Lazio fans subject Bayer Leverkusen’s black players to ugly racism
What do you expect from a club that worships players like Paolo Di Canio pictured here with his fascist...
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Pedro set for Stamford Bridge move as Old Trafford stalls
Fast moving action as the transfer deadline gets closer. Pedro is set to be a Chelsea man as Man...
Maradona meets the referee who made the “Hand of God” goal possible
Not many outside of Argentina know Ali Bennaceur, the Tunisian referee who failed to spot Diego Maradona’s sleight of...
Pirlo gets sandwiched
New York City FC’s new import Andrea Pirlo has had the honour of getting a sandwich named after him...
Champions League playoff first leg: Memphis scores a brace in Man Utd’s win over Brugge
For Club Brugge there was hell depay. Or as we have been asked to, call him Memphis. After an...
Nicolas Otamendi reportedly to Man City is a done deal
I can see Blue Moon. The Valencia central defender is on his way to the Etihad for $50m and...
Pedro nears move to Man Utd
Old Trafford is that a way? Ed Woodward is in Barca finalizing personal terms with Pedro. The Manchester club...
Gerard Pique could face a four to 12 match ban for cursing linesman
Gerard Pique was given a red for insulting ref Velasco Carballo’s linesman during the Spanish Super Cup second leg...
Alexis Sanchez: Humanitarian and nice guy
Kudos to Alexis Sanchez, he not only drives this Arsenal side forward but he also helps people. More specifically,...
What’s in a boot ?
Plenty. It’s all very well for Shakespeare to have said that a shoe by any other name would have...
Spanish Super Cup: Athletic Bilbao win on aggregate after drawing 1-1 in second leg ( agg 5-1)
Barca facing a mountainous 4-0 deficit against Athletic Bilbao in the first leg had hoped they could resurrect a...
Mario Balotelli spotted: Ear today, gone tomorrow
Super Mario sporting a earring watching the Bournemouth match from the stands. Will he be earring from Brendan Rodgers...
EPL 2nd week: Knaves and Knights
It’s time for Soccerblog’s Knaves and Knights. Who were the week’s heroes and villains? The clubs who soared and...
Harry Lennard also denied West Ham “a famous victory” over Man Utd
Harry Lennard is the “Specsaver” guy. Bournemouth fans now know Harry Lennard well from today’s match letting Christian Benteke’s...
Disgraceful officiating gifts Liverpool a win over Bournemouth
John Henry, Liverpool’s owner and his wife Linda Pizzuti look relieved. The word plucky is essentially used as sublimation...
USA women kick off their celebration tour with 8-0 win over Costa Rica
A huge crowd of 44,028 at Heinz Field witnessed the Women’s World Cup champs, the USA kick off their...
End of the road for John Terry ?
Chelsea getting beaten by Manchester City did not come as very big surprise. The medical mess that Mourinho got...
Doctor at the Etihad? Chelsea against City crash, burn, sputter and then are extinguished
Mourinho glowers at the carnage. Asmir Begovic was Chelsea’s best player today because this could have been a tonking...
Arsenal win a tough one against Palace at Selhurst
Three points in the bag. Yes, the Gunners had to work their socks off for it too. Defensively, they...
Leicester City outfox the Hammers as Adrian is sent off
The Foxes continue their dream start under the Tinkerman. The Hammers fell to first half goals from Shinji Okazaki...
Classy Swansea make short work of short handed Newcastle
Newcastle fans may have to bring the same banner out under Steve McLaren. Neutrals and newbies would be well...
West Ham Keeper joins list of red carded goalies
West Ham keeper Adrian is the second keeper of the season to get a red card.However this time he...
Spurs bottle it against Stoke as Mame Biram Diouf scores equalizer
Mame Biram Diouf was denied twice by Hugo Lloris in superbly reflexive form but he could not be stopped...
Hristo Stoichkov is not a big fan of Louis Van Gaal
Pedro, Barca’s forward now deemed surplus to his side’s requirements with Neymar Jr, Luis Suarez, and Leo Messi powering...
Did Mourinho just call Dr Eva Carneiro “Filha De Puta”?
The {Special One} clearly slurs Dr Eva Carneiro (Filha De Puta translates to a “whore’s daughter”) as she races...
