Most of us are familiar with trying to join a new group for a game of football. There’s always a little bit of adjusting to the rules and customs of the new group. But what one man, Martin @NewAgeBoxingUK, was sent when he applied to join a new 5-a-side group was a full-on 14-page rule […]
The Best Collection of Football Team Names Ever
The best team names are original creations, but sometimes we understand that you don’t want to spend hours finely tuning a pun-laden name of your own, so we’ve put together a list to inspire you. These names have been gathered together from current leagues within the UK. Whilst they make funny (make that ‘hilarious’) 5-a-side and fantasy football […]
The Unwritten 5-a-side Rules Everyone Should Know
Formal rules of 5-a-side football do exist, though they’re often adapted slightly different wherever you play. But generally people will tell you them freely and happily whenever you need to know them. But then there are the unwritten rules as well. The ones that nobody ever really tells you, but you’ve got to figure out […]
Top 10 Football Jokes
Although football chants are great in a football stadium, they are not ideal to sing at home. Despite jokes not being as simple or catchy as chants, they are still useful in mocking your rivals and can be used in everyday scenarios. Here are our top ten football jokes you can use during Euro 2016 […]
5-a-side Fails
There are those who were born to play the game. The ball, destined to be at their feet, manipulated, caressed, mastered. Seeing them play football is like watching an artist who’s mastered his craft. Michelangelo sculpting David; Da Vinci Painting the Mona Lisa. It’s spectacular. Then, on the other hand, there’s a large collection of […]
Rare Goalkeeping Blunder – Going Viral
As the attacker bears down on goal, the keeper’s positioned well, he’s off his line ready to close down the angle and deal with the shot. It looks like he’s done enough, the shot hits the bar and cannons off into the air. Job done, then? Er, not quite, as you’ll see from this ridiculous […]
12 Players You Always See at 5-a-side
We all like to think we’re unique players, bringing our individual styles and dominant personalities to bear during our weekly kickabouts. We’re not. Play 5-a-side for even just one game and you’re bound to encounter at least one of the following guys. Worse still, you probably are one. Here’s our guide on who to look […]
Pepsi Surprise Players with Drone Football
We’re living in crazy times. First, a bunch of Turkish 5-a-side players get the full champions league experience, and now Pepsi go a stage further by springing a ‘drone football’ surprise on a group of players in Barcelona (video at the bottom). The elaborate surprise appears to have been sprung on a group of players gathering […]
The Worst 5-a-side Rules
I’ve recently published a list of resources for 5-a-side rules. On that page you can get all the resources you need if you’re playing your own game, running a tournament, or just want to refer to the way that the game is popularly played. In my many years of playing 5-a-side I’ve played a lot of […]
Sepak Takraw – Footvolley on Steroids!
Just occasionally here at 5-a-side.com I like to move a little out of our main area of focus and look instead at some of the other interesting areas of the footballing family. And in that respect, the game of Takraw is an undiscovered gem! Sepak Takraw – Eastern Secret Chances are, if you are in the […]