The first sign that Fabregas will stay
After a cavalcade of circumstantial evidence pointed to Cesc Fabregas’s final season at Arsenal there are now increasing doubts...
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Turkish league: Trabzonspor also fall foul to match fixing allegations
Aziz Yildirim, Fenerbahce’s chairman faces match fixing charges The most notable arrest in the match fixing probe sweeping the...
Arsenal places 7th in Forbes most valuable sports club
In a list dominated by NFL teams in which all 32 find a spot in the top 50 sports...
Wesley Sneijder heading to Man Utd
The Sun reports Man Utd are in advanced negotiations with Inter over Wesley Sneijder with his signing expected within...
City’s Etihad sponsorship deal is also a mortgage backed security
The Asian tour saw Arsene Wenger upbraid Man City for their obvious ploy to circumvent financial fair play rules...
San Jose goalie David Bingham’s 90 yard goal against West Brom
David Bingham’s debut for the San Jose Earthquakes was quite seismic. Before his epic goal he actually thinks of...
Barcelona signs Alexis Sanchez
The Udinese winger now doing duty for Chile at the Copa America has signed for £40m to be paid...
If you don’t already love Jack Wilshere
C’mon show some spunk, Arsenal mates! The Arsenal midfielder shows why he might be the doyen of his generation....
Tevez is tainted goods at Corinthians
Kia Joorabchian, part of Corinthians unsavoury MSI connection All the stars point to a Carlos Tevez move to Corinthians....
Man Utd bow out of the race for Nasri
Sir Alex says Samir Nasri is not joining Man Utd thus confirming Wenger’s commitment not to sell to a...
Copa America 2011: Messi shines as Argentina advance over Costa Rica
From what one reads Leo Messi will never be the people’s player no matter what he does. There are...
Wenger: The song remains the same
Ryo Miyaichi the Japanese wunderkid embarks on the South East Asia tour After weeks of the never ending tragicomedy...
Eastlands to be renamed Etihad
Tevez might be missing out flying in style An amount of £150m to switch the name from Eastlands to...
Dirty ‘Arry says Luka Modric is confused
Harry Redknapp says Luka Modric is dazed and confused but otherwise happy. Which brings us to Led Zep’s legendary...
Women’s World Cup: The Matildas make history upending Norway, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Australia 2-1 Norway Kyah Simon scored a brace as the Matildas shrugged off a sluggish first half...
Women’s World Cup: Sweden finally find success against USA, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Sweden 2-1 United States Abby Wambach scored her first goal in this World Cup but it was...
Nasri now in City’s clutches, Inter beats Arsenal to Alvarez
Samir Nasri is now being hotly pursued by Man City with a reported bid of £19m but their crosstown...
Women’s World Cup: Marta’s brilliance help Brazil pulverize Norway
The best player in women’s soccer history shows up against Norway. Her contribution; two goals and an assist. This...
Women’s World Cup: Australia prevail over Equatorial Guinea, 3-2
The Matildas overcame Gyoengyi Gall’s bizzare non penalty call (sure to be a You Tube classic) and two horrendous...
Red Bulls vs San Jose: Bouna Condoul makes another blooper
Watch Bouna Condoul fumble a run of the mill grab of a corner and gift the ball to Ryan...
Wenger’s plan: Anglicize Arsenal, salvage vision
Natalie Portman’s character hallucinates to success Paul Hayward furthers the Arsenal in crisis trope which is a particular favourite...
Copa America 2011: Aguero’s stunning goal saves Argentina
Sergio “Kun” Aguero vs Neymar is the topic of hot debate between Real Madrid fans. The Atletico Madrid striker...
Man City jumps in for Clichy while also targeting Nasri
Is it hurricane season yet? Gael force winds felt at Eastlands Man City have reportedly made a £7m bid...
Gervinho on the verge of joining Arsenal
The winger with the forehead the size of a small country is on the bubble. Arsenal are reportedly wrapping...
Carson Yeung on the dock
This has not been a tumultuous few months for Birmingham City. Relegated from the Premiership, Alex McLeish turns traitor...
