Peter Kenyon: Chelsea will be World’s No 1 club
A theme is being played out. Man Utd represents the past and Chelsea the future of English league football....
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Saburo Kawabuchi: The man behind Japan’s resurgent football
It seems as if Japan has been playing football all its life. The reality is that organized football is...
Arsenal: Schizophrenic performances perplex fans
Who can understand this year’s Arsenal? Are they sublime or utterly ridiculous? After tearing Liverpool’s heart out, 3-0, they...
What ails Indian football? Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, AIFF chief
Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, the present Union Information and Broadcasting Minister is also the president of the All India...
What ails Indian football? An overview
It is the state of affairs in Indian sports that when you google ‘What ails Indian football?’ you not...
Will Freddy Adu succeed in Europe?
The US soccer establishment has been agog with the news that we might finally see David Beckham land up...
Where was the MLS finals coverage in the national media?
Having ABC telecast the 2006 MLS finals maybe a big deal but that is about it. ESPN and PTI...
Video: MLS goal of the season: Brian Ching
Fantastic bicycle kick by Ching!
FIFA bans Kenya: Its sanctions target the vulnerable
FIFA bans Kenya from international football competition, it should have done the same with Italy. Italy’s league always seems...
Neurosciences and Diego Maradona: Why he is the best player
A recent article in Nature Neuroscience (Nature Neuroscience – 9, 1083 – 1084 (2006) doi:10.1038/nn0906-1083) discusses how we pay...
Video: Tiziano Crudeli, the voice of AC Milan
This man is for real. He is not some hack in the Jerry Springer show, paid to ham up...
SA World Cup: The danger is not the crime rate but neo-liberalism
We have heard horror stories of the high crime rate in South Africa where more than 50 people are...
Sepp Blatter apologizes to the Socceroos
Sepp Blatter tried to soothe the Socceroos by saying that they deserved to go to the quarterfinals instead of...
South Africa World Cup 2010 costs escalate
The South African government will spend 15.1 billion rands on the World Cup. About 40% of it is on...
Expert goalkeepers: They have better selective visual search
Do you remember the fantastic goal keeping of Joao Ricardo of Portugal that sent a mortified English squad to...
The World Cup Caused Germany’s Economic Boom
The German government will raise its economic growth forecast for 2006 this week to 2.3 percent from a 1.6...
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility
West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
Chelsea’s expensive signings disappoint: Khalid Boulahrouz is the exception
Ballack, Mikel, Sheva- 45 million pounds but where are they? Chelsea continues to perform but it is clear that...
World Cup Site wins award
The Web Marketing Association’s 2006 WebAward for Best Events Website went to Ericsson and Zooma for their work on...
Amy Lawrence: How Wenger Changed English Football
In the 10 years since his first match in charge of Arsenal in October, here are 10 ways in...
Video: Reading 1, Man U 1
What it’s like from the stands: Man U was lucky to get the tie. Three questions: 1. Will Sir...
Farewell Freddy Adu!
Soccerblog has been talking about the MLS business model for some time now. Now it’s time for that model...
Emir Kusturica’s Maradona: Out in 2006
Maradona shows his solidarity! Look out for Emir Kusturica’s documentary on Diego Maradona in post production now. It is...
Video: Lyons 2 Real Madrid 0
It could have been much worse if Iker Casillas had not been so stellar in goal. Not the best...
Video: Premiership goals: Andy Johnson again!!
Johnson rolls right on against Wigan with his 5th goal. Lua Lua puts one past Charlton Athletic and puts...
Marco Materazzi is required reading in Philosophy class
Marco Materazzi who recently disclosed that he fancied Zidane’s sister to his sweaty jersey, waxes eloquent on Inter’s pathetic...
Owen Hargreaves out with a broken leg
Owen Hargreaves broke the fibula (shin bone) of his left leg in the Bayer loss against Armenia Bliefeld, 2-1...
Ballack scores for Chelsea against Werder Bremen
Michael Ballack opened his account for Chelsea by scoring a penalty kick. It must have been good old times...
