Soundoff: Please Nominate Your “Under the Radar” Football/Soccer Blogs

By: Daryl | October 9th, 2009

stealth The internet is full of football blogs. Which is mostly a good thing. But one of the downsides to there being so very many football blogs is that there are only so many hours in the day. Even less in the workday, which is where most of the blog-reading gets done. As a result, only a certain number of blogs get the readership they deserve.

So I’d love to hear about blogs that deserve more attention than they’re currently getting. For example… last week I was doing research (by which I mean: typing words into Google) for the Use Football to Learn Languages post, and I discovered the joys of Futfanitco. The posts there are short, sharp, usually very very funny, and always full of excellent links. It has a readership. Definitely. But deserves more.

So what I’m asking from you, dear Offside readers, is to nominate blogs that are currently flying under the radar. More importantly, tell us why. Basically, try and persuade other people to give that blog a read.

Obviously it’s hard to set an upper limit here. Where lies the line between under the radar and on the radar. I don’t know. The radar doesn’t actually exist. It’s just a metaphor I borrowed. But as a rule of thumb, we can go by name recognition. If a blog gets mentioned a lot elsewhere, then it’s not worth mentioning on this post.

Now, I’ve been around the internet block a couple of times now. So I know that there are bloggers out there who will shamelessly nominate their own blog. Which is fine. I applaud your ballsiness. But, immodest blogger, please note: The same rule about explaining why someone should read the blog they nominate applies to you too. You have to say why it’s worth reading. If you just leave a link to your blog and no explanation, then I’m clicking the comment delete button. Maybe even the spam button. Don’t think I won’t. They’re right next to each other.

But enough preamble. Please nominate your under the radar blogs, and let everyone know why that blog deserves more attention.

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Talia

It's not so much a soccer blog as it is ALL ZIDANE/ALL THE TIME. Not the slickest or most professional (as are the majority of soccer blogs) but is a labor of love and definitely the most comprehensive and up to date source for all things Zinedine Zidane anywhere. There are some exclusive HQ photos not seen anywhere else from a source in France named Flo who has access to such things but mostly its a roundup of news, scans, articles and sightings from all corners of the globe with lots of photos. It's run by a multi-lingual German Egyptology student with assisitance from an American former dominatrix (who has put the whips away)and a core group of loyal members from Germany, France, Holland, Turkey, Poland and India.

Here are the links to the website & the blog

http://www.zidanefans.com/

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JS

Here's a nice combination of knowledge and talent focused on an often ignored yet important history of the game. A great storyteller:
http://davidpatricklane.typepa...

For a stateside view of 2010 South Africa
http://www.footballiscominghom...
Tim

http://www.runofplay.com/

Just read the Pro Vercelli threads....go ahead...read them. Magnificent writing throughout.
Thomas

Ugh, i'm so mainstream, I can't think of anything i read that hasn't been daily dosed recently, unless http://www.barcelonafootballbl... is under the radar. preamble is one word.
Kieran

http://loco4losche.com/ is a great site for any Valencia fans. The guy does a heap of work gathering info and updating us with news, and runs live blogs during games etc. Definetly check it out.

For any Aussies out there, a great blog is http://euroos.blogspot.com/ , a blog summarising the results from all the Aussies playing abroad. I check it every day normally, quality stuff.

Ohh and my Offside blog ain't half bad :P
john

I really like spanishfootballsports.blogspot..., just because I can count on getting all the daily Spanish sports news and a small dose of opinion.

And though the blog 'La Liga Loca' over at fourfourtwo.com is hardly under the radar, another blog hosted by the scathingly witty Tim Stannard, 'The Spanish Thing,' at football365.com, might. Filled with insight to Spanish culture and sport, plenty of sarcasm, and more of the belly laugh inducing footballer similes that make 'La Liga Loca' so enjoyable, the 'Spanish Thing' could be seen as a little more analytical and intent on actually filling you in on the state of the game, a little less just cracking (damn funny) jokes. Here's the latest:

http://football365.com/spanish...
Matt

Fake Sigi-http://www.fakesigi.com/

The Fake Fatman does a lot of great stuff on important issues with the MLS and soccer in the US, not to mention, most of them are HILARIOUS!
Dylan McAteer

My favourite is http://footballfashion.wordpre.... Can't beat their world class Soccer Babes section. The looks at new kits and game highlights are pretty nice as well even though they can be a bit Americentric at times.
june16_1904

Definitely the wonderful "From a Left Wing."

It focuses on the sport from the ground up, rather than by following the international game. It presents the football experience from a leftist/feminst/queer perspective and is one of my favorite blogs.
Tim

Hi, i can suggest our two sites for you, and both for the same reasons.

http://www.adifferentleague.co...

http://www.footballitaliano.co...

The reason - well both sites cut no corners in writing good, interesting pieces, and in generating discussion. I also think that it is a model that is not seen that often on the internet, a kind of antidote to the tabloids! It's all genuine football journalism, by our great team of mainly student writers.
Daryl

Definitely agree on both those sites Elliot.
Laurie

Inter Pervs? Thank you so much, Johonna.

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Elliott

Fistedaway.wordpress.com is fantastic for a satirical look at soccer - the recent "Ryan Babel Google Ranking" post left me laughing at work.

I also get confused when I stare too long at the blinking radar, but sportisatvshow.blogspot.com has some very clever articles, especially the Premiership preview a few months back
Johonna

Inter Pervs: http://community.livejournal.c...

I think the name says it all!
MoMONEY

UNTOLD ARSENAL

http://blog.emiratesstadium.in...

One of the smartest bloggers out there
Matilda

http://theythinkitsallover.wor... is written by a Liverpudlian currently residing in New Zealand. He's an Everton fan and occasionally write about his beloved side, however he mostly writes about general football issues. He's frank and imaginative with his solutions to these issues, and always a good read.