Stuart Pearce sacked
The litany of firings and resignations have begun. Paul Jewell at Wigan resigned even though his club escaped relegation...
Category: Soccer Players
Video: Berbatov shines again
Check the brilliant no-look flick by Berbatov that sets off the Keane goal and then his superb goal. Tottenham’s...
Drogba gets the boot
…..a golden one– for scoring his 20th league goal of the season and finishing as the Premiership’s leading scorer....
Video: Zidane’s Zidane: Enzo Francescoli
Before there was a Zizou there was an Enzo. The genius of Enzo Francescoli.
The most powerful man in Israel
Ehud Olmert’s reputation lies in tatters. Having been shredded by a commission that laid the blame on Olmert for...
Arsenal should go all out for Huntelaar
Arsenal should be gunning for this man Arsenal needs a goal poacher, a striker to consummate all that fantastic...
Arsenal goes shopping: Lukasz Fabianksi
Arsenal has the future in mind as they sign on Lukasz Fabianski, the goalkeeper from Legia Warsaw. He is...
Tim Howard and the ‘gentleman’s agreement’
Why is Wayne Rooney playing against Everton? Tim Howard’s non-appearance in the Man Utd vs Everton match raised many...
Ged Houllier is not going anywhere
Definitely not to the Premiership. There are rumours that Houllier might be considering the Newcastle job. Houllier is reportedly...
Kasey Keller should finish his career in MLS
The news is that Kasey Keller has been cut by relegation bound Borussia M’gladbach. His offer of playing for...
Kevin Kuranyi keeps Schalke on track
Can Schalke pull off the improbable? Win its first Bundesliga title since the league began 44 years ago. Schalke...
Dimitar Berbatov: The best transfer this Premiership
White Hart Lane must be rejoicing at the news that Dimitar Berbatov will stay on for another season even...
World Cup 2010: Can Parriera turn SA into more than a first round casualty?
South Africa’s problem is not that it lacks the funds, the will, or the infrastructure to host the World...
Rabona goals made to look easy
Rabona is a move in which a shot, pass or cross is performed by moving one leg behind the...
Man Utd are Premiership champs
Heroic fightback by Chelsea fighting like wounded lions. Essien and Kalou did not give up. But Arsenal held on...
Arsenal minutes away from administering Chelsea the coup de grace
The emperor wears no clothes. Chelsea lies a half away from being dethroned from their title. They are a...
French elections: Sego vs Sarko. Will Thuram’s words carry weight?
Lilian Thuram’s recollection of a conversation with Nikolas Sarkozy could sway a number of voters who believe that France’s...
Hammer of the year strikes twice
Carlos Tevez scored two goals – one off a fantastic free kick – and then fed Mark Noble a...
West Ham fallout: The ballad of Ms Purdon and Mr Duxbury
Dangerous times lie ahead of West Ham. West Ham’s stay and solvency in the Premiership might come down to...
Joey Barton on the lam
Ousmane Dabo Wear a visor if you are anywhere near Joey Barton, friends and foes alike. The man likes...
With Shinawatra as owner of Man City, the Premiership will have crossed a line
The Premiership has quite a few owners who have dabbled in shady business dealings before. Tom Hicks, co-owner of...
Thierry Henry in Time’s Top 100
Thierry Henry makes the list of Time’s most influential people of the year. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs guard,...
Ronaldo analysed
…and an earlier prophetic kind of analysis here..
Video: AC Milan 3 Man Utd 0 (CL semifinals, 2nd leg)
AC Milan 3 – 0 Man Utd – GilardinoUploaded by FootballHeaven Gilardino!
Video: AC Milan 2 Man Utd 0 (CL semifinals, 2nd leg)
AC Milan 2 – 0 Man Utd – SeedorfUploaded by FootballHeaven Seedorf!
Video: AC Milan 1 Man Utd 0 (CL semifinals, 2nd leg)
AC Milan 1 – 0 Man Utd – KakaUploaded by FootballHeaven Kaka!
AC Milan moves to Athens as Man United crash and burn
AC Milan 3 Man Utd 0. Milan wins on aggregate, 5-3. If Man Utd is the best England has...
