The Copa America: The graveyard of CW
Conventional wisdom is out the door in this Copa. It is passe, decrepit, and dead on arrival. Support the...
Category: Soccer Players
Soccerblog analysis: Ramon Calderon should be sacked
Ramon ‘Moron’ Calderon Goodbye, Fabio and thanks for all the fish. Yes, all those rumours are true. After leading...
Dunga on the hot seat
How one match can turn things around? Yesterday, Hugo Sanchez’s job was endangered but today with the victory over...
Video: Copa America: Mexico shocks Brazil, 2-0
Brazil 0 – 1 Mexico – CastilloUploaded by FootballHeaven Nery Castillo’s sweet touch on the ball and a horrible...
Video: Chile vs Ecuador: 3-2. Goalkeeping was a letdown
Ecuador 2-3 Chile (2-3 Villanueva)Uploaded by GolesTV Carlos Villaneuva scores the winner through this sweetly struck freekick. An inert...
Copa America: Ecuador takes on Chile
Key: Will the veteran Ecuadorian defense led by Ivan Hurtado, Giovanny Espinoza, Neicer Reasco, and Ulised De Cruz be...
Video: Cuauhtemoc Blanco’s goal: 1999 Confederations Cup final
The biggest win in Mexican soccer history as they beat Brazil, 4-3 with the Blanco goal.
Brazil starts its Copa America campaign
The battle of the managers with bad shirts. Dunga vs Hugo Sanchez. Brazil meets Mexico. This should be an...
Rationalization and Projection: That is what they call it
Peter Hill-Wood says that Henry used the Wenger situation as an ‘excuse.’ When Thierry Henry trots out Wenger’s unsettled...
The Onion Bag has the goods on the Copa
For your Copa America fix, go check out The Onion Bag. They have loads of stuff on the Copa...
Video: Copa America: Peru’s Marino scores a screamer
Uruguay 0 – 2 Peru – MarinoUploaded by FootballHeaven Peru shocked Uruguay, 3-0 and this goal by Jose Carlos...
Tevez linked to Arsenal: It might come down to minutes
David Trezeguet is back with Juventus after signing a new contract. He would have been the wrong choice for...
Sven signs up with Man City
I don’t get this deal. Sven Goran Eriksson is the new City manager but this is entirely contingent on...
Video: Nicky Carle is the future of the Socceroos
Jesse Fink explains why Nicky Carle is the most impressive talent that the Socceroos have at present. However, manager...
Ana Paula de Oliviera shows a red card
Ana Paula de Oliviera, one of the few woman soccer referees in the world, is in the news again....
An important week ahead of Arsenal
One of the reasons that Thierry Henry cited for his leaving was the unsettled nature of Arsene Wenger’s future...
The US wins and the loser is Max Bretos
It was a very entertaining but error prone match with great goalkeeping from Tim Howard and Oswaldo Sanchez who...
Gold Cup final: Will Mexico underachieve yet again?
In an hour or less the US meets Mexico to decide the CONCACAF Gold Cup title. The US has...
Is Anelka coming back to Arsenal?
A replacement for Thierry Henry is now on the frontburner. Nicholas Anelka has been a long standing admirer of...
Video: Thierry Henry’s goals
Quick feet.
Arsenal confirms Henry transfer
Thierry Henry points to his age, the uncertainty of Arsene Wenger continuing on as manager, and the departure of...
Juan Roman Riquelme recalled in Argentine squad
This is probably one of the best news for the Argentine squad and for lovers of beautiful soccer all...
Darren Bent to the Spurs? Not likely
Spurs have the best balance in attack in my opinion. With Robbie Keane, Dimitar Berbatov, Jermaine Defoe, Jermaine Jenas,...
Long term repercussions: Thaksin’s takeover of Man City
Thaksin Shinawatra’s takeover of Man City now increasingly looking possible is a relationship fraught with danger. A comparison to...
Thaksin’s insistence on Sven Goran is bad news for Man City
Sven Goran Eriksson is Thaksin Shinawatra’s first choice as the coach for Man City. This is a bad choice...
Pele’s choice
Pele names Kaka “the best player in the world“, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.”Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in...
