David Alaba…the best young left back in Europe? Tim tells us all about the 20 year old Bayern Munich and Austria superstar.

Mark Bowering of Ladbrokes guests on the site today, and he writes about why Bayern Munich are in pole position to become Europe’s number one team!

As the rest of the world fawns over Borussia Dortmund’s demolition of Real Madrid on Wednesday night, Lee spares a thought for the poor football hipsters who need to find a new team now Dortmund have sold out and went all mainstream.

This week, goalkeepers keep breaking their hands in bizarre circumstances, players get sent off for being subbed, referees are called names over PA systems, and much more!

In this week’s Football Shorts, Dave looks at fans dressed as sperm (oo-er), match-fixers sent to jail, players fined after going to the carnival, and other news stories you might have missed!

Sepp Blatter as the voice of reason, Malaga appeal a ban, Rivaldo is still playing, and other stories you might have missed last week as Football Shorts starts our week off on Born Offside!

Bundesliga tips are back for this weekend’s games from Raphael Hongistein via Unibet.

Raphael was kind enough to give us a few German tips, on top of Matt Howard’s usual winners! Because of us, you get to make even more money this weekend!

You might not have heard of these players yet, but they’ll be household names in the future. Impress your mates by telling them about these youngsters first!

What happened to the team that played against Munich in the UEFA Cup? Was this the highest heights the players would ever reach? I’m going to look at the careers of every player who took to the field against Bayern Munich in both legs of the tie, as we find out what happened next…