Arsenal let NY Red Bulls bag the Emirates cup..
Arsenal make a bags of it again. More defensive frailties. Kyle Bartley scored an own goal with four minutes...
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Arsenal waste two goal lead
Did someone say defensive frailties ? Arsenal let Boca Juniors come back and score two goals in the second...
Man Utd beat Barcelona in World Football Challenge
The game with the mighty impressive sounding title was played near Washington.Man Utd beat Barcelona 2 -1. Barcelona however...
Torres scores….
….against Aston Villa in the final of the Barclay’s Asia Cup. More by accident than by design.But a goal...
Spain destroy Ireland..
Ireland were absolutely no match for Spain in the under 19 European Championships currently underway in Romania.They were dismantled...
Chicharito Hernandez might have incapacitating migraine episodes
Chicharito Hernandez not seen in action this week suffered a “mild concussion” according to Sir Alex after a ball...
Milan Baros sighting: Galatasaray crush Liverpool, 3-0
Liverpool’s pre-season has not gone swimmingly. They might have wished Emmanuel Eboue had signed earlier with the Turkish club...
The best striker in the whole wide world is off to Sporting Lisbon
Nicklas Bendtner’s finest moment in London That would be Nicklas Bendtner. The legend in his own mind is on...
Bob Bradley sacked, Klinsmann in position?
The USMNT might finally get someone who can teach them to dive Sunil Gulati, US Soccer president announces Bob...
Karl Heinz Rummenigge is driven by monetary interest not reformatory zeal
Who thinks Karl Heinz Rummenigge’s call for a breakaway from FIFA/ UEFA would not have happened anyway? He’s the...
Neymar scores goal of the season already ?
Neymar did some fanatastic sleight of leg jugglery to score the first goal of the season contender. The game...
Man Utd toy with the MLS All Stars, 4-0
Ji Sung Park had the goal of the match. Man Utd showed flashes of brilliance in their short passing...
Juan Mata on the verge of signing for Arsenal
Will we see this man at the Emirates? Lets hope so. The Daily Mirror is reporting that Juan Mata,...
Chelsea sweep Hong Kong Champs aside
Hong Kong champions Kitchee were knocked out 4 goals to nothing.Goals from Lampard,Drogba and Sturridge. Torres still hasn’t got...
Who’s going to get hurt at Man City?
Sergio Aguero now in a location near you Carlos Tevez must have got the message loud and clear. Whether...
Rooney scores surreal goal…
Wayne Rooney’s famous overhead kick winner for Manchester United against Manchester City with special visual effects.
India lose World Cup qualifier to nightmare referee
Some very harsh refereeing saw India collect two red cards in the first 24 minutes of their World Cup...
Pep believes Fabregas will be signed this week
Josep Maria Bartomeu is less sure about Cesc Pep Guardiola seems to be very optimistic that the long drawn...
Emmanuel Eboue Galtasaray bound
As per The Guardian – the transfer fee is said to be £4m. Jay Emmanuel Thomas goes to Ipswich...
Mario Balotelli makes a complete ass of himself
Even the LA Galaxy players cringe as Mario Balotelli probably trying to copycat Theyab Awana from open play misses...
Copa America 2011: Uruguay run out deserving winners over Paraguay, 3-0
Justice was done. The better team actually won and quite comfortably. The Guarani had come to the finals with...
Thailand all stars no match for Chelsea
Chelsea didn’t have to exert themselves too much to beat the Thailand All Stars team 4 zero.Torres however is...
Gervinho provides an instant impact against Koln
Arsenal’s first two signings made quite the first impression in the match against Koln. Gervinho for all the right...
Liverpool get that sinking feeling again.
They have gone and got taken apart 3 goals to nothing by Hull City in a pre season friendly.
Sepp Blatter still the vamp as Bin Hammam banned from football
” I’ll persuade the Israelis to give up Jerusalem if you come back to the hotel with me” The...
