IN BED WITH MARADONA

It was a major outpuring of emotion, of course it was, but considering some of the things Manchester City fans have had to deal with in the last forty odd years, few could begrudge them a day in the sun, money or not.

One of the greatest rivalries in football - The Eternal derby. Belgrade by Danny Last.

Named for the tiny gold Madonna that sits atop the Duomo’s tallest spire, the Milanese derby is a keenly contested and observed fixture in the Serie A calendar. NYC based digital artist James Campbell Taylor takes us through the ages (make sure you click through BOTH pages).

From from the genial David Bauckham, taken at Chorley's defeat to FC United of Manchester in, deep breath, the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League, Premier Division Play-Off Semi-Final last Saturday.

To offer relegation threatened KSC a boost, we’ve put together a (rather wonderful) gallery of pictures showcasing the club by local photographer Jochen Sand.

In a world where the internet rules, few football clubs still bother with the concept of match day posters but Lewes FC do things differently.

A recent trip to Namibia for Brazilian photographer Gabriel Uchida.

A spectacular set of images taken at AS Roma's Serie A game against Fiorentina on Liberation Day in Italy as seen through the eye of Reading fan, Adam Lloyd.

An excellent set of prints from Cairo based artist Kareem Gouda.

Hosting the Champions League Final this year and by far and away the best looking stadium around. Ever.

Some more innovative football art for you, this time from digital artist James Boast.

Danny Last and his camera took in Peterborough v Brighton recently.

Some outstanding photographs from the good folk over at the unveu.de website.

A century to remember.....

One of the finest football photographers around, IBWM is delighted to welcome a gallery of work by the hugely talented David Bauckham.

Miami based digital artist Esteban Izquierdo has ‘re-imagined’ giant versions’ of adidas’ iconic world cup footballs in their original host venues.

Sir Tom Finney, the legendary Preston and England forward is 90.

Via the wonderful NASL Soccer Jerseys website, some superb imagery of the late, great Giorgio Chinaglia.

The spirit of football in Brazil captured brilliantly by Gabriel Uchida.

Photographer Nacho Poy captures his beloved Racing Club de Avellaneda.

Great memories of his Georgeness with the LA Aztecs via the NASL Soccer Jerseys website.

Excellent caricatures of the Denmark squad by Copenhagen based illustrator Allan Buch.

Photographer Diego Vivanco considers football in urban and rural environments.

Photographer Konstantin Sergeyev was in Paris during the 2006 WC final between France and Italy, and photographed the French fans watching the game, as well as their reactions afterwards.

Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona deserve their place in any list of finest teams and London based photography firm Divar and Aguilar have been with them throughout the current golden era.

A trip to see Roma v Lazio captured by Danny Last.

Just the most wonderful artist...

The MMXII project, by New York based artist Daniel Nyari, features the Germany team that will attempt to dethrone Spain at this summer’s European Championships.

The artwork for this for this project (pop up Eredivisie cards given out by Dutch supermarket PLUS), designed by Maki for Doom & Dickinson, is absolutely top notch.

The one thing, above all others, that Danny Last captured so well on the European Football Weekends website was the spirit of a day out at football. Here he is at Liverpool in the FA Cup with Brighton and Hove Albion.

An outstanding player too, something often overlooked. Here's Fabio Capello from the Colorsport archive.

Montevideo based photographer Jimmy Baikovicius captures more than just a football match at the 2011 Copa Libertadores final between Santos and Peñarol

Photographer Steve Camargo took his camera along to the Estadio Félix Capriles recently and captured some wonderful images of the club’s Barra Brava’s, the Gurkas.

When Berlin Tempelhof airport closed in 2008 the surrounding area opened as a community park and football moved in. A wonderful photographic project by Martin Gruttadauria.

More artwork from the very talented Dan Leydon.

On a recent trip to Hamburg, Robin Cowan found whole districts pretty much covered in St Pauli stickers and graffiti highlighting various ‘ultra’ groups and movements associated with the club.

Twice European player of the year, Kevin Keegan set the standard for English players moving abroad. A photo gallery via Colorsport.

As the iconic ball returns for the UEFA 2012 European Championships, we track the development of adidas' definitive work.

1969-1991 via ColorSport.

