Is Rafa preparing for an exit?
You can clearly see Glen Johnson did not get his foot on the ball. Bent’s shot skips just over...
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If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..
This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
Team USA: The 2010 World Cup might herald a new era
Haminu Dramani catches Reyna napping on the ball (2006 World Cup) Buried deep in the mountain of sports news...
Team USA vs Honduras: The revolution will not be televised
Not a literal reference to the Honduran coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya but the decision not to broadcast the...
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Fortress Emirates: Gunners need to win home games
Arsene Wenger feels that 80 points will be enough to win the title as bigger teams drop points to...
Video: Remember Shaun Goater, MBE
These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about...
The six referee thing is nagannahappen
Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...
Pele gets back at Don Diego
Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
Is Notts County a cog in Qatar’s larger football ambitions?
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s Emir and football association president Saving the world’s oldest football club has an...
Sir Alex: Man City a “bit cocky”
Sir Alex on the run up to the derby which should be lots of fun. Ferguson said: ‘The rivalry...
Adebayor gets a three game ban
Well deserved. There is also the improper conduct charge which is still pending. Adebayor did not contest the violent...
Some quotes to get your day started
“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
Video: CL group stage: Man Utd 1 Besiktas 0
The highlight of the match was Wayne Rooney’s reaction to being substituted by Michael Owen. There was also a...
The EPL’s “homegrown” rule is a palliative
Richard Scudamore launches more Scuds The Premier League has brought in protectionism ostensibly in the name of encouraging homegrown...
Platini plans financial fair play..
Plans are afoot to prevent clubs from spending more than they make from their revenues and aim to curb...
Video: In which Maradona finds out his nightmare is true
This should explain his results.
Adebayor sure to get a three match ban
The FA is fast tracking the stamping incident and Adebayor will miss the upcoming derby against Man Utd. There...
Five things we should expect from Arsenal
All the *wtf* moments belong to us: First Diaby with his head scratching header that led to an own...
The FA needs to take immediate action against Ade
Above is the photographic evidence of Adebayor’s malice. As if there was any more reason needed why he is...
City being investigated for teen transfer
In an all too familiar story, another potential poaching case, this time involving 17 year Jeremy Helan of Rennes...
Player bonds the way of the future?
English clubs offer a professional contract a year ahead of French and Spanish clubs which they use to their...
Arshavin makes a difference
You need to know Russian if you want to follow what’s being said.But Arshavin does a pretty good Rocky...
AC Milan up for sale: To one Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi meets with Silvio Berlusconi As rumours go, this is still one hell of a doozy. Muammar Gaddafi...
Tapping: Legalize it!
Legalize it – don’t criticize it Legalize it and I will advertise it Some call it tapping Some call...
English clubs get tagged as poachers because of prevailing conditions
Manchester United might be next to face a transfer ban if Le Havre has its way with its claim...
FIFA bans Chelsea from the transfer market till 2011!
Talk of being blindsided. Here I am moaning about Eduardo’s two match ban whereas a little known player called...
EPL spending drops
Transfer season is over. In total about £450m was spent as compared to the record £500m last year. City...
Villa plug the holes on central defense
Man City’s Richard Dunne and West Ham’s James Collins will attempt a tall task, to take over for Martin...
UEFA to decide on Eduardo today
UEFA’s disciplinary panel is deliberating on whether Eduardo was guilty of deception. Its a much broader charge as the...
Video: Valencia 2 Sevilla 0
Sevilla were down to 10 men as Frederic Kanoute was sent off for a challenge on Carlos Marchena in...
Milan fans react with horror
Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan’s collapse to Inter....
Video: Real’s lesser lights shine on attack
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real’s opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema. The...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: One moment is all it took
If we can take anything from this match, it is this: Man Utd will have to rely on such...
Which alternate reality does UEFA live in?
A sickening tackle on Eduardo more than 18 months ago leaves him a doorstep from a permanent end to...
Paul Merson gets a bit of stick
Glen Johnson might end up proving his critics wrong. Amongst them Arsenal’s Paul Merson. “I’ve got nothing against the...
Durban looks beyond the World Cup
The beautiful Moses Mabhida stadium nearing completion Durban’s ambitions don’t stop at just the World Cup. “City officials aim...
Carson Yeung takes over Birmingham City
The Hong Kong businessman whose investment firm Grandtop International Holdings has raised an all cash £57m offer of a...
Robben’s celebration is a statement
The Dutch double down. I think Robben’s celebration is a pointed reminder of how Real treats its Dutch contingent...
Grupo Clarin, Cristina Hernandez, and Julio Grondona: Circular logic
When does it become a moral imperative for the government to intervene and head of potential riots? When it...
Lescott finally has a price tag: £30 million
Les’ cough up the cash. The ball is in Mark Hughes court. Is he prepared to draw a line...
Pompey’s ownership once again in doubt
Portsmouth will be relegated if the club does not stop hemorrhaging players. A new consortium is bidding to takeover...
Chamakh is probably going to stay put
Marouane Chamakh is finding out that Bordeaux is a club that has shackled him to his final year of...
The European Super League will happen, like it or not
I think Wenger has it right. As one of the most astute men in the business, his contention that...
A familiar MO emerges with Nemanja Vidic
This story is getting familiar as what was then just a breach is now seemingly a deluge. Nemanja Vidic’s...
Argentinian League approves TV rights with government to broadcast matches
Argentina made a deal with the government to broadcast matches free of cost on non-cable channels when the AFA...
Liverpool is already missing Alonso
A good bit of analysis. And Martin Skrtel is out for at least two weeks with a cracked mandible....
Wenger sees a European Super League
It will take place in 10 years or so as the top clubs open up an insurmountable division between...
The iSoccer revolution begins
A virtual tool to train the budding young player or teach the parent coach in real time and harness...
Video: Notts County a couple of years ago
A short documentary on the dire straits the Magpies faced less than two years ago. How times have changed....
Meanwhile there is the MLS ……..
Last evening I caught a bit of the RSL and Houston Dynamo game and I was reminded of the...
Video: The case for goal line technology grows
Anyone following English League by now knows the strange case of Freddie Sears’s goal being disallowed after it clearly...
The Premiership bucks the recession as it goes global
The BBC airs a special on how the Premiership sells itself abroad. For the first time annual revenue is...
Negredo to Hull City
Phil Brown confirms that striker Alvaro Negredo has been a Hull City transfer target. The club has been negotiating...