Papa Berbatov scores hat trick
Dimitar Berbatov scored a hat-trick in Bulgaria’s 6-2 win over Georgia in a World Cup qualifier and also became...
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Italy’s hat trick hero
Alberto Gilardino scored a late hat-trick to bring Italy back from the brink- back from being 2-0 down to...
World Cup 2010: Argentina breathes a sigh of relief
Jonas Gutierrez is brought down by Martin Caceres in a momentary lapse of reason. Leo Messi feeds the ball...
Davies update: Out for 6 months to a year
From the US Soccer website: Davies suffered a lacerated bladder and fractures to the tibia and femur bones in...
Charlie Davies in serious but stable condition
Charlie Davies was in serious but stable condition after several hours of surgery following a deadly car accident that...
Sir Alex Ferguson has to say sorry again
Fergie will be making a second apology over his comments about referee Alan Wiley to try and stop the...
If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..
This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
Mexican bees try to distract El Salvador goalie…
The World Cup qualifier between Mexico and El Salvador saw some un -bee – coming tactics by a swarm...
Two overhead kick goals in the same game.
An unusual occurrence.Of the 7 goals scored in the world cup qualifier between Greece and Latvia – two were...
Germany beat Russia in Russia
Miroslav Klose’s 35th-minute goal helped them to beat Russia in Russia which is no mean feat in itself.It also...
The Maradona Dive
And after he had picked himself up here are some of the things he said to the press On...
Team USA: The 2010 World Cup might herald a new era
Haminu Dramani catches Reyna napping on the ball (2006 World Cup) Buried deep in the mountain of sports news...
A Casey in point!
The US goes through to the World Cup! I gave the Hondurans the benefit of their stranglehold at San...
Maradona’s Belly Flop
Looks like someone did capture Maradona’s belly flop after all… Wonder what he’ll do if they beat Uruguay on...
Mexico, US advance to South Africa
Mexico clobbers El Salvador 4-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Our friend...
Video:Argentina scrape past Peru
Diego’s tattered dream lives on.Still alive,barely so, but alive still.Martin Palermo did a Paulo Rossi – he was in...
Portugal beat Hungary 3 – 0
Simao Sabrosa scored twice and the third goal came from Liedson . Rooney will be disappointed… Ronaldo is laughing.
Maradona’s Argentina SQUEAK past Peru in 93rd minute (2-1)
What a tragicomedy. Higuain puts Argentina up 1-0 at the beginning of the second half. Then it starts pouring....
Does Bob Bradley play not to lose?
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano has been a bastion for the Catrachos If representation in the world leagues were a criterion...
Team USA vs Honduras: The revolution will not be televised
Not a literal reference to the Honduran coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya but the decision not to broadcast the...
The musical side of Cristiano Ronaldo
Yesterday we had Ronaldinho on the bongos.Today’s musical entertainment comes from the golden voice of ..wait for it .....
Fergie backtracks…
In a statement to his club’s website, Alex Ferguson said the following with regard to the Alan Wiley issue...
Ronaldinho keeps the beat
At the L’Ermitage club in Paris celebrating the goal he scored the other day.The powers that be at AC...
Pasquale Schiattarella’s half line goal
Torino and Ancona from Italy’s Serie B was where this bit of long range marksmanship took place.Torino keeper Matteo...
Rooney remembers the red..
…remembers stamping on Portugal’s Ricardo Carvalho in the World Cup quarter-final in Germany and the subsequent theatrics from Ronaldo...
The other side of Mourinho….
Mourinho takes questions from a bunch of really small italian reporters …and looks really happy for a change. One...
What’s the similarity between soccer players and a bunch of meerkats?
Plenty if this picture is anything to go by.That’s definitely a wall they are forming.Judging by the number of...
The Statistical Game
When the analytical nerds get going, it’s best to smile and step out of the way. According to them,...
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Jack Warner proposes the sin bin
Divers at the World Cup in SA may find themselves in Warner’s sin bin.
Alan Wiley ran further than most Man U players
Alan Wiley, the official accused by Sir Alex Ferguson of not being fit enough to referee, ran farther than...
Kaka has a pig named after him
Scientists from a Spanish University have cloned some pigs and have named one of them after Kaka if this...
Casillas: Amazing save
Brilliant but not enough to prevent Sevilla from giving Real Madrid their first defeat of the season.
England Ukraine tie set to make history
England’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on saturday is going to make history.For the first time since the invention...
Martin Palermo does a Rory Delap with his head
Boca Juniors striker Martin Palermo did with his head what Rory Delap does with his hands – namely propelling...
Video:Gunners use Blackburn for target practice
And they got 6 shots on target.Blackburn managed 2 in return.Allardyce is blaming the ref. EPL 7 Round Arsenal...
A name we haven’t heard in a while..
Ronaldinho. Here he is saving AC Milan from defeat with 6 minutes to go and the weight of the...
Pedro wonder goal takes Barca to the top
Pedro received a pass with his back to goal, moved slightly past the defender and sent the ball swerwing...
Video:Berbatov Scissor Kick
A moment of brilliance from Berbatov against Sunderland at Old Trafford yesterday. The video of the goal. Man U...
Adidas Illusionist
Adidas and EA Sports unleash Schweinsteiger “The illusionist” for the release of FIFA 10
Ribery and the goal of the century…
Ribery did a Messi -esque flicker between two Juventus defenders and then almost pulled off what Buffon called “the...
Adebayor – the lightning strika..
Part of an Adidas ad campaign.
Adidas in quest of the ultimate team..
Follow Zidane on the quest to assemble the ultimate team There is a graphic novel version which can be...
Ronaldo and the cow…
He’s usually not cowed down by the opposition and is pretty bullish when he plays but it looks like...
Raul also gets a Real Record.
Raul made it into the Real Madrid record book again with his 709th appearance for the club while they...
Goal of the week…
Hannu Tihinen for FC Zurich against A C Milan.It’s a bit of football and a bit of ballet.
Ryan Giggs : 150 and counting…
Eleven league titles, two Champions Leagues, four FA Cups and now 150 goals for Manchester United.Some legends still walk...