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APP OF THE DAY: The Master Tactician review (iPad / Android)
Be Ron Manager 27 January 2012 18:00 GMT TweetIt's another FA Cup weekend and, as such, another excuse to take a closer look at one of the multifarious football apps that sit in the App Store. But today's App of The Day isn't a game based on flicking goals, or managing a team of virtual players...
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Character Building Wembley Stadium offers Lego-style footy fun
TOY FAIR 2012: Sweet FA 24 January 2012 14:44 GMT TweetCharacter Options, the toy company behind the excellent Doctor Who Character Building (Lego-style) figures and playsets launched last year, has signed a deal with the English Football Association in order to release figures and brick building sets...
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YouTube and NBC put Super Bowl commercials in one place
Online Ad Blitz announced 24 January 2012 10:59 GMT TweetSunday 5 February is a massive day the football calendar. Chelsea and United are set to square off at the Bridge and Lowestoft Town travel to Cray Wanderers for a big match in the Isthmian Premier. Yes indeedy, we're set for a day of sporting brilliance.
So,...
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APP OF THE DAY: The FA Cup with Budweiser - Man of the Match
It's a funny old game 7 January 2012 12:00 GMT TweetToday's AOTD is a dedication to the romance of FA Cup 3rd round day. Memories of Ronnie Radford blasting one in on the mud, Micky Thomas defying the league table to sink the Gunners and Sutton United beating Coventry, when Coventry were actually decent.
And...
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Best Android sports apps
FEATURE Follow it, love it, download it 4 January 2012 17:31 GMT TweetThere's a lot of sports out there in a lot of different countries with tens of leagues all of their own. By the same token, there seems to be almost as many sports apps available on the Android Market to choose from.
As ever, Pocket-lint has...
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Tweet your team talk to Man City captain Vincent Kompany before Manchester derby
To win his shirt and captain's armband 4 January 2012 15:23 GMT TweetManchester City and Belgium captain Vincent Kompany has just joined the growing list of professional footballers on Twitter, and to celebrate he is encouraging fans to contact him with words of encouragement via the social networking site before the...
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Apple TV to kick-off Premier League football coverage?
Google also interested in rights 4 January 2012 9:26 GMT TweetApple is to take on the likes of Sky and ESPN in bidding for the rights to broadcast Premier League football when the tender is offered up before the end of the season.
The Daily Mail is reporting that the Cupertino tech giant is interested...
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Kasabian v Darren Bent at Xperia Play virtual / real football (video)
Weirdest headline ever for even weirder PR stunt 22 November 2011 17:44 GMT TweetTake one England international football player, throw in the frontman from a popular band and what have you got? Yes, that's right - an easy payday for both the footballer and the singer.
And some publicity for the product that is tenuously...
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Bromley FC to sport Betfair QR code haircuts for FA Cup clash
Scan their bonces with your phone 10 November 2011 17:05 GMT TweetThe first XI of Conference South football team Bromley FC will be part of a unique sponsorship drive this weekend, when they take on Leyton Orient in the first round of the FA Cup. The back of each player's head features a custom QR code which, when...
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Nike Seitiro Hi-Vis ball brightens up the Premier League this winter
Crammed with tasty tech 4 November 2011 10:23 GMT TweetFootball, more and more, is relying on technology to improve the global game, and the Nike Seitiro Hi-Vis ball is a prime example of the traditional and tech combining to, often, spectacular results.
A white Seitiro is currently the ball of...
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FM 2012 celebrated with Sho'ots - concept footy manager boots
As modelled by Graham Taylor 19 October 2011 11:08 GMT TweetIt's refreshing to note that, after a swathe of brand new phone and technology company announcements, including the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), the Motorola Droid RAZR and Apple's third quarter financial results,...
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APP OF THE DAY: Aurasma Lite review - (Spurs fans download now)
Virtual reality mobile browser 30 September 2011 18:48 GMT TweetIf you’re reading this before 4:45pm GMT on Sunday 2 October 2011, you’re a Spurs fan and you happen to own either an Android or Apple smartphone, then you’re in luck. Pocket-lint’s App of the Day is not something exclusive...
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Adidas Adizero f50 powered by miCoach: The boot with a brain
FEATURE We take Messi's clever new boots for a spin 29 September 2011 9:01 GMT TweetThe future of football is here, now, and is on the feet of Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Samir Nasri. And for one afternoon in September, it was also on the feet of Pocket-lint at the easyCredit-Stadion in Germany, the home of FC Nuremberg.
We're...
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APP OF THE DAY: The Official Football League Clubs’ review (Android)
The best league, the best clubs 21 September 2011 18:00 GMT TweetE I E I E I O, up the Football League we go, when we get promotion, this is what we'll sing, we are [insert team name here], we are [insert team name here], [Insert best player here] is our king.
Ah, the Football League - don't you just love...
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Lords of Football - the football game that tells it how it is
HANDS-ON Where the SIMS meets Football Manager 8 September 2011 14:00 GMT TweetFantasy football is for sissies. In fact, according to Italian football legend, Gianluca Vialli, the tactical side of management represents far less than just 25 per cent of the job and both he and Geniaware are going to show you why with the latest...
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