England goes to fortress Maksimir
Slaven Bilic sporting his Mads Mikkelsen look It is a telling sign that Joe Cole, England’s best player has...
Category: Soccer Players
Gianfranco Zola installed as Hammers coach
Zola’s face is a cartoonist’s dream Chelsea’s greatest player is now West Ham’s manager. What does he bring to...
Why Fergie banned Nani…
…from doing somersaults and backflips after scoring.Fabian Espindola of Real Salt Lake thought he had scored a goal did...
Anil Ambani: Will he or won’t he?
Now it is he won’t. If he was to takeover, the fairy tale ending would have been Keegan coming...
Something smells rotten in Newcastle
Does this scenario even look remotely plausible? Kevin Keegan agreeing to becoming a club’s manager on the condition that...
Mark Hughes is incongruous in the new Man City
Less than two months ago, Mark Hughes was the manager of Blackburn, a team with players more at ease...
Arsenal: Peter Hill Wood keeps the door ajar for Usmanov
When you talk about Arsenal’s future, it is usually in measured, nuanced terms much like its soccer. Unlike Man...
Nike:What Joe Cole and Iniesta and Ruud know…
Joe first…. Then Iniesta…. and if that’s not enough here’s what Ruud Van Nistelrooy knows.. Original Joe Cole ad...
Oliver Kahn: Time to say goodbye
All good things come to an end.A final exhibition game between Bayern Munich and a team made up of...
Cobi Jones seeks to get Galaxy back on track
Before there was David Beckham in the US, there was Cobi Jones, the real deal. He was a lethal...
Video: CL qualifier: Arsenal beat FC Twente, 2-0
Arsenal came back in the second half with Gallas and Adebayor’s goal. They were missing Cesc and it showed...
One dimensional US attack: Where was the wing play?
Looking back at the difficulties with set pieces that the Nigerians had, one has to ask where was the...
Beijing Olympics: The US is elbowed out of contention
Michael Orozco’s elbow to Solomon Okoronkwo’s chest as the two grappled was picked up by the German referee who...
The longest running sideshow: Berbatov going to Man Utd
Man Utd is on the verge of landing the Bulgarian. They have eyed him for a over a year....
Beijing Olympics: Adu and Bradley to miss Nigeria match
Jozy Altidore meets the Nigerians A big day in US soccer as the men’s national team take on the...
Flamini’s replacement: Gokhan Inler?
Wenger has made signing a central midfielder to complement Cesc Fabregas a priority. With Flamini’s departure, the team has...
It is official: The Beckham hangover is over
This was not too long ago. “Alexi Lalas believes David Beckham’s legacy can be greater than Pele’s for football...
Brandi Chastain: Geographer
Brandi Chastain: “We have to remember. New Zealand is a small island in the middle of the ocean, so...
Beijing Olympics: An old nemesis rears its head
I just saw Hope Solo and Lisa Chalupny, in a tentative moment, make the first big mistake as both...
Sir Alex Ferguson: He was for foreign player quotas before he was against it
Sir Alex Ferguson on November 7, 2007 arguing for quotas on foreign players. “For the good of the game...
Video:Messi scores in Argentina’s Olympic opener
Lionel Messi scored for his country in their opening Olympic men’s football match in a narrow 2-1 win over...
Video:Ronaldo,Real Madrid and Wesley Sneijder’s knee
Cristiano Ronaldo is more likely to go to Real Madrid now because Wesley Sneijder took a bad knock on...
Adebayor was for Barca before he was against it
In political parlance he is a flip flopper. The fans at the Emirates let him have it when he...
Lakshmi Mittal in a bid for Everton
Everton opened itself up further to sale speculation contingent on government approval of its new 50,000 seat stadium. There...
Beijing Olympics: Suck up that smog
It appears that the sky over Beijing has cleared up to some extent and there is some optimism that...
David Bentley wants to stick it to Arsenal
Bentley, an Arsenal product did not leave on the happiest of terms as he could not break into Arsenal’s...
Deep thought: FIFA’s presidency should be term limited
In its 104 year existence, FIFA has had 8 presidents. The last two, Joao Havelange and Sepp Blatter have...
