Arsenal legend Roberto Pires banned for two matches in the ISL
The All India Football Federation came down hard on FC Goa and Atletico De Kolkata as their ill tempered...
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Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa shot dead
Senzo Meyiwa, the captain and goalkeeper of the South African team was shot dead by while trying to stop...
Higuain hat trick
Inter Milan struggling at 9th place in the Serie A table got something to cheer about when Gonzalo Higuain...
Alexis Sanchez’s success lies in not sublimating to Arsenal’s collective
One can only hope Alexis Sanchez’s individualistic and opportunistic streak is not swallowed whole by the Soviet style collectivism...
El Clasico turns out to be a bit of a damp squib
The much anticipated return of Luis Suarez El Classico ended up a pretty one sided affair.Barcelona got an early...
League of the Unbeatables
For the first time in history Bayern Munich,1899...
Who’s the funniest of them all ?- in the Chelsea dressing room
Well Lampard going off to play for Manchester City is definitely not funny. But Cesc Fabregas votes Diego Costa...
Eric Lamela wonder goal – better than Marc Janko’s ?
And as Marc Janko was scoring his wonder goal down in Australia Eric Lamela pulled off a brilliantly executed...
Marc Janko wonder goal- better than Ronaldo’s ?
Shortly after Cristiano Ronaldo scored his wonder goal against Liverpool Marc Janko opened his...
Real Madrid outclass Liverpool
Real Madrid were a class apart.Ronaldo scored an Anfield wonder goal. Benzema got the other two. Balotelli remains a...
Soccerblog wishes everyone a Happy Diwali
May the festival of light bring light where there is darkness..
Why would Mario Balotelli swap jerseys with alleged racist Pepe?
This writer remembers Andre Santos sidling up to Robin Van Persie just before the half time to exchange jerseys....
A rabbit pulls Arsenal out against Anderlecht
The Arsenal conundrum Laurent Koscielny can’t come back soon enough. Nacho Monreal without any of Koscielny’s physicality and speed...
Bayern Munich destroy Roma
Bayern Munich scored five goals in the first 36 minutes and went on to beat Roma 7-1. Bayern Munich...
Neymar and Messi are getting to be a lethal combination…
Ajax were at the receiving end of the Neymar- Messi combination which is getting better all the time. They...
Chelsea celebrate Diwali with a huge win over NK Maribor
Chelsea recorded their biggest CL win with a 6 – 0 win over NK Maribor during the course of...
Atletico Madrid close the gap
Defending Champions Atletico Madrid moved back to within five points of La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 win...
Swansea done in by dodgy penalty decision
The Swansea manager, Garry Monk was livid with referee Michael Oliver for giving a penalty when Stoke City’s Victor...
Indian Footballer dies as goal celebration goes wrong…
23 year old Peter Biaksangzuala played for a club called Bethlehem Vengthlang FC in the Mizoram Premier League up...
Arsenal salvage a draw against Hull amidst a familiar litany of errors
There is a certain grimness swallowing Arsenal’s fixtures. The inevitability of a letdown despite all the craft and industry...
3,4 ,5 ,6,….goals to zero
The teams which have beaten their opponents 3- 0, 4 -0, 5 – 0 and 6 – 0 are...
Barca legend’s scribbled contract makes it the famous serviette in history
“In Barcelona, on the 14th of December of 2000 and in the presence of Josep Minguella and Horacio ,...
Germany falter again as last gasp Ireland hold them
These Euro qualifiers are turning out to be a minefield for the big boys. John O’ Shea does not...
Serbia Albania match called off after drone invasion leads to havoc
This was probably bound to happen as Serbia refuses to recognize Kosovo’s independence and a match between these two...
Argentina beat Hong Kong 7 – 0
Not the best of times to have a football game. Hundreds of Hong Kong police used sledgehammers and chainsaws...
Neymar scores all four
Neymar scored all four goals as Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in a friendly in Singapore on Tuesday. Dunga should...