Stuart Roy Clarke is a gifted photographer who has taken most of his career to tell the story of football, in glorious technicolour pictures even though no one as such told him to do it. Here we recount, with his help, where he was then to where he is now in sixteen spurious steps.

The famous Tehelné Pole stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia is one of Europe's most historic venues. Now in a sorry state of disrepair while national authorities dither over the building of a replacement, the ground is silent. Stuart Fuller took some pictures.

Some great canvass art from Ryan Hubbard.

Goalkeeper Kasey Keller brings the curtain down on a fantastic career as he bows out for Seattle Sounders against San Jose Earthquakes in front of 64,140 - a record crowd for the Sounders. Jacob Cristobal took his camera along.

A gallery of pics from this week's Emperor's Cup game between Nagoya Grampus and FC Suzuka Rampole via Michael Hudson. Nagoya won 6-0. The game was played at the Mizuho Athletics Stadium, formerly graced by Gary Lineker and Arsene Wenger.

Velibor often walks around the city of Montreal in his beloved Liverpool FC jersey. He never fails to notice another person wearing a soccer shirt, no matter how big the crowd. He decided to approach and meet these people and photograph them. Here are his brief encounters, far away from the pitch. Text and photographs by Velibor Božović.

Villa's turn to get the 85 treatment. Cowans, McMahon, Shaw, Rideout, Withe - a decent line up.

The only football sticker book we ever filled, so we thought we'd share it with you. Alphabetically, Arsenal are first.

Ahead of the Olympics in 2012, Steve Menary, author of the excellent GB United? British Olympic football and the end of the amateur dream, looks back at previous incarnations of a unified side.

Some amazing prints from Colorsport featuring King Kenny. See if you can spot a young chap escaping from Dalglish that is just about to score his first international goal. Whatever happened to him?

Steve is the editor of the excellent miniboro.com website and a hugely talented graphic artist to boot. Here's his interpretation of some familiar names.

All good things must come to an end. But they don't always come to an end with Beckenbauer, Ali, Moore, Alberto and Chinaglia as support acts. This time, they did.

A true revolutionary and an outstanding set of pictures from Colorsport.

A stunning set of images designed by vector artist Dinar Pratama Aji.

Rush, Souness, Wark.....artist Andy Hemming laments a bygone era.

Featuring Jersey, Menorca, Rhodes and Gotland amongst others, the 2011 Island Games held on the Isle of Wight was, as always, an intriguing competition. We sent Steve Menary along with his camera.

James is a (very talented) artist and editor of the football blog 2footed.com. Here's his interpretation of some classic images that really require no introduction.

Sheffield FC, the oldest football club in the world, travel to Hallam FC's Sandygate, the planet's oldest football ground, to compete for the Alan Cooper Memorial Trophy. Captured by Andrew Gibney.

Michael Hudson tours the Northern, Wearside and Northern Alliance Leagues during 2010-11.

The 1973 homecoming....and a funeral.

Bobby Robson’s Ipswich Town testimonial match in November 1979. Arranged to commemorate the legendary manager’s 10 years at the club, an England XI was selected to provide the opposition for the late Sir Bobby’s soon to peak charges. The game not only features Robson’s outstanding Suffolk vintage, including Talbot, Wark and Muhren, but also sees George Best turning out in the colours of Ipswich and Spurs idol Ricky Villa donning an England shirt.

Djurgarden versus AIK captured via the lens of Stuart Fuller.

Jamie McGregor visits two of the most passionately supported clubs in Spain. Gijon are just about safe from relegation, occupying a mid table position in the Primera División, while Oviedo are recovering from a triple relegation.

Mark Gilbey took his camera along to the breakaway republic of Transdniestr with a view to capturing the soul of Moldovan football.

A gallery tribute to the legendary Brazilian. Words come from 'Soccer in Sun and Shadow' by Eduardo Galeano, one of the South America's most eminent writers, and from Zizinho, Garrincha's Brazil team mate.

Dan is a graphic designer with a penchant for football. He's put together this series of retro posters for IBWM.

The epitome of 1970's maverick footballers, Rodney Marsh blazed a trail through the NASL with Tampa Bay during a ten year association with the club.

A tribute gallery featuring El Diego as the subject of artistic inspiration.

A beautiful set of pictures from Barry Valder of the Shimzu UK Ultras website. These really capture the spirit of one of Japan's most colourful teams.