Video: Rodrigo Palacios is the new Mario Kempes
Boca 1 River Plate 0. Will Palacios vindicate Mario Kempes faith in him?
Category: Soccer Players
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...
Video: Tyrone Mears saves the day for West Ham
The highlight of the match between Aston Villa vs West Ham. Petrov was robbed of a goal by an...
West Ham vs Aston Villa: Carlitos magic
The moment we were all waiting for came when Alan Pardew finally brought out Carlos Tevez, in the 61st...
Video: Euro 2008, N.Ireland vs Spain, 3-2, David Healy all the way!
8+ minutes but worth every minute. Watch Leeds United striker, David Healy’s hat trick and see Aragones looking like...
Video: David Healy punishes the Three Lions
Sven Goran’s team stumbles against Northern Ireland and David Healy. Check out the goal and the celebrations!
Oligarkh: The movie on Boris Berezovsky or Platon Elenin
A movie loosely based on Boris Berezovsky who changed his name to Platon Elenin based on a character called...
Guus Hiddink: Not an impressive debut against Croatia
The Roman Abramovich bankrolled Guus Hiddink era began in less than spectacular style as Russia was held to a...
Sergio Aragones to be sacked: Spain crashes out against N.Ireland
The rumblings begin. Spain’s woes keep getting worse, a downward spiral that began in the World Cup, after getting...
Good news for Chelsea: Roman Abramovich becomes richer
Looks like all those high priced football players will keep coming to Chelsea. Here is why >>
Video: Andy Johnson’s 3rd goal against Liverpool
A comedy of errors by Pepe Reina! Everton beats Liverpool, 3-0. Correction: That was Andy Johnson’s 2nd goal, Everton’s...
Video: Andy Johnson debut for Everton….. and scores
Watch this kid. He will score more than 15 goals for Everton this season. He already has three.
Brad Friedel: The best goalkeeper in the Premiership
Brad Friedel, Petr Cech, or Paul Robinson? I would bet my money on Brad Friedel everytime. This weekend he...
The best new signing in the Premiership so far?
Andy Johnson, Everton’s new signing from Crystal Palace Portsmouth, Everton, and Aston Villa in the top 5 of the...
Arsenal and Tottenham: Bitter rivals are having a bit of a tough go
The Emirates stadium is not proving to be too lucky for the Gunners. They managed a draw with Middlesborough,...
Football consortiums: Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, players as bait
In South America, it is quite common for football players to be owned not just by their club but...
The Villians of Soccer
Alex sends us this link to the “Villains of Soccer”… What do you think?
Video: England 1, Macedonia 0
The beanpole scores! 🙂
Video: France 3 Italy 1, Les Bleus over the Azzurris
This result should put beyond doubt that France was the better team in the World Cup too. It also...
Germany 13 San Marino 0
Germany bullied its way through against hapless San Marino, scoring at will, in a record setting spree 13-0. This...
France proves they are more than Zidane: France 3 Italy 1
France did not need Zidane with Sidney Govou It was as we suspected. Italy won the World Cup because...
Sol Campbell on Racism
This Kick It Out interview with Sol Campbell is rather pedestrian, but it does tell you about Arsenal’s strategy...
Why would anyone want Zidane’s sweaty jersey?
Now the truth is told. Materazzi did not want Zidane’s jersey, the one that he kept tugging, and one...
Giacinto Fachetti passes on: Azzurri and Inter Milan great
Giacinto Facchetti died yesterday. A giant amongst the Azzurris and an Inter Milan stalwart, who played all 634 games...
Video: Football history, Chelsea vs Leyton Orient, FA Cup, 1978
Leyton Orient put it past Chelsea. I still remember reading about legends like Peter ‘Cat’ Bonetti (probably the best...
Video: Where is Zoltan Gera?
The Baggies have been relegated. We will probably get to see Gera brilliance in League 1 highlights. Gera is...