Indian Super League: NorthEast United beat Kerala Blasters
David James, the former Portsmouth and England goalie, now plying his trade at ISL’s Kerala Blasters was unable to...
He’s back…!
Luis Suárez scored two goals for Uruguay in a friendly against Oman. His biting ban is still not over...
Martin Odegaard creates history
The Norwegian becomes the youngest player to debut at the Euro at 15 years and 300 days when he...
Iceland stun Netherlands with a Gylfi Sigurdsson brace
The Netherlands were gylfi, very gylfi of giving the ball away cheaply. The Swansea midfielder played a part in...
Ebola concerns could derail 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Michael Essien, the former Chelsea midfielder was the subject of internet rumours of coming down with the Ebola virus...
Landon Donovan’s biggest achievement amongst many was his style of play
Friday night was Landon Donovan’s international swansong as the USA met Ecuador at East Hartford. And it was an...
Dunga’s Brazil beat Argentina 2- 0
Diego Tardelli scored both goals as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a friendly in Beijing billed as the Superclásico...
Roy Keane’s The Second Half has a few rough tackles
The beard of Birmingham Roy Keane gives the impression of someone who never quite recovered from his Man Utd...
Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria brilliant EPL stats
Sergio notches up the best Premier League Minutes per goal record ever.. …and Di Maria’s form has been divine.
Rampant Ronaldo scores third hat trick of the season
Rampant Ronaldo………… 13 goals in six games. His third hat-trick of the season. The La Liga record of 22...
Matchday 7 Results Highlight Changes in Modern Game
Another weekend in the Premier League, another defeat at the hands of Jose Mourinho for Wenger’s men. After twelve...
Chelsea and Mourinho outclass Arsenal and Arsene once again
Arsene Wenger making Jose Mourinho look small and pathetic It took Cesc Fabregas a moment to put into stark...
Messi on goal number 249 for Barcelona
Messi scored his 249th goal for Barcelona in a one sided win over Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano 0 FC...
Balotelli benched
After four defeats in nine games Balotelli and Lazar Markovic were benched. Liverpool then proceeded to stagger to a...
Felipe Melo’s studs up assault on Alexis Sanchez
This is deserving of a retrospective punishment. Felipe Melo could have grievously injured Alexis Sanchez. On top of it...
Shinji Kagawa’s heavenly pass to Ciro Immobile
Man Utd aren’t just suffering Danny Welbeck’s rejuvenation at Arsenal. The player Louis Van Gaal said did not meet...
Real Madrid rely on the dark arts to sink plucky Ludogorets
Cristiano Ronaldo, diver resurrects the dark arts against FC Ludogorets FC Ludogorets Razgrad’s transfer value of starting XI and...
Toothless Liverpool fall to Basel
There sure is no bite to Liverpool’s attack Basel has a thing for administering harsh reality checks to big...
Danny Welbeck turns it on as Arsenal waltz past Galatasaray
This might be safe to say. Olivier Giroud would not have scored any of those goals Danny Welbeck scored...
Sporting Lisbon no match for Chelsea
Nemanja Matic was the scorer of the solitary winning goal.Chelsea dominated the game to a huge extent but wasted...
PSG beat Barcelona in 5 goal thriller
David Luiz, Marco Verratti Blaise Matuidi,Messi and Neymar were the goal scorers.
Paul Dummett goes for a spin
Paul Dummett does a dizzying series of gymnastic turns in a desperate attempt to locate the ball in the...
Cristiano Ronaldo: Come home as Utd fans go aerial with plea
This happened a few days ago at the Villareal vs Real Madrid match. A plane flew over El Madrigal...
Alan Pardew faces sack as Newcastle fall to Stoke
Peter Crouch causes a world of pain. Can’t see Alan Pardew surviving this. His side have stopped responding to...
Diego Costa’s Hamstrings: Pavlovian conditioning
Can there be any thing more feared than Jose Mourinho uttering “Diego Costa’s hamstrings?” That is license for the...
