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Mido. Sounds like a continental supermarket chain. Or maybe Sweden’s entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. But no, Mido is neither of things. In fact, Mido is Spurs’ new Egyptian striker (The Sun headline writers must be rubbing their hands with glee…), a player …

Saturday sees London versus Ex-London, as Brentford take on the club formerly known as Wimbledon. Or to put it another way, the club that was awarded Wimbledon’s place in the Football League. Or to put it another way, a completely despicable franchise that should be …

In case you hadn’t noticed, Islington’s finest are involved in a rather big game this evening, a game with just a little bit of history . Popular opinion has it that Arsenal and Man U are fighting over second place at Highbury tonight, but try …

The award-winning Zaha Hadid was today announced as the designer of London’s Olympic Aquatics Centre. Which may or may not be the plain old London Aquatics Centre, depending on whether we get the 2012 Olympics. Either way, it will be built. The building looks very …

FA Cup Fourth Round weekend then. Traditionally a round where cup upsets are still very much on the cards. And when Gary Johnson’s merry band of cup giantkillers rode into South East London, there were many who were rubbing their hands with glee at the …

The third round of the FA Cup, in particular Exeter City’s draw at Old Trafford, inspired the media romantics to come out in force this week. The Grecians’ plucky display had the back pages purring on the subject of magic, wonderment and underdogs sticking it …

Even at the tender age of 7, Londonist could tell that there was nothing very offensive about The Beano. Dennis the Menace’s preferred victim, Walter, sported a pretty nasty NHS glasses and bow tie combo and there was always something off-putting about Billy Whizz’s strange …

Alex’s Premiership Roundup: A weekend of Premiership fixtures. Just another staging point in a league that is rapidly rivalling Scotland’s for the title of ‘most predictable in Europe’? Or a moment of truth for every one of the teams involved, each locked in a desperate …

This week’s London Premiership derby sees relegation-threatened Crystal Palace at home to mid-table certainties Tottenham. The reverse fixture a couple of weeks ago produced a 1-1 draw with Defoe scoring for Spurs and (quelle surprise) Andy Johnson scoring for the Eagles. Similarly both teams will …

In our apparently new role as the official London blog about football shirts, Londonist would like to bring your attention to news that Chelsea FC have dumped Umbro as their kit sponsor five years early. Umbro’s share price took a dive off the back of …