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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Video: Valencia 2 Sevilla 0

Sevilla were down to 10 men as Frederic Kanoute was sent off for a challenge on Carlos Marchena in...
Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Spurs put out a Modric clarification

From their website: For the purposes of clarity and in order to correct early mis-reporting of his injury, Luka...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Air Barcelona overwhelms Sporting Gijon

Ibra scores his debut goal. A pinpoint Dani Alves cross and the Swede made contact diving down to score...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

India win the Nehru Cup…!

The Nehru Cup (International Football Tournament) is a tournament organized by the All India Football Federation. It was launched...
Soccer Teams - National

The lowest diving header ever..

How low can you go ?This has to be the most likely winning candidate for this particular record. Paul...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Video:Real Madrid sign on Usain Bolt

The greatest sprinter in history kicks off for Real Madrid’s opening game for the new season.All part of Real...
Soccer Hall of Fame

The gloves come off: Wenger says anti-football

What is anti-football? Paul Dirac’s thesis that there exists anti-matter, i.e., the opposite of normal matter, was proven right...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Notts County brought down another peg

After walloping league leading Dagenham the Magpies lose to Barnet, 0-1 this weekend and lie in 5th place in...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Beckham scores the winner in the SuperClasico

An unusual goal. Becks talks about it: “I didn’t anticipate the ball bouncing and going through the way it...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Next Generation: Altidore: A star or another Adu?

La Gazzetta Dello Sport profiles Jozy Altidore under this headline. It is the usual missive on his massive presence....
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Juve’s Brazilwood bows provide impeccable concerto

It is already the Juventus of Diego. The club maybe able to complete its remarkable turnaround since its return...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Video: Bayern Munich 3 Wolfsburg 0

Have at it before the video is removed (7+ minutes). Bayern had to be at its best to keep...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Real’s Dutch rejects provide instant impact

Arjen Robben announced his Bundesliga arrival by scoring a brace in Bayern’s 3-0 win against Wolfsburg. Wesley Sneijder was...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Milan fans react with horror

Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan’s collapse to Inter....
Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Real’s lesser lights shine on attack

No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real’s opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema. The...
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Kevin Hackett to apologize to Wenger

Good for him. The farce that followed was painful to watch.
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Armchair refereeing: What do you think?

My impression, Almunia is going for the ball which bounced away from his hands. He did not deliberately bring...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Bolton almost get stockholm syndrome

Apart from the couple of times that the Bolton team wandered up the field to score their two goals...
World Cup 2014

Inter give AC a beating in the clash of the Milans

The clash of the Milans proved to be a bit of an embarassment for AC Milan.Inter stormed to a...
Soccer Teams - Club

Wenger gets sent off for kicking a water bottle

Wenger got sent off the field for kicking a water bottle.Van Persie’s last gasp goal had been ruled offside.Who...
Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal vs Man Utd: One moment is all it took

If we can take anything from this match, it is this: Man Utd will have to rely on such...
Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal vs Man Utd: A matter of trajectory and themes

Manchester United v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, Old Trafford Saturday, August 29, 2009, 17:15 Cesc Fabregas is out which...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Another chapter in an ageing rivalry…

“What matters is that when the people voted, he came second behind me. Nobody can take that away from...
Soccer Players

Which alternate reality does UEFA live in?

A sickening tackle on Eduardo more than 18 months ago leaves him a doorstep from a permanent end to...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Barcelona take the UEFA Super Cup

More silver.Barcelona claimed a late victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.The goal came from...
Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Steven Gerrard’s innumerable Eduardo moments

Eduardo’s dive might have been despicable but here is a video of Steven Gerrard elevating it to an art...
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Tevez’s first for Manchester City

His first strike in Man City colours……….
Copa America

More on the Eduardo saga

Accusations and speculations and the growing possiblity of a two match ban..
Soccer Culture, Soccer Players

Lisandro Lopez takes Lyon to the group stage…

…with a first half hat trick over Anderlecht,showing Lyon fans that there is life after Karim Benzema.
Soccer Players

Palmeiras have a new scary third kit

There’s a crusader-ish kind of flavour to this Adidas Ad.Best understood if you speak Portuguese- or is it Spanish...
Soccer Advertising

Arsenal-Celtic turns out to be a non contest..

