As we continue with our build up to this weekends FA Cup Final between Lewes and Hampton and Richmond Borough, something exciting arrived at EFW Towers this morning which I'd like to share with you.
Forget your 101 Greatest Goals DVD, forget James Nesbitt's Own Goals and Gaffs DVD (with pleasure - Ed), this is the DVD to be seen with this Christmas. Click to continue reading...

No report as such from the Dripping Pan yesterday as Lewes drew 1 apiece with Staines Town. We'll save the reports for the away days shall we!? I did however take a couple of panoramic shots of the Dripping Pan so I might as well stick them up on these pages. As usual click on the images if you want to enlarge them to the full screen. Click to continue reading...

During a break at work this afternoon I took a brief moment to check on the Football Association website and see if the draw for the Second Qualifying Round had been announced. It had, and there before me was a list of eighty fixtures to be played in just under two weeks. One of them would be a fixture for Bath City. Click to continue reading...

Today began with a typical Saturday morning schedule: I dropped my younger son off at a birthday party at 11:30 and drove to the local supermarket to do the week's shopping. I am not a fast shopper. Although Mrs Nedved appreciates my efforts, she will only let me do the shopping when there is a sizable window of time. Click to continue reading...

Wrexham FC
Obviously, we get to deal with a lot of football clubs here at European Football Weekends. Some of them leave lasting impressions on us, friendships are formed, cats end up kissing dogs and it all ends up happily ever after, just as we like it.
In this - part 1 of an occasional series - we take a closer look at one of the clubs who have left a lasting impact on these pages: namely, Wrexham FC. Click to continue reading...

My God, but Priory Lane is a long way from the centre of Eastbourne. It takes a few seconds to sink in when you first check it out on Google Maps. It looks as if it's in a different town. It's a pity, really, because Eastbourne Borough is a friendly sort of club. Perhaps they could lift the ground up with helicopters and put it on the end of the pier or something.

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There is suspicion around in the world of football.
Suspicion of dishonesty.
The FA recently launched an investigation into suspicious goings on in relation to betting on a match between Lewes and Forest Green Rovers.
How shocking.
Whatever next?
MPs fiddling their expenses maybe? Click to continue reading...

Ultra Vivid Scene
Why do I like European Football Weekends so much? Well, one of the main reasons is the supporters and the atmosphere they create. Fans abroad invariably treat every game as if it's their last and I for one love them for it.
I bang on about 'ultras' a lot on these pages but with good reason. Click to continue reading...

The town of Braintree sits near the border between Suffolk and Essex. It's a small town with a population of 42,000 which sits rather in the shadow of its larger neighbours Colchester and Chelmsford, with London looming in the distance, radiating its influence over the whole of the east and south east of England.

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Sorry for the lack of updates since the turn of the new year, but here is a wrap up of what's gone on at a busy Broadhall Way in the last 4 days or so. Boro have picked up 4 points so far in 2009 and have completed the permanent signings of Darren Murphy and [...] Click to continue reading...

Sorry for the lack of updates since the turn of the new year, but here is a wrap up of what's gone on at a busy Broadhall Way in the last 4 days or so. Boro have picked up 4 points so far in 2009 and have completed the permanent signings of Darren Murphy and [...] Click to continue reading...

Yesterday saw Stevenage's first win in 6 games in all competitions as they beat Lewes 2-0 at the Dripping Pan to move up to 11th in the Blue Square Premier. I didn't go to the game, but the general feeling after reading around the websites and reports is that it was a "professional" performance and [. Click to continue reading...

Stevenage are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they visit Lewes for the first time. The side from East Sussex are currently struggling at the bottom of the Blue Square Premier table, but did win their first game in 4 last time out with a 2-0 home win against Grays. Boro will be looking to get back to [. Click to continue reading...

I'm doing a detox. No fatty foods, white bread, sweet things, chocolate, especially no chocolate. I've got headaches, sweaty palms and I'm drenched in copious amounts of masking perfumes. A detox is meant to be good for you, it's meant to be. But I'm not finished yet, I'm taking out the unhealthy, unvirtuous things in life and adding one more. Click to continue reading...

FO hero Jonny Brain
Weekend Wager summary -- Despite the ignominy of Gillingham's freakish 7-0 defeat at Shrewsbury it was a satisfactory first week for FO's bets. A one point stake on each of the 15 selections returned an overall profit of approximately four points. Hats off to Macclesfield goalie Jonny Brain who put behind him a dreadful start to the season, keeping out 24 Bournemouth attempts and landing a FO a 4/1 winner. Click to continue reading...

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Birthdays: As noted yesterday on QPR Report: A couple of birthdays today: Ossie Ardilles...and Lee Cook who turns 26. Cook Profile. (A reminder from last December of part of what makes Lee Cook so special to QPR fans. Flashback: Cook off to Fulham
News of Ex-QPRs Shabbaz Baidoo, Richard Langely, Zesh Rehman and Danny Nardiello. Click to continue reading...

Grassroots football in England is captured in a new book looking at the trials and tribulations of sixty clubs across the county of Sussex over a season. Click to continue reading...

When I saw Lewes FC, a Non-League football team in the south of England, play last December, little did I know they were on their way to a huge promotion and tumultuous changes that threaten the heart and soul of the club. Click to continue reading...