Arsenal to get an improved bid of £35m for Fabregas
Former board member Nina Bracewell- Smith says its time to let go of Cesc The Catalonians come back as...
Women’s World Cup: The USA overcome DPR Korea 2-0
The USA had to wait till the second half to get on the scoreboard and it all began deep...
Arsenal unveils its new away 2011/2012 kit
History and tradition are the themes of this ad. Arsene Wenger introducing the 2011-12 kit in a lugubrious overtone...
Fabregas’s Arsenal career coming to an end
Queens of the Stone Age playing Long Slow Goodbye There are signs that football’s longest soap opera may finally...
Women’s World Cup: England are held by Mexico, 1-1
This will be considered a disappointing result for the Three Lionesses after Fara Williams gives them a dream start...
Juan Mata linked with Arsenal
He can move a ball with his mind The Daily Mail reports Arsene Wenger wants to splash record cash...
LA Galaxy lose Ricketts, Saunders in event filled draw
Bruce Arena had to draft Mike Magee in the 44th minute as emergency goalkeeper after losing Donovan Ricketts with...
The Ricardo Alvarez transfer caper
“You can’t have my goolies, Zamparini, you hear me” Can Arsenal have a straight transfer story for once? Football’s...
Thirty five years of the Panenka: The ten best ones
The cheeky little penalty chip turned thirty five years old this week. On May 20th,1976 after Uli Hoeness missed...
River Plate edges closer to relegation
River Plate’s chances of promotion took a huge hit after they were beaten by Belgrano in the first of...
Arsenal rejects Barca’s offer of £27m for Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas reacts to Barca’s offer: “Only £27m, scumbags!” The Sun is reporting Barca have made an offer of...
Things that make you go Mmmm ……..
Most unsuccessful managers dread Roman Abramovich’s exit interviews Avram Grant warns young Andre Villas- Boas that he better win...
Ashley Young joins Man Utd
The Premiership champions show they mean business as the Aston Villa winger is the latest to sign on a...
Al Jazeera gets TV rights to French Ligue
The Arab broadcasting and news giant broke fresh ground as it snaps up one of the TV lots worth...
2011 Copa Libertadores: Ugly fight between Santos and Penarol
The Uruguayans claim a Santos fan provoked them which led to the ugly scenes after the match when both...
The deed is done: Villas- Boas is Chelsea’s new manager
The new Chelsea manager signs a three year contract after Porto activated his £13.3million buyout clause. He’s back after...
Alisher Usmanov increases his Arsenal share
Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbeki oligarch increased his shareholding to over 29%. Silent Stan Kroenke owns the majority with 66.1%...
The real reason behind Jack Warner’s resignation
Jack Warner sat in a corner, eating bribes and hey …… A five figure annual pension for the rest...
Gold Cup semi-finals: Bob Bradley might have to improvise yet again
Juan Agudelo might get another start against Panama Jozy Altidore underwent an MRI for his strained hamstring to further...
Who is going to coach Inter?
Massimo Moratti: Whither my next coach? With Leonardo’s exit, the Inter coaching job has opened up. So far their...
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)...
Barca can have Alexis Sanchez for €50m
Barcelona is on the verge of signing Alexis Sanchez. Not so fast says Gianpaolo Pozzo, Udinese’s owner who is...
Gold Cup: The USA get it right against Jamaica
Bob Bradley gamble opting to sit down Landon Donovan and opening with Alejandro Bedoya and Sasha Kljestan paid off...
Luka Modric is now officially a wantaway
“Luka, I can’t show you the other part of my body equally excited to see you play” Spurs fans...
Fabregas is not so fab anymore as per Barca
Sandro Rosell: “Fab is not so fab, so lets fob you off” Cesc Fabregas has been downgraded by his...
Arsenal face Newcastle in the 2011-12 opener
The Gunners travel to the formerly known St James Park who knows what it is now for their opening...
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...
This is what awaits Alex McLeish at Villa
Meanwhile Aston Villa fans are contemplating selling their season tickets should Alex McLeish become their manager as is anticipated.