If you’re wondering where Ruud Gullit is …..
He is in the capital of Chechnya coaching Terek Grozny, a football club whose chief patron is Chechen warlord...
Category: Soccer Politics
How is Stan Kroenke financing his Arsenal takeover?
The biggest news over the weekend was 41 year old Jens Lehmann’s return and the commanding difference he made...
LeBron James becomes a Liverpool stakeholder
Liverpool fans can expect NBA superstar LeBron James to be present in their midst at Anfield taking in a...
What is the FA’s priority?
As a commentator rightly points out. What is the FA’s priority? A couple of swear words that attracts 15...
Zamalek vs Club Africain: Forget the riots
In the aftermath of the Zamalek vs Club Africain match which brought 5000 rioting fans onto the pitch, one...
Expose on Australia’s World Cup bid wins prize
The Australian category for best sport writing went to Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker of The Age for their...
FIFA’s Bosnia ruling shows no sensitivity
This was no April Fool’s joke as Bosnia and Herzegovina found themselves banned from international football. The problem: FIFA/...
In Wenger we trust or should we?
Arseblog draws attention to something that Wenger said in the pre West Brom press conference regarding Thomas Vermaelen’s frustrating...
Chelsea’s Brazilians secure a vital win
The battle of the heavyweight “financial dopers” with a combined estimate of £650m in transfer fees was settled at...
Bin Hammam: Reflects Asia’s rise and football’s need for transpareny
He looks better than Septic Bladder Mohamed Bin Hammam who has done more than anyone to put Asia and...
Champions League: Man Utd faces Chelsea in QF
A crestfallen John Terry: The slip that cost Chelsea the Champions League: Lovers of redemption rub your hands. Man...
Sir Alex: Of banns and bans
Sir Alex Ferguson’s contract should include the provision that he publicly proclaim his contempt for a referee before a...
Benoit Assou Ekotto would have hated Lineker
Gary Lineker in his Guardian interview: “You’ve got no chance of reaching the top if you’re just playing for...
Anton Hysen comes out
Anton Hysen of fourth division Utsiktens BK This is big news. In rugby Ian Roberts and Gareth Thomas have...
Wenger sidetracks personal deficiencies to go after UEFA
In all of the furore surrounding Robin Van Persie’s dismissal by Massimo Busacca a simple truth seems to have...
Barcelona’s quality bowls over ten man Arsenal
One can’t but wonder with Arsenal on the ropes, Nicklas Bendtner could have pulled off the most outrageous heist...
Ahsan Ali Syed: Racing Santander’s Nigerian scamster
Ahsan Ali Syed, the man with a Midas touch who rode into Blackburn as their saviour until several financial...
Issa Hayatou has to act immediately to ensure player safety
“All the protesters are taking Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” James Dorsey at www.mideastsoccer.blogspot.com alerts us to CAF...
Caroline Wozniacki sends Liverpool some love
The Danish tennis player is the world no.1 and she showed she’s also an ardent Reds supporter especially of...
Europa Cup: Maurice Edu sighting as Rangers advance
Maurice Edu scored the decisive away goal as Rangers battled Sporting Lisbon to a draw. They move on to...
Qatar wants to add Man Utd feather to its World Cup cap?
Andy Green in a Guardian article thinks paying £1.5bn for Man Utd is too much. But it maybe a...
CL 1st leg: Benzema scores against his old club
Karim Benzema’s subdued celebration after scoring his first goal against his former club was at odds with the overwhelming...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Berlusconi: Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby!
Could we add Moroccan temptresses to the list of people bringing down autocrats? This time it is not in...
Rainieri resigns as Roma implode against Genoa
Manic depressive Roma implode again. Phillipe Mexes, Nicolas Burdisso, and Francesco Totti fire Roma into a seemingly unassailable 3-0...
UEFA: Gattuso faces a 4 match ban
For his exploits against Jim Jordan. Richly deserved.
Glenn Hoddle goes all Mandarin over Torres
Glenn Hoddle gets into some hot water with a Chinese aphorism. What is with these Sky Sports commentators? Open...
Crouch scores as Spurs shock Milan in late finish
Peter Crouch might have scored the goal but the architect was Aaron Lennon bursting forth leaving Mario Yepes sprawling...
