Thursday Backpasses: Introducing the Victorian Beckhams

This is the earliest photo of an England National squad. The Daily Mail has the details.

Sepp Blatter approves of these women's uniforms. Marginally NSFW [The Sun]
Liverpool take their photo poses from the Phil Mickelson collection [The Spoiler]
Immigration officials to wannabe foreign footballers: "Speak English!" [Guardian]

More fun after the jump.

QPR boss leaves. Team rumo(u)red to be seeking high priced foreign coach [BBC]
Petr Cech still showing signs of brain injury. Thinks Chelsea play attractive football [The Sun]
Wigan player has bet on United winning the title. Nope, nothing to see here [The Sun]
Coldplay to sell Euros to American audience. Are you having a laugh? Is he having a laugh? [AP]
Seattle Sounders sign first player. Guess they couldn't find any Americans to fill that role [American Soccer Reader]
Times Magazine takes in-depth look at epidemic of knee injuries in girl's/women's soccer. [Times Magazine]