Stuart Pearce explains why it didn’t work for Beckham
Stuart Pearce states its all “footballing reasons” why David Beckham was not chosen. He did his due diligence watching...
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Euro 2012: Soccerblog’s top XI
UEFA announced its top 23 man squad and there are some eyebrow raisers with Steve Gerrard and Daniele De...
Andre Villas Boas to be unveiled as Spurs new coach
AVB will be unveiled as Harry Redknapp’s replacement later this week. Meanwhile, Luka Modric who caught the eye in...
Euro 2012: Jordi Alba and Xavi link brilliantly for Spain’s second
szólj hozzá: 2-0 One of the highlights of the 2012 Euro. Jordi Alba actually begins this move and starts...
Euro 2012: No sterile domination by Spain in final
It took 15 passes to create David Silva’s goal which as it turned out would have been enough to...
The media reaction: Spain rewrites history
Marca says Gracias, Gracias, Gracias. AS ran the headline. Spain: Three-time champions and legends of modern football. In a...
Euro 2012: Spain turns in a record breaking masterclass trouncing Italy, 4-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 4 0 Italy hoofoot.com highlights Great teams defy characterization, easy stereotypes, and rise to a challenge....
Euro 2012: The Germans shed tears over their defeat
500,000 fans are left bereft at the Brandenberg Gate as their beloved Mannschaft come crashing down against the Italians.
A closer look at Olivier Giroud, the new Arsenal man
The first thing that leaps out is that he’s another left footed striker. Now we already have RVP and...
Bert Van Marwijk resigns as Dutch coach
That didn’t take too long although Van Marwijk had till 2016 for his contract to run out and by...
Eur0 2012: Semi-finals: Portugal bow out to uninspiring Spain, 2-4 on PKs
Looks like no one brought their shooting boots to this match. It was a bunch of John Arne Riise’s...
Euro 2012: The Iberian showdown: Spain vs Portugal
In the 2010 World Cup second round, Spain went with a 4-4-2 with Fernando Torres paired up with David...
Fabio Capello got this one right about Wayne Rooney
Not as bad as the 2010 World Cup when England returned from a dismal campaign Fabio Capello said something...
Mario Balotelli imagery: This is racism and it is unacceptable
This is in such incredibly poor taste. Although the Gazzetta Dello Sport cartoonist explains this as a clumsy attempt...
It’s official: Olivier Giroud is an Arsenal man
The Montpellier striker who scored 21 goals in the Ligue last season to lead his club to their first...
Marco Reus piques Arsene Wenger’s interest
Marco Reus, the Borussia M’gladbach striker, who had such a breakout game against Greece was singled out by Arsene...
Argentina Clausura: Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0
Arsenal Football Club or better known as Arsenal De Sarandi in the Argentinian league won their first Premier Division...
Euro 2012: Italian domination in passing game against England
Andrea Pirlo stood out like a colossus as Steven Gerrard all but disappeared. The Italians worked their way to...
Euro 2012: Laurent Blanc on the dock as Nasri prefers off pitch antics
After France’s disastrous 2008 Euro outing followed in quick succession by the 2010 World Cup debacle which saw France...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Spain brush aside a supine France, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 2 0 France hoofoot.com Samir Nasri gets the vote for the most disappointing footballer of this...
Euro 2012: Miroslav Klose to start in Germany vs Greece austerity bowl
The Lazio striker is apparently Jogi Low’s first choice over Mario Gomez because of his big match production. He...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Portugal overcome Czech Republic with Ronaldo’s strike
szólj hozzá: CZE 0 – POR 1 Joao Moutinho’s 79th minute cross was met emphatically by Cristiano Ronaldo as...
Euro 2012: France at it again as Samir Nasri fuels a locker room feud
Looks like Samir Nasri is showing his true colours again. After that one England performance, he seems to have...
Euro 1996: Karel Poborsky’s wonder lob lifts Czechs past Portugal, 1-0
Great technical ability shown by the Czech’s all time appearance leader to execute a perfect lob over the head...
Euro 2012: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s fantastic volley against France
Sweetly struck by the AC Milan striker. Sweden won against France, 2-0 but they weren’t able to progress out...
Didier Drogba joins Shenhua: Where is this club making money?
As foreseen Didier Drogba makes the move to the Chinese League joining Shanghai Shenhua for a cool $15 million...
Andre Villas Boas the frontrunner to replace Harry Redknapp
Andre Villas Boas may get his second shot at managing a Premier League team as Daniel Levy is reportedly...
A tale of two fines: Racism vs racy
Overt racism: £65,000 Covert marketing: £80,000 Observers more perspicacious have commented on how differently UEFA have treated Nicklas Bendtner’s...
