Monthly Archives: March 2010
Jens Lehmann announces his last season
On reflexes alone, possibly one of the best. The problem was when he had to think, make decisions. It...
Wenger hedges his bets on Fabregas playing
The percentage of Fabregas not playing was at 60% yesterday afternoon. He missed practice to continue to receive treatment....
Video: CL semi-final: First bragging rights to Lyon in historical clash
On a historical evening, Lyon met Bordeaux at the Stade Gerland. It was Lyon who won the match but...
Mourinho issues a plea for help from Italy
Jose Mourinho seems to have suffered an attack of real homesickness after visiting Stamford Bridge. He has had it...
Man Utd and England await Rooney’s injury update anxiously
Sir Alex on Rooney’s injury: “We’ll just have to wait and see how his ankle is tomorrow (Wednesday). Hopefully...
Video: CL semi-final: Ivica Olic fires Bayern past Man Utd
A magical finish. The indefatigable Ivica Olic steals the ball away from Patrice Evra in stoppage time and then...
Maradona laid low by hound of god…
Here’s another twist in the tale of a man who has had his fair share of being dogged by...
Lyon vs Bordeaux: An unprecedented CL encounter
Stade de Gerland, Lyon Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 1545 EST One of these clubs will enter the semi-final. The...
Man Utd should capitalize on stumbling Bayern
Uefa Champions League – Bayern Munich v Manchester United Venue: Allianz Arena Date: Tuesday, 30 March Kick-off: 1545 EST...
Drogba gets no love from UEFA: Two match ban
Didier Drogba’s CL frustrations continue. UEFA today decided that Drogba’s stamp on Thiago Motta in the Chelsea vs Inter...
Gordon Brown goes the populist route
Next on the “vote bagging” agenda: Making beer VAT exempt Power to the people. To the masses belong football...
Danger signs: Arsenal goalscoring trending down
The line graphs above show a clear picture. As the Premiership season heads to its conclusion, the most worrying...
Video: Tevez keeps City in hunt for a top four finish
Carlos Tevez scores a hat trick and should find himself back in contention for an Argentina spot. But more...
Fabregas maybe ready in time for Barca!
An uplifting bit of news for Arsenal before the huge Barca showdown as it appears that Cesc maybe ruled...
Torres creates magic- Goal of the season contender
Two totally brilliant goals from Fernando Torres.Liverpool beat Sunderland 3 – 0
The league of extraordinarily well paid gentlemen
The Indian Premier League players are better paid than English Premier League players.This astounding bit of financial analysis is...
Manchester United own goal tally increases
Man U beat Bolton 4 – 0 yesterday and the first goal (an own goal from Jlloyd Samuel) was...
Video: Arsenal shoot title hopes in the foot
Birmingham’s injury time equaliser which Song kicked off Kevin Phillip’s chest into the net …kind of.
Lampard becomes 3rd highest Chelsea scorer ever.
Four goals against a hapless Aston Villa yesterday have taken Lampard to new heights and Villa in the other...
Respect the refs
Disrespect, disrespect , disrespect….
Fans to decide man of the match at the World Cup
In a surprising departure from tradition fans from across the globe rather than FIFA officials will determine the man-of-the-match...
Indian kids win World Cup for street kids.
The inaugural episode of this event took place in Durban between the15th and 22nd of March.Hosted by Umthombo Street...
Cristiano Ronaldo is going to do better than Messi…
…at the World Cup.That is part of a Pele quote actually.“We cannot say that Messi, for example, is to...
Chelsea score an unconvicing 5 – 0 win
The 5 – 0 win over Portsmouth is not really a good indication of the form the Blues are...
Spurs second half comeback video
Tottenham Spurs pulled off a second-half comeback to beat Fulham 3-1 and dump them out of the FA cup...
New Robinho Nike Ad
And Robinho is also telling Neymar these days to stay away from Man CIty…and Chelsea too while he’s at...
