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June 5, 2026
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Author: Shourin Roy

Players need to check into the Emirates

Players from opposing teams who exceed this height and weight need not enter the Emirates because Arsenal has a...
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Wenger’s “size matters” to be tested against the Hulk

Givanildo aka Hulk: Hulk Smash My thesis is that the lack of inches on the Arsenal defense bemoaned by...
Copa America

The world has gone mad: Styles to continue officiating

Remember this from last season: Chelsea vs Liverpool Not good news for Spurs who are scraping the bottom of...
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Spotlight: Hoffenheim 1899 runs Werder Bremen close

Our favourite Bundesliga team almost pulled another rabbit by losing narrowly to powerhouse Werder Bremen in an exciting and...
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Deep thought: RBS financing of LFC in jeopardy?

The Wall St financial bailout collapsed today and amongst the banks that could be hit hardest is Royal Bank...
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Amr Zaki: A player Wenger would have been proud of

Amr Zaki is proving to be the “thinking out of the box” player that Wenger prefers. With a nice...
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Arsenal’s defensive problem: Its not lack of height, its not being smart

Its difficult swallowing losses to Fulham and now Hull. Especially after that wonderful mid week dismantling of Sheffield Utd...
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Deep thought: Mike Ashley to be merked by Chris Nathaniel

The creator of Rio’s World Cup Wind Ups is fronting the Nigerian consortium bidding for Newcastle. Here is a...
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Newcastle: Joe Kinnear starts a laugh riot

The bizarre saga of Newcastle continues. Its too bad that the FA is not launching its own bailout plan....
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Platini comes unhinged

Michel Platini’s hate for Wenger is visceral. Here is some unrestrained character assassination for you. On Wenger’s commitment to...
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Vedad Ibisevic: Bundesliga’s hottest striker has US roots

Vedad Ibisevic is on fire. FC Hoffenheim’s striker has scored 6 goals and assisted in two more in his...
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Schadenfreude: Martin Jol and Chris Hughton

What a lovely word. Germanic in origin, universal in application. The warm fuzzies one gets when reveling in the...
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Wasn’t Luka Modric the answer to Spurs midfield problems?

It just does not get easier at White Hart Lane. After splashing the cash (£16.5 million) on Modric in...
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Possebon’s injury shows not much has changed

How quickly Sir Alex forgets. On Possebon’s injury. ‘You don’t want to see things like that and I hope...
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Deep thought: Man Utd players are agents of the US government

Not as far fetched as it seems. The AIG shirts that they wear, the most overt symbol of the...
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Juande Ramos star fades a bit

Ramos was the pick of the Premiership managers last season. But this season at Spurs is not going swimmingly...
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Freddy Shepherd maybe back in the mix

It seems that Freddy Shepherd is feeling his way back to Newcastle. And he says that Ashley should reinstall...
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Ethiopia kicked out of WC qualifiers

FIFA again punishes a national team by intruding into a local federation affair. The general assembly of the Ethiopian...
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South Africa: Joel Santana is feeling the heat

The national squad’s performances isn’t impressing the FIFA head. Sepp Blatter, president of world soccer governing body Fifa, says...
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RIP: Rick Wright: Pink Floyd keyboardist

Sad news of Rick Wright’s passing away. Here is a much loved song. “How I wish, how I wish...
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Andy Burnham points to a way out

There will be a backlash against rich owners ( with questionable assets) with no previous connection looking to taking...
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AIG shirts sponsorship for Man Utd next to go?

