The real reason behind Jack Warner’s resignation
Jack Warner sat in a corner, eating bribes and hey …… A five figure annual pension for the rest...
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Gold Cup semi-finals: Bob Bradley might have to improvise yet again
Juan Agudelo might get another start against Panama Jozy Altidore underwent an MRI for his strained hamstring to further...
Who is going to coach Inter?
Massimo Moratti: Whither my next coach? With Leonardo’s exit, the Inter coaching job has opened up. So far their...
André Villas- Boas resigns ahead of the big Chelsea move
FC Porto reports Andre Villas-Boas has resigned. The check for €15m needed for his buyout appears to be in...
Soccer’s data revolution: To be pitch perfect
Every data point (pass, cross, offside, out of play etc) mapped in these two hemispheres (one for each half)...
Barca can have Alexis Sanchez for €50m
Barcelona is on the verge of signing Alexis Sanchez. Not so fast says Gianpaolo Pozzo, Udinese’s owner who is...
Andre Villas-Boas is the stealthy one
André Villas-Boas is the stealthy one. His snow job on the media took him off the short list of...
A free kick routine we haven’t seen before.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo would think twice before attempting this.
USA beat Czech Republic 3 – 0 in the U 17 World Cup
Alejandro Guido ‘s first goal for USA was absolutely brilliant.The other two were also of the highest quality.
Younger Lions do a bit better.
The under 21 team of young lions were sent packing by the Czech Republic in the European Under 21...
Czechmate: England crash out of the Euro U21
szólj hozzá: England 1-2 Czech Republic Despite this stunning training ground goal, the U21 English squad like their senior...
Gold Cup: The USA get it right against Jamaica
Bob Bradley gamble opting to sit down Landon Donovan and opening with Alejandro Bedoya and Sasha Kljestan paid off...
Chicharito back heel
Against Guatemala in the Gold Cup.Turned out to be the winning goal of the quarter final game.
Celebrating 100 years of Austria Wein
Luis Figo and a team of superstars ( Ronaldo, Cafu, Serginho, Elber, Ronald de Boer, Patrick Vieira, Gheorghe Hagi,...
Luka Modric is now officially a wantaway
“Luka, I can’t show you the other part of my body equally excited to see you play” Spurs fans...
Adidas own the game
Adidas are modestly calling it ”A boot made for players who can change a game with one touch. Players...
Fabregas is not so fab anymore as per Barca
Sandro Rosell: “Fab is not so fab, so lets fob you off” Cesc Fabregas has been downgraded by his...
Arsenal face Newcastle in the 2011-12 opener
The Gunners travel to the formerly known St James Park who knows what it is now for their opening...
The makers of (mostly) undrinkable beer become FA Cup sponsors
The world’s oldest football competition will be sponsored for the next three years by the “King of Beers”. The...
This is what awaits Alex McLeish at Villa
Meanwhile Aston Villa fans are contemplating selling their season tickets should Alex McLeish become their manager as is anticipated.
What’s your favourite shot ?
The turn out fadeaway jumpshot pales into insignificance when compared to this ..
Not too rich for Luka Modric: Chelsea’s offer rejected
Alexander “Skip” Spence? No, it’s Luka Chelsea’s £22m offer for Luka Modric is ridiculed by Harry Redknapp. The only...
Leonardo to leave as Marcelo Bielsa tapped to succeed at Inter
“El Loco” Bielsa might be taking over at Inter Fast moving stuff with Massimo Morratti doing a series of...
2011 Copa Libertadores (first leg): Santos 0 Penarol 0
Penarol was one of the seven clubs in the inaugural Copa Libertadores in 1960 and it also had the...
Cesc Fabregas has not checked himself out
Barcelona might be preparing for its annual summer tempest involving Cesc Fabregas but the Arsenal captain introduces his moment...
Another MLS wondergoal…
Graham Zusi scores for Sporting Kansas from a free kick that was a good forty yards out.FC Dallas were...
