The year of the blog? Very possibly, especially with the current batch of outstanding sites out there which have grown, improved, developed and cross-pollinated in recent time. Aided by social media, an increasingly specialised selection is out there, waiting for you to wade through and bolster your knowledge of the game, and I thoroughly recommend losing yourself in as many of the following as possible.

Some, or many, may already be known to you, but hopefully there will be some hidden gems for everyone in one way, shape or form. The 100 are in no particular order, the list is by no means definitive and my apologies for any obvious, noteworthy omissions. You will notice that I've left out any club-specific blogs in the 100, hopefully to provide you with the most non-partisan, objective bunch around, though that in no way means you shouldn't follow any of the brilliant club-themed ones in 2011 and beyond. All suggestions, recommendations (and self-plugging) below the line will be much appreciated. Happy new year.

Essential reading about the business of football, with a depth of knowledge that makes it stand well out from the crowd. twitter.com/swissramble

An outstanding variety of football stories from around the world and through the ages are told here by an ever-growing collective, among them a personal favourite this recent piece on Justin Fashanu's spell at Torquay. twitter.com/inbedwimaradona

Michael Cox launched the tactics-porn site last January and says "it was inspired by [Jonathan Wilson's] Inverting The Pyramid and the standard of punditry on British television, in very different ways". Disclaimer: the good man himself writes a chalkboards column for this parish every Monday. twitter.com/Zonal_Marking

AFP sports journalist Tom Williams blogs on all things French football, and also provides some rather handsome tactics pieces. twitter.com/tomwfootball

A vast array of maps, locating the teams that took part in everything from last season's Blue Square Premier promotion and play-offs map to the 2010 Copa Libertadores last-16 map. Packed full of hidden treasures.

(Dr) John Beech "offers commentary on current (and, to a much lesser extent, historic) issues in the management of English clubs and, as appropriate, the governance of the clubs and leagues". It's well worth digging into. twitter.com/johnbeech

The breadth of coverage again impresses here as English football (and its clubs in crisis) get a thorough analysing. twitter.com/twoht

One of the best designed blogs on the list, this is "a blog about the wonder and terror of soccer". That tells you where the blog is based, but it covers far more than just MLS. Here are just two examples why you should read it. twitter.com/runofplay

Trips abroad, trips around the non-league and just flat-out good writing. Enjoy. twitter.com/theballisround

An excellent compendium for the Football League fan, David Bevan helms this collection of writing on the lower divisions. (Disclaimer: you may have read David's guest articles on our Football League blog.) twitter.com/the72football

If you can look beyond the big plug from the Guardian on its homepage standfirst, you'll find the thoroughly enjoyable writing of Danny Last and friends as they make their way around the continent, from FC United to FC Copenhagen. twitter.com/dannylast

Just two of the stand-out features on this blog: 20 greatest managers and my favourite footballer. twitter.com/equaliserblog

Tracking and interviewing much-travelled English footballers as they build their careers - and lives - around the world. Fascinating. twitter.com/lesrosbifs

Damn. Fine. Writing. A special tip of the cap for the Woodlands and Heidenheim Chronicles. twitter.com/iainmacintosh

An interesting perspective on a range of football from the Premier League to the A-League, especially good on its 'ones 2 watch' feature. twitter.com/bpfootball

Beyond their excellent podcast lies a collection of writing from some brilliant writers. twitter.com/footballramble

Another blog with a fine podcast, "the opinions here range from the extremely cynical to the gloriously bright-eyed, from Premier League title race excitement to bitter non-league conversion". twitter.com/twofootedtackle

Andrew Gibney covers a range of European football topics (with a special love for Ligue 1) as well as producing a weekly podcast. As the man himself says: "Gibfootballshow is my mistress and she speaks French." twitter.com/gibfootballshow

'Literally corner' is enough to make you want to read Adam Bushby and Rob MacDonald's blog. twitter.com/magicspongers

A tidy range of articles and podcasting opinions on French, German, US football and more. twitter.com/FutblFairground

A thoroughly entertaining range of views and features, a favourite being The Mark Burke Story. twitter.com/ghostgoal.

