Arsenal: Kardboard Kutouts come out to play against Man U
Wenger defends his use of cardboard cutouts to play Man U in the FA Cup fifth round. Arsenal lost...
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Southwest Airlines to Arsenal’s defence: You are free to move
Arsenal takes the afternoon off FA Cup: Man U up 2-0 within 20 minutes as the Arsenal defence seems...
Brian Howard nails Liverpool as plucky Barnsley seal historic win
Liverpool’s season just took another body blow as Barnsley created history ousting the Reds in the FA Cup fifth...
An Arsenal win enhances its Premiership and CL chances
FA Cup fixtures usually fall victim to CL and Premiership aspirations. However, today’s encounter with Man U may not...
Deloitte-ful news for the Bundesliga: The World Cup proves beneficial
Deloitte’s 2008 Football Money League report puts three Premiership clubs in the top five richest spots for the first...
End of the road for Ronaldo?
Ronaldo goes down with a ruptured tendon in his knee…and will be out of action for at least 9...
Alberto Paloschi scores 18 seconds into his debut
18 year old AC Milan star Alberto Paloschi caused a bit of sensation by scoring this winner 18 seconds...
King Kev makes Big Sam look good
The Newcastle fans had their say. Owner Mike Ashley brought in the man and his inspirational leadership. But has...
Scudamore’s problem: EPL popularity is not monolithic
Richard Scudamore’s plan has a caveat. Asia’s millions know Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, and possibly Man City....
Arsenal go five up on Man Utd!
Arsenal polished off Blackburn with goals from Senderos and Adebayor. It increases the gap between Man U and Chelsea...
Egypt’s ACN success emphasizes its strongly nationalistic legacy
Egypt’s sixth ACN title cementing its position as the dominant African soccer power underscores the success of its vibrant...
Update: Egypt win the ACN title through Aboutrieka’s strike
Congratulations to Hassan Shehata and the Pharoahs as they overcame the Lions and Samuel Eto’o. Zidan came on the...
Cantonaphiles: Listen up! He is in a new movie
Eric Cantona can be seen in a new movie Jack Says, a pulp action thriller with lots of blood...
Egypt vs Cameroun: The ACN final
The match has started and it promises to be a fitting finale to one of the freest flowing and...
What does one make of the EPL’s overseas plan?
“It’s a strange and comical idea,” Platini said. “I laughed because it will never be received by Fifa, by...
Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços…
….plays for the Portuguese U 21 side and is nicknamed “Pele”.He scored a stunning goal in Portugal’s under 21...
Bikey will miss the final for this moment of madness
Cameroon defender Andre Bikey will miss the African Nations Cup final after getting a red card for pushing a...
An Arsenal fan’s tribute to the Man Utd fallen: Fifty years later
It is often said that you can never count out Man U till the final whistle is blown. As...
Drogba denied award – says its not cricket.
Drogba was victim of some dastardly deviation from the straight and narrow when he was denied the chance to...
Lorrie Fair: First US Woman in Womens’ Premier League
Former United States international Lorrie Fair, the youngest member of the U.S. World Cup-winning team in 1999, arrived in...
Video Roundup: Africa Nations Cup 2008
Ghana and Ivory Coast are through to the semi-finals. Those videos will be here soon. Meanwhile, enjoy the rest...
Video: Fela Kuti: Music and Soccer
Fela ‘Anikulapo’ Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat music. Musician, political activist, human rights campaigner, and mesmerizing performer. Here he...
Video: Baaba Maal: Music and soccer
The ageless Baaba Maal revels us with Hamady Boiro, part of the griot musical tradition of Western Africa. I...
An LFC co-operative could provide a template for future club ownership
Sick and tired of how clubs give themselves away to ownerships who look on them as mere cash cows,...
January transfers come through for Pompey, Latics, and Spurs
Jermain Defoe made an instant impact at Pompey as the ex-Spurs scored a goal on his debut from a...
Super Bowl: Lawrence Tynes, Celtic fan maybe the key
courtesy: Tim Roske /AP Scotland will be watching Super Bowl Sunday as one of their own tries making history....
