Why are we listening to Paul Scholes?
Just a question. To me it looks like he’s the Sarah Palin of English Football – a shrill, underqualified...
Category: Soccer Politics
Manaus: Floods Anyone?
Apparently a state of emergency has been declared in Manaus for the entire duration of the World Cup. The...
Coming Soon: The FIFA Propaganda Movie
Despite the fact that FIFA has almost succeeded in destroying the beautiful game with its greed and pettiness, I’ll...
Blatter says Qatar was a “mistake”
Sepp Blatter was probably dropped on his head when he was a baby. How else can his behaviour be...
Breaking! Fabio Capello’s Secret Weapon Revealed
Soccerblog has just uncovered Fabio Capello’s secret weapon for Brazil 2014: With just 34 days, 1 hour, and 20...
Pele Meet Ronaldo: The Soccer Ad Games Have Begun
What kind of idiot takes a photo with Ronaldo and not Pele? Watch >>
371 Messi Goal Video
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Blatter considering winter World Cup in Qatar 2022
Blatter has put on his thinking cap and is pondering deeply on the Qatar Question. If rumours are to...
Blatter is busy as a bee
Sepp has been keeping himself very busy.His latest is an appeal to authorities in Iran to allow women to...
Gareth Bale’s Disruptive Economics
The chart shows us the characteristic “hockey stick” curve that makes exponential growth unstoppable. First global warming temperatures, now...
Everton’s moving tribute to the Hillsborough 96
A moving tribute by the Toffees to remember the 96 fallen before the Newcastle game. To the Everton fans...
Anton Ferdinand vs John Terry (and Ashley Cole): No handshake
He won in court and now he wants his handshake too? Anton Ferdinand snubbed John Terry and a bit...
Boris Johnson apologizes for his 2004 Spectator hit piece
The Hillsborough Panel’s report exposing a systematic and pernicious police cover up has in its aftermath generated a growing...
David Cameron’s Hillsborough disaster statement and apology
The panel finds that a total of 41 people out of 96 “had the potential to be saved” beyond...
World Cup qualifiers: England crush hapless Moldova, 5-0
Frank Lampard collects a brace from a spot kick and a header. Jermain Defoe combines with Alex Oxlade –...
Third party ownership casts a shadow over failed Moutinho deal
When is a deal between two clubs not a straight deal? When it involves a third party. Spurs found...
Van Persie’s hat trick bails out Man Utd against Southampton, 3-2
Is it possible to be a legend in two clubs within two consecutive seasons? Robin Van Persie may just...
Spurs uneasy start continues as they draw 1-1 against Norwich
Moussa Dembele’s undoubted moment of genius was the only redeeming feature in an otherwise rather insipid, dull, and lethargic...
Transfer deadline not frustrating considering Arsenal’s reality
Having made a cursory tour of the blogosphere and the attendant media the common emotion one picks up after...
European Super Cup: Atletico tears Chelsea a new one, 4-1
If you ever hypothesized that the Europa Cup last season was the competition with the talent, the passion, and...
League Cup: Swindon shock Stoke at the Britannia in a thriller, 4-3
James Collins scored a hat trick at the impregnable fortress, the Britannia stadium which saw Arsenal labour to a...
Black cat curse dooms Toronto as they lose to Santos, 1-3
With the clubs poised at a tantalizing 1-1 in the 83rd minute, a black cat streaks across the Toronto...
Nicklas Bendtner to Milan on loan?
Paddy Power coming to Milan? This weekend’s loss to Sampdoria set off alarm bells ringing at AC Milan with...
Arsenal be bold: Offer a one year contract to Didier Drogba
Reports from China indicate Didier Drogba and his former Chelsea team mate, Nicholas Anelka could leave Shanghai Shenhua because...
Alan Pardew gets charged with misconduct
For doing this. Actually, there should be some sympathy for the Newcastle manager because the ball clearly rolled out...
FC Sheriff Tiraspol: A secretive soccer team dominates Moldovan league
FC Sheriff Stadium, a top notch stadium which stands out amongst its poorer counterparts The NYT has a fascinating...
Man Utd are Fellain-it as Everton break them, 1-0
szólj hozzá: EVERTON 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED Full highlights Marouane Fellaini was a beast. You knew it was coming as...
