By Chris Wright

Those canny devils over at Umbro have just launched their 'Icons Reissued' collection, which sees them reproducing a small gaggle of premium stitch-for-stitch replicas of some of the brand's most classic designs from yesteryear.

You'll be glad to know that Pies have been able to nab a few photos of the new range from the folk over at Umbro, which contains but four vintage items starting with Sir Alf Ramsey's iconic England 1966 World Cup Anthem Jacket.

Football and joy go hand-in-hand for Sam Haase as he takes account of one of his most cherished days in his footballing life... (January 23, 2010 - Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images Europe) Sunday 8th May 2011 will be a day I remember for the rest of my years, of that I am sure. I started [...] Related posts:

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Europa League ties to bring fixture chaos

Prem will become a Sunday league if all five English teams reach the Europa League's knockout stages

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Winning is a habit, however, occasionally competitions have to be prioritised and anyone slating the team selection for the Olympiacos game needs to understand that.

Football is down to money, and whilst the Champions League may bring in more money than the majority of football clubs could ever dream of having, one away tie with the group already won can afford to be treated as an insignificant game.

Sebastian Coates will be hoping to play some part in tonight's Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, where he could come up against former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. The Uruguayan defender has, however, dismissed suggestions that he will have to pay extra attention to El Nino during the game.

So, this past Sunday I was invited along to Dagenham and Redbridge's Victoria Ground to interview Spurs coach Clive Allen. Clive was taking part in an 'England Legends' match against a supposed Sunday League side, Ivory FC. The Legends were made up of a number of ex professionals, some who had played a lot more games for England than others, but the main thing they had in common was that they all looked quite old.

This Sunday sees Tottenham coach Clive Allen join the England Legends taking part in Nivea for Men's Great Football Experiment this weekend. Clive and a team of fellow ex pros take on the might of Ivory FC, from the Brentwood Sunday Football League. I'll be interviewing Clive and you can submit your questions for the Spurs legend by replying to this post.

By Alan Duffy

Not only do Premier League footballers have to watch their own behaviour, but they also have to hope that their family members behave themselves too. Just ask Wayne Rooney.

Well Rooney's ex-United team-mate, Kieron Richardson, is the latest footballer to see his family in the 'papers for the wrong reasons.

What has happened to the sacred art of defending?

Yet another clash between two of the top six ended with a goal-glut as Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge.

Add this result to the 8-2 hammering Arsenal received at Old Trafford and the 6-1 thumping dished out to United by rivals City and it all adds to up to a hell of an entertaining season.

Turkish Super League week 7, will take a start on Friday and end on Monday night...
In the week 6, Fenerbahce with winning in away match kept their form and won in Mersin.
Buyuksehir, Galatasaray, Orduspor, with winning, kept the pressure on top...
Besiktas losing against Kayserispor at home was the upset of the week 6!

The FA Cup hasn't even reached the second qualifying round yet but already a second club in the South West has been kicked out of the competition. Mangotsfield United, who play in the Southern League Division One South and West, are already out thanks to player ruled ineligible due to a a fine from a previous club, a fine which the club were not made aware of by either the player or the Gloucestershire FA.

Why Barton v Henry spat should have stayed on the pitch

Loved the on-field battle between Joey Barton and Karl Henry. Didn't like the off-field one so much. Joey is being disrespectful when he calls the Wolves man a Sunday League player. To reach the Premier League means you are better at football than millions of people and Henry is a decent operator at this level, even though, in my eyes, Barton is far more talented.

He shoots, he scores! Or, if you happened to be Fernando Torres yesterday afternoon, you didn't. There are several reasons why a Premier League match which had, as they say, a little bit of everything, will most likely remembered for one moment of aberration, some connected to the eye-watering amount of money that Chelsea played for said player, others through a sense of a relief that it effectively ended much chance of a tight finish to a match that Manchester United should have long since wrapped up, but most for reasons of good, old fashioned schadenfreude.

1st September: As football fans across the country enjoy the start of the season, a new survey by The FA has revealed a staggering 54% of guys aren't enjoying regular kick-abouts with their friends.

On average, men feel compelled to hang up their boots due to a wide range of reasons including work commitments (37%), friends dropping out the game (20%) and the arrival of children (19%).

Some people out there make me laugh harder than when I'm watching Harry Redknapp having a twitching fit when S*urs are losing.
Many said Arsene Wenger needed to add to the squad and 'spend some fucking money' or Arsenal would free fall into the Orpington and Bromley Division 5 Sunday league in no time.

Freddie Garcia, Freddy Garcia, and a befitting legacy

Two things our land can never have enough of: good kids like Freddy Garcia, and proper places to enjoy our game.

Indulge me while I tell you quick story about both.

I played a Sunday league game about 10 or so years ago.

Frank Lampard is featured in The Sun this morning giving an in depth interview in which Lampard speaks of his age, his passion for the game and what keeps him going.
He said:

"I think the age thing has changed. People are pretty quick to write you off once you get into your 30s but they have proved to be a lot of players' best years.

