Video: Drogba back among the goals
The deadly Drogba took Chelsea into the knockout phase as group B winners last night, scoring two early goals....
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Harry Redknapp, Pascal Chimbonda nabbed
Harry Redknapp was arrested by anti corruption police as the investigation by their economic crimes unit into alleged bungs...
Video: CL group stage: Liverpool get past Porto FC: 4-1
Champions League: Liverpool 4-1 PortoUploaded by GONCALOGOMES Rafa came a bit closer in answering the call of Liverpool’s owners...
Riquelme set on Boca return
Great news for Boca Juniors as Juan Roman Riquelme is set for a return from Villareal. They really need...
A crying shame: No official recognition for Jorvan Vieira in AFC awards
The Asian FC awarded Iraq as the best national team which was a no brainer. But they did not...
Argentine Apertura: Lanus could win it all today
Lanus on the strength of its striker Jose Sand, youthful midfield led by Lautaro Acosta, Matias Fritzler, Daniel Valeri,...
Ronaldo does a Cantona
Mark Ogden writing in the Telegraph compares Cristiano Ronaldo to Eric Cantona after he scored this amazing injury time...
McLeish heads for Birmingham City
Alex McLeish resigned from the Scotland’s managers job leaving the Scottish FA in shock. He is on his way...
Arsenal’s unbeaten run ends at last..
Alas.. They went down 3 -1 to Sevilla in a Champions League encounter – their first loss in about...
Rafa Benitez will not last at Liverpool: Economic and personal considerations
Anyone following the imbroglio at Liverpool between Rafa and the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillette will be amazed...
Beckham bends one in again
Beckham scores one of his famous free kicks somewhere in the middle of this clip.Never mind about LA Galaxy...
Lanus moves closer to the Argentine Apertura title
The Apertura champion maybe decided in the final clash between little known Lanus and powerhouses Boca Juniors on December...
Don Garber: Some players are more ‘equal’ than others
You know if the MLS really wants to keep attracting quality players then you should also should make an...
Altidore should take his chances with the bigger European clubs
The big hoopla about bringing David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco to the MLS was to raise its profile by...
Steve McLaren: When instinct and introspection get switched around
David James latest article in the Guardian: “Don’t blame Carson – the real gaffe was exposing him to such...
Ex Gunner voice lifts Croatia, sinks England
No, it wasn’t the Scott Carson mistake, Steve McLaren’s insipid coaching, the incessant Wayne Bridge long balls to Crouch’s...
Video: Another damn furriner undoes Man Utd
Nicholas Anelka scores a goal for Bolton as Sir Alex is undone by another foreign player, the ones responsible...
World Cup 2010 poster unveiled
Blatter unveiled the official poster of the world cup 2010 and managed to cause confusion almost immediately by implying...
Gallas – the fox in the box
For the second time this month Gallas scored a vital late goal.That goal took Arsenal three points ahead of...
Another look at the Peter Crouch goal
The goal he scored against Croatia off a great Beckham pass.Towering over the rest of his team in more...
Cannavaro conquers another peak
Fabio Cannavaro reached another important milestone in Italy’s 3-1 win over the Faroe Islands – his 113th cap.He surpassed...
Freddy Adu: Is He Waking Up?
Looks like Adu’s move to Benfica is paying off. Here he sneaks in on the blind side to score...
Ivory Coast score 6 without Drogba
Ivory Coast – preparing for the 2008 African Nations Cup hammered Qatar 6 -1 in a friendly.Drogba had an...
India begins a new professional soccer league
India starts a new professional league with an eye on emulating the J league, the most successful soccer start...
Reaction to the England loss: An NFL reference
Nice. I think the NY Giants vs Miami Dolphins game played at Wembley should be singled out for the...
Part I: From Dubrovnik to Bucharest: This is the year of Eastern European soccer
The best soccer is being played east of the Danube. Romania, Croatia, Poland, Czech Republic have all qualified for...
English soccer: Six books, no titles
So the brief but disastrous Steve McLaren fling is over. And now the soul searching for what ails English...
