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Category: Soccer Skills
Barcelona tidal wave in Ballon D’Or
Xavi, Iniesta, and Leo Messi are the three nominees for FIFA’s Ballon D’Or award for player of the year....
Lazio send Inter into purgatory
Rafa Benitez’s days are numbered. Today, the Serie champions fell to Lazio, 1-3 as Giuseppe Biava, Mauro Zarate, and...
The FA wants respect? Nix David Beckham
Oh! F**k, is he going to throw a cleat? According to a NOTW report David Beckham is being primed...
Messi and Ronaldo score two each
It’s a bit weird.They are scoring an identical number of goals .Three goals each last week and now two...
Nasri’s weaves his magic against Fulham
Samir Nasri is unmistakably transforming into the most influential French footballer since Zinedine Zidane. This is his second goal,...
Dorel Stoica’s amazing free kick..
Dorel Stoica’s freekick will make Cristiano Ronaldo sit up and maybe wonder if he needs to practice a bit...
Ronaldo’s tete a tete with Pep Guardiola
In case you missed this. Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave a mark on the Clasico after failing to do...
Neither England nor Sepp Blatter come off looking good
The “simple football player” made a passionate and successful case for his country The BBC is getting a lot...
Not England’s finest hour
Only two votes cast in favour as England crash out in the first round. Russia topped the first round...
Qatar gets 2022 World Cup
The stadiums inside will have regulated climate controls systems. Outside may not be so much fun in the 45-50...
Michael Chopra’s Indian debut? He faces citizenship requirements
The All India Football Federation is decidedly ambivalent to the idea of Michael Chopra representing India. “Michael Chopra is...
AS Roma’s stunning comeback sinks Bayern
Two goals by Mario Gomez had Bayern sitting pretty at half time. However, the Rome side had other ideas...
Real Madrid make short work of Ajax, 4-0
Karim Benzema gets the ball rolling as he niftily finishes off Mesut Oezil’s nice little layback. Alvaro Arbeloa scorches...
Arsenal’s Europe campaign runs afoul against Braga
Another frustrating evening as Braga scored two late goals through Matheus, the second one a superb individual effort. The...
Ancelotti is not quitting
Recent reports of Carlo Ancelotti’s authority being undermined by the recent elevation of Michael Emenalo as assistant coach sparked...
Eto’o resurrects Materazzi as Inter go south
Samuel Eto’o barges into Chievo’s Cesar head first as Inter’s frustrating season boils over. This should have been a...
A New York touch to Colorado’s maiden MLS title
Macoumba Kandji, the erstwhile Red Bulls striker forced the issue in extra time when he pushed through a nutmeg...
Fabregas handball typifies Arsenal’s implosion
Fool me once, shame on you: Howard Webb fails to spot Cesc’s handball against Liverpool. Phil Dowd did not...
Man Utd draw level
Man Utd’s 2 – 0 win over Wigan took them level with Chelsea.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi score respective hat tricks…
It’s raining goals in the La Liga. Real Madrid beat Athtletic Bilbao 5 -1 with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 3...
England fall to France, 1-2
France were superb in the first half, stroking the ball around with ease, not allowing England any sort of...
USA vs SA: Juan Agudelo scores on debut
Today’s winning goal over Bafana Bafana had a local flavour. Juan Agudelo of the Red Bulls scored on his...
FC Dallas stun LA Galaxy, 3-0
In case you missed this. FC Dallas are going to their first MLS final after shocking the pre-abortive favourites...
Chelsea adrift? Hardly
Carlo Angstalotti after the Sunderland defeat: A course correction or something deeper? After the stunning loss to Sunderland the...
Barca vs Villareal: A match to be savoured
A match for football purists. The Barca vs Villareal match unveiled end to end football between two clubs committed...
Fortress Emirates no more: Arsenal slump again
Andy Carroll joins a merry band of Arsenal killers Arsenal is once again in schizophrenic mode. The season opener...
Brilliant Torres brings Anfield to its feet
The man is back! Liverpool’s premier marksman long dogged by injury, loss of form, and persistent rumours of wanting...
Amazing Bale takes the game away from Inter
Rafael van der Vaart, Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed the goals but Bale grabbed the headlines again.Inter’s Maicon...
Happy 50th Birthday, Diego Maradona!
No one who watched these highlights will ever forget what you did with the ball!
A Song in every Gunners heart
Alex Song was omniscient in the match’s biggest moment. Scoring a goal an eternity in the making. The Cameroonian...
C Ron scores 4 as Real Madrid decimate Racing Santander..
C Ron is opening a bit of a lead over Messi in terms of individual goals scored this season.Real...
Ronaldinho skill……
If only he was a little thinner…..but it’s a great bit of skill anyway.
Chris Maguire scores from the half line
Under-21 European Championship play-off second leg. Chris Maguire made the Iceland goalie remember that it was important to stay...
Messi shows off the golden boot
Lionel Messi with the Golden Shoe he picked up for being the top European goalscorer during 2009-10 season with...
Chelsea’s awesome power (and subtlety) rip Arsenal
There are many positives that Arsenal can take back home from their Chelsea loss. They were bright in possession,...
Arsenal has no Plan B against hungrier teams
Wenger sees the afternoon crumble against West Brom The plan was clear. To maximize points in the easier stretch...
Video:Brilliant solo equaliser from Nani
Man U conceded an early 6th minute goal to Bolton.Shortly afterwards Nani came up with this bit of brilliance.Game...
Best goal of the year so far.
Here’s Kumi Yokoyama scoring a brilliant solo goal in the Women’s Under-17 FIFA World Cup final.Messi would be impressed.
Roberto Mancini’s training tactics questioned
Raymond Verheijen, a former City conditioning coach under Mark Hughes who was fired by Roberto Mancini a few months...
So which country will Enzo Zidane play for?
Does Zinedine Zidane’s eldest son, Enzo now learning his trade in the Real Madrid youth ranks play for Spain...
Pastore sets the tone for Juve’s 3-1 thrashing
The Serie has gone wild. Today’s match between Palermo and Juventus was a cracker with plenty of attacking football...
Byron Moreno will not be investigated by FIFA
Byron Moreno, a former soccer referee who became infamous in the 2002 World Cup for “stealing an Italian win”...
Lazio hold Milan to a 1-1 draw
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a goal and a good one it was but Hernanes was the player who stole the...
Inter boss Bari, 4-0
Diego Milito ended his goal scoring slump by scoring two goals and Samel Eto’o converted two penalties as Inter...
Roma’s woes deepen after a 2-1 loss to Brescia
Claudio Rainieri’s coaching is coming for some heated criticism. Today’s dispiriting loss to Brescia which reduced Julio Sergio to...
Shola Ameobi stars in Newcastle’s win over Chelsea
One remembers Shola Ameobi as a talented goalscorer before a series of injuries consigned him to the wilderness before...
Northampton consign Liverpool to Carling Cup misery
A historic win for Northampton who beat Liverpool on PKs 4-2 after the match tied 2-2 once regulation and...
Bebé: The double agent man
Having my Bebé David Conn has the story of how Bebé, the hitherto unknown Vitoria Guimaeres striker, who without...
Head trauma behind increased ALS incidence
Stefano Bergonovo was diagnosed with ALS in 2008 A recent study published in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental...
A closer look at Bassong’s foul on Nasri
Samir Nasri did go down easily but Sebastian Bassong was guilty of tugging on his shirt. A soft foul...
Arsenal beating Spurs 4 – 1 video…
Samir Nasri scored two of those goals from the penalty spot and Sebastian Bassong is accusing him of going...