Happy Birthday to Emmanuel Petit - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2025/02/19-e... Manny Hawks on one of the boys in blue (and red). #ASMonaco #AFC #Barca #CFC #Ligue1 #PL #FACup #LaLiga #France #LesBleus #WorldCup #Euros #football

#ICYMI: Last push for Mat Jolin-Beech on Matt Targett and pre-season predicaments. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2025/09/470-... Who needs the truth to get in the way of a good story eh? #NUFC #AVFC #SaintsFC #PAFC #CFC #MCFC #WHUFC #EFL #PL #football #preseason

On this day in 2004 the legendary Brian Clough passed away. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/05/216-... One of the best football managers of all time and never short of a great quip even as his powers faded towards the end. #Boro #SAFC #Hartlepool #DCFC #LUFC #NFFC #EFL #UCL #football

Happy Birthday to John Buchanan - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/12/413-... Manny Hawks on midfield maestros and South Wales derbies. #CCFC #CardiffCity #EFL #NTFC #RCFC #HFL #football

Richarlison needs to show the Cup Winners' Cup the respect its due.

Oh Tino! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/12/348-...

A year ago today Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci passed away aged 59. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/11/185-... A prolific goalscorer and the breakout act of the iconic Italia 90 World Cup. #Messina #Juventus #InterMilan #SerieA #JubiloIwata #JLeague #calcio #football #Italy #WorldCup

Happy Birthday to Junichi Inamoto - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/05/542-... Mat Jolin-Beech on travels in Japan and career longevity. #Japan #JLeague #WorldCup #AFC #FFC #WBA #Galatasaray #EintrachtFrankfurt #Rennes #football

Happy Birthday to John Aldridge - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/03/319-... Rich Allinson on goals, raps and fourth officials. Cushty la! #NCFC #OUFC #LFC #RealSociedad #TRFC #EFL #LaLiga #Ireland #WorldCup #football

Happy Birthday to John Fashanu - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/05/44-j... Rich Allinson on a colourful career on and off the pitch. Awooga! #NCFC #LCFC #MillwallFC #AFCW #AVFC #EFL #PL #Gladiators #football

Happy Birthday to Sol Campbell - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/04/487-... Manny Hawks on crossing the North London divide. #THFC #AFC #Pompey #NCFC #NUFC #PL #EFL #FACup #England #ThreeLions #WorldCup #Euros #football

Happy Birthday to Aleksandar Mitrovic - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/12/430-... Rich Allinson on a man from a bygone era. #Teleoptik #Partizan #Anderlecht #NUFC #FFC #AlHilal #AlRayyan #Serbia #SuperLiga #FirstDivisionA #EFL #PL #SaudiProLeague #QSL

Happy Birthday to Neville Southall - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/04/163-... Emlyn Shepherdson-Jones on a legend on and off the pitch. #BuryFC #EvertonFC #SCFC #TUFC #Wales #Cymru #EFL #PL #FACup #football

Still got it. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2022/01/79-w...

Sir Les finding his rhythm. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/02/401-...

Happy Birthday to Matt Targett - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2025/09/470-... Mat Jolin-Beech on pre-season perils (and when fiction trumps facts). #SaintsFC #FFC #AVFC #NUFC #Boro #EFL #PL #football #preseason

Happy Birthday to Eidur Gudjohnsen - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/01/99-e... Manny Hawks on keeping it in the family. #Valur #PSV #BWFC #CFC #Barca #ASMonaco #THFC #FFC #SCFC #AEK #ClubBrugge #CercleBrugge #PL #EFL #LaLiga #Eredivisie #Iceland #WorldCup

Today would have been Ray Wilkins' 69th birthday. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/10/188-... A quality footballer and inspirational coach across Europe. Wilkins sadly passed away in 2018. #CFC #MUFC #ACMilan #PSG #RangersFC #QPR #Hibs #MillwallFC #LOFC #England #EFL #SPL #Ligue1 #SerieA

Happy Birthday to Carlo Nash - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/04/177-... Manny Hawks on the perennial substitute keeper. #CPFC #SCFC #MCFC #PNEFC #EFL #PL #football

One hell of a player in his pomp. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/01/416-...

El Loco being...well, you know. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/04/287-...

Happy Birthday to Steve Ogrizovic - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/01/111-... Manny Hawks on longevity and putting your face in the line of fire. #PUSB #CCFC #ChesterfieldFC #LFC #STFC #EFL #PL #FACup #football

Na na na na na na na na na nah... astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/10/285-...

The scourge of crossbars across the world. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/04/127-...

