Carlos Costly’s Mexican connections
The obvious punning of his name is irresistible given his contribution to Mexico’s defeat. With all the teeth gnashing...
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
Why Maradona might be singing “Don’t cry for me Argentina”
Diego Maradona said that each of the 6 goals that Bolivia scored was like a stab in his heart.That...
FIFA: Good on them
A minute silence was observed by teams before kickoff in all of the World Cup qualifying fixtures played today....
Just what the doctor ordered: Brazil beats Peru
After Ecuador time and time again ran through the Brazilian defense like battering rams in Quito, it must have...
On the subject of team uniforms and fashion statements
Here is Joseph and his Technicolor Dream Coat. Umm sorry it is ……. Cesare Prandelli and his Purple People...
The weak side of soccer
The US won easily 3-0 as Altidore scored a hat trick against the Soca Warriors. But I have to...
Capello ignores Lennon at his own peril
Yes, we have heard that English team is left brained in its success. They beat Ukraine today and Beckham...
USA vs T&T World Cup qualifier: Ince is having a heart attack
These are not the Soca Warriors of the 2006 World Cup. Not even close. Kenwyne Jones is having a...
Bolivia vs Argentina: Players of Brazilian origin contribute to Argentina’s humiliation
Maradona looking very, very disturbed Oye! Maradona crashes to earth. Literally from the heady climes of La Paz. From...
The US meets the Soca Warriors
Jozy Altidore probably gets a start. Jonathan Bornstein could replace Heath Pearce at starting left back. Pearce’s performance was...
Controversial choice: Henry Kissinger joins the US World Cup bid
Looks like US Soccer is putting together a pretty star studded cast to bring the 2018 World Cup stateside....
A spate of injuries rock Arsenal
Just as Arsenal seemed to be settling down with Eduardo and Arshavin playing longer minutes and with the expected...
Stan Kroenke shakes it up again
Liverpool’s ownership has settled down with Tom Hicks on a long term investment plan at Anfield which includes buying...
Could CL supremacy be affecting the Premier League?
Just like the liquidity crunch has frozen financial markets worldwide, the goal crunch has hit the Premiership hard. 33...
Video: Argentina – Venezuela: 4 – 0
Maradona’s Argentina destroys Venezuela. Argentina are looking like champions once again: That last run by Messi reminded me of...
Video: Brazil – Ecuador: 1-1
Dunga’s boys look lame as they scrape by. Brazil was lucky, period. I’m ready to see Coach Zico take...
Tragedy strikes the Ivory Coast match
22 people killed and 132 injured as ticketless fans tried to stampede the stadium before kickoff. I have no...
World Cup 2010: SA gets an unfair rap for its crime rate
Check out what is happening in Vancouver, the venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics. This will only get worse.
Deep thought: If wishes were horses ……
I am fabregasted. All this while I thought he loved Arsenal. Relax, this news is not worth a spit.
The Czechs need some Highway to Hell
Looks like the Czech players could use some AC/ DC to restore some mojo to their team. They lag...
Adebayor scores for Togo
Good news for Arsenal fans. Ade seems to have played all 90+ minutes without discomfort and scored the only...
Maradona vs Pele: Bath house slurs and chill pills
It is almost certain that Maradona will not be taking part in a gay pride parade anytime soon and...
Onward England!
The absence of a quality forward and goalie leads the English team to resort to smoke and mirrors and...
Maradona makes peace with Veron
The new era of Maradona pragmatism begins. “He let the tortoise get away with some of the things he...
Is Liverpool for real: Not really
Having bludgeoned the front runner and chief bogeyman Man U and then used CL hopefuls Aston Villa as target...
Why Mourinho is a bit worried
Watch Inter Milan go down by 3 goals to nothing against Sampdoria in the first leg of the Italian...
The Hiddink Effect -(Armani suits etc)
The Hiddink effect on Chelsea involves some of these things – players have to turn up on time for...
Guardiola’s Barcelona continue dream run..
“Something amazing is going on in Barcelona. Josep Guardiola’s crew are scoring goals at a rate not seen in...
Video: Its getting to be a cliché
Gael Clichy, last season’s sure footed defender is now becoming a byword in blooper of the week.
Gallas stripped of captaincy
BBC is reporting that William Gallas has been relieved of his duties. He was also not present on the...
In which Gallas shows that he is not very smart
“I replied: ‘How are you speaking to me? Who do you think you are? You are only 20 years...
What happened to Senegal?
On 5 September 2008, Senegal met Algeria at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in a World Cup qualifier. In the...
Maradona’s demeanour impressive
I think the verdict has been quite positive. Typically El Diego sucks up all the oxygen where ever he...
El Diego begins with a victory
So it appears that Argentina played like gangbusters for the first 20 minutes and then faded away letting Scotland...
Can Barack Obama revive soccer diplomacy?
Most Americans now prefer diplomacy towards Iran rather than seek a knee jerk military solution. After virtually turning off...
2010 World Cup qualifiers: Socceroos sneak by Bahrain
Pim Verbeek looked like he wanted to pluck every nose hair off Harry Kewell. Why Kewell remains on this...
So what should Terry Butcher do?
Terry Butcher has to now live with the fact that Maradona will be the topic du jour of the...
Walcott out for six weeks
Add another blow to Arsenal’s nightmarish season. Theo Walcott is out for six weeks with a shoulder dislocation and...
The Church of Maradona
The true believers all 120,000 will be praying for their prophet today as he takes on Scotland. Jonathan Franklin...
Capello’s worries…
This time Capello does not have to worry if Steven Gerrard will be able to combine with Frank Lampard...
Maradona fires back at England
Maradona measures the miss in the 1966 final I had no idea that Argentina was playing England. A proxy...
Bayern to set up an academy in India
The overwhelming response to Bayern’s visit in May this year when 120,000 fans came to see Oliver Kahn play...
Kolkata clubs on the move
Finally, it would appear that the Kolkata clubs, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are showing signs of life. East...
Mike Ashley will not be able to sell Newcastle
For the price he is asking for. Not at this time. Zabeel Investments backed out of spending money on...
Video: Vedad Ibisevic continues his sharp shooting ways
Ibisevic scores his Bundesliga leading 14th goal as our favourite team 1899 Hoffenheim continues its dream run beating Wolfsburg,...
Michael Bradley inflicts some misery on Bayern
Bayern was poised to take three points as they were coasting to a 2-0 victory over lowly Borussia Moenchengladbach...
Wenger needs a reality check
Anytime you talk about Arsenal, you have to qualify it with the paeans that Arsene Wenger so richly deserves....
Video: Al Ahly win a record sixth African CL trophy
Al Ahly scored first as Ahmad Hassan cleverly flicked a Mohamed Aboutreika cross into goal. Abdoul Karim Lassina equalized...
Ramon Calderon sharpens his knife
Real is ruled by a cabal of madmen and amoral shysters straight out of Herzog’s Aguirre, The Wrath of...
Terry Butcher unfiltered
Lots of Terry Butcher who would like nothing better than giving Maradona a black eye and jail Scottish blaggards...
Maradona: The telenovela: Hoopla
Diego Maradona landed in Scotland just before Wednesday’s game and with a curt “I don’t speak English” blew by...
Sinisa Ubiparipovic: Ubiquitous now, you be the judge
Sinisa Ubiparipovic should now be worth more than his $33,000 annual salary. One of the standouts in NY’s historic...
Dema Kovalenko is not a happy camper
The man best known for ending Brandon Pollard’s career shows no love for his former coach, Juan Carlos Osorio....
Arsenal is bleeding respect
Arsenal vs Villa was supposed to showcase the best and brightest talent. But only one team showed up to...