John Terry racism trial begins
John Terry became the first Englishman since Fred Perry to win Wimbledon Actually the real story is John Terry’s...
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2010 Carling Cup final: Park Ji Sung against Aston Villa
Three Lung Park. For more on the man who invented incessant running, a three part documentary done by a...
Arsenal cloak and dagger: Peter Hill Wood is out of touch
Arsenal: Self sustaining model or vulture capitalism? The response in the wake of RVP refusing to renew a new...
Sam Cronin struck by Beckham’s shot makes miraculous recovery
Sam Cronin of the San Jose Earthquakes lying prostrate on the pitch makes a miraculous recovery after getting struck...
Arsenal is a football club: Erect a firewall around that business model
The last two days ripped to shreds that carefully put together feel good pre-season feeling. Fans could be forgiven...
Goal line technology introduced much to Michel Platini’s chagrin
It is official. FIFA finally ended the goal line technology debate that began seven years ago after Pedro Mendes’s...
Copa Libertadores: Corinthians are champions beating Boca Juniors, 2-0
Emerson’s brace sparked a famous Corinthians victory over six times Copa Libertadores champions Boca Juniors. The first leg ended...
Alisher Usmanov attacks Stan Kroenke over Van Persie
Two odious characters: The pugilistic Usmanov and the insipid, colourless Kroenke Normally anything that Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbeki oligarch...
Shock: Robin Van Persie declines to renew contract
This sums up the Gunners mood today In a nightmare for Arsenal and its fans, Robin Van Persie declined...
Man Utd announces NYSE listing on day Higgs Boson officially exists
Science made one of its most important breakthroughs today as we came to know what constitutes matter. It was...
Stuart Pearce explains why it didn’t work for Beckham
Stuart Pearce states its all “footballing reasons” why David Beckham was not chosen. He did his due diligence watching...
Andre Villas Boas to be unveiled as Spurs new coach
AVB will be unveiled as Harry Redknapp’s replacement later this week. Meanwhile, Luka Modric who caught the eye in...
Euro 2012: Jordi Alba and Xavi link brilliantly for Spain’s second
szólj hozzá: 2-0 One of the highlights of the 2012 Euro. Jordi Alba actually begins this move and starts...
Euro 2012: No sterile domination by Spain in final
It took 15 passes to create David Silva’s goal which as it turned out would have been enough to...
The media reaction: Spain rewrites history
Marca says Gracias, Gracias, Gracias. AS ran the headline. Spain: Three-time champions and legends of modern football. In a...
Euro 2012: Spain turns in a record breaking masterclass trouncing Italy, 4-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 4 0 Italy hoofoot.com highlights Great teams defy characterization, easy stereotypes, and rise to a challenge....
How Unique is Mario Balotelli?
As this ad tells us, he’s not Ronaldinho, Chris Waddle, Ronaldo, or Carlos Alberto Valderrama. Nope, he’s Mario Balotelli....
Euro 2012: The morning after for Super Mario
Head on down to Who Ate All The Pies for a collection of Mario Balotelli inspired memorabilia. The City...
Tim Bradford’s lo-fi animated match report: Portugal vs Spain
Funny and spot on. Here is the most recent Italy vs Germany match report. Tim’s got a bunch more...
Euro 2012: Five things we take from the Germany vs Italy match
Mesut Oezil has been a shadow, Andrea Pirlo a giant Mesut Oezil is no Andrea Pirlo: This Euro is...
Euro 2012: The Germans shed tears over their defeat
500,000 fans are left bereft at the Brandenberg Gate as their beloved Mannschaft come crashing down against the Italians.
A closer look at Olivier Giroud, the new Arsenal man
The first thing that leaps out is that he’s another left footed striker. Now we already have RVP and...
Shock: David Beckham not selected to England’s Olympic squad
Becks has worked hard and run more with the Olympic torch than at the LA Galaxy Stuart Pearce drops...
Eur0 2012: Semi-finals: Portugal bow out to uninspiring Spain, 2-4 on PKs
Looks like no one brought their shooting boots to this match. It was a bunch of John Arne Riise’s...
Euro 2012: The Iberian showdown: Spain vs Portugal
In the 2010 World Cup second round, Spain went with a 4-4-2 with Fernando Torres paired up with David...
Fabio Capello got this one right about Wayne Rooney
Not as bad as the 2010 World Cup when England returned from a dismal campaign Fabio Capello said something...
Mario Balotelli imagery: This is racism and it is unacceptable
This is in such incredibly poor taste. Although the Gazzetta Dello Sport cartoonist explains this as a clumsy attempt...
It’s official: Olivier Giroud is an Arsenal man
The Montpellier striker who scored 21 goals in the Ligue last season to lead his club to their first...
