Bayern Munich – Fiorentina game has its own share of controversy
Sol Campbell is not the only one complaining about referees. The FIGC (Italian FA) have questioned UEFA on the...
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Arsenal blogs react to Porto performance
Ruben Micael demanding the ball before the dazed Arsenal defense comes to its senses Arseblog: “There’s no two ways...
The psychology of WAGS deconstructed
A bridge to nowhere? “If the obsession with Wags represents one thing, it’s surely a means of putting women...
Patrick Vieira could face a three match ban
Say hello to my little friends! The ex-Arsenal and now Man City enforcer lost no time in stamping his...
This Arsenal team’s intelligence is questionable
One can fully sympathize with Fiorentina’s frustration at the clearly offside goal that gave Bayern their win. A draw...
Video: Arsenal 1 Porto 2
Lukasz Fabianski produced an abysmal performance between the posts.The second goal Arsenal conceded was a ghastly parody.Fabianski caught a...
Hiddink to helm Turkey
Guus Hiddink is moving again. “The Turkish Football Federation chairman and vice chairman met Mr Hiddink in Amsterdam (Tuesday)...
Leonardo remains optimistic
Milan wasted a huge opportunity last evening. Maybe it was profligate Milan failing to put away a number of...
Gallas, Almunia, Song, Eduardo, Arshavin …….
…. are all out with injuries against Porto. Given that and Arsenal’s poor away record in CL matches and...
The knives are unsheathed for Pellegrini yet again
As the Marca editorial (In Spanish) makes it clear, Real’s goal is nothing less than the CL final. Their...
Real players wax nostalgic for their former clubs
As Real suffered the ignominy of losing at the Stade de Gerland , there was Kaka spurring on his...
Liverpool buying a stake in the Indian Premier League?
The rumour swirling around is that a famous Premier club is interested in buying a stake in one of...
Man Utd vs AC Milan: Vini, Vidi, Vici?
Champions League: Venue: San Siro Date: Tuesday 16 February Kick-off: 1945 GMT This is being billed grandiosely as the...
John Terry: All’s well that ends well
Yey! Score one more for forgiving WAGS. England can breathe a bit more freely because given their defensive woes...
Barca taste their first La Liga defeat this season
Not a valentine’s day to remember…
Champions League playoffs: Encouraging competition is good
Tired of the same old teams making it to the Champions League every year? Long for a bit more...
Nistelrooy scores his first two goals for Hamburg..
Nistelrooy came off the bench in the 65th minute and scored twice against VfB Stuttgart in an inspired three...
Ronaldo announces that he’s back…
…by scoring two goals against Xerez Real Madrid won the game 3 – 0 and Ronaldo is thinking about...
Rory Delap gets the equaliser
Manchester City took the lead through a ghastly piece of defending from Shawcross.Delap restored parity for Stoke City by...
FA Cup:Chelsea beat Cardiff 4 – 1
Drogba was in imperious form needing only 113 seconds to score his 23rd goal of the season.Two of the...
Video evidence to be used in World Cup 2010
Unfortunately it’s the Hockey World Cup 2010.The governing body and the hockey equivalent of our own Blatter have taken...
Blatter worries about ticket sales…
The latest batch of 400,000 tickets for the World Cup is now on sale and they are not selling...
So should this have been a penalty then?
Rafa thinks so.The Cesc Fabregas handball video…
Video: 10 man Man Utd keep Villa away
The “bad” Nani showed up and was sent off for a mindless two footed tackle on Stiliyan Petrov. He...
Video: Saha’s brace sinks Chelsea
Add David Moyes to the club of managers who have won 300 Premiership matches. It was also his very...
Video: Super Diaby goal as Arsenal end their losing streak
If the last ten minutes of the Liverpool Arsenal match were an IQ test, the Gunners would have scored...
Chelsea Show Weakness Away From Home
11 points. That’s how far Arsenal and Manchester United were from Chelsea after the London team beat Arsenal 2-0...
Will Wenger continue to wait for his 300th Premiership win?
Arsene Wenger might have been well served if he had imposed a gag order on himself during this disastrous...
Soccertrivia: A stadium that straddles two hemispheres
The Estádio Milton Corrêa, usually known as Zerão, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Macapá, Brazil. It is used...
Pompey: The road to financial ruin unveiled
David Conn provides a nice chronology of events that lead up to Pompey’s financial peril. It all unravelled when...
Barca denies reaching an agreement with Fabregas
Barca issues a statement: “Given the exceptional repercussions created by the stories that have appeared in different media with...
Europe’s top clubs feel the financial pain
Europe’s top clubs owe $6 billion as they fall deeper and deeper in debt. The future promises more pain....
What if the Cameroonian team had come under attack, Mr Hayatou?
One wonders if Issa Hayatou, the CAF president would have acted in the same arbitrary and high handed manner...
Wenger gets Ballacked
Michael Ballack says stuff which is hard to dispute. I think it behooves Wenger to be a bit more...
Reliance denies interest in Liverpool buyout
Mukesh Ambani is sticking to cricket, thank you very much. The rumours were Reliance and Sahara India were interested...
What the world needs – an environmentally friendly soccer ball
Check out the sOccket.It is a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity while being kicked,dribbled,thrown and subjected to...
Paul Robinson will have a laugh at this one..
This Paul Robinsonesque goal took place when Swedish team Elfsborg played against CSKA Moscow in a recent friendly.Robinson will...
Update: A soccer ball that generates electricity
95% of the population in Africa live without any access to electricity or use polluting kerosene lamps. One of...
Video: Zaragoza 2 Sevilla 1
Sevilla and Alvaro Negredo had a match to forget as they lost to Zaragoza. They fall out of the...
Video: Barcelona 2 Getafe 1
Leo Messi shows why he is a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and their composite. Messi’s first...
Video: Real Madrid 3 Espanyol 0
The Merengues took to the air to overcome Espanyol. Gonzalo Higuain showed a sublime touch scoring the last goal....
Video: Robinho’s backheel lifts Santos
Nifty backheel but it should have been ruled offside.
Efficiency need not be a dirty word
“You have to congratulate Chelsea. We didn’t get a demonstration of football but they were efficient and, at the...
Drogba’s dozen
Drogba made it an incredible 12 goals in 12 games against Arsenal.
Arsenal loss: Drogba again proves too hot to handle
What has Hull City got that Arsenal does not? It took just two strikes by you know who –...
Messi scores another fabulous goal for Barcelona..
Against Getafe… Barcelona won 2 -1 ,the second goal was scored by Xavi again with a little bit of...
Arsenal’s first priority: Limiting damage
Manuel Almunia is a giant bundle of nerves. Loss of confidence is contagious. Especially when it comes to an...
Euro 2012: Ireland vs France rematch?
In rehearsal at least. The countries await the final verdict on the Euro qualifiers. But Michel Platini thinks that...
Aston Villa and Arsenal best in stewardship
Ever wonder which Premiership clubs are guided by motives other than self interest? Have a long term vision? Show...
Henry needs to learn a new trick
Martin Hansson,the swedish ref who failed to spot Henry’s double handball in France’s World Cup qualifier against Ireland will...
Issa Hayatou in the centre of Togo storm
Seen here chatting with buddy Blatter – no doubt taking tips from him on how to make moronic decisions.More...
Altidore dedicates his goal to the people of Haiti
I am really glad to see Jozy Altidore get regular minutes and so must Bob Bradley. He seems to...