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Author: Shourin Roy

Juventus in advanced negotiations for Melo

Arsenal seem to have fallen off the radar. La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Juventus is going ahead...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

2009 Copa Libertadores Final: Will Cruzeiro steal one over Estudiantes?

Its an Argentina vs Brazil final. What more can you do to stir passion? However as Tim Vickery points...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Concacaf Gold Cup: Bob Bradley might start Feilhaber

The USA meet Honduras in their first big test in the Concacaf Gold Cup at RFK Stadium in front...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Concacaf Gold Cup:Video: Ali Gerba scores over El Salvador

In form striker Ali Gerba scores the all important goal in the 32nd minute, a deflection of Patrice Bernier...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Shock signing: Onyewu joins Milan

The tough center back has joined Milan on a free Bosman transfer from his former club, Standard Liege. He...
Soccer Business, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Why the Liga is proving more attractive than the English league?

It was just a year ago and conventional wisdom had the EPL running rampant as the world’s powerhouse. The...
Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Michael Jackson’s speech to Exeter City FC

Today the King of Pop will be remembered at the Staples Center tribute. The Exeter City speech took place...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer History, Soccer Teams - Club

Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada meet suprising El Salvador

El Salvador scored the biggest upset of the Gold Cup so far as they beat Costa Rica through Osael...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Disclaimer: Another Cesc Fabregation

By now Cesc’s mouth must have turned to mush issuing denials that he is leaving Arsenal. The Sun reports...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

How does Cristiano Ronaldo compare with Real’s other 9’s?

Cristiano Ronaldo will sport the number 9 at Real. He mentioned that he wants to emulate Alfredo Di Stefano,...
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Video: Velez Sarsfield win controversial Argentinian Clausura

Angel Cappa’s exciting and attack minded Huracan squad which scored 35 goals in 18 matches lost against a dour...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

CR 9: The most dramatic day in football history dawns

The most dramatic day in not just Real history but in the history of football as Cristiano Ronaldo is...
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Adebayor out: Milan chases Luis Fabiano and Huntelaar

The reason why Adebayor has decided to recommit himself to Arsenal probably has less to do with a new...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Francesco Totti, Roma’s talisman commits to five more years

Francesco Totti has confirmed that he will stay on in the club for five more years until 2014 and...
Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Ronaldo wants to emulate Real legend Di Stefano’ s record

Di Stefano uses his trophies to carry water to his drought stricken village The player most associated with Real’s...
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The turning point: Perez visits Benzema’s home

The personal touch never fails. It says how much Florentino Perez wanted Karim Benzema. The Lyon striker reveals he...
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Arsenal: Unhappy Eboue might be part of the Melo deal

The Felipe Melo transfer from Fiorentina seems to be crystallizing around the club’s condition that Emmanuel Eboue be part...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Concacaf Gold Cup: USA 4 Grenada 0

The USA punished Grenada 4-0 with their second stringers. Freddy Adu was the beneficiary at the end of a...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Concacaf Gold Cup: The US start today against Grenada

Will Brad Evans get his debut in front of his home crowd? First, will the US be able to...
Concacaf Gold Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Michael Owen: A dud or Sir Alex’s shrewdest move?

Michael Owen becomes Sir Alex’s special project. I think the signing needs to viewed in the context of a...
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Salary cap talk gathers momentum

Michel Platini again went on the record to air his disbelief at Real’s profligate spending after the club signed...
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It might soon be Liga 4 EPL 0: Ribery to Real

Real is preparing an offer for Bayern that will pry away the twinkle toed French midfielder. The man himself...
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Sir Alex’s shock weapon: Owen to join Man Utd

Michael Owen is getting ready to join Man Utd. Yes, did your jaw drop? The perennially crocked striker’s contract...
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In Florentino Perez’s era the days of Quinta del Buitre are but quaint memories

Emilio Butragueno and the legendary 80’s teams that relied on homegrown talent Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas might be...
Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, World Cup History

Liga 3 EPL 0: Benzema signs with Real

The tectonic plates that underpin global football moved and moved precipitously towards Real Madrid one again. Another 35 million...
Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Antonio Valencia to Man Utd: Very different from Ronaldo

Sir Alex has to rebuild his Man Utd team. When players like Ronaldo and Tevez leave, rebuilding is probably...
Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Some pernicious themes that undermine the US team

An international conspiracy: John Harkes in the Brazil vs USA final said at one point that US defenders will...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Is Thierry Henry contemplating a MLS move?

