World Cup 2010: Brazil puts Ronaldinho on reserve
Dunga’s 23 includes no Ronaldinho, Adriano, Pato, Neymar, Diego, or Ganso After 16 years, there will be no Ronaldo....
Category: Soccer Players
World Cup 2010: Capello recalls Carragher, Scholes turns him down
Not all that surprising. Given the fact that central defense was going to be a problem area, with all...
World Cup 2010: USA: A cruel blow as injuries exclude Davies
A familiar face from last summer will be missing. Charlie Davies who captured the imagination of US fans with...
Jens Lehmann’s new book: Surprise, surprise Ollie Kahn is in it!
” I was in the past twenty years, probably one of the most entertaining players in Germany, with my...
Steve McLaren goes to Wolfsburg
Shteve McLaren is beaming a lot more these days: Happy days at FC Twente Steve McLaren is moving onto...
The hammer falls on Gianfranco Zola
West Ham’s coaches after Gold and Sullivan do their number So Gianfranco Zola departs after doing due diligence keeping...
Another Rooney Hat Trick…
Drogba’s hat trick helped him beat Rooney to the golden boot but old Rooney hasn’t done too badly all...
Chelsea dynasty: But can they beat the Arsenal women?
John Terry talked up the Chelsea win and assured a domestic dominance for years to come. But can they...
Is Benitez secretly installed at Juve?
Rafa Benitez insists that he would like to stay at Liverpool and that he is still in talks with...
Video: Roma leaves it late against Cagliari, 2-1
Roma must have had a half dozen chances to score in the first half. The upright, crossbar, and Federico...
Video: Inter squeak past Chievo, 4-3
Check out Diego Milito’s beautifully chipped shot over Paul Sorrentino for Inter’s third goal. The Argentinian striker is clearly...
Video: Benfica are 2010 Portugese champions
Oscar Cardozo fittingly scored the winning goal against Rio Ave, his 26th of the season. He was the top...
Iceland’s volcanic ash: A big cloud over the Europa Cup final
Fulham and Atletico Madrid could again face the possibility of long, arduous journeys to get to Hamburg for the...
Video: Chelsea bring it back: An 8-0 Wigan drubbing
Chelsea’s season was redeemed by the fact that there was no player whose absence or loss of form really...
Video: Plucky Burnley beat Spurs, 4-2
Three reasons why you wanted to see this match. A stirring comeback by relegated Burnley who fought for nothing...
Video: Dutch Cup final: Ajax 4 Feyenoord 1
Luis Suarez’s 35 goals in the Eredivisie helped bloat Ajax’s total to 106 goals was in equally rampant form...
Arsenal hold onto third spot in style
A 4-0 thrashing of Fulham and a Carlos Vela goal! Lukasz Fabianski not giving up a goal! And some...
The Premiership title returns to Stamford Bridge
In some style too. An 8-0 thrashing of Wigan on the last day. Goals from Anelka, Kalou, Lampard, Ashley...
Chelsea’s 100th goal: Drogba’s golden boot
27th goal for Drogba as Wigan is getting thumped, 5-0. Chelsea broke the record of 97 goals by Man...
Arsenal up three against Fulham at halftime: Third place in the bag?
Goals by Arshavin, Van Persie and an own goal by Chris Baird. Why weren’t the Gunners playing like this...
Chelsea are coasting to the title at halftime
Didier Drogba is one big spoilsport. He still has not gotten over Frank Lampard taking the penalty and is...
Video: Louis Van Gaal chased by huge steins of beer
A Jose Mourinho sighting – no doubt to size up the opposition. Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Ivica Olic, Bastian...
Thanks Jens for all those Arsenal memories!
It was not a clean sheet for Lehmann as he faced Hoffenheim for his last match. The Stuttgart defense...
La Liga’s relegation battle is equally fascinating
No club has been mathematically eliminated. Even bottom dwellers Xerez who beat Zaragoza today have a chance of saving...
Video: Real Madrid gives chase beating Bilbao, 5-1
In the 20′ minute Amorebeita was red carded by referee Muñiz Fernández as he handballed a shot by Gonzalo...
Video: Barca assured of the title as they overcome Sevilla 3-2
One of the most anticipated matches in the Liga turned out to be as exciting as promised. Earlier it...
