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...
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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..
Defender beats goalkeeper
Egypt defender Waeel Juma’a’s beats his own keeper Alsayed very neatly in a recent friendly against Qatar.
Messi catches up with C Ron
Messi scored 2 goals in Barcelona’s 5 – 0 win over Real Sociedad 0 . Cristiano Ronaldo scored 1...
David Bowie’s Space Oddity and Wenger
Space Oddity reminds me of Arsene Wenger. Especially these lines. “Ground control to Major Tom, your circuits dead, there’s...
Another day, another mercenary
Kia Joorabchian: Carlito is his cash cow Surprise. Surprise. It is Carlos Tevez, threatening to leave Man City after...
The Sari behind Sam Allardyce’s sacking
Anuradha Desai, the CEO of Venky’s, the new owners of Blackburn decides to show Sam Allardyce who wears the...
Wenger blames pitch for Arsenal’s defeat
“The pitch was so poor in my opinion and the game suffered a lot from it,” he said. “I...
David Seaman sets a Guinness World Record
He caught a purple ball thrown at him from a height of 105 metres.Gavin Henson and David Seaman entered...
João Fernando Nelo takes out an assistant referee
Baiano made short work of an assistant referee who got in his way in a friendly game between Rio...
Benzema Hat Trick
Karim Benzema’s hat-trick against Auxerre.C Ron was the other scorer.Mourinho could not join in the celebrations because he was...
Alan Pardew “absolutely rapes him” is new Magpies manager
Alan Pardew became a TV celebrity when he characterized Michael Essien’s tackle on Ched Evans during a Chelsea vs...
Chelsea fall to Marseille
Didier Drogba’s return to the club he considers “home” was not exactly a scintillating one. His club continued its...
Blatter and blather: More lies and lip service
Sepp Blatter is peeved that the English are not too happy with the results. Nor are the Australians, Spaniards,...
Arsenal take care of Partizan, 3-1
Great clip showing Abou Diaby’s reaction to Eboue’s warm up on the bench. The match was a mixed bag....
Arsenal meet Partizan in crucial CL encounter
Arsenal might have conceded the top spot to Shakhtar with that shocking loss to Braga but there is the...
Boschker’s botch up marks his CL debut
Spurs finish on top of Group A as they tie FC Twente, 3-3 in a cracking game. But this...
Inter’s ordeal continues against Werder Bremen
A weakened Inter team is spanked by Werder Bremen and finishes second to Spurs in Group A. Goals from...
Mike Ashley needs mental help
“He’s out there operating without any decent restraint” Chris Hughton who took Newcastle back to the Premiership in an...
African Awards shortlists….
Time to listen to the African theme song again… The shortlisted Nominees…. Didier Drogba (Côte D’Ivoire/Chelsea) Salomon Kalou (Côte...
Eric Cantona: Leading the Revolution?
Is he kidding? See: http://www.bankrun2010.com >>
Barcelona tidal wave in Ballon D’Or
Xavi, Iniesta, and Leo Messi are the three nominees for FIFA’s Ballon D’Or award for player of the year....
Lazio send Inter into purgatory
Rafa Benitez’s days are numbered. Today, the Serie champions fell to Lazio, 1-3 as Giuseppe Biava, Mauro Zarate, and...
The FA wants respect? Nix David Beckham
Oh! F**k, is he going to throw a cleat? According to a NOTW report David Beckham is being primed...
Messi and Ronaldo score two each
It’s a bit weird.They are scoring an identical number of goals .Three goals each last week and now two...
Nasri’s weaves his magic against Fulham
Samir Nasri is unmistakably transforming into the most influential French footballer since Zinedine Zidane. This is his second goal,...
Dorel Stoica’s amazing free kick..
Dorel Stoica’s freekick will make Cristiano Ronaldo sit up and maybe wonder if he needs to practice a bit...
Ronaldo’s tete a tete with Pep Guardiola
In case you missed this. Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave a mark on the Clasico after failing to do...
Reina blooper gives Steaua Bucharest the equaliser..
Liverpool took the lead with a goal from a Milan Jovanovic and Ryan Babel combination. Reina gave Steaua Bucharest...
Neither England nor Sepp Blatter come off looking good
The “simple football player” made a passionate and successful case for his country The BBC is getting a lot...
Cristiano Ronaldo: The Push
Remember the wink Now we have The Push.
Michael Chopra’s Indian debut? He faces citizenship requirements
The All India Football Federation is decidedly ambivalent to the idea of Michael Chopra representing India. “Michael Chopra is...
AS Roma’s stunning comeback sinks Bayern
Two goals by Mario Gomez had Bayern sitting pretty at half time. However, the Rome side had other ideas...
Real Madrid make short work of Ajax, 4-0
Karim Benzema gets the ball rolling as he niftily finishes off Mesut Oezil’s nice little layback. Alvaro Arbeloa scorches...
Arsenal’s Europe campaign runs afoul against Braga
Another frustrating evening as Braga scored two late goals through Matheus, the second one a superb individual effort. The...
Ancelotti is not quitting
Recent reports of Carlo Ancelotti’s authority being undermined by the recent elevation of Michael Emenalo as assistant coach sparked...
Ronaldo Messi Face Off
The race for the Pichichi is getting intense.Ronaldo with 14 goals this season is ahead of Messi by one...
Eto’o resurrects Materazzi as Inter go south
Samuel Eto’o barges into Chievo’s Cesar head first as Inter’s frustrating season boils over. This should have been a...
A New York touch to Colorado’s maiden MLS title
Macoumba Kandji, the erstwhile Red Bulls striker forced the issue in extra time when he pushed through a nutmeg...
Fabregas handball typifies Arsenal’s implosion
Fool me once, shame on you: Howard Webb fails to spot Cesc’s handball against Liverpool. Phil Dowd did not...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi score respective hat tricks…
It’s raining goals in the La Liga. Real Madrid beat Athtletic Bilbao 5 -1 with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 3...