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You can stay on the outside if you like, but.......
IBWM has won awards, picked up award nominations and received widespread acclaim for what we do as a collective. We now reach more than 150 countries and the site is visited by more people each week than you can cram into the Camp Nou on a matchday...but we do not intend to stand still, and we would like you to join us.
You can talk to us all day about the finer points of Didier Drogba's game, or spin us some waffle about a £30m transfer that your brother’s mate describes as FACT, but we're likely to fall asleep.
Tell us about the youth team Drogba graduated from though and you'll have our attention. Tell us about women's football in Cuba, the five best young players in Luxembourg, why Torquay United have the most eco-friendly pitch around, why Cowdenbeath's club crest looks like that, how many times Gaudi could head a ball or how good the Happy Mondays' five-a-side team were and we'll come and sit in your lap. Purring.
We are in contact with some of the world’s leading media outlets and work very closely with World Soccer magazine. If you're with IBWM, we'll push your case if you want us to and, as you can see here, we are always looking for new writers. Being read by a daily audience in advance of 20,000 people certainly helps with raising profiles and getting noticed, just check out our 'Press' page. If you just enjoy writing about football without wanting anything more, that’s good too. Get in touch.
Hello, is it me you’re looking for?
We want to collaborate with talented writers that can contribute regular articles or one-off guest pieces. If you are a professional writer looking for a home, want to break into the industry, raise your profile, or just enjoy writing about footie, IBWM is here for you. We want to build links with club websites and fanzine writers too. Don’t be put off because Fulham is your team and that’s all you know, what about cult heroes or retro pieces? Clint Dempsey’s youth career? Find us a good yarn and it will find a home at IBWM. Talented artists, poets, musicians and fashion designers that link to football are very welcome too, subculture is good for us.
What should I write about?
It’s entirely up to you. There are almost infinite possibilities. Travel back through time, look around the globe, or just around the corner. Eclectic and different are good here. Get creative. We like to cover subjects and regions that other websites don't. Recent topics have included tackling homophobia, the history of Argentinean football, why Dion Dublin is the new Keith Moon and the Vatican's Clericus Cup, but we are open to anything. Send us something; we’d love to hear from you.
Is it just written pieces you want?
Not anymore. We’d love to publish your photographs and artwork in our galleries page, with all links and pictures credited accordingly. Show your talents off.
We also want the Video section of the site to be based on your recommendations. Find us a good video and we’ll feature it with your name and links up on site if you like. If you've found an amazing video on YouTube featuring players, matches, music, ad's from any era, or you've produced something yourself, don't sit still, share it with IBWM.
What should I send?
Send articles, links, pictures, questions, free stuff, marriage proposals to us via the contact page. We can't promise to publish everything we receive, but if you'd like the opportunity to have your work published alongside Dan Brennan, Iain Macintosh, Kay Murray, Mark Gilbey, James Goyder, Sam Kelly and many other revolutionaries, get in touch.
This is your space. Join the revolution.