World Football Top Writers

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Salaar Shamsi is a passionate sportswriter (who happens to be the World Football Community's Leader alongside Andrew McNair), while most of his contributions are aimed towards Football or Soccer, he often chooses to branch out with articles related to Cricket, Golf, Tennis and the NBA as well.

Salaar Shamsi was born in Pakistan but has traveled and lived in the United States, England, Singapore and Turkey.

Salaar traces memories of great clashes between Manchester United and Arsenal and often enjoys catching up with the best in the business.

Salaar has really enjoyed being a part of the B/R Team and has recently started recruiting new writers into the community, which he claims has been an enjoyable experience.

A reliable editor (or maybe not), Salaar Shamsi would like to pa...

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Football has always been a huge part of my life and writing here on Bleacher Report is a huge pleasure. As the community leader of the World Football section for the last 10 months or so, I've seen it grow from the English Premier League section into the global debate it is today.

I'm proud of the role I played in that transition and will continue to support our good friend Salaar as he aims to take us further.

I've recently returned to Scotland from South Africa after 10 years in the football mad continent. I've been around professional football at many levels in South Africa but now persue a career writing about the beautiful game.

I also spent plenty of time at St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth working with some of the best cricketers in the world.

I'm presently continuing ...

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Hi. I'm Shyam and I'm the co-Community Leader of Bleacher Report's Arsenal Community, along with Mary.

It has been a wonderful experience writing here and meeting like-minded individuals who love football. Bleacher Report is a great forum to experience one's views and opinions on different events, and I have enjoyed being a part of a burgeoning community here.

There are some talented writers here, but more importantly, there are some excellent editors as well.

Keep up the good work guys! Let's hope we grow and prosper together at Bleacher Report!

P.S. If you have any concerns about, or ideas for improving the Arsenal Community, do drop in a note in my bulletin board.

A special thanks to Community Director, Zander Freund, for all his work directed towards improving B/R!

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Hello all!

I'm the Liverpool Community Leader for Bleacher Report, which obviously means I'm a huge Liverpool fan! I'm 17 and live in England. I like playing and watching most sports, mainly football, rugby, cricket and tennis.

I hope you enjoy my articles!

Also, remember to rate my articles with the stars they deserve (preferably 5!) and POTD's if the article's good enough!

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I AM ON A 10-DAY LEAVE.

For those of you who don't know, I'm Thomas - that 18-year old American who lives and breathes soccer. Since joining the B/R, I've worked my way up to becoming a senior writer and one of the community leaders for the growing Major League Soccer page. The other community leader is Joe Guarr.

If you have any questions related to MLS let me or Joe know and we'll see what we can do. Keep comments and notes suitable for all ages. Thanks. I'm gonna be writing mostly about MLS and trying to get some exposure for it here on the B/R. I will write about other things occasionally also. I pretty much write about everything except NASCAR.

I recently became a writer on Soccercityfc.com, a small site dedicated to football. You can check it out by just clicking on the ...

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Known as Michelle, some people like calling me Mich, or Micha, or Michu if they want to be really annoying. After almost what seemed like a lifetime of waiting, I turned 18 and chickened out. Yes I cancelled out my 18th birthday, thus I still remain 17. I have the right to be immature and annoying, yes I do!

I love argueing for fun, I love a good debate, so when I was 7 someone told me Manchester United was great and I wanted to pick a fight, I just looked up another team that was greater and found, guess what. Liverpool FC. After that I decided to watch them play, and fell in love instantly. I didn't really go Liverpool crazy till some time later, but I still thought there were better than anyone else. Then I find out my dad supports LFC, and my parents watched them play in Dubai ...

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Hi folks,
I am Mary, proud Co-Community Leader of the Arsenal Community with Shyam.

Together I hope we can mimic our beloved team - be stylish, creative and loved all over the world.

There are many Arsenal series for all you Gooners to get involved in including: "Arsenal In..." where Gooners from all over the world tell us what Arsenal mean to their respective countries, "Arsenal: Where Are They Now?" where Shyam looks at where past Arsenal players are, "Arsenal Legends" with Joe Guarr and "Arsenal Ladies" where I keep everyone up to date with all the goings on with the Arsenal Ladies.

Any other suggestions and comments are greatly welcome.

