A week into the new season, and we’ve already had plenty of great matches, top transfer gossip and smart goals. It’s great to have it back, isn’t it? But what else has been happening in the world of football? How about a list of the top ten strange injuries that have befallen some of football’s top stars? If that’s the kind of thing you’re looking for, then look no further than Caught Offside, who have got just the thing up on their blog this week. Some of these are hilarious, but they’re also probably quite scary for the injury prone or paranoid amongst you.

If you were going to organise a nice, gentle pre-season friendly to get your top players warmed up, you wouldn’t pick the country’s biggest derby match as an ideal fixture, would you? Alas, that’s exactly what the authorities in Turkey did recently, and FourFourTwo have got the whole story on Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray. Players trying to trip up the ref, flares raining down on the pitch – this is the perfect start to the season, isn’t it?

With the Premier League and Football League kicking off, the FA Cup might not be at the forefront of everyone’s mind, but the early rounds of the competition are already underway. It might grab your attention more if you were making an appearance on the teamsheet for your club at the ripe old age of 40. That’s what happened to lucky Jonathan Haggart, the man behind the blog Haggis In Ponderland, who found himself on the teamsheet for Glossop North End’s match against Wigan Robin Park. Find out how he did so by reading his blog here.

Finally this week, we’ve featured The Guardian’s Joy Of Six a few times here, but we couldn’t resist their latest list: their top childhood football memories. Of course, it’s possibly the most subjective list imaginable, as we’ll all have our own personal memories, but it’s fantastic bit of nostalgia for a rainy Friday afternoon. Enjoy!