Congratulations, Egypt!
There are very few moments so transcendental in a lifetime. Today is one of them as Hosni Mubarak stepped...
Arsenal: A day to remember, a day to forget
For the Gunners, a tale of two halves. Or more to the point, a tale of two Arsenals. Unstoppable...
Pazzini’s debut is a dream one for Inter
Fabrizio Miccoli and Antonio Nocerino combining with Matia Cassini put Palermo two goals up. Inter’s defending bordered on the...
Osasuna deals a mortal blow to Real Madrid
Osasuna’s Javier Camunas sent Real Madrid into a world of pain with a wonderfully placed strike that clipped the...
Andy Gray gets the boot from Sky: Good riddance
This is a video clip with presenter Charlotte Jackson. Andy Gray makes a lewd remark to Jackson which critics...
Arsenal overcome Ipswich to march to the Carling Cup final
It took Arsenal an hour to break the frustrating logjam. But in the end Nicklas Bendtner, Laurent Kosicielny, and...
Dalglish fails to stop the slide: Liverpool fall to Blackpool (again)
Ian Evatt outjumps Martin Skrtel and heads the ball across goal for DJ Campbell to finish. Blackpool celebrate a...
Carling Cup semi-final: The Tractor Boys roadroller Arsenal
In retrospect, Chelsea did a great disservice to Arsenal this weekend. Because if there is anyone in the league...
UEFA financial rules: Adopt Arsenal model, eschew City like spending
Michel Platini has made financial reform his signature theme. The danger has never been so keenly felt before with...
Vermaelen setback: Wenger indicates buying a defender
Gary Cahill might be back on the table Thomas Vermaelen has suffered another injury set back which now needs...
And the Ballon D’Or goes to …… Xavi
Actually, it went to Leo Messi, who in any circumstance is not an undeserving winner. But when you look...
Real overcome Villareal through Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo was the headline grabber with three of the goals but the bigger story was Kaka scoring his...
Qatar loses to Uzbekistan in Asian Cup opener
Odil Akhmedov scored from a 30 yard belter to give the Uzbekis the lead. The goal was reminiscent of...
The Sun: Arsenal to meet ‘Pool in the Carling Cup
One thought that Wednesday was going to be a big day for the Tractor Boys because they were supposed...
Spotlight: Qatar hosts the AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Cup begins in Qatar today providing a preview to the world’s biggest dance in 2022. Can the...
England retain The Ashes, wins the series 3-1!
The English cricket team will not look like this when they return home This is a magnificent victory. It...
Hodgson on the brink as Liverpool fall to Blackburn
Roy Hodgson in all likelihood should have managed his last game as Blackburn felled Liverpool, 3-1. The only thing...
Chelsea’s woes deepen: Loss to Wolves
Hungry like the Wolves? At Molineaux, the bottom dwellers went ahead on an own goal scored by Jose Bosingwa....
Wenger’s transfer wish list: Probably no one
There will be no more midfielders, strikers, or goalkeepers. The only question is cover for Thomas Vermaelen whose Achilles...
Time for Beckham or the MLS to give it up
Trite but true – won’t someone show Beckham the door? It is interesting to note that Harry Redknapp is...
City’s camarederie unravels fast
Some handbags reported in the Man City training grounds between former Arsenal mates, Adebayor and Kolo Toure. The reports...
Septic Bladder sets up another anti-corruption committee
Another year and yet another FIFA committee. Sepp Blatter is setting up an anti-corruption committee to investigate the ethics...
Beckham to play for Spurs
Harry Redknapp expects Beckham to introduce some class to this Spurs side David Beckham is set to return to...
Fabregas transfer: Barca can’t get no Real satisfaction
Barca are preparing a summer bid for the Arsenal midfielder which is a no brainer but the shocker is...
Liverpool’s miserable season got more miserable
Rafa Benitez’s replacement at Liverpool, Roy Hodgson is also not having an easy go either. Now that the Inter...
Leonardo: ” Inter is my biggest challenge”
Rafa Benitez gets the boot and Leonardo, the former manager of AC Milan takes over. Inter have been a...
Balotelli scores a hat trick as City blanks Villa, 4-0
The enfant terrible of the Serie and now the Premiership scored from two penalties and after Brad Friedel could...