Euro 2012: Group B: Denmark falls to Silvestre Varela goal, 2-3
It came down to an almost botched volley attempt by Silvestre Varela in the 87th minute but the winger...
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Euro 2012: Group B: Netherlands stare at the abyss with 0-2 loss to Germany
Robin Van Persie finally scored after his 11th attempt (Six on target, 5 off). But so did Mario Gomez,...
Euro 2012: Cristiano Ronaldo’s miss against Denmark
szólj hozzá: Cristiano Ronaldo kihagyja a ziccert Nani sends in a great outlet, CR7 does everything right including being...
Euro 2012: Joachim Low and the ball boy
szólj hozzá: Löw esete a labdaszedővel Joachim Low pokes a bit of fun at a unsuspecting ball boy. The...
Much ado about something: The “gayness” of Antonio Cassano
Antonio Cassano is a bit of an exhibitionist actually Can anyone who does what Antonio Cassano did as the...
The spectacular fall of Harry Redknapp as Arsenal finish him off
‘Arry goes after four years as Spurs manager On top of the world a bare four months ago having...
Euro 2012: Violent clashes mar Russia vs Poland match
The Warsaw police department deployed 6,000 officers, in one of their most intensive security operations, and it proved crucial...
World Cup qualifying: The USA tie Guatemala, 1-1 on the road
Guatemala, always tough competitors on the road did no damage to that reputation as the USA could not hold...
Euro 2012: Group A: The Czechs dominate Greece, 2-1
szólj hozzá: chek 12/06 Vaclav Pilar and Petr Jiracek drive the Czech Republic past Greece who narrow the margin...
Euro 2012: Group A: “Kuba” the hero in Poland’s late equalizer against Russia
szólj hozzá: polish 12/6 Poland was the better team for large spells including the first 10-15 minutes when Robert...
Euro 2012: Racism and hooliganism take centre stage to performances
UEFA has launched an investigation into Spanish fans racially abusing Mario Balotelli So far in the first round of...
Olivier Giroud in Arsenal’s crosshairs
If this happens then Arsenal will have captured the women’s vote. The Montpellier striker scored 25 buts to lead...
Euro 2012: Group D: Shevchenko shines in Ukraine’s 2-1 win over Sweden
Ukraine went to veteran Andrey Shevchenko who showed he still has a plethora of goals in him. Or is...
Euro 2012: Group D: England exceed expectations as they draw France, 1-1
The buzz is all about James Milner missing what should have been an easy as pie goal. Add Joe...
Euro 2012: Group D: James Milner’s epic miss against France
Ashley Young sliced the entire French defense with a pinpoint pass with James Milner correctly latched onto moving away...
Euro 2012: Group D: Can England stop France?
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain may get his start under Roy Hodgson In a few hours, Roy Hodgson’s England squad will...
Roberto Di Matteo set to be confirmed Chelsea’s coach
” I’ll drink to that” The interim coach who led Chelsea to their first ever Champions League title is...
Euro 2012: Russian fans attack Polish stewards
Four Euro 2012 stewards were attacked and beaten up by Russian fans after the Czech Republic match. Some way...
Euro 2012: Group C: Croatia coast against Ireland, 3-1
szólj hozzá: Croatia vs Ireland 3:1 HIGHLIGHTS Set pieces ruled in this match. The Croatians were far better at...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain and Italy battle to a gripping 1-1stalemate
szólj hozzá: Spain vs Italy 1:1 HIGHLIGHTS Just a marvelous exposition of football. Like a very good spy novel...
Euro 2012: ESPN misses the mark woefully
I would rather see Giuseppe Rossi on the pitch than see him as a commentator on ESPN. A zombie...
Euro 2012: Mario Balotelli makes an impact and its not a good one
szólj hozzá: Balotelli belassul This has to be the most bizarre incident in the 2012 Euro so far. Sergio...
A magnificent Messi stuns Brazil as Argentina win, 4-3
szólj hozzá: Brazília-Argentína 3-4 Lets put this in the friendliest of terms, there is no amistoso when it comes...
Euro 2012: Group B: Mario Gomez leads Germany to 1-0 win over Portugal
szólj hozzá: Nie – Por 1-0 Group B should see on paper an outpouring of goals. But the Germans...