Video: Ancelotti’s nightmare: Calori sends Juve into shock
In May 2000, Juventus were shocked by lowly Perugia on the last day. Alessandro Calori scoring the most consequential...
World Cup 2010: Jerome Boateng keeps his date with destiny
One of the potential highlights of this World Cup is the Boateng brothers story. Kevin Prince Boateng and Jerome...
World Cup 2010: Kevin Prince Boateng in Ghana squad
Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac announced his provisional World Cup squad. Amongst them, Pompey’s Kevin Prince Boateng whose switch...
Gareth Barry maybe out of the World Cup
Bad news for City’s Gareth Barry. He has been diagnosed with a bad ankle sprain that could sideline him...
Chamakh Arsenal bound
Wanted striker with a healthy contempt for Arsenal’s passing game. Someone who takes matters into their own hands like...
Video: L’OM become Ligue champions
After 18 long years. Their last title in 1990-1991. They beat Rennes, 3-1 and with two matches to spare...
Video: The game of the season: Motherwell 6 Hibs 6
The highest scoring game in SPL history but more relevantly the most amazing comeback staged by Motherwell down, 6-2...
Video: Totti’s brutal kick on Balotelli
88th minute after Rodrigo Taddei brings down Thiago Motta. The Inter midfielder then takes the free kick and passes...
Video: Inter beat AS Roma to take the Coppa Italia
At the Stadio Olimpico. For Jose Mourinho, one down, two to go. Diego Milito put on the afterburners fighting...
Will Messi get the boot ?
Shoe I mean…..or the European Golden Shoe to be more precise – the one formerly known as the European...
World Cup 2010: Rabah Saadane announces 25 man Algeria squad
Algeria’s coach Rabah Saadane announced his preliminary roster of 25 players for the World Cup. The USA is one...
Roberto Mancini is not the right choice for City
Nice muffler but is that all he has? Roberto Mancini is maintaining an outwardly defiant stance but his face...
Video: Crouch takes Spurs to the Champions League
For the first time since the Premiership began, Spurs enter the top four. Peter Crouch heads a cross from...
The battle of even more: City square of against Spurs
Patrick Vieira meets some familiar foes City have never come this close to the top in the Premiership. The...
No attribution to Arshavin’s Barca remarks
“I am going to Barcelona in the summer.” Very explosive. Very definitive. Except it is unclear in the article...
A familiar name maybe in line for a Premiership return
Yes, Thierry Henry might be finishing his playing days off in England. The former Arsenal striker is now reduced...
Video: The Old Firm is won by Celtic
The Bhoys did not win the SPL but they had the satisfaction of winning the best thing after that....
Juve bids farewell to Camoranesi: Buffon looks to England
Mauro Camoranesi is moving on in the summer. After 8 seasons and 287 appearances the Argentinian winger is looking...
Johan Cruyff the legend is not a fan of Mourinho
Johan Cruyff the progenitor of total football, widely considered with Pele, Maradona, and Di Stefano to be the four...
Mourinho: “Inter demands respect”
Rosella Sensi, AS Roma owner gets an earful from Jose Napoleon Bonaparte is obviously someone that Mourinho has read...
Video: Barca put four past Tenerife
Leo Messi scored his 30th and 31st goal and then set up Pedro for his goal. Bojan rounded off...
The morning after: Arsenal blogs react to Fabianski flop
We can do away with Martin Atkinson turning a blind eye to Fabianski’s mugging, Van Persie’s penalty call after...
Arsenal are just simple minded at this point
In Wenger we trust? Wenger fumes ………. Can we get any more redundant? When has Wenger not fumed because...
Video: Blackburn crowd out Fabianski on the line
Both Blackburn’s goals came from set pieces and they employed the same tactics: Crowd out Fabianski on the line...
Blackburn vs Arsenal: All eyes on Fabianski
Lukasz Fabianski who handles the ball like a hot potato once again gets a chance to prove himself. He...
Jack Warner still owes T&T players money
Almost five years after the Soca Warriors secured qualification to the 2006 World Cup, 13 of their players are...
A big win for the Iranian girls
They can now wear caps and not their traditional hijabs. The U15 team was initially banned by FIFA from...