Steven Gerrard’s handsign is hogwash
“Is that a drink ticket? I’ll have two then” Just when I thought that defenders were the new media...
Category: Soccer Humor
Goalie scores own goal like never before
The goalkeeper takes a goal kick on a windy day.A very windy day.So windy that the ball that he...
Video: Wayne Bridge disses John Terry
Wayne Bridge refuses to shake hands with John Terry. It’s probably best that he retired from international duty. Otherwise...
Video: Robinho scores Gooool de Pele!
The announcer Jose Maia erupts into hyperbolic caterwauling after Robinho scores against Bragantino with a cheeky chip shot. Goool...
Craig Gardner talks from both sides of his mouth
Via The Independent: From a ‘Birmingham Mail’ interview with Craig Gardner, then of Aston Villa, in 2007: “I’m a...
Paul Robinson will have a laugh at this one..
This Paul Robinsonesque goal took place when Swedish team Elfsborg played against CSKA Moscow in a recent friendly.Robinson will...
Stand with Haiti
No time to lose. Check out Partners in Health >> In addition to providing emergency relief, these organizations are...
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Idiot of the Year
And the award goes to: FIFA. What’s that you say about fair play?
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Goal of the Year
Nilmar. Enough said. I just hope Dunga takes him to SA!
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Player of the Year
The winner: Lionel Messi. The video doesn’t do him justice. The tragedy here is that with Maradona as coach,...
[UPDATED] SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Coach of the Year
Hold on. We have a new Coach of the Year. After reading NSider’s comment, and deliberating for 2 minutes,...
The SoccerBlog Awards 2009
Since we’re in a giving mood here at Soccer Blog, we’ve decided to end the year by handing out...
Bob Dylan can add a new line to his old classic..
After Lampard almost collapsed from exhaustion after the number of times he had to retake his penalty.… This is...
Will Arsenal get to see Aquilani?
After seeing tantalizing morsels of the AS Roma player, Rafa Benitez will start Alberto Aquilani in the Fiorentina match...
Video: The English get a very very easy draw
Good beer too.
And the goalie makes a quick clearance.
..oops,no he hasn’t.He’s just thrown the ball into his own goal.Incredible but true.This is Piotr Skiba (Farsley Celtic) in...
Winner of the best own goal of the season
Some days it just isn’t worth getting out of bed.Like the day Jurgen Sierens,of the Belgian side Roeselare scored...
Another FIFA meeting
Sepp Blatter removing his iPod and looking around at the boardroom. ” We had a flare up in the...
Take our Little Soccer Quiz
Author Randall Barfield sends us 10 questions from his Little Soccer Quiz Book. See how many you get right...
What did Lass say that got every Irish knicker in a bunch?
Its all pretty confusing but it seems that Raymond Domenech was complaining that they were really playing the English...
Wenger’s anti-football comments are hurting Man Utd
Darren Fletcher in particular. He was the hatchet man in Utd’s win over Arsenal on August 29th and did...
Video: A gladiator sport
Some WWF and some WTF moments in the BYU vs New Mexico match. These girls could whip Vinny Jones...
Poppycock! Or Poppygate!
The British Empire fought for this! The Daily Mail goes patriotic after Jan Moir’s homophobic innuendo and their divers...
FSC’s business minute can do much, much better!
Sunday’s edition of FSC’s business minute sponsored by British Airways discussed the economic implications of David Beckham’s arrival at...
Chris Sullivan and Bretos bring up “interventions”
I did not know that the MLS was a giant holding area for players seeking addiction counseling. Through the...
Did Platini see two red cards and one red faced referee ?
Kelly committed the foul. Hangeland got the red card Platini’s wonderful system of having extra referees behind each goal...
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?...
Beach balls and Balloons in the news
While most of the US was transfixed by the Balloon Boy saga, Liverpool fans were encountering their own problems...
Contenders for the Balloon d’Or prize
It will be awarded to the player who scores the best goal off a balloon lying on the pitch.A...
If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..
This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
Maradona’s Belly Flop
Looks like someone did capture Maradona’s belly flop after all… Wonder what he’ll do if they beat Uruguay on...
Does Bob Bradley play not to lose?
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano has been a bastion for the Catrachos If representation in the world leagues were a criterion...
What’s the similarity between soccer players and a bunch of meerkats?
Plenty if this picture is anything to go by.That’s definitely a wall they are forming.Judging by the number of...
How to get a referee to give your team some more time…
It’s called subliminal messaging……………….!
The 15 minutes that shook the world…
What Rafa said at half time….. Then a quick reminder of the Liverpool AC Milan Istanbul 2005 story…
Six pairs of eyes on the field…
Platini’s masterplan to eliminate referee associated problems has been inaugurated.The Europa League kicked off with two extra match officials,...
Pele gets back at Don Diego
Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
Some quotes to get your day started
“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
Maradona draft Juan Martin Del Potro!
Juan Martin Del Potro, only the second Argentinian after Guillermo Vilas to win the US Open and that too...
Video: In which Maradona finds out his nightmare is true
This should explain his results.
Maradona vows to carry on
“The responsibility is solely and exclusively mine.” Brazil’s humiliating win had Maradona on the defensive but the Argentina manager...
Tapping: Legalize it!
Legalize it – don’t criticize it Legalize it and I will advertise it Some call it tapping Some call...
Which body part will Gallas use to score his next goal?
The head, his arse, and now the chin. We wait with bated breath for William Gallas to use his...
Why do English clubs have such boring and redundant names?
A country whose folklore is so rich and replete with hobgoblins, pixies, gnomes, druids, and writers like Shakespeare, Arthur...
Meanwhile there is the MLS ……..
Last evening I caught a bit of the RSL and Houston Dynamo game and I was reminded of the...
Why Bendtner changed his jersey number
Nicklas Bendtner will look at his 52 number jersey and remind himself that this is double his previous 26...
Referee gets cards all mixed up…
The ref meant to give Ronaldinho a yellow card but got red and yellow all mixed up leading to...
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...
Sir Alex in the kitchen
Sir Alex reveals that he was a chef in his formative years. Somehow the thought of Sir Alex pacing...
Shunsuke Nakamura presented to Espanyol
The Espanyol Barca derby may prove to much more interesting with former Celtic playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura joining Espanyol. He...
FIFA: Keep the Vuvuzela for South Africa 2010
Play it loud, South Africa! SoccerBlog.com goes on record in favor of the Vuvuzela. Brazil has the support of...
The vuvuzelas claim their first victim
Tiko Modise believes that Bafana Bafana will go to the World Cup semi-finals.