John Foster
Latest articles by John Foster

Barcelona sign £15m deal for putting sponsor’s logo inside souls
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Barcelona have agreed a groundbreaking sponsorship deal worth over £15 million a season, under which the club’s players will have a corporate symbol implanted into their very souls.
Banana touted as potential banana skin
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Back of the Net's John Foster on the potential Tigers-taming tasty comestible...

Andy Carroll to be turned into very expensive glue
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The West Ham striker is set to become a vat of £35 million glue following his latest injury. Back of the Net have more...

BotN season preview: Interrogation suites, hair transplants & Steve Bruce's bone structure
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The Back of the Net team continue their look ahead to the new Premier League season with some in-depth analysis of Crystal Palace, Everton, Hull and Leicester...

Brazil to find new hobby
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The country of Brazil is thinking about really getting into life drawing, Back of the Net's John Foster can reveal...

Lone German who didn’t score against Brazil feeling left out
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The one German player who failed to get his name on the scoresheet in the semi-final stuffing of hosts Brazil has been feeling a bit excluded, reports John Foster...

Magath applying cheese to broken heart
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Ex-Fulham boss Felix Magath has been getting over his dismissal by clutching a piece of Limburger tightly to his chest, Back of the Net can exclusively reveal...

BotN season preview: Ambitious nicknames, abrasive moustaches & matchmaking
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The Back of the Net team conclude their Premier League 2014/15 preview with a completely serious look at Swansea, Spurs, West Brom and West Ham...

BotN season preview: New signings, Tintin & underwear auction websites
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The Back of the Net team continue their Premier League 2014/15 preview with a completely serious look at QPR, Southampton, Stoke and Sunderland...

My son could beat up Bruce's son, says Poyet
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Gus Poyet has declared that his son Diego could have Steve Bruce's son Alex, Back of the Net has learned...

Mackay making sure everyone knows it's International Men's Day
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net New Wigan manager Malky Mackay is focusing on the big issues at Wigan, Back of the Net report...

Back of the Net not corrupt, confirm Back of the Net
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Leading football blog Back of the Net has been cleared of wrongdoing over its triumph in the prestigious Back of the Net Awards, report Back of the Net...

England 1-2 Italy: Three Lions have no answer to Rooney
By John Foster last updated
England Hodgson's men beaten again, reports Back of the Net's John Foster...

Eto’o calls Guardiola a 'toucan'
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Cameroon striker lashes out at "large-billed" former manager, writes John Foster...

Toure's cake "delicious", says Nasri
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Yaya Toure's birthday cake was irresistible, according to his team-mate who ate the whole thing, reports John Foster...

Arsenal claim moral draw despite crashing out of Europe
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net John Foster reports on a successful night for the Gunners...

Eto’o: I'll carry on playing until I’m 20 - maybe even longer
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Cameroonian goalgrabber vows to continue a while yet, notes Back of the Net's John Foster

Arsenal gearing up for February transfer window
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net January is nearly over - so, as Back of the Net's John Foster notes, it's almost time for Arsenal to start the transfer hunt...

Stoke only club not to have scored with a horse this season
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Data reveals Potters' aversion to stable-based goal action...

New Leeds bidder promises to destroy club gently
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net John Foster with the latest on the Whites' ownership situation...

Alternative Group A Preview: NKOTB, Riot Grrrl, lions & AFC Wimbledon
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The Back of the Net team start their preview of the 2014 World Cup, quite sensibly, with a look at Group A...

Cole thanks Chelsea fans for all the money
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net An emotional Ashley Cole has thanked Chelsea supporters for making him incredibly rich, John Foster reports...

World acclaims unknown €45m forward from small nation of 47m people
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Football has a new superstar, writes John Foster, following a string of explosive performances by the unheralded James Rodriguez from the little-known South American nation of Colombia...

Alternative Group C Preview: Orange is rubbish, Toure is rubbish, Greek names are rubbish
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net The Back of the Net boys continue their look ahead to the 2014 World Cup by checking out Group C...

Back of the Net's alternative Italia '90: Popular opera, Shilts and the outlawing of Ireland
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net Low scoring, cynicism, red cards and endless penalty shootouts mean Italia '90 is considered by most people to be the worst World Cup ever. Which just goes to show that most people are idiots...
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
