Trying to be a bit more refined and cultured, we’ll journey into some of the more intriguing productions from world football. I trust you likely scour the web for news stories, so let’s see what some of our blog brethren have on offer.
Gareth Bale animated. An absolute quality production. [RoP]
In defense of referees and eye candy for you cupcake lovers out there. [LBitCR]
MLS releases a new app for iPhone and iPad that comes with stats from Opta. Why do I still have a Blackberry? [NYT Goal]
Pre-orders for Issue 1 of The Blizzard are being taken. I’m not sure if the fees can be adjusted to US dollars though. [The Blizzard]
Junito wants to be a keeper. [Futfanatico]
And finally, the football used during a World War I match between enemy combatants has been discovered. Ah, history. [Guardian]

I suspect the London Irish attempted to hoof the ball into the German trenches.
Sam Allardyce is intrigued by their tactics.
Love the idea behind Blizzard – and Jon Wilson as editor to boot.
I am intruiged by this The Blizzard and if it has the UF stamp of approval I may just order it. Would it be similar to the posts on RoP?
Who on Earth revealed to you that I constantly wear a fez and smoke a pipe while blogging? Did I leave my webcam on by accident again….d’oh!