HAND OF BLOG CAPTION COMPETITION

SUPPLY A SOCCER CAPTION FOR THIS ACTION SHOT OF GERMAN MANAGER GERMAN MANAGER NAME. THE BEST ENTRY WILL WIN A SOCCER STICKER OF ITALIAN STAR FEDERICO BALZARETTI.

GET YOUR ENTRIES IN THE COMMENT SECTION. BEST OF SOCCER!


HERE ARE THE SOCCER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
ENTRY FOR THE COMPTITION CLOSES BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT FINAL MATCH UP GAME HAS KICKED OFF. THE COMPETITION IS ONLY OPEN TO COUNTRIES WHERE IT DOESN’T COST A FORTUNE TO SEND THE PRIZE OFF TO. THE WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED AT FULL TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT FINAL MATCH UP TOURNAMENT ENCOUNTER. HAPPY SOCCERING!!

SUPER SOCCER GIVEAWAY!

We're delighted to announce the first ever HANDOFBLOG SUPER SOCCER GIVEAWAY. YES SIR. To CELEBRATE ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL'S first EURO 2012 SOCCER MATCH UP TOURNAMENT ENCOUNTER AGAINT FRANZE INTERNATIONAL, we’re giving ONE lucky handofblog readerer the opportunity to OWN THIS FOR THEIR VERY SELVES. What is THIS? I hear you cry. WELL IT IS THIS.

THAT’S RIGHT. 

A SOCCER STICKER OF FORMER FRANZE AND ARSENAL SOCCER STAR EMMANUAL PETIT. 

WHAT A PRIZE!

To be in with a chance of winning this SUPER SOCCER PRIZE all you have to do is CORRECTLY GUESS THE MINUTE OF THE FIRST GOALBALL NETTAGE IN THE ENGLAND V FRANZE TOURNAMENT MATCH UP ENCOUNTER later this evening. TWEET or LEAVE YOUR PREDICITIONS in the COMMENTS SECTION and the CLOSEST to the CORRECT MINUTE will TAKE HOME THE SOCCER GOODS.

HERE ARE THE SOCCER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

ENTRY FOR THE COMPTITION CLOSES AFTER THE ENGLAND V FRANZE MATCH UP TOURNAMENT HAS KICKED OFF. THE COMPETITION IS ONLY OPEN TO COUNTRIES WHERE IT DOESN’T COST A FORTUNE TO SEND THE PRIZE OFF TO. THE WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED AT FULL TIME IN THE ENGLAND V FRANCE MATCH UP TOURNAMENT ENCOUNTER. HAPPY SOCCERING!!

WHO WILL WIN THE EURO 2012 SOCCER MATCH UP TOURNAMENT?

Why Germany will win Euro 2012

The FA Cup THIRD ROUND DRAW!

Today saw the football world grind to a standstill as today the draw for the 3rd Round of The World Famous FA Cup was made at Wembley stadium, today. The halls of Wembley were widened especially to accommodate the swagger of Oasis' Noel Gallagher and Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno who pulled some balls out of a bag to give us some TOP TIES!



THE SOCCER WORLD WAS SHOCKED as Pizzaro and Gallagher proceeded to draw their individual teams against each other, setting up a super soccer action tie between Leicester Foxes and Manchester Citizens. Serge said: "I didn't even mean that or not nothing or anything!"

