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Caring for your new football sounds like something that should be quite straight forward. It can be, however to get the most out of your new football you might want to consider some of the information below. The coaching staff at Pumpherston United find that the following guidance helps them to maintain a stock of good quality footballs for training and match days. ...

So, the match is over, the nets are down and that's it for another weekend of football. Or is it? Apparently not as according to recent statistics there will be around 2100 tons of dirty football kit to be washed before next weekend's action can begin. Nearly 2.5 million mums, partners and agreeing other family members will use in the region of 38 million litres of water and 132,000 litres of washing powder, at a cost of £17.5 million pounds a season, to get the sorry looking football kit back to gleaming condition. ...

It is 1.15 on a Saturday afternoon and it’s cold and damp. There is 45 minutes before kick off. The manager has called out the names of the starting eleven and named the subs. Then I hear those dreaded words: “Can the subs go and warm up the goalkeeper…” My heart sinks. Now- I’m not a brilliant goalkeeper; if I was I would have been the subject of a multi-million pound transfer to Manchester City. I’m not bad, but the words “.. warm up the goalkeeper” makes me wish I was an outfield player. ...

They're yellow and are imported from hot countries unlike our own but what else do you know about them? Having a Banana prior football or at half-time could prove a neat idea. Banana contain 3 natural sugars in the form of glucose, sucrose and fructose. A banana will give you an instant yet sustained boost of energy for the approximation of 90 minutes is why is proves popular with many athletes especially footballers. ...