Deep thoughts by Max Bretos on the ACN
On FSC Super Sunday, Max Bretos came all fired up taking the CAF to task for organizing the ACN...
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Maradona: The heart of a champion
” I have always wanted to play football, but I didn’t know where or how I wanted to play....
Video: Ali Farka Toure: Music and soccer
While the ACN showcases the incredible African talent in soccer, here is African legend, the late Ali Farka Toure...
Arsenal and Adebayor back on track
It was a relief to see Arsenal regroup and play the sort of soccer that they are capable of...
Liverpool’s owners can’t afford to alienate Rafa
Having secured the £350m loan that will keep them as Liverpool’s owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett have now...
David and Posh Beckham: Gas guzzling couple
I am going to break Soccerblog’s New Year’s resolution of not mocking David Beckham. Sigh. It took a little...
Ghana: The crucible of African soccer
It is befitting that the current ACN is hosted by Ghana to be followed by the World Cup in...
Spurs win: Halley’s comet re-visits every 76 years
Once in a blue moon Spurs gets to win over Arsenal. Yesterday, was the day. They won big because...
Video: Egypt get past Cameroun in their ACN opener: 4-2
Egypte Vs Cameroun – CAN 2008 Les ButsUploaded by kingofspirits Yesterday, Ivory Coast got past their toughest competition, Nigeria....
A note about FSC’s Super Sunday
Super Sunday on FSC has the trio of Andy Houlihan, Gary Richards, and Christian Miles. They discuss the Premiership,...
Lawrence Tynes, Celtic fan kicks the NY Giants to the Superbowl
The NY Giants are going to Glendale for Super Bowl 42 after defeating the Packers, in a game which...
Keegan is an anachronism: Can he deliver at Newcastle?
In short, an inspirational figure. Will the good times roll in Newcastle? Watching Kevin Keegan’s heroic visage on the...
A travesty: Newcastle’s ouster of Allardyce
Allardyce falls a victim to Newcastle’s collective madness A nice spin: Its called mutual consent nowadays. Both get a...
Will Klinsmann be the “agent of change” at Bayern Munich?
Well, well, well. Who says the Germans can’t change? Who says Uli Hoeneß isn’t a “Queerdenker” himself? And this...
Boxing day stumble: An old failing dogs Arsenal
Too many passes and too few to pull the trigger. Unless you count Tomas Rosicky who can’t buy a...
Manuel Almunia must be feeling good
Almunia’s huge moment when he stopped Robbie Keane’s penalty probably sealed his first place position permanently. Jens Lehmann has...
Soccerblog wishes its readers Merry Xmas
Fox Soccer Channel has a special on Arsenal’s greatest moments starting at 1 PM today. I can’t think of...
Soccerblog’s 10 events that rocked the soccer world in 2007
The Iraq national team wins the Asian Cup If we could provide an example of a definitive moment which...
Tom Hicks been busy since the Liverpool acquisition
via The Telegraph (AP) “Make eye contact, Tom and give us the real scoop. Are you in or not?”...
Crouch’s outburst reflects fashionable xenophobia
John Obi Mikel is scythed down by Peter Crouch in a two footed tackle and the Nigerian midfielder is...
Arsenal: Bendtner soars high for the winner
The storyline: Two clever back heels, Almunia, and a soaring Bendtner. Arsenal pull it off. An enervated Gunner team...
The French Ligue is bleeding quality defenders and it shows
Watching the highly distilled You tube clips of Karim Benzema, one admired his speed, his clinical finishes, and the...
Benzema, Dimitrov, Mexes and all those transfer rumours
Nikolai Dimitrov just had his Arsenal trial Arsenal has already been linked to Yoann Gourcuff, Ibrahim Affelay, Karim Benzema,...
Fabio Capello gets to the heart of the matter
A very astute observation. “I believe that English people and footballers have a will to win and a love...
Lassana Diarra wants to quit
Lassana Diarra wants to be transfered as he is finding it difficult to break through the talent the Gunners...
Gallas Cechmates his former team
One mistake and that was the difference. William Gallas is becoming a giant killer coming up with big time...
