Arsenal win Amsterdam tournament

A late late late Van Persie goal sends us home smiling. 1-0 to the Arsenal. However persistent dutch brutality made for a very worrying night, which climaxed in Van Persie being stretchered off just after scoring. Arsene was not a happy man. On the plus side we win away and actually manage to score against Ajax, despite playing rather averagely and missing a fair few chances.

A league with a social conscience?

social entrepreneurs

Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger, the German football correspondent for soccernet.com, argues that the Bundesliga remains the only big league with a "social conscience". Mass commercialisation has been eschewed for the masses. How so? Uli cites a litany of cases of successful collective fan actions, including the retention of terrace seating and the easy availability of highlights and other football coverage on free-tv. The clincher: Uli's season ticket to see Borussia Dortmund costs a mere 150 euros, less than many pay to watch a season of non-league football in England (and to think, gooners have to splosh 30 quid only for the privilege of eventually buying tickets).

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Wenger's tots opened the Amsterdam tournament with a fairly convincing 2-1 victory over Lazio (of Paolo di Canio Mussolini-salute fame), with fox-in-the-box goals from Nicky B and the BrazilianBolivianHungarianTatarCroat Eduardo. The commentators mention we looked frail defensively, but that shouldn't be of too much concern... Hoyte-Djourou-Senderos-Traore is not our starting back four.

Continuing a worrying theme

Now that we are cleansed, it is good to remember that not all children are so obnoxious. 5 year old Lionel has a few tricks.

Humble Football cleansing ceremony

To purge the blog of traces of plague and incontinence (ManYoo audio below), Humble Football summons its healers and medics from Uganda.

Is it wrong to hate a 9 year old?

Shocking news has reached Humble Football HQ. Not content with troll-snatching on the outer edges of the law, Alex Ferguson has now revived his taste for small children by signing 9 year old Australian Rhain Davis. In the process he has achieved two things never thought possible - making Theo look old, and reviving horrible memories of a teenage Scottie Parker whoring himself to McDonalds.

A recommendation

Not content with sending our best players to Spain - we have decided to send our readers there too. Why not check out La Liga Loca for a spot of Spanish.