American Football

American Football Moves to Tumblr

americnfootball — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:36:25 +0000

Alright all… it’s official. We’re moving this hot footballing mess over the the greener grass that is Tumblr. Find us HERE.

Can’t believe this really happened…

americnfootball — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:46:11 +0000

Yes. It is 1245 AM on a Sunday night, and I can not wait til tomorrow to get this posted. Amazing.

Apparently, in the 1990 World Cup, England #10 Gary Lineker accidentally pooped himself trying to make a tackle in the Three Lions first game. As they say: The poo smell is temporary, class is permanent.

Embedding is disabled because of the awesomeness of the video, but here it is. Exhibit A.

Courtesy of the incomparable @dirtytackle.

good stuff on how to play 3 in the back

kylekinsinger — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:00:21 +0000

I was looking up some stuff after trying to wrap my head around how Dalglish’s formation exactly functioned. thought you guys might enjoy.

here’s the link to a good article on Napoli and how they play 3 in the back:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=5946222&type=story

The Anfield Rap

americnfootball — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:20:16 +0000

All actual players in this video, which hit #3 in the UK (and we think they have good taste in music over there?!) Horrible in it’s awesomeness.

What if this happened in the U.S.?

SimJoe — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:58:30 +0000

My friends, in an effort to continue to demonstrate why footy rules, I present to you…exhibit A:

Running down a Ref in your car

What would happen in the US if T.O. was upset at a ref and tried to drive over him in his car? I really don’t know. In the UK, it’s just business as usual though! HA!

Legs are only supposed to bend in one direction.

jefinho — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:13:13 +0000

Welp, it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I would like to rekindle the fire of bloggish footy banter by posting once again on the mighty American Football. So, for starters I’m attempting to post this totally brutal video of a season ending injury for Walter Samuel, defender of the team I would like to merely refer to as “The Champions” (feel free to sing it in a choral kind of way like the heineken commericals). If I can’t post this video, well, then I guess you’ll just have to look it up on YouTube to satisfy your undying curiosity about how violently horrible it is to watch this guys leg bend the wrong way.

“If we could send a message to the martians…”

americnfootball — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:13:25 +0000

Those famous words were uttered in a moment of El Clasico delight by Ray Hudson, football’s most hyperbolic commentator. And this, my friends, is Ray Hudson’s best. Enjoy:

No Title Necessary

americnfootball — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:52:27 +0000

Read the article. Then ponder this: The man needs a nickname. This thread is accepting suggestions. I’ll start. RoboCop? Man of Steel? Crash?

Hicks and Gillett…

grizzle — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:59:17 +0000

How Mourinho’s Inter is becoming Benitez’ Inter

americnfootball — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:14:05 +0000

Been spoiled recently with blogs tackling an in-depth tactical analysis of footy matches (zonalmarking.net in particular)… and just discovered a new blog today, Talking About Football.

The first article to catch my attention? A tremendous analysis of how Benitex plans to (and is beginning to) transform Inter from Mourinho’s style to his own. If you want a tactical treat, check it out.