Viggo Mortensen hates Jose Mourinho
The shadow of Mourinho is upon us, Aragorn The star of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is a...
Category: Soccer Players
The Nuri Sahin twist and turn now favours Liverpool
Finally the M57 to Liverpool to end all this in-sahinity Reports from Spain, the Guardian, and the Beeb indicate...
Victor Valdes keeps Real alive as Barca beats them, 3-2
Horrible, horrible mistake by Victor Valdes. What was he thinking? With the match in the bag for the Catalans...
Fernando Torres’s clearly offside goal against Reading
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 3:2 Torres Even Gary Cahill admits as much. That goal turned the tables on...
Champions League: Ismaily Dos Santos’s rocket against Udinese
Check out this rocket from Braga’s Ismaily Dos Santos against Udinese in their Champions League qualifiers. Luckily no one...
Eden Hazard and linesman help Chelsea overcome Reading, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 4:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS It was Hazard time again. The Belgian has been on fire...
Women’s U20 World Cup: USA brush aside Ghana, 4-0
Looks like the future of US women’s soccer is in very capable hands. The U20 World Cup got going...
Joan Gamper trophy: Sampdoria beat “baby” Barca, 1-0
A Barca team featuring many reserves and sparingly used first team members with the exception of Ibrahim Affelay and...
Barca vs Real Madrid: Spanish Super Cup
We did not have too wait too long for the tasty treats to begin. Tomorrow both titans clash in...
Mitt Romney approves of Reading’s Anton Zingarevich
Anton, come join us, smell the sweet, sweet smell of tax free money David Conn’s article in the Guardian...
Roberto Carlos’s free kick and the Magnus effect
The greatest left back in the history of the sport retired two weeks ago but this is the free...
Nuri Sahin update: Impasse over possible long term
Looks like Real are ready to ship Nuri Sahin over on a year loan move but are balking at...
Alan Pardew gets charged with misconduct
For doing this. Actually, there should be some sympathy for the Newcastle manager because the ball clearly rolled out...
Player exchange: Pazzini to Milan, Cassano to Inter + €7.5m
Pazzini and Cassano in a swap between clubs Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Cassano are all set to trade clubs....
FC Sheriff Tiraspol: A secretive soccer team dominates Moldovan league
FC Sheriff Stadium, a top notch stadium which stands out amongst its poorer counterparts The NYT has a fascinating...
Man Utd are Fellain-it as Everton break them, 1-0
szólj hozzá: EVERTON 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED Full highlights Marouane Fellaini was a beast. You knew it was coming as...
Five Arsenal myths revisited
Arsene Wenger is principled: “We do not want to sell our players – so all the players who have...
Tito Vilanova era gets a rollout as Barca thump Real Sociedad, 5-1
A brace from Lionel Messi, and goals from Carles Puyol, Pedro, and David Villa as Barca sauntered through their...
Pepe takes out Casillas as Jonas scores Valencia’s equalizer
A couple of observations: This goal would not have been scored if Iker Casillas had stayed on the line....
Nuri Sahin coming to Arsenal
As per the Daily Mail, ESPN, and the Beeb. Now backed up by AS. The Beeb says that it...
Man City dig deep to overcome a spirited Saints side, 3-2
szólj hozzá: Man City vs Southampton 3:2 HIGHLIGHTS What an absolutely engrossing match. City showing the fortitude and strength...
No hazarding a guess: Chelsea find a garden of Eden at Wigan, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Wigan 0-2 Chelsea Goals 7 minutes of Eden Hazard was enough for Chelsea to win against Wigan....
Ben Arfa’s trickery sinks Spurs at St James Park, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham Spurs, overwhelmingly the better team in the first half, paid dearly through two bits...
Swansea is happy to Michu, QPR will know his name, 5-0
szólj hozzá: Quenns park 0-5 No sympathy for QPR the second time on opening day. This time the Swans...
WBA makes Rodgers’s Liverpool debut a miserable one, 3-0
szólj hozzá: WBA vs Liverpool 3:0 FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Oy vey! This was not supposed to be. Ten man...
Sunderland frustrate a frustrating Arsenal, 0-0
szólj hozzá: Arsenal vs Sunderland 0:0 HIGHLIGHTS If you wanted to know where the goals were going to come...
The Melvins: The War on Wisdom
Perfect way to kickstart the Premiership season. Arsenal vs Sunderland. Go Gunners!
