The media makes up its mind: Pellegrini out
The Spanish media really want Manuel Pellegrini gone. They are playing up a war of words that Guti appears...
Category: Soccer Culture
Wenger brushes of Ade’s comments
Wenger responds to Adebayor’s insinuations and rumour mongering by dismissing them.
10 notable football felons: Some lovable, some otherwise
Marlon King: King has vaulted to the top of the rogues gallery with his second conviction. The first one...
Wenger might start Almunia
Against Spurs. Lukasz Fabianski has re-injured himself and is out for three weeks. Vito Mannone looked far from reassuring...
Juande Ramos CSKA departure has tones of his Spurs exit
Juande Ramos would be forgiven if he suffers panic attacks close to the fourth week of October every year...
MLS playoffs: Houston come away with a draw against Seattle
Pulsating atmosphere. A sea of green with a few flecks of orange. Deflected passes. Lots of opportunities. Awful finishing....
Marlon King in jail and out of a job
Put behind bars for 18 months for groping a woman, and after she spurned his advances; breaking her nose....
Henrik Larsson retires
“Henrik Larsson always scores.” The clip shows Celtic fighting back through Larsson against Porto in a pulsating 2003 UEFA...
MLS playoffs: Seattle vs Houston: Global brand vs homegrown
Will Fredy Montero deliver? Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo, Thursday, 29th October (10 p.m. ET; ESPN2, Deportes) Who is...
Real Madrid crisis: Pellegrini gets two more matches
Manuel Pellegrini’s coaching career at Real is in danger. The shocking defeat at the hands of lowly Alcorcon has...
Spit and Swine!
Becks shows his expertise with “spit pieces” The Health Protection Agency has determined that spitting could lead to the...
Lotthar Matthaus rejects Racing Santander job
Matthaus last minute rejection of the Racing Santander job has the club gnashing their teeth. He was supposed to...
Will Adam Pearson’s arrival hasten Phil Brown’s exit?
Phil Brown, ex manager and current suntan oil salesman? The Independent says that Adam Pearson’s shock arrival from Derby...
A tale of two clubs: Newcastle settled, Pompey unsettled
In Family Guy: Chris Griffin: Dad, was there ever a real city of New Orleans?” Peter Griffin: “No one...
Robbo launches the first shot
Let the trash talking begin ahead of the Arsenal vs Spurs derby. Robbie Keane bites the bullet as he...
Video: Arsenal ends Liverpool’s Carling Cup run, 2-1
Fran Merida scored with a stinging left footed shot in the 19th minute after Voronin gives it away to...
Twittering fools: Altidore joins the list
Twitter gives an outlet for players to get all “emo”. Altidore joins a list of players who have done...
Man Utd fans arrested over vandalism
This season is bringing back memories of some of the more undesirable aspects of the 70s and 80s. The...
Video: Third division Alcorcon shock Real Madrid, 4-0
In a Copa Del Rey match, Jerzy Dudek was the goalie under siege as Francisco Borja scored the first...
Kroenke sweeps up more loose shares
Ten more shares bought for £8,500 per share as Stan Kroenke creeps up to 28.9%, a mere 1.09% away...
Sir Alex admits to wrongdoing
Alan Wiley’s new “slimming” photo-angle Sir Alex has admitted to improper conduct regarding Alan Wiley. Alan Leighton of the...
Wenger: ” We have to kill teams off’
Arseblog as usual gives a well balanced summation and my two cents is that the “killer instinct” message should...
Donovan should give it up for the Galaxy defense
Gregg Berhalter is all business! While Landon Donovan and David Beckham bask in the aftermath of the Galaxy making...
Video: LA Galaxy secure top spot in the West
Landon Donovan sparked a 2-0 defeat of San Jose completing a turnaround for the LA Galaxy after missing the...
Ahead of the biggest Premiership match this season
Sheesh! Every match Sir Alex gets 5 minutes of extra time? While each fan will be watching his club...
Red Bulls last game at Giants stadium is a rare win
The Red Bulls ended Toronto FC’s playoff hopes by shellacking them 5-0. The worst MLS team reserved its best...
Rafa channels his inner ” wild thing”
“I say, Arsene, I’ve got to get this guy off my back. Any ideas on how to beat him?...
How about basketball, Capello?
Capello should tap this man for ideas Capello on how other sports can influence football and how he is...
Wenger sees Arsenal lift a trophy this season
It was his birthday and the AGM was conducted in a very different atmosphere from the last meeting. So...
Video: Benfica embarrass Everton, 5- 0
Link: A shambolic display with inept defending. Crosses, corners, and long balls and and out of position Tim Howard...
Police probe for Maurice Edu’s abusers
Strathclyde Police are reviewing CCTV footage to determine which Rangers fans racially abused Maurice Edu after the Unirea Urizceni...
Davies and Gooch injury updates
Charlie Davies seems to be recovering well after undergoing additional surgeries to repair a broken left elbow and stabilize...
Xavi feels the pressure
By Barca’s high standards this year’s CL performance has been shocking. A bare four points and tied with Dynamo...
Abel Resino sacked; Quique is Atletico’s new coach
The 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea in the CL group stage was the last straw. With Atletico...
Clutch performers in US World Cup qualifiers
Its become almost automatic for the US to qualify for the World Cup nowadays. But there were forty years...
FIFA figures out how to catch overage players
FIFA has figured out how to catch overage players from sneaking into the under-17 World Cup due to kick...
A special comment on Sepp Blatter: Enough already
“Dear Leaders” I think even Kim Jong il woud be envious of the uninterrupted reign of Sepp Blatter. He...
Happy 60th Arsene!
A video tribute to the Arsenal manager. And some life lessons well learned. And luckily for all of us,...
Daily Mail: Eduardo to Stephen Gately
The Daily Mail seems to have moved on from shaming divers and cheaters in football to something more fire...
Video: Grafite slaps Ibrahim Kas
It seemed the CL was full of petulant players slapping one another. This time it was Grafite slapping Kas...
Should Rafa stay or should he go?
The biggest debate in the Premiership right now. Has Rafa made mistakes? Yes, many. It was a huge mistake...
Pellegrini: “Losing to Seville and Milan are worrying”
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark. Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable...
Video: Ronaldinho slaps Raul
At the back of the head. That is a highlight, yes sirree!
Kaka pays tribute to Pato
Kaka on his former AC Milan team mate, fellow Brazilian, and heir to his heritage. ” I knew that...
Video: The Geriatricos beat the Galacticos, 3-2
Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for beleaguered AC...
Kroenke creeps up in the shareholder stake
Stan Kroenke has been quietly sweeping up shares wherever he can find them. He is now a mere 1.04%...
Maurice Edu racially abused by club supporters
Just so bigoted. Maurice Edu who played so well in his first season with the Gers was the target...
A depleted Man Utd team faces CSKA
Minus Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher, Ji Sung Park, and Patrice Evra. All key players. Which should bolster...
“Russian Revolution at Camp Nou”
Pep Guardiola downplays the defeat and says “it is hardly a clarion call.” Guardiola insisted his team played “well”...
Video: Liverpool go down to Lyon, 1-2
I have no idea why Yossi Benayoun was substituted by Andriy Voronin. This has been Rafa’s blind spot this...
Wenger turns 60 this Thursday, pledges to remain at Arsenal
For life. Wenger said: “I’d never want to go anywhere else. Touch wood, as long as I have my...
Video: A last gasp strike enables AZ to draw with Arsenal
I have to say that the Gunners looked like they took their foot of the accelerator most of the...
Blatter has a new bad idea..
His latest incredibly bad idea is that he is going to stand for re- election in 2011. This latest...