35,000 fans turned up to the quietest Melbourne Victory I've ever heard.
Big Boo to Promoter Lou Sticca. Imagine taking a team to play Celtic, Man United or Liverpool and saying your home supporter end, The Jungle, the Stretford End or The Kop are not allowed to sit in their usual places. Call yourself a football fan Lou - think not.

By Alan Duffy

Poor old South Africa manager Pitso Mosimane made a right mess of his team's final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the weekend.

The 47-year-old manager was convinced that his side needed only a draw against Sierra Leone in order to make it to the finals in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and his side duly obliged, playing out a goalless draw in Nelspruit.

In keeping with Gadsby's ‘80's classic hair band hits theme, tonight's match truly felt like trudging through the jungle. At times, we made good time, other times, we got caught in the quicksand or tangled up. Overall, it was a bit of a rough trek and the draw was perhaps a bit lucky. Also, now I know why I'm not a jungle explorer.

Everton 2011/12 Home Kits - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Everton have unveiled their 2011/2012 kits. The Everton away shirt was already revealed in May and now the blue home shirt and the camouflaged home goalkeeper kits.

Outfield

The main difference in 11/12 season's home shirt is the return of the collar adding a vintage look.

Everton 2011/12 Home Kits - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Everton have unveiled their 2011/2012 kits. The Everton away shirt was already revealed in May and now the blue home shirt and the camouflaged home goalkeeper kits.

Outfield

The main difference in 11/12 season's home shirt is the return of the collar adding a vintage look.

When cameramen turn upon each other The media jungle surrounding football is a bit of a Darwinian existence your humble OTP being the exception to the rule, of course. We're certainly not the fittest, but we survive nonetheless. But this video from the aftermath of Mexico's Gold Cup victory over the USA illustrates neatly [.

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I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that tonight is the 10th anniversary of the original Cold War match between the USA and Mexico. It was the first matchday of the 2001 Hexagonal and the USA had experienced a bruising semifinal round that saw them play in the steaming Guatemalan jungle, a hellish Saprissa environment, and a bumpy pitch in Barbados (just 25 minutes away from being eliminated!

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Billy El Dog Phil Gregory sends his compliments but he has got yet another French virus, and has retired to his bed. So the cleft stick has been used, the messagers have made their way through the jungle and here I am.