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Author: Shourin Roy

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Business, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Business, Soccer Players

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

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...
Rio Olympics, Soccer Players, Women's Soccer

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players

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,...
Champions League

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...
Podcasts

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Players

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...
FIFA Corruption, Soccer Business, Soccer Politics, World Cup History

Ibra scores on debut as Man Utd overcome Bournemouth with a very Mourinho like win

Efficient. Opportunistic. Effective. Boring. Match highlights:
English Premier League

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...
English Premier League

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

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...
English Premier League

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...
Rio Olympics, Soccer Teams - National, Women's Soccer

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...
English Premier League, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History

Clean Sheet podcast: Soccerblog and Wil Walker discuss Pogba, the Premier League and more

Tune in at 5:00 today to hear Wil Walker and Shourin Roy of Soccerblog discuss the summer transfer madness...
English Premier League, La Liga, Podcasts, Serie A, Soccer Players

Clean Sheet podcast: The USA finish fourth and Germany comes alive in the Euros

Please join Wil Walker and Shourin Roy of Soccerblog for the Clean Sheet podcast where we will discuss the...
Copa America, English Premier League, Euro 2016, Podcasts

Clean Sheet podcast: Soccerblog and Wil Walker discuss the USA’s progress to the Copa semi-finals

Hello, folks! The USA has shrugged off all those dire predictions with its entry into the Copa America Centenario...
Copa America, Euro 2016, Podcasts

Soccerblog and Wil Walker discuss the Copa America Centenario and more in today’s podcast

Please tune in today at 5:30 PM for the Clean Sheet podcast as Shourin Roy of Soccerblog and Wil...
Copa America, Euro 2016, Podcasts

Sunderland avoid the drop as free falling Everton crumble once again

Hold up your hand if you as opponents felt meeting Everton would bestow the title, save from relegation, secure...
English Premier League

Danny Welbeck could be out for months with knee injury

The Arsenal striker had just gotten back in February after more than nine months on the sideline with a...
English Premier League

Manchester United’s bus gets attacked on the way to Upton Park

The match against West Ham was delayed by 45 minutes as the Man Utd bus was attacked by fans....
English Premier League, Soccer Culture, Soccer History

West Ham bid farewell to the Boleyn on a high beating Man Utd

An era has ended. The Hammers home of a 112 years saw its last day today. The Boleyn, one...
English Premier League, Soccer History

St Totteringham’s Day might still be on as Spurs fall to Soton

The last few weeks have proved extremely frustrating for Spurs. Their title chances took a grievous blow after drawing...
English Premier League

Andrea Bocelli reduces everyone to goosebumps and tears at King Power Stadium

The fairy tale is still alive. Andrea Bocelli’s soaring voice singing Nessun Dorma at the King Power Stadium just...
English Premier League

Mousa Dembele receives a 6 match suspension

The FA ruled the usual 3 match suspension for violent conduct was insufficient. Mousa Dembele, the Tottenham midfielder receives...
English Premier League

Brandi Chastain inducted to National Soccer Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Brandi Chastain for her induction to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Well deserved kudos for her...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Copa America Centenario: Klinsmann announces 40 man roster including Christian Pulisic call up

17 year old rising star Christian Pulisic makes the roster. The name Eric Lichaj will cause some eyebrows to...
Copa America, Soccer Teams - National

Europa Cup: Sevilla sweep aside Shakhtar Donetsk on automatic, 3-1 (agg 5-3)

Just like Liverpool, Sevilla are tardy and indifferent when it comes to the domestic league, but when it comes...
Europa Cup, Soccer Players

Europa Cup: Liverpool sink the Yellow Submarine to enter finals, 3-0 (agg 3-1)

You have to say for all the league treachery Liverpool go through, sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes sideways, never...
Europa Cup

Man Utd the least inept or are they just the most sterile?

The Guardian published their second annual Premier League ineptitude index. Unsurprisingly, Aston Villa topped the list. The other usual...
English Premier League

Jamie Vardy used to arrive in training inebriated when he moved to Leicester City

When good things happen. Even the disclosure by the club’s vice (nice pun!) chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddanaprabha, of a Jamie...
English Premier League

Cagliari fans cheer Claudio Ranieri for Leicester City triumph

Claudio Ranieri led Cagliari from the depths of Serie C to Serie A in his three seasons as manager...
English Premier League, Serie A, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History

Mousa Dembele faces the possibility of more than a 3 match ban

Wait there is dirt in your eye! The FA has charged both Chelsea and Tottenham with three breaches of...
English Premier League

Lucas Vasquez should have been sent off for his Raheem Sterling tackle

Marca is a Real Madrid cheerleader but former international ref and Marca pundit Andujar Oliver reckons Lukas Vasquez should...
Champions League

Champions League: Desultory Manchester City bow out to Real Madrid, 0-1 (agg 0-1)

Vincent Kompany’s injury exit for the umpteenth time in the 10th minute seems to have sucked all the vitality...
Champions League

Spurs unable to overcome Chelsea, fail to keep Leicester from their destiny

The pretenders are all gone, the last one falling by the wayside today. Spurs came to Stamford Bridge where...
English Premier League

Leicester City defying all odds are champions!

If you believe in good football, permit yourself a tear or two. If you believe the meek will inherit...
English Premier League

Robert Huth goes all dominatrix gets a Marouane Fellaini elbow

So as per Louis Van Gaal’s ball chain and leather deconstruction, Marouane Fellaini was only engaging in a safe...
English Premier League, Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Players

Man Utd delay Leicester’s inevitable coronation

Leicester could be crowned champions as soon as tomorrow if Spurs fall or draw against Chelsea. If the North...
English Premier League

Protests fizzle out as Arsenal muster enough to overcome Norwich

This has been a strange old season for Arsenal and yet the results are overwhelmingly familiar. Sitting on top...
English Premier League

Leo Messi bests Cristiano Ronaldo in financial valuation

Leo Messi and Barcelona are enduring a torrid time, with the club slumping to a fourth successive defeat which...
Soccer Business, Soccer Players

Johan Cruyff’s legacy recognized by posthumous Laureus award

Johan Cruyff is such a giant of the game, generations of footballers and coaches will continue to feel the...
Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players

Jamie Vardy faces improper conduct charge

The Leicester City striker could face additional punishment for his furious reaction to Jon Moss sending him off for...
English Premier League

Harry and Dele Alli cane the Potters

A cold Monday night at the Britannia facing the Potters was going to be one tough assignment with Mauricio...
English Premier League

Barcelona implode again losing to Valencia as title race tightens up

What an absolutely miserable two weeks it has been for the Champions league and La Liga winners. This time...
La Liga

How does Arsene Wenger keep his job?

How does this stupid, incompetent coach have an eternal hold on his job? Arsenal under Arsene Wenger are now...
English Premier League

A comeback for the ages: Liverpool stun Dortmund with a late surge, 4-3 (agg 5-4)

The Klopp era is firmly upon Liverpool. The man has astonishingly done it without any of the side’s players...
Europa Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Man Utd enter FA Cup semi-finals in style seeing off the Hammers, 2-1

Manchester United nowadays resemble a befuddled group gathered around a dying campfire, desperately fanning it in the hopes an...
FA Cup, Soccer Teams - Club

Atletico derail Barcelona’s progress through Griezmann’s brace, 2-0 (agg 3-2)

Atletico, a team forged in Mount Doom. Can any team be as feared as spoilers of dreams? First, they...
Champions League
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