Ronaldinho says goodbye
The Brazilian legend Tostão claimed: “Ronaldinho has the dribbling skills of Rivelino, the vision of Gerson, the spirit and...
Category: Soccer Players
Managerial Malcontent
Arsene Wenger started off things on new year’s ever by barging into referee Mike Dean’s dressing room after Arsenal...
No goal celebration for Sanchez brace
Sánchez scored twice against Crystal Palace but five of his outfield team-mates did not do much celebrating.Koscielny, Héctor Bellerín,...
Congratulations, President Weah
Soccerblog congratulates President George Weah on his victory in the Liberian elections. We believe that he has a real...
Yes he Kane
Another day,another hat trick.Harry Kane became the highest goal scorer of 2017 – beating both Messi and Ronaldo to...
Mourinho mourns lack of money
Burnley gave Manchester United the fright of their lives by taking a 2 goal lead in the first half...
Kane might become the highest goalscorer of 2017
Harry Kane’s hat trick against Burnley brought him level with Alan Shearer for the number of goals scored in...
Ronaldo misfires in 3 -0 El Clasico beating
EL Clasico turned out to be a bit of a damp squibico for Real Madrid.Lionel Messi and Co beat...
The philanthropy of Christiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo has the image of being a pretty self centred superstar,but it turns out that he has another side...
Bale saves Real Madrid in the Club World Cup
The 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup is underway at UAE.It’s a FIFA-organised international club football tournament...
Maradona gets his own wierd statue
Ronaldo has got a bit of company.Maradona was in Kolkata recently where he was attending a charity event for...
City beat United and go 11 points clear
City chalked up their 14th win in a row – equalling Arsenal’s “invincibles” of 2003- 2004. It also brought...
Ronaldo wins it again
He drew level with Messi by winning his 5th Ballon d’Or.With characteristic humility he has labelled himself as the...
City stay 8 points ahead of United
Silva’s winning goal came only in the 83rd minute.West Ham took the lead in the first half off a...
Ronaldo gets ‘busted’ again
Remember this ? The last bust of Ronaldo was pretty hideous.This one is a definite improvement.It was made by...
Eriksen hat trick’s Ireland out of the world cup
Christian scored a manager Martin O’Neill, hat trick and Denmark trounced Ireland 5 – 1 to book their place...
Mile Jedinak hat trick takes the Aussies to Russia
Wodehouse would have called Jedinak a “bearded cove” Not many football players playing at the international level can boast...
Lukaku equals Belgium scoring record
Romelu Lukaku has equalled the all-time Belgium goalscoring record after scoring twice against Mexico in a Friday night friendly...
Evra gets kicked out
Poor old Patrice Evra got kicked out of Marseille after his infamous Cantona-esque karate kick at the head of...
Ronaldo crowned FIFA player of the year for the second year running
Ronaldo has been going through a goal scoring slump of late.His lack of goals this season led to him...
Chelsea manage dramatic comeback win against Watford
Watford after being one goal down fought back and made it 2-1. Chelsea managed to win the game 4...
Suarez gets chance to redeem himself
Uruguay booked a seat for Russia 2018 when they beat Bolivia 4 – 2 . Suarez scored two and...
It’s out
Ballon d’Or 2017 shortlist is out. It will eventually be 30 names long. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) Kevin De Bruyne...
Ronaldo leads the way again
Portugal needed a win and Ronaldo delivered again.Portuguese coach Fernando Santos started the game with CR on the bench...
Spain post easy win over Albania
The good news is that Spain have secured a berth at World Cup Russia 2018 with a comfortable 3-0...
A song for the U 17 World Cup
The U 17 FIFA World Cup kicks off in New Delhi today.USA plays India at 8:00 pm local time....
City hand Chelsea their second home defeat of the season
City stay on top of the table thanks to a brilliant strike by Kevin De Bruyne in the second...
Alexandre Lacazette sets Arsenal record
Alexandre Lacazette,Wenger’s new secret weapon, has now scored in each of his three home league appearances after finding the...
Bayern Munich drown sorrows in beer
Bayern Munich have been out of sorts for a bit.The new season has had more downs than ups –...
Messi is on his 39th Hat Trick
Actually he scored not three but four goals against Eibar yesterday If he keeps going at this rate he...
More woe for Liverpool
September has not been kind to Liverpool.They lost 5 -0 to Manchester City on the 9th.They could have and...
Rooney returns to Old Trafford
Rooney returns to Old Trafford for the first time since his transfer to Everton this season.The initial euphoria associated...
Liverpool should have beaten Sevilla
They were playing at home.They were the far better team by far.They were 2 -1 ahead till the last...
Qarabag no match for Chelsea
Conte gestures as Moses may have done when he parted the waters of the red sea.Chelsea cleaved their way...
Messi beats Buffon at last
Messi had not scored against Buffon before.That statistic is now a thing of the past.He scored not one but...
Ronaldo spearheads Portugal’s charge
Portugal first beat the Faroe Islands 5 – 1 which included a Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick – which included...
Liverpool humiliate Arsenal 4 – 0
Arsenal got decimated.This must be the worst beating they have got in many years.It was a sorry spineless performance...
Zlatan stays on at United
Zlatan is staying on at Manchester United for one more year.He won’t be around for the group phase of...
Liverpool cruise into CL group stage
Two goals from Emre Can and one each from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino put the contest beyond Hoffenheim.Klopp...
Rooney crosses the 200 mark
Wayne Rooney became the second player in the history of the Premier League to have scored 200 goals.Alan Shearer,with...
Zlatan on the best player he ever played with..
Zlatan makes an unexpected choice – Adriano. “I mean I played with great champions. I played with players that...
Ronaldo gets 5 game ban for pushing referee
Poor old Ronaldo has started off his new season by getting banished to the bench for five games.This for...
Drogba scores a brilliant free kick
Drogba hasn’t featured on Soccerblog for a while now.He has made his presence felt again by scoring a stunning...
The evolution of the Transfer Fee
A look at how the transfer fees of football stars since 1973 have evolved to their current astronomical levels...
The Eiffel Tower lights up for Neymar
Paris Saint-Germain marked the record breaking 222 million euro Neymar transfer by lighting up the Eiffel Tower in the...
Neymar’s farewell message to Barcelona
He more or less says that with Barcelona he achieved whatever he had ever dreamed of achieving and was...
Barca’s trident is going to be one tooth short
Neymar’s unexpected move to PSG is almost done and Barca’s deadly forward MSN trident will now be missing the...
Bayern go down to Inter Milan
Bayern Munich have been soundly beaten by both teams from Milan.After that 4-0 loss to AC Milan a couple...
Neymar is a class act
Neymar gave more evidence of why he is a player that PSG are willing to pay €222 million for.In...
Chelsea no match for a resurgent Bayern
A mournful looking Conte ponders the stark realities of life. Bayern were due for some resurgence after that unexpected...
Neymar shines against Juventus
Neymar scored both goals in Barcelona’s 2- 1 win over Juventus in the International Champion’s Cup – played in...
Rooney rolls back the years
Rooney,wearing Everton colours again after 13 years,scored a stunning 35 yard goal in his debut game for his old...
James Rodriguez moves to Bayern Munich
James has signed a two-year loan deal with Bayern Munich with an option for a permanent transfer in the...
Manchester United post Rooney Tribute Video
.@WayneRooney loves a wonder goal – here's 13 superb strikes, one for each #MUFC season! And yes, that one's...