The George Best dance tribute.
Some of George Best’s greatest moves are going to be rendered in music and contemporary dance by Belfast-based Maiden...
Category: Soccer Players
Video: Thierry Henry scores with his hand again
Honing his technique …….!
Patrick Vieira is banned for three matches
As expected. Vieira did not contest charges which would have meant an additional one game if he had been...
Video: Europa League: Liverpool 1 Unirea 0
David Ngog’s 81st minute goal gives Liverpool a late win after the Romanian side stifled them for most part...
Old Trafford: Archibald Leitch’s creation celebrates a century of existence
Archibald Leitch One of sport’s most hallowed shrines turns a hundred today. As the The Sporting Chronicle stated on...
Arsenal blogs react to Porto performance
Ruben Micael demanding the ball before the dazed Arsenal defense comes to its senses Arseblog: “There’s no two ways...
The psychology of WAGS deconstructed
A bridge to nowhere? “If the obsession with Wags represents one thing, it’s surely a means of putting women...
Patrick Vieira could face a three match ban
Say hello to my little friends! The ex-Arsenal and now Man City enforcer lost no time in stamping his...
This Arsenal team’s intelligence is questionable
One can fully sympathize with Fiorentina’s frustration at the clearly offside goal that gave Bayern their win. A draw...
Hiddink to helm Turkey
Guus Hiddink is moving again. “The Turkish Football Federation chairman and vice chairman met Mr Hiddink in Amsterdam (Tuesday)...
Leonardo remains optimistic
Milan wasted a huge opportunity last evening. Maybe it was profligate Milan failing to put away a number of...
Gallas, Almunia, Song, Eduardo, Arshavin …….
…. are all out with injuries against Porto. Given that and Arsenal’s poor away record in CL matches and...
The knives are unsheathed for Pellegrini yet again
As the Marca editorial (In Spanish) makes it clear, Real’s goal is nothing less than the CL final. Their...
Real players wax nostalgic for their former clubs
As Real suffered the ignominy of losing at the Stade de Gerland , there was Kaka spurring on his...
Liverpool buying a stake in the Indian Premier League?
The rumour swirling around is that a famous Premier club is interested in buying a stake in one of...
Man Utd vs AC Milan: Vini, Vidi, Vici?
Champions League: Venue: San Siro Date: Tuesday 16 February Kick-off: 1945 GMT This is being billed grandiosely as the...
John Terry: All’s well that ends well
Yey! Score one more for forgiving WAGS. England can breathe a bit more freely because given their defensive woes...
Champions League playoffs: Encouraging competition is good
Tired of the same old teams making it to the Champions League every year? Long for a bit more...
Nistelrooy scores his first two goals for Hamburg..
Nistelrooy came off the bench in the 65th minute and scored twice against VfB Stuttgart in an inspired three...
Ronaldo announces that he’s back…
…by scoring two goals against Xerez Real Madrid won the game 3 – 0 and Ronaldo is thinking about...
Rory Delap gets the equaliser
Manchester City took the lead through a ghastly piece of defending from Shawcross.Delap restored parity for Stoke City by...
Video: 10 man Man Utd keep Villa away
The “bad” Nani showed up and was sent off for a mindless two footed tackle on Stiliyan Petrov. He...
Video: Saha’s brace sinks Chelsea
Add David Moyes to the club of managers who have won 300 Premiership matches. It was also his very...
Video: Super Diaby goal as Arsenal end their losing streak
If the last ten minutes of the Liverpool Arsenal match were an IQ test, the Gunners would have scored...
Will Wenger continue to wait for his 300th Premiership win?
Arsene Wenger might have been well served if he had imposed a gag order on himself during this disastrous...
Pompey: The road to financial ruin unveiled
David Conn provides a nice chronology of events that lead up to Pompey’s financial peril. It all unravelled when...
Barca denies reaching an agreement with Fabregas
Barca issues a statement: “Given the exceptional repercussions created by the stories that have appeared in different media with...
