Football Shirt Review

Being a huge football fan, I have amassed quite a large collection of football jerseys, over the years. Obviously as it is near impossible to get hold of an authentic Bangladesh national jersey, I have to show my love for my other teams. And my favourite club team is the great Manchester United, whom I've supported since I was a little boy.

Because Manchester United are one of the most popular teams in the world, it is very easy to get hold of a Manchester United jersey. And when they released their new royal blue third kit this season, I had to have it! So I trawled the internet looking for the best deals I could find, and stumbled upon SoccerPro.com. The site looked very promising and with its easy navigation, I was able to find the shirt I was looking for.

I was a bit dubious to place an order from they were located in the US. This led me to believe that I would get a different version of the Nike Manchester United Third Jersey from what is sold in shops here in the UK. Nevertheless, due to their great value, I placed the order.

Delivery did not take long, especially considering it came from across the Atlantic! I was pleasantly surprised to find that the jersey is exactly what I would find in the UK. Everything about the jersey is top quality from the stitching of badge to strength of the material. I played my first footy match with the jersey on the other day, and I must say it was highly comfortable. It has one of those sweat ventilation type technologies, which you can tell I'm not too familiar with the workings of! But it helped me during the match as I stayed relatively dry compared to my team mates.

The jersey was packaged nicely and no damage had occurred during transit. Overall, I am extremely happy with this purchase and I would definitely use SoccerPro.com again, when the new shirts come out next season!

New Sports Betting Section on 888.com

888.com online casino is one of the most well known brands and they are into sport as well, they are the sponsors of the Middlesbrough and Sevilla Football Clubs and 888 also sponsor the World Snooker Championship.

888 online casino and poker room offers a huge variety of casino games such as blackjack (and their version of the game - crazy blackjack), online roulette, slots and more.

In 2006 they added online bingo by acquiring the Globalcom brand, and this year, finally, they will launch the sports betting section as a new feature allowing players to get all of their poker, casino and sports betting needs from one site.

The sports betting new section should be a very popular one with fans from all over the world and will offer sport fans the chance to bet on the most popular sporting events.

English Football and the Web

As much as I enjoy keeping up with Bangladesh football from here there are many locals who enjoy following the English League that is, after all, the most followed league in the world.

One way to get full information on just about everything that is going on the English leagues is via the web. There are many website but one of the best that I have found gives not only all the latest news but also details on football odds and fixtures.

The big advantage to using the web is of course that you can choose when and where you catch up on your football. These days you can even get live video feeds for important games.

Friendly Soccer Tie on Eid Day

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has arranged a friendly match on Eid at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

A BFF XI and a National Sports Council XI will play the match that will start at 6pm at the big bowl.

The national camp players, who are preparing for this month's Merdeka Cup in Malaysia, and the B. League players will take part in the match.

BFF vice-president Badal Roy said that they would arrange the match to inspire the footballers.

BFF and Citycell Sign Deal

The partnership between Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and Citycell that is expected to give the dying game in the country a lifeline was made official yesterday after the two parties signed an MoU for the development of football.

Citycell will provide the cash-starved BFF Tk 16.5 crore over the next three years as the federation's 'partner in progress'.

"I thank Citycell for its generosity and hope it will be with us beyond the three years," said BFF president Kazi Salahuddin before signing the deal at the BFF Bhaban.

"These three years will be a chance to prove ourselves and if we do well, I hope the sponsors will remain with us," the former national footballer added.

When asked whether the amount was sufficient to implement all the programmes the new BFF committee has taken, Salahuddin said that 'sky is the limit for football'.

"We need millions but this is the base from where we can start climbing. Now it's our responsibility to take it further ahead. We are close to roll football to the ground as the Citycell Federation Cup starts on July 26. From then on, we will keep football on the ground for ten months. That was the promise my committee had made," Salahuddin said.

Citycell will be the title sponsors of the Federation Cup, B. League and the school championships and left options for the BFF to drag in other sponsors for tournaments like the National Football League and the national senior and youth championships. The cellular phone operators will happily act as co-sponsors for other events.

"We are still working on the details of the deal but the sponsored amount for the B. League is Tk one crore. As I had promised, 70 percent of it will be handed over to the clubs before the professional league."

The funds would be provided part by part, according to requirements of the programmes set by the BFF, confirmed the BFF chief.

Michael Seymour, CEO of Citycell, said three years is a 'fair enough' time to be in a position to assess whether his organisation would continue its support afterwards.

"We are here to support BFF and look forward to revival of football through the BFF plans that have been shown to us. "We believe that it can be achieved as there is massive interest for the game. It would be a milestone if we could play part in the big revival of the game," said the chief executive of the country's only CDMA mobile phone network.

"It would take a lot of efforts to develop the game among the youth and we would also like to see that the money is wisely spent.

"It is my great pleasure and honour to be present on this historic occasion when Citycell joins hands with the BFF to bring back to life the passion foot football in this country. Although the number of success (in international arena) in recent times is few, there are innumerable opportunities to rejuvenate the game by realising the latent talent of our youth.

"Our passion for the game is evident and with positive development of football, we foresee our youth reviving the game not only within the country but also taking on these global challenges in the years to come.

"We are collaborating with BFF under an agreement which is renewable every year for three years and is subject to the performance of the federation in bringing football back to its former glory and beyond. Under the dynamic and able leadership of the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin, we believe this is the right time to enter into this relationship."

The BFF high-ups and Citycell's head of marketing Ananda Rajasinghan and general manager (marketing, communications and branding) Sania Mahmood were also present at the agreement signing ceremony.