Zlatan calls it a day
Zlatan,much to everyone surprise, has decided to ride of into the sunset at the ripe old age of 41....
Category: Soccer Players
Messi shines in PSG title triumph
Leo Messi scored the decisive goal that led to PSG taking the Ligue One Title . The love hate...
Paeans of praise for De Bruyne
“He has, as it was often said of Xavi, “a protractor for a brain and a compass for a...
Ronaldo and the dark side of the force
First there was his WWF tackle that made the news. And now some other folk want him expelled from...
Rooney backs City to pip Arsenal at the post
Rooney scored against Arsenal on his debut for Everton in 2002, and he was only 16 years old at...
Asterix and the ageing Warhorse
The adventures of Asterix and Obelix rank among the best and funniest comics ever created. And now in an...
Happy Birthday Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho turned 43 on the 21st. Memories of his magic “Ronaldinho was more talented than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,”...
Haaland scores 5 CL goals
Haaland scored 5 goals against RB Leipzig taking his tally to33 goals in 25 Champions League games.He beat Mbappe’s...
Chip off the old block?
Joao de Assis Moreira,son of legend and has been Ronaldinho ,has been signed up by Barcelona. Will he be...
Ronaldo scores for Al Nassr at last
Ronaldo finally broke his goal drought for Al Nassr and some of those folks who are involved in putting...
The art of bicycle kicking – Pele’s regret
Pele had a regret.In his autobiography he said “I have just three-four of my 1,283 goals with a bicycle...
Bale calls it a day
“After careful and thoughtful consideration, I announce my immediate retirement from club and international football. I feel incredibly fortunate...
Pele.
Watch! There’s even a clip of Pele making great saves as a goalkeeper!
City narrow the gap
City narrowed the gap on the top of the table to 5 points .Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish combined...
Wout Faes scores 2 own goals
Liverpool beat Leicester City 2-1 thanks to a strange twist of fate. Wout Faes of Leicester City somehow managed...
The king of Jogo Bonito is no more: Pele passes away
Edson Arantes do Nascimento famously known as Pele passed away after days of being put on palliative care to...
Messi flies high
Tributes and adulation from a soccer crazy nation…
Moroccan Moms!
The image that speaks to us: Sofiane Boufal’s mom dancing on the pitch!
Ronaldo burning his bridges and boats
Bits and pieces from that fateful interview with Piers Morgan during which Ronaldo burnt both his bridges and his...
Morocco stun Portugal: Ronaldo’s World Cup days are over
Portugal couldn’t keep up with Morocco – with and without Cristiano Ronaldo. A great game fought fearlessly to the...
Shocking news: Grant Wahl passes away
A wonderful man and a doyen of soccer journalism passes away. Grant Wahl collapsed during the start of extra...
Meet Antonio Mateu Lahoz: Card happy referee dishing out a record 18 bookings
Antonio Mateu Lahoz, the Spanish referee overseeing the Netherlands vs Argentina match that often looked one tinder short of...
Argentina overcome a fighting Netherlands on penalties [4-3] in an epic to enter semi-finals
Former Arsenal goalkeeper was one of Argentina’s heroes in their victory against Netherlands. Lautaro Martinez held his nerve and...
Neymar should have put himself ahead in Brazil’s list of penalty takers
Neymar Jr cries after Croatia’s victory. Brazil’s talisman did not take part in the penalties as Marquinhos missed effort...
Seismic shock: Croatia sends Brazil packing on penalties [4-2] to enter semi-finals
Dominik Livakovic was the hero keeping Croatia in the match and saving Rodrygo’s effort on penalties Brazil and Croatia...
El Pais analysis: Moroccan defence successfully disrupted Pedri- Busquets axis
El Pais breaks down why Morocco was able neutralize the Spanish attack despite the suffocating drumbeat of passes. The...
Heartwarming: Achraf Hakimi celebrates with his mother
Achraf Hakimi’s cheeky panenka vaults Morocco to the quarterfinals. And then gets some motherly love. Lovely to see.
