The rejects: RVN, Morientes, Crespo and Gudjohnsen thrive
Remember Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Fernando Morientes, Eidur Gudjohnsen, and Hernan Crespo, till recently fixtures in a Premiership club? Great...
Category: Gossip/Trash Talk
SA World Cup: The danger is not the crime rate but neo-liberalism
We have heard horror stories of the high crime rate in South Africa where more than 50 people are...
English Premiership clubs will dominate future European competition
The Champions Cup was first played in 1955- 56. The first winner was Real Madrid who have won the...
The Observer profiles Michael Essien
On Michael Essien ” He is nicknamed Bison because of a frightening fearlessness and strength; Dietmar Hamann and Tal...
Sepp Blatter apologizes to the Socceroos
Sepp Blatter tried to soothe the Socceroos by saying that they deserved to go to the quarterfinals instead of...
Video: Kaka and Materazzi square off
Kaka is dead on when he says Materazzi sometimes gets nasty on the pitch. A treat for Kaka fans!...
Defoe’s bark was worse than his bite: The issue is germane
Mascherano was subjected to a nibble by Defoe but the rest that followed, rolling around, holding his face was...
Real Madrid 2, Barça 0
Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy beat up on Ronaldinho and gang. Looks like Capello knows what he’s doing. Unfortunately,...
Ronaldinho Shows Off
Left over from the World Cup: Too bad he couldn’t do much on the field when it counted this...
The World Cup Caused Germany’s Economic Boom
The German government will raise its economic growth forecast for 2006 this week to 2.3 percent from a 1.6...
Video: Johan Cruyff
The sad part of it was that Holland never won a World Cup despite his genius. Instead it was...
Germany – The Best Team in Europe?
Germany mashes Slovakia. The Kaiser thinks we’re the best team in Europe. What a turnaround!
Should McLaren continue to fail, Allardyce serves notice
Sam Allardyce shakes a fist! Remember this summer’s musical chairs with the England coach in the post Sven era?...
World Cup Honeymoon Over, It’s Back to Racism in German Football
Well, I thought I’d take a break from Soccerblog for a while, but now this article made me want...
Video: Rooney’s Back!
Rooney had a hand, er, foot in every goal. The Beeb can’t shut up about how great he is....
Video: The Chelsea – Reading Debacle
Highlights of the wierdest game this year. Did Steve Hunt mean to KO Cech? Probably not. Mourinho’s not happy:
The Cote D’Ivoirians players: Fantastic but flawed
Didier Drogba, Emmannuel Eboue, and Didier Zokora, have a few things in common. They are Cote D’Ivoirian, fantastic players...
Innovations in the beautiful game
There was a rumour recently that Blatter was going to eliminate boring draws in football by introducing two goals...
Chelsea’s expensive signings disappoint: Khalid Boulahrouz is the exception
Ballack, Mikel, Sheva- 45 million pounds but where are they? Chelsea continues to perform but it is clear that...
Video: Portugal 3, Azerbaijan 0
Cristiano Ronaldo scores three times – although only two of them count. [Scolari would’ve been a great coach for...
Video: England 0, Macedonia 0
Someone needs to wake up… even if it’s just one lion! Once again, the English team underwhelms us with...
Video: Brazil 4, Kuwait 0
A friendly Brazil destroys a club team masquerading as the Kuwaiti national team. Still, it’s fun to see Brazil...
Where is Shourin Roy?
For those of you who are asking that question, relax. He’s busy with an off-off-broadway play for alteregoproductions… They’re...
Amy Lawrence: How Wenger Changed English Football
In the 10 years since his first match in charge of Arsenal in October, here are 10 ways in...
Video: Reading 1, Man U 1
What it’s like from the stands: Man U was lucky to get the tie. Three questions: 1. Will Sir...
Farewell Freddy Adu!
Soccerblog has been talking about the MLS business model for some time now. Now it’s time for that model...
Video: Becks Scores off the Bench!
From last week’s game against Real Sociedad. A speedy Beckham goes 60 yards to score. Maybe he does want...
What’s up with Rooney?
