Alisher Usmanov increases his Arsenal share
Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbeki oligarch increased his shareholding to over 29%. Silent Stan Kroenke owns the majority with 66.1%...
Category: Soccer Players
Gold Cup semi-finals: Bob Bradley might have to improvise yet again
Juan Agudelo might get another start against Panama Jozy Altidore underwent an MRI for his strained hamstring to further...
Who is going to coach Inter?
Massimo Moratti: Whither my next coach? With Leonardo’s exit, the Inter coaching job has opened up. So far their...
André Villas- Boas resigns ahead of the big Chelsea move
FC Porto reports Andre Villas-Boas has resigned. The check for €15m needed for his buyout appears to be in...
Soccer’s data revolution: To be pitch perfect
Every data point (pass, cross, offside, out of play etc) mapped in these two hemispheres (one for each half)...
Barca can have Alexis Sanchez for €50m
Barcelona is on the verge of signing Alexis Sanchez. Not so fast says Gianpaolo Pozzo, Udinese’s owner who is...
Czechmate: England crash out of the Euro U21
szólj hozzá: England 1-2 Czech Republic Despite this stunning training ground goal, the U21 English squad like their senior...
Gold Cup: The USA get it right against Jamaica
Bob Bradley gamble opting to sit down Landon Donovan and opening with Alejandro Bedoya and Sasha Kljestan paid off...
Chicharito back heel
Against Guatemala in the Gold Cup.Turned out to be the winning goal of the quarter final game.
Luka Modric is now officially a wantaway
“Luka, I can’t show you the other part of my body equally excited to see you play” Spurs fans...
Fabregas is not so fab anymore as per Barca
Sandro Rosell: “Fab is not so fab, so lets fob you off” Cesc Fabregas has been downgraded by his...
Arsenal face Newcastle in the 2011-12 opener
The Gunners travel to the formerly known St James Park who knows what it is now for their opening...
The makers of (mostly) undrinkable beer become FA Cup sponsors
The world’s oldest football competition will be sponsored for the next three years by the “King of Beers”. The...
Not too rich for Luka Modric: Chelsea’s offer rejected
Alexander “Skip” Spence? No, it’s Luka Chelsea’s £22m offer for Luka Modric is ridiculed by Harry Redknapp. The only...
Leonardo to leave as Marcelo Bielsa tapped to succeed at Inter
“El Loco” Bielsa might be taking over at Inter Fast moving stuff with Massimo Morratti doing a series of...
2011 Copa Libertadores (first leg): Santos 0 Penarol 0
Penarol was one of the seven clubs in the inaugural Copa Libertadores in 1960 and it also had the...
Cesc Fabregas has not checked himself out
Barcelona might be preparing for its annual summer tempest involving Cesc Fabregas but the Arsenal captain introduces his moment...
Another MLS wondergoal…
Graham Zusi scores for Sporting Kansas from a free kick that was a good forty yards out.FC Dallas were...
Martin Palermo’s finest moment
The 2000 Copa Libertadores quarterfinals (second leg) between Boca and River Plate. The first leg had gone to their...
The Bombanera’s farewell to its Titan
With luminaries like Don Diego and Juan Roman Riquelme in attendance Boca bade a moist eyed farewell to the...
Wasteful USA get by Guadeloupe, 1-0
The USA missed about half a dozen chances to put the game beyond doubt. Clint Dempsey was most egregious...
Ronaldinho shows why he’s so fascinating to watch
No one does these skills more effortlessly. If football was 90 minutes of purely this then Ronaldinho would be...
Gervinho strongly linked with Arsenal
Lille has confirmed that it is negotiating with Arsenal over the sale of their star striker Gervinho. The sale...
Alex McLeish is not the right choice for Villa
Alex McLeish joins the growing list of Judases in the Premiership. His terse resignation by email has set off...
Gold Cup: Panama stun USA, 2-1
Panama through Luis Tejada and Gabriel Gomez go 2 up before Clarence Goodson pulls one back. The Panamanians secure...
The New York Cosmos will play Paul Scholes’s testimonial
On August 5th the NY Cosmos led by Eric Cantona will play Paul Scholes’s testimonial at Old Trafford. Cantona,...
