Books to read during the Lockdown
10 football books to read while we wait for the football to start again. Here’s the list And 25...
Category: Soccer Books & Magazines
Drogba on commitment
Drogba’s autobiography is called Commitment. He is a United Nations goodwill ambassador and his Didier Drogba Foundation is building...
Mourinho and Wenger continue slugging at each other
Mourinho said he hoped Arsenal did not qualify for the next round of the Champion’s League.. Wenger’s comeback –...
Ferguson releases book on leadership
Before rushing off to get a copy before they are all sold out read the review here…
Roy Keane’s The Second Half has a few rough tackles
The beard of Birmingham Roy Keane gives the impression of someone who never quite recovered from his Man Utd...
The Four Towers: A novel set around Real Madrid’s 2011 locker room leaks
Relax. The Four Towers is not Gandalf seeing double. Although from what one gathers there are evil Sauron like...
Jorge Ramos: “Yes, Brazil Is Ill-Prepared. No, It Will Not Matter.”
Jorge Ramos is, in our opinion, the best news anchor on US television today. He’s asking the tough questions...
The Sun’s Dominic Mohan apologizes for “The Truth”
The editor of The Sun, Dominic Mohan says, “we’re deeply ashamed and profoundly sorry”. At the background you can...
Mitt Romney approves of Reading’s Anton Zingarevich
Anton, come join us, smell the sweet, sweet smell of tax free money David Conn’s article in the Guardian...
Suzanne Vega sings “Luka”
The song is a haunting elegy to child abuse, a very serious matter. But a different Luka is hogging...
Arsenal’s US based interests remain limited despite its management
The USA strangely remains off limits to Arsenal despite the US flavoured management As a US based Gooner, one...
Carlos Bocanegrea in ESPN’s Body Issue
For Soccerblog’s two female readers. Here is captain USA. Looks like what is happening to Rangers was furthest from...
Euro 2012: ESPN misses the mark woefully
I would rather see Giuseppe Rossi on the pitch than see him as a commentator on ESPN. A zombie...
Spurs and Sunderland slumber to a dull 0-0 draw
Sunderland 0-0 Tottenham www.sporsun.com by sporsun Lets characterize this match as one that you would not choose to introduce...
Champions League QF: Bayern cruise past Marseille, 2-0 (agg 4-0)
szólj hozzá: Bayern – Marseille 2-0 Ivica Olic got both of Bayern’s goals as Franck Ribery stamped his authority...
Cesc Fabregas still loves Arsenal
The former Arsenal midfielder is enjoying a renaissance at Barca where he now scores goals regularly through headers, a...
Ahead of El Clasico Barca is complaining about the referees
The battle between the two GQs resumes Transfer windows are always silly season but they pale in comparison to...
Diego Milito’s goal wins Inter the Milan derby
AC Milan were the better attacking team and should have been deserving winners but the crossbar came to Inter’s...
Thomas Vermaelen: Victim once again to Arsenal’s dreaded “ankle” problem
The achilles tendon: A vital “push off” that helps change the body’s position When does one go from saying...
Wenger’s tenure propped up by apocalyptic scenario
England overcame World War II buoyed by the bulldog spirit of Winston Churchill, the perfect choice for a war...
Arsenal on the table for Yann M’Vila, Eden Hazard
Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila has been linked with Arsenal Arsene Wenger might finally bring in a late cavalry charge...
Arsenal: Born under a bad sign and self inflicted wounds
Emmanuel Frimpong is a unit: Now he needs a bit more control It’s hard to believe we’re just three...
Let the new era begin at Arsenal
I for one welcome the departure of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. Full disclosure, Fabregas is my favourite player...
Latest Barca offer for Fabregas fails
The latest offer tabled for £33m for Cesc Fabregas has been rejected by Arsenal. The actual amount was £28m...
André Villas- Boas resigns ahead of the big Chelsea move
FC Porto reports Andre Villas-Boas has resigned. The check for €15m needed for his buyout appears to be in...
Soccer’s data revolution: To be pitch perfect
Every data point (pass, cross, offside, out of play etc) mapped in these two hemispheres (one for each half)...
The makers of (mostly) undrinkable beer become FA Cup sponsors
The world’s oldest football competition will be sponsored for the next three years by the “King of Beers”. The...
