Against Bolton: Arsenal’s one more throw of dice
John Cleese travels to Bolton to find a live Norwegian Blue. Arsenal travel to the Reebok to keep their...
Category: Soccer Skills
Energy saving goal scoring technique
If the goalie is off his line you don’t have to run all the way into the other half.Less...
Gino Coutinho: Full time goalkeeper, part time pot grower
A cleverly photoshopped jersey leaves no doubt as to Gino Coutinho’s sponsors. The ADO Den Haag goalkeeper is facing...
Real Madrid drops the Copa Del Rey
Footage of Sergio Ramos dropping the trophy atop the bus cruising the Madrid streets celebrating their Copa Del Rey...
Messi is lasered
szólj hozzá: Messi lézer Real Madrid fans take to a laser to distract the world’s best footballer. First at...
C Ron’s brilliant header…..
Another look at the winning goal.
Arsenal vs Spurs in a cracking game
szólj hozzá: Tottenham vs Arsenal 3:3 Gone are the days you could turn to Spurs for comic relief. Nowadays...
Arsene Wenger’s Enter the Void dilemma
In Gaspar Noe’s “Enter the Void”, the soul of the deceased protagonist floats above the streets of Tokyo in...
Neil Lennon gets a gift that goes boom
A few days ago, Neil Lennon had talked about the scourge of sectarianism underlining the Old Firm rivalry and...
Will Jose Mourinho resign if he fails to beat Barca?
Jose Mourinho has already lost the Liga. What if he loses the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League...
Newcastle hold Man Utd to a goalless draw
szólj hozzá: Newcastle v United longer Good news for Arsenal in ordinary circumstances but we’re talking of a mentally...
Fabregas says club has a choice: Wenger’s experiment or win titles
Cesc Fabregas who Arsene Wenger spirited away from Barca as a 16 year old to lead the charge in...
Serie: AC Milan sink Sampdoria, 3-0
Every time one writes off Clarence Seedorf he comes up with the goods. Antonio Cassano scored against his former...
Serie: Inter’s season goes south against Parma
Pint sized Sebastian Giovinco and Juventus reject Amauri give the dairy farmers a 2-0 win over Internazionale. And once...
Pepe gives Messi a lecture on sanity!
Those who saw El Clasico this weekend saw Leo Messi kick the ball into the stands in a moment...
Jack Wilshere wins PFA’s young player of the year
Jack Wilshere his fighting spirit on the pitch. Good on ye, Jack. The one Arsenal player who’s shown consistent...
FA Cup semi-final: Stoke humiliates Bolton, 5-0
Bolton’s defending was shambolic. They made Kieran Richardson look like Leo Messi. And Stoke showed it helps to crack...
Dalglish tells Arsene Wenger to sod off (something stronger)
Wenger walks towards Kenny Dalglish whining about the penalty and the added time and the Scot has none of...
Arsenal vs Liverpool: 1-1
112 minutes and two penalties later. Btw, a weak goal kick by Wojciech Szczesny that barely cleared the half...
Arsenal are a team of mental midgets
But does he love Arsenal? God is a Man Utd fan 96 minutes of almost nothingness. Then a dodgy...
FA Cup semi-final: Magical Mystery Toure
Edwin Van Der Sar so magnificent in the Chelsea match manages a weak clearance. Michael Carrick enjoying a rejuvenation...
Paul Scholes: What else would you expect?
A Red card devil. Paul Scholes is a wonderful player but his achilles heel is getting someone else’s achilles...
Sectarianism charges: Rangers face possible closed door matches
Ranger fans reprise “Scotland’s Shame” singing sectarian chants during Europa Cup matches against PSV Eindhoven. FIFA/ UEFA open an...
Europa Cup: Benfica overcome PSV Eindhoven (6-3 agg)
Portugese giants Benfica drew PSV Eindhoven after falling behind two goals as the spectacularly named Balázs Dzsudzsák and Jeremain...
Roman Abramovich: “My team has no personality”
The above headline is not written as mere sensationalism. It is what Abramovich thought of his team after they...
Raul learns the Schalke chant
Raul the Real Madrid legend is on his way to becoming a Schalke legend after his stellar performance gave...
Maradona’s missing Golden Ball melted down to gold bars
Captured crime lord Salvatore Lo Russo reveals in his testimony what happened to Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy won...
Will CR 7 steal Messi’s thunder in El Clasico?
The bedrock of Spanish football will be strip mined in a series of four encounters between Real Madrid and...
Carlo Ancelotti should stay: Lack of choices, rebuilding challenge
Guus Hiddink left Stamford Bridge after his four month cameo righted the ship. The Premiership proved out of range...
Champions League QF: Heurelho Gomes wins it for Real
Gomes keeps Manuel Almunia company in goalkeeping bloopers. Real Madrid romp home on a 5-0 aggregate and now face...
Berlusconi: Ibra “a waste of money”
The AC Milan striker came back from a 3 match ban and is promptly sent off for three more...
Is Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez Sir Alex’s best value signing?
Ian Herbert is convinced he is. 18 goals in 20 starts in his debut year. All indications that Chicharito...
Champions League QF: Man Utd get through Chelsea 2-1 (3-1 agg)
Man Utd looked sharper and decisive when they had the ball while Chelsea had more of it without looking...
Ancelotti is paying for Abramovich’s £50m folly
“Hey Roman! Look at this classy spittoon.” Can we lay the £50m Torres boondoggle squarely on Roman Abramovich? Except...
Arsenal Supporters Trust: Hedging their bets
Alisher Usmanov is now being glorified in certain quarters within Arsenal’s supporters for holding out on his shares. The...
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...
Wenger: Less a manager, more a savant
Look to the future is Arsene Wenger’s mantra once again. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater maybe...
Neymar basks with a mask
Great goal by Neymar against Colo Colo in the Copa Libertadores which sets off a celebration that is borderline...
Joey Barton: Pundit and man of letters
The man can be a short fused nightmare on and off the pitch but he speaks the truth. Spot...
Champions League QF: Barca destroy Shakhtar
5-1. With goals from Iniesta (who had a brilliant game), Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Seydou Keita, and Xavi Hernandez....
Evra’s foul on Ramires was a clear penalty
Sir Alex might feel a bit more at equilibrium right now. Somehow this time the dark forces that haunt...
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...
Birmingham’s psychic blow
Much has been said of the huge damage done by Birmingham’s victory over Arsenal in the Carling Cup finals....
Dejan Stankovic’s 50 metre goal against Genoa
Almost two years ago, Stankovic lashed an equally spectacular volley from midfield past Marco Amelia. Compare this to the...
A Real spanking: Spurs get torched 4-0
The match was lost in the first 15 minutes. Aaron Lennon taken ill before the match was replaced by...
Champions League QF: Schalke shocks the defending champions, 5-2
23+ minutes from Canal. Commentary in French. It all started swimmingly well for Inter within the first minute as...
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...
Sir Alex has a dig at big spending Chelsea
Love the tongue in cheek “Chelsea were right to spend £50m for Torres”. The artful dodger is a master...
Mourinho brings all his big guns against Spurs
Jose Mourinho will risk bringing back Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo even as they remain injury doubts. Fans are divided...
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...
Ochocinco made a ” honorary member” of Sporting KC
Chad left hanging at Sporting KC? No longer A feel good gesture but as suspected Chad Ochocinco failed to...
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...
Rooney gets a two match ban
The FA hands the Man Utd striker a two match ban for swearing into a camera. One more defining...
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/...