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Monthly Archives: August 2015

The saga is over: David De Gea headed to Real Madrid

“I need a saga, what’s the saga? It’s songs for the deaf, you can’t even hear it.” QoTSA. So,...
English Premier League, Soccer Business

More pain for Juventus as Roma send them to their second consecutive defeat

Arsenal goalie, Wojciech Szczesny on loan, was the hero coming off with a spectacular last minute save to deny...
Soccer Players

A closer look: Anthony Martial, 19 year old project on his way to Man Utd

When in doubt, spend, spend your way out of trouble. If it’s Man Utd and reports are to be...
English Premier League, Soccer Business

Sterling scores

Manchester City are flying high with four wins, four clean sheets, 10 goals scored,a club record of 10 consecutive...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Thomas Vermaelen scores first Barcelona goal

Luis Enrique was happy that Thomas Vermaelen finally helped Barcelona to labour to a 1 – 0 win over...
La Liga, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Bale and James Rodriguez score 2 each

Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez scored two goals each when Real Madrid drubbed Real Betis 5-0 on Saturday.Ronaldo had...
La Liga, Soccer Teams - Club

Andre Ayew’s brilliance lifts the Swans over Man Utd

The Gomis “Panther” celebrations strike terror into the opposition. Swansea is now firmly a fixture bigger clubs dread. Man...
English Premier League

Chelsea suffer shock home defeat

Falcao is the only Chelsea player who will be in a bit of a cheerful mood.He did finally manage...
English Premier League, Soccer Teams - Club

West Ham beat Liverpool 3 – 0 at home

West Ham United last won at Liverpool fifty-two years ago. – about the time the Beatles were topping the...
English Premier League, Soccer Teams - Club

Fabricio Coloccini own goal bail out hoarders Arsenal

Owen Goale is Arsenal’s best striker. The Gunners hoard passes the same way an old woman jealously hoards cooking...
English Premier League

Luis Suarez in an ad full of lookalikes

In an ad for Uruguayan company Abitab Luis Suarez hires a whole bunch of lookalikes to work in his...
Soccer Advertising, Soccer Players

A closer look at Spurs new signing Son Heung-min

17 goals for Bayer Leverkusen last season and as tall as Harry Kane. Good first touch, not afraid to...
Bundesliga, English Premier League, Soccer Players

A bit of history: Arsenal’s first Emirates win was against Dinamo Zagreb

Arsenal are in Group F of this season’s Champions League and one the sides they face is Dinamo Zagreb....
Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

How is Man City ducking FFP while buying such expensive players?

With the impending arrival of Kevin De Bruyne, likely to cost them $91m making him the second most expensive...
English Premier League, Soccer Business, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Another Messi milestone

Leo Messi was voted the UEFA Player of the Year.Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo were runners up. And a...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Limerick FC beats Man Utd to signing one of the game’s biggest names

That’s Neymar, isn’t it? Actually, it’s 16 year old Barry Cotter who signed for Limerick FC U17 side. He’s...
Soccer Humor, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Champions League draw: Man City face Juventus, Sevilla, and Borussia M’gladbach in tough group

The Champions League draw is out and Chelsea were handed a fairly straightforward group. Jose Mourinho will reacquaint himself...
Champions League

How do you solve a problem like Mario?

By laying down the law apparently.AC Milan are welcoming Mario Balotelli with a a good behavior clause in his...
Serie A, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Van Gaal and Giggs react to Chicharito’s miss

Chicarito’s unfortunate slip at the penalty spot produced this eloquent silent reaction from Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs.
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Kevin De Bruyne is going to Man City

As Soccerblog had reported a week ago, the tea leaves were all there. Kevin De Bruyne is set to...
Bundesliga, English Premier League, Soccer Business

Wayne Rooney’s hat trick powers Man Utd to Champions League spot over Brugge 4-0 (agg7-1)

Wayne Rooney was a happy camper. The Belgian club were battered and brugged. Not withstanding their injury record, they...
Champions League

Jermain Defoe scores League Cup hat trick increases brand awareness

Jermaine Defoe looks like a man at ease now he’s looking for a personal assistant to water plants, stock...
League Cup

Arsenal’s imbalanced attack is predictable and simplifies opposition defences

Michael Cox has an interesting post on Francis Coquelin’s influence on the midfield which necessitates playing players out of...
English Premier League

EPL 3rd week: Knaves and Knights

It’s that time again. Soccerblog’s edition of the heroes and villains of this weekend’s action. The sides that soared,...
English Premier League

Montreal Impact lose Drogba debut game

All 20,801 seats at the Saputo Stadium were sold out for Drogba’s debut game against Philadelphia Union. Drogba only...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Malmo book Champions League passage beating Celtic 2-0 (agg 4-3)

Ronny Deila’s side’s poor defending on set pieces cost them dearly. Malmo’s captain Markus Rosenberg back in the side,...
Champions League

A historic event: Udinese shocks Juve in first home opener loss for the Bianconeri