A few thoughts on Rio Ferdinand’s “choc ice” retweet
No retreat, retweet The FA has spoken. Rio Ferdinand is to be fined £45,000 for re-tweeting “choc ice” used...
Song is on his way to Barcelona
Is that tiki taka on his mind? Arsene Wenger pretty much admits it. The negotiations are in the advanced...
Robin Van Persie: Lets thank him for not making this a circus
Money, its a gas. Don’t give me that do goody goody BS. There are ways of ending a relationship...
Spain win 2-1 over Puerto Rico as Cazorla and Fabregas score
One current Arsenal player and a former one contributed to Spain’s 2-1 winning score. Santi Cazorla swung a ball...
History created! USA beat Mexico in Mexico for the first time, 1-0
In the 79th minute Brek Shea squirting free down the left nutmegs his way through and then crosses the...
Sahin wants Arsenal, Mourinho prefers Liverpool
There are evident fault lines developing between Nuri Sahin and Jose Mourinho even as it becomes inevitable that he...
What ails Brazilian soccer? Time to bring Dunga back
The title should actually read what fails Brazilian soccer? Clearly, with all its unsurpassed talent, Brazilian soccer should have...
Fabrice Muamba retires from football on medical advice
Fabrice Muamba who was last seen carrying the Olympic torch from Greenwich to Waltham Forest on July 21st announced...
Arsenal ready themselves with a 4-0 thumping of FC Koln
Lukas Podolksi returned to his former club and scored a brace, the first through a penalty, and then sweeping...
Barcelona confident of landing Alex Song
Looks like Barca, FIFA’s favourite club have their beady eyes set on Alex Song. Their manager Tito Vilanova has...
Antonio Conte banned for 10 months after match fixing scandal
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months Robin Van Persie can rule out going to Juventus....
2012 Olympics: Canada get the bronze as they beat France, 1-0
Canada completely outplayed by France in the second half managed to score an extra time goal by Diane Matheson...
Real Madrid spank AC Milan, 5-1 at Yankee Stadium
Kaka was there and we half expected him to be in a Rossoneri jersey but against his former club...
2012 Olympics: USA exact a 2-1 win over Japan in revenge rematch
Carli Lloyd’s brace and some superb goalkeeping from Hope Solo guided the USA to a sweetly savoured victory over...
2012 Olympics: Tune into USA vs Japan women’s soccer final
As iconic an image: Could the USA top this in the finals? Yes, all you football/ soccer lovers. This...
Nuri Sahin tutorial: What Arsenal gets if he lands up
Only at Real would some one with the skills of Nuri Sahin go unappreciated. Which of course is topic...
Arsenal: Just a song and dance? Or behaviour modification
Sahin for Song. Not really. The deal on Robin Van Persie is that Sir Alex went public to pressurize...
2012 Olympics: Mexico enter men’s final beating Japan, 3-1
szólj hozzá: Mexico vs Japan 3:1 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Yuki Otsu’s magnificent strike in the 12th minute gave the Japanese...
Santi Cazorla is finally at Arsenal
The CF Malaga man is finally a Gunner. And he’s losing no time talking about his ambitions to see...
2012 Olympics: Japan defeat France, 2-1 in semi-final
Sepp Blatter was around to see his fondest dream of seeing women playing in “tighter shorts”. Yes, he really...
Usain Bolt’s sensational 100m win deconstructed brick by brick
Arsene Wenger we’ve heard is looking for new talent. Bolt may only be slightly faster (tongue firmly in cheek)...
2012 Olympics: Alex Morgan’s ET strike as USA pip Canada, 4-3 in thriller
An instant classic. Christine Sinclair was a one woman wrecking crew for Canada as she scored a hat trick...
2012 Olympics: Sturridge magic as Team GB bests UAE, 3-1
szólj hozzá: GB There are days when Daniel Sturridge could not hit a barn door even if it meant...
Gareth Bale out: No expected return date
If you watch the video it was a garden variety clip by Charlie Adam. Cynical yes, but not unusually...
2012 Olympics: Honduras’s MLS connection send Spain crashing out, 1-0
The mighty Rojas are done for. Well, at least their U23 team plus Adrian Lopez and Juan Mata. Los...
Don’t mess with the Zlatan
szólj hozzá: Ibrahimovic aprít a PSG-nél Are you a zlatan for punishment? Blaise Matuidi, Jeremy Menez, and Nene find...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first goal for PSG against DC United
Good bit of skill and a nice finish from the most expensive player in Ligue history. Afterwards, Ibrahimovic talks...