CL Semifinals, return leg: Manchester Utd vs AC Milan
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Kaka. Round 2. If the Liverpool vs Chelsea match was as a number of commentators put...
BBC’s Inside Sports lets off Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter was interviewed on BBC’s new sports programme “Inside Sports’ and it turned out to be a fluffball....
Ronaldo vs Kaka: A Musical comparision
With Chelsea out of the way the game between AC Milan and Manchester United will determine whether it is...
Mourinho is orchestrating his own exit
The Special One is now in the midst of lobbing verbal Molotov cocktails at Sir Alex and his prodigal...
Video: Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (CL Semis, return leg)
Liverpool 1 – 0 Chelsea – AggerUploaded by FootballHeaven Agger’s sweetly struck first timer leaves Cech stranded.
Liverpool storm through to the CL finals
Liverpool wins! They are through to the CL final over Chelsea. The match came down to PKs and Liverpool...
Video: PSV Eindhoven are the Eredivisie champions in a dramatic finish
PSV Eindhoven capture their third consecutive Eredivisie title beating Vitesse 5-1 through Jefferson Farfan and veteran Philip Cocu. It...
Young Gunners in Birmingham and Sunderland promotion
With Derby beaten 0-2 by Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Sunderland made it back to the Premiership. Arsenal fans...
CL return leg: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Peter Crouch meets Michael Essien Liverpool should throw caution to the winds. They need to get adventurous. Chelsea is...
Bollywood meets the Premiership
The Premiership is now a Bollywood destination. Or Stamford Bridge is rather than the Reebok. On June 15, 2007,...
The case for salary restrictions in the Premiership
I was struck by the fact, watching the NFL draft which concluded recently, this is a league that has...
Sam Allardyce resigns to big questions
Big Sam Allardyce whose pugnacious style of coaching revitalized Bolton announced his resignation in a shocker. The resignation is...
Battling Barthez on the run
Fabien Barthez – seen here as he once looked. Apart from the hair he has lost over the years...
Sir Alex and Jose Mourinho draw out their knives
‘ The circumstances are difficult for us with the new football rules that we have to face. It is...
1966 World Cup: Jimmy Greaves never saw his big moment
Jimmy Greaves, Peter “Cat” Bonetti One of the remarkable features about England’s win in the 1966 World Cup was...
Brian Glanville remembers Alan Ball
” For all his long, successful career as player and manager with Arsenal, Everton, Blackpool and Southampton, as manager...
Juan Pablo Angel will have more impact than Becks
It’s just too bad that the NY Red Bulls can’t just drink Red Bull and finish on top of...
Kroenke’s buyout of Arsenal perceived as hostile
Stan Kroenke moves to take over Arsenal. This is huge. David Dein has resigned and there is speculation that...
In tribute: Alan Ball, 1945- 2007
1966 World Cup final. Alan Ball, Everton and Arsenal midfielder, was the scrappy, motoring midfielder with his socks down...
Who is rooting for a Liverpool vs Milan rematch?
I am. With memories of the most fascinating and enthralling final played in CL history between these two teams...
Man U come from behind to beat Milan – last minute goal by Rooney!
Well, it looks like we could have an all English Champions League final. Christiano Ronaldo got the first goal,...
Chicago Fire awaits bad boy Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Is the MLS ready for the Cuauhtémoc? MLS is underway and the biggest news is Beckham’s debut for the...
Jafar Panahi’s Offside: A poignant Iranian vignette
Jafar Panahi’s new movie, Offside captures the passion of the global game and the hold it has on the...
Van Der Saar’s weak parry leads to a goal again
How eerie is this. Matt Taylor’s goal for Pompey against Man Utd was reminiscent of Vucinic’s winner for Roma...
Michael Chopra: South Asian pride in da house
Michael Chopra becomes the leading scorer in the Championship. 21 goals! And renews his contract with Cardiff City. Now...
Video: Ferenc Puskas: A delayed birthday tribute
On April 2nd, Ferenc Puskas would have turned 80. A tribute to the galloping major. His days in Honved,...
Arsenal awaits a new owner
Indications are that Arsenal may have a new owner. Unlike the other big three, Man Utd, Chelsea, and Liverpool,...