Deep thought: Will Russell Brand tar Obama by association Brand resigned today from his BBC radio show following obscene calls left on the phone of Andrew Sachs that...
Kick for Nick………. While serving overseas with the U.S. Army, PFC Mardaras recognized the Iraqi children’s love of soccer, even though they...
Round one to Chelsea Man City’s new paymasters live here In the match that shall be known as the filthy rich clubs with...
What if Michael Phelps were a football player ??? What is the football (soccer) equivalent of Michael Phelps historic 8 medal haul?He has joined the pantheon of sporting...
Tuncay’s absence will be huge Of all the players missing from the Turkish squad, Tuncay Sanli’s absence hurts more than others. The Middlesbrough striker...
Venezuela beats Brazil while no one’s looking All eyes are on Basel in Switzerland as Euro 2008 gets underway in a few hours.Venezuela took the opportunity...
Half Time Report: missed chances prove costly for Man U Well, Man U should be up 3-0. Instead, we have them tied at 1-1. Ronaldo and Rooney looked great...
Tribute to Tommy Burns 51 year old Tommy Burns lost his battle against cancer. Burns spent 15 years as a player at Parkhead,...
Gordon Bradley – RIP Gordon Bradley, who coached Pele and Johan Cruyff in the North American Soccer League died on tuesday in Manassas...
Ronaldo is player of the year. And the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year for the second successive season is Cristiano Ronaldo.The young player...
Marcelinho will celebrate Corinthians 5000th game Corinthians greatest striker will be part of the celebrations Corinthians, relegated to Division B, play their 5000th game against...
The Munich air disaster: Frank Swift, Man City’s connection A minute silence was observed by 76,000 fans at Old Trafford before the start of the Manchester derby to...
Video: Eto’o ties ANC goal record With this penalty, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o Fils, three-time African Footballer of the Year, scored his 14th cup of nations...
Video: Boxing day classic: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Great game. Theatrical and nail biting. Chelsea is down through two early Shaun Maloney goals. Phil Dowd very harshly...
The Premiership is the perfect league for TV replay Horrible refereeing decisions have marked the beginning of the Premiership and it does not seem as if mere suspensions...
Fabregas thinks about it…… pulls the trigger: Best decision Oh! No. Fabregas gets a finely threaded pass by Hleb, instinctively thinks about passing, but then decides to have...
Video: 1961CL final; Benfica 3 Barcelona 2 Benfica breaks the Liga stranglehold on the CL and launches its golden period with great players like Eusebio and...
Video: The Kop in 1964 Amazing footage from the Beeb which shows the rituals of the Kop tribe. A great moment as they go...
Video: Copa Libertadores: Riquelme proves that he is still the best Boca Juniors reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores beating Paraguay’s Libertad, 2-0. Juan Roman Riquelme was instrumental in...
Can Paolo Maldini make it Milan’s seventh CL title? What more can be said about this truly great player? Durability under duress. As he enters his fourth decade,...
Phil Neal remembers his penalties that won Liverpool their CL titles Liverpool’s tradition of winning crucial CL games decided by penalties and penalty shootouts goes back to the time they...
Beckham’s chance to throw a lifeline to the sinking Galaxy You could not ask for a better stage entrance than the one David Beckham will get when he finally...
It is curtains for Mehmet Scholl The best player in Germany never to play for the national team in the World Cup took his bow...
Yes 16 goals is a world record OLYMPOS Xylofagou FC striker Panagiotis Pontikos scored sixteen goals to help his side beat SEK Ayios Athanasios FC 24-3...
CL Semifinals, return leg: Manchester Utd vs AC Milan Cristiano Ronaldo vs Kaka. Round 2. If the Liverpool vs Chelsea match was as a number of commentators put...
Brian Glanville remembers Alan Ball ” For all his long, successful career as player and manager with Arsenal, Everton, Blackpool and Southampton, as manager...
In tribute: Alan Ball, 1945- 2007 1966 World Cup final. Alan Ball, Everton and Arsenal midfielder, was the scrappy, motoring midfielder with his socks down...
Chicago Fire awaits bad boy Cuauhtémoc Blanco Is the MLS ready for the Cuauhtémoc? MLS is underway and the biggest news is Beckham’s debut for the...
Brazil, Where have You Gone? That’s what I think when I see this: Is it time to think past Dunga yet? And now Ronaldinho...
Man Utd’s midfield is key to their success How good is Man Utd’s midfield? Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Darren Fletcher, and Michael Carrick have combined...
World Cup 2006: High art captures the headbutt A very tongue in cheek art piece on Zidane and Materazzi, compliments of the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar. This...
Video: European Cup Final: Celtic FC vs Inter Milan 1967 was a magical year for Celtic as they beat Inter Milan in the European Cup final, 2-1 to...
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...
Stocking stuffers: What to give your soccer mad friends It is the time of the season to be jolly. Too bad US soccer lovers were not given their...
Video: Paulino Alcantara: First Asian to play for a European club Paulino Alcantara, of Phillipino heritage, born in Iloilo City, Phillipines debuted for Barcelona FC in 1912 going onto score...
Cannavaro -its Official The badly kept secret is out .Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro officially won the Golden Ball yesterday (video).He is the...
Saburo Kawabuchi: The man behind Japan’s resurgent football It seems as if Japan has been playing football all its life. The reality is that organized football is...
African Player of the year 2006 More awards to be given out – this time in the Nigerian capital Abuja on the 18th of January....
The legend that was Puskas: Eduardo Galeano remembers Eduardo Galeano has a delightful entry on Ferenc Puskas in his immensely readable book Soccer in Sun and Shadow...
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,...
Video: Wembley, 1953 Ferenc Puskas vs Billy Wright: The perfect goal Brilliant goal and footwork by Puskas. Loses Billy Wright completely.
Video: 10 best Real Madrid goals Includes two goals from the 1960 European Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt scored by Puskas (# 7) and Alfredo...
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...
Video: Tribute to Ferenc Puskas A video compilation paying homage to Ferenc Puskas “I will write my life as a footballer as if it...
Ferenc Puskás – Hungarian legend is no more. Legendary Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás died in Budapest today. He is considered one of the best footballers ever, having...
Video: Johan Cruyff The sad part of it was that Holland never won a World Cup despite his genius. Instead it was...
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
Miroslav Klose is German Player of the Year Miroslav Klose – leading scorer with 25 goals last season and Golden Boot winner at the World Cup –...
Zidane among FIFA player of the year 2006 nominees Zinedine Zidane,Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard are among those nominated for this year’s FIFA World Player of...
Video: Football history, Chelsea vs Leyton Orient, FA Cup, 1978 Leyton Orient put it past Chelsea. I still remember reading about legends like Peter ‘Cat’ Bonetti (probably the best...