Footballing XIs (2024)

05/01/2014

Fergie's Fledglings: The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer XI

Fergie's Fledglings: The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer XI http://wp.me/p2QnNX-bx

So, the ‘baby faced assassin’ began his managerial life in England away at Newcastle in the FA Cup. Not the best place to start but, perhaps with it being the cup and not the league, it gave him a free … Continue reading → [ 1176 more words. ]

31/12/2013

In Memoriam: The David Coleman XI

In Memoriam: The David Coleman XI http://wp.me/p2QnNX-bh

The New Year is almost upon us and, even though we look forward to 2014 full of hope, it is always good to pause and reflect on what has gone before. As in every year, the sporting world, and among … Continue reading → [ 1093 more words. ]

19/12/2013

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: The Michael Clarke XI

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: The Michael Clarke XI http://wp.me/p2QnNX-aT

A concerned reader writes: “G’day, mate and streuth, cobber, what a great day in Perth! Now that captain Bruce and his mates have sent those Pommie cricketing Sheilas packing in the back of his Ute, what other sports can us … Continue… [ 1026 more words. ]

29/03/2013

Hirsute Luxury: The Dave Crowther XI

Apropos of absolutely nothing that happened this week in the world, we here at FootballingXI Towers decided to honour a good friend of ours, the beard-wearing, beard-loving, bearded-man-of-Grimsby, David ‘Dave’ ‘Diddy’ Crowther. Of course, none of you…

26/03/2013

Too Many First Names: The Michael Owen XI

When we heard the news that L’il Michael Owen had decided to retire we were as devastated as the rest of the medical profession country. What, we thought, is happening to the world and, more importantly, the English football team? … Continue reading →

15/03/2013

Doing Porridge: The Carlos Tevez XI

So it seems, Carlos Tevez, not just wanting to look like he has spent some time in chokey, is planning a trip to the big house. Perhaps he has been in England too long because, if his dream comes true, … Continue reading →

07/03/2013

Rising Sons: The Shinji Kagawa XI

Arigato gozaimasu, Kagawa Shinji. Thank you very, very much. Most decent of you to score that hat-trick. You might just be the man to make England finally forget about Junichi Inamoto. And Kazuyuki Toda. No, wait, they’ve already forgotten about ……

26/02/2013

Better Dead Than Red: The Matt Duke XI

On a scale of 1 to 10, if 10 is your average Swansea fan and 1 is your average Bradford fan, Matt Duke is probably in the high -20s right now. As if losing a Cup Final isn’t bad enough, … Continue reading →

21/02/2013

Like Father Like Son: The Tom Ince XI

A penny for the thoughts of Tom Ince right now. Is he thinking that in hindsight he should he have forced through a move from Blackpool now that his big-time Charlie father is his boss? Does he think he’s guaranteed … Continue reading →

08/02/2013

One Club Men: The Jamie Carragher XI

So, after over 700 appearances, 3 Premier League goals for Liverpool and, probably, not counting, 3 Premier League goals for Spurs and, possibly, counting, Jamie Carragher has announced he is retiring at the end of the season. The news was … Continue…

06/02/2013

Afro-Caribengland: The Ashley Cole XI

Ashley Cole, the 1106th player chosen to represent England, will join an impressive group of fellow England players when he lines-up against Brazil; those who have reached 100 caps for England. It will be all the more impressive for the … Continue reading…

01/02/2013

January Sales: The Harry Redknapp XI

According to Harry, the transfer window is like gang-warfare, but who’s he kidding? He loves it, really, doesn’t he? The wheeler-dealer loves this time of the year. The post-Christmas sales. He’s like a kid in a candy shop. A kid, … Continue reading →

23/01/2013

Yanks For Everything: The Clint Dempsey XI

Editor’s note: A good, Connecticut-born friend of ours, who shall remain nameless, has been pestering us since Thanksgiving to compile a Yanks XI. So, here, for the man who likes to get halfway through a sixer of beer and then … Continue reading →

18/01/2013

Performance Enhancers: The Lance Armstrong XI

Some people love the drugs. Despite frequent warnings from doctors, politicians, social workers, general do-gooders and The Verve people keep taking the drugs. In news that will come as a shock to no-one, footballers are a group of people for … Continue…

11/01/2013

Caustic Celebrations: The Luis Suarez XI

Ah, Luis Suarez, the pantomime villain of football, the only man in Britain who Jimmy Savile wouldn’t wish he was, if he was still alive, like, the living embodiment of all that is wrong with the beautiful game. Unless you’re … Continue reading →

05/01/2013

In Memoriam: The Gary Ablett XI

The passage of time is an unavoidable part of our existence but that doesn’t make its passing, and its effects, any easier to bear. In a footballing sense 2012 started with two shocks, one far more profound than the other. … Continue reading →

27/12/2012

Festive Footballers: The Martin Quinn XI

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So, Christmas is done for another year, especially if you live and work, as we do, in a country where it was back to the grindstone on the 26th. Still, it could be worse, you could be one of those ...

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