No Carlos Teves, Andrea Pirlo, or Arturo Vidal. Juve’s saviour is apparently Juan Cuadrado. The Old Lady stumbled against...
Serie A, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal don’t need another striker it needs to find other ways to score goals

Karim Benzema this, Karim Benzema that. If we only had Karim Benzema, he would have scored given Olivier Giroud’s...
English Premier League

Petr Cech makes two brilliant saves

Cech made two brilliant stops against Liverpool to more than make up for his two bloopers against West Ham....
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal’s “title winning aspirations” take another deserved knock against Liverpool

One thing is clear, both these sides are not going to challenge for the title. Arsenal because they have...
English Premier League

Leo Messi: He’s a bit messy when it comes to penalties

Leo Messi does have a bit of a problem when it comes to scoring penalties. Barcelona gets a lot...
La Liga

Mario Balotelli is back to AC Milan on a loan move

No, that’s not the Dow Jones or the FTSE 100. It’s the declining worth of Mario Balotelli (courtesy Transfermarkt)....
English Premier League, Serie A, Soccer Business, Soccer Players

Benitez era begins inauspiciously with a draw against Sporting Gijon

Not a good day in the office for CR7. The newly promoted Asturians were not overawed by “La Decima”...
La Liga

Keane brace in LA Galaxy’s Five Star win

Robbie Keane scored two goals and two assists as LA Galaxy beat NYFC 5-1. Despite the pre match hype...
MLS, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Marcos Alonso does a Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo may have given Marcos Alonso a few free kick tips before he left Serie A to get...
Serie A, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Suarez scores first goal of the new season

Barcelona played Athletic Bilbao for the third time in succession -the last two games being in the Spanish Supercup...
La Liga, Soccer Players

Quality Man City show Everton how it’s done

This City side looks liberated playing without the weight of expectation which seemed to drag them down last season....
English Premier League

Pedro provides instant impact as 10 man Chelsea beat West Brom

Chelsea were down to 10 men in the 55th minute as Chris Brunt’s sweeping pass found Salomon Rondon ghosting...
English Premier League

Bayern Munich also take fastest Bundesliga goal ever

1899 Hoffenheim’s Kevin Volland equalled the record for the fastest Bundesliga goal ever.The goal scored 9 seconds after kickoff...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

LA Galaxy vs NYCFC: Steven Gerrard says “It’s war” as he prepares to face Frank Lampard

It’s being billed bombastically as the British Invasion but don’t expect the Beatles or the Spencer Davis Group. Steven...
MLS

2014 Forbes MLS valuation: Seattle Sounders are top club

Forbes 2014 valuation of the MLS illustrates the encouraging growth of the league with clubs averaging $157m in worth...
MLS, Soccer Business

Red hot Mahrez makes Spurs pay as Foxes draw level

All hail Riyad Mahrez because this man is hot, hot, hot. Four goals in three matches, six in his...
English Premier League

Bournemouth win a 7 goal ping pong with the Hammers

Kudos to the Cherries. It mustn’t have been easy coming into this match after being robbed of a draw...
English Premier League

Man Utd and Newcastle battle to an exciting but goalless stalemate

Memphizzle, no pop! For someone delegated to the delivering of set pieces, Memphis Depay was quite poor. Too close...
English Premier League

Real Mallorca Bosses crack the whip

The Real Mallorca management have decided that they have had enough of being Mr Nice Guy and have now...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Balotelli’s top ten moments of madness

If rumours from the rumour mill are to be believed then his days at Liverpool are numbered – and...
Soccer Players

Premier League accepts Liverpool’s goal against Bournemouth was an “offside offence”

The Premier League does not usually comment on match official decisions. However, the governing body was forced to comment...
English Premier League, Soccer Teams - Club

Jay Rodrigues comes to the Saints rescue against FC Midtjylland

Jay Rodriguez’s 55th minute penalty equalizer was his first goal since March 2014. Just the fourth match since his...
Europa Cup

What are the odds? Borussia Dortmund sweat before overcoming minnows Odds BK 4-3

Shinji Kagawa sparked a Dortmund comeback as Odds BK ranked 300 places below spanked three unanswered goals in the...
Europa Cup

Van Persie opens Turkish account

RVP scored his first goal for Fenerbahce – coming on in the 80th minutes and heading in the winning...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Now for the big one: Kevin De Bruyne close to Man City move for $80m

Looks like this deal is going to go through days after that Wolfsburg pledge of allegiance taken by a...
Bundesliga, English Premier League, Soccer Business, Soccer Players

Adnan Januzaj linked with move to Dortmund

Bild is reporting Dortmund maybe interested in acquiring Adnan Januzaj on loan. The winger who is on contract with...
Bundesliga, English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Rooney waits for the end of the goal drought

Nine long games have gone by without scoring a goal.Rooney has this to say on the long barren spell....
English Premier League, Soccer Players

Brilliant bicycle kick from the Chinese League

In a game between Shanghai Shenhua and Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League -Colombian midfielder Giovanni Moreno scored...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club
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