It’s time for our weekly round-up of what football, and perhaps more importantly, what football-themed distractions you could enjoy over the next couple of days.
? WHAT TO WATCH
?? If you’re of a certain age, obsessed with football and from the UK you may be delighted to know that James Richardson, now host of the Totally Football Show podcast has rediscovered some old episodes of the seminal TV show that he presented back in the day – Gazzetta Football Italia. Just look at the line-up below – there’s some prime 90s football content right there!
? You might not think 10 minutes, 55 seconds worth of clips of various football fans from around Europe celebrating goals in the stands is worth you while, but with these being from the back catalog of Away Days, the YouTube channel hosted by friend of FotMob, Ellis Platten you might just change your mind!
?? CLAUSURA FINALS DAY IN NICARAGUA
On Saturday night, the 1st leg of the Clausura finals will take place in the only CONCACAF country still playing during these troubling times.
Fittingly, the two sides who finished first and second in Nicaragua’s regular season have made it through the showpiece final. Real Estelí host the first leg, with the return being played at Managua in mid-week.
Managua are currently unbeaten in 14 games, having led the table by seven points over Real. ?
??????? CELEBRATING 2019/20 WITH THE BEAVERS
With the season now officially over for the team we proudly sponsor in England, we thought we’d look back at a few of our highlights from the first year of our partnership with Hampton and Richmond Borough. Check out the full thread on our twitter feed.
? SOMETHING TO READ
The My Favourite Game series in UK newspaper, The Guardian is an interesting look in to the psyche of some of their best writers as they write about the best game they’ve ever seen. It’s not exclusively football, but come for Nicky Bandini’s homage to the Italy vs. Germany World Cup Semi-Final in 2006 and once you’re hooked, stay for the charm of Max Rushden’s retelling of a League 1 game between Cambridge United and Cardiff City from the 1990s!
Our friends at Glory, the magazine that’s part football, part coffee table travel bible have re-printed their first edition, a look at the game in the Faroe Isles. Well worth the investment.
The season continues at pace in Belarus – and we’ve already had one Round 7 game this afternoon.
There are 3 games tomorrow including a clash between the league leaders, FK Slutsk and struggling giants, Dynamo Minsk. And on Sunday, there’s games for BATE against Neman Grodno and the reigning champions, Dinamo Brest look to get out of the relegation zone with a six-pointer against current bottom side, Belshina.
? SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO
Our favourite women’s football podcast, Two Girls Talk Balls have been dropping new content throughout the ongoing lockdown in the UK and this week’s episode asks some important questions. Listen to the clip below, and then check out the full episode here.
?? ONE WEEK UNTIL THE K LEAGUE
Thanks to South Korea’s widely regarded response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the top two leagues in the country – K Leagues 1 and 2 will be starting next weekend.
To help you prepare for the new campaign, we’ve added some English language sources to our news pages – including K League United who’ve hosted a full preview to South Korean football on their site.
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