Video: Liverpool- West Ham FC final 2006 The two spectacular piledrivers from Steven Gerrard and some fantastic goal keeping from Jose Reina. The 2006 FA Cup...
India shops for a soccer coach: My advice, Go Dutch Clarence Westerhof has joined a group of 10 other names being considered for coaching the Indian soccer squad. Westerhof...
The French name their 23 man squad Djibril Cisse, Liverpool striker Raymond Domenech has solved the goalkeeper quandary by keeping Fabian Barthez as his first pick....
Ghana names its 23 man WC squad Stephen Appiah, Ghana WC captain Ghana became the first of the Africa zone qualifying teams to name their final...
Who will Italy’s Ahn Jung Hwan be this time? Ahn Jung Hwan celebrating his golden goal (S.Korea- Italy QF, WC 2002) Italians are poor losers when it comes...
Jogo Feio: Fiat, Juventus & the Soccer Mafia What’s going on in the Calcio? From the NY Times: Players and managers being threatened and blackmailed; numerous discussions...
Warriors Charging: T&T name Team Will these guys be tough enough for England, Sweden and Paraguay? Goalkeepers Kelvin Jack (Dundee), Shaka Hislop (West Ham...
Mehmet Scholl should go to the World Cup Sebastian Diesler is out through injury. Germany’s midfield is too reliant on Ballack to make up the gap. It...
Alan Shearer says farewell to St.James Park Alan Shearer will be missed. A gutsy forward who played through repeated injuries to his knees and England’s ups...
Keane told Ferguson to shut up at testimonial Roy Keane blocked Alex Ferguson from giving a tribute to him on his testimonial night. Apparently Ferguson asked Keane,...
Ecuador names its 23 man squad Ivan Kaviedes- Ecuador’s 1998 Golden boy The 23 man roster includes Ivan Hurtado, Ecuador’s veteran defender and captain. He...
UEFA Finals: McClaren gets a beating! 0-4 to Sevilla. Not an auspicious end to McClaren’s career in club soccer. Onward to England.
Another Take on Van Nistelrooy The Guardian: As always with Ferguson, his version of events differs from that of the player he is in...
The Socceroos Guus Hiddink names Tim Cahill to the team messed up knee and all… Goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zeljko Kalac...
The Stupidity of Ruud van Nistelrooy During ‘a heated exchange’ Ruud Van Nistelrooy told Cristiano Ronaldo to go and talk to “his dad” … The...
Japan and S.Korea, the 2002 WC surprises hope to repeat their success South Korea and Guus Hiddink accomplished the impossible, getting to the semi-finals of the 2002 WC. And now there...
Sven-ile Dementia: Where is Darren Bent? I think Sven Goran has really lost the plot. The squad he picked has some real shockers. Theo Walcott??...
The Three Lions Roar: England’s 27 The Three Lions roar! Goalkeepers Robinson (Tottenham), James (Manchester City), Green (Norwich) Defenders G Neville (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester...
Arsenal make it to the final four: Spurs pipped at the post Arsenal beat Wigan 4-2 and Tottenham went down to West Ham 1-2. Thierry Henry scored a brilliant hat trick....
Michael Owen is hurting Newcastle’s Glenn Roeder reveals his fears over Michael Owen’s fitness: “Until Michael’s played 90 minutes without a reaction, it’s...
Video: Goalkeepers who would love to be strikers- Fabien Barthez Fabien Barthez, the ever peripatetic French goalkeeper who was rarely to be found in goal but mostly charged out...
Juventus: The Serie champions have been getting by with a little help from friends This could be a scene from one of those movies involving the Cosa Nostra. There is an investigation going...
David Moyes to the Socceroos: Tim Cahill is mine With Wayne Rooney, it was a war of words with Sir Alex and Sven Goran. The lad was to...
So is the EPL season over? Tell that to the Spurs and the Gunners Chelsea won over Man U and became the champions again. Game over. Not for the Spurs and the Gunners...