Gold Cup goes on as CONCACAF schism deepens
The Gold Cup is taking place amidst deepening strife within CONCACAF. It has become ugly. The Caribbean Football Union...
Neymar to stay put at Santos: No deal for Real, Chelsea
Pele’s favourite player and the biggest Brazilian hope in years has spurned interest in joining the big European clubs....
Martin Palermo’s finest moment
The 2000 Copa Libertadores quarterfinals (second leg) between Boca and River Plate. The first leg had gone to their...
The Bombanera’s farewell to its Titan
With luminaries like Don Diego and Juan Roman Riquelme in attendance Boca bade a moist eyed farewell to the...
Martin Palermo calls it a day
Martin Palermo experimenting with unusual methods of scoring goals The Bombanera legend finally hangs up his boots as he...
Wasteful USA get by Guadeloupe, 1-0
The USA missed about half a dozen chances to put the game beyond doubt. Clint Dempsey was most egregious...
Gold Cup: Canada draw Panama, 1-1
Dwayne De Rosario converts a PK but Panama the most thrilling team to watch in Group C draw level...
Ronaldinho shows why he’s so fascinating to watch
No one does these skills more effortlessly. If football was 90 minutes of purely this then Ronaldinho would be...
John Spencer coaches passengers in Alaska Air ad
Portland Timbers head coach John Spencer has a very no nonsense approach when it comes to coaching passengers on...
Gervinho strongly linked with Arsenal
Lille has confirmed that it is negotiating with Arsenal over the sale of their star striker Gervinho. The sale...
Eric Hassli’s goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver has plenty to cheer about as the Canucks could beat the Bruins this Wednesday to take the Stanley...
Alex McLeish is not the right choice for Villa
Alex McLeish joins the growing list of Judases in the Premiership. His terse resignation by email has set off...
Mexico continue to impress..
Mexico beat Costa Rica 4 -1. This Inspite of the drug scandal and Chicharito not getting on the scoresheet
Gold Cup: Panama stun USA, 2-1
Panama through Luis Tejada and Gabriel Gomez go 2 up before Clarence Goodson pulls one back. The Panamanians secure...
Real Madrid appeal Mourinho ban
Real Madrid have appealed against the five-match touchline ban imposed on Jose Mourinho. Mourinho, you will remember, was unhappy...
The New York Cosmos will play Paul Scholes’s testimonial
On August 5th the NY Cosmos led by Eric Cantona will play Paul Scholes’s testimonial at Old Trafford. Cantona,...
Cow scores goal
Even as the Mexican team reels from the aftereffects of 5 of their players failing a drugs test after...
Chicharito continues his goalscoring spree…
Chicharito adds two more to his tally. Mexico beat Cuba 5 – 0 .
Gael Clichy to Liverpool and a Hazard warning
Gael Clichy is obviously on his way out. His contract negotiations have broken down and with a year left...
Clenbuterol strikes again: Guillermo Ochoa and four others suspended
Guillermo Ochoa might have a beef with his country’s food suppliers Five members of Mexico’s Gold Cup squad have...
Carl Jenkinson joins Arsenal: Wenger’s trend holds true
Carl Jenkinson or Karil Jenkinpää as he’s known in Finland If Carl Jenkinson is the a harbinger of transfers...
Nasri quells transfer talk
Looks a bit more quiet on the Samir Nasri transfer buzz as the player plays down the rumours. Hopefully...
USA vs Canada: Worst commentating ever?
I have to agree this is the worst commentating but it must be parody, right?
Ronaldo curtain call…
Ronaldo makes his final appearance for Brazil in a friendly against Romania. ……and leaves the field to the applause...
Germany make it 7 in a row
Germany beat Azerbaijan, 3-1, to move to within 2 points of qualifying for a trip to Euro 2012.Their seventh...
Zlatan hat trick against Finland
Ibrahimovic marked his return to the Sweden team in style.His hat-trick helped Sweden destroy their Nordic neighbours 5-0 .Ibrahimovic...