The Four Towers: A novel set around Real Madrid’s 2011 locker room leaks
Relax. The Four Towers is not Gandalf seeing double. Although from what one gathers there are evil Sauron like...
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
Jack Wilshere: Will the metamorphosis succeed?
That’s the first lesson England found another quanta of energy in their Euro qualifier against Switzerland. Roy Hodgson, surprised...
Euro 2016 Qualifying: Hiddink starts on a losing note as the Czechs beat the Dutch, 2-1
Hiddink was verbolgenheid after the Dutch lost to the Czech Republic. Guus Hiddink, switched to Louis Van Gaal’s favoured...
Bollywood and Indian cricketing legends behind new Indian Super League
In Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, a Bollywood fluff piece made circa 2006, Abhishek Bachchan plays Rikki, a Chelsea fan and...
Mourinho says everyone picks on him
Poor Mourinho.All the match officials always pick on him
Van Gaal installs £500,000 worth of surveillance equipment
Their every move will be watched on HD TV. Van Gaal’s has installed video surveillance equipment at the training...
Dunga disapproves of Neymar’s hair (among other things)
Dunga disapproves strongly of Neymar’s hairstyle – hair should be properly combed and NO COLOUR . He disagree with...
Brazil do the unbelievable – Dunga’s back…!
In a decision that beggars belief Brazil reappointed Dunga as the manager to lead them in their quest to...
Van Gaal makes grassroot level changes at Manchester United
Louis van Gaal’s first major move since becoming Manchester United manager is to get rid of the old grass....
Van Gaal checks in..
The dust has just about settled on the Dutch World Cup campaign and you might have thought that Van...
Who will Replace Scolari?
Big Phil’s time is up. That was not the beautiful game. Soccerblog’s vote to replace him is Zico. Yes,...
Do the Germans have the French Flu?
Soccerblog.com Health Tip: German coach Joachim Low should stop digging his nose and shaking hands after. While this strategy may...
Clint Dempsey: Can the US get past the Group of Death?
The scary thing is that he’s going to have to play like this every time he gets the ball....
Klinsmann on Landon Donovan
Klinsmann on why he had to let Landon go. Doesn’t sound as if he’s convinced his decision is really...
Rooney chats with Liverpool’s psychiatrist to pump up his mind
All battles are won in the mind, and Wayne Rooney’s not leaving anything to chance. Our hero of the shining...
Are YOU a Special One?
These kids are quite pathetic, and Mourinho can’t hide it: Kids, upload your video, and make the Special One...
Tito Vilanova RIP
A life dedicated to FC Barcelona. Barcelona president Bartomeu said in a statement: “Tito will be a reference as...
Moyes gives up the struggle
Moyes got the pink slip at last and will be riding off into the sunset any time pretty soon…..a...
The Story of Jack Imperato
From Texas to Spain: 12 year-old Jack Imperato gets “discovered” by Valencia by way of TNGS.
Ferguson and Martinez : Fear and Empowerment
Ferguson’s legendary leadership of Manchester United and Martinez inspiring Everton to hitherto unachieved heights. Am interesting analysis here of...
Moyes v/s Guardiola
Head to head stats
When I’m 64
Moyes is only 51 actually – but he’ll get there eventually….
Wenger’s greatest goals
50 of them
Guardiola takes Bayern to a new league record
Arjen Robben scored a hat-trick against Schalke on Saturday . Bayern Munich now have a 20 point lead on...
Fergie on the Red Carpet
While Moyes is desperately trying to come up with plan B – Sir Alex took a break and went...
Mourinho Mind Games
After Chelsea had beaten Man City at home Mourinho called his team the “little horse” in the title race...
AVB gets the sack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd5IiEeDrrU
Alex Ferguson gets BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbhQqA34PYA
Andre Villas Boas in happier days
Spurs against Manchester United at home will be the acid test.History of previous games played on Man Utd home...
Mourinho on “Giant Clubs”
Jack had a hard time dealing with giants wielding clubs and other assorted weaponry. It’s not quite what Mourinho...
