Arsenal to pay for Tevez’s sins
The Guardian really wants RVP to go to Man City. It’s not enough for City to deal with the...
Category: Soccer Business
Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain begins to answer his critics
The Ox in the Box shows he doesn’t dick around the box Arsene Wenger’s summer signing of Alex Oxlade-...
Champions League: Chelsea 1 Valencia 1
Juan Mata’s homecoming did not go as planned. He received a yellow card for his efforts right at the...
Carlos Tevez suspended for two weeks
Carlos Tevez faces the maximum allowable punishment under league rules plus docked two weeks of pay which amounts to...
Champions League: Arsenal 2 Olympiakos 1
Alex -Oxlade Chamberlain gave the Gunners the perfect start scoring his CL debut goal with a composed finish. The...
Messi joins Laszlo Kubala as Barca’s second highest scorer
Laszlo Kubala: Played for three countries while becoming a Barca legend in the 1950s With two goals scored in...
Limavady United offer to take Tevez off City’s hands
Carlos Tevez’s new home The dust has barely settled but Carlos Tevez is already getting offers. This one from...
Carlos Tevez refuses to budge despite Mancini’s call
szólj hozzá: Tevez The Argentinian striker sits put in protest which prompts a furious Roberto Mancini response.
Trouble in paradise: Roberto Mancini at fault, not Tevez
It’s looking a bit like a video game where you score points for bad behaviour Tell me whose jaw...
Hope Solo and Steve Nash: EA Sports Soccer 12
More Hope Solo. Going hermano e mano with Steve Nash in EA Sports Soccer 12 which is due in...
Young stops a historical FC Basel victory
A double order of Freis? That’s not what Utd ordered but were forced to eat anyway What a comeback...
Add Owen Coyle to the list of glowing Wenger testimonials
If Owen Coyle is God, what does that make Wenger? Through Arsenal’s worst start since 1953, it has become...
Maradona takes a whack at an annoying fan
Looks like Don Diego made his best move since the 1986 World Cup leaving a footprint on a fan’s...
Bob Bradley finally takes over as Egypt’s coach
Bob Bradlehotep, the new coach of the Pharaohs The former USMNT coach signs a two year contract that will...
Former Chelsea manager Claudio Rainieri takes over Inter
On the day the Arsenal board came out swinging at Arsene Wenger’s critics virtually promising a lifetime guarantee of...
Turkey unleashes “women’s power” to teach men
The Turkish Football Federation launches its “broadside” against male supporters In Iran, women are banned from watching football matches....
That was quick: Gian Piero Gasperini sacked as Inter coach
The last gasp of the Gasperini It took just five matches but Massimo Moratti decided he had had seen...
Arsenal board backs Wenger
Finally, the Arsenal board responds. And in a positive way. This should be a huge shot in the arm...
Sir Alex shows “tough love”, Wenger needs to do the same
A bit of this will not hurt Arsenal Five matches into the season and a perfect record. An outpouring...
How on earth did Fernando Torres miss that?
The miss of the ages. A clever through ball by Ramires, a streaking Fernando Torres latches onto it, cleverly...
Let every stumbling team nourish themselves on Arsenal’s teat
Sudoku: A cheap way to help improve Arsenal’s lack of concentration That is the adage. On the ropes, manager...
Friday night music: Happy Mondays ” Hallelujah” (featuring Kirsty MacColl)
Embrace it. Feel it. Dance it. The definitive song of the Madchester scene of the “80s”. Given extra juice...
Friday night music: BMRC ” Beat the Devil’s Tattoo”
Love this band. Old school rock n’ roll that will get you all pumped up. Enjoy.
Wenger insists new signings were not reactionary
Park Chu Young is still awaiting his visa In his first ever press conference after transfer deadline day, Arsene...
Onuohagate: Garry Cook resigns
Quite the plot. Someone in the middle of the night sometime last year managed to hack into City CEO...
Robbie Savage: As per him, Mertesacker was a merengue
Looking for accommodation? There’s a vacancy between those ears Robbie Savage, genius and clairvoyant extraordinaire, gets Arsenal new signing,...