Twellman scores again: Revolution thrashes Galaxy The headscratcher continues. Why has Bruce Arena kept out Taylor Twellman? He scored again in New England’s win against...
EPL: Here is why a mid winter recess will never happen Alright. Perish the thought. I was being naive about the FA looking into the long Premiership season and trying...
Pekerman’s Argentine 16 Goalkeepers Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors) Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid) Defenders Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan) Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza) Juan...
Its not the shoes, its not the pitches: The EPL season is far too long I read with great interest the BBC article on metatarsal injuries, the current scourge of the English squad. A...
Mexico 1, Venezuela 0 A penalty by striker Omar Bravo gave Mexico a 1-0 win over Venezuela. That’s all they could do. La...
The Final Word on Rooney from Sir Alex Will he or won’t he? Fergie tells it straight. Here are some excerpts: “We’ve given a proper statement, a...
The Fog Lifts – FA confirms McClaren Well they’ve finally done it. Got an English coach to coach England. And why not? About time we got...
“Rooney Will Play on Crutches” says Sven (includes video) The Guardian: Sven-Goran Eriksson is prepared to go to any lengths to keep Wayne Rooney in his World Cup...
Team USA – Hejduk injured, Chris Albright Steps Up Wow. We all knew that Hejduk is crazy, but listen to this: Hejduk, a two-time World Cup veteran, suffered...
Brasil Starting Line-up: Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Kaka Carlos Alberto Parreira named Brasil’s starting XI for the first match against Croatia: Goal Dida Defense Cafu, Juan, Lucio,...
Rooney has “more than one fracture” Wayne Rooney has “more than one fracture” and maybe needs a “miracle” to be fit for the World Cup,...
Video: Why Brian Ching made Arena’s Cut Look for his four goals in this review of week one of the MLS:
World Cup 2006: Team U.S.A. Roster Bruce Arena’s team. No Adu, of course. No surprises. Goalkeepers Marcus Hahnemann Tim Howard Kasey Keller Defenders Carlos Bocanegra...
The physics of Rooney’s fracture: That’s a lot of weight Rooney’s fracture of the fourth metatarsal, appears to have been caused by trauma. Most stress fractures occur in the...
Ferguson says Rooney’s Not Going Sir Alex says that Rooney won’t go to the dance. Terry Butcher feels the same way. I hate to...
Eriksson Gambles on Rooney “..if we think that he can take part in some stage of the World Cup then I will pick...
Zico feeling the heat Zico gets defensive (for the first time in his life): “I don’t think that it would be an abnormal...
Zico does a Scolari Japan coach Zico on Thursday denied recent reports that said he was on the verge of inking a contract...
Portugal told Scolari to chill out OK- it’s clear now. The Portuguese told Scolari to cease and desist. Here’s what Scolari had to say: “I...
Step Down, Oleg Blokhin I used to admire Oleg Blokhin, until now. Listen to this junk: Blockhin: “The more Ukrainians who play in...
Sam Allardyce & Steve Bruce: No Way, Jose! From itv: Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce does not believe that any of the major candidates for the England...
Scolari: English Trash Talk Read between the lines, the three lions that is! 🙂 “The main problem is that apart from Sir Alex...
Scolari to England: “Take a Hike!” Luiz Felipe Scolari has withdrawn his candidacy for the England head coach’s job. Something’s fishy… stay tuned.
Why this World Cup is going to be like no other Ronaldinho will stamp himself as the greatest player in this World Cup. Lionel Messi will be declared the next...
Shevchenko’s goal disallowed: Barca in the finals of the Championship league Barca reached the Championship finals holding AC Milan to a draw. Both teams failed to score but the game...
Costa Rica: Paulo Wanchope is leading Los Ticos to this World Cup Paulo Wanchope has a name that would fit right up there in a Tibetan monastery, for e.g., Sonam Gyatso....
Scolari it is! The rumors were true. Brazil’s Big Phil takes over after Sven. The Guardian says so, as does the Telegraph....
Julie Foudy starts a soccer academy Julie Foudy, the hard running veteran of women’s soccer is starting an academy that will teach soccer skills and...