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Football fans from across the UK are being asked to send a scarf to show their support for Plymouth Argyle’s fans. The Pilgrims are the latest Football League club to find themselves in dire financial straits having gone into administration on 4th March.

Saturday marked an historic day for football as the game’s law-makers the International Football Association Board (IFAB) banned the snood – was this the right decision? See the Football Supporters’ Federation’s poll (left) and have your say on this momentous change. All newly approved rule changes kick in on Friday 1st July 2011.

*Hillsborough, Sheridan Suite, Sheffield. Thursday, 3rd March 2011. Kick-off 7pm (for 7.30pm start). Free entry.

You can always rely on Brazil for a zany clip or two and this week is no different as a police dog handler loses control of his hound which hares after the ball with startling speed. We’ve not seen such an uncontrollable animal on the pitch since that awful Kevin Muscat tackle a few weeks back. As with most dog-related episodes it all ends fine with the pooch sniffing his ball.

Peterborough United have come up with a unique season ticket offer for some of their Posh fans to enjoy – a £15,000 one-off “Chairman’s Choice” package offers seats in the director’s box for every home fixture and the title of “honourary director” for a year.

Last week’s Football League announcement that final day fixtures in the Championship were to be brought forward from Sunday 8th May (3pm) to Saturday 7th May 2011 (12.45pm) was another reminder, if one was needed, that TV trumps the match going fan in the eyes of the football authorities.

The Welsh FA (FAW) has apologised to England fans over an embarrassing administrative error which means that 951 Three Lions fans, who had purchased tickets for this month’s Euro 2012 qualifier in Cardiff, will miss the match. It is also understood a number of Welsh fans may be affected by the mistake although the FAW has not released numbers on this.

There’s nothing riles the British fan more than a blatant dive – unless perhaps the cheat plays for your side. When the dying swan turns out for the apple of your eye it’s all too easy to develop a blind spot. However, even the most one-eyed fan would be embarrassed by the antics of Chile’s Bryan Carrasco playing in this U20 match against Ecuador.

The next meeting of the Football Supporters’ Federation’s Southern Division will take place at Kingsmeadow Stadium, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 3PB on Sunday 27th February, kick-off is 12.00 noon. A buffet lunch will be available so please register with Pam Wilkins if you are attending.

A number of Football Supporters’ Federation members have been in touch recently asking how to set up a supporters’ organisation. Therefore we thought it would be useful to publish a simple guide to doing just that – it isn’t easy and there’s a lot of work involved but it can be massively rewarding.

Football fans in the UK will still be able to watch World Cup and European Championship games on terrestrial TV thanks to a ruling by the European General Court (EGC). FIFA and UEFA had both challenged legislation which allows the UK government to protect sport’s so-called “crown jewels” and ensures they remain on free-to-air TV rather than subscription only.

UEFA has announced the ticket prices for the 2011 Champions League final – and they’re high enough to make your eyes water. Supporters can expect to fork out between £150-£300 for a single match ticket along with a whopping £26 administrative fee.

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After a career which encompassed an astonishing 309 goals in 440 games the one and only Ronaldo (that’s the Brazilian version, kids) has announced his retirement. The debate will forever rage over who was the best ever and it’ll never be truly settled – but it’s a fun one to have. Do you judge on long-term impact or short-term fireworks? If it’s the latter, then Ronaldo is in with a shout because between 1994-98ish he was almost untouchable.

Friendly. The clue is in the word although someone forgot to tell Brazilian midfielder Hernanes who achieved the almost impossible task of getting sent off in his country’s midweek friendly with France. Hernanes, who signed for Lazio at the start of this season, almost decapitates Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema with a ferocious studs-up kung-fu kick to the neck. Benzema had the last laugh though, his 54th minute goal secured a 1-0 win for Les Bleus at the Stade de France.

Football fans are going the distance in support of their team – and it’s an average 1,970 miles a season for domestic games across the Premier League and Football League, according to Virgin Money’s Football Fans’ Inflation Index.The most miles a season are clocked up by West Bromwich Albion fans who claim to put in 3,290 miles a season going to league matches – an average of 86 miles for every Premier League game beating the 2,471 miles – or 65 miles a game – clocked up at Manchester City. Across the city Manchester United fans put in 2,238 miles a season or 58 miles a game.

West Ham United’s owners look all set to move the club from its historic Boleyn Ground to the Olympic Stadium at Stratford after Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) officers recommended acceptance of the their bid, according to reports from BBC London.

Saturday’s FA Trophy 3rd Round tie between Blyth Spartans and Droylsden played host to one of the most blatant examples of cheating in recent times – and the player in question got away with it. Spartans, in green and white, are attacking and send a looping header destined for the back of the net only for Droylsden’s #9 to pull off a spectacular diving save – queue outrage as Spartans’ players and fans scream "Handball!". Have you ever seen a more blatant (and successful) attempt at cheating? The game ended 2-2.

Four fans of French side FC Metz were finally cleared of racist charges by a French court last week, despite having displayed an anti-racist banner. The four men, members of the ultra group Horda Frénétik, were arrested after displaying a banner in their home game in October against Angers depicting a fist smashing a swastika, carrying the message "Gegen Nazis" (Against Nazis).

It seems like we’re always knocking keepers in and finally…, but we wouldn’t have to do it if they didn’t keep on doing stupid things. This dozy chap, spotted in Spain’s Segunda Division, had a bit of a lightbulb moment that could’ve cost him dear. Seemingly forgetting who he was, where he was, the rules of football and just about everything that matters he decides to head on a charge upfield. If only he’d dropped the ball first.