Vermaelen setback: Wenger indicates buying a defender
Gary Cahill might be back on the table Thomas Vermaelen has suffered another injury set back which now needs...
Category: Soccer Players
And the Ballon D’Or goes to …… Xavi
Actually, it went to Leo Messi, who in any circumstance is not an undeserving winner. But when you look...
The Twit of Babel: A tangled Webb he wove
Ryan Babel responded to the call that led to the Ryan Giggs spot kick by Twittering this photoshop of...
Beckham arrives at Spurs
Not to be part of the squad but to train with them for four weeks. He will return to...
Edinson Cavani’s hat trick: Napoli brushes aside Juve
Edinson Cavani was Diego Forlan’s understudy in the World Cup. But here is evidence that the talented Uruguayan will...
Real overcome Villareal through Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo was the headline grabber with three of the goals but the bigger story was Kaka scoring his...
Milan 4 Udinese 4: The game of the week
Daniele Bonera had a nightmare game. Alexis Sanchez, Antonio Di Natale, and German St Denis were beneficiaries of some...
FA Cup: Denilson’s stupidity costs Arsenal against Leeds
Arsenal continued to find ways to get to goal only to be thwarted by poor finishing and Kasper’s Schmeichel’s...
Qatar loses to Uzbekistan in Asian Cup opener
Odil Akhmedov scored from a 30 yard belter to give the Uzbekis the lead. The goal was reminiscent of...
Friday night: Football and Orange Goblin
Ben Ward, Orange Goblin’s frontman is a Liverpool fan and must be feeling it nowadays. But here is Scorpionica...
The Sun: Arsenal to meet ‘Pool in the Carling Cup
One thought that Wednesday was going to be a big day for the Tractor Boys because they were supposed...
Spotlight: Qatar hosts the AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Cup begins in Qatar today providing a preview to the world’s biggest dance in 2022. Can the...
Kristine Lilly: Class act retires
Kristine Lilly, retires after 24 years. The most capped player in men’s or women’s soccer history with 352 caps....
Leonardo’s debut is a winning one: Inter 3 Napoli 1
Serie action began once again after the winter break. Leonardo’s debut was an excellent one as Inter beat second...
England retain The Ashes, wins the series 3-1!
The English cricket team will not look like this when they return home This is a magnificent victory. It...
It’s over for Roy Keane at Ipswich
The former Man Utd hardman’s reign comes to an end after the Tractor Boys slumped to 19th position in...
Hodgson on the brink as Liverpool fall to Blackburn
Roy Hodgson in all likelihood should have managed his last game as Blackburn felled Liverpool, 3-1. The only thing...
Chelsea’s woes deepen: Loss to Wolves
Hungry like the Wolves? At Molineaux, the bottom dwellers went ahead on an own goal scored by Jose Bosingwa....
Asian Cup 2011
From January 7th to January 29th. The AFC Asian Cup takes place every four years, having had its first...
Arsenal 0 Boring, boring City 0
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Boring, boring Citeh frustrate Arsenal
If Edin Dzeko is by any remote chance reading this blog, I implore him not to come to City...
Wenger’s transfer wish list: Probably no one
There will be no more midfielders, strikers, or goalkeepers. The only question is cover for Thomas Vermaelen whose Achilles...
Carson Craven Cottage clanger…!
Scott Carson produced yet another major gaffe in West Brom’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham. Simon Davies’ long-range shot bounced...
Man Utd roll on against Stoke: Chicharito’s magical backheel
Man Utd added another scalp as they beat Stoke City to continue their unbeaten season. They’re seriously looking in...
Time for Beckham or the MLS to give it up
Trite but true – won’t someone show Beckham the door? It is interesting to note that Harry Redknapp is...
City’s camarederie unravels fast
Some handbags reported in the Man City training grounds between former Arsenal mates, Adebayor and Kolo Toure. The reports...