The full draw looks like this guys:

BURNLEY CLARETS V THE PORT VALIANTS

COVENTRY SKY BLUES TAKE ON THE PALACE EAGLES

THE BRISTOL ROBINS WILL PLAY MIDWEEK SHEFFIELD

THE FULHAM COTTAGERS TO FACE PETERBOROUGH'S POSH

DONNY ROVERS TO PLAY THE WANDERING WOLVES

BRIGHTON SEAGULLS OR FC UNITED WILL PLAY THE POMPEYS OF PORTSMOUTH

HUDDERSFIELD TERRIERS WILL PLAY THE WHITES OF DOVER

THE RED DEVILS OF CRAWLEY OR SWINDON ROBINS COULD FACE SAVAGE'S RAMS

THE WEST HAM HAMMERS WILL FACE BARNSLEY TYKES

READING READERS TO FACE THE WEST BROMWICH BAGGIES

THE LONDON GUNNERS TO FACE DIRTY WHITES OF LEEDS

THE BLADES OF SHEFFIELD WILL TAKE ON THE VILLAINS OF ASTON

LEICESTER FOXES AT HOME TO MANCHESTER CITIZENS

BOLTON TROTTERS WILL PLAY THE YORK YORKIES

THE ROVERS OF BLACKBURN AGAINST THE QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS

THE SWANS OF WALES TO FACE THE COLCHESTER U'S

THE WYCOMBE CHAIRBOYS TO FACE HEREFORD BULLS OR THE LINCOLN IMPS

THE BORO OF STEVENAGE WILL FACE TYNESIDE MAGPIES

THE BURTON BREWERS WILL FACE THE BORO SMOGGIES

MILWALL LIONS TO FACE BIRMINGHAM BLUES

THE SOUTHAMPTON SAINTS TO PLAY BLACKPOOL TANGERINES

THE HORNETS OF WATFORD AGAINST THE MONKEY HANGER'S OF HARTLEPOOL OR YEOVIL GLOVERS

THE LONDON PENSIONERS VS THE SUFFOLK TRACTOR BOYS

WEARSIDE BLACK CATS WILL PLAY NOTTINGHAM MAGPIES OR THE CHERRIES OF BOURNEMOUTH

SCUNTHORPE IRONS WILL PLAY THE TOFFEES OF EVERTON


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MANCHESTER RED DEVILS TO PLAY LIVERPOOL REDS

THE TIGERS OF HULL VS WIGAN LATICS

THE POTTERS OF STOKE AGAINST THE WELSH BLUEBIRDS

LONDON SPURS AGAINST THE ADDICKS OF CHARLTON OR LUTON HATTERS

PRESTON NORTH END V NOTTINGHAM'S TRICKY TREES

NORFOLK CANARIES TO FACE THE BLOOD OF DROYLSDON OR PROFESSOR LEYTON'S Os

TORQUAY GULLS TO PLAY THE CUMBRIAN BLUE ARMY

And that concludes the draw. All ties will probably be played sometime in January. Now, let's all have a ruddy CUP FOOTBALL TIME OF IT!

PSYCHIC ANIMALS!

Now Paul The Psychic Octopus is dead, we've spotted a gap in the football predicting pets market. I now present to you... MILO THE PSYCHIC CAT




MILO SAYS... WEST HAM WIN!

SUNDERLAND BLACK CATS V MANCHESTER CITIZENS

Dearly beloved. Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. We are gathered here today to celebrate SOME SUPER SOCCER ACTION! SUNDERLAND BLACK CATS V MANCHESTER CITIZENS. WHAT A MATCH UP! This game marks both sides THIRD Premier League tie this season. The Citizens high from a 3-0 victory over LIVERPOOL REDS, while Sunderland nursing their losing sores after chalking up a zero one defeat to newly promoted West Bromwich Baggies. An hour before kick off and the teams are in, both sides once again playing it safe with eleven men each.

Excitement builds. The game begins. Football at it's most football. A sluggish start from both sides, with the home side just edging the game in the opening stages. HOWEVER, by the fifteen minute mark the game had opened up to the footballing gods, and it was the CITIZENS making lemonade. A Sunderland corner was cleared to the edge of the area, Kieran Richardson's long range effort SMASHES Yaya Toure. Toure picks up the ball and carries it quickly across the length of the play area. He has the run, he beats his man, he cleverly slides the ball across the area, the BLACK CATS GOALKEEP on his knees, praying for the miss. The ball arrives at the feet of CITIZENS man Tevez, and yes! yes!