Now everyone’s picking on Rooney again: “Could it really be that Rooney has fallen out of love with football,...
Becks: “England don’t need me!”
He’s right. McClaren has done the right thing I believe. He’s taken the teamwork factor up a notch as...
Emir Kusturica’s Maradona: Out in 2006
Maradona shows his solidarity! Look out for Emir Kusturica’s documentary on Diego Maradona in post production now. It is...
Video: Rosicky’s screamer against Hamburg
Rosicky’s blast in Arsenal’s win against Hamburg, 2-1!
Cesc, Lehmann, and Adebayor pull it off against Man Utd
Today was a proud, proud day for all Gooners. Minus Thierry Henry and RVP, Arsenal went to Old Trafford,...
Video: Premiership goals: Andy Johnson again!!
Johnson rolls right on against Wigan with his 5th goal. Lua Lua puts one past Charlton Athletic and puts...
Arsenal at Old Trafford: Better than playing at the Emirates
At this point Arsenal is still seeking its first win of the season and ranked 17th in the Premiership...
Rafa Benitez: Dazed and Confused, tell me it’s not true
Liverpool is going through a mini crisis. A small one, but with this year’s Premiership, with Portsmouth, Everton, and...
Owen Hargreaves out with a broken leg
Owen Hargreaves broke the fibula (shin bone) of his left leg in the Bayer loss against Armenia Bliefeld, 2-1...
Video: Rodrigo Palacios is the new Mario Kempes
Boca 1 River Plate 0. Will Palacios vindicate Mario Kempes faith in him?
Gareth Barry: The best underrated player in England?
Gareth Barry is Aston Villa and Aston Villa is Gareth Berry. In the midst of all the high powered...
Video: Maradona Madness
Funny, but we still miss this guy and his antics!
Ballack scores for Chelsea against Werder Bremen
Michael Ballack opened his account for Chelsea by scoring a penalty kick. It must have been good old times...
West Ham vs Aston Villa: Carlitos magic
The moment we were all waiting for came when Alan Pardew finally brought out Carlos Tevez, in the 61st...
Video: Euro 2008, N.Ireland vs Spain, 3-2, David Healy all the way!
8+ minutes but worth every minute. Watch Leeds United striker, David Healy’s hat trick and see Aragones looking like...
Video: David Healy punishes the Three Lions
Sven Goran’s team stumbles against Northern Ireland and David Healy. Check out the goal and the celebrations!
Oligarkh: The movie on Boris Berezovsky or Platon Elenin
A movie loosely based on Boris Berezovsky who changed his name to Platon Elenin based on a character called...
Guus Hiddink: Not an impressive debut against Croatia
The Roman Abramovich bankrolled Guus Hiddink era began in less than spectacular style as Russia was held to a...
Sergio Aragones to be sacked: Spain crashes out against N.Ireland
The rumblings begin. Spain’s woes keep getting worse, a downward spiral that began in the World Cup, after getting...
Good news for Chelsea: Roman Abramovich becomes richer
Looks like all those high priced football players will keep coming to Chelsea. Here is why >>
Video: Andy Johnson’s 3rd goal against Liverpool
A comedy of errors by Pepe Reina! Everton beats Liverpool, 3-0. Correction: That was Andy Johnson’s 2nd goal, Everton’s...
Video: Andy Johnson debut for Everton….. and scores
Watch this kid. He will score more than 15 goals for Everton this season. He already has three.
Brad Friedel: The best goalkeeper in the Premiership
Brad Friedel, Petr Cech, or Paul Robinson? I would bet my money on Brad Friedel everytime. This weekend he...
The best new signing in the Premiership so far?
Andy Johnson, Everton’s new signing from Crystal Palace Portsmouth, Everton, and Aston Villa in the top 5 of the...
Arsenal and Tottenham: Bitter rivals are having a bit of a tough go
The Emirates stadium is not proving to be too lucky for the Gunners. They managed a draw with Middlesborough,...
Football consortiums: Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, players as bait
In South America, it is quite common for football players to be owned not just by their club but...