2011 could be an important year for the MLS. Thierry Henry says he sees spending two more years at...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal: Gilberto makes a plug for Melo

Gilberto showed he still had some legs in the Brazil final against the US. The ex-Arsenal player is valued...
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Video: Euro U21 Finals: Germany spank England 4-0

Stuart Pearce and England enter the Euro 21 final for the first time but it was an entirely forgettable...
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Brazil compares this comeback to other historical ones

Any chance that this Confederations Cup victory was anything but business as usual for the Seleccao should be dispelled....
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup History

Kaka: “Yes, we can!”

Barack Obama’s motivational influence now extends to soccer matches. Kaka, the player of the Confederations Cup reveals that the...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup final: Brazil show true grit

I can only shake my head at what we can expect from Brazil in the 2010 World Cup. That...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Unbelievable: Half time USA 2 Brazil 0

Did you rub your eyes your eyes in disbelief?? It is true. Dempsey’s flick into the net in the...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Confederations Cup: USA vs Brazil: Key match ups

Kaka vs Landon Donovan On the face of it. No comparison. Real’s $90 million for the Brazilian to $1...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Spain wins third place: Another free kick sinks Bafana Bafana

Joel Santana’s squad needs to work on stopping those back breaking free kicks which seem to doom them at...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Silly season is on us

Did you hear about Chelsea’s “monster” bid for Pato a few days ago? Well, Milan said, no can do....
Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Confederations Cup: What can the US expect from Brazil?

Jonathan Wilson’s excellent article talks about the intricate system of midfielders that the Brazilians have recently used with their...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Fabregas commits to Arsenal for the hundreth time

Arseblog calls it: Much ado about nothing. But it says much how every word uttered by Arsenal’s talisman comes...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Eto’o and Tevez to Man City: Who is going to get hurt?

NOTW brings to us news that Man City has all but signed Carlos Tevez and Samuel Eto’o to the...
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Video: Euro U 21 Semifinals: England 5 Sweden 4 (PKs)

Joe Hart dived three times to his left in succession. They were the wrong choices. He then dived to...
Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: Euro U 21 Semifinals: England 3 Sweden 3 (AET)

The Swedes inability to deal with England’s corner kicks proved their undoing. Martin Crainie, Nedum Onuoha, and a Mattias...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Iranian players: FIFA wants answers

FIFA writes to the Iranian football association seeking answers following a Guardian report that four Iranian players were banned...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

Michael Jackson: RIP: The King of Pop, Exeter City fan

One of the saddest days for generations brought up on the Jackson 5 and his solo albums. I grew...
Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: A game Bafana Bafana go down to Brazil

Hats off to SA. They fought hard through Steven Pienaar and Tiko Modise controlling the midfield for large parts...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Could Fabregas be feeling a bit homesick?

Some disquieting news for Gooners. “The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me most,” said Fábregas. “This...
Copa America

Grondona wants a Riquelme return

The faultlines between Julio Grondona and Diego Maradona could deepen if these two cult of personalities square off on...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010

Reaction from Spain: “The party is over”

El Pais adopts a philosophical tone. “Nothing is eternal, so the United States defeat, even if unexpected, should not...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Video: The US record their greatest win

Spain came crashing down. Their unbeaten streak ended cruelly and unbelievably by the US win. This match has to...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal target Maroaune Chamakh

Looks like Arsene Wenger’s summer transfer wish list have a theme: Strong aerial ability and excellent work rate. Also...
Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Jozy Altidore: “An eight million euro Bull”

Spain meets the US in the first semi-final and Altidore as the first American transplant in the Liga is...
Confederations Cup, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

The vuvuzelas claim their first victim

Tiko Modise believes that Bafana Bafana will go to the World Cup semi-finals.
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Humor, Soccer Players, World Cup 2010

Cristiano Ronaldo’s buyout clause equals Eritrea’s GDP

Ronaldo is worth more than the salaries of 5,291,370 Eritreans If Eritrea is brazen enough to bid for Ronaldo,...
Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

ESPN on the EPL market: Scudamore does not wait too long

ESPN buys out the block of 46 EPL games for £90m. Setanta’s UK operations are over and now the...
Soccer Books & Magazines, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Teams - Club
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