Like Italian football? Like an enjoyable read? Here you go. twitter.com/ginkers

Disillisioned and think modern football is rubbish? Then get your mojo back in the lower reaches of English football. twitter.com/therealfacup

Does what it says on the tin. And does it well. twitter.com/ScotFootBlog

Luckily, it's got nothing to do with the Saturday morning programme, focusing on a range of topics in the Football League and below. twitter.com/soccerammw

One of the points of a blog is to have a good old rant, something this blog does admirably. twitter.com/1FITG

More fine Football League views and analysis. twitter.com/twounfortunates

An impressive volume and standard of writing from around the globe on this blog, where you'll struggle not to find an interesting read. twitter.com/afootballreport

Straight outta Denmark, "aiming to strengthen the basic ethical values of sport and encourage democracy, transparency and freedom of expression in world sport." What's not to like? twitter.com/playthegame_org

A light touch and good use of embedded videos makes this one easy on the eye and mind. twitter.com/In_The_Stands

"The alternative female voice for Latin American, Spanish and Italian football online," and well worth a gander. twitter.com/futbolita

Keep on top of the latest updates in kit news/designs around the world, from online club polls to commemorative editions. twitter.com/footballshirt

Today we spell irreverence, P-I-E-S. twitter.com/ollieirish

In the Argentinian football corner, writing out of Buenos Aires, by way of North Somerset, Sam Kelly blogs on "more fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at". twitter.com/HEGS_com

An intriguing and rewarding blog that deals with "football's oddities". Which I guess is right if it's a site that reviews the 1986 ZX Spectrum release, 'Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona!'. twitter.com/mirkobolesan

There's plenty of good perusing to be had around Rob Marrs's blog. twitter.com/MarrsioFootball

A quick glance at the tag cloud on this blog front page gives you a fair clue as to what to predominantly expect here: tactics, Serie A, Premier League and South American analysis. twitter.com/rcammisola

Videos, lists and maps (this naturalised Qatar players one is good) make this an arresting read. twitter.com/thebesteleven

Celebrating defenders and defending (you'll be surprised to learn), the kind of blog that Ossie Ardiles has nightmares about.

Football gets the female touch for "all things fun, fluffy and footie-related". You're intrigued, aren't you? twitter.com/kickette

Not the most regularly updated blog, but when you see how detailed the tactical treatises are, you'll understand. twitter.com/santapelota

Tim Hill's 'Dissection of' pieces are just one reason to delve into this excellent blog. twitter.com/timhi

Goals, misses, ludicrous footballer adverts and much, much more make this required watching and reading. twitter.com/101greatgoals

The breadth of coverage is what stands out here, from Barnet to the Apertura. twitter.com/justfootball

Again, the wide variety of subjects covered stands out. twitter.com/threeandin

'The Big Picture' archive is just one of the reasons this US-based, but global-themed blog warrants your attention. twitter.com/pitchinvasion

Bruce McGuire's bitesize-structured daily wraps on MLS and beyond make for a different style of blogging. twitter.com/dunord

Compiling more than 300 individual team blogs from around the globe into a busy, hectic-looking site, this remains an excellent place from which to delve into a huge archive. twitter.com/theoffside

English-language Slovakian football blogs might not face the hottest competition, but that doesn't lessen the quality of this one. twitter.com/britskibelasi

"Beer is the medium. Soccer is the message," is this blog's mantra as it downs one blog on US football before swiftly moving on to another. twitter.com/freebeermovemnt

A ground-hopping tour of the non-league, with recent trips ranging from Newquay to Bacup Borough, via the £12 admission of Harrogate Town.

Comprising a beautiful array of drawings and illustrations. A delight. twitter.com/matthewcr

Portuguese football blogging at its best. twitter.com/cahiers_dusport

Jack Lang's blog on all things Brazilian football, in case the name hadn't given it away. Really rather good. twitter.com/snap_kaka_pop

David Dickson actually talks sense. twitter.com/dkdickson

Memories of every single date since this blog began almost two years ago, handily illustrated with accompanying videos more often than not. twitter.com/BrianSeal

"Where sport meets porn," claims this blog, selling it somewhat short. But I bet you want to click on it now. twitter.com/thespoileruk

Videos, blogs and a podcast complement this blog dedicated to celebrating the offbeat nature of the game. twitter.com/offthepost

You may have already come across Richard Whittall at Pitch Invasion (including his fascinating 'football, blogs and newspapers unite?' series), but here he focuses predominantly on MLS, as well as other subjects. twitter.com/RWhittall

'The Footy Blog' section of the Canadian site may include contributions from our own Paolo Bandini, but don't hold it against them. http://twitter.com/theScore

A site that "says 'no' to big soccer and yes to soccer as a game for women and the marginalized, as a place of resistance". Full of truly fascinating articles. twitter.com/TheGlobalGame

Well-established it may be, but this remains one of the most consistent out there, along with its host of sister sites. twitter.com/epltalk

Because they can co-exist, despite what Kevin Keegan might have you think. twitter.com/FootieAndMusic. It's probably also worth mentioning Obscure Music And Football while we're here too.

