The gulf between rich and poor clubs has never been greater. The amount of money circulating in the game has never been greater. The amount of players instantly becoming multi millionaires and buying fast cars and large mansions have never been greater. However, more sadly, the amount of clubs, especially ones with a lot of prestige and history behind them, going under have never been greater.

There’s always something wrong in seeing a football club, especially one which gets packed houses, struggle to break even and compete for a title. Just as the amount of money circulating has increased, the cost of staying in the game has increased as well.

China is now less than a month away from hosting the Games of the 29th Olympiad and at the same time, being the host country for the Olympic football tournament, the second biggest international tournament after the World Cup. In fact, this tournament gives an indication of how teams are placed for the following 2 World Cups, and as a result, it is not a tournament that is taken lightly. Who doesn’t want to win a gold medal at the Olympics? One thing that many people are not aware of is that the Olympic tournament preceded the World Cup and it inspired FIFA to organise its world tournament. Hence, it is a tournament with a very rich history.

NFL Football Jerseys - the Great Transformation The new football season begins with the mock draft for die hard fans and fantasy GM’s alike. The golden rule of the NFL Draft is that unless you already have a “Franchise” signal caller you do not pass on one, which should go without saying, if you have the chance to aquire a nfl draft pick that’s a team leader you had better give thanks to the Football GOD”s for they may have saved a lot of jobs. Drafting a franchise quaterback has the ability to launch a team into playoff mode for five to ten years if the skill positions are filled adequately and the “O” line can stay in front of at least one defending player. How many times have you seen your teams’ QB sacked and all the O linemen are standing in front of the D linemen as they’re getting off the quarterback, all they would need is a red towel and we’d be in for a bull fight.