Category: Soccer Hall of Fame
The Friendly Special One
Santa Claus could take some tips from Mourinho…
Rainieri resigns as Roma implode against Genoa
Manic depressive Roma implode again. Phillipe Mexes, Nicolas Burdisso, and Francesco Totti fire Roma into a seemingly unassailable 3-0...
Dani Aranzubia: Creates La Liga history
95th minute Deportivo de la Coruna is awarded a last gasp corner. The ball comes floating down and a...
FA Cup: Orient show pluck (and talent) against Arsenal
Full marks to Leyton Orient for pulling of an incredible draw. They reached the semifinals of the FA Cup...
Gattuso’s racist defense is comical
Joe ‘Jaws’ Jordan: His bark worse than his bite? Joe Jordan pulled out the oldest trick in the playbook...
Champions League: 1st leg: Arsenal 2 Barcelona 1
Highlights. Have at it till it lasts.
Raul sparks Schalke comeback against Valencia
Raul during his Real career was responsible for scoring some big goals against Valencia. Only this time it was...
Nasri available for massive Barca encounter
Some good news for Gooners as in form Samir Nasri has been cleared to face Barca in their Emirates...
Gattuso headbutts Joe Jordan
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war. Rini Gattuso taking it to the fullest extent against Joe...
Which is better: Rooney or Alex Terra’s goal?
Wayne Rooney set the benchmark to beat for the best goal in the Premiership season. It clinched victory over...
What are your favourite Ronaldo moments?
The real Ronaldo, the player called O Fenomeno retired a day ago. In a nutmeg, he was brilliant. You...
Crouch scores as Spurs shock Milan in late finish
Peter Crouch might have scored the goal but the architect was Aaron Lennon bursting forth leaving Mario Yepes sprawling...
Rooney stars in “Escape to Victory”
Man Utd are the English team.Manchester City are the germans. Wayne Rooney is Pele.Very clever.Video available while it lasts.
Wolves beat Man Utd: End their unbeaten streak
Nani scores a superb goal in the 3rd minute and Man Utd fans look for a real spanking. Surely,...
Birthday boy Tevez scores a hat trick for City
Roberto Di Matteo has been sacked. A victim of unrealistic expectations generated in the wake of West Brom’s Premiership...
Messi hat trick as Barca create a new winning record
Leo Messi got to 25 goals and Barca got to a record 16 consecutive victories.
Arsenal: A day to remember, a day to forget
For the Gunners, a tale of two halves. Or more to the point, a tale of two Arsenals. Unstoppable...
True Grit: Arsenal overcome Saha’s terribly offside goal
Lee Mason’s refereeing was atrocious. Louis Saha was miles offside when Seamus Coleman launched his pass to him making...
Pazzini’s debut is a dream one for Inter
Fabrizio Miccoli and Antonio Nocerino combining with Matia Cassini put Palermo two goals up. Inter’s defending bordered on the...
Osasuna deals a mortal blow to Real Madrid
Osasuna’s Javier Camunas sent Real Madrid into a world of pain with a wonderfully placed strike that clipped the...
Sunday showdown at the Bridge: Torres vs Carroll; Drogba vs Suarez
Fernando Torres vs Andy Carroll; Didier Drogba vs Luis Suarez Fernando Torres and Ryan Babel combined fetched the Reds...
There’s still hope..
Things like this remind me that there’s still some hope for the human race. Boreham Wood F.C. are a...
Andy Gray gets the boot from Sky: Good riddance
This is a video clip with presenter Charlotte Jackson. Andy Gray makes a lewd remark to Jackson which critics...
Man Utd prove why they will win their 19th league title
Blackpool were brilliant in the first half. Charlie Adam who Ian Holloway is hanging onto for dear life even...
Arsenal overcome Ipswich to march to the Carling Cup final
It took Arsenal an hour to break the frustrating logjam. But in the end Nicklas Bendtner, Laurent Kosicielny, and...