Cost Qatar? A $221bn bill for the 2022 World Cup
The 2022 World Cup will set the Qatar government back by $221bn in development and infrastructure costs according to...
Nasri is dealt a lesser hand
Just thinking aloud. What chances Samir Nasri who broke a metacarpal bone in his hand while playing for France...
Arsenal chose to cheapen Arteta deal risking midfield exposure
The news that Jack Wilshere could be out for another 8 weeks started the usual he said she said...
Frimpong’s Ghana overture means Wenger has to strengthen
Emmanuel Frimpong who has emerged as a very reliable deputy to Alexander Song in anchoring the midfield is seriously...
Brek Shea provides a spark in Belgium loss
The Belgians have never lacked for individual talent and the present side have a number of names that are...
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...
Euro 2012 Qualifiers: Germany crush Austria, 6-2
Joahim Low did not have to dig his nose to strike gold. Mario Gotze serves notice that he might...
Argentina vs Venezuela: India greets Messi with ooh’s and aah’s
Nicholas Otamendi might have gotten Argentina the win with the match’s only goal. But it was Leo Messi all...
Jorge Valdano predicts Barca and Real will leave La Liga
If football disparity could be measured by economic indicators like the GINI co-efficient, then La Liga would score a...
Fabian Johnson: The buzz grows but formalities slow US switch
Juergen Klinsmann raised a whole lot of eyebrows on August 25th when he announced 23 year old Fabian Johnson...
An MLS “creep” to Arsenal’s recent signings
Mikel Arteta took a £20,000 per week cut to fill Fabregas’s shoes A few things have shaken out this...
The best striker in the whole wild world goes to Sunderland
His shorts are packed but are his trousers? NIcklas Bendtner has been shipped to the Black Cats on a...
Yossi Benayoun confirms Arsenal loan move
The Chelsea midfielder confirms on his Twitter feed that he’s on his way to Arsenal on a loan move....
Mikel Arteta joins Arsenal!
The Spanish midfielder becomes a £10m signing after he clearly states he does not see a future at Everton....
Arsenal back on for Arteta and Benayoun!
Less than 90 minutes to go! Does Arsenal have the will and the willingness to splash the cash to...
Arsenal turns to Yossi Benayoun
Yossi Benayoun is now an Arsenal loan move Looks like the Mikel Arteta link went cold. Its now Yossi...
Spurs exodus on last day?
Peter Crouch might be on his way to Stoke Peter Crouch might be Stoke bound with only personal terms...
Mikel Arteta to Arsenal?
Yes, but can he spit like Fabregas? Mikel Arteta is in the news as Arsenal are now strongly rumoured...
Arsenal end a myth after being brutalized at Old Trafford
Peter Hill-Wood: Another prick on the wall The saddest part of Arsenal’s annihilation at Old Trafford is not the...
Rennes enter into talks with Arsenal over Yann M’Vila
Eden’s balls might prove a hazard to other clubs Arsene Wenger is making his much awaited push for getting...
Edinson Cavani: Was this the best ever disallowed goal?
Marek Hamsik was marginally offside when it all happened otherwise this would be in the pantheon of all time...
Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri: Money it’s a gas
“I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up at...
Fabregas twitters his appreciation at Arsenal’s win
You know who’s watching. The man who left us with bitter sweet memories. Before the match: ” Tonight ill...
CL playoffs: Many heroes in Arsenal’s win over Udinese (3-1 on aggregate)
Is this man on his way to becoming a legend? This was a reaffirming and exhilarating win over Udinese....
Steve McMahon and Liverpool to open soccer academies in India
Steve McMahon is heading a private venture bringing Liverpool’s brand to India and opening football academies in five different...
Secong leg CL playoffs: Arsenal will have to dig deep against Udinese
The dangerous Pablo Armero looks to trouble Arsenal The good part is Arsene Wenger will be on the sidelines...
Jack Wilshere: Another dreaded Arsenal “ankle” problem
This Guardian picture says a thousand words: Defiant and in denial Something rankles about an Arsenal ankle. The ranks...
Mexican League: Drug related violence ends Santos vs Monarcas match
Tom Marshall in his blog FMF State of Mind highlights the possible repercussions of the drug cartel related violence...