N Ireland goalie passes the ball to Chamakh
He didn’t mean to pass the ball to Chamakh but that’s what N Ireland goalie’s Alan Blayney’s attempted clearance...
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England fall to France, 1-2
France were superb in the first half, stroking the ball around with ease, not allowing England any sort of...
Video tech would have allowed this C Ron goal to stand..
C Ron scored this marvellous goal against Spain in a friendly yesterday.An offside Nani got the final touch and...
USA vs SA: Juan Agudelo scores on debut
Today’s winning goal over Bafana Bafana had a local flavour. Juan Agudelo of the Red Bulls scored on his...
FC Dallas stun LA Galaxy, 3-0
In case you missed this. FC Dallas are going to their first MLS final after shocking the pre-abortive favourites...
Chelsea adrift? Hardly
Carlo Angstalotti after the Sunderland defeat: A course correction or something deeper? After the stunning loss to Sunderland the...
Barca vs Villareal: A match to be savoured
A match for football purists. The Barca vs Villareal match unveiled end to end football between two clubs committed...
Chamakh brace
A goal at either end of the game against Wolves.In the first minute and in the 94th minute.
Fastest own goal in the world
Levski Sofia defender Ivo Ivanov claimed the dubious honour after scoring against his own team within a breathtaking 14...
Fortress Emirates no more: Arsenal slump again
Andy Carroll joins a merry band of Arsenal killers Arsenal is once again in schizophrenic mode. The season opener...
Brilliant Torres brings Anfield to its feet
The man is back! Liverpool’s premier marksman long dogged by injury, loss of form, and persistent rumours of wanting...
Rooney in flames
An effigy of poor old Rooney was set on fire on bonfire night by fans who are yet to...
Ji Sung Park sneaks in a 93rd minute winner
Ji Sung Park struck twice like the proverbial bolt of lightning.Not exactly in the same place but near enough.The...
C Ron tries for an Oscar Nomination again…
Sublime diving skill. This latest attempt came in the game against AC Milan.Ignazio Abate made contact with him around...
Man City make it 3 losses in 3
Emmanuel Adebayor equalised against Lech Poznan early in the second half but two late goals in the last five...
Super Sub Gerrard’s hat trick against Napoli
Napoli led 1-0 at half-time but Steven Gerrard came in as a sub and scored 3 goals and Liverpool...
Arsenal go down to Shakhtar Donetsk
Eduardo scored the winning goal but did not celebrate…
Amazing Bale takes the game away from Inter
Rafael van der Vaart, Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed the goals but Bale grabbed the headlines again.Inter’s Maicon...
Team hope beaten by the opposition
The 33 Chilean miners put up a team called “Hope” and played a friendly against a Government side in...
Happy 50th Birthday, Diego Maradona!
No one who watched these highlights will ever forget what you did with the ball!
A Song in every Gunners heart
Alex Song was omniscient in the match’s biggest moment. Scoring a goal an eternity in the making. The Cameroonian...
Landon Donovan’s version of a shoulder push
Landycakes sends a defender flying with a two handed shove that the ref should have blown. Beckham didn’t mind...
C Ron scores 4 as Real Madrid decimate Racing Santander..
C Ron is opening a bit of a lead over Messi in terms of individual goals scored this season.Real...
Happy 70th Birthday Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento turned 70 on the 23rd of October. Best Pele quote for the day: “Football is...
More from the horse’s mouth..
and on Rooney and loyalty….!
Tale of two handballs
This story is sent to us thanks to N Waleed .. A couple of weeks ago, Al-Ahly (Egypt) faced...
Rooney turnaround..
Christian’s wild guess turns out to be wildly accurate.Rooney returns to the fold .
Ian Holloway on Rooney and player power..
Holloway is really bugged with the Bosman ruling of 1995….
Rooney to Manchester City: Ha!
This is simply a negotiating ploy. Here’s what we should expect: – Ferguson and Rooney make up in a...
Ronaldinho skill……
If only he was a little thinner…..but it’s a great bit of skill anyway.
Barca and Real Madrid post wins
Real Madrid trounced Malaga 4 -1 with C Ron getting two of those goals.The second was a penalty.Allowing C...
Seattle’s Steve Zakuani wins MLS Goal of the Week
Steve Zakuani against Toronto FC ..Beckham’s freekick didn’t make the cut.
Messi shows off the golden boot
Lionel Messi with the Golden Shoe he picked up for being the top European goalscorer during 2009-10 season with...
Real Madrid get a break from the goal drought…
Mourinho’s men posted 6 goals past a hapless Deportivo La Coruna.C Ron got his name on the score card...
Chelsea’s awesome power (and subtlety) rip Arsenal
There are many positives that Arsenal can take back home from their Chelsea loss. They were bright in possession,...
Osaze Odemwinggie is the first Nigerian in 7 years to win player of the month
Osaze Odemwinggie is the first Nigerian player in 7 years to win the Barclays English Premier League player of...
FIFA go online ….
FIFA’s new online Transfer Matching System (TMS) became mandatory from Friday 1st October onwards. Clubs are required to match...
Kodjovi Obilale to get compensation from FIFA
Kodjovi Obilale,the Togolese reserve goalie who took two bullets in the back in the attack on the bus is...
Arsenal has no Plan B against hungrier teams
Wenger sees the afternoon crumble against West Brom The plan was clear. To maximize points in the easier stretch...
Video:Brilliant solo equaliser from Nani
Man U conceded an early 6th minute goal to Bolton.Shortly afterwards Nani came up with this bit of brilliance.Game...
Roberto Mancini’s training tactics questioned
Raymond Verheijen, a former City conditioning coach under Mark Hughes who was fired by Roberto Mancini a few months...
Arsenal’s Highbury properties post record profits
Given the real estate crisis, these are very impressive numbers.
So which country will Enzo Zidane play for?
Does Zinedine Zidane’s eldest son, Enzo now learning his trade in the Real Madrid youth ranks play for Spain...
Pastore sets the tone for Juve’s 3-1 thrashing
The Serie has gone wild. Today’s match between Palermo and Juventus was a cracker with plenty of attacking football...
Byron Moreno will not be investigated by FIFA
Byron Moreno, a former soccer referee who became infamous in the 2002 World Cup for “stealing an Italian win”...
Lazio hold Milan to a 1-1 draw
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a goal and a good one it was but Hernanes was the player who stole the...
Inter boss Bari, 4-0
Diego Milito ended his goal scoring slump by scoring two goals and Samel Eto’o converted two penalties as Inter...
Roma’s woes deepen after a 2-1 loss to Brescia
Claudio Rainieri’s coaching is coming for some heated criticism. Today’s dispiriting loss to Brescia which reduced Julio Sergio to...
Shola Ameobi stars in Newcastle’s win over Chelsea
One remembers Shola Ameobi as a talented goalscorer before a series of injuries consigned him to the wilderness before...
Northampton consign Liverpool to Carling Cup misery
A historic win for Northampton who beat Liverpool on PKs 4-2 after the match tied 2-2 once regulation and...