Interesting links

Looking for Julio Baylon stats, i found this one, about historical review for Bundesliga
Bundesliga Rankings

BTW, I don't find seasons resume

 

With the quarterfinals of the champions league looming, there is no better time to get excited about it.

Have an inside look at this year's champions league:

http://www.tenmillionslaves.com/champions-league-special/

 

Sandals For Goalposts (a new blog focusing on football in Africa and Asia, a joint effort by me and a few friends) compile the 60 Greatest African Players of all time. This covers numbers 60-51, the list will continue in the coming weeks:

http://sandalsforgoalposts.com/2012/03/01/60-greatest-african-players-60-51/

 

hii just joined but i can post (reply) in the usa forum, why
There is no quick reply button.

 

Thanks comme. I have come across your blog before, great depth of football history there, keep up the quality work!

 

Following now on twitter as well.

 

Thanks ForeverRed, didn't know there was quite a major BigSoccer blogging scene!

 

What are you following on twitter?

 

The account of the blog. That's where it all happens maaaan!

 

A wee piece we've just published on Japanese football:

http://t.co/KnbJwn18


Hope you enjoy it

 

Thanks for the link.

I read the Indian and Japanese posts.

 

Simon Kuper on the secrets to Barcelona's success:

http://www.miostadium.com/opinions/simon-kuper/barcelonas-secret-soccer-success

 

[I just got what you were trying to say here, mate: Did you want me to explain it to you since I actually turned-out for teams that still utilised the "pyramid" formation a LONG time ago?]

 

http://walloffame.infostradasports.com/asp/index.asp

Some strange selections and omissions but nevertheless interesting.

 

What is the original source for the initial years of the EPL? Anyone an guess or idea?

 

Spartacus Educational is possibly the best resource on the web for classic British and Irish players. The bonus text at the foot of the profiles (much of it contemporary to the profiled figure of the game) offers some good additional insight IMO. This is the main page for their Football Encylopaedia:



http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ENCfootball.htm



Once again, I hope that you will find this information helpful...

 

I would have thought that most would have been taken from OPTA.

 

From here you can get to the online archive ("morgue") for football features and stories from "The Daily Mirror". Just scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to other profiles besides "Sir Stan". My favourite part is the scans of contemporary back page reports relating to the figure being profiled on the left hand side of the page:



http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/arc...-our-archive-article6355.html?display=players



IMO, it reminds you of a few things when you read a contemporary writer having a go at Matthews in print for supposedly getting in a bad cross or a Tommy Lawton or Nat Lofthouse supposedly "making hash" out of an easy goal-scoring chance when representing England...

 

Since when does OPTA collect all that (incl. counting goals made with head).

I ask it because I've seen slightly different assist-stats for quasi-legends like Cantona or Bergkamp.

 

Anyone an idea what the source is of those older assist stats? (before 2000)