As for me, it is so surprise that I am a proud Arsenal fan and have been for 14 years. It feels...

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I`m just bringing a Brazilian perspective to BR.

BR is the greatest because even though English isn`t my first language and my writing is horribly amateur, there are always very competent people around to edit my contributions and make them look like real articles.

I think it`s great that fans from all over the world can write what they think about sporting events, give opinions and share local knowledge.

Like I said in the beginning I am Brazilian so I guess it goes without saying that I worship football/soccer as do my 190 million countrymen. I`m into just about every league, tourney and brand in the world.

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I am a long time soccer fan who gerw up travelling the country watching Coventry City in the 70's. Now living in the U.S. I am still as passionate about soccer as I was when I was a kid.

It's an honor to the a senior writer at Bleacher Report and I hope to entertain, educate and challenge you with my posts.

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Hi my name is Yoosof. I'm 16 years old and I live in Gillingham in Kent (UK). I'm an avid sports fan, I play and watch a lot of sport - my favourite sports are football (soccer), cricket, tennis, golf and formula 1, although football is what I mainly write about. I'm writing on bleacher report because I want to get experience writing sport articles because I want to be a sports journalist in the future.

Also, check out my blog site where I write about my local team Gillingham FC - http://gillingham.blogsfc.com

http://bleacherreport.com/gillingham-fc : the place to go here on B/R for all things Gillingham.

Although I'm not the most die-hard fan, I have recently been chosen as the Aston Villa Community Leader, which means a lot to me. Hopefully I can build up the community and g...

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Hi, I'm Willie.
I've a big interest in soccer...to the point of obsession. I'm a huge sports fan in general...you name it I'll watch it.
I've been involved in Soccer for years. I've managed, coached, played, written about, scouted, put the nets up...just about anything and everything to do on the football pitch at one time or another.
I'm a huge golf fan, american football, athletics, boxing, GAA, even Pro Wrestling. Hey if it's competitive, chances are I'll watch it.

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"Work is the curse of the drinking class."
Oscar Wilde

"I may be drunk, but you are ugly and I'll be sober in the morning"
Winston Churchill

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My name is Alan McGuinness and I'm the Chelsea Community Co-Leader alongside Salomon Gonzales.

I'm 18 and a die-hard Chelsea fan and season ticket holder (West Stand Lower) from London.

I'm currently studying Journalism at the University of Kent, and loving student life.

My ambition is to become a Journalist and writing on this site combines two of my passions: football and writing. I discovered this site via an advertisement on Facebook and I'm glad I took the time to sign up.

I mainly write articles about Chelsea, but also occasionally on other Premier League teams. With qualifcation for the 2010 World Cup under way, I'll also be writing some articles on the Republic of Ireland and their quest to reach South Africa.

At the moment I'm finding my time to write articles cu...

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I am a 17 year-old Lebanese writer who has great passion for football. I am the co-community leader for Serie A alongside my friend Daniel Penza on Bleacher Report.

I enjoy watching, talking, playing, reading and obviously writing about football. I am a huge fan of Serie A football and my big, impersonal mission on B/R is to hype Serie A and help B/R continue on growing.

I am also a published poet (visit http://cadmusproject.com/ev_zahisahli.php and http://cadmusproject.com/order.php?pid=lifeislove)

At Bleachers I am a passionate sportswriter, writing about several topics in world football.

I have created many successful series on B/R including "Rumors & Realities", "Inside Football", "English Talk", "Calcio Fever", "Talking ...

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Might as well write something here, just for the fun of it.

To start us off, I'm not German. I'm Dutch, with some Irish ancestry somewhere along the line. Let's see... Besides that, I'm 24 years of age and I'm working as a teacher, teaching kids from the ages of 12-16 the wonderful yet bizarre Dutch language. That's all for now... If you have a question, just dump a message on that messageboard below and I'll answer your question.

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Joe is currently a student at THE Michigan State University and has developed an unhealthy obsession with soccer over the years.

As one of the MLS community leaders along with Thomas Leemon, he hopes to give the league a wider exposure through his writing. He is also always looking for new MLS writers to help the community grow.

His sporting interests encompass more than just the Beautiful Game though. At any given time you can find him watching baseball, basketball, American football and hockey, or trying to understand cricket.

