Lehmann blames the ref
This has to be sour grapes at their sourest.Lehmann saying that he thinks the match was fixed.
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Top of the Flops – Euro 2008
As compiled Ali Martin writing in the Sun – in order of increasing floppiness. 10.The electrical storm that blew...
Video:Germany 3 Spain 2
European Championships I mean. Spain clinched a well deserved 2nd title which was 44 years in the making with...
Viva Espana: El Jogo Bonito is alive
I have tears of joy. Watching Spain get over their mental block against their more heralded European rivals, doing...
Torsten Frings outlines German plans
“We must fight back as a team, not allow them into the game. The Spaniards don’t like it if...
In Spain, a feeling that they have finally arrived
The newspapers in Spain are touting the new muscular and sleek Spanish team, unified in purpose. The future lies...
Euro 2008: What to expect in Spain vs Germany
Expect David Villa not to be in the line up, the Valencia striker has a muscle tear in his...
Lehmann needs to be sharp for Germany’s sake
Germany will be feeling a bit relieved as Spain will be without David Villa who has been ruled out...
Germany needs another Gerd
The German strikeforce of Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose have scored 10 goals in five games and that has...
Euro 2008: The graveyard of defenders
Marcos Senna is being celebrated as a find, a player finally giving teeth to the much maligned Spanish defence,...
Cristiano Ronaldo: Why transfer reforms are neccessary
The eternal greed machine that is club soccer just outdid itself. The present over-correction in the market which reversed...
History in the making
History : – Germany have a superior head-to-head record against Spain. In 19 previous meetings, the Germany have triumphed...
Video: Beckham is collecting markers for a change..
After having spent all his football playing life trying to get away from markers here is Becks trying to...
Iraq crashes out of the World Cup qualifiers
In the midst of Euro fever, there was sad news for the millions of Iraqi fans as their national...
Viva Espania – Spaniards singing in the rain..
Guus Hiddink couldn’t get his Russian Ballet started last night and it was Flamenco all the way.Where was Andrei...
Fabregas leads the Armada into uncharted territory
Spain made it to the Euro finals after 44 years. So long ago it came during Francisco Franco’s iron...
If Spain play like this they have to win…..
Flamenco – Style,Grace,Skill……
Germany’s left flank giveth and taketh away
It is obvious as daylight that Germany’s Lukas Podolksi and Philip Lahm operate with a right brained attitude which...
Julie Foudy smacks down Tommy Smyth
Tommy Smyth is an execrable piece of humanity. After the Turkey – Germany match, he condescendingly dismissed Turkey’s performance...
Magnificent Turks bow out of the Semih-finals
Semih Senturk did it again. He guided the ball exquisitely between Lehmann and the goalpost for a 86th minute...
Video:Turkish March ends at the semi final
The Turkish march has ended.They scored an equaliser 4 minutes from the end and then finally ran out of...
Spanish barbers will make a killing…
Thousands of supporters of the Spanish national team have sworn to shave their heads if their side wins the...
Music for the Germany Turkey semifinal…..
What’s the best thing to listen to while you are watching the Turkey Germany semifinal. Mozart’s Turkish march of...
Tuncay’s absence will be huge
Of all the players missing from the Turkish squad, Tuncay Sanli’s absence hurts more than others. The Middlesbrough striker...
Euro 2008: Germany vs Turkey: Integration re-visited
When Germany and Turkey meet tomorrow on the field it will not be just another soccer match but one...
Ballack talks turkey
A collection of Ballack quotes about the semi final against Turkey. “I am very calm. All us see a...
Arshavin could be in the Emirates
Arsene Wenger is pursuing the Zenit St. Petersburg striker with deadly intent notwithstanding his coy statements. To do that...
Volkan Demirel – Can you see what the ref saw ?
Turkey lost their appeal against first choice goalkeeper Volkan Demirel’s red card – for the foul against Czech striker...
WC qualifiers: Dunga’s scheme grinds out draws
The man who has made it a mission to bleach Brazil of the memories of the Tele Santana era...
Pele robbed at gunpoint…
Robbed at gunpoint yesterday – Pele’s gold necklace, a mobile phone and an expensive wrist were stolen when his...
Andrei Arshavin – A new star rises in the east
Andrei Arshavin – wears the number 10 shirt and wears it with the style that matches other wearers of...
Lehmann ready to die…
Iker Casillas has been getting all the media coverage because of his great penalty saves yesterday. Jens Lehmann is...
Video:Spanish Armada overcomes Azzurri on penalties
They are saying that if the game was a bullfight the bull would have died of boredom..! Iker Casillas...
Video: Flying dutchmen flatter to deceive
In the end it was Guus Hiddink’s Russian ballet troupe that powered its way past a very ordinary looking...
Khalid Boulahrouz loses baby daughter
Khalid Boulahrouz battles a personal tragedy ahead of Holland’s crucial game against Russia. Boulahrouz’s wife was taken to hospital...
Videos: Turkey – Unbelievable comeback # 2
First the turkish equaliser that was scored in the injury time of the added time….. …and then the 3...
Pirlo’s absence gives Spain its best chance
Just when Andrea Pirlo was showing his best form in a while, against France, he picks up his second...
Chelsea’s little tattle tale announcement causes Portugese heartburn
There it is. If Portugal had beaten Germany, Chelsea’s announcement on their website, announcing Big Phil’s hiring during the...
The Amazing Turks do it again: Croatia’s heartbreak
Go up a goal against Turkey at your peril. Because you will lose. Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and now...
Video: Ballack pushes Portugal out of the Euro
Scolari’s only consolation may be that Ballack will be playing for him once he gets to Chelsea. Other highlights...
Video: Sweden lose Russian Roulette
…it was more like Russian ballet actually – brilliantly orchestrated by their returning hero Andrei Arshavin.
Beckham’s first full season: Just another good MLS player
I watched the LA Galaxy clobber the San Jose Earthquakes last weekend thanks to Edson Buddle’s hat trick. David...
Samir Nasri’s arrival at the Emirates does not enthrall
We need a striker. Period. Someone who puts the exclamation point to all the artful text that we scribe...
Guus Hiddink stamps his class: Russia through
All hail Guus Hiddink. The man is a maestro. S.Korea, Australia, and now Russia. Each country tasted success with...
Video: USA beat Barbados 8 – 0
Here’s a video that almost slipped through the cracks.USA beating Barbados 8 – 0 in a World Cup 2010...
Video: Thierry Henry’s self goal – Au revoir France
…also a bitter au revoir to Thierry Henry as he comes to the end of his international career .The...
ESPN misses the mark with Euro 2008
Its a pretty empty studio at halftime for the last round of matches. Rece Davis with Julie Foudy. Its...
Yet another Dutch ball hawg scores
Klaas- Jan Huntelaar this time, folks! Another player with a strong id comes through for the Oranje as they...
Deep thought: Domenech should have recalled Dhorasoo
Filed under snark
Domenech’s timorousness sinks France
Thierry Henry loves to get cute in front of goal. All flashes and finesse touches. And today he scored...
Euro 2008: Romania vs Netherlands: A direct route
All the talk of Italy and France in their biggest encounter could be mere piffle if Romania wins against...
Overweight and walking wounded
This news would have been exciting three years ago