A non-story: Donovan linked with City
Landycakes at Eastlands? Nahgannahappen. Which player is not linked with City nowadays? Every hour it is a different one....
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
Freddie Ljungberg on his way out of MLS?
The former Arsenal man has turned cold towards the Seattle Sounders and is “exploring options.” It appears that he...
The Guardian’s Mark Van Bommel gallery
Check out the rest. Van Bommel is definitely a gift that keeps giving.
Roberto Baggio studies to be a coach
The Divino Codina: Now and Zen If you are per chance wondering what the Divine Ponytail is upto nowadays...
Video: The Lampard effect strikes the U20 Women’s World Cup
Germany won against France in the U20 Women’s World Cup and in an eerie deja vu, a goal similar...
Ribery and Benzema indicted in the French sex scandal
The two players spent 7 hours in custody and charged by the judicial magistrate Andre Dando with having sex...
Joachim Löw renews contract
Löw renews till Euro 2012 which should come as a great relief to all football lovers, not just fans...
Jol may reject Fulham move
Cem alerts us to the possibility of Martin Jol staying on in Ajax. The Dutch club promised more transfer...
The world of football chants breathes easier
Spurs clamp down on the wind section. Arsenal follow suit. The world turns cold to the vuvuzelers and we...
The Joe Cole factor: Gerrard prolongs Anfield career
The Joe Cole move seems to have paid dividends. A sign of serious intent which seems to have satisfied...
Update: Arsenal’s NEW look
The 2011 home and away colours Nice. Plus, the Emirates stands are also going to be renamed – part...
Nery Castillo: Player in the wilderness joins Chicago Fire
Nery Castillo the Mexican player with loads of talent and a history of prima donna-ish behaviour joins the MLS...
Video: Arsenal 4 Barnet 0
Arsenal’s pre-season began with a 4-0 thumping of Barnet with Andriy “I am leaving for Barca” Arshavin opening the...
MLS All Star roster against Man Utd
Sebastien Le Toux: The former Sounder is on Arena’s roster Bruce Arena announces a 23 man roster against Man...
Video: Jose Pedroso tries to strange referee
A match between Rangers and Deportes Concepción in Chile’s division B degenerates into a series of retaken penalty kicks...
Tiki Taka soon coming to Liverpool
La Masia (The Farm) is set to take the world by storm (painting by Joan Miro) Rafa Benitez left...
Martin Jol heading to Fulham
Craven Cottage will be loading up on the toilet paper All indications are Martin Jol is heading back to...
Fabio Capello should be embarrassed
The Man Who Knew Infinity Fabio Capello is embarrassed. The Capello Index has turned sour for the England coach...
Socrates and Big Phil
There is a reason why this man is called Socrates. One of the truly deep thinkers of the sport...
Capello’s Index: Forlan barely edges out Defoe
Really. England is heading for another disaster if this is the sort of scouting report that Fabio Capello comes...
All quiet on the Arsenal front
Marouane Chamakh, Laurent Koscielny, and bucket loads on the Fabregas transfer saga but otherwise its been deader than a...
Bob Bradley to Fulham?
He may have to trade that look for a suit and tie The Cottagers are still looking for a...
Man City unabated: They sign Kolarov
City’s spending bender to a Premiership title continued unabated. Lazio accepted their £17m for their highly rated left wing...
Sami Khedira close to signing with Real
Both AS and Marca are reporting that Real are close to signing Sami Khedira who did such a outstanding...
Barca’s Fabregas intensity fades
Behind the daily parade of Barca players who talk about Cesc Fabregas return to Barca in the emotional terms...
Rafa Marquez next up for NY Red Bulls?
The Red Bulls are looking for a third DP and this time it is a central midfielder – not...
Soccerblog view: Thierry will have more impact than Beckham
Biggest reason: Thierry “Titi” Henry is not hyped as the saviour of the MLS. When you manage expectations better...
Video: Part 1: Thierry Henry NY Red Bulls presser
Part 2 and Part 3. Thierry Henry has been coming to NY for a long time as a tourist...
Anelka: France was a “timebomb”
Nicholas Anelka speaks. It seems he was the fall guy for what transpired in South Africa- it could have...
Barca takes out a bank loan to pay players
Pompey had to turn to Balram Chainrai to pay salaries to their employees and players. It’s nice to know...
Fernando Torres to miss upto a month
MRI scans show Fernando Torres has ruptured his adductor muscles and it is feared that he will miss the...
Carles Puyol retires from international duty
King Carles against Germany: A defining moment Sad news. The most visible face of El Roja Furia announced his...
The shirt don’t fit ……
Are we assuming? Nah, says Fabregas – just some something amusing.
Ryan Giggs contemplating MLS move
Man Utd is on its USA and Canada tour and are in Chicago at the present moment. Ryan Giggs...
It’s official: Thierry Henry moves to the MLS
New York Red Bulls fans are in for a treat this season. Titi Henry has signed for the MLS...
Ashley Cole set to move to Real
It is looking increasingly likely that Ashley Cole will be playing for Real Madrid this season. The Merengues are...
Ballack’s agent: A “gay combo” defines German football
Alexander Osang’s article in Der Speigel highlights the new German football- attractive, full of flair and invention, with a...
Tragedy strikes the World Cup
If you have not already read it. Two bombs went off in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Sunday...
World Cup finals stats: Spain was a control freak
Look at Spain’s heavy numbers (passing accuracy): Xavi dominates From the Guardian’s Datablog • 3547 – Spain have now...
Johan Cruyff: From totalfootball to totalantifootball
Johan Cruyff speaks: “This ugly, vulgar, hard, hermetic, hardly eye-catching, hardly football style, yes it served the Dutch to...
Richard Williams: Spain played anti-football
When Eric Wynalda makes more sense than Richard Williams, you begin to wonder. But people like Williams have a...
Diego Forlan wins the Golden Ball
No quibbles with this choice. Diego Forlan was the best player this World Cup- that free kick against Ghana...
Sneijder: “Howard Webb robbed us”
We have a winner for whingeing. According to Wesley Sneijder the Dutch would not have been beaten if it...
Viva Espana!
Champions! Champions! I have not been a role model to small children in the last hours, imbibing copious amounts...
Video: Khedira clinches third spot for Germany
For those not interested, or were not paying too much attention, there was a match yesterday to decide third...
Video: Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
It’s a bit ironical seeing the Dutch take centerstage in South Africa for the world’s biggest game. A record...
Maarten Stekelenberg: Pedro could test Dutch goalie
El Nino looked a trifle sharper in the Germany match coming off the bench. Of course, one does not...
Spain wary of Howard Webb
Will Spain see red because of Webb? Not very good memories of the English referee officiating today’s finals. Spain...
Spain will play in blue
Spain will play the final against Netherlands in blue and not the famous “Roja” kit. But if they win,...
World Cup 2010: Was it humdrum or a humdinger?
Des Kelly is unimpressed by this World Cup. Except for the Giovanni Van Bronckhorst goal what else would you...
Video: World Cup 1970: Germany 1 Uruguay 0
Both countries have met before to decide 3rd and 4th places. In the 1970 World Cup, Germany playing without...
VIDEO: 1982 World Cup Final History: Paulo Rossi’s First Strike
I used to dislike Rossi because of what he did to Brazil earlier in the tournament. That was the...
You should be rooting for Spain
Tiki Taka shares Santiago Calatrava’s form and functionality Brian Phillips lays out the argument very persuasively and I absolutely...
Joachim Löw to sign two year extension
According to Bild, Löw will sign on for two years more as Germany’s coach ensuring much needed continuity for...