Friday night music: Faithless “I want more”
Faithless are a Brit electronica band formed by Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss, and Rollo. The last mentioned is the...
Ryan Giggs masterminded the NOTW phone hacking scandal
Have fun with this interactive graph from the Wall Street Journal that allows you to click and drag the...
Ryan Giggs finally cracks top ten shirt sales
What is wrong with people? The best British midfielder in decades and one who has been front and center...
Barca return with a £33.5m bid for Fabregas
Between Gervinho’s forehead and Juan Mata’s chin (above) Arsenal should score a number of goals The 10 day deadline...
Hope Solo and Abby Wambach on Dave Letterman
If you have not fallen already in love with Hope Solo, you will all over again. She has a...
Mohamed Bin Hammam: The fall guy for FIFA’s dirty little secrets
They are as crooked as they come. But while there is little sympathy for Mohammed Bin Hammam for allegedly...
Goal line controversy in Malaysia
Drogba took a free kick.The ball hit the post,hit the ground and then came spinning backwards towards the goalie...
Sergio Batista on his way out
Alejandro Sabella could be the new coach of the Albiceleste The AFA is meeting on Monday to decide the...
WPS: 15,000+ show up for WNY Flash’s win over magicJack
A record breaking crowd at Rochester’s Sahlen Stadium saw many of the heroes of the Women’s World Cup in...
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo should be an Arsenal target
A bit of David Luiz with more experience and maturity A £10m reported offer by Arsenal for Everton centre...
C Ron scores hat trick in 9 minutes..
Real Madrid played the World Football Challenge match against Club Deportivo Guadalajara in San Diego. A hat trick in...
Man Utd spank Seattle Sounders, 7-0 in a friendly
The Sounders made a match of it till halftime only down by a Michael Owen goal. After the break...
Copa America 2011: Venezuela robbed of win over Paraguay
Oswaldo Vizcarrando’s headed goal in the 38th minute was waved off by the linesman, Humberto Clavijo, who appears to...
The last days of second guessing
The Premier League is introducing goal line technology from next season which will hopefully resolve the issue of those...
Joel Campbell is a no show at Arsenal
The Costa Rican wonderkid will remain at Deportivo Saprissa. Apparently his father was not too professional about the whole...
Copa America 2011: Uruguay enter finals beating Peru, 2-0
Luis Suarez showed his uncanny ability off the ball and a lethal finishing touch to get both goals. Peru’s...
Pep Guardiola is both sides of the mouth with Fabregas
Pep Guardiola’s words have to be carefully parsed for how much they do not want Cesc Fabregas. ” We...
Corinthians give up on Carlos Tevez
Carlos Tevez’s move to Corinthians is not happening. An official note on their website confirms the deal is off....
Brazilian deadline looms as Tevez transfer stalls
Sergio Aguero forearm tattoo is his name written in Tengwar Carlos Tevez’s transfer to Corinthians has run into some...
Theyab Awana shows Carlos Tevez how it can be done
This awkward looking back heel penalty (degree of grace -1.75) had the unfortunate effect of mesmerizing the goalie into...
Arsene Wenger is getting drawn into a false war
Wenger has been The Angry One The professor is adopting a less academic tone with his confrontational remarks while...
Joel Campbell to join Arsenal, Denilson loaned to Sao Paulo
Costa Rican teenage sensation Joel Campbell who caught the eye in the Copa America campaign is set to join...
Well played, USA!
In Hope we trust! The US women played their hearts out against Japan and they were in long spells...
Two soccer events produce Twitter records
Japan’s win over USA in the Women’s World Cup final set a record 7,196 tweets per second (TPS). It...
Homare Sawa: The MVP of the 2011 Women’s World Cup
A beaming Homare Sawa shows of her Golden Boot. 5 goals in 6 matches, none bigger than the 116th...
Copa America 2011: Venezuela down Chile, 2-1
Just to make sure that this Copa was not done providing upsets. Venezuela joined the eye widening list of...