Lukaku proves unstoppable as Toffees sweep aside the Saints
Romelu Lukaku overwhelmed the Saint defence. Jose Fontes came in for some merciless punishment. Everton on the break were...
Manchester United continue in the twilight zone beating Aston Villa
Wayne Rooney looks down to find a foreign object at his feet. He was mostly invisible getting his first...
Bayern Munich get off to a flier
Bayern Munich got off to a flying start – beating Hamburg SV 5-0 in the Bundesliga’s season opener on...
Video:Adnan Januzaj gives United second win of the season
United and Aston Villa produced a game that was pretty listless .Rooney in particular had a very bad evening...
Barcelona suffer huge defeat
The law of averages finally caught up with Barcelona. How else can you explain them losing 4 – 0...
Mumbai Slum Kids win Football Scholarships
Kumar,Sunil Sitaram and Sunil are heading off from the slums of mumbai to a brighter future thanks to scholarships...
David De Gea will watch the Aston Villa match from the stands
David De Gea seems to have mentally checked out of Man Utd. He says he’s “not eager to play”....
Mourinho, heal thyself: Don’t undermine the Physician’s Oath or your player’s health
Medicine has been around a lot longer than Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, and Jose Mourinho. When Eva Carneiro...
Lehmann roots for Cech
Aresnal legend Jens Lehmann is sure that Cech will put his nightmare debut performance behind him and take the...
Some reactions to Messi’s awesome freekick brace
Messi’s free kick tally – 2 free kicks in 9 minutes Ronaldo’s free kick tally – 2 free kicks...
Mourinho targets Chelsea Medical Officer
Eva Carneiro,Chelsea’s team doctor has been at the receiving end of Mourinho’s ire ever since she went on to...
Messi scores two free kicks in 9 goal thriller
Messi scored two consecutive free kicks for the first time in his career. Barcelona won the Uefa Super Cup...
Hudson River derby: NYRB make it three out of three against NYCFC
Bradley Wright-Phillips is NYCFC’s giant slayer having scored three goals in two derbies. He scored again and Felipe added...
Remembering Nagasaki
Japanese J-League side V-Varen Nagasaki designed two special kits to commemorate the 70th anniversary of atomic bombing of the...
New York Red Bulls fans scuffle with NYCFC supporters
Milwall vs West Ham? Nah. Scuffles break out between the NYRB and the NYCFC fans outside a pub. Nice...
EPL’s first week: Knaves and Knights
Who were the heroes and the villains of the first week? The teams that soared and the ones that...
City score stylish win over West Brom
City made the most impressive start of all the teams that have been on view in the new season...
Liverpool pull off late winner against Stoke thanks to Coutinho’s stunning strike
Liverpool approached this match with some trepidation. Their memories still fresh off that 6-1 drubbing and for most part...
Van Gaal sings the Beatles
Van Gaal sang a bit of “When I’m 64” on his birthday – which was also the day Manchester...
Arsenal believing the hype promptly fall against West Ham
The pre-season glow is gone. The Community Shield shimmering lights dimmed. Arsene Wenger has never been good at managing...
Petr Cech makes disastrous debut
Arsenal lose 2 – 0 in the first game of the season – both goals coming off error’s from...
Extreme sporting behaviour in League One
The opening game of the League One season between Doncaster and Bury went through to extra time with nothing...
Riyad Mahrez tears asunder Sunderland as Leicester City win
Claudio Ranieri was derided as the “Tinkerman” when he was Chelsea’s coach in Roman Abramovich’s first year as owner....
Swansea make Chelsea sweat as Thibaut Courtois gets sent off
Chelsea were at their commanding best in the first half playing the sort of attacking, fluid football not associated...
Key moments from Matchday 1 of the season
Videos of two defining moments from the two big games on day #1 Kyle Walker’s record making own goal...
Opening match snoozefest: Kyle Walker’s own goal gifts Man Utd a win over Spurs
For the first time in Premier League history, the opening goal was an own goal. Nabil Bentaleb had a...
De Gea dumped out of first game
Van Gaal keeps Dea out of Man United’s opening game against Spurs today stating that he is not capable.....
Soccerblog goes to the Wil Walker radio show and talks Premier League
Soccerblog chatted with Wil Walker, the host of the Wil Walker radio show and his co-host Mike Walker, and...
Baleverine
The resemblance is uncanny. Using Adamantium claws would definitely be a red card offence so I guess we won’t...