Obama hedges his bets on the Mexico match
At 0-22-1 at the Azteca you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure the odds of the...
Category: Soccer History
Espanyol skipper Dani Jarque dies
Shocking news. Jarque was just 26 years of age. He apparently died of sudden cardiac arrest and could not...
World Cup 2010: The Beeb profiles Matthew Booth
Matthew Booth’s story reminds one of how sports in SA was and still is segregated along racial lines. Cricket...
Arsenal to face Celtic in the CL play offs
The Gunners face the Bhoys on August 18th in Glasgow before returning to host them on August 26th. The...
That Vieira return: It ain’t happening
Wenger says that there might be one or two more signings but Patrick Vieira is not one of them....
The Special One will have to wait
Henry Cavendish discovered hydrogen. 200 years later Sir Alex discovered Ronaldo. Some very prominent names have started circling around...
Can Bordeaux win the CL?
Les Girondins stock is incredibly high because Laurent Blanc whose footballing IQ must make him the Albert Einstein of...
The Guardian pegs Arsenal finish fifth
Every year it is the same. There will be a club that will drop the Gunners down from the...
Nigeria is agog: Is Jay Jay Okocha staging a comeback?
During a recent African Legends match, Nigeria’s best known talent showed some of his old magical flourishes reminiscent of...
Ronaldo to retire in 2010
Ronaldo’s contract lasts till December and he has indicated that he will renew it for another season before he...
Video: Sir Bobby’s Song: A tribute to Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby Robson 1933 to 2009. ALL proceeds including writers and performers royalties for “Sir Bobby’s Song” will go...
World Cup 2010: HIV rates may go up
The potential threat to tourists visiting sex workers and contracting the HIV virus becomes a hotly debated issue for...
Wenger pays tribute to Robson
The Emirates pays tribute to the legend Arsene Wenger on Bobby Robson: “It was a shock because Bobby was...
Gazza’s tearful tribute to Robson
Gascoigne’s tearful visage was one of the iconic images of the 1990 World Cup Bobby Robson had to console...
Sir Bobby Robson was a friend to the young player
The 1978 FA Cup winning Ipswich squad featuring Mick Mills, John Wark, Kevin Beattie, David Geddis Sir Bobby Robson...
Remembering Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Alex Ferguson: “I was never too big or proud to ask him for advice which he gave freely...
Myanmar leads in internet searches for David Beckham
The military junta controls Myanmar with an iron hand which includes media and internet censorship which is why David...
Xabi Alonso finalizes his Real move
Liverpool will not likely get their asking price of 41 million euros for Alonso but a smaller figure of...
Yet one more poster to annoy United
More fun from City fans.
The poster that gives Sir Alex heartburn
This poster is so tongue in cheek. It is City’s way of saying that Carlos Tevez has finally found...
Julio Cesar Baldivieso resigns after club refuses to play his son
If gymnasts as young as twelve or thirteen can compete in their senior national squads what stops a 12...
Gold Cup: Jimmy Conrad on sharing a plane ride
The US and Mexican teams shared a plane ride together for logistics and cost purposes (the recession brings strange...
Gold Cup final: The stakes are immense for a Mexico win
Here it is. The match every one wanted. Another chapter in the historiography of the fiercest rivalry in the...
Maradona to Pompey?
Suleiman Al Fahim wants Maradona to become a ‘global ambassador’ to the club. “What I think is that he...
FIFA introduces crowd control measures following Cote D’Ivoire tragedy
On March 29 this year before a CAF qualifier against Malawi, 22 fans died in a stampede trying to...
Can Sven Goran channel Jimmy Sirrel?
In the wake of the record breaking moves like Ronaldo and Kaka to Real and Carlo Ancelotti’s equally big...
Sir Alex plays mind games with Tevez and City
Sir Alex is making Carlos Tevez’s return to Old Trafford as a City player very challenging. This old master...
Last Chance to Step into Lionel Messi’s Shoes
SoccerBlog.com will pick the winner of our adidas-backed “Step into Messi’s Shoes” campaign at the end of this month....
