TV bonanza fuels EPL’s 2016 summer transfer spend past $1.5bn
Nothing captures the barbarians at the gate nature of capitalism as resoundingly as the English Premier League. You can...
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Islam Slimani joins Leicester adding more ferocity in attack
The Foxes are not about to go gentle into that good night. They have snared Islam Slimani from Sporting...
Jack Wilshere is moving to Bournemouth, Sissoko Everton bound?
Farewell to London! Sky Sports shows Jack Wilshere arriving at Bournemouth ahead of a medical. Crystal Palace, AS Roma,...
Nasri departs for Sevilla, Gnabry to Bremen, and David Luiz returns to Chelsea!
He’s back! The transfer crescendo is 7 hours from abating. Which clubs will do last minute deals? Jack Wilshere...
Transfer Hawk and deadline day
Transer Hawk shows you how managers manage to get those last minute transfers done on transfer deadline day.
FA charges Sergio Aguero with violent misconduct
The FA has found Sergio Aguero guilty of violent misconduct for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid in the side...
Summer 2016: Arsenal linked to majority of most talked about transfer deals
With Arsene Wenger, nurturing a well established reputation of being cautious on transfers and bemoaning the ills of “financial...
Barcelona U 13 kids show great sportsmanship
Barcelona’s under 13 side beat Japanese team Omya 1-0 in the final of the World Challenge Cup in Tokyo...
Transfer news: Joe Hart to Torino, Jack Wilshere to Crystal Palace?
Transfer season winds down tomorrow and there has been plenty of activity ahead of the deadline. Joe Hart who...
Raheem Sterling’s resurgence shows Pep Guardiola is already delivering results
A few short months ago, Raheem Sterling was being held up as the poster boy for extravagant indulgence and...
Here’s a goal scoring technique that hasn’t been seen before.
Even Neymar will find this hard to do. Do a somersault over the onrushing goalkeeper. Land on your feet....
Manchester City may lose Aguero to disciplinary action
Two goals from Raheem Sterling and one from Fernandinho against West Ham made it five wins in five games(league...
Business as usual for Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich started their new Bundesliga season with a new coach but it was pretty much business as usual....
EPL week 2 videos: Liverpool,Spurs,United,Chelsea,Arsenal
Danny Rose’s 72nd-minute equaliser earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at White Hart Lane. ..and Klopp at...
Cristiano wins UEFA player of the year
Cristiano Ronaldo was named Europe’s Best Player for the second time beating Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann to the...
Hope Solo suspended for six months for Swedes are “cowards” remarks
All one can say is good on US Soccer for taking the decision to ban Hope Solo for her...
A closer look at Lucas Perez: Arsenal’s newest striker
He even looks Vardy-ish. At 27 years of age, Lucas Perez Martinez is no spring chicken. Nor is he...
Arsenal finally sign Shkodran Mustafi to bolster defence as Lucas Perez joins attack
Shkodran Mustafi’s Arsenal entrance is a welcome sight. Fully a month after Per Mertesacker’s injury with Gabriel’s following a...
Champions League group stage: In a delicious twist Pep Guardiola meets former club Barcelona
The die has been cast. And this is what it looks like in the group stage: Premier League champions,...
Joe Hart plays last game for City
Joe Hart marked his first start of the season, and possibly his last for Manchester City when they polished...
Kid from an Indian slum selected to go to Bayern Munich
A bit of good news in the middle of all the bad is the story of an 11-year-old from...
Chelsea made to work hard by Bristol Rovers
Chelsea were almost put to the sword by the Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup. Two goals from Michy...
Liverpool beat Burton 5 – 0
Liverpool put their unexpected beating by Burnley behind them and beat Burton 5 – 0 in the EFL cup...
Barcelona release Messi Top Ten from outside the box video
Barcelona have released a video of Messi’s 10 best long range goals..
Bale brace gets Real Madrid off to a winning start
Gareth Bale’s brace helped Real Madrid start their season with a 3-0 victory at Real Sociedad.
Clean Sheet podcast: Soccerblog and Wil Walker discuss the Premier League start and Brazil’s Olympic win
Join Wil Walker of the Wil Walker show and Shourin Roy of Soccerblog as they discuss the start of...
