English Premiership clubs will dominate future European competition
The Champions Cup was first played in 1955- 56. The first winner was Real Madrid who have won the...
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The Observer profiles Michael Essien
On Michael Essien ” He is nicknamed Bison because of a frightening fearlessness and strength; Dietmar Hamann and Tal...
Video: Luis Garcia scores: Liverpool vs Aston Villa, 3-1
Liverpool is showing signs of life. Great bit of footwork by Gerrard and a perfect finish by Garcia.
Sepp Blatter apologizes to the Socceroos
Sepp Blatter tried to soothe the Socceroos by saying that they deserved to go to the quarterfinals instead of...
Video: Kaka and Materazzi square off
Kaka is dead on when he says Materazzi sometimes gets nasty on the pitch. A treat for Kaka fans!...
Sheva opens his account: Chelsea vs Boro
Chelski’s 30 million pound acquisition, Shevchenko finally scores his first goal! At this rate he’ll score 4 more for...
Video: Mido opens his account: Spurs vs West Ham
Mido took sometime but he got it in style against the Hammers.
Defoe’s bark was worse than his bite: The issue is germane
Mascherano was subjected to a nibble by Defoe but the rest that followed, rolling around, holding his face was...
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility
West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
Expert goalkeepers: They have better selective visual search
Do you remember the fantastic goal keeping of Joao Ricardo of Portugal that sent a mortified English squad to...
ManU 2, Liverpool 0
Paul Scholes scored on his 500th appearance. Manchester United left Rafa and gang in the dust when Ferdinand scored...
Ronaldinho Shows Off
Left over from the World Cup: Too bad he couldn’t do much on the field when it counted this...
Goalkeeping – A dangerous profession
Stephen Hunt was says he is sorry and did not mean to hurt Petr Cech in the collision that...
Video: Johan Cruyff
The sad part of it was that Holland never won a World Cup despite his genius. Instead it was...
Video: Bolton 2 Newcastle United 1
The El Hadji Diouf show with some great help from the Magpies defence. Bolton comes away with their first...
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility
West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
Should McLaren continue to fail, Allardyce serves notice
Sam Allardyce shakes a fist! Remember this summer’s musical chairs with the England coach in the post Sven era?...
Video: La Liga: Barcelona 3 Sevilla 1
Goals by Ronaldinho, Messi, and Kanoute!
Theo Walcott- Boy Wonder
Theo Walcott – 2 great goals in the under 21 game against Germany and a marvellous performance in Arsenal’s...
Video: Rooney’s Back!
Rooney had a hand, er, foot in every goal. The Beeb can’t shut up about how great he is....
Video: The Chelsea – Reading Debacle
Highlights of the wierdest game this year. Did Steve Hunt mean to KO Cech? Probably not. Mourinho’s not happy:
The Cote D’Ivoirians players: Fantastic but flawed
Didier Drogba, Emmannuel Eboue, and Didier Zokora, have a few things in common. They are Cote D’Ivoirian, fantastic players...
Chelsea’s expensive signings disappoint: Khalid Boulahrouz is the exception
Ballack, Mikel, Sheva- 45 million pounds but where are they? Chelsea continues to perform but it is clear that...
This season’s most bizarre Premiership match: Chelsea vs Reading
The way Chelsea celebrated the end of this match, you would think they had won their third title in...
Video: Portugal 3, Azerbaijan 0
Cristiano Ronaldo scores three times – although only two of them count. [Scolari would’ve been a great coach for...
Video: England 0, Macedonia 0
Someone needs to wake up… even if it’s just one lion! Once again, the English team underwhelms us with...
Video: Brazil 4, Kuwait 0
A friendly Brazil destroys a club team masquerading as the Kuwaiti national team. Still, it’s fun to see Brazil...
Video: Tribute to Bill Shankly
Under Bill Shankly, the Reds lay their foundations to one of the best football clubs of the world.
Bill Shankly’s reminder to Anfield: On his 25th death anniversary
As Reds fans wonder what maybe going wrong with their season, in 9th place in the Premiership after a...
Video: Robin Van Persie! Gunners shoot down Charlton, 2-1
Definitely a candidate for the most spectacular goal of the season! Persie sprinting 15 metres full tilt, and then...
Farewell Freddy Adu!
Soccerblog has been talking about the MLS business model for some time now. Now it’s time for that model...
Video: Becks Scores off the Bench!
From last week’s game against Real Sociedad. A speedy Beckham goes 60 yards to score. Maybe he does want...
What’s up with Rooney?
Now everyone’s picking on Rooney again: “Could it really be that Rooney has fallen out of love with football,...
Becks: “England don’t need me!”
He’s right. McClaren has done the right thing I believe. He’s taken the teamwork factor up a notch as...
Video: Adebayor! Adebayor! Adebayor!
The best part. Adebayor’s goal against Man Utd. The icing was how that punk Ronaldo lost the ball. Arsenal...
Video: Drogba’s goal: The goal of the season so far
There was nothing Jamie Carragher and co. could have done to stop Drogba. Just look at the perfect balance,...
Video: Nelinho in the 1978 World Cup
Nelinho uses the Magnus effect to score one of the most memorable goals in World Cup history!
Emir Kusturica’s Maradona: Out in 2006
Maradona shows his solidarity! Look out for Emir Kusturica’s documentary on Diego Maradona in post production now. It is...
Video: Rosicky’s screamer against Hamburg
Rosicky’s blast in Arsenal’s win against Hamburg, 2-1!
Video: Lyons 2 Real Madrid 0
It could have been much worse if Iker Casillas had not been so stellar in goal. Not the best...
Relegated Juventus gets its first win
Congratulations to the boys in Juventus who stayed back. Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet, and captain Alessandro Del Piero for...
Gianluigi Buffon’s successor: Federico Agliardi
Palermo put it past Lazio, 2-1. Federico Agliardi, their goalkeeper kept out 12 shots at goal. It would be...
Cesc, Lehmann, and Adebayor pull it off against Man Utd
Today was a proud, proud day for all Gooners. Minus Thierry Henry and RVP, Arsenal went to Old Trafford,...
Video: Premiership goals: Andy Johnson again!!
Johnson rolls right on against Wigan with his 5th goal. Lua Lua puts one past Charlton Athletic and puts...
Marco Materazzi is required reading in Philosophy class
Marco Materazzi who recently disclosed that he fancied Zidane’s sister to his sweaty jersey, waxes eloquent on Inter’s pathetic...
Arsenal at Old Trafford: Better than playing at the Emirates
At this point Arsenal is still seeking its first win of the season and ranked 17th in the Premiership...
Rafa Benitez: Dazed and Confused, tell me it’s not true
Liverpool is going through a mini crisis. A small one, but with this year’s Premiership, with Portsmouth, Everton, and...
Owen Hargreaves out with a broken leg
Owen Hargreaves broke the fibula (shin bone) of his left leg in the Bayer loss against Armenia Bliefeld, 2-1...
Video: Rodrigo Palacios is the new Mario Kempes
Boca 1 River Plate 0. Will Palacios vindicate Mario Kempes faith in him?
Gareth Barry: The best underrated player in England?
Gareth Barry is Aston Villa and Aston Villa is Gareth Berry. In the midst of all the high powered...
Video: Maradona Madness
Funny, but we still miss this guy and his antics!
Video: I like this Adidas ad.
Captures the univeral joy of the game, don’t you think?
Ballack scores for Chelsea against Werder Bremen
Michael Ballack opened his account for Chelsea by scoring a penalty kick. It must have been good old times...