Adebayor closes in on Ronaldo
Adebayor is catching up with Ronaldo.His two goals in this game bring his tally up to 21.Ronaldo is 6...
Arsenal win as Wenger reveals a Ronaldo link
The big story doing the rounds was Wenger’s admission that Arsenal was inches close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo before...
Capello anoints Agbonlahor
Gabby Agbonlahor is now an English squaddie Gabriel Agbonlahor’s inclusion in the England squad is cause for celebration. He...
Why Pim Verbeek is wrong for the Socceroos
Pim Verbeek assumes the mantle of the Socceroos coach in the wake of the disastrous Graham Arnold tenure which...
Ronaldo leaves the goalie standing
Fergie is calling it the best free kick he has ever seen Ronaldo taking.There’s a clearer video here.Man U...
Ex-NBA executives take over Derby
Seems like the cross over of US based owners into buying out English soccer clubs continues even as their...
Welcome news: Flamini and Fabregas get on the board
This time around Adebayor had company in scoring Arsenal’s goals against Newcastle. Fabregas scored his sixth goal and his...
Drogba scores his second
Didier Drogba scored the first goal in a 3-0 victory over Mali.You can take a look at that here...The...
Essien takes Ghana into the quarter finals
Michael Essien took Ghana to the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations after a 2-0 win over Morocco...
Deep thoughts by Max Bretos on the ACN
On FSC Super Sunday, Max Bretos came all fired up taking the CAF to task for organizing the ACN...
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 Roundup: Africa Nations Cup 2008
For those of you who missed the action over the past week, here’s a round-up of all the games...
Maradona: The heart of a champion
” I have always wanted to play football, but I didn’t know where or how I wanted to play....
Video: Ali Farka Toure: Music and soccer
While the ACN showcases the incredible African talent in soccer, here is African legend, the late Ali Farka Toure...
Arsenal and Adebayor back on track
It was a relief to see Arsenal regroup and play the sort of soccer that they are capable of...
Liverpool’s owners can’t afford to alienate Rafa
Having secured the £350m loan that will keep them as Liverpool’s owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett have now...
David and Posh Beckham: Gas guzzling couple
I am going to break Soccerblog’s New Year’s resolution of not mocking David Beckham. Sigh. It took a little...
Beckham in Africa
David Beckham reminded the world not to ignore the deaths of tens of thousands of children during a visit...
Ghana: The crucible of African soccer
It is befitting that the current ACN is hosted by Ghana to be followed by the World Cup in...
Spurs win: Halley’s comet re-visits every 76 years
Once in a blue moon Spurs gets to win over Arsenal. Yesterday, was the day. They won big because...
Video: Egypt get past Cameroun in their ACN opener: 4-2
Egypte Vs Cameroun – CAN 2008 Les ButsUploaded by kingofspirits Yesterday, Ivory Coast got past their toughest competition, Nigeria....
A note about FSC’s Super Sunday
Super Sunday on FSC has the trio of Andy Houlihan, Gary Richards, and Christian Miles. They discuss the Premiership,...
Video:Manchester United lose to Al Hilal
The game was played to mark the retirement of Al Hilal’s legendary Saudi international Sami al-Jaber.The game ended at...
Man U’s Manucho: Angolan striker meets Bafana Bafana
Man Utd fans will get a chance to follow the exploits of Manucho, their latest signing, in the Africa...
Video: Salomon Kalou brings down Nigeria
0-1Uploaded by bobrivers Great bit of skill by Salomon Kalou as he sashays past four defenders and scores as...
Video: Fastest goal by Fred
3.17 seconds. In a match played between America Futebol Clube/ MG (Fred’s junior club) vs Vila Nova Futebol Clube....
Lawrence Tynes, Celtic fan kicks the NY Giants to the Superbowl
The NY Giants are going to Glendale for Super Bowl 42 after defeating the Packers, in a game which...
Fastest goal in the west
Joseba Llorente struck the fastest goal in Primera Liga history on Sunday in Real Valladolid’s 2 -1 victory over...