Marco Reus piques Arsene Wenger’s interest
Marco Reus, the Borussia M’gladbach striker, who had such a breakout game against Greece was singled out by Arsene...
Andrea Pirlo’s failed panenka against Barcelona
Andrea Pirlo’s delectable panenka against Joe Hart to level Italy on penalties is one of the definitive highlights of...
Argentina Clausura: Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0
Arsenal Football Club or better known as Arsenal De Sarandi in the Argentinian league won their first Premier Division...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: England get found out as Italy win on penalties (4-2)
szólj hozzá: England vs Italy FULL HIGHLIGHTS + PENALTIES Two observations. How on earth did England survive for 120...
Euro 2012: Laurent Blanc on the dock as Nasri prefers off pitch antics
After France’s disastrous 2008 Euro outing followed in quick succession by the 2010 World Cup debacle which saw France...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Spain brush aside a supine France, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 2 0 France hoofoot.com Samir Nasri gets the vote for the most disappointing footballer of this...
Euro 2012: Quarter- finals: Germany outclasses Greece, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Germany vs Greece 4:2 FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS The Germans at this point are a bit spoiled for...
Germany vs Greece: Kraftwerk vs Jon and Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou aka Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) collaborated with Jon Anderson of Yes, he of the seraphic voice...
Euro 2012: Miroslav Klose to start in Germany vs Greece austerity bowl
The Lazio striker is apparently Jogi Low’s first choice over Mario Gomez because of his big match production. He...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Portugal overcome Czech Republic with Ronaldo’s strike
szólj hozzá: CZE 0 – POR 1 Joao Moutinho’s 79th minute cross was met emphatically by Cristiano Ronaldo as...
Euro 2012: France at it again as Samir Nasri fuels a locker room feud
Looks like Samir Nasri is showing his true colours again. After that one England performance, he seems to have...
Euro 1996: Karel Poborsky’s wonder lob lifts Czechs past Portugal, 1-0
Great technical ability shown by the Czech’s all time appearance leader to execute a perfect lob over the head...
Euro 2012: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s fantastic volley against France
Sweetly struck by the AC Milan striker. Sweden won against France, 2-0 but they weren’t able to progress out...
Didier Drogba joins Shenhua: Where is this club making money?
As foreseen Didier Drogba makes the move to the Chinese League joining Shanghai Shenhua for a cool $15 million...
Andre Villas Boas the frontrunner to replace Harry Redknapp
Andre Villas Boas may get his second shot at managing a Premier League team as Daniel Levy is reportedly...
Euro 2012: Steven Gerrard’s blinder against Ukraine
Gerrard’s gaudy stats against Oleg Blokhin’s blokes Stevie G’s all round performance against Ukraine earn universal plaudits. He’s been...
A tale of two fines: Racism vs racy
Overt racism: £65,000 Covert marketing: £80,000 Observers more perspicacious have commented on how differently UEFA have treated Nicklas Bendtner’s...
Euro 2012: Group D: Marko Devic’s ghost goal haunts Ukraine
This is simply baffling. The fifth official standing right over the goal line with a clear field of vision...
Euro 2012: Group D: England top group as Ukraine fall to Rooney’s goal, 1-0
Wayne Rooney had the simplest of tasks left after Steven Gerrard’s cross broke free with no Ukrainian defender dealing...
Euro 2012: Group C: Mario Balotelli’s brilliance as Italy wreck Ireland, 2-0
With John O’Shea draped all over him, Mario Balotelli showed his strength and sublime timing to side volley the...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain ease fears through Navas against Croatia, 1-0
The 88th minute Jesus Navas goal was legitimate. The key is Iniesta receiving Cesc Fabregas’s perfectly measured chip in...
Euro 2012: Group B: Lars Bender scores as perfect Germans send Danes out
szólj hozzá: www.dailygoalz.com – DEN 1 – GER 2 This move began deep in Danish territory after Simon Poulsen...
Nicklas Bendtner: That is one expensive jockstrap, my friend!
What is with Nicklas Bendtner and underwear? He can’t seem to keep his pants on and off the pitch....
Euro 2012: Did playing for losing clubs doom the Netherlands?
Bad karma chameleons The remarkable thing about yesterday’s match was the Dutch’s utter lack of self belief. After that...
Euro 2012: Dutch ball hoggers vs Portugese ball hoggers
The Dutch have been the poorest shooting team in the Euros averaging almost 14 attempts off target per match....
Euro 2012: UEFA opens racism investigation against Croatia
All about bananas and nuts who throw them Mario Balotelli has been a virtually anonymous figure in this Euro...