Video: Copa Libertadores 2009: Estudiantes 2 Cruzeiro 1
As the video shows Cruzeiro was in command in most of the first half with Kleber being a handful...
Estudiantes win the 2009 Copa Libertadores
Their first Libertadores title in 39 years. It was a come from behind win as Henrique lashed a shot...
Copa Libertadores: Estudiantes comes to impegnable Mineirão
Cruzeiro’s formidable Mineirão stadium: Home to 70,000 fans Only two Argentinian teams have won in Cruzeiro’s fabled stadium in...
John Hartson undergoes emergency surgery
John Hartson, the former Arsenal striker who this week was diagnosed with testicular cancer with metastasis to the brain...
Vieira to Spurs: This rumour has some legs
Patrick Vieira pumped after scoring against Spurs in the 2001 FA Semi-finals If you are a Gunners fan then...
Sir Alex in the kitchen
Sir Alex reveals that he was a chef in his formative years. Somehow the thought of Sir Alex pacing...
Obama shows off his soccer skills
He was receiving the MLS champions Columbus Crew at a White House reception to honour their achievements and got...
Man Utd: No more summer signing represents disappointment in Nani and Anderson
When Cristiano Ronaldo was sold for 80m, one of the mitigating reasons was that the money would be used...
Donovan: A man to man with Beckham
Nothing can come as close to an admission of Beckham’s failure to ignite US football as one of his...
2009 Copa Libertadores Final: Will Cruzeiro steal one over Estudiantes?
Its an Argentina vs Brazil final. What more can you do to stir passion? However as Tim Vickery points...
Shock signing: Onyewu joins Milan
The tough center back has joined Milan on a free Bosman transfer from his former club, Standard Liege. He...
Video: Michael Jackson’s speech to Exeter City FC
Today the King of Pop will be remembered at the Staples Center tribute. The Exeter City speech took place...
Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada meet suprising El Salvador
El Salvador scored the biggest upset of the Gold Cup so far as they beat Costa Rica through Osael...
Ronaldo’s Introduction
80,000 fans greet Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium. Reminds me of Maradona‘s introduction to Napoli all those...
How does Cristiano Ronaldo compare with Real’s other 9’s?
Cristiano Ronaldo will sport the number 9 at Real. He mentioned that he wants to emulate Alfredo Di Stefano,...
Video: Velez Sarsfield win controversial Argentinian Clausura
Angel Cappa’s exciting and attack minded Huracan squad which scored 35 goals in 18 matches lost against a dour...
CR 9: The most dramatic day in football history dawns
The most dramatic day in not just Real history but in the history of football as Cristiano Ronaldo is...
Ronaldo wants to emulate Real legend Di Stefano’ s record
Di Stefano uses his trophies to carry water to his drought stricken village The player most associated with Real’s...
Michael Owen: A dud or Sir Alex’s shrewdest move?
Michael Owen becomes Sir Alex’s special project. I think the signing needs to viewed in the context of a...
It might soon be Liga 4 EPL 0: Ribery to Real
Real is preparing an offer for Bayern that will pry away the twinkle toed French midfielder. The man himself...
In Florentino Perez’s era the days of Quinta del Buitre are but quaint memories
Emilio Butragueno and the legendary 80’s teams that relied on homegrown talent Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas might be...
Liga 3 EPL 0: Benzema signs with Real
The tectonic plates that underpin global football moved and moved precipitously towards Real Madrid one again. Another 35 million...
Antonio Valencia to Man Utd: Very different from Ronaldo
Sir Alex has to rebuild his Man Utd team. When players like Ronaldo and Tevez leave, rebuilding is probably...
Arsenal: Gilberto makes a plug for Melo
Gilberto showed he still had some legs in the Brazil final against the US. The ex-Arsenal player is valued...
Video: Euro U21 Finals: Germany spank England 4-0
Stuart Pearce and England enter the Euro 21 final for the first time but it was an entirely forgettable...
Brazil compares this comeback to other historical ones
Any chance that this Confederations Cup victory was anything but business as usual for the Seleccao should be dispelled....