Craig Gardner talks from both sides of his mouth
Via The Independent: From a ‘Birmingham Mail’ interview with Craig Gardner, then of Aston Villa, in 2007: “I’m a...
Category: Soccer Skills
Kiko Macheda? Man Utd’s young super subs missing
Kiko Macheda on his way to instant stardom Against Everton in a losing effort, Sir Alex chose to replace...
Liverpool vs Man City: Dreary as they come
Carlos Tevez is away with his baby son in the ICU For two teams with a chance to put...
Meerkat gives Thierry Henry a ball control demo
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks but the same doesn’t apply to meerkats.The old meerkat learns the...
Manuel Pellegrini: The predatory Spanish tabloids smell blood
Marca commissioned a poll which found almost 7 out of 10 Madridistas refute Pellegrini’s statement that this is the...
Sir Alex: A bit schizophrenic when it comes to Rooney
After the Milan win: ‘It is the area of biggest improvement and with him doing that you have to...
Bendter finally connects
Bendtner is as frontline as we get in our injury depleted striker corps. But clinical finishing is clearly not...
Arsenal blogs react to Porto performance
Ruben Micael demanding the ball before the dazed Arsenal defense comes to its senses Arseblog: “There’s no two ways...
The psychology of WAGS deconstructed
A bridge to nowhere? “If the obsession with Wags represents one thing, it’s surely a means of putting women...
Patrick Vieira could face a three match ban
Say hello to my little friends! The ex-Arsenal and now Man City enforcer lost no time in stamping his...
This Arsenal team’s intelligence is questionable
One can fully sympathize with Fiorentina’s frustration at the clearly offside goal that gave Bayern their win. A draw...
Hiddink to helm Turkey
Guus Hiddink is moving again. “The Turkish Football Federation chairman and vice chairman met Mr Hiddink in Amsterdam (Tuesday)...
Leonardo remains optimistic
Milan wasted a huge opportunity last evening. Maybe it was profligate Milan failing to put away a number of...
Gallas, Almunia, Song, Eduardo, Arshavin …….
…. are all out with injuries against Porto. Given that and Arsenal’s poor away record in CL matches and...
The knives are unsheathed for Pellegrini yet again
As the Marca editorial (In Spanish) makes it clear, Real’s goal is nothing less than the CL final. Their...
Liverpool buying a stake in the Indian Premier League?
The rumour swirling around is that a famous Premier club is interested in buying a stake in one of...
Man Utd vs AC Milan: Vini, Vidi, Vici?
Champions League: Venue: San Siro Date: Tuesday 16 February Kick-off: 1945 GMT This is being billed grandiosely as the...
John Terry: All’s well that ends well
Yey! Score one more for forgiving WAGS. England can breathe a bit more freely because given their defensive woes...
Champions League playoffs: Encouraging competition is good
Tired of the same old teams making it to the Champions League every year? Long for a bit more...
Video: 10 man Man Utd keep Villa away
The “bad” Nani showed up and was sent off for a mindless two footed tackle on Stiliyan Petrov. He...
Video: Saha’s brace sinks Chelsea
Add David Moyes to the club of managers who have won 300 Premiership matches. It was also his very...
Video: Super Diaby goal as Arsenal end their losing streak
If the last ten minutes of the Liverpool Arsenal match were an IQ test, the Gunners would have scored...
Will Wenger continue to wait for his 300th Premiership win?
Arsene Wenger might have been well served if he had imposed a gag order on himself during this disastrous...
Pompey: The road to financial ruin unveiled
David Conn provides a nice chronology of events that lead up to Pompey’s financial peril. It all unravelled when...
Barca denies reaching an agreement with Fabregas
Barca issues a statement: “Given the exceptional repercussions created by the stories that have appeared in different media with...
Europe’s top clubs feel the financial pain
Europe’s top clubs owe $6 billion as they fall deeper and deeper in debt. The future promises more pain....