Brilliantly described as follows…
Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Eduardo’s dive

Eduardo came up with this against Celtic to claim a penalty,a goal and subsequent calls for a UEFA ban...
Soccer Players

Is this going to be Rooney’s season?

Remember this goal against Arsenal? Remember that unbelievable debut hat-trick ? He was going to be the next legend...
Soccer Players

Liverpool nightmare start..

Their first loss at Anfield in the league in 32 matches was made worse by the fact that they...
Soccer Teams - Club

Just how much weight has Ronaldinho lost exactly?

A good sign for Dunga’s Brazil. Now let’s hope the Milan fans keep Ronnie out of the clubs as...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Posting will be spotty from my end ……

The world of football swirls on. Rooney scores his 101st goal, Ronaldinho announces his revival with a delectable bicycle...
Copa America

The Real Madrid unleashes Kaka video

Kaka Real Madrid from rocoyprus on Vimeo.
Soccer Players

More silver in the Barcelona treasure chest…

More shiny stuff in the Barcelona trophy cupboard. Two goals from Messi and one from Bojan Krkic gave them...
Soccer Teams - Club

The taking of Fulham 2- 0

Well the hope that Chelsea would beat Fulham by three goals so that the headline could be even more...
Soccer Teams - Club

Duck gets Siena’s goat

Meanwhile over at Serie A a number of Siena players were seriously incensed with Alexandre Pato’s antics after being...
Soccer Players

Video:Owen’s first goal for Man U

All the goals of the Man U – Wigan game here..
Soccer Players

Which body part will Gallas use to score his next goal?

The head, his arse, and now the chin. We wait with bated breath for William Gallas to use his...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Humor, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Arsenal 4 Portsmouth 1

A bit grainy in quality. But there is no mistaking Eduardo’s delectable change of speed and pinpoint cross which...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Where is Arsenal’s scoring coming from?

Don’t get me wrong. I am very happy that Abou Diaby and William Gallas are on the leader board...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

The Gunners meet Pompey

Barclays Premier League Venue: Emirates Stadium Date: Saturday 22 August Kick-off: 1500 BST Head-to-head • Arsenal are unbeaten in...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Paul Merson gets a bit of stick

Glen Johnson might end up proving his critics wrong. Amongst them Arsenal’s Paul Merson. “I’ve got nothing against the...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Durban looks beyond the World Cup

The beautiful Moses Mabhida stadium nearing completion Durban’s ambitions don’t stop at just the World Cup. “City officials aim...
Soccer Advertising, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

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Walcott the latest over the club vs country debate

Stuart Pearce’s decision to play Theo Walcott in the Euro U-21 has come in for criticism from Arsene Wenger...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Carson Yeung takes over Birmingham City

The Hong Kong businessman whose investment firm Grandtop International Holdings has raised an all cash £57m offer of a...
Soccer Business, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Robben’s celebration is a statement

The Dutch double down. I think Robben’s celebration is a pointed reminder of how Real treats its Dutch contingent...
Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Why do English clubs have such boring and redundant names?

A country whose folklore is so rich and replete with hobgoblins, pixies, gnomes, druids, and writers like Shakespeare, Arthur...
Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Humor, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Man City upset Barcelona…

…beating the lions in the lion’s den -though a Martin Petrov goal. The lions in their den did not...
Soccer Teams - Club

Grupo Clarin, Cristina Hernandez, and Julio Grondona: Circular logic

When does it become a moral imperative for the government to intervene and head of potential riots? When it...
Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National
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