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 18 May 2010, 12:41

Arsenal Football Club

Meet Gordon Banks & Sir Geoff Hurst

News just in that will definitely appeal to those of you wanting to begin getting in the mood for the World Cup.

Two indisputable legends of the game, Gordon Banks and Sir Geoff Hurst will be sharing their memories of a lifetime in football in An Audience With… show.

For over a decade, Banks wasn’t simply the nest goalkeeper in England, he was the greatest in the world.

Hurst needs no introduction. Aside from anything else, he’s the only man to have ever scored a hat trick in a World Cup Final.

Tickets for this 40th Anniversary show at Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Monday, 7th June 2010 are now of limited availability and enquiries can be made to Customer Services , by email sales@a1sportingmemorabilia.co.uk or by mobile +44(0)7866454714.