Deep thought: Robbie Keane is the answer to Liverpool’s title hopes
Hmmmm. Eighteen years since they won their last title. Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Emile Heskey, Milan Baros, Luis Garcia,...
The enthusiasm for soccer in India rings hollow without national role models
Dileep Premachandran points out that cricket is not the only sport that captures the imagination of the Indian public....
Brad Friedel: Thou shalt be missed at Rovers
Think Rovers and the adjectives that flow are tough, uncompromising, physical, ugly, and effective. Part of the rorschach was...
Video: Ronaldinho scores another goal at last…
Okay it was against Singapore – but a goal is a goal.And he is captain of the Brazil Olympic...
Freddy Adu then and now: The growing pains
Freddy Adu, June 2006 >> “It’s still open, you never know,” he said. “The way Ghana is playing right...
Video: Messi hat trick
Messi scores 3 out of Barcelona’s 5 goals in their 5 -1 drubbing of Dundee United.They really ought to...
Too fat to play professional football
Michael Keane of St Patrick’s Athletic has been sacked for tucking in too much into the starchy foods.As a...
Video:US Olympic Soccer team loses Wambach
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Brazil 1 – 0 in an exhibition match but paid a pretty high...
Berbatov the Cantona Clone ?
With the talk of Berbatov moving to Man U gaining momentum the comparisions between Berbatov and Cantona surface again…...
Hleb can’t stop talking even from Barca
Lord, can we wrap Hleb’s vocal cords around his neck? For someone who disdained London’s decibel levels, Hleb is...
Deep thought: Would Joe Strummer have remained a Chelsea fan?
John Graham Mellor aka Joe Strummer of Clash fame was a Chelsea fan but that was when it was...
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Why Scolari goes ga ga
Quick which one? Or both? As per Chelsea, two days ago it was Robinho that was supposed to alight...
Gilberto departs: So long, and thanks for all the fish
A reflective moment for all Gunner fans as Gilberto, our stout hearted defensive specialist departs for Panathinaikos. He spend...
Chase Michael makes a radical move
Chase Michael Hilgenbrinck McDonald is an American soccer defender who plays for the New England Revolution of MLS.Hilgenbrinck signed...
Deep thought: Sepp Blatter is Abe Lincoln
This weekend we saw Sepp Blatter clutch the Emancipation Proclamation to his breast as he impassionately spoke about the...
England gains when its players go overseas
This Euro had England’s pundits a twitter with the perceived lack of quality players in their national squad. Who...
Samir Nasri arrives in Hleb’s Hellhole
Hleb’s thumb down to London life does not seem to have discouraged Samir Nasri who arrives in the Emirates....
Hleb’s Hempstead Haven Harrowing Healthwise
Aliaksandr Hleb’s departure seems imminent. Well, mentally at least. The man has been complaining for months of living in...
Blatter, the modern slave: Beholden to corporations and national federations
Ask Diego Maradona and he will spit in Sepp Blatter’s eye when he so self servingly talks about players...
Brad Guzan leaves for Villa
Brad Guzan becomes the latest addition to the most enduring US export to the Premiership. The Chivas USA goalie...
Vote for the greatest Man U player here
Times Online poll – Who is the greatest Manchester United player of all time? Choose from – Bobby Charlton,Denis...
Ronaldinho protests Olympic ban
Ronaldinho seen here in his protest outfit- which is either a very long pair of short pants or a...
Nike Volume #2:What William Gallas knows
Nike is going through all the W’s first.After Wayne Rooney its time for William Gallas to share his wisdom…
With friends like Blatter who needs enemies?
That is what Sir Alex must be thinking. Some months ago, Sepp Blatter and Sir Alex were whooping it...
Trezegol hangs up the boots
David Trézéguét’s 20 goals last season for Juventus in Serie A were not good enough for Domenech.He was not...
Dunga finds himself at odds with the sport
If this is indeed right the new phenomenon sweeping through Europe augurs poorly for Dunga and his current win...
Gareth Barry ends his Villa career
This is sad because I have the greatest respect for both Gareth Barry and Martin O’ Neill. Two of...