Europe’s top clubs feel the financial pain
Europe’s top clubs owe $6 billion as they fall deeper and deeper in debt. The future promises more pain....
Wenger gets Ballacked
Michael Ballack says stuff which is hard to dispute. I think it behooves Wenger to be a bit more...
Paul Robinson will have a laugh at this one..
This Paul Robinsonesque goal took place when Swedish team Elfsborg played against CSKA Moscow in a recent friendly.Robinson will...
Video: Zaragoza 2 Sevilla 1
Sevilla and Alvaro Negredo had a match to forget as they lost to Zaragoza. They fall out of the...
Video: Barcelona 2 Getafe 1
Leo Messi shows why he is a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and their composite. Messi’s first...
Video: Real Madrid 3 Espanyol 0
The Merengues took to the air to overcome Espanyol. Gonzalo Higuain showed a sublime touch scoring the last goal....
Video: Robinho’s backheel lifts Santos
Nifty backheel but it should have been ruled offside.
Efficiency need not be a dirty word
“You have to congratulate Chelsea. We didn’t get a demonstration of football but they were efficient and, at the...
Arsenal loss: Drogba again proves too hot to handle
What has Hull City got that Arsenal does not? It took just two strikes by you know who –...
Messi scores another fabulous goal for Barcelona..
Against Getafe… Barcelona won 2 -1 ,the second goal was scored by Xavi again with a little bit of...
Arsenal’s first priority: Limiting damage
Manuel Almunia is a giant bundle of nerves. Loss of confidence is contagious. Especially when it comes to an...
Aston Villa and Arsenal best in stewardship
Ever wonder which Premiership clubs are guided by motives other than self interest? Have a long term vision? Show...
Henry needs to learn a new trick
Martin Hansson,the swedish ref who failed to spot Henry’s double handball in France’s World Cup qualifier against Ireland will...
Altidore dedicates his goal to the people of Haiti
I am really glad to see Jozy Altidore get regular minutes and so must Bob Bradley. He seems to...
Video: Manchester United 5 Portsmouth 0
Wayne Rooney and Berbatov broke up the monotony of a hat trick of own goals by a terrified Pompey...
Video: Liverpool 1 Everton 0
As one of the most vilified Liverpool players, Dirk Kuyt surely comes up with some very important goals.
Wenger’s words are destructive
“When you are fighting with Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool and Aston Villa you cannot say that because you finished...
Hansson chosen to officiate World Cup matches
Thierry Henry can hope that Martin Hansson officiates one of France’s matches. This time he might be able to...
Rio’s elevation has no one singing encomiums
The pundits are holding back their plaudits.
Hiddink heads Nigeria wishlist
Shaibu Amodu will now coach Nigeria’s homegrown players Shaibu Amodu has been sacked as expected. The Super Eagles were...
Jesse Marsch: A welcome addition to the USMNT
Beckham is greeted by Marsch in his first season. By the sheer dint of longevity, Jesse Marsch proves to...
Salvador Cabanas might play again
This would take a miracle but there is a slim chance that it might happen.
Video: Copa Del Rey: Atletico crush Racing Santander
Ex-Arsenal player Jose Antonio Reyes was amongst the goal scorers. Simao Sabroso got the ball rolling, Reyes followed suit,...
World Cup 1930: Francisco Varallo celebrates his century
The oldest surviving player of the 1930 World Cup final celebrates his 100th birthday. Happy birthday, Francisco Varallo! The...
Arshavin states the obvious
Arshavin is a winger who incidentally happens to score goals. To call him a centerforward is a travesty. And...
Capello removes Terry from England’s captaincy
Fidelity 1 Infidelity 0 (on this one occasion) On the eve of Wayne Bridge’s return to Man City, Capello...
Spain claim their third futsal title…
Spain came into the UEFA European Futsal Championship after getting through a historic semi final which was historic because...