World Cup 2010: A far from self assured US win
Three points is three points. Its a win. And that’s what counts. Till we start parsing. The US was...
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World Cup 2010: Argentina stares at defeat (HT)
Brazil leads Argentina, 2-0 through Luisao and Luis Fabiano. I expect Diego Maradona to resign if the Argentinians lose...
World Cup 2010: USA leads El Salvador, 2-1 (HT)
Three headers score the goals. Cristian Castillo puts El Salvador up through a beautiful bit of trickery by Rodolfo...
World Cup 2010: Portugal’s inept finishing costs them
A barrage of goal scoring chances undone by inept finishing left Portugal with an uphill task of making the...
World Cup 2010: Kaladze should be given Italian citizenship
Italy won against Georgia on the strength of two beautiful own goals by Kakha Kaladze. The Georgians looked stunned...
Maradona praises the people of Rosario
Sergio Aguero celebrates Argentina’s 3-0 rout of Brazil at the Beijing Olympics There are matches being played all over...
A beautiful game.
A Beautiful Game by Tom Watt is a collection of interviews with the world’s leading players. Excerpts … This...
World Cup 2010: USA vs El Salvador
Osael Romero could be a thorn in the US side U.S vs. El Salvador Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah...
South Africa 2010: Absent Messi and Ronaldo?
Now that would be a tragedy. And yet, it seems quite likely. The New York Times‘ Rob Hughes writes...
AC Milan up for sale: To one Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi meets with Silvio Berlusconi As rumours go, this is still one hell of a doozy. Muammar Gaddafi...
Man Utd fans told to zip it over disgusting Wenger chant
“I come in peace, to give penance for winning three titles that should be rightfully yours” Outrage at Arsene...
Tapping: Legalize it!
Legalize it – don’t criticize it Legalize it and I will advertise it Some call it tapping Some call...
English clubs get tagged as poachers because of prevailing conditions
Manchester United might be next to face a transfer ban if Le Havre has its way with its claim...
FIFA bans Chelsea from the transfer market till 2011!
Talk of being blindsided. Here I am moaning about Eduardo’s two match ban whereas a little known player called...
The Reds dressing room becomes the tower of Babel
Big losses to Spurs and Villa are not what Rafa Benitez had in mind when the season began. The...
EPL spending drops
Transfer season is over. In total about £450m was spent as compared to the record £500m last year. City...
Villa plug the holes on central defense
Man City’s Richard Dunne and West Ham’s James Collins will attempt a tall task, to take over for Martin...
Maradona’s Brazil preparation borders on panic
The September 5th encounter between the Albiceleste and Seleccao fast approaches. If there are any indications who feels most...
Arbitratry and pre-judged: Eduardo had no chance
Gerhard Kapl(at right): A fire and brimstone kind of chief Time to dust off those videos and mete out...
UEFA to decide on Eduardo today
UEFA’s disciplinary panel is deliberating on whether Eduardo was guilty of deception. Its a much broader charge as the...
Graham Poll reveals why he was so incompetent
Graham Poll on diving. “It was on the eve of the start to the Barclays Premier League season, when...
Last minute transfer madness: Kranjcar and James to Spurs
Harry Redknapp reinforces his squad with the Croatian midfielder and he is also closing on David James. Spurs looks...
Video: Valencia 2 Sevilla 0
Sevilla were down to 10 men as Frederic Kanoute was sent off for a challenge on Carlos Marchena in...
Spurs put out a Modric clarification
From their website: For the purposes of clarity and in order to correct early mis-reporting of his injury, Luka...
Video: Air Barcelona overwhelms Sporting Gijon
Ibra scores his debut goal. A pinpoint Dani Alves cross and the Swede made contact diving down to score...
The lowest diving header ever..
How low can you go ?This has to be the most likely winning candidate for this particular record. Paul...
Notts County brought down another peg
After walloping league leading Dagenham the Magpies lose to Barnet, 0-1 this weekend and lie in 5th place in...
Video: Beckham scores the winner in the SuperClasico
An unusual goal. Becks talks about it: “I didn’t anticipate the ball bouncing and going through the way it...
Next Generation: Altidore: A star or another Adu?
La Gazzetta Dello Sport profiles Jozy Altidore under this headline. It is the usual missive on his massive presence....
Video: Juve’s Brazilwood bows provide impeccable concerto
It is already the Juventus of Diego. The club maybe able to complete its remarkable turnaround since its return...
Video: Bayern Munich 3 Wolfsburg 0
Have at it before the video is removed (7+ minutes). Bayern had to be at its best to keep...
Real’s Dutch rejects provide instant impact
Arjen Robben announced his Bundesliga arrival by scoring a brace in Bayern’s 3-0 win against Wolfsburg. Wesley Sneijder was...
Milan fans react with horror
Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan’s collapse to Inter....
Video: Real’s lesser lights shine on attack
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real’s opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema. The...
Kevin Hackett to apologize to Wenger
Good for him. The farce that followed was painful to watch.
Armchair refereeing: What do you think?
My impression, Almunia is going for the ball which bounced away from his hands. He did not deliberately bring...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: One moment is all it took
If we can take anything from this match, it is this: Man Utd will have to rely on such...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: A matter of trajectory and themes
Manchester United v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, Old Trafford Saturday, August 29, 2009, 17:15 Cesc Fabregas is out which...
Another chapter in an ageing rivalry…
“What matters is that when the people voted, he came second behind me. Nobody can take that away from...
Which alternate reality does UEFA live in?
A sickening tackle on Eduardo more than 18 months ago leaves him a doorstep from a permanent end to...
Video: Steven Gerrard’s innumerable Eduardo moments
Eduardo’s dive might have been despicable but here is a video of Steven Gerrard elevating it to an art...
More on the Eduardo saga
Accusations and speculations and the growing possiblity of a two match ban..
Lisandro Lopez takes Lyon to the group stage…
…with a first half hat trick over Anderlecht,showing Lyon fans that there is life after Karim Benzema.
Eduardo’s dive
Eduardo came up with this against Celtic to claim a penalty,a goal and subsequent calls for a UEFA ban...
Is this going to be Rooney’s season?
Remember this goal against Arsenal? Remember that unbelievable debut hat-trick ? He was going to be the next legend...
Just how much weight has Ronaldinho lost exactly?
A good sign for Dunga’s Brazil. Now let’s hope the Milan fans keep Ronnie out of the clubs as...
The Real Madrid unleashes Kaka video
Kaka Real Madrid from rocoyprus on Vimeo.
Duck gets Siena’s goat
Meanwhile over at Serie A a number of Siena players were seriously incensed with Alexandre Pato’s antics after being...
Video:Owen’s first goal for Man U
All the goals of the Man U – Wigan game here..
Which body part will Gallas use to score his next goal?
The head, his arse, and now the chin. We wait with bated breath for William Gallas to use his...
Video: Arsenal 4 Portsmouth 1
A bit grainy in quality. But there is no mistaking Eduardo’s delectable change of speed and pinpoint cross which...
Where is Arsenal’s scoring coming from?
Don’t get me wrong. I am very happy that Abou Diaby and William Gallas are on the leader board...
The Gunners meet Pompey
Barclays Premier League Venue: Emirates Stadium Date: Saturday 22 August Kick-off: 1500 BST Head-to-head • Arsenal are unbeaten in...
Paul Merson gets a bit of stick
Glen Johnson might end up proving his critics wrong. Amongst them Arsenal’s Paul Merson. “I’ve got nothing against the...