Johan Cruyff’s legacy recognized by posthumous Laureus award
Johan Cruyff is such a giant of the game, generations of footballers and coaches will continue to feel the...
Category: Soccer Players
Andrea Consigli scores an even better own goal than Mickael Roche
Tahiti goalkeeper Mickael Roche had become the talk of Tahiti when he scored a sensational own goal a couple...
Rooney returns for United
Manchester United got their captain back for the first time since the middle of February and he duly led...
A comeback for the ages: Liverpool stun Dortmund with a late surge, 4-3 (agg 5-4)
The Klopp era is firmly upon Liverpool. The man has astonishingly done it without any of the side’s players...
Ronaldog- the football dog
Ronaldog is actually a dog named Alfie who has footballing skills that rival Ronaldo’s. He is also known as...
Cristiano’s Hat Trick Ball
Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest hat-trick ball will eventually end up in the impressive collection of the others in the CR7...
Cristiano Ronaldo wills Real Madrid over Wolfsburg with a hat trick, 3-0 (agg 3-2)
I am Spartacus. Kevin De Bruyne’s former club gave it the best shot but they came up against CR7,...
US Women’s lawsuit: Existing equal pay clauses not being enforced
A fitting analogy for the camps debating men and women soccer pay parity would be Wall St traders vs...
Nigel De Jong is up to his old tricks: Darlington Nagbe his latest victim
A horrific leg breaking tackle by Nigel De Jong? Noooo, say it isn’t so. The latest victim Darlington Nagbe...
2016 NASL: NY Cosmos win home opener against Jacksonville Armada
Jairo Arrieta celebrates his man of the match moment. Photo: NY Cosmos April 10, Hempstead: The old Cosmos was...
Another Ronaldo record
Cristiano Ronaldo soars to new heights. He became the first player ever to score 30 goals in six consecutive...
Andy Carroll’s hat trick extinguishes Arsenal’s on life support title hopes
Oh, Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal. Two goals of the highest quality, grafted through some stunning give and go, Arsenal on...
Mickael Roche scores a crazy own goal
Tahiti goalkeeper Mickael Roche’s previous claim to fame was that he was the goalkeeper when Tahiti were beaten 10...
Europa League: Liverpool edge Dortmund in the Klopptico securing away goal advantage
Jurgen Klopp’s Dortmund homecoming was not a bad one, there was a lot of love flowing for the man...
Neymar to PSG on a record breaking fee?
How much will it cost Paris’s oil and natural gas rich club to lure Neymar from Barcelona? According to...
Panama Papers tax evasion scandal: Leo Messi linked with offshore company
The Barcelona maestro and his father, Jorge Messi already face tax evasion charges which if he’s found guilty of...
In Mohamed Elneny Arsenal have found their tempo setting midfielder
The 4-0 victory against Watford was a distraction. Yes, it highlighted Alex Iwobi’s attacking potential, the return to form...
Wes Morgan sinks Southampton as Leicester keep their tryst with history
We can stop pinching ourselves. Leicester. Will. Be. Champions. Claudio Ranieri is a special coach (as opposed to The...
Kane denies Liverpool victory
Kane scored his 22nd goal of the season and helped Spurs to draw 1-1 with Liverpool. Now Leicester can...
Dimitri Payet’s insane free kick against Crystal Palace
Your browser does not support iframes. Dimitri Payet’s free kick against Palace’s 7 man wall in the 41st minute...
Barcelona pay tribute to Cruyff in El Clasico
Barcelona will wear shirts with the words “Gracies Johan” across the chest when they play Real Madrid in the...
Soccerblog supports pay parity for the US Women’s soccer team
We fully support the wage discrimination lawsuit filed by US Women soccer players Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Hope Solo,...
Messi agrees €500m Real deal
This and other such April Fool nonsense here..
Sir Alex Ferguson is unconvinced Jose Mourinho is the answer to United’s future
Marcus Rashford has justified Louis Van Gaal’s faith in him. Jose Mourinho is keen to cement his move by...
Sanchez brings good news to children in his country
Alexis Sanchez has bought two artificial pitches for children in his hometown of Tocopilla. “I built two football pitches...