Dalglish fails to stop the slide: Liverpool fall to Blackpool (again)
Ian Evatt outjumps Martin Skrtel and heads the ball across goal for DJ Campbell to finish. Blackpool celebrate a...
Carling Cup semi-final: The Tractor Boys roadroller Arsenal
In retrospect, Chelsea did a great disservice to Arsenal this weekend. Because if there is anyone in the league...
Vermaelen setback: Wenger indicates buying a defender
Gary Cahill might be back on the table Thomas Vermaelen has suffered another injury set back which now needs...
And the Ballon D’Or goes to …… Xavi
Actually, it went to Leo Messi, who in any circumstance is not an undeserving winner. But when you look...
Edinson Cavani’s hat trick: Napoli brushes aside Juve
Edinson Cavani was Diego Forlan’s understudy in the World Cup. But here is evidence that the talented Uruguayan will...
Real overcome Villareal through Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo was the headline grabber with three of the goals but the bigger story was Kaka scoring his...
Milan 4 Udinese 4: The game of the week
Daniele Bonera had a nightmare game. Alexis Sanchez, Antonio Di Natale, and German St Denis were beneficiaries of some...
Qatar loses to Uzbekistan in Asian Cup opener
Odil Akhmedov scored from a 30 yard belter to give the Uzbekis the lead. The goal was reminiscent of...
The Sun: Arsenal to meet ‘Pool in the Carling Cup
One thought that Wednesday was going to be a big day for the Tractor Boys because they were supposed...
Spotlight: Qatar hosts the AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Cup begins in Qatar today providing a preview to the world’s biggest dance in 2022. Can the...
Kristine Lilly: Class act retires
Kristine Lilly, retires after 24 years. The most capped player in men’s or women’s soccer history with 352 caps....
Leonardo’s debut is a winning one: Inter 3 Napoli 1
Serie action began once again after the winter break. Leonardo’s debut was an excellent one as Inter beat second...
England retain The Ashes, wins the series 3-1!
The English cricket team will not look like this when they return home This is a magnificent victory. It...
It’s over for Roy Keane at Ipswich
The former Man Utd hardman’s reign comes to an end after the Tractor Boys slumped to 19th position in...
Arsenal 0 Boring, boring City 0
8+ minutes of highlights.
Boring, boring Citeh frustrate Arsenal
If Edin Dzeko is by any remote chance reading this blog, I implore him not to come to City...
Bad boy Cassano is now a Milanista
Antonio Cassano made his debut for AC Milan in a friendly against Al Ahli which they won, 2-1. No...
Chicharito’s bit of magic: West Brom fall to Man Utd
Wayne Rooney ended his open field goal scoring drought when he headed home from a Patrice Evra cross. It...
A New Year’s treat for Arsenal fans: Away win at Birmingham
Cracking start to the second half of the season as Arsenal coasted to a win in the hostile environs...
Ljungberg is now a Celtic
Freddie Ljungberg, playing his best years at Arsenal before unraveling at West Ham and taking a more calamitous turn...
Fabregas transfer: Barca can’t get no Real satisfaction
Barca are preparing a summer bid for the Arsenal midfielder which is a no brainer but the shocker is...
Chelsea get back to winning: 1-0 against Bolton
Chelsea finally got a win through a controversial goal scored by Florent Malouda. It was Michael Essien releasing Didier...
Liverpool’s miserable season got more miserable
Rafa Benitez’s replacement at Liverpool, Roy Hodgson is also not having an easy go either. Now that the Inter...
Leonardo: ” Inter is my biggest challenge”
Rafa Benitez gets the boot and Leonardo, the former manager of AC Milan takes over. Inter have been a...
Arsenal come down to earth against Wigan
It is an axiom that Arsenal will find a way to shoot themselves in the foot. And it was...
Bowyer’s controversial late equalizer leaves Man Utd grumbling
Lee Bowyer scored an 89th minute goal after the ball came loose to him following a goalmouth scramble. The...
Arsenal’s moment of truth against Chelsea
Arsene has been on all fours against Chelsea. Will it end today? In a few hours Arsene Wenger’s cachet...