Pepe takes out Casillas as Jonas scores Valencia’s equalizer
A couple of observations: This goal would not have been scored if Iker Casillas had stayed on the line....
Swansea is happy to Michu, QPR will know his name, 5-0
szólj hozzá: Quenns park 0-5 No sympathy for QPR the second time on opening day. This time the Swans...
A few thoughts on Rio Ferdinand’s “choc ice” retweet
No retreat, retweet The FA has spoken. Rio Ferdinand is to be fined £45,000 for re-tweeting “choc ice” used...
Robin Van Persie: Lets thank him for not making this a circus
Money, its a gas. Don’t give me that do goody goody BS. There are ways of ending a relationship...
Argentina decimate 10 man Germany, 3-1
Leo Messi’s recent national goalscoring is well ahead of his Barca output. He scored his 9th goal in five...
What ails Brazilian soccer? Time to bring Dunga back
The title should actually read what fails Brazilian soccer? Clearly, with all its unsurpassed talent, Brazilian soccer should have...
Benfica destroy Real Madrid, 5-2
szólj hozzá: Benfica vs Real Madrid 5:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS The Special One looked like he had swallowed a bitter...
AC Milan offers €13m for Kaka’s return
Adriano Galliani went on the charm offensive talking about Kaka. “Certain love affairs never end. They go a long...
2012 Olympics: Japan upset heavily favoured Spain, 1-0
Stop press. Spain finally beaten. In the pecking order of bragging rights, the Olympics may not be such a...
Coming to the Red Bulls: An aerial threat par excellence
Tim Cahill plays much, much larger than his 5′ 8″ frame The Red Bulls get a shot in the...
Arsenal’s US based interests remain limited despite its management
The USA strangely remains off limits to Arsenal despite the US flavoured management As a US based Gooner, one...
Maroaune Chamakh to Besiktas?
After Bordeaux turned down a return for their prodigal son, Fiorentina rejected Chamakh because of his high wages, it...
The Luis Suarez racism case still resonates
Can you hear me now? Luis Suarez injected himself in the racism debate in the football world, polarized by...
Thierry Henry’s fantastic strike against the Chicago Fire
Thierry Henry’s 10th goal of the season and his first since April 28th after which a hamstring injury kept...
Will Francois Hollande target Ibrahimovic for his 75% tax rate?
Francois Hollande’s 75% tax rate on millionaires was a central election platform Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s transfer is complete. He is...
Sepp Blatter sets off German firestorm
More Sepp Blatter or blather. He is now insinuating that the 2006 World Cup was rigged to favour Germany....
Euro U-19: Spain roll right along beating Greece, 1-0
There is no stopping Spain is there? The U19 team repeat as champions as Spain wins their sixth U19...
Leo Messi: Grape news for wine lovers
Leo Messi, is all set to launch his own wine collection. It is said when you take a sip,...
Justice interrupted: John Terry needs to retire as he’s become a lightning rod
The court’s have spoken. John Terry was not guilty of deliberate racial misconduct. Instead of it being the last...
Sepp Blatter wants no rules on a day of accountability
In the space of a few minutes we saw the world of football hand down verdicts on a former...
John Terry acquitted of racism charges
As we predicted yesterday, John Terry was cleared of racism charges against Anton Ferdinand. The evidence was largely circumstantial...
FIFA is a corrupt den of thieves: The ISL kickbacks
The first family of crime: FIFA The Guardian has a report on the International Sports Media and Marketing aka...
An era ends: Park Ji Sung leaves Utd for QPR
An unsung gem and a trailblazer for Asian footballers The hardest working player in the business has a new...
Arsenal cloak and dagger: Peter Hill Wood is out of touch
Arsenal: Self sustaining model or vulture capitalism? The response in the wake of RVP refusing to renew a new...
Contrary to reports Marcelo Bielsa stays on at Athletic
Marcelo “El Loco” Bielsa has had a rocky couple of weeks After meeting with Athletic Bilbao president Jose Urrutia,...
Arsenal is a football club: Erect a firewall around that business model
The last two days ripped to shreds that carefully put together feel good pre-season feeling. Fans could be forgiven...
Goal line technology introduced much to Michel Platini’s chagrin
It is official. FIFA finally ended the goal line technology debate that began seven years ago after Pedro Mendes’s...