Sir Bobby Robson was a friend to the young player
The 1978 FA Cup winning Ipswich squad featuring Mick Mills, John Wark, Kevin Beattie, David Geddis Sir Bobby Robson...
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Remembering Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Alex Ferguson: “I was never too big or proud to ask him for advice which he gave freely...
Darren Bent is a twit (UPDATED)
Getting bent out of shape. But Daniel Levy has never been a class act himself. A note on Twitter....
Arsenal in Chamakh negotiations; Matuidi on the horizon
St Etienne’s Blaise Matuidi (L) maybe on his way to the Emirates L’Equipe is reporting Arsene Wenger approached Bordeaux...
Bobby Robson Tribute
Sir Robert William Robson CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) RIP
Video:Man U lose the Audi Cup
It went to penalties and the winning penalty was converted by Daniel van Buyten who had a brief spell...
C Ron is the most expensive player of all time…
A chart showing the top 50 most expensive footballers of all time (adjusted for inflation) here..
Winner of “Step into Messi’s Shoes” contest to be announced tomorrow
OK- the moment we’ve all been waiting for draws nigh. We’re going to randomly select the winner of our...
2009-2010 Fantasy Soccer at The Times
For those of you who like Fantasy Football, here’s the good news: the new version of the game for...
On Patrick Vieira’s rumoured return to Arsenal
Seeing Vieira play against Chelsea recently in a match saw a player past his prime. In a preview of...
The La Liga new season primer video….
Move over EPL. The La Liga promises to be where the action is next season….
Valencia and Anderson make their goal debuts for Man U
Anderson scored his first goal in a United shirt, a free kick from the edge of the penalty area...
Video: Arsenal on target against Hannover 96
A portend of things to come. A 4-3-3 for Arsenal as they win against Hannover. Having Arshavin allows the...
Should Kolo Toure be replaced?
The transfer rumours have begun anew with Toure’s departure. Brede Hangeland and Sebastien Bassong are being mentioned as possible...
Mark Hughes has less than a season to prove himself
A raft of expensive signings including self proclaimed Real Madrid targets Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor. Roque Santa Cruz...
Quote of the week
“Liverpool have The Beatles and Manchester have Oasis. I think Manchester has the better band.” Cristiano Ronaldo showing why...
Chant of the week
“Can we play you every week?” Shamrock Rovers fans to Real Madrid when they were holding them to a...
Well what do you know – Ronaldo scores for Real Madrid
Ronaldo scored his first goal for Real Madrid as they beat the Ecuadorean side Liga de Quito in the...
Chinese Referee chased out of the pitch
A shameful display of the worst in soccer – Footballers from the Tianjin team in China while playing a...
Myanmar leads in internet searches for David Beckham
The military junta controls Myanmar with an iron hand which includes media and internet censorship which is why David...
Obama makes a plug for USA’s World Cup bid
Sepp Blatter was in town recently for the Gold Cup final and then flew down to DC, invited to...
Video: Freddie Ljunges forward in a dive
Clear dive. Freddie was up to naughty things. I missed this gem being busy over the weekend. The referee...
Kolo Toure moves to City depleting Arsenal’s defense
The Daily Mail is reporting that City has succeeded in snaring Toure with lightning speed after their John Terry...
Xabi Alonso finalizes his Real move
Liverpool will not likely get their asking price of 41 million euros for Alonso but a smaller figure of...
Aguirre calls Vela and Dos Santos the future of Mexican futbol
Javier Aguirre almost never singles out players for praise. But he broke that rule when El Tri returned home...
Galaxy fan can attend games
It seems Becks was involved in getting the lifetime ban on Josh Paige rescinded. Good for him. Meanwhile he...
Yet one more poster to annoy United
More fun from City fans.
The poster that gives Sir Alex heartburn
This poster is so tongue in cheek. It is City’s way of saying that Carlos Tevez has finally found...
Julio Cesar Baldivieso resigns after club refuses to play his son
If gymnasts as young as twelve or thirteen can compete in their senior national squads what stops a 12...
A flat debut and a broken hand
This is what the various Ronaldos have been up to.One Ronaldo has broken some bones in his left wrist...
Alisher Usmanov is a very mystified man nowadays
Having a doomsday prophet like Alisher Usmanov who believes that only he can save Arsenal becomes a drag after...
Bendtner: No Milan transfer
Nick Bendtner scotches rumours of an Arsenal exit.
Chelsea on Top of the World
Chelsea who won all their games in the World Football Challenge walked away with the silverware in the Round...
Referee gets cards all mixed up…
The ref meant to give Ronaldinho a yellow card but got red and yellow all mixed up leading to...
Post match analysis: The Feilhaber moment is over and how
A 5-0 rout offers very little scope for rationalization. Was it an errant offside call? A rogue referee who...
USA suffer worst home loss since 1985
Losing at home is one thing.Losing 5 – 0 is another thing entirely.Not good.Report here..
Gold Cup: US team work vs Mexico’s individual stars
This forms the the basis of the Gold Cup final. The US have found ways to win through a...
Gold Cup: Jimmy Conrad on sharing a plane ride
The US and Mexican teams shared a plane ride together for logistics and cost purposes (the recession brings strange...
Video:Berbatov and Nani conjure up a special goal…
…not against the greatest of opponents but a great bit of combination nevertheless.This was the 5th out of 8...
Gold Cup final: The stakes are immense for a Mexico win
Here it is. The match every one wanted. Another chapter in the historiography of the fiercest rivalry in the...
Newcastle plumb new depths..
Newcastle were given a 6 – 1 humiliation by the League One club Leyton Orient. Wikipedia reveals that the...
Video:Another lethal strike from Drogba
Talk about lightning striking twice.Another game (in the World Football Challenge) and another goal that left another goalkeeper speechless.After...
Spurs teenager holds off mighty Barcelona
Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore denied Barca a winning start to their Wembley Cup campaign.The cup in question has been...
Gattuso gets into a scrap..
..in the game against Club America the other day.While he got censure and a yellow card from the ref...
Lorik Cana heading to Sunderland
As per L’Equipe, highly rated holding midfielder Lorik Cana, L’OMs captain is heading to the Black Cats on a...
Video: Gerrard’s boxing skills
For the record he is sorry that he beat Marcus McGee. Mr Gerrard said it was a heated discussion...
Gold Cup final: It’s USA vs Mexico once again
The semi-final wins could not have come in more contrasting style. The USA won against Honduras, 2-0 in a...
Ashley Cole wants Arsenal to drop out
Another reason for the Gunners to fight hard for the title. “I have friends at City and I hope...
Maradona to Pompey?
Suleiman Al Fahim wants Maradona to become a ‘global ambassador’ to the club. “What I think is that he...
A Chelsea fan in wonderland
Lewis Carroll might have posted something like this on youtube if there had been a youtube when he was...
Club America record second win…
Club America continue their ‘upset the favourite’ routine.AC Milan were on the receiving end this time losing the game...
Gold Cup Semis: Bradley will start Parkhurst
The Gold Cup semi-finals are almost on us. The US gets to meet Honduras, one of their most familiar...
Real can’t get rid of Huntelaar: Arsenal in the hunt
According to the Spanish media, negotiations between between striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Stuttgart have broken down just when...