World Cup 2018 qualifier: In crucial win USA knock four unanswered past Guatemala
No love for Klinsmann. Lando must feel some vindication. Jurgen Klinsmann went to his veterans this time to bolster...
Ronaldo Portugal’s all time leading goal scorer
Ronaldo scored his 56th goal for his country as Portugal beat Belgium 2-0 in a friendly. Belgium were without...
Holland bring England back to earth
Hodgson had warned that England must not get carried away after their spectacular comeback win in Germany and a...
Spain unable to beat Romania because they had the numbers
Romania held a struggling Spain to a goalless draw in a friendly in preparation for Euro 2016. Vicente del...
Pele the Movie: Official Trailer
The long awaited movie about the journey of Edson Arantes do Nascimento from playing football in the poverty ridden...
England’s basis for optimism: Club level resilience and collectivism
Jamie Vardy’s brilliant improvisation and first England goal There is the usual plethora of opposing reactions to the Three...
Suarez scores comeback equaliser
Suarez made his first competitive start for Uruguay since being handed a nine-match suspension for biting Italy defender Giorgio...
World Cup 2018 qualifier: High flying Mexico finish off Canada
The low key Juan Carlos Osorio has gotten El Tri off to a blinding start. Make it four out...
World Cup 2018 qualifier: Guatemala heap misery on poorly playing mistake prone USA
Jurgen Klinsmann looks a bit sad, so too the national side The regression of the MNT under Jurgen Klinsmann...
Jan Olsson tribute to Cruyff
Jan Olsson’s claim to fame is that he happens to be the Swedish player who was bamboozled by Johan...
Cruyff remembered in Holland – France friendly
Netherlands fans unfurled a giant banner of an iconic Cruyff image during a friendly game with France. The game...
Ronaldo misses second penalty in a row
Ronaldo is on a hat trick of missed penalties.He missed from the spot for Real Madrid against Sevilla on...
Dutch master and football’s savant Johan Cruyff passes away at age 68
One of the game’s legends has passed on fighting till the very end his battle with cancer. Johan Cruyff...
ZLatan Tower instead of the Eiffel Tower
The Paris skyline is going to get a minor makeover. Zlatan has very kindly agreed to stay on at...
Bale breaks Gary Lineker’s record
Gareth Bale became the leading British goal scorer in the La Liga when he took his tally of goals...
Eden Hazard misses 10,000 cups
Eden Hazard has failed to hit the target this season.Not a single goal to his credit. He slipped from...
Lets face it: This is no longer a farce, Arsenal are a poorly coached side
Another day, another defeat. This time in the FA Cup, the one bright spot in an Arsenal season for...
Zlatan scores four in PSG’s fourth title winning game
Paris Saint-Germain clinched their fourth Ligue 1 title in a row with a 9 – 0 win over Troyes...
Manchester City fail to beat Norwich City
Manchester City failed to beat third from bottom club Norwich City and their title hopes are fading into the...
News about a couple of legends
A video compilation of some of Xavi’s contributions to his team Al-Sadd in the 2015 -16 season shows that...
Fifa agrees to the use of video tech
Winds of change at last bringing tidings of long awaited reform to archaic laws. Referees will be assisted by...
Leicester remain in the lead as Spurs Arsenal ends in a draw
Leicester remain on top of the EPL table after the Arsenal Spurs derby ended in a dramatic 2 –...
Carlos Kameni’s moment of madness
Malaga’s goalkeeper Carlos Kameni will want to forget this crazy own goal he scored against Valencia yesterday. He tried...
Messi scores 6th free kick of the season
Messi scores off another totally amazing free kick. You tube link to the penalty kick here.. Barcelona beat Sevilla...
Toure scores a beauty
Yaya Toure scored this beauty in the 90th minute to ensure that City won the game against Dynamo Kiev...
Christian Pulisic makes Bundesliga debut
Christian Pulisic from Pennyslavania is the the youngest American to debut in a major European league, and the eighth...
Brilliant new Messi Commercial
A simple message. Don’t go down.
Thomas Muller scores a brilliant goal
Thomas Muller produced this marvelous scissor kicked goal against Darmstadt in the Bundesliga yesterday….