Everton’s moving tribute to the Hillsborough 96
A moving tribute by the Toffees to remember the 96 fallen before the Newcastle game. To the Everton fans...
Messi off the bench scores a brace as Barca beat Getafe, 4-1
Adriano gets the Blaugranas started after Cesc Fabregas does all the brilliant spadework. Well into the second half, Pedro...
Real Madrid lose again this time to Sevilla, 0-1
Piotr Trochowski’s majestically swept in half volley following a corner in the 2nd minute was the game winner. “Sad”...
Manchester City held to a standstill by Stoke, 1-1
Peter Crouch must have committed about five handballs before scoring but the referee failed to spot even a single...
Queens Park Rangers hold off Chelsea, 0-0
Not exactly Chelsea’s best match. There was no Juan Mata but there was plenty of Frank Lampard which does...
Anton Ferdinand vs John Terry (and Ashley Cole): No handshake
He won in court and now he wants his handshake too? Anton Ferdinand snubbed John Terry and a bit...
Utd’s old and new post an impressive victory over Wigan, 4-0
Danny Welbeck is a diver. His acting abilities earned Utd an penalty. So it was justice served when Chicharito...
Six gun salute for the Gunners as they sweep Saints, 6-1
szólj hozzá: Arsenal vs Southampton 6:1 MOTD The only imperfection in an otherwise perfect outing for the Gunners was...
Four Arsenal legends found Southampton a lucky charm: Will Oliver Giroud?
It took Thierry Henry eight matches to open his scoring account for Arsenal, a period so fraught with self...
An oldie but a goodie: David Brent on football management
Being: Liverpool is a FSC documentary with the first episode to be aired this Sunday, the 16th. There are...
Abou Diaby will not play Saints, Sagna and Wenger patch up
Arsene Wenger has opted for caution following Abou Diaby’s niggling hip injury sustained against Finland last Friday. He most...
Barcelona’s 2013-14 away kit to sport colours of Catalonian flag
The Bars of Aragon, part of the Catalonian flag will feature in the 2013-14 kit Two days ago, a...
The Sun’s Dominic Mohan apologizes for “The Truth”
The editor of The Sun, Dominic Mohan says, “we’re deeply ashamed and profoundly sorry”. At the background you can...
David Cameron apologizes for Hillsborough tragedy cover up
Kelvin Mackenzie, the editor of The Sun whose infamous “The Truth” laid blame on the fans Twenty three years...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico qualify for the hex beating Costa Rica, 1-0
Mexico at the Azteca Stadium beat Costa Rica through a Javier Hernandez header in the 60th minute. With a...
World Cup qualifiers: Even Andy Murray can’t lift Scotland over Macedonia, 1-1
The giddy highs of Andy Murray winning yesterday at the US Open gave way to the more familiar struggle...
World Cup qualifiers: Spain start their campaign beating Georgia, 1-0
World Cup champions Spain had to eke out an 85th minute goal by Roberto Soldado to get past Georgia...
World Cup qualifiers: England leave it late against Ukraine, 1-1
Yevhen Konoplianka at 22 years of age is a marked man. Marked by bigger clubs who sat up and...
World Cup qualifiers: USA face a must win situation against Jamaica
Clint Dempsey once again will lead the attacking The USA sit behind Jamaica in Group A, tied for second...
Women’s U20 World Cup final: USA beats Germany, 1-0 to lift third title
Kealia Ohai scores the game winner in the 44th minute following great work down the right flank by full...
World Cup qualifiers: Messi and Argentina overcome Paraguay, 3-1
Leo Messi continues his incandescent national form which can only be good for Argentina’s World Cup chances. The little...
World Cup qualifiers: Belgium’s big men beat Wales, 2-0
Vincent Kompany’s inch perfect header and Jan Vertonghen’s sizzling free kick provided the scoring highlights. This might be the...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico ease past Costa Rica, 2-0
Veteran Carlos Salcido and Jesus Zavala take advantage of some shoddy defending on set pieces to send the Ticos...
World Cup qualifiers: Jamaica beat USA for the first time, 2-1
The USA celebrated a historical win over Mexico beating them for the first time in Mexico about three weeks...