There are no matches on TV worth watching, your Sunday league team is down to 8 people while everyone takes a holiday rendering training as pointless, and there is nothing to good to read beyond ridiculous transfer rumours. But fear not because ITS are about to give you ten ways to keep football in your [.

There are no matches on TV worth watching, your Sunday league team is down to 8 people while everyone takes a holiday rendering training as pointless, and there is nothing to good to read beyond ridiculous transfer rumours. But fear not because ITS are about to give you ten ways to keep football in your [.

A team of Liverpool fans have arrived in Ukraine ahead of the annual Eurofan International Football Fan-Festival.
This is Anfield FC are made up of a number of players from the This is Anfield internet forum and will take part in the annual pan-European football competition in Lviv for the third year in succession.

By Chris Wright

In which UEFA transform a humble Danish Sunday League U14s match into a 'European Championship final' complete with thronging crowds, confetti and post-match interviews in order to promote the U21 Championships that are due to be held in the country this summer.

Manchester United and Barcelona at Wembley, then. These are two clubs whose European histories have become interwoven with each other as well as this venue. When Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup, they did so at Wembley in 1968. Twenty-four years later, Barcelona won it for the first time at the same venue.

Saturday The Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona is on Fox at 2pm. The League 2 playoff final between Stevenage and Torquay United is on Fox Soccer Plus at 10am. For those who might be wondering where they're playing since Wembley is hosting the Champions League final, the game is at Old Trafford.

By Chris Wright

Radamel Falcao's 17th (18th if you, unlike UEFA, count the qualifying rounds) goal of the Europa League campaign was enough to see Porto crowned champions against domestic stablemates Braga at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin last night a victory that, in turn, will almost certainly see those comparisons between Andre Villas Boas (who is now the youngest man ever to win the competition, aged just 33) and a certain predecessor of his reach nigh-on insufferable levels from here on out.

"Sh*t Barcelona, you're just a sh*t Barcelona" was the, hands down, favourite chant of Spurs fans last night. It bought a smile to my face but, in hindsight, it wasn't the worst insult in the world. Watching them first hand last night really was something special. They way they moved the ball, the control of the game which such ease and their calmness in possession are traits any team would love to include in their open play.

Nicklas Bendtner has picked up an ankle knock, the seriousness of the injury has not been revealed yet. NB picked up the knock this morning whislt doing some light jogging in training for the national team. The pitch in Norway didn't look impressive, it was quite bad and could have passed as a Sunday League surface by the looks of it Nicklas' injury was down to the bumpy surface.

Why am I not pissed off?
We have just drawn against a side that are two divisions below us and I am not the slightest bit annoyed.
In fact, and this is a proper fact, I was more annoyed when I rolled in dogs shit during my Sunday league match earlier than when Leyton Orient equalised.

If they hadn't nicked the name themselves from a song by The Undertones, the magazine might well have have sued. If you were to close your eyes and try to consider what "When Saturday Comes: The Movie" might entail, several ideas spring to mind. A loving paean to our game, perhaps, or a "Roger & I"-esque investigation to the rotten core at the heart of modern football.

AFR's Editor-in-chief Eric Beard will be checking in from Barcelona until June whilst studying abroad. He'll be sharing his (mostly) football-related experiences while exploring the city and beyond.

I have only been around in the Catalan capital for a little less than two weeks (I touched down in BCN on the 15th), but after 4 days I managed to get a tryout with a local team here in the outskirts of city.

note: this is presented as a "work in progress" and I am posting it now for references purposes at the start of training camp...

Building a "Superclub"

in the 2008/9 premiership, Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson used an incredible 33 players in the 38 League matches his team played to win the title that year.

At a bitterly cold and windswept Queensgate Scarborough Athletic got back to winning ways, but it was painful to watch, more like a Sunday league game than an NCEL Premier fixture.
As usual Boro squandered what few chances came their way, but in about the 40th minute of the game skipper Nathan Hotte got the ball and went on a determined run towards the Arnold goal, after skipping over desperate tackles from the Arnold defence he crossed the ball to Ryan Blott who made no mistake in putting the ball into the back of Arnold 'keeper Lance Walker's net.

Cann, LaBrocca, Gargan and Harden get ready...

Yes, it's a bit of a slow news day when you are discussing your club's travel plans but things are a little more interesting than in years past. From 2007 through 2010, Mo Johnston's Reds usually dilly-dallied around Florida for a few weeks while testing their "strengths" against far from formidable opponents such as out of season NCAA squads and Sunday League ex-pros before winding up with a mediocre display at the annual Carolina Challenge in Charleston, SC.

Sponsored post Fancy yourself as your Sunday League side's answer to the Opta Index? Make yourself the stats guru of your team by downloading the iTeam app to your iPhone. If you're always struggling to remember how many times you've hit the back of the net or, perhaps more likely, reckon you must be due [.