Archive for August, 2009

The National Football Museum 0

August 30th, 2009

Are you a die-hard fan of UK Football? Have you ever go to the National Football Museum? It is the best museum when it comes to association football (or football as we know them today). Located in Preston, Lancashire, this museum displays around 2,000 items from the museum’s collections while about 30,000 more are being stored securely at their archive.

One of the best items in this museum would have to be the two balls used in the first World Cup Final in 1930. Although it is not directly related to UK football specifically, it is a historical item that marks a milestone in international football as well as Uruguay as the first World Cup winner. The museum also holds the infamous replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy, the original World Cup trophy before being replaced by the current version. The original trophy was stolen in 1966 and FA secretly creates this replica.

Another great thing about the National Football Museum is their Hall of Fame. The book “Football’s Greatest Heroes: The National Football Museum Hall of Fame” published by Robson Books is based on National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame, highlighting achievements of top English football talents as well as non-English players and managers who have become significant figures in the English leagues. You will find names such as Eric Cantona or Sir Bobby Charlton all the way to Roy Keane and the recently inducted Joe Mercer. The Hall of Fame is becoming an important part of the National Football Museum and UK football in general, so it will be well worth your time to visit this place and go through some of the best memorabilia stored here.

There are words saying that the FA is spending more than £10million on a modern new museum at Wembley, scheduled to be ready by 2011. Still, the National Football Museum is a great part of UK football and will continue to be so for years to come.

Posted by admin in History

Liverpool: Will They Win Against The Black Cats? 0

August 21st, 2009

There is no doubt that Liverpool F.C. is a great team, but they are facing a tough challenge this weekend against the Black Cats, Sunderland. Bolo Zenden, recently signed by Sunderland, will be playing his debut on this match scheduled October 17th 2009. Liverpool has a nice possibility of winning against Sunderland, but it is not on its prime condition and Sunderland is known to have been full of surprises. Let’s try to predict the match by seeing their previous encounters, shall we?

The last time Liverpool play against Sunderland was March 2009 where Liverpool scored two goals and won the match. In fact, Liverpool vs. Sunderland has never been that good for Sunderland except for once, plus five draws. This means Liverpool won 10 out of 16 games against Sunderland already. The last six of those winnings were made without Sunderland scoring a single goal. Looking pretty good for Liverpool, right?

But then let us consider the fact that Liverpool’s top scorer, Fernando Torres, is injured. He is at about the same recovery state as Gerrard and will not be able to play in this match. Torres is known for his ability to penetrate enemy defense; even the toughest defense must give in to Torres’s divine football skill. His movement is fast and irregular, weakening the defense line of enemy team substantially. A lot of Liverpool’s goals are made thanks to Torres’s movements, and now they are playing without him.

Sunderland has also won their last four home games in all competitions, scoring a total amount of 13 goals in those four games. Another interesting fact is that Steven Bruce, the manager of Sunderland, will be making a record for unwelcome century this weekend (losing 99 Premier League games as manager) and will surely look forward to a victory to avoid that.

Posted by admin in Matches