Bursaspor’s Champion’s League dreams….
Bursaspor took a five point lead on top of the Turkish Süper Lig on Monday after a 2-1 victory...
Another Messi hat trick
Messi has scored 8 goals in four games and is on a hat trick of hat tricks having scored...
Liverpool put Man Utd back in the lead
Torres had given Liverpool the lead but Javier Mascherano kind of helped Wayne Rooney to equalise in controversial fashion....
Arsenal continue title charge..
Arsenal are back on top of the premier league standings after they beat West ham 2 – 0 yesterday...
Blatter records record profit…
Blatter’s chances of being re-elected unopposed for a fourth term in office were further enhanced by FIFA’s financial results...
Video: Torres torrid as Liverpool overcome Lille
Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres set about Lille’s destruction. Giving Liverpool fans something else to talk about other than...
Wenger’s reaction to meeting Barca
On meeting the CL champions: “We respect what Barcelona have done but competition is about what you do tomorrow,”...
Arsenal get back Cesc, Rosicky but Gallas is still out
William Gallas may have a Baker’s Cyst. From Wenger’s description, the defender does not appear to have a straightforward...
CL quarterfinals: Arsenal to face Barcelona
As a Gunner supporter, one could not have asked for a tougher opponent barring Man Utd. As a lover...
Jonathan Zebina targeted: Juve fans continue their racist diatribe
Jonathan Zebina reacts to a group of unhappy tifosi racially taunting him The Juve tifosi are an unhappy lot...
Video: The Deuce enters Craven Cottage lore
A touch of absolute brilliance. A moment that ensures Clint Dempsey’s place in Fulham’s history. It is not enough...
For Inter bouquets; for Juventus brickbats
Fulham’s magnificent victory capped what must be a schizophrenic week for the Serie clubs. Just as the dust from...
Fulham script their greatest win
Roy Hodgson on Fulham’s 4 – 1 victory over Juventus.“We should just do a Rocky Marciano and retire now...
Beckham – poetry in motion
Christian’s post on the epic poem on Beckham’s heel took me on a google search for more football poetry....
MLS collective bargaining dead on the table?
FC Santos will be Red Bull Arena’s first visitor on March 20th Looks like a player strike is imminent...
Albert Riera is one unhappy player
Rubbishes Rafa’s man management skills. The Spanish winger nurses World Cup ambitions and his lack of playing time at...
Messi admires Arsenal, sees them as CL contenders
In an ESPN interview: “Arsenal are a team to consider because of their fantastic build-up play. They are like...
The Red Knights turn to the MAN group
These guys are not the ones These guys are. The MAN Group, Britain’s biggest hedge fund is being lured...
Video: The Yardbirds perform “Train Kept A Rollin”
A tribute to the clubs left in the CL fray. Jimmy Page and the Yardbirds (with Keith Relf on...
Let the stories of Ancelotti’s demise begin …..
Carlo Ancelotti gone from Stamford Bridge. 10… 9… 8….7….6 ….. In certain gloomy fan forums David Moyes is being...
Video: Chamakhdown: Bordeaux overcome Olympiakos
Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh made sure that Bordeaux joined Lyon as the second French league side in the CL...
Video: A Messianic performance shatters Stuttgart
Lionel Messi we bow once again! We have lost count of your superlative performances. Following on the heels of...
What Thierry Henry should wear today
And if he’s really sorry as he claimed to be he should play out his days in the League...
Bad news at Camp Nou: Xavi out for the Stuttgart match
A big blow for the Blaugrana on the eve of their CL second leg against Stuttgart. Midfield maestro Xavi...
Meet Arshavin the web guru
Seems like Andriy Arshavin has been moonlighting as an internet Deepak Chopra. His advise appears as free ranging as...
Wenger’s next target: Christian Eriksen
An 18 year old Ajax prospect from the windy Danish city of Middelfart is on Wenger’s radar. Christian Eriksen...