Reuters: The year in pictures
Thierry Henry contemplates the crystal ball and sees Barca Bolivian president Evo Morales makes his case for high altitude...
Category: Soccer Culture
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...
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...
Johan Djorou on his way to Arsenal
Djorou’s stay at Birmingham comes to a close as Wenger needs him to replace Kolo Toure who will be...
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...
Sheva is no Drogba but Arsenal has to be careful
Andriy Shevchenko scored a goal in the win against Sunderland last week and he celebrated like had scored his...
Video: Samuel Eto’o comes alive
Barca drubs Valencia 3-0 with Eto’o scoring two goals and Eidur Gudjohnsen getting the third. Watch out for here...
Video: Tottenham shock Portsmouth
Beautiful cross by little Aaron Lennon to Berbatov who puts it past David James. High flying Pompey is brought...
Wigan vs Blackburn: Two hat tricks and the mind of Mark Clattenburg
Two hat tricks with Roque Santa Cruz ending a 7 game drought in style in a losing effort for...
Chelsea showdown: Good news from Wenger
Last time fans wanted to greet Cashley Cole with these bank notes Arsene Wenger is optimistic that the midfield...
Lawrie Sanchez moves closer to termination
Two managers met today. One Sam Allardyce moved away from being axed and the other Lawrie Sanchez moved just...
More Fabio
That’s a cute way of saying numero uno On Capello’s state of mind… ” Imagine José Mourinho on steroids.”
Derek Richey’s club list: Debate on!
Derek Richey has developed a system to rank clubs. It takes into account both domestic and international matches played...
The Fabio Capello era begins
What makes me think that Paul Robinson will not like meeting Fabio Capello if he makes a mistake?
Video: FIFA CWC: AC Milan beats game Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds made a match of it against AC but the Rossoneri proved to be too good at the...
Italy’s soccer problems are a reflection of a deeper malaise
Ian Turner in his NYT article points to a survey show that Italians are the least happy people in...
The US should be taking to soccer in droves
The national game received a comprehensive indictment leaving its reputation in tatters. The Mitchell report has fingered almost 80...
Video: FIFA CWC: Urawa Reds beats Sepahan, 3-1
Urawa Reds reached the semi-finals of the Club World Championship beating Sepahan of Iran. They will now play AC...
Turkey in the house: Tuncay Sanli
Tuncay Sanli is proving to be a godsend for Gareth Southgate. The former Fenerbahce fan favourite scored a goal...
Cristiano Ronaldo: This man is still a cheat and a spoil sport
I am still waiting for Sir Alex, the self appointed defender of “English” soccer to denounce his player, Cristiano...
Video: Ryan Giggs scores his 100th goal for Man Utd
Manchester united 4:1 derby countyUploaded by crazylf2 Giggs reminds us why he is still one of the best. Congratulations...
Arsenal is missing its mojo
I think that PFA report has gotten to the Gunners because they really tried playing the “English” version of...
Video: James Harper buries Liverpool
Reading vs Liverpool 3:1 Harper www.eBramki.plUploaded by ebramkipl Liverpool’s comprehensive defeat again raises questions for Rafa Benitez’s American handlers....
The club famous for Corinthians democracy falls victim to neo-liberal policies
Socrates and Corinthians democracy; Lula and his embrace of neo-liberal policies There is a sense of disbelief when you...
Video: Arsenal de Sarandi wins the 2007 Copa Sudamericana
Chalk up another victory for the small Argentinian clubs that are stirring up South American soccer. Arsenal de Sarandi...
Jose Mourinho: Why not? A step closer to managing England
Just saw Jose Mourinho on Sky Sports categorically saying “Why not?” to being asked if he wanted to be...
Video: Jose Mourinho auditions for the England job
Jose Mourinho showing why he might put some pizazz into the somnolent English team. Here he gets his point...
Video: Adebayor’s great goal against Newcastle
Adebayor’s outstanding ball control gives the Gunners an early lead. But sloppy passing by Eduardo gives the ball away...
A diminshed Arsenal midfield take on Sam Allardyce
Add Mathieu Flamini to the list of no shows for Arsenal as he joins Cesc Fabregas, Alexander Hleb, and...
Younes Kaboul or what ails Tottenham?
Why single out Kaboul? How about loaning out the whole Spurs defence? They have given away 28 goals which...
Corinthians deal with life in Brasiliero B
Corinthian fans dismayed with their club’s relegation took it out on their players and chairman Andres Sanchez. A disgruntled...
Corinthians relegated: The Kia Joorabchian association
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano’s old club drew with Gremio and was relegated this Sunday. Back in 2004, Tevez...
A Jorvan Vieira sighting: A Down Under interest
Jorvan Vieira who was last seen leading the Iraq national team to its fairy tale win in the Asian...
Soccer returns to Baghdad
Several thousand rowdy soccer fans turned up at Al-Shaab stadium in Baghdad Saturday as premier league football got into...
Part 2: From Dubrovnik to Bucharest: This is the year of Eastern European soccer
Romania. There is a Hindi word called Romanchak that means entertaining and the Romanian squad has been playing that...
Video: Argentina Apertura: Lanus 1 Boca Juniors 1
Boca Juniors 1 – Lanus 1. Apertura Argentino 2007Uploaded by futbolizados Jose Sand put El Granate ahead with his...
Argentine League: Lanus crowned Apertura champions
Congratulations to Lanus for winning their first ever title in club history. They had come close on three other...
Arsenal has to be careful of a mid season swoon
Watching the Gunners playing Aston Villa this weekend was watching a movie held together by a bad editing job....
Harry Redknapp, Pascal Chimbonda nabbed
Harry Redknapp was arrested by anti corruption police as the investigation by their economic crimes unit into alleged bungs...