Chelsea and City post wins and Liverpool loses
Chelsea left it very late against Watford.They came from behind to win 2-1 with Costa once again scoring the...
Neymar wins it for Brazil
Neymar gave Brazil the lead by scoring with a brilliant free kick in the first half.. Germany equalised in...
Germany win Women’s Soccer Olympic Gold
The German Women’s team defeated Sweden 2 -1 to take the Olympic Gold. The men’s team take on Brazil...
Zlatan scores two more for United
Zlatan continued his superb start to the season for United by scoring both the goals in their 2-0 win...
Lets face it: Arsene Wenger is just as big a bullshit artist as Donald Trump
Following the Man City friendly (Aug 7th) which resulted in a win, Arsene Wenger had this to say: “We...
Brazil Germany set for Olympic rematch
Brazil get a shot at redemption as they go head to head against Germany in the finals of the...
Aguero hat trick takes Manchester City to the brink
Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 5 – 0 win over Steaua Bucharest. They have all but...
Joao Havelange: FIFA dictator and World Cup globalist passes away
FIFA as an illiberal and corrupt kleptocracy? That is the legacy of Joao Havelange who ruled FIFA from 1974...
Diego Costa gives Chelsea late win over West Ham
Diego Costa’s late`89th minute strike gave Antonio Conte a dramatic winning start over West Ham. Conte was totally thrilled...
Bayern beat Dortmund to German Supercup
Bayern Munich gave Anceloti his first bit of silverware when they clinched their first German Super Cup in four...
Germany thrash Portugal and enter semis
Portugal have been bundled out of the Olympics – losing 4:0 to Germany. Germany having beaten Fiji 10-0 and...
Brazil inch closer to Olympic gold
Brazil beat Colombia 2-0 in their men’s football quarterfinal at the Corinthians Arena on Saturday to move to within...
Ibra scores on debut as Man Utd overcome Bournemouth with a very Mourinho like win
Efficient. Opportunistic. Effective. Boring. Match highlights:
Liverpool and Coutinho finally outclass Arsenal in wildly swinging opener
Yep, it was that kind of day again. And if this situation is allowed to stand, we can be...
Pep Guardiola era begins with a win courtesy former Man Utd player’s own goal
Paddy McNair’s debut script was not thus written. Will score own goal in the first four minutes of appearance...
Stekelenburg to the rescue as Everton hold off resurgent Spurs
The changing of the guard. Tim Howard, his bald, spare visage and Tourette’s induced gesticulations that have been part...
Reality check: Newly promoted Hull sink league champions Leicester in opener
Robert Snodgrass, the hull in Hull. The Premier League new season is truly upon us. And what an opener...
Meet Hope Solo: Ugly American at the Rio Olympics
The world has not had enough of Donald Trump. We have to have Hope Solo in an epic meltdown...
Ahead of Liverpool, Arsenal face a mountainous shortage in tactical acumen and defenders
The gulf in tactical acumen widens with the re-admission of Mourinho and Guardiola’s debut Premier League opening day weekend...
OGC Nice pay tribute to Bastille day victims
French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice will pay tribute to the ’85 victims of July’s terrorist attack in the...
Germany maul Fiji 10 – 0 in Olympic mismatch
Fiji have been hopelessly outplayed by all the teams in their group.Mexico beat them 5 – 1 .South Korea...
Brazil finally score some Olympic goals
The Brazil team finally found their scoring touch which had gone missing for the last two games at the...
Messi : Two goals and a bicycle kick assist
Lionel Messi scored twice and provided Suarez with a brilliant bicycle kick assist as Barcelona beat Sampdoria 3-2 in...
One month to go for resumption of ancient hostilities
Manchester United will face Manchester City for the first time in the new EPL season on the 10th of...
Dani Carvajal wins UEFA Super Cup for Real Madrid
Real Madrid made a late late comeback win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup. They were trailing 2...
Juventus say goodbye to Paul with video
Nice video montage of the many fabulous skills of Paul Pogba in his Juventus years…
Portugal and Argentina at the Olympics
While the endless debate about whether Ronaldo is greater than Messi or vice is greater than versa rages on...
Liverpool lose 4 – 0
Turns out that the last friendly against Barcelona wasn’t the last one of the pre season. And Liverpool made...