Happy Birthday to Sam Kerr - hope she's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/09/343-... Manny Hawks on a force of nature in front of goal. #Australia #Matildas #WorldCup #PerthGlory #SydneyFC #GothamFC #ChicagoRedStars #CFC #WSL #NWSL #ALeague #football #soccer

Happy Birthday to Peter Fear - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/03/513-... Manny Hawks on the man who started this whole blog. #AFCW #Wimbledon #PL #OUFC #KTFC #CTFC #SUFC #EFL #football

Happy Birthday to Oscar - hope he's having a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2025/05/44-o... Mat Jolin-Beech takes a look at the rise and fall of the Chinese Super League. #ChelseaFC #CFC #PL #SaoPaulo #Internacional #SerieA #ShanghaiPort #CSL #Brazil #WorldCup #football

Our new post from Mat Jolin-Beech takes a look at pre-season predicaments. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2025/09/470-... Matt Targett is our cover star based on his recent experiences in South Korea. #NUFC #PL #EFL #preseason #PAFC #RealMadrid #Pontypridd #CFC #football

Today would have been Gary Speed's 56th birthday. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/01/172-... A classy footballer and manager who tragically passed away in 2011. #LUFC #EvertonFC #NUFC #BWFC #SUFC #EFL #PL #Wales #Cymru #football

Happy Birthday to Morten Gamst Pedersen - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/01/67-m... Mat Jolin-Beech on popstar good looks and wing wizardry. #Tromso #BRFC #Karabukspor #Rosenborg #Alta #Asane #Ranheim #Norway #PL #football

#ICYMI: A last push for Manny Hawks' look at Mary Earps. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2025/08/35-m... A legendary Lioness - all hail Mary, Queen of Stops. #England #Lionesses #Euros #WorldCup #SPOTY #MUFC #ReadingFC #WSL #PSG #football

One last push for this – because it's important! Once domestic games start being moved abroad, there's no putting the genie back. And despite their current stance there is nothing to say the Premier League won't change course and do this in future: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Bloody hell... astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/03/17-t...

Icon. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/08/345-...

Happy Birthday to Stephane Guivarc'h - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2024/12/380-... Manny Hawks on an unfairly maligned non-goalscoring striker. #Brest #Guingamp #Auxerre #Rennes #Ligue1 #NUFC #PL #RangersFC #SPL #France #WorldCup #football

Happy Birthday to Massimo Maccarone - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/10/436-... Rich Allinson on European nights (and terrible pasta puns). #Boro #MiddlesbroughFC #PL #UEL #Prato #Empoli #Siena #Palermo #Sampdoria #SerieA #football

The first step on one hell of a path. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2022/12/589-...

Happy Birthday to Patrick Bamford - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2022/03/167-... Manny Hawks on a circuitous route to the Premier League. #NFFC #ChelseaFC #MKDons #DCFC #Boro #CPFC #NCFC #BurnleyFC #LUFC #EFL #PL #football

70 years ago today the first ever European Cup tie was played between #SportingCP and #Partizan ending 3-3. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/05/280b... Manny Hawks takes a look at the tournament, European Super League and a lot more. #UCL #UEFA #ChampionsLeague #football

Some run that. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/09/285-...

Happy Birthday to Olof Mellberg - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/11/36-o... Manny Hawks on a heavy metal footballer. #DegerforsIF #AIK #RacingSantander #AVFC #Juventus #Olympiacos #Villarreal #Copenhagen #Sweden #Allsvenskan #LaLiga #PL #SerieA #football

Happy Birthday to Sir Gareth Southgate - hope he's had a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/10/466-... Mat Jolin-Beech on rubbing shoulders with the celebs. #CPFC #AVFC #Boro #England #ThreeLions #EFL #PL #Euros #WorldCup #football

Happy Birthday to Andreas Möller - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2024/06/209-... Manny Hawks on a certain Euro 96 semi-final and some classic scheißehausery. #Germany #Deutchsland #DieMannschaft #BorussiaDortmund #Euros #Bundesliga #UCL #Juventus #SerieA #football

Happy Birthday to Savo Milosevic - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2023/05/44-s... Manny Hawks on puns, wars and more goals than you'd expect. #Partizan #AVFC #Zaragoza #Parma #Osasuna #Espanyol #Celta #SuperLiga #PL #EFLCup #LaLiga #SerieA #Serbia #football

Happy Birthday to Hakan Sukur - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/07/331-... Rich Allinson on goals, politics and Uber. #Turkey #Turkiye #Euros #WorldCup #Galatasaray #Bursaspor #SuperLig #InterMilan #Torino #Parma #SerieA #BRFC #PL #football

Happy Birthday to Ruud Gullit - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/02/81-r... Rich Allinson on an icon of the 80s and 90s. #HFCHaarlem #Feyenoord #PSV #Eredivisie #ACMilan #Sampdoria #SerieA #UCL #ChelseaFC #PL #FACup #Netherlands #Euros #football

Happy Birthday to Neal Ardley - hope he has a good one! astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/10/7-ne... Manny Hawks on a man who was Wimbledon through and through. #AFCW #Wimbledon #PL #EFL #WatfordFC #CCFC #MillwallFC #NCFC #SolihullMoors #YCFC #WokingFC #football

Been his celebration for God knows how long. Not been an issue before. Micing the refs up this season has further inflated their egos. Pure main character syndrome.

Work smarter, not harder. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2021/05/305-...

Nutters with putters. astickersworth500words.blogspot.com/2020/07/122-...