Sergio Aguero’s 2 year old has a wicked right foot
If you have not yet seen it – here is evidence that Arsene Wenger might be signing him soon....
Lee Bowyer charged with violent conduct against Sagna
Lee Bowyer is a nasty piece of work. The FA correctly slapped a three match ban on him for...
Bad boy Cassano is now a Milanista
Antonio Cassano made his debut for AC Milan in a friendly against Al Ahli which they won, 2-1. No...
Bale scores as Spurs subdue spirited Fulham
A decidedly underwhelming performance by Spurs against Fulham. But Gareth Bale added to his already acquired superhero status by...
Chicharito’s bit of magic: West Brom fall to Man Utd
Wayne Rooney ended his open field goal scoring drought when he headed home from a Patrice Evra cross. It...
Beckham to play for Spurs
Harry Redknapp expects Beckham to introduce some class to this Spurs side David Beckham is set to return to...
Robin Van Persie to Juventus?
A familiar sight – RVP nursing an ankle Juventus is reportedly preparing a £20million bid for Robin Van Persie...
A New Year’s treat for Arsenal fans: Away win at Birmingham
Cracking start to the second half of the season as Arsenal coasted to a win in the hostile environs...
Ljungberg is now a Celtic
Freddie Ljungberg, playing his best years at Arsenal before unraveling at West Ham and taking a more calamitous turn...
Fabregas transfer: Barca can’t get no Real satisfaction
Barca are preparing a summer bid for the Arsenal midfielder which is a no brainer but the shocker is...
Champions for Africa charity game
Some highlights from the ‘Champions for Africa’ charity match organised by UNICEF. Two teams, a Primera Division select led...
Chelsea get back to winning: 1-0 against Bolton
Chelsea finally got a win through a controversial goal scored by Florent Malouda. It was Michael Essien releasing Didier...
Liverpool’s miserable season got more miserable
Rafa Benitez’s replacement at Liverpool, Roy Hodgson is also not having an easy go either. Now that the Inter...
Leonardo: ” Inter is my biggest challenge”
Rafa Benitez gets the boot and Leonardo, the former manager of AC Milan takes over. Inter have been a...
Arsenal come down to earth against Wigan
It is an axiom that Arsenal will find a way to shoot themselves in the foot. And it was...
Bale and Lennon sweep Newcastle
Once again Spurs found themselves a man short as Younes Kaboul was sent off for argy bargy after being...
Bowyer’s controversial late equalizer leaves Man Utd grumbling
Lee Bowyer scored an 89th minute goal after the ball came loose to him following a goalmouth scramble. The...
Balotelli scores a hat trick as City blanks Villa, 4-0
The enfant terrible of the Serie and now the Premiership scored from two penalties and after Brad Friedel could...
Arsenal’s moment of truth against Chelsea
Arsene has been on all fours against Chelsea. Will it end today? In a few hours Arsene Wenger’s cachet...
A Tevez take over as City get past Newcastle
A Boxing Day error by Tim Krul gifted Carlos Tevez the ball and it led to a goal for...
Van Der Vaart: The signing of the season
Rafael Van Der Vaart yet another Real Madrid castoff is proving to be the signing of the season. For...
Berbatov brace sunders Sunderland
The Premiership got back on track and if Arsenal were hoping that the Black Cats would prove spoilers, then...
Xavi: 2010 player of the Year.
Xavi Hernandez beat Messi and Wesley Sneijder to the title of 2010 World Player of the Year (World Soccer...
Messi stays on his feet
Messi refuses to dive.Stays on his feet even in the face of some pretty serious provocation.There’s hope for the...
Eto’o claims a record 4th title
Samuel Eto’o scaled new heights by being named African footballer of the Year for a record fourth time. Eto’o...
Andres Iniesta gets standing ovation
Andres Iniesta’s last league game of 2010 took place at Estadi Cornella-El Prat. And he was treated to the...
Barcelona give Espanyol the 5 star treatment
A brace each from Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa and one from Xavi.Barcelona roll on..