Euro 2012: Group B: Netherlands swamp Denmark but the Danes win, 1-0
szólj hozzá: Hol – Dan 0-1 A moving sea of orange ceaselessly breaking on the doorstep waiting it to...
Euro 2012: Theodor Gebre Selassie is subjected to racist abuse
The Czech right back with Ethiopian origins is subjected to racial taunts and monkey chants during the match against...
World Cup qualifying: An underwhelming Mexico beat a game Guyana, 3-1
Mexico started like a house on fire as Carlos Salcido smashed in a volley from 25 yards out and...
World Cup qualifying: An underwhelming USA beat a game Antigua, 3-1
Three points on the board as USA starts its 2014 qualifying. How those three points were achieved is debatable....
Euro 2012: Arshavin shines as Russia dismantle the Czech Republic, 4-1
szólj hozzá: omgsport.ru Russia – Czech rep. Full Highligh Andriy Arshavin is busy thumbing his nose at Wenger and...
Euro 2012: Group A: Refereeing decisions blemish 1-1 tie between Poland and Greece
szólj hozzá: omgsport.ru Poland – Greece Full Highlights Remember the name Carlos Velasco Carballo. The referee responsible for ending...
Robert Lewandowski to Man Utd?
The Borussia Dortmund striker might find himself at Old Trafford next season Franciszek Smuda, the Polish coach lets slip...
RIP: Manuel Preciado
Really sad news out of Spain. A day after being appointed Villareal coach, Manuel Preciado passes away. He was...
Oceana’s Euro 2012 song
Uplifting lyrics. Oceana is a big star in Poland and Ukraine which sort of skims over the underbelly of...
The Dutch face racist abuse during training
This is the extent of their love for the “beautiful game” for these Polish deadbeats Being behind the Iron...
Euro 2012: Group D: Nurse Jackie
Like the self destructive, self abusive character Edie Falco plays in the eponymous Nurse Jackie, Group D sports a...
Euro 2012: Group C: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Spain is still the team to beat. The defending Euro and World Cup champions have their Barcelona core intact...
Euro 2012: Group B: Game of Thrones
Also formerly known as the Group of Death. But Game of Thrones is way cooler and more relevant if...
Euro 2012: Group A: Eastern Promises
The former Iron Curtain countries and a country on the brink of bankruptcy vie for Group A honours. In...
It’s official: Shinji Kagawa is a Man Utd player
The deal is done. The exciting Borussia Dortmund midfielder who can play centrally, down the wings, and as second...
Euro 2012: Ukrainian players come down with a stomach bug
The offending hamburger(s) that caused Ukrainian players to fall sick Anatoli Tymoschuk and nine other players come down with...
World Cup 2014 qualifier: Argentina dismantle Ecuador, 4-0
Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Leo Messi, and Angel Di Maria make it look easy against Ecuador. Argentina sit on...
Euro 2012: Andrea Barzagli to miss group stage
The Juventus defender suffered a serious strain to his left calf muscle that will keep him out of the...
Racism issue re-ignited in FA’s snub of Rio Ferdinand on Euro eve
The FA chases its own tail while it cries no racism Steven Gerrard is feeling angry at the number...
Brazil fall to Mexico, 0-2 as Gio Dos Santos scores a wonder goal
El Tri have been one of Brazil’s bogey teams, always managing to give them a hard time. Giovani Dos...
The USA is a non-factor as it draws Canada, 0-0
The outstanding theme of the USA vs Canada match was how many US players were non-factors for the 90...
Paul Lambert appointed Aston Villa manager
Paul Lambert is now the new manager of Aston Villa in a widely anticipated move. The Villans can now...
Russia spank Italy, 3-0 in a pre Euro friendly
This has been a bad week all around for Italian football with mass arrests of players implicated in the...
Alessandro Del Piero to Montreal Impact?
The Juve legend might be moving to Canada and becoming a Quebecois. If that happens he will join Marco...
Roberto Di Matteo’s chances at Chelsea permanence appear bleak
This does not look good for Roberto Di Matteo’s chances of staying on at Chelsea, at least as manager....