Chicharito continues his goalscoring spree…
Chicharito adds two more to his tally. Mexico beat Cuba 5 – 0 .
Gael Clichy to Liverpool and a Hazard warning
Gael Clichy is obviously on his way out. His contract negotiations have broken down and with a year left...
Clenbuterol strikes again: Guillermo Ochoa and four others suspended
Guillermo Ochoa might have a beef with his country’s food suppliers Five members of Mexico’s Gold Cup squad have...
Carl Jenkinson joins Arsenal: Wenger’s trend holds true
Carl Jenkinson or Karil Jenkinpää as he’s known in Finland If Carl Jenkinson is the a harbinger of transfers...
Nasri quells transfer talk
Looks a bit more quiet on the Samir Nasri transfer buzz as the player plays down the rumours. Hopefully...
Ronaldo curtain call…
Ronaldo makes his final appearance for Brazil in a friendly against Romania. ……and leaves the field to the applause...
Zlatan hat trick against Finland
Ibrahimovic marked his return to the Sweden team in style.His hat-trick helped Sweden destroy their Nordic neighbours 5-0 .Ibrahimovic...
Gold Cup: Bradley needs to be bold
Deuce should get his opportunities against Canada The USA meets Canada @ 8 p.m. ET, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan...
Is Mark Hughes’s real target Chelsea?
All signs point to Stamford Bridge The ready answer to Mark Hughes’s Fulham departure: He was angling for the...
The very durable Brad Freidel moves to Spurs
Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel moves to Spurs after his contract was set to expire this month. The long standing...
Height does not necessarily remedy Arsenal’s set piece horrors
Paging Yao Ming: Wenger is looking for height Arsenal gave up 23 goals from set pieces the same as...
The English are humiliated as FIFA turns on them
Another Sepp Blatter look alike. Julio Grondona, Argentinian football’s godfather It appears worse than Dunkirk. The English FA’s vote...
Wenger: Samir Nasri will not move to Man Utd
Patrice Evra acting as an instigator (what’s new?) encouraging his France team mate to dump Arsenal and come aboard...
Sepp Blatter wears a crown of Fumaria
Sepp Blatter as mad King Lear. “What crisis?” ” Close pent-up guilts, Rive your concealing continents, and cry These...
Shakira shows her moves but Barca keeps theirs on the pitch
It’s a relief Barca keeps its best moves on the pitch because Gerard Pique, Shakira’s present love interest and...
Scott Sinclair’s hattrick propels Swansea to the Premiership
The first Welsh side to make it to the Premiership. They join already promoted QPR and Norwich City. In...
Paul Scholes tribute: Over the years
The ginger haired maestro retires after spending 17 years as a Red Devil where he clocked 676 appearances and...
Five things we learned from Man Utd vs Barcelona
Man Utd were the real caricatures in the final In a nod to the Guardian one will attempt five...
Messi’s first goal on English soil..
His first goal in England also equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 12 Champions League goals in one campaign....
2011 Champions League Final: Only one team and it was not Man Utd
The suspicion that the Premiership was fought amongst a group of 30 lb lightweights and won depending on who...
1999 Champions League Final (Camp Nou): Man Utd 2 Bayern 1
Manchester United – Bayern Munich Final 1999… by 91Zuzu91 The bitterest two minutes for Bayern as Utd struck back...
1968 Champions League Final (Wembley): Man Utd 4 Benfica 1
Wembley was a happy hunting ground for Man Utd in their first Champions League victory in 1968 when they...
Messi 52 goal video
You have seen the C Ronaldo 53 goal video.Here’s the Messi 52 goal video…
Weight to go, Kolo!
Kolo Toure is banned for six months from all football because he took pills that belonged to his wife....
Silly season is upon us: Falcao linked with Arsenal
Falcao’s use of telekinesis makes him very dangerous It is bewildering how Arsenal is one club which manages to...
May 26th: Today is a red letter day in Arsenal history
Twenty two years this day the league title hung in balance as Arsenal needed two goals to win against...
Blackburn and Carlo Ancelotti could work together
Blackbum may rule the roost with him in charge Carlo Ancelotti successfully removed the clause that stipulates he cannot...