Wenger gets Ballacked
Michael Ballack says stuff which is hard to dispute. I think it behooves Wenger to be a bit more...
What the world needs – an environmentally friendly soccer ball
Check out the sOccket.It is a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity while being kicked,dribbled,thrown and subjected to...
Video: Zaragoza 2 Sevilla 1
Sevilla and Alvaro Negredo had a match to forget as they lost to Zaragoza. They fall out of the...
Video: Barcelona 2 Getafe 1
Leo Messi shows why he is a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and their composite. Messi’s first...
Video: Real Madrid 3 Espanyol 0
The Merengues took to the air to overcome Espanyol. Gonzalo Higuain showed a sublime touch scoring the last goal....
Video: Robinho’s backheel lifts Santos
Nifty backheel but it should have been ruled offside.
Efficiency need not be a dirty word
“You have to congratulate Chelsea. We didn’t get a demonstration of football but they were efficient and, at the...
Arsenal loss: Drogba again proves too hot to handle
What has Hull City got that Arsenal does not? It took just two strikes by you know who –...
Arsenal’s first priority: Limiting damage
Manuel Almunia is a giant bundle of nerves. Loss of confidence is contagious. Especially when it comes to an...
Euro 2012: Ireland vs France rematch?
In rehearsal at least. The countries await the final verdict on the Euro qualifiers. But Michel Platini thinks that...
Aston Villa and Arsenal best in stewardship
Ever wonder which Premiership clubs are guided by motives other than self interest? Have a long term vision? Show...
Altidore dedicates his goal to the people of Haiti
I am really glad to see Jozy Altidore get regular minutes and so must Bob Bradley. He seems to...
Video: Manchester United 5 Portsmouth 0
Wayne Rooney and Berbatov broke up the monotony of a hat trick of own goals by a terrified Pompey...
Wenger’s words are destructive
“When you are fighting with Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool and Aston Villa you cannot say that because you finished...
Rio’s elevation has no one singing encomiums
The pundits are holding back their plaudits.
Salvador Cabanas might play again
This would take a miracle but there is a slim chance that it might happen.
Video: Copa Del Rey: Atletico crush Racing Santander
Ex-Arsenal player Jose Antonio Reyes was amongst the goal scorers. Simao Sabroso got the ball rolling, Reyes followed suit,...
Arshavin states the obvious
Arshavin is a winger who incidentally happens to score goals. To call him a centerforward is a travesty. And...
Capello removes Terry from England’s captaincy
Fidelity 1 Infidelity 0 (on this one occasion) On the eve of Wayne Bridge’s return to Man City, Capello...
Spain claim their third futsal title…
Spain came into the UEFA European Futsal Championship after getting through a historic semi final which was historic because...
Chelsea’s transfer ban overturned
Oye! A moralebooster before the Arsenal match. The CAS is anti Arsenal as we know.
Has Tiger Woods’ peccadiloes helped John Terry?
One can’t help but wonder if Tiger Woods has helped out John Terry. One has not seen the sort...
Pompey: Another day, another owner
Pompey’s revolving door ownership continues to make a mockery of English football’s “fit and proper” test. The new owner...
Video: FA Cup: Spurs 3 Leeds 1
Jermain Defoe did what he does best. Score goals. It took a third hat trick this season to sink...
Mohamed Zidan shows a thoughtful side
It is gratifying to see Mohamed Zidan who I have always thought highly of as a player mature before...
Mourinho vs Balotelli reaches breaking point
Something tells me that Balotelli will be next season’s biggest signing. Hello, Arsene are you listening? “He is not...
Egypt cracks FIFA top 10
Egypt’s fantastic CAN campaign vaulted them from 24th position in December 2009 to the 10th position in FIFA’s latest...
Video: A proud day for Crystal Palace
Danny Butterfield became a Palace legend with a hat trick against Wolves. For a magical moment the club’s financial...