Scolari?
Well I never! Now it seems like Big Phil has the inside track to take over Eriksson’s job as...
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Fabrice Akwa wins Angola’s player of the year
Fabrice Akwa who captained Angola’s football team to their first ever World Cup won the top honors as his...
Sam Allardyce, Steve McLaren, Alan Curbishley: Who will manage England next?
With Sven Goran Eriksson’s days as England manager coming to a close after the World Cup, the jockeying for...
Jonathan Spector’s hopes for the World Cup fade
Jonathan Spector’s chances of making it to the US squad for the World Cup is over. He suffered a...
The Humiliation: Red Bull Style
The real story is that only 8,475 fans showed up at Giants Stadium to watch DC United demolish the...
Zidane’s Press Conference: Don’t Quit!
Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane has called a press conference for next Wednesday. There is some speculation that he...
Dunga and Howie Long: Football enforcers
For the context go here
Tele Santana’s legacy will show up in this World Cup.
The 1994 World Cup final between Italy and Brazil, turned out to be in my mind the least interesting...
Tele Santana: The mentor of El Jogo Bonito passes on
We at Soccerblog, think that amongst other ways of honoring the man who best exemplified The Beautiful Game, soccer...
Goodbye Telê Santana
Brasil and the world will miss you, Telê Santana. We are thankful that you were here to guide Brasil...
Inter’s Mancini Compares Ronaldinho to Maradona
“It’s entertaining to watch Ronaldinho play. I think he’s one of the best players around at the moment, if...
Good News! Michael Owen’s back!!
Owen’s back, lads! Newcastle United’s surprise naming of Michael Owen in their squad for Saturday’s home game against West...
French Decisionmaking
Remember the flap over Klinsmann’s decisionmaking? The French make Klinsmann look organized: National coach Raymond Domenech will wait until...
It’s official – Ballack to Chelsea, reports ZDF
Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Ballack has agreed to sign a four-year contract with Chelsea, the German public broadcaster ZDF...
Advertising Lunacy: Spiegel Interviews FIFA’s Gregor Lentze
Read this and see how messed up FIFA is. This is NOT Joga Bonito as they say at Nike....
The e-Bay Ticket Debacle
FIFA messes up again. Why they can’t figure out how to didtribute tickets is beyond me. Now they’re up...
World at Your Feet? Verdict: It Stinks
You’re the first in my life To make me think That we might just go all the way And...
Sol Cambell – getting ready for Villareal?
Sol has not yet recovered from surgery on the broken nose he suffered at Portsmouth last week. However he...
Mastercard, Visa and FIFA: Let the lawsuits begin!
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, MasterCard has asked the U.S District Court in Manhattan to stop FIFA from allowing...
Metatarsal injuries: There is trouble underfoot in the English footie squad
Foot loose; fancy free? The English squad would strongly disagree. In World Cup 2002, the England squad became more...
South Asians can’t play football
White men can’t jump and South Asians can’t play football South Asians playing professional league football. Nah! You must...
Video: The Real Eric Cantona
Before he became the fat boy in the Nike Joga Bonito ads and a third-rate actor, Eric Cantona had...
Video: Gunners 1, Villareal 0 Champions League
Kolo Toure’s first-half goal edged Arsenal towards the Champions League final with a narrow victory against Villarreal at Highbury,...
Video: The Samba Never Stops in Brazil
Another smart ad by Nike: Samba 365-24/7 – right, Cruzeiro?
FIFA’s Absurd Ranking System – US #4
1 Brazil 2 Czech Republic 3 Netherlands 4 USA 5 Spain 6 Mexico 7 France 8 Portugal 8 Argentina...
More $ for FIFA: Global Sponsor #6
Emirates Airline said today it has signed an eight-year, $195 million deal to become a global sponsor of FIFA,...
Video: The Top 10 Best Goals Ever
Sit tight and watch keenly:
Video: Will Bobby Convey have an impact on the US team?
I believe he will. He’s had a great year with Reading and seems ready for his 15 minutes of...
Ronaldinho in USA Today – finally!
The US media is waking up to soccer, maybe. “Ronaldinho’s juggling act” in USA Today is a typical US-style...
Portugal, Chicken Soup and Homesickness
Deutsche Welle reports: “A special effort will be made to ensure that Portugal’s soccer stars don’t miss home too...
Sven Goran Eriksson’s indiscretions
Sven Goran Eriksson makes as much noise off the field too. His big move after England’s World Cup appearance...
Luis Aragones hexes Spain
Spain coach Luis Aragones said his team can advance past the World Cup quarterfinals, its traditional stumbling block in...
Martin Peters compares Rooney to Pele
Former World Cup winner and England national Martin Peters compared Wayne Rooney to soccer legend Pele, predicting that the...
True Soccer Stories: From a British Tabloid
At the start of the footie season I agreed to marry my missus if her favourite team West Ham...
Real Madrid: Troubled times ahead
Real Madrid is going through some testing times. Apparently the new chairman, Fernando Martin has not even called a...
Soccer Models: Giorgio Armani started it all
Christiano Ronaldo models Pepe Jeans We all know that David Beckham and Victoria Adams have a big empire, with...
Ronaldinho! Ronaldinho! Ronaldinho!
Ronaldinho showboats!!
Ludovic Giuly Fighting for a place with France
Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly says he deserves a place in France’s World Cup squad despite being out of favour...
Thierry Henry tries to lay Barca transfer rumor to rest
Well, that is a dream having Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o as team mates. Just imagine the Ronaldinho– Eto’o– Henry...
Beckenbauer to Blatter: Stop your whining
A power play is going on between the Bayern Munich cabal and FIFA. Franz Beckenbauer effectively told Sepp Blatter,...
Ronaldinho: This Will Be Brazil’s World Cup
Deutsche Welle interviewed Ronaldinho on the World Cup, family and racism – “I think the whole world has it...
AC Milan – FC Barcelona: Live on Your PC
Don’t tell your boss, but you can watch the Champions League semi-final between AC Milan and Barca on your...
When will Africa win the World Cup?
Pele, the most famous footballer ever, once said that an African team would win the World Cup by the...
Beckham – What Betting Problem?
England captain David Beckham insists there are no rifts in the squad caused by card schools or other gambling,...
Chelsea coaching China?
There’s a new trend in offshoring- apparently China will get Chelsea’s help for it’s beleaguered national team as they...
Ledley King injury update: Fracture is minor
Ledley King, Spurs captain and England defender may make it to the World Cup after all. He has a...
The Benching of Beckham
Well, Becks had to sit out another game. Juan Roman Lopez Caro refused to explain why he sent midfielder...
Soccer video: La Mano de Dios una vez mas!
Maradona could have had another career. Actor de cine, no?
Arsenal: Where is John Bull?
I have to hand it to Arsene Wenger; if Arsenal does win the Champions league which is a distinct...
England gambles its future on Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney patching up
Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen are going to be fine. I understand the need for being more careful about...
Is Ledley King out of the lineup for England?
Spurs defender Ledley King could have broken his ankle in the game between Tottenham and Everton. If that is...
Portugal and Netherlands: How far will they go?
I love these two teams but they invariably disappoint. On a talent level they are 8 out of 10...