Write for Us Football: Football Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Most football sites that turn up for a write for us search are asking for the same thing: match reports, opinion on the weekend's results and transfer talk for their own fans. That's fine for them, but it's not what this blog is for. What I want is the work around the game: how a volunteer keeps a youth team going through a wet winter, how a supporters group grew its page without the club's help, how a boots shop explains fit to a parent buying a first pair.

My readers are business owners, creators and freelancers, and a surprising number of them coach a weekend side, run a club account or sell to fans. They already use my guides to soccer rules in plain English, American football rules and how football clubs grow fan communities on social media. Bear in mind that half of them say football and half say soccer, and a few mean a different sport entirely, so tell them which game you mean in the first line.

60-second football guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you coach, volunteer, run a fan page, sell football gear or write about the game for ordinary readers
• Have you said which game you mean, football, soccer or American football, early on
• Does your opening answer the reader's question in the first two lines
• Have you left out odds, tips, injury treatment and any link to an unofficial stream
• Would a new fan or a first time volunteer finish the post knowing what to do next

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Coaching a youth or grassroots team through a full season
• Running a supporters group, fan page or matchday podcast
• Choosing and caring for kit, boots and training gear
• Fantasy league strategy and how to run a friendly league with mates
• Offside, downs and scoring explained for people new to the game
• Small club life: pitches, volunteers and keeping the lights on
• Planning a stadium trip or away day as a supporter
• What a football gear shop has learned from its own customers

If your post could be published on any football site with the logo swapped, it is not for us.

What we look for in football posts

Every row below is a football or soccer subject I'd say yes to, set against the pitch I'd turn down on the same subject.

Topic	What gets accepted	What gets declined
Grassroots coaching	Running sessions, picking teams and keeping kids keen	Drills copied from a coaching manual
Supporters and fan media	How a fan page, group or podcast found its audience	Rumour roundups and transfer gossip
Kit and boots	Fit, care and choosing gear, from someone who sells or uses it	A shop's product list with a link
Rules and new fans	Offside, downs and scoring made simple	Match previews and predictions
Club operations	Pitches, fundraising events and finding volunteers	Anything about betting or odds

What we don't accept

• Betting tips, odds, accumulators or tipster content of any kind
• Transfer rumours and match reports with nothing new to add
• Brand copy promoting a kit or boots shop with no advice for readers
• Injury treatment, rehab or anything that reads like health advice
• Links to pirate streams or any illegal way to watch a match

What you get

• Your article in front of an engaged audience of business owners, marketers and founders
• One relevant, contextual link back to your own site
• A byline and the credibility of an established, high-traffic blog
• Editorial help to make the piece as strong as it can be before it goes live

How to submit

Send your pitch or draft through the contact form. Include the topic, the one specific problem the post solves, and a line on your first-hand experience with it. One idea per pitch works best. You will hear back on whether it is a fit before you write the full draft.

What a strong football pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I'd like to write a preview of this weekend's biggest matches with my predictions." A strong one says "I've managed an under elevens side for three seasons, and I'd like to show how we kept volunteers turning up all winter: the rota we used, the group chat rules, and the one thing parents said made them stay." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• Keeping volunteers when the weather turns and the results don't come
• A first season as a grassroots coach, told honestly
• Growing a supporters page without an official badge
• Starting a matchday podcast with two mics and a spare room
• Boots that fit growing feet: what parents get wrong
• Running a fantasy league that people still care about by spring
• Explaining offside to someone who's never watched a game
• Planning an away trip that fans talk about for years

Looking for more places to pitch? The sites that accept guest posts page helps you build a shortlist of blogs in your niche.

The traffic behind a placement here

Straight from Google Search Console, 3 to 30 October 2026: this site was shown 3.6 million times in Google results and received 23,300 clicks. That is the readership a football post joins. Want a firmer route than a pitch? Sponsored posts and link placements in articles that already rank are available too, and here is how to partner with me.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept football guest posts?

Yes. Football and soccer guest posts are welcome from grassroots coaches, club volunteers, supporters who run fan pages or podcasts, gear shop owners and freelance sports writers. The post needs to teach ordinary readers something, not report a result.

Do you accept soccer and American football posts as well?

Yes. The word depends on where your readers live, so write for them and say which game you mean early. American football pitches are welcome too, and the same rules apply: no betting content, no injury advice and no unofficial streams.

Should I pitch the sports page instead?

If your idea is about another sport or about sport in general, the sports page is the better fit. Cricket has its own page too. Every pitch reaches the same editor, so pick the closest match and I'll move it if needed.

How long should a guest post be?

Most accepted posts run between 1,200 and 2,000 words. Length matters less than usefulness: a tight 1,200 word post with one clear lesson beats a 3,000 word overview every time. Use short paragraphs, clear subheadings and at least one real example.

Can I include a link back to my own site?

One contextual link back to your own site is fine when it is relevant and helps the reader. Posts written purely to build a backlink with no real value for the reader are not published.

Do you accept previously published content?

No. Every submission must be original and not published anywhere else first, including your own blog, Medium, LinkedIn or a guest slot on another site. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before anything goes live.

Can I use AI tools to help write my guest post?

You can use AI to help with research or tidying your draft, but the experience, examples and opinions must be yours. Posts that read like generic AI output, with no first-hand detail, are declined.

Do you accept sponsored or commercial partnerships?

Commercial and partnership enquiries are handled separately from editorial guest posts. If you are a brand or agency wanting to work together rather than pitch an article, say so in the contact form and you will get the right details back.

How long does a decision take?

We aim to come back to you within a few working days. If the pitch is specific and clearly written, with the result in the first line, the decision is much faster.

Do you edit guest posts before they go live?

Yes. Every accepted post gets an editorial pass for clarity, structure and accuracy, and you may be asked for an extra example or a missing number. The aim is to make your piece as useful as it can be, not to change your voice.

Can I pitch more than one idea?

Yes, but send them one at a time or as a short numbered list with one line each. The strongest pitch goes first, and a single clear idea with a real result almost always beats several vague ones.

How do I submit a football guest post?

Send your pitch through the contact form with the topic, the specific result or lesson you will cover, and a line on your own experience coaching, volunteering, running a fan page or selling football gear. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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