The Earth survived today and so will FIFA
“Sepp, Sepp no reason to go apoplectic … just go apocalyptic” Today was Judgment Day according to Harold Camping,...
The Football Men: Simon Kuper’s book demystifying the stars
Simon Kuper’s new book “The Football Men” tries to take us beyond what we know of the football superstars...
As per Mou: Madrid’s chances just got bleaker
Jose Mourinho will watch the second leg of the Champions League in a hotel room. Aitor Karanka, his assistant...
Roberto Carlos heralds Anzhi Makhachkala’s revolution
szólj hozzá: roberto carlos debüt The ageless Roberto Carlos who many thought would finish his career in Corinthians made...
Arsenal are a team of mental midgets
But does he love Arsenal? God is a Man Utd fan 96 minutes of almost nothingness. Then a dodgy...
RIP: Danny Fiszman
Former Arsenal director Danny Fiszman passed away after a long battle against throat cancer. He was Arsenal’s largest shareholder...
Champions League QF: Schalke complete their embarrassment of Inter
Before we say Raul and make no mistake this was all the former Real Madrid man, we’ve to say...
How is Stan Kroenke financing his Arsenal takeover?
The biggest news over the weekend was 41 year old Jens Lehmann’s return and the commanding difference he made...
LeBron James becomes a Liverpool stakeholder
Liverpool fans can expect NBA superstar LeBron James to be present in their midst at Anfield taking in a...
16 year old Indi Cowie wows with her freestyle skills
Nice write up in the NYT magazine about 16 year old phenom Indi Cowie, whose family is originally from...
Europa Cup: Sheva sighting in Kyiv’s win over City
Veteran Andriy Shevchenko, the former Milan and Chelsea striker showed quick thinking and quick feet to give Dynamo Kyiv...
Issa Hayatou has to act immediately to ensure player safety
“All the protesters are taking Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” James Dorsey at www.mideastsoccer.blogspot.com alerts us to CAF...
Qatar wants to add Man Utd feather to its World Cup cap?
Andy Green in a Guardian article thinks paying £1.5bn for Man Utd is too much. But it maybe a...
Gattuso’s racist defense is comical
Joe ‘Jaws’ Jordan: His bark worse than his bite? Joe Jordan pulled out the oldest trick in the playbook...
What are your favourite Ronaldo moments?
The real Ronaldo, the player called O Fenomeno retired a day ago. In a nutmeg, he was brilliant. You...
Arsenal overcome Ipswich to march to the Carling Cup final
It took Arsenal an hour to break the frustrating logjam. But in the end Nicklas Bendtner, Laurent Kosicielny, and...
England retain The Ashes, wins the series 3-1!
The English cricket team will not look like this when they return home This is a magnificent victory. It...
Boring, boring Citeh frustrate Arsenal
If Edin Dzeko is by any remote chance reading this blog, I implore him not to come to City...
Ljungberg is now a Celtic
Freddie Ljungberg, playing his best years at Arsenal before unraveling at West Ham and taking a more calamitous turn...
The Sari behind Sam Allardyce’s sacking
Anuradha Desai, the CEO of Venky’s, the new owners of Blackburn decides to show Sam Allardyce who wears the...
Inter’s ordeal continues against Werder Bremen
A weakened Inter team is spanked by Werder Bremen and finishes second to Spurs in Group A. Goals from...
Barcelona tidal wave in Ballon D’Or
Xavi, Iniesta, and Leo Messi are the three nominees for FIFA’s Ballon D’Or award for player of the year....
The FA wants respect? Nix David Beckham
Oh! F**k, is he going to throw a cleat? According to a NOTW report David Beckham is being primed...
Ronaldo’s tete a tete with Pep Guardiola
In case you missed this. Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave a mark on the Clasico after failing to do...
Neither England nor Sepp Blatter come off looking good
The “simple football player” made a passionate and successful case for his country The BBC is getting a lot...
A New York touch to Colorado’s maiden MLS title
Macoumba Kandji, the erstwhile Red Bulls striker forced the issue in extra time when he pushed through a nutmeg...
Head trauma behind increased ALS incidence
Stefano Bergonovo was diagnosed with ALS in 2008 A recent study published in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental...