What does one make of the EPL’s overseas plan?
“It’s a strange and comical idea,” Platini said. “I laughed because it will never be received by Fifa, by...
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An Arsenal fan’s tribute to the Man Utd fallen: Fifty years later
It is often said that you can never count out Man U till the final whistle is blown. As...
Video: Fela Kuti: Music and Soccer
Fela ‘Anikulapo’ Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat music. Musician, political activist, human rights campaigner, and mesmerizing performer. Here he...
January transfers come through for Pompey, Latics, and Spurs
Jermain Defoe made an instant impact at Pompey as the ex-Spurs scored a goal on his debut from a...
Arsenal win as Wenger reveals a Ronaldo link
The big story doing the rounds was Wenger’s admission that Arsenal was inches close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo before...
Capello anoints Agbonlahor
Gabby Agbonlahor is now an English squaddie Gabriel Agbonlahor’s inclusion in the England squad is cause for celebration. He...
Why Pim Verbeek is wrong for the Socceroos
Pim Verbeek assumes the mantle of the Socceroos coach in the wake of the disastrous Graham Arnold tenure which...
Ex-NBA executives take over Derby
Seems like the cross over of US based owners into buying out English soccer clubs continues even as their...
Welcome news: Flamini and Fabregas get on the board
This time around Adebayor had company in scoring Arsenal’s goals against Newcastle. Fabregas scored his sixth goal and his...
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...
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...
Eddie Johnson leaves for Fulham
The deal is in the bag and Eddie Johnson, K-City’s striker leaves for Fulham, a haven for US players,...
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,...
Man U’s Manucho: Angolan striker meets Bafana Bafana
Man Utd fans will get a chance to follow the exploits of Manucho, their latest signing, in the Africa...
Video: Salomon Kalou brings down Nigeria
0-1Uploaded by bobrivers Great bit of skill by Salomon Kalou as he sashays past four defenders and scores as...
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...
Arsenal wins through its flanks
Two good things happened today as Arsenal eased past Fulham. Eduardo showed he was more than a fox in...
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...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: Shades of Obama vs Hillary
Arsenal: A team full of funny sounding names. Routinely pilloried for being anti-English. Emirates. Small budget. Inexperienced and young....
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...
Soccer Blog returns, finally…
Now that some of us at Soccer Blog have finally recovered from our New Year’s celebrations, it’s about time...
Video: Boxing day classic: Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Great game. Theatrical and nail biting. Chelsea is down through two early Shaun Maloney goals. Phil Dowd very harshly...
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...
Reuters: The year in pictures
Thierry Henry contemplates the crystal ball and sees Barca Bolivian president Evo Morales makes his case for high altitude...
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?”...
Video: Birmingham’s defence in full meltdown
Horrible defending by Birmingham gifted all three goals as Gary Megson and the Trotters can look forward to Xmas...
Video: Stephen Hunt’s controversial goal sinks Sunderland
Dean Whitehead beats up on the Reading mascot but Reading has the last laugh as Stephen Hunt’s volley is...
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...
Dear Soccerblog readers: Spam has eaten up some of your comments
Sorry for the dog ate my homework post. We have been swamped by spam and in the process of...
Mark Hughes: Culture Warrior
Mark Hughes channels HP Lovecraft and Necronomicon or is he digging on the “foreignness” of Arsenal’s squad. With Hughes...
Hey FA and Chelsea: John Terry is destroying himself
We always think of John Terry as this indestructible player who shakes of a tackle which would have destroyed...
Video: Tuncay Sanli’s wonder goal against Derby
Wenger, you might want to cough up some cash for this guy. He is supposed to be one of...
Kaka’s achievements reveal FIFA bias
Kaka won the FIFA best player award as he beat out Ronaldo and Leo Messi. Maybe he deserved it...
Marta, the other Brazilian wins the FIFA best player
Marta Vieira da Silva quietly won the women’s player of the year award while all the networks hailed Kaka,...
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,...
Nery Castillo on his way to Man City
The one year loan deal for Nery Castillo appears to be finalized with the usual haggling going back and...
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...
Arsenal’s good news officially confirmed
The news coming out of the Emirates is that the midfield trio of Cesc, Hleb, and Flamini have been...
Video: FIFA CWC final: AC Milan beats Boca Juniors, 4-2
Two goals by Pippo Inzaghi was the difference as Rodrigo Palacio and Alessandro Ambrosini (own goal) kept Boca in...