When not writing, he finds time to cheer for Arsenal, Shrewsbury Town, Fulham, Glasgow Rangers, the Chicago Fire, the US National Team, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Detroit Tigers and of course his beloved Michigan State Spartans.

Please post any ques...

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I'm a 29 year old Mancunian currently living in Fulham. I won't reporting news or contributing regularly just sporadically posting when I feel sufficiently passionate or inspired.

Read this article its the best one on here.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/56177-the-fall-and-imminent-rise-of-manchester-city-its-nothing-new

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Alex is a recent history graduate, who has just started a postgraduate journalism course. When he isn't in lectures (sitting at the back, of course) he can often be found on B/R - in his role as Staff Editor of the World Football section.

With an unflinching belief that he is always right, a convenient disregard for facts that might not support his view and an ability to write thousands of words on the most trivial of stories, Alex naturally believes he has all the skills required to become a great journalist. With past experience including a blog that reached literally tens of people worldwide and an article his mum read, he also believes he has the popularity to succeed.

Alex knows a lot about sport - last year alone he predicted Tiger Woods would win a major, and an English tea...

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Hi Im Ben, a 19 year old Arsenal, Colchester Uniited and Chicago Fire supporter who loves his family, friends, football and coka cola more then life its self. half my family come from liverpool and the ohter half from london. In all, my family supports louds of teams ( Arsenal, Colchester United, Chicago Fire, Liverpool, Everton, Tranmeire, Spurs, West ham and manchester unitd) so its world war 3 when they all meat.

Even low my family are far apart the cultures of both envronments effects me and i myself have turned out acting like a kokney with the liverpudlion spirit ( except when arsenal play liverpool or everton then its no more mr nice guy lol)

My friends Support Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool and Manchester United, so I always get alot of stick on my lunch break at work about...

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I am 27 years old from Peterborough in England. I love football and support my home town club Peterborough United first. The 'Posh' are managed by Darren Ferguson, son of Sir Alex, and are currently in League 1, hoping to be in the Championship before long. I am a season-ticket holder.

Liverpool are my EPL team, and I support them with just as much passion from afar as I do Peterborough up close.

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I'm all about the football. Play it, breathe it, live it and argue it 24/7. I've supported Manchester United as long as I can remember and when I stumbled across this bleacher report thing, I got hooked! I've always fancied myself as a bit of a journalist so sports writing here should be good fun.

I'm a college student living in London and I think I write very differently to a lot of people on B/R so if you like my style don't hesitate to become a fan!

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A totally all-arsed Arsenal fan from Bangalore. Also admires the seminal talent that Ajax throws up, a fan of AC Milan as well. I support the Netherlands in International games and am quite a die-hard orange fan. Favourite all time players include Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, Marco Van Basten, Paolo Maldini & Johann Cryuff. From the current crop my picks are Robin Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas & Kaka.

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Born and raised in Oakland. I am a self-proclaimed baseball purist. I am a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and basically half my wardrobe is orange and black. I listen to Giants games on the radio because that's how my dad taught me to do things and listening to Jon Miller and David B. Flemming talk about Shakespeare during any point of a game is priceless. I am a baseball prospect junkie and that means I read Baseball America usually more than I read my own textbooks.

I'm not your normal sports fan. I don't panic after every game. I don't use "we" when speaking of a team I root for. I'm not a homer. If the team isn't good, I'm not afraid to say it.

I served as a editing intern with the B/R crew this past summer and now I have the pleasure of serving as the community...

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I am 26 years old from Manchester , Gunchester ......only if your a bad boy ha ha !!! . I like socialising and making new friends as well as keeping my old ones in line. Im a complete sucker for getting deep into debates if i think my opinion is of value i wont back down , But ill admit if i am wrong. And that does NOT mean that ill back down at every debate like the LFC fans expect . But on the odd occasion i cant be bothered so ill let it slide .

Im here to write reports on Formula One , Football ( soccer ) Poker and Darts , I Take this seriously now im getting into it but also Im here for fun and who knows where it will end up, Id love to write reports in the Formula One Magazine .So if anyone has tips hints and advice then drop me a message on my wall .

Im a huge fan of sport...

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My name is Marzia and I am an adamant football fan. I m currently studying economics, which seems a world away from football. Between studies I hope to find the time to write articles regularly and will be writing mainly on the Serie A section, focusing on my favourite team, Juventus.

