World Football – EPL, Champions League & Europe

World Football, Association Football, or soccer, as it is sometimes known, has been played in its present form since the official laws of the game were drafted in 1863. The world’s most popular sport in terms of player and spectator participation, World Football’s governing body is FIFA, based in Geneva and currently chaired by Sepp Blatter.

The pinnacle of World Football is the World Cup finals held every four years, while the annual UEFA Champions League is considered Europe’s most prestigious club tournament, and is held by Catalan giants FC Barcelona. The English Premier League [EPL] is currently the most watched league in world football, with the title currently being held by Manchester United.

World-Football Articles

Redknapp tight-lipped over England job

by AAP - February 10th 2012 @ 7:02am

Why Manchester United are never really beaten

by M_Campbell23 - February 9th 2012 @ 3:55am

As a Manchester United supporter, I’m often accused of being a bandwagon rider. Their fightback against Chelsea at the weekend reminded me that I don’t love United because they win all the time. I love them because they are never beaten. This is a team which has had a pretty rough year on a number [...]

Die Lowen a chance for a Bundesliga rise?

by janek.speight - February 9th 2012 @ 3:55am

It is approaching crunch time for many clubs around Europe, but in one of the lower echelons, a true fairytale could be in the making. Bundesliga 2 is the setting, where 1860 München are on the brink of a long-awaited return to the Bundesliga proper. The traditional German club, one of the founding members of [...]

England coach Capello may be in trouble

by Julian Guyer - February 7th 2012 @ 4:05am

Barca take El Clasico honours, Man U win

by AFP - December 12th 2011 @ 8:26am

Socrates and Brazil ’82: an Australian Remembrance

by Athas Zafiris - December 10th 2011 @ 7:05am

According to the Brazilian footballer Zico, July 5, 1982 was “the day football died.” It was seven in the evening Central European Time to be precise when the referee blew the final whistle. In Melbourne, Australia, it was three in the morning on Tuesday July 6. But, paradoxically it was the night football came alive [...]

Messi among 23 candidates for world player

by AP - November 2nd 2011 @ 5:39am

Socceroos keen to atone against Saudis

by Justin Chadwick - September 6th 2011 @ 5:07am

Neill signs with Al Jazira on a one-year deal

by Liam FitzGibbon - August 20th 2011 @ 3:16am

It’s all in the dynamics of the formation

by Tony Tannous - August 17th 2011 @ 4:05am

Over the weekend, as the English Premier League took off for another season, England’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper featured an insightful tactical yarn looking into Andre Villas-Boas’ philosophy. It’s a piece of football literature that should be an essential resource at any management course, cut up and discussed in absolute detail. In it, the new [...]