Euro 2012: Group D: Marko Devic’s ghost goal haunts Ukraine
This is simply baffling. The fifth official standing right over the goal line with a clear field of vision...
Euro 2012: Group D: England top group as Ukraine fall to Rooney’s goal, 1-0
Wayne Rooney had the simplest of tasks left after Steven Gerrard’s cross broke free with no Ukrainian defender dealing...
Euro 2012: Group C: Mario Balotelli’s brilliance as Italy wreck Ireland, 2-0
With John O’Shea draped all over him, Mario Balotelli showed his strength and sublime timing to side volley the...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain ease fears through Navas against Croatia, 1-0
The 88th minute Jesus Navas goal was legitimate. The key is Iniesta receiving Cesc Fabregas’s perfectly measured chip in...
Euro 2012: Group B: Lars Bender scores as perfect Germans send Danes out
szólj hozzá: www.dailygoalz.com – DEN 1 – GER 2 This move began deep in Danish territory after Simon Poulsen...
Euro 2012: Did playing for losing clubs doom the Netherlands?
Bad karma chameleons The remarkable thing about yesterday’s match was the Dutch’s utter lack of self belief. After that...
Euro 2012: Dutch ball hoggers vs Portugese ball hoggers
The Dutch have been the poorest shooting team in the Euros averaging almost 14 attempts off target per match....
Euro 2012: Group A: Poland left as bystanders as Czechs prevail, 1-0
Petr Jiracek’s 72nd minute winner leaves Poland as hosts uninvited to their own party. Who are they going to...
Euro 2012: Group A: Greece shock Russia 1-0 dumping them out
szólj hozzá: Greece vs Russia 1:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS This was a day talent took a backseat and words like...
Euro 2012: Group D: Theo Walcott shines as England inflict late misery on Sweden, 3-2
szólj hozzá: England vs Sweden 3:2 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Score all three points for Roy Hodgson. He started Andy Caroll,...
Euro 2012: Group D: France make it look easy against Ukraine, 2-0
szólj hozzá: France vs Ukraine 2:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Jeremy Menez, the former AS Roma winger is one talented player...
Euro 2012: Hold off judgment on Roy Hodgson till its over
It’s time for Roy Hodgson to go all Shining on the pundits Not one match over and the knives...
Euro 2012: Group C: Italy allow Croatia to come back, 1-1
szólj hozzá: kroesia 14/06 Italy was excellent in the first half, orchestrated by the peerless Andrea Pirlo. All that...
Euro 2012: Ireland’s fans shame us with their magnificence
In the waning minutes of the Ireland vs Spain match, the Irish fans as their team stared at elimination...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain use Ireland for target practice, 4-0
szólj hozzá: Spain vs Ireland 4:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Spain at their ridiculous best. Fernando Torres looking like the old...
Euro 2012: Group B: Denmark falls to Silvestre Varela goal, 2-3
It came down to an almost botched volley attempt by Silvestre Varela in the 87th minute but the winger...
Euro 2012: Joachim Low and the ball boy
szólj hozzá: Löw esete a labdaszedővel Joachim Low pokes a bit of fun at a unsuspecting ball boy. The...
The spectacular fall of Harry Redknapp as Arsenal finish him off
‘Arry goes after four years as Spurs manager On top of the world a bare four months ago having...
World Cup qualifying: The USA tie Guatemala, 1-1 on the road
Guatemala, always tough competitors on the road did no damage to that reputation as the USA could not hold...
Euro 2012: Group A: The Czechs dominate Greece, 2-1
szólj hozzá: chek 12/06 Vaclav Pilar and Petr Jiracek drive the Czech Republic past Greece who narrow the margin...
Euro 2012: Group A: “Kuba” the hero in Poland’s late equalizer against Russia
szólj hozzá: polish 12/6 Poland was the better team for large spells including the first 10-15 minutes when Robert...
Olivier Giroud in Arsenal’s crosshairs
If this happens then Arsenal will have captured the women’s vote. The Montpellier striker scored 25 buts to lead...
Euro 2012: Group D: Shevchenko shines in Ukraine’s 2-1 win over Sweden
Ukraine went to veteran Andrey Shevchenko who showed he still has a plethora of goals in him. Or is...
Euro 2012: Group D: England exceed expectations as they draw France, 1-1
The buzz is all about James Milner missing what should have been an easy as pie goal. Add Joe...
Euro 2012: Group D: James Milner’s epic miss against France
Ashley Young sliced the entire French defense with a pinpoint pass with James Milner correctly latched onto moving away...
Euro 2012: Group D: Can England stop France?
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain may get his start under Roy Hodgson In a few hours, Roy Hodgson’s England squad will...