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Hi, I'm Eric Gomez. Currently, I'm a Television, Film and New Media Major attending San Diego State University in (you guessed it) San Diego, California. Aside from writing and enjoying sports, I design websites in my spare time and wonder why the San Diego Padres haven't had a pitcher throw a no-hitter or a batter hit for the cycle.

I'm a co-Community Leader for the San Diego Chargers section on B/R, as well as the Community Leader for the San Diego Padres. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or anything else basically, be sure to leave a note on my profile or e-mail me at:

eric[dot]gomez[at]gmail[dot]com

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Hi My Names Callum I'm writitng on Sports Bleachers to get better at English and because I love Arsenal and I want to be a Sport journalist.
It is an honour to be the Sunderland Community Leader

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A supporter of Liverpool since the age of eight, I have spent 21 years following the many ups and downs of this historical team.

Admiring the long standing morals and examples set by the club, i feel proud to be part of the world famous support from the Anfield faithful.

I am a massive supporter of football as a whole and totally admire other teams like Man United and Arsenal amongst others,im lucky not to be tied to traditional rivalries as some supporters are.

I also have a huge passion for most sports including Golf,Basketball,Tennis, and American Football beng amongst my favourites.

Its only really the last four or five years ive started to understand a lot more about football and lately i have found i have really enjoyed passionatly debating and discussing it,which in t...

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A 17-year-old hailing from a wide array of cultural backgrounds, Khalid Shakran seems to have one thing that brings it together: The passion and love for any sport. Khalid Shakran is a Golden State Warriors' fanatic, Serie A lover, and a African Football expert (or at least he has been told).

He Currently resides in the beautiful Bay Area and seems to have his heart attached to it for eternity. Loves to write about the Warriors, some Premier League related news, and the Serie A.

He hopes he can add to the Bleacher Report community's success and make it a fruitful experience.

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I am currently finishing up my Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Contrary to popular belief, I have no interest in AFL, Rugby League/Union or Cricket. My only love is football and I live and breathe this game every day. I never shy from giving a controversial opinion and love to stir up debates in anything related to this beautiful game. My initial skepticism of this community has given way to a belief that this site can transform into a place for 'serious journalism.'

I have contributed to numerous publications in Australia and Singapore. I try never to rewrite my lines as like Arundhati Roy, I believe that a writing style is deeply personal and subjective. It is a true reflection of how an individual feels a...

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If you enjoy my views or my writing, please consider becoming a fan! (button's right above this sentence)

I discovered Bleacher Report on July 1st 2008.

Since joining, I've only become a bigger and bigger fan of the site. The community is fantastic (I love exchanging ideas with 'thinking fans'). I'd seriously encourage anyone with a sports opinion to join in the fun.

I'm from United Kingdom, England. 22 years old at time of writing. No journalistic or public writing experience. Just a "professional fan"...

I love football, tennis, and snooker (sadly not part of b/r). I’m more knowledgeable about football than tennis, snooker than football, and snooker than tennis (that's Snooker>Football>Tennis!). But I'm most passionate about my first love, football.

I've...

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Massive Portsmouth FC supporter, I've been following the boys since our old first division days. A university student from America, I spend my days reading and writing about the English game, and am practically encyclopedic when it comes to player/club histories and statistics.

I've always had a passion for writing, and an even stronger passion for football. Everyone has their dream job, and I wish I could only have the opportunity to be able to write/work professionally for my club or a news site like Sky Sports, Rivals, ESPN, etc.

University work - particularly my thesis - keeps me pretty busy, but I write as often as I can about the topics I know and the things I care about.

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Editor of the "All In White" Real Madrid blog at allinwhite.blogspot.com

Originally from Madrid, currently based in London.

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Hi. I'm David Jacobs. I live in England. Currently studying for A-levels at King Solomon High School. I'm 17 years old and a devoted fan of Tottenham Hotspur FC. I love rock music and playing bass guitar.

I hope you enjoy my articles and leave comments on them.
If you really like my articles, become a fan :D.

NOTE: If you edit my articles, I politely request that you DO NOT edit my headlines. I check my play-by-play regularly and will only change them back to how I first wrote them.

Remember,If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Many thanks in advance.

