced technology in his quest to improve his team's performance.

No creo sea el primero ni el ultimo torneo de este nuevo deporte, (practicado desde 2006), pero si sorprende ver que haya fans de hueso colorado del libro de Harry Potter, sino tambien del deporte que ejercitan.
No solo leer es un habito para estos jovenes tambien practican el dicho de mente sana en cuerpo sano así que adaptaron el Quidditch y realizaron un torneo en Arkansas ciudad de Estados Unidos.

Kissing the BadgeBy Phil AscoughPublished by Bloomsbury, July 2011£7.99 (Paperback)978-1-4081-5636-0 Neighbours of the Football Association in Soho Square ("at the heart of London's fashionable West End"), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc have been flexing their financial muscles recently, disbursing a cool £20 million readies for Continuum and speculating strongly in the wake of their Harry Potter

Gareth Southgate's Harry Potter secret role revealed! Plus why John Terry really could be a Special manager

I saw the final Harry Potter film at the weekend and must admit I was moved. Voluntarily. Away from the adult Potter fans next to me who, had I carried on listening to them laughing smugly at obscure references, would have forced me to unleash a couple of killing curses.

In the 2006 book Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Ron Weasly was struggling with low self-confidence. Harry then pretends to give Ron felix felicis, a potion that makes one lucky. Believing that he has taken in a dose of liquid luck, Ron performs brilliantly in the day's Quidditch match. This is a classic example of a placebo effect, an improvement in performance due to expectations or

All week we will be unveiling the winners of our Team of the Year voting with a mixture of regular and guest writers. Good things tend to come in two: Bert and Ernie, pairs of socks, Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini. Following in the footsteps of the later this season have been two outstanding centerbacks for AC Milan, Thiago Silva and Alessandro Nesta.

Has anyone else seen Fever Pitch? You know the scene when the couple are lying in bed and she's trying to plan a holiday, but he won't. And she gets angry because the reason he won't is that it might clash with an Arsenal game...

I realised this morning: that is me!
I've got loads planned for July.

A BEHIND THE SCENES ORAL HISTORY OF SOCCER IN KANSAS CITY

On November 18, 2010, a Major League Soccer team changed its name. One minute they were the Kansas City Wizards. The next, they were Sporting KC. Of course it's never that simple. This is that story.

Greg Cotton
Chief Operating Officer, Sporting Kansas City
I hate the word 'brand' more than anything.

With South Korea waiting until the final possible moments for their heroics and ultimately it not panning out, Australia may have taken this as a warning, getting their foot on the pedal early very early. All of four minutes into the game Harry Potter Kewell put them one goal to the good.