My 13 year-old son lives and breathes football. He plays for two football teams, he supports Arsenal, he watches football on TV, he reads about football, he plays FIFA on his Xbox, he practices football wherever he can, he talks about football teams and footballers to whoever will listen and he probably even dreams about […]
Chocolate football giveaway
In case you hadn’t noticed, the 2014 FIFA World Cup has started in Brazil. My son’s very disappointed that we’re not in Brazil right now but the arrival of a milk chocolate football from Moonpig has consoled him. The football is designed by British chocolatier Montezuma to celebrate all of the teams in the competition. […]
Wembley Stadium Tour
The teen isn’t terribly enthusiastic about going on a Wembley Tour but the trip’s in honour of her Dad’s birthday and so she doesn’t complain. We’d planned to go to London Zoo but it’s a grey rainy day, we decide that the animals will all be in hiding and opt for Wembley Stadium instead. As […]
Football family holidays
My youngest lives and breathes football. This is positive in many ways – he’s getting fit and learning about teamwork when he plays, he enjoys reading about the sport, loves going to matches with his Dad and actually wants to go to school on the days when it’s his turn to play football at lunchtime. […]
How to watch football in Italy
I was lucky enough to be in Italy at the weekend, at Ospedaletti on the mediterranean coast, near the French border. I’m not a football fan, but the males in my family are, and I always get caught up in the excitement of big occasions like the European Championships. When Italy hosted the World Cup […]
Footballs For Fun
Footballs For Fun was my favourite stand at the Times Destinations Travel Show in London. This is a charity which produces Fairtrade footballs in Pakistan and then sells them to travellers to give to African children. All of the profits go to help sick or needy children in Africa. Those who’d like to get involved […]
