Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 27 Nov 2011, 20:00

Arsenal Football Club

It Was The Goal Of The Weekend

This week’s runners and riders are a mixed bag and none quite so mixed as the fortunes of Thomas Vermahlen who scored twice in the game against Fulham, but here’s his effort for Arsenal…

Only one word to describe the penalty awarded to Newcastle United and that is fiasco, but Demba Ba’s penalty was assured…

John Terry in the news for all the right reasons along with team mate Mata as Chelsea stamped their authority on Wolves…

Adebayor is a rare thing in recent times at White Hart Lane: a striker who scores goals. But Jermain Defoe’s finish was utterly ruthless…

Bolton can’t buy a win. Shocking season so far and the misery was heaped on with Everton scoring twice courtesy of Mssrs Fellaini and Vellios…

Liverpool hosted Manchester City. The biggest game of … well, Sunday. Here’s that Adam’s goal…