Ben Welch

Last month, Premier League club Swansea City launched their new home and away kits for the 2014/15 season. The kits are designed and manufactured by adidas, while financial services provider GWFX (Goldenway Global Investments) return for a second season as Swansea’s main sponsors. With their home kit, Swansea have gone for a pleasant, minimalist design. […]

Last week, Fulham FC released their new home kit for the 2014/15 season. The team, according to a club statement, has “captured (the club’s) unique past, but added a touch of the future” with this new offering. Nonsensical marketing drivel notwithstanding, everything about this new home kit is rather agreeable. A definite step up from […]

With the claim to being the world’s “first football social media” site, newly-launched FansPub.com aims to provide a platform for fans across the world to get together to discuss all things football. FansPub.com’s mission statement is straightforward enough: “Register and add your favourite teams to your watch list. Be in touch with other fans.” While […]

Barcelona have agreed a deal with Liverpool to sign Luis Suarez for a transfer fee of reportedly £70-£80million, according to a report in Spain. You have to wonder how much of Luis Suarez's decision to publicly apologize earlier this week for biting a player was fueled by a potential move to Barcelona, which — if […]

Just as the quarterfinals of the World Cup get into full swing, Quill.com, in partnership with Keurig, have launched their own World Cup-style online elimination game to determine the fans’ favorite Keurig K-Cup. Quill are also giving 10 lucky participants their very own Keurig B130 Deskpro Brewing System and a year’s supply of K-Cup packs. […]

As France and Germany prepare to face off at the Maracanã, we look at how the two teams could line up. For the round of 16 match, centre-half Mats Hummels was sidelined with the flu. Now apparently back to full fitness, he could return to play next to Per Mertesacker in the centre, with Jérôme […]

Although not officially released, images of Manchester United’s new kits have surfaced online. These strips are the first to feature United’s new sponsor, Chevrolet. In fact, in anticipation of the official release, the American car manufacturer commissioned a ‘teaser’ video, see here: The video, featuring star players Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Juan Mata and […]

Layzapp wants to find which country at the World Cup has the most passionate fans – and it needs your help. The new TV-companion app has launched a built-in interactive game, in which users cheer as loud as they can for their team for five seconds before a selfie is snapped. Based on the volume […]

While most people are talking about James, Messi and Robben, yesterday Germany’s ‘keeper, Manuel Neuer gave one of the performances of the World Cup. However as the song goes, it wasn't what Neuer did, but the way that he did it. Making as many tackles against Algeria as he did saves, Neuer showed the watching […]

Food and football – just sounds right, doesn’t it? Having great food when you’re watching the match is an age-old tradition, formed in stadiums, pubs and living rooms across the world. Sometimes, victory is so close you can almost taste it. But what if there’s more to it than that – what if our taste […]

Last week, Canada's national team released their latest home kit, which coincided with the Canada’s Women’s National Team friendly against Germany at BC Place in Vancouver. The jersey, made by British sportswear supplier Umbro, will be worn by all Canadian national soccer teams this year. Declaring itself as “Canada’s national teams’ new dress code,” the […]

Two weeks ago Real Madrid unveiled their new home and away kits and the word of the day was: PINK! The custom in most kit reviews would be to discuss the home kit first. However there’s an elephant in the room and it’s the European champions’ all-pink away kit. The shirt is an eye-catching pink […]

Today, Belgium will face Russia in the Maracanã in what is likely to be a pivotal encounter. Victory in the day’s early kickoff (Noon Eastern time/1pm local time) would see either side take control of a wide-open Group H. Both teams last played on Tuesday, Belgium were unconvincing in their defeat of Algeria while Russia […]

After Ronald Koeman was confirmed as the new manager of Southampton FC earlier this week, what can Saints supporters and soccer fans expect from the new gaffer? The 51-year-old Dutchman, who recently guided Feyenoord to a second place finish in the Eredivisie, has signed a three-year deal. He will be joined by his brother, Erwin, […]

This month West Ham United launched their new away kit for the 2014/15 season. The Hammers will play in light blue away from home for the first time since 2011/12, and for the first time in the top flight since 2008/09. The East London club have gone for an intriguing design this year. There are […]