Video: Ajax vs Real Madrid, UEFA Cup 1995
Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluiwert, Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Frank De Boer, Clarence Seedorf, Edwin Van Der Saar, Danny...
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
Video: Bolton 4 West Ham 0
The game that finished Alan Pardew’s coaching career at West Ham.
Alan Pardew sacked as West Ham’s coach
The 4-0 pasting by Bolton was the straw that broke Eggert Magnusson’s back. He looked like he had swallowed...
The future of Indian football: Tapping the diaspora?
The Doha Asian games, saw an Indian football drawing Hong Kong, barely beating the Maldives, and then crashing out...
Arsenal vs Chelsea, 1-1: A lot of luck and woodwork
There were about three sure goals that the woodwork kept away from Chelsea. Lampard and Essien were the victims....
Does the Premiership understand its foreign players?
Carlos Tevez’s well documented grouse with his playing minutes at West Ham, Thierry Henry becoming ornery at Arsenal, Sheva...
Jurgen Klinsmann turns down US soccer job
It is official. Jurgen Klinsmann is no longer in the running for the US MNT coaching job. He reportedly...
Argentine soccer: The new kids on the block
For every Juan Roman Riquelme that announces his retirement from soccer, there is some one to take over his...
Dubai takeover of Liverpool FC: Infrastructural benefits, not team success
Dubai International Capital’s (DIC) takeover does not mean much in terms of Liverpool’s success, although there are undoubtedly infrastructural...
Premiership drought in goals: Not the stingy defense
Paul Wilson has a post on the decrease in goals seen this season in the Premiership. Of course, the...
The best US soccer export: Goalkeepers
All three US goalkeepers playing this weekend came away as winners with Tim Howard being the pick in Everton’s...
Dubai to buyout Liverpool FC: Reds bosses welcome offer
Liverpool FC has been the interest of foreign government buyouts before, the most picaresque one being Thaksin Shinawatra, the...
Gianluca Vialli: Cheats never prosper? Yeah, right!!
Read The Italian Job and Gianluca Vialli’s take on cheating in football. As he says, Machiavelli is an inspiration,...
Guus Hiddink: To Russia with love
The Guus Hiddink magic is well and alive in Russia. They are now in second place in Group E...
Soccer and Politics: As usual the NYT screws up
The NYT has an article on the PSG fan dying at the hands of a policeman, during a melee...
Dear Arsene: It’s not just Chelsea, Man Utd, and Liverpool that count
Michele’s post about Nicholas Burdisso scoring a hat trick of goals against Messina with Inter boasting an arsenal of...
Third party ownership: Is the English League ready for it?
Pini Zahavi, agent extra-ordinaire Pini Zahavi is the super agent who has his hands in all the deals involving...
West Ham buyout: Magnusson’s hands are cleaner than MSI
Eggert Magnusson is the new chairman of West Ham and he celebrated with a winning start against Sheffield United,...
Man Utd vs Chelsea: A tale of two halves
Man Utd was ascendant the first half. But it was Chelsea all the way in the second. If there...
Sam Allardyce fires back at Arsene Wenger
The Gunners have not won against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium in four years and they continued to struggle...
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...
Pekerman to coach US team ?
Here is the rumour and here is the denial of the rumour.
Ferenc Puskas: A player with a supernatural left foot and an imprudent generosity
El Pais has a beautiful little article on how Real team mates and opponents alike remember Puskas. Gento, Stefano,...
Wembley, November 1953: Hungary 6 England 3
Billy Wright (L) Ferenc Puskas (R), Wembley 1953 A match that destroyed the aura of the invincibility and changed...
The Mighty Magyars: A fable as Hungary struggles
With the passing away of Ferenc Puskás, the last of the Mighty Magyars is gone. There is only one...
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...
West Ham’s Tevez and Mascherano are busts: Trade rumours get stronger
Amongst all the brouhaha over West Ham’s signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano signings that shook the football...
Meanwhile the MLS finals has Scotland talking……..
Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear was born in Glasgow. 35 miles away from Troon, the birthplace of Steve Nicol,...
Video: MLS finals 2006: Dynamo win on penalty kicks, 4-3
Jay Heaps misses and its all over for the Revs, who remain winless in three championship games.
Video: MLS finals 2006: Revolution vs Dynamo, 1-1 (Extra time)
Twellman sends the Revolution ahead and a minute later Ching equalizes for the Dynamo. 1-1 at the end of...
Video: Arsenal vs Liverpool, 3-0
All the highlights of the fantastic Arsenal win over Liverpool including Flamini! Toure! Gallas! Worth every minute of the...
The Houston Dynamo are the 2006 MLS champions
Congratulations to the Houston Dynamo- 2006 MLS champions! 90 minutes of regular time, 30 minutes of extra time could...
Arsenal destroys Liverpool, 3-0. Flamini! Toure! Gallas!
Flamini! Toure! Gallas! The goalscorers for the Gunners!!! Henry the best defender!!! This was Gunners football at it’s best,...
Meet Paul Dalglish: Football legend’s son finds a home in Texas
Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool and Scotland Paul Dalglish, Houston Dynamo Today as the Houston Dynamo takes on the New England...
Klinsmann: A step closer to becoming the US MNT coach
Der Speigel reports that Sunil Gulati, president of US Soccer met with Jurgen Klinsmann, hoping that after taking a...
Arsenal FC: The Argentinian club is making waves
Arsenal FC lost to Boca Juniors, 1-2 in the Apertura 2006 but is overall an impressive 4th position in...
Video: Man Utd’s gift to Sir Alex’s 20 years of service
Alex Ferguson could not have asked for a better 20 year anniversary gift from Man Utd in their win...
FIFA’s proposal to protect national teams: Should Owen Hargreaves be insulted?
Today FIFA and FIfPro proposed the implementation of a six plus five system, whereby six members of a side...
English Premiership clubs will dominate future European competition
The Champions Cup was first played in 1955- 56. The first winner was Real Madrid who have won the...
Video: Luis Garcia scores: Liverpool vs Aston Villa, 3-1
Liverpool is showing signs of life. Great bit of footwork by Gerrard and a perfect finish by Garcia.
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility
West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
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...
Germany – The Best Team in Europe?
Germany mashes Slovakia. The Kaiser thinks we’re the best team in Europe. What a turnaround!
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility
West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
Should McLaren continue to fail, Allardyce serves notice
Sam Allardyce shakes a fist! Remember this summer’s musical chairs with the England coach in the post Sven era?...
Video: La Liga: Barcelona 3 Sevilla 1
Goals by Ronaldinho, Messi, and Kanoute!
Video: Rooney’s Back!
Rooney had a hand, er, foot in every goal. The Beeb can’t shut up about how great he is....
Video: The Chelsea – Reading Debacle
Highlights of the wierdest game this year. Did Steve Hunt mean to KO Cech? Probably not. Mourinho’s not happy:
The Cote D’Ivoirians players: Fantastic but flawed
Didier Drogba, Emmannuel Eboue, and Didier Zokora, have a few things in common. They are Cote D’Ivoirian, fantastic players...
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...
This season’s most bizarre Premiership match: Chelsea vs Reading
The way Chelsea celebrated the end of this match, you would think they had won their third title in...
Video: Portugal 3, Azerbaijan 0
Cristiano Ronaldo scores three times – although only two of them count. [Scolari would’ve been a great coach for...
Bill Shankly’s reminder to Anfield: On his 25th death anniversary
As Reds fans wonder what maybe going wrong with their season, in 9th place in the Premiership after a...
Video: Tribute to Bill Shankly
Under Bill Shankly, the Reds lay their foundations to one of the best football clubs of the world.