West Ham vs Aston Villa: Carlitos magic
The moment we were all waiting for came when Alan Pardew finally brought out Carlos Tevez, in the 61st...
Oligarkh: The movie on Boris Berezovsky or Platon Elenin
A movie loosely based on Boris Berezovsky who changed his name to Platon Elenin based on a character called...
Guus Hiddink: Not an impressive debut against Croatia
The Roman Abramovich bankrolled Guus Hiddink era began in less than spectacular style as Russia was held to a...
Good news for Chelsea: Roman Abramovich becomes richer
Looks like all those high priced football players will keep coming to Chelsea. Here is why >>
Football consortiums: Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, players as bait
In South America, it is quite common for football players to be owned not just by their club but...
The West Ham buyout: Kommersant partners, Kia Joorabchian, Badri Patarkatsishvili, and Boris Berezovsky
“Hey Badri, let’s get Kia to go after West Ham.” So it’s finally come to this. A wanted criminal,...
Germany 13 San Marino 0
Germany bullied its way through against hapless San Marino, scoring at will, in a record setting spree 13-0. This...
France proves they are more than Zidane: France 3 Italy 1
France did not need Zidane with Sidney Govou It was as we suspected. Italy won the World Cup because...
League attendence records: Man Utd tops
Manchester City ranks 8th. So we can forget that oft repeated claim that they have more fans per game...
David Goldblatt: The Ball is Round
For soccer lovers this is the ultimate book. A 992 page book on everything and anything to do with...
Peter Velappan: The man behind the Asian resurgence in soccer
In 2007, FIFA has their presidential elections, and Sepp Blatter, the present FIFA president is running again. Sepp Blatter...
Boris Berezovsky: Roman Abramovich’s partner, Russia’s most feared oligarch
In all the hullaballoo of West Ham being taken over by Kia Joorabchian, in most likelihood, a proxy for...
Chelsea: Disregard West Ham; you disregard your own history
Human memory is not only short, it is fickle. It is astounding how Chelsea have inveigled themselves into the...
Arsenal’s Brazilians: The way to go
Brazil in one way or another has never really seen the English League as a stop for showcasing their...
Ze Roberto: From Bayer Leverkusen to FC Santos
The Bundesliga continues to lose players from overseas. Brazilian player, Ze Roberto is moving back to FC Santos and...
Who is Kia Joorabchian? Is Abramovich behind the West Ham move?
Is Roman Abramovich (L) negotiating West Ham’s takeover? Kia Joorbachian (R) West Ham shocked everybody in the soccer world...
Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal: Be warned, this year’s Premiership is not about you!
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano come to West Ham, Kanu is on fire at Portsmouth, Aston Villa is being...
Portsmouth, Aston Villa: Their recent fortunes raise little rancour
Mention Malcolm Glazer and his takeover of Man U, and it will get most Mancusian’s gritting their teeth in...
Hargreaves Is Leaving Bayern
Stop the presses. I think we are witnessing some last minute negotiations before the transfer window closes, but the...
How Keane Might Just Do It!
The Guardian’s Rob Smyth blogs on about Keano at Sunderland: “Roy Keane could well become the most intriguing manager...
Rooney Fights Back Against the FA
Manchester United’s volatile striker, Wayne Rooney, is allegedly threatening to refuse to co-operate with England sponsors if the Football...
Man U to Bayern: We will get Owen Hargreaves, no matter the cost
Owen Hargreaves’s asking price – £34m. A jawdropping figure for someone that no English club would have paid a...
Ashley Cole benched: Inter rumours? Will Tweedy go along?
Arsene is extracting his punishment. He is benching Cole for the opener against Aston Villa but Cole said he...
“Shysters from Siberia” – Is Bates racist or just plain stupid?
Ken Bates has gone over the top again. And the reason is clear – he’s frustrated. Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich...
Joachim Löw: Germany hammers the Swedes, 3-0
Joachim Löw, Germany’s new coach, on a winning note Germany left off, with the Swedes in the World Cup,...
Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United
Hold your horses. It is that rubbish Rupert Murdoch mouthpiece the Sun that is reporting this. I have gone...