Video: European Cup Final: Celtic FC vs Inter Milan
1967 was a magical year for Celtic as they beat Inter Milan in the European Cup final, 2-1 to...
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Video: FIFA club finals: Internacional vs Barca highlights
Adriano Vieira scores the winner. Barca missed a number of chances. This is the second trip to the finals...
ESPN acquires TV rights to air Euro 2008
Great news for all those fans of European soccer! European soccer governing body UEFA has announced that ESPN International...
The Premiership gets interesting in a hurry
The Hammers responded magnificently under new coach Alan Curbishley and notched up a win for the ages at Upton...
Internacional sinks Barca in the CWC finals
It is official. The South American clubs are better than the European ones. Either that or winning the FIFA...
Guus Hiddink: Dit is Mijn Wereld
Guus Hiddink says it like it is in his new book “Dit is Mijn Wereld” (This is my world)...
FIFA Club World Cup Finals: Barcelona to meet Internacional
Alexander Pato, Internacional’s wunderkid Ronaldinho has every reason to be cautious when he insisted “I’ve said it before and...
Video: Estudiantes become Argentina’s champions
Boca imploded in its last three games. This one looked like it could finally go Boca’s way with Palermo’s...
Miguel Angel Russo is the new coach of Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors could have won its 22nd Argentine title when they played Belgrano but they lost 1-0. They then...
Video: Chivas becomes Apertura 2006 champions
Chivas wins the Mexican Apertura for a record 11th time beating Toluca. Goals from Alfonso Rodriguez and ‘Bofo’ Bautista.
The Belgravia group bid for the Magpies
Newcastle United is now the latest club ripe for a takeover. Reports are that the Belgravia Group have tabled...
Alan Curbishley faces an acid test against Man Utd
Alan Curbishley, West Ham’s new manager faces a giant hurdle tomorrow when they face Premiership leaders Manchester United. Curbishley...
Klinsmann’s decision reflects a political reality
A German soccer fan expressed his delight when Klinsmann turned down the USA job. I think he along with...
Meet Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Liverpool FC’s new owner
Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum faces a lawsuit from families that have accused him of enslaving about 30,000 children and...
Sir Alex questions Adu’s temperament: Read talent
At the end of the two week training camp at Man Utd, Sir Alex Ferguson had decidedly cooled on...
Sir Alex does Real Salt Lake a Real Big Favor
Europe, here I come. Hey! Europe. Are you deaf? Damn you, Sir Alex! Freddy Adu’s touchy relationship with Peter...
Video: Ajax vs Real Madrid, UEFA Cup 1995
Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluiwert, Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Frank De Boer, Clarence Seedorf, Edwin Van Der Saar, Danny...
Video: Bolton 4 West Ham 0
The game that finished Alan Pardew’s coaching career at West Ham.
Alan Pardew sacked as West Ham’s coach
The 4-0 pasting by Bolton was the straw that broke Eggert Magnusson’s back. He looked like he had swallowed...
The future of Indian football: Tapping the diaspora?
The Doha Asian games, saw an Indian football drawing Hong Kong, barely beating the Maldives, and then crashing out...
Arsenal vs Chelsea, 1-1: A lot of luck and woodwork
There were about three sure goals that the woodwork kept away from Chelsea. Lampard and Essien were the victims....
Stocking stuffers: What to give your soccer mad friends
It is the time of the season to be jolly. Too bad US soccer lovers were not given their...
Video: Gonzalo Higuain: France or Argentina?
Many of his fans are wondering if Gonzo is going to don the blue and white or go totally...
Does the Premiership understand its foreign players?
Carlos Tevez’s well documented grouse with his playing minutes at West Ham, Thierry Henry becoming ornery at Arsenal, Sheva...
Soccerblog opinion: Klinsmann turning down the US job really hurts
Bob Bradley, the new US MNT coach I think Marcelo Balboa and Dave O’Brien had a lot to do...
Video: Fernando Belluschi: River Plate star
We should hear a lot about Fernando Belluschi in the future. Great talent for Argentina.
Jurgen Klinsmann turns down US soccer job
It is official. Jurgen Klinsmann is no longer in the running for the US MNT coaching job. He reportedly...