Video: World Cup 2010 qualifiers: Colombia 2 Argentina 1
Colombia vs Argentina 2-1 World Cup 2010 QualfiersUploaded by -Rush Leo Messi scores first for Argentina as he takes...
Video: World Cup 2010 qualifiers: Brazil 2 Uruguay 1
Brasil vs Uruguay 2-1 – Eliminatorias Sudafrica 2010.Uploaded by -Rush Sebastian Abreu opens for Uruguay before Brazil storms back...
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers
We celebrate the day when Manhattan was sold by the American Indians in exchange for goods worth $24. They...
England’s difficult hour: A house of cards built on fallacies
If Vedran Corluka had scored an own goal and put England into the Euro finals then the shifting narrative...
Beckham gets benched again
Even though Slaven Bilic’s chief scout said that England’s only real threat comes from David Beckham’s ability to cross...
Video: Zidane and Ronaldo share the honours
The fifth edition of the Match Against Poverty organised by Zidane and Ronaldo as part of their work with...
Video:Brazil draw World Cup qualifier against Peru
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite scored an amazing goal for Brazil – a 30-metre shot which dipped and swerved...
England manager’s job: What a difference a year makes
Remember this: Alan Curbishley: 14 March 2006 – “I want the England job. I have no idea what will...
Revs lose three in a row in the Dwayne De Rosario show
The New England Revolutions are in danger of becoming the Buffalo Bills of soccer as they lost their third...
Tartan fans and their sportsmanship: Donadoni provides the context
Roberto Donadoni had this to say about the Scottish fans whose exemplary behavior belied the heartbreak they must have...
Video: David Healy scores his record 13th goal
“An absolutely magnificent finish. It gets better and better. The magic continues.The gloom is about to be lifted from...
The aftermath of the Israel win: How huge was it?
Steve McLaren praises the Israeli team: “I would like to pay tribute to Israel for the professional way they...
World cup 2010 qualifiers
A magnificient 2 goal scoring performance by Juan Román Riquelme took Argentina to a 3 -0 win over Bolivia.Their...
Israel give England a Euro lifeline
Israel beat Russia 2 -1 and McClaren has a glimmer of hope.
In a Rev victory, he maybe the happiest man on the field
Captain Steve Ralston has been a New England Rev since 2002 and made three trips to the MLS finals...
Can Boston repeat winning its second major title the same year?
In 2004 Boston became only the second city after Pittsburgh to win two major sporting titles when the New...
David Healy’s record keeps Northern Ireland alive
David Healy’s 80th minute goal won Northern Ireland its match against Denmark keeping their hopes alive against group leaders...
Azzurri put one over the Tartans amidst the soccer crisis
Christian Panucci celebrates his match winner Scotland’s dreams are dashed as Italy advance to Euro 2008. If you are...
Israel does England a massive favour: Puts conspiracy theory to rest
Steve McLaren can breathe a little easier now as Omer Golan put away the match winning goal in the...
Japan’s coach Ivica Osim suffers a stroke
Japan’s coach Ivica Osim is in serious condition following a stroke suffered Friday morning. He is presently in intensive...
Russia vs Israel: Colautti’s return gives a lift to Kashtan’s team
Roberto Colautti, Argentine born Israeli striker is his team’s top scorer Get ready for a nail biter today as...
England lose another one…
…a player I mean.Michael Owen went out of the friendly against Austria with a strained thigh and will stay...
Video :Arsenal Sarandi vs River Plate shootout etc
Video highlights of the game that led to Daniel Passarella quitting as River Plate coach.Modest Argentine side Arsenal Sarandi...
Passarella fails to enhance River’s defence
Another high powered name has fallen victim to this year’s topsy turvy Argentine league which sees lesser lights Lanus...
Gabriele Sandri RIP
Photo of Gabriele Sandri – the disc Jockey from Rome and Lazio fan who was shot in the neck...
Barecelona win away at last
Barcelona have not won away from home since late September and they finally found a place where they could...