AIG sponsorship of Man Utd in jeopardy AIG is in a financial mess and is asking the Feds to...
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Lehman takes itself out of the running to buy Newcastle

An attempt at black humour >>
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Newcastle to be Bill Gates latest philanthropic endeavour

If he buys it will be under the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to improve the fans health in...
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Gillett and Hicks should go

With Thaksin Shinawatra having acceded Man City for a minority stake, Mike Ashley keen to sell Newcastle of to...
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Hleb’s Barca career grinds to a halt

It has been a frustrating Barca season so far. They ground out another draw against Racing Santander in a...
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Video: Flamini’s new club records its second loss

All of Carlo Ancelotti’s high powered summer acquisitions were on display. Flamini, Ronaldinho, and Sheva started for Milan but...
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Mike Ashley is not going anywhere soon

Getty Images Mike Ashley makes a statement: He added: “One person alone can’t manage a football club and scout...
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Video: Titus Bramble scores a spectacular goal

Bramble shows why he is a menace in his own half. Another game, another display by the player whose...
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Zola’s new club’s achilles heel: Its defence

Kevin Keen took on the caretaker role today with Zola looking on at his new club. Their attack was...
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LA Galaxy: Bruce Arena still in search of his elusive first win

The LA Galaxy is running out of time. They lost to the KC Wizards, 0-2 in Arrowhead stadium as...
Copa America

Round one to Chelsea

Man City’s new paymasters live here In the match that shall be known as the filthy rich clubs with...
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Walcott helps Arsenal blank Blackburn

Arsenal made the return up north to face a team that has posed so many problems in the past....
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The US club vs country debate is a false equivalence

I read Shaka Hislop’s article on the emerging club vs country debate that the US faces. At this point...
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Jack Warner and Dwight Yorke get some Roy Keane love

Oy. Roy Keane gets tetchy, very tetchy. A lot of this has to do with Jack Warner’s unsavoury reputation.
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West Ham shirt sponsors pull out

The poor global economy continues to take its toll.
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Big Phil is a hypocrite

Ah! Big Phil is not above playing mind games. And he does come off as a hypocrite. Just before...
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Wengers reaction to Theo- sophy

Reality check time with Wenger. “There’s still a lot to come. From 19 to 23, you become a real...
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In which Russell Brand tries the unified field theory

Football (the real deal) aka soccer is what the US does not get. And US politics is what the...
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Walcott against Blackburn: Fireworks in the offing!

Theodorus Walcottus Awesomus Arsenal meets Blackburn this weekend, another team that believes in Josip Simunic style of tackling. Here...
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Zagreb: Emile Heskey subject to racism

Some Croatian fans can’t let go of their Ustase past.
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Theo! Theo! Theo!

England beat Croatia as Slaven Bilic’s team hit the dirt with Walcott peppering them with some fine marksmanship. Walcott...
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Deep thought: Man City richer than Lehman Brothers

Well on its way >>
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France vs Serbia: Domenech still lives in a bubble

I have no idea why the French federation continues to repose its confidence in a manager that his team...
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Bafana Bafana stumble again

SA’s preparation for the World Cup has already been subject to intense scrutiny but their team continues to lower...
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Russia vs Wales: Juande Ramos heaves a sigh of relief

Spurs manager Juande Ramos must have been watching this game closely. The Russia vs Wales game just got over...
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England goes to fortress Maksimir

Slaven Bilic sporting his Mads Mikkelsen look It is a telling sign that Joe Cole, England’s best player has...
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Gianfranco Zola installed as Hammers coach

Zola’s face is a cartoonist’s dream Chelsea’s greatest player is now West Ham’s manager. What does he bring to...
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Anil Ambani: Will he or won’t he?

Now it is he won’t. If he was to takeover, the fairy tale ending would have been Keegan coming...
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Something smells rotten in Newcastle

Does this scenario even look remotely plausible? Kevin Keegan agreeing to becoming a club’s manager on the condition that...
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Mark Hughes is incongruous in the new Man City

Less than two months ago, Mark Hughes was the manager of Blackburn, a team with players more at ease...
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Arsenal: Peter Hill Wood keeps the door ajar for Usmanov

When you talk about Arsenal’s future, it is usually in measured, nuanced terms much like its soccer. Unlike Man...
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Cobi Jones seeks to get Galaxy back on track

Before there was David Beckham in the US, there was Cobi Jones, the real deal. He was a lethal...
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Video: CL qualifier: Arsenal beat FC Twente, 2-0

Arsenal came back in the second half with Gallas and Adebayor’s goal. They were missing Cesc and it showed...
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