NO! THE CHANCE IS PASSED UP! Tevez misses the GOLDEN OPEN NET STRIKE! He won't be doing that again anytime soon. That miss however sparked a spell of footballing masterclass from the Manchester men. Some nice interchange football between Yaya Toure and Tevez almost put the Argentinia striker in on the half hour mark but he was thwarted by the Sunderland goaltender Mignolet. Manchester playing WATER football. Sunderland making a pasty out of it. Chance followed by chance came from the Citizen's but no goal could be converted.



At this point the referee blows for half time. Both sides have done some good football but this match up remains a NO SCORE ZONE. Fifteen minutes later the teams returned and the second half was about to get underway. BUT WAIT! Sunderland's Michael Turner and Frazier Campbell, both of whom had received treatment in the first half, were unable to take the field. Campbell had been stretchered off before half time, and Turner limped off. No worries! Two regulation changes will solve that! Danny Welbeck and Phil Bardsley are brought on and the game continues.

As the opening stages of the second 45 minutes were played out, the home side, once again, started the brightest of the two, with new man Welbeck using a nice turn of pace and skill to combine with Malbranque as the BLACK CATS pushed for the opener. Their dominance continued, looking a whole new side in the second period, forcing City further and further out of the game. The midfield combo of Jordan Henderson and Lee Cattermole closed the space in the middle of the park, giving the visitors no sniff of footballing action. The pressure almost paid off as Bent and Welbeck played some good football together to create the chance, which Welbeck blazed over.

The Manchester manager had had enough, Changes were to be made. On came superstar striker Adebayor in place of Lescott. It was a change which almost had an immediate effect on the match score line, as the Citizens win the corner chance. The ball WHIPPED in, the chance hit home by Adebayor from SIX YARDS OUT. A GOAL, SURELY!? BUT WAIT! NO! A SUPER SOCCER STOP from the BLACK CATS GOAL TENDER Mignolet. The ball tipped over! The danger gone! What action!

The game livened up as both sides could sense the winner. It’s end to end. Box to box. Cheek to cheek. I smell a goal in the air. Chance after chance but no goal came. UNTIL!

A Sunderland break! Al Muhamaddi, who had threatened all game, picks up the ball in his own half. He runs with it. He slips passed his man! He’s away! He whips the ball in! Bent is in the box! The chance... the ball passes him by. BUT WAIT! The referee’s whistle! An infringement! Micah Richards pulls down Darren Bent! The referee points to the spot, a PENALTY STRIKE AWARDED! Bent dusts himself down, composes himself and...



YES! IT’S GOOD! SUNDERLAND MAKE THE NET BULGE! Sunderland penalty posted home via first class courtesy of Darren Bent. What a game! The match restarts but there’s no time remaining, the referee blows! FULL TIME!! Black Cats have done it! Sunderland all over City like a bad smelling rash. As for City? Money does not maketh the team.

Sunderland 1-0 Man City
(HT 0-0)

Bent (pen) 90+4

LINE UPS

Sunderland

22 Mignolet
03 Richardson
04 Turner (Bardsley 46)
19 Bramble
29 Ferdinand
06 Cattermole
08 Malbranque
10 Henderson
27 Al-Muhammadi
09 Campbell (Welbeck 46)
11 Bent

Substitutes

24 Carson
02 Bardsley
07 Zenden
16 Riveros
25 Colback
17 Welbeck
26 Waghorn

Man City

25 Hart
02 Richards YC
04 Kompany
19 Lescott (Adebayor 75)
28 Kolo Toure YC
07 Milner
11 A Johnson (Silva 81)
18 Barry
34 De Jong YC
42 Yaya Toure
32 Tevez (Jo 90+1)

Substitutes

01 Given
05 Zabaleta
08 Wright-Phillips
21 Silva
24 Vieira
09 Adebayor
27 Jo