Stop press: Morocco shock Spain sending them out on penalties
Bono, “Acrobat” Morocco’s hero. Spain didn’t find what they were looking for. Yassine Bono or Bounou was Morocco’s hero...
When Football was the Beautiful Game…
This photo just makes us happy. A young Pele in 1958 (back when FIFA hadn’t messed up the beautiful game...
Japan fall apart on penalties
Croatia was held to a 1-1 tie by a valiant Japan going all the way to the end of...
Pelé, Pelé, Pelé
The rumor is that Pelé has been admitted to an end-of-life care facility. If true, we wish The King...
More shock: South Korea pip Uruguay to advance
Hungry like a wolf: Wolves striker Hwang Hee Chan comes up with the winning goal against Portugal Hwang Hee-Chan’s...
Lukaku’s horror show as Belgium crash out of the World Cup
Romelu Lukaku vents his frustration Romelu Lukaku had a final group match to forget. The Belgians were desperate for...
Japan send shock waves beating Spain and topping their group
Ao Tanaka’s goal proved to be the winner The Blue Samurai have done it! They beat Germany, 2-1 in...
Neymar’s Ankle
The horrible photos of Neymar’s ankle shared online show the extent of the damage to his ligaments. There is...
Casemiro’s brilliant goal sink obdurate Swiss
Casemiro finally found a hole in the Swiss defence as he lasered a half volley into the far corner...
Messi magic
Some Messi magic in Qatar at last. Enzo scored a second goal a little while later with some brilliant...
Halftime: The USA have come out swinging and England look rattled
It’s not coming home. Not if England play like this. Christian Pulisic just rocked the crossbar and Haji Wright...
A tenner on Enner to score: Netherlands lucky to escape with draw
Enner The Dragon: Valencia now leads 2022 World Cup goalscorers After Cody Gakpo gave Netherlands an early lead with...
Canada has the raw talent: An impressive display against the Belgians
Move over Wayne Gretsky, you have competition. Just getting ahead of myself. Never mind. I watched Canada with my...
Richarlison’s goal of the 2022 World Cup
Brazil beat Serbia last evening. With the effervescence of those magically gifted Seleccao sides of the 70s and 80s....
Hennessey sent off: Wales on the brink as Iran score two late goals
Wayne Hennessey gets sent off for a martial arts level challenge, the first red card in the 2022 World...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s soft penalty difference maker: Portugal scrape win against Ghana
Cristiano Penaldo ahem Ronaldo makes history This was a testy match. And it took a really soft penalty decision...
Sighting: El Pibe
Here’s a glimpse of Carlos Valderrama in Qatar. And – below – the talent he was:
Takuma Asano, ex-Arsenal and Arsene Wenger signing scores winning goal
Arsene Wenger, very much one with an eye for talent described Takuma Asano as “a talented young striker and...
Japan lift Asian hearts shocking Germany!
Brave. Tenacious. Canny. And when needed to be, absolutely devastating on the counter. They also won the physical part....
No football, no worries. Andrea Pirlo promotes Qatari tourism
Ever wonder what happened to Andrea Pirlo? “No football, no worries.” That’s the Qatari tourism branding Andrea Pirlo is...
Alex Scott makes a courageous One Love statement
Alex Scott, formerly of Arsenal Women’s (so proud, so proud of my club and her) and BBC presenter shows...
France missing key players show their potency against game Socceroos
No Karim Benzema. No N’Golo Kante. No Paul Pogba. No problem. The Socceroos took a shock early lead through...
Curtains for Cristiano: His Manchester United career is over
By Caravaggio – Self-scanned, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25450745 The inevitable happened. The disgruntled Cristiano Ronaldo will depart Man Utd by...
What a save! Memo Ochoa the hero for Mexico
The talisman for Mexico, Guillermo Ochoa, now in his 5th World Cup and saves Robert Lewandowski’s penalty. Ochoa actually...
Iran’s team captain speaks out
Iran team captain: “We are with them and we support them” pic.twitter.com/JIC5NGtQhq — Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) November 21, 2022...