Argentine soccer: The new kids on the block
For every Juan Roman Riquelme that announces his retirement from soccer, there is some one to take over his...
BBC Panorama, Dec 10: Andrew Jennings buttonholes Jack Warner
Those who enjoyed Andrew Jennings expose the corruption in FIFA starting with Sepp Blatter’s secret payout of £1m worth...
Dubai takeover of Liverpool FC: Infrastructural benefits, not team success
Dubai International Capital’s (DIC) takeover does not mean much in terms of Liverpool’s success, although there are undoubtedly infrastructural...
Video: Matthew Le Tissier: Southampton FC legend
Matt Le Tissier with his cannon shot goals. No dinky taps for him. The pity was that Le Tissier...
Video: Ronaldinho’s 50 best goals
Feast your eyes on 21 minutes of pure Ronaldinho magic.
Video: Paulino Alcantara: First Asian to play for a European club
Paulino Alcantara, of Phillipino heritage, born in Iloilo City, Phillipines debuted for Barcelona FC in 1912 going onto score...
Premiership drought in goals: Not the stingy defense
Paul Wilson has a post on the decrease in goals seen this season in the Premiership. Of course, the...
The best US soccer export: Goalkeepers
All three US goalkeepers playing this weekend came away as winners with Tim Howard being the pick in Everton’s...
Dubai to buyout Liverpool FC: Reds bosses welcome offer
Liverpool FC has been the interest of foreign government buyouts before, the most picaresque one being Thaksin Shinawatra, the...
Gianluca Vialli: Cheats never prosper? Yeah, right!!
Read The Italian Job and Gianluca Vialli’s take on cheating in football. As he says, Machiavelli is an inspiration,...
Perry Groves: Buy his book for some Christmas cheer
Perry Groves is a lot more fun than Ashley Cole and he did it all for the love of...
Leave South Africa alone: Time for Blatter to step up
Sepp Blatter should step up and show his credentials as FIFA president. It is becoming increasingly distasteful to see...
Guus Hiddink: To Russia with love
The Guus Hiddink magic is well and alive in Russia. They are now in second place in Group E...
Mohammed Abdul Salim: The first Indian to play in a British club
We all know Baichung Bhutia and his debut for Bury in 1999 but more than sixty years ago, Mohammed...
Malcolm Glazer to build a Man Utd franchise in the USA
Malcolm Glazer is extremely happy with the way his team, Man Utd is playing and he wants to share...
Soccer and Politics: As usual the NYT screws up
The NYT has an article on the PSG fan dying at the hands of a policeman, during a melee...
Dear Arsene: It’s not just Chelsea, Man Utd, and Liverpool that count
Michele’s post about Nicholas Burdisso scoring a hat trick of goals against Messina with Inter boasting an arsenal of...
Video: Alex de Souza compilation
Alex De Souza of Fenerbache, Palmeiras, and Cruzeiro shows of his amazing skills. He is 29 years old and...
Video: Seu Jorge sings Tive Razão
Tive Razão is one of the songs in FIFA 2007. For Wes Anderson lovers, Seu Jorge arranged the music...
Third party ownership: Is the English League ready for it?
Pini Zahavi, agent extra-ordinaire Pini Zahavi is the super agent who has his hands in all the deals involving...
West Ham buyout: Magnusson’s hands are cleaner than MSI
Eggert Magnusson is the new chairman of West Ham and he celebrated with a winning start against Sheffield United,...
Man Utd vs Chelsea: A tale of two halves
Man Utd was ascendant the first half. But it was Chelsea all the way in the second. If there...
Video: Bolton 3 Arsenal 1
Nicolas Anelka puts a nail in Arsenal’s coffin. Actually, two of them.
Peter Kenyon: Chelsea will be World’s No 1 club
A theme is being played out. Man Utd represents the past and Chelsea the future of English league football....
Sam Allardyce fires back at Arsene Wenger
The Gunners have not won against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium in four years and they continued to struggle...
Saburo Kawabuchi: The man behind Japan’s resurgent football
It seems as if Japan has been playing football all its life. The reality is that organized football is...
Reading vs Fulham: Hahnemann wins his duel with McBride
The Reading vs Fulham game was interesting because it had a reunion of Yanks playing in the Premiership. However,...