David :)

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I am 28-year old American Submarine veteran world football lover who is studying sports media, in a way, at the University here in the city (SF).

I am editing for Bleacher Report as an internship. Good times.

In addition to writing and editing, and playing soccer, I am also an amateur HAM radio operator and a part-time Karate instructor. Yeah.

I'd like to move to Italy in a few years, covering the Italian game for an English-speaking source, until breaking the shackles of wordplay and going directly into club operations somewhere, possibly scouting. They're all old geezers anyway. Gotta do what you love - ya know?

In addition to my writings here, I also supply more informal pieces to my blog at dioforce.blogspot.com.

Enjoy...

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A sociology graduate from the University of Edinburgh who lives in Hong Kong. Been an Arsenal Supporter ever since Arsene Wenger joined. Loves fast tempo, free flowing attacking football and technical players.

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My name is Rafal Ladysz and I'm a journalism student at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. I've always liked writing about sports of any sort and this will serve me good for the future. Hockey, soccer and tennis are what I enjoy writing about most.

I'm a huge Buffalo Sabres fan, and the amount of heartbreaks this city has experienced is just unreal. Ilya Kovalchuk and Marian Gaborik are my two favourite players. I've had a few NHL articles published on CBS Sports and I'm really proud of that.

I'm Polish, and our soccer squad has been through quite a few disappointments of their own. In the end, I hope to become a sportswriter but it will be challenging.

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Im 22 years old and live in Darwin, Australia. I'm a big fan of AFL and cricket, but my favourite sport is football. Its an exciting time to be a football fan in Australia at the moment, we've finally got a decent national league, and the Socceroo's are on track for a second consective World Cup. Where i live, there isnt a huge following of the world's most popular sport, so i've turned to the intenet, to communicate with fellow Football fanatics. I'm one eyed Liverpool, but am also very interested in all aspects of Australian football.

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Hey guys it's Miles here, discovered Bleacher Report by accident and still getting used to it so if you anyone knows a lot about the site point me in the direction of the sweet articles!

I'm 17 and a die hard Charlton Athletic fan and play football too whenever I'm not in college or asleep! I'll try and write good stuff to add to the good stuff that's on here already so the majority of stuff is good stuff! Haven't been on here long but already I've found loads to read and loads to comment on. Enjoy my contribution!

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Hi. I am 23 years old and have just completed my fourth and final year at the University of Durham, England where I achieved a 2:1 B.A degree in French, Spanish and Catalan.

Having done work experience as a write for a local newspaper recently, I hope to complete my NCTJ within 8 months and become a sports or travel writer at the Independent or the Guardian. I am also a big fan of WSC football magazine.

Please feel free to leave your thoughts, whether positive or negative, on my profile or under my articles.

http://pottersallsportsblog.blogspot.com/

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I am a lover of sports especially Football [Soccer], Basketball, American Football, and Bowling. I have been writing since 2003 and writing about Sports since 2006. I once wrote for Univision during the 2006 World Cup in Germany and I also write for Now Public, Merinews, and Helium

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Manchester United and Germany fan since 1996. The first memories I have of football are Bierhoff's winners against the Czechs in the Euro 96 final and Beckhams half way line goal against Wimbledon. My football views are weird to say the least, ranges from Rooney is twice the player C.Ronaldo will ever be to Fletcher is already a United Legend and one of the most underrated midfielders in world football.

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I am 22 years old and live in London. Having graduated from University in June, I am now trying to kick start my career in sports journalism! I am a massive Chelsea fan, have a season ticket and watch all the games on tv! I have extensive knowledge of the Premier League and I follow all the football news. I will never miss a Match of the Day and I am often tuned into Sky Sports News.

My other interests include tennis, reading, writing, travelling and socialising with friends.

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I am a young writer, a critic on German football....i wish i could watch more football games..more FIFA tournaments but don't have too much time because of studies. I still catch 2 Champions league matches, 2 or 3 epl matches, 2 or 3 of la liga, bundesliga highlights and sometimes 1 of Seria every week. I love watching intl football, so I try to catch as many WCQ's as possible at the moment.

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Footballs most passionate fan is on the network to be. An intricate process has gone into understanding and applying the basics to create an Analyst and Super writer.A Petroleum Engineer by training, i enjoy bringing together two things i love so much to do,Football and Writing. I live and would die Football.