Alexi Lalas says that the Premiership is inferior
Alexi Lalas in an interview says the Premiership is all hype and this inferior product is sustained through clever...
Could Juande Ramos be Man City’s new manager?
Man City must be born under a bad sign. Sam Allardyce was courted and turned the job down, joining...
Real lift the Liga title through Reyes
Jose Antonio Reyes seems to have RCD Mallorca’s number. The first match he scored the winning goal and in...
Victoria Beckham has her own reality show
That’s the one benefit of coming to the USA. Any thing and everything can become a reality show including...
Mallorca should not give up late goals
Mallorca is one of the tougher defenses conceding 44 which compares quite favourably with Real’s 39. However a majority...
Nigel Layton is the new villain
Pini Zahavi, the Israeli super agent is back in the news after being implicated in the bung report by...
Video: Ryan Babel Gunner prospect
Ryan Babel the fleet footed Ajax striker that Marco Van Basten has called the heir apparent to Thierry Henry...
Motivational payments for Mallorca players?
In a short while we will find out if Beckham bows out with a title in hand. Real is...
Rio Ferdinand meets the president….
…of Uganda.Ferdinand met President Yoweri Museveni in connection with the setting up of a Proline Soccer Academy which will...
Arsenal acquire FK Haugesund’s Havard Nordtveit
Not exactly one of Thierry Henry’s super signings but a very highly rated defender playing for Norway’s second division...
The US enters the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals
The US made the CONCACAF semi-finals by beating Panama, 2-1 and meet Canada who beat Guatemala, 3-0. Landon Donovan...
Video: Copa Libertadores Finals: Boca Juniors 3 Gremio 0
Boca Juniors riding high with Juan Roman Riquelme shredded the Gremio defense. Martin Palermo, Riquelme, and Ledesma scored as...
Lyon asks £17m for Malouda
The Guardian reports that Florent Malouda’s price tag is £17m. Matt Scott also explains why this price could benefit...
In the world of transfers, goalies get no love
Most soccer pundits and fans alike agree that the last World Cup was a coming out party for many...
Fabianski challenges Lehmann, Henry challenges Arsenal boardroom
Lukacz Fabianksi has said that he did not come to Arsenal to sit on the bench and will challenge...
Nistelrooy:One more goal to share the boot
Ruud van Nistelrooy with 26 goals to his name is one behind Roma’s Francesco Totti.With one more game left...
Becks for now remains with LA: He will go later
Soccerblog had made the prediction that Real would try and buyout Beckham back from the LA Galaxy at the...
Franco Foda thankfully did not play in Portugal or Brazil
The Guardian’s Knowledge has an entry on soccer players with unusual names like Norman Conquest and Bongo Christ but...
San Lorenzo win the 2007 Argentine Clausura
San Lorenzo won their tenth title after beating a tough Arsenal di Sarandi side, 4-2 through game winning goals...
The future MLS could be in a similar situation as the MLB
William Rhoden has an article (subscription needed) in the NYT about Gary Sheffield’s new book, Inside Power. Sheffield is...
Angel’s MLS form should pique Jorge Luis Pinto’s interest
There is a lot of speculation in the English media about how David Beckham’s selection to the English squad...
Wenger pledges next season in Arsenal
Not unexpected. It would have been unlike the man to suddenly move on. But it is good to hear...
Gordon Brown’s first order of business: Thierry Henry
Gordon Brown, the man taking over Tony Blair’s job recently met Titi. Brown was asked if Henry had said...
Video: Lionel Messi “Hand of God” goal keeps Barca in the hunt
Leo Messi just emulated Maradona’s infamous 1986 goal against England.
Beckham revisited
There is no doubt that the uptick in English fortunes in the recent Brazil friendly and the Estonia win...
Video: Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 3 Cucuta Deportivo 0
Heartbreaking loss for Cucuta whose magical run to the Copa Libertadores final ended with a classy Riquelme fueling the...
Gunners charge for Florent Malouda
Lyon left winger, Florent Malouda could become the second signing of the season for Arsenal. It appears Liverpool’s bid...
Eddie Johnson disappears again
Tentative. That is the word to describe the US, especially in the second half. I think Bob Bradley needs...