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Good morning. Are you read for the Beer Mat World Cup? 12 teams, 144 beer mats competing for the title of “Beer Mat World Champions”. It all starts today with the qualifiers. Each club will have its beer mat set compete against each other in qualifying groups via Twitter polls. Beer mats will be split on top 4 groups of 3, with beer mats facing off against beer mats of the same club. The winners of each group will qualify for the Beer Mat World Cup. Each clubs 4 winning beer mats will go into 12 groups of 4, with...

Yesterday summed up Gareth Southgate’s reign as England manager. Zero substitutions, very little in-game management, and end up not getting the result we wanted. Poland are a good team, but not a great team. There is a reason why they are currently 4th in the group behind Albania and Hungary and won just 3 of their last 12 games (against San Marino, Albania and Andorra). Beyond Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny, the team is made up from journeymen, mainly playing in minor leagues such as Greece or Russia; or in lower leagues across England, Germany and Italy. It feels odd...

After 3 weeks of scintillating competition, the Beer Mat World Cup came to its end yesterday. you, the people have been voting in your thousands. It started with 144 beer mats and ended with just one. And the winner is… Our Rocky & Wrighty beer mat is part of our classic Arsenal set. In the final it beat Everton’s Dixie Dean. Dean led from the kick off on Saturday. But a late surge on Sunday evening saw Rocky & Wrighty take the inaugural Beer Mat World Cup crown. Thank you to everyone that took part and our full beer mat collection are still...

After 3 weeks of scintillating competition, the Beer Mat World Cup came to its end yesterday. you, the people have been voting in your thousands. It started with 144 beer mats and ended with just one. And the winner is… Our Rocky & Wrighty beer mat is part of our classic Arsenal set. In the final it beat Everton’s Dixie Dean. Dean led from the kick off on Saturday. But a late surge on Sunday evening saw Rocky & Wrighty take the inaugural Beer Mat World Cup crown. Thank you to everyone that took part and our full beer mat collection are still...

For the home bar ownerFootball Beer Mats - £12 Our bespoke beer mats have been a best seller this year. They make a perfect gift for any fan that has built their own home bar during lockdown. Look great framed too. For Secret SantaBottle Openers - from £6 We celebrate some of your teams classic kits and greatest moments with our heavyweight stainless steel bottle openers. All 144 of our bespoke beer mats have been turned into stainless steel bottle shaped bar blades. A perfect addition to any home bar! For the first timerMy First Match Mug - £15 Celebrate a...