With a heavy lean towards the Bundesliga, Martyn Fisher provides tactical match report breakdowns from around Europe. twitter.com/bundesliga_wrap

The Blog Italia section remains packed full of pieces from some of the best writers on their subject around. twitter.com/footballitalia

Joshua Askew and guests add interesting tactical dissections to other features. twitter.com/LeJask

A good variety of content from Chris Mayer, a fine purveyor of Belgian footballing information among other things. twitter.com/chrismayerv1

For lovers of Dutch football tactical analysis, this should be right up your street. twitter.com/11tegen11

Welsh football, get your Welsh football here. twitter.com/ffwtbol

The accompanying blog to Chris Toy's entertaining online comic. twitter.com/christoy

An excellent source for anyone wanting to acquaint themselves with Argentinian football. twitter.com/@ArgentinaFW

Opinionated, attention-grabbing and featuring a wide variety of content. twitter.com/bagsynotin

A new arrival on the scene, but the early signs are good. twitter.com/alansmithys

Not solely a football blog, but it is the predominant content, as Dominic Pollard recently discussed. twitter.com/DominicPollard

James Appell's blog and podcast succeeds in tackling topics beyond the obvious. twitter.com/jamesappell

Some lovely YouTube finds on top of non-league and upwards updates. twitter.com/coldtuesdayeves

You had me at Isaac. twitter.com/SurrealFootball

Statistics, trivia, history and analysis that will make you lose hours as if they were minutes. twitter.com/myfootballfacts

When you first log on to a blog and see a review of the 1988 Reusch Toni goalkeeping glove, you know it's one to bookmark.

Like Deadspin? Then there's a fair chance you'll like this. twitter.com/avoidingthedrop

The regular football pundits/commentators quotes collection and videos makes this a humorous must for the list. twitter.com/dangerhere

There's nowhere better to polish up on your Polish football. twitter.com/polishscout

More travels around Britain's league and non-league grounds, and further afield. twitter.com/HuddoHudson

Keeping its eye on the ball to spot the best football videos and photographs you might have missed. twitter.com/BeatTheFirstMan

Predominantly Premier League-themed, but worth it for Dan Mobbs's 'Guess the star of English football from their classic football sticker' quiz alone. twitter.com/ThreeMatchBan

Specialising in the Finnish and Norwegian game, with added coverage from the rest of the Nordic nations. facebook.com/pages/Nordic-Football-News

Set up by Ahmed Bilal in 2006, this remains one of the best-known blogs on the scene. twitter.com/soccerlens

Interesting pieces focused on Spanish football. twitter.com/LaLigathemids

Another blog favouring the bitesize entry round-ups and one to keep an eye on. twitter.com/false10

Short, sharp and to the point. twitter.com/FoulThrowBlog

Any blog and podcast named in honour of the Celtic shambles is good by us. But it gets in on its content too. twitter.com/Scheidtcast

Global coverage with a particular strength in Asian football. twitter.com/StopTimeBlog

"Two football-loving university graduates, sick of dire journalism and average football blogs online, team up to bring a fresh look at the world of football." It's what they'd want written here. twitter.com/upper90magazine

Weekly musings on a range of subjects. twitter.com/gregtheoharis

... but it's still well worth reading about on this blog.

Token references of one of the Guardian's favourite TV programmes may seem why this makes the cut, but the graphics, such as this, help to make it stand out.

An excellent resource as well as a good read.

Predominantly focused on the MLS and US national teams, with added Premier League coverage and more thrown in. twitter.com/shinguardian

Primarily focused on breaking down the Glazers' work at Old Trafford, this just makes the list due to interesting pieces on other clubs' debts and finances, among them Spurs and Barcelona. twitter.com/andersred

A guilty pleasure, but anything that digs out this interactive scoreboard can never be a bad thing. I should also really make mention of Peter Upton's Subbuteo Tribute site too.

Oh, go on then, some special mentions ...

• Il Tifosi - Adam Digby deals with all things Juventus in a splendidly detailed blog. twitter.com/adz77

• The Tomkins Times (subscription, but some content free) - get your Liverpool on. twitter.com/paul_tomkins

• HTFC World - Huddersfield Town Cartoon Match Reports - you want to click on it, don't you?

• Tictactik - an excellent tactical analysis overview site of Celtic. twitter.com/Tic_Tac_Tic

• Tor-Kristian Karlsen - one for any readers fluent in Norwegian. For those that aren't, best to follow him on Twitter.

• Retro MBM - due to launch in 2011, but the Twitter feed ahead of this date (disclaimer: run by current and former guardian.co.uk sport members) already includes a plethora of brilliant football video clips of yore.

• Self-plugging of our own dept: the guardian.co.uk sportblog, where you'll find great football writing from the likes of David Conn, Jonathan Wilson, Sid Lowe, Barry Glendenning and many more. Plug over.