France vs Italy: Who will headbutt Materazzi this time?
The European papers are abuzz with the France – Italy Euro Cup showdown this Wednesday, two months after their...
Ashley Cole vs William Gallas: Who got the better player?
William Gallas: A wall: Physical, versatile, and a great tackler. The attack has to go around him. Can play...
Video: Emirates friendly, Brazil vs Argentina, 3-0
Great win for Dunga, crappy start to Alfio Basile’s career as the coach of the Albiceleste. Check out the...
Video: Portsmouth vs Middlesborough, 4-0
Kanu’s two goals, Benjani’s great header, and Todorov finishes of Boro.
David Goldblatt: The Ball is Round
For soccer lovers this is the ultimate book. A 992 page book on everything and anything to do with...
Video: Nicholas Anelka at Bolton
Anelka Amazing!!! – video powered by Metacafe Le Sulk is back in the Premiership. Sam Allardyce says that Anelka...
Boris Berezovsky: Roman Abramovich’s partner, Russia’s most feared oligarch
In all the hullaballoo of West Ham being taken over by Kia Joorabchian, in most likelihood, a proxy for...
Chelsea: Disregard West Ham; you disregard your own history
Human memory is not only short, it is fickle. It is astounding how Chelsea have inveigled themselves into the...
Arsenal’s Brazilians: The way to go
Brazil in one way or another has never really seen the English League as a stop for showcasing their...
Mido is baaaaaack! Spurs fans, let the good times roll
Mido is coming back to White Hart Lane. Good times everyone!! Mido commented on the team’s official website, ”I...
To Wayne Rooney: Cock up and play the game
Football players should be seen and not heard. Again it’s not just Ashley Cole calling abuse on Arsene Wenger...
Video: Porto Alegre wins the Copa Libertadores 2006
Independiente Porto Alegre wins the Copa over fancied Sao Paolo for the first time! Porto Alegre is now not...
Ze Roberto: From Bayer Leverkusen to FC Santos
The Bundesliga continues to lose players from overseas. Brazilian player, Ze Roberto is moving back to FC Santos and...
Who is Kia Joorabchian? Is Abramovich behind the West Ham move?
Is Roman Abramovich (L) negotiating West Ham’s takeover? Kia Joorbachian (R) West Ham shocked everybody in the soccer world...
Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal: Be warned, this year’s Premiership is not about you!
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano come to West Ham, Kanu is on fire at Portsmouth, Aston Villa is being...
Video: Carlos Tevez, the new Hammer Jammer
The buzz on Carlitos is how he dodged Arsenal, Manchester Utd, and Chelsea to come to West Ham. Seems...
Portsmouth, Aston Villa: Their recent fortunes raise little rancour
Mention Malcolm Glazer and his takeover of Man U, and it will get most Mancusian’s gritting their teeth in...
Ballack Style: A Bit Cramped
Ballack’s debut with Chelsea was anything but impressive. He kept crowding Lampard and vice-versa. Maybe Chelsea isn’t going to...
Hargreaves Is Leaving Bayern
Stop the presses. I think we are witnessing some last minute negotiations before the transfer window closes, but the...
Ouch! Ferdinand Breaks Toe
Will England never get lucky? Rio Ferdinand is likely to miss England’s opening two Euro 2008 qualifiers after suffering...
How Keane Might Just Do It!
The Guardian’s Rob Smyth blogs on about Keano at Sunderland: “Roy Keane could well become the most intriguing manager...
Video: Ben Thatcher’s a Moron!
How else do you describe this? One word, to quote John McEnroe: “Moron!” Manchester City has suspended the moron...
Rooney Fights Back Against the FA
Manchester United’s volatile striker, Wayne Rooney, is allegedly threatening to refuse to co-operate with England sponsors if the Football...
Hello Ruudy! Goodbye Ronaldo?
Will Ruud van Nistelrooy send Ronaldo packing? The striker’s performance led some papers to conclude that the club would...