Video: Samuel Eto’o comes alive
Barca drubs Valencia 3-0 with Eto’o scoring two goals and Eidur Gudjohnsen getting the third. Watch out for here...
Chelsea showdown: Good news from Wenger
Last time fans wanted to greet Cashley Cole with these bank notes Arsene Wenger is optimistic that the midfield...
Derek Richey’s club list: Debate on!
Derek Richey has developed a system to rank clubs. It takes into account both domestic and international matches played...
Italy’s soccer problems are a reflection of a deeper malaise
Ian Turner in his NYT article points to a survey show that Italians are the least happy people in...
The club famous for Corinthians democracy falls victim to neo-liberal policies
Socrates and Corinthians democracy; Lula and his embrace of neo-liberal policies There is a sense of disbelief when you...
Younes Kaboul or what ails Tottenham?
Why single out Kaboul? How about loaning out the whole Spurs defence? They have given away 28 goals which...
Corinthians relegated: The Kia Joorabchian association
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano’s old club drew with Gremio and was relegated this Sunday. Back in 2004, Tevez...
Rafa Benitez will not last at Liverpool: Economic and personal considerations
Anyone following the imbroglio at Liverpool between Rafa and the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillette will be amazed...
Don Garber: Some players are more ‘equal’ than others
You know if the MLS really wants to keep attracting quality players then you should also should make an...
Altidore should take his chances with the bigger European clubs
The big hoopla about bringing David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco to the MLS was to raise its profile by...
Steve McLaren: When instinct and introspection get switched around
David James latest article in the Guardian: “Don’t blame Carson – the real gaffe was exposing him to such...
India begins a new professional soccer league
India starts a new professional league with an eye on emulating the J league, the most successful soccer start...
English soccer: Six books, no titles
So the brief but disastrous Steve McLaren fling is over. And now the soul searching for what ails English...
England’s difficult hour: A house of cards built on fallacies
If Vedran Corluka had scored an own goal and put England into the Euro finals then the shifting narrative...
Can Boston repeat winning its second major title the same year?
In 2004 Boston became only the second city after Pittsburgh to win two major sporting titles when the New...
Azzurri put one over the Tartans amidst the soccer crisis
Christian Panucci celebrates his match winner Scotland’s dreams are dashed as Italy advance to Euro 2008. If you are...
What ails Italian soccer? The answer lies elsewhere
Watching the Napoli Palermo match on FSC with all its breathtaking up and down soccer and a beauty of...
McLaren impressed by Becks form against Hollywood stars
McLaren recently paid a visit to Becks and Posh’s lavish Hollywood estate. No words were exchanged as McLaren observed...
Weakening dollar: US investors will stay away from Premiership clubs
F Stan Kroenke is probably feeling the pinch of the depreciated dollar which is now trading at about 2.1...
Ruud Gullit as LA Galaxy manager: A maverick ill at ease with authority
Ruud Gullit replaces Frank Yallop as LA Galaxy coach and Alexi Lalas had this to say “There certainly is...
Claudio Reyna once again proves to be the stumbling block
I don’t think there are too many coaches that can really say that fealty to a player has proven...
Sir Alex, nine championships gives you a sense of entitlement, doesn’t it?
Wow. Sir Alex and Sepp Blatter decide to support one another in their effort to curtail the number of...
Bench the Coach, not Solo!
Here are the two voices that matter: Solo on MySpace, and Erin Paul, the journalist who “interviewed” Solo. Greg...
Man United’s debt balloons to record levels
Just as Peter Hill-Wood was talking about running Arsenal as a business, here comes a report that should peel...
Peter Hill Wood to Aleshir Usmanov: We need no bailout
It was refreshing to hear Peter Hill-Wood on the possibility of holding talks issuing this smackdown of David Dein....
Watchout Team USA, here come the Germans!
Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek scored hat tricks in an 11-0 smashing of Argentina. Vanina Correa had a nightmare...
Michael Ballack’s saga: A transfer gone very bad
This is another episode of transfers gone bad. They are a dime a dozen. But this time it involves...
2007 Women’s World Cup: Team USA meets North Korea
Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly meet the North Koreans The top rated US women’s national squad led by veteran Kristine...