Liam Brady calls for a replay
Seems like a whole lot of past and present Arsenal connections have played or are playing a very influential...
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Uruguay wins: CONMEBOL comes out on top
Montevideo, Uruguay was the site of raucous celebrations as the Charruas drew the Ticos at the Centenario but thanks...
Georgios Samaras beautiful pass sets up Greece’s winner
Before Adebayor, Robinho and the other eight strikers at City, there used to be Georgios Samaras. Although highly touted...
Even France acknowledges their entry was illegitimate
L’ Equipe on France’s entry into the World Cup makes no excuses. “Henry controlled the ball with his hand.”...
Guus Hiddink’s magic ends
Slovenia wins over nine man Russia through Zlatko Dedic’s toe poke goal in the 44th minute.
The world will get to see Cristiano Ronaldo
Raul Meireles second half strike sink Bosnia’s hopes.
Algeria wins the battle of Omdurman
Antar Yahia became the hero of Algeria as they beat Egypt. His superb volley off a Ziani cross in...
World Cup 2010: Gallas controversial goal puts Les Bleus through
Thierry Henry clearly handled Florent Malouda’s delivery and then picked out Gallas in front of goal, who drove home...
Orascom vandalized by Algerian fans
Naguib Sawiris feels that the match should be postponed Want an Orascom cell phone? Egypt’s giant telecom company, Orascom...
Stuart Holden’s return gives the US more penetration
The USMNT meet Denmark, today at NRGi Park, Aarhus, 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), and the match...
Video: France’s nightmare, 17th November 1993
It took 20 seconds to shatter the France’s march to the 1994 World Cup. In the 90′ minute Emil...
Placenta therapy: Will it work for Van Persie?
Robin Van Persie flew today to Belgrade to meet with Marijana Kovacevic, a Serbian housewife who uses fluid from...
Another Arsenal injury: Kieran Gibbs
Gibbs limped off with an ankle injury after a 12st minute tackle forced him out of the U21 Euro...
Stevie Gerrard ready for Man City
Some uplifting news for the Liverpudlians. Stevie G is ready to rock n’ roll against City this weekend. Will...
What did Lass say that got every Irish knicker in a bunch?
Its all pretty confusing but it seems that Raymond Domenech was complaining that they were really playing the English...
Video: RIP Antonio De Nigris
Earlier this summer, the football world was shocked by the tragic death of Espanyol captain Dani Jarque, who dead...
The MLS All XI is minus Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Why is this man not in the All XI? Its the numbers you produce and not the little things...
Video: Switzerland win the U 17 World Cup
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Haris Seferovic takes advantage of a slow reacting Nigerian defense to head the...
The Eduardo rumour mill churns
After RVP’s injury, the news that Eduardo is being sent to Liverpool makes as much sense as a Sarah...
Video: Aaron Ramsey adds to Burley’s misery
Ramsey was incandescent in Wales 3-0 victory over a disjointed Scotland side. The third goal reminded me of the...
Arsenal breaks its silence on RVP’s injury
A brief statement on Arsenal’s website updates RVP’s status. He will be traveling back to London this week and...
Fabio Capello’s comments: “Spain less strong than Brazil”
It is hard to see England overcome Brazil even if they were at full strength with Steven Gerrard, Frank...
Look out the Guardian is in predictive mode
The Guardian picked Liverpool to win the Premiership. We can see how well that is turning out. Now, they...
Van Persie injury update: Partial ruptured ankle ligament
RVP’s convalescence time has been reduced to 4-6 weeks, less than the two months feared. He has a partial...
Plans to dump Shaibu Amodu as Nigeria qualify
Could this man be back as Nigeria’s coach? A Diego Maradona comparison is too tantalizing. A team that has...
Thousands turn out for moving Enke memorial
RIP: Robert Enke: 24 August 1977- 10 November 2009 A sight never seen in Germany as tens of thousands...
FIFA U -17: Switzerland are the champs
A 63′ strike by Haris Seferovic gives Switzerland their first ever FIFA world title. They withstood a furious onslaught...
A pointless ban: Maradona gets off lightly
For his potty mouthed outburst following Argentina’s win over Uruguay. (translation) Here is an even more graphic video. Till...
World Cup 2010: Lugano sinks the Ticos
Costa Rica’s new coach Rene Simoes has had a mixed bag of results. The Ticos beat his old team,...
World Cup U-17 final: Homegrown Nigeria meet Switzerland
Switzerland vs Nigeria, Sunday 15 November, Abuja, 19.00 (local time) Can the Eaglets make it a weekend to remember...
Video: Emed Moteab forces a decisive playoff for Egypt
The Algeria vs Egypt match was played In the backdrop of potentially escalating violence, a build up to the...
Some thoughts on the USA vs Slovakia friendly
Positives: A) The USA with their below full strength team played patient ball control. They took their time to...
Nick Rimando sends RSL to their first MLS Cup final
Three big saves by Rimando in the penalty shootout keeps the Fire out. Ned Grabavoy nails the winning penalty...
Video: LA Galaxy get into the MLS finals
The Galaxy weathered two power outages, a disallowed goal by Andrew Hainault, and a dominant Dynamo display in the...
Coca Cola gets into the act
From the NYT’s “The Lede” Coca Cola invokes the infamous 1989 match between Algeria and Egypt as part of...
Video: A tinderbox before the Egypt Algeria match
Les joueurs algeriens blessés au CaireUploaded by DZfootCom. – More professional, college and classic sports videos. A cellphone camera...
World Cup 2010: Rory Fallon becomes a All Whites hero
Their last appearance was in the 1982 World Cup. This time they beat Bahrain, 1-0 with Plymouth’s Rory Fallon...
Slovakia vs USA: An interesting bit of trivia
From the US Soccer website’s game notes: There are a few instances in sporting history of father’s coaching their...
Video: The US squad’s bit of fun before the Slovakia match
A sharpshooting contest which Jozy Altidore wins with some sweet stuff. Steve Cherundolo is hard done by poor service...
The referees call foul: Sir Alex gets a four match ban
A smart Alex. Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four match touchline ban and a fine for 20,000 pounds...
Immigration enriches Switzerland U 17 team
Nassim Ben Khalifa, the face of the U17 Swiss squad In a few minutes the Swiss U-17 squad will...
Robinho does not want to “spend another day” at City
The carpet bagger wants to leave but an angel waits in the wings. Something about Brazilian music not being...
Enke tragedy: A terrible secret
Happier days: With Louis Van Gaal at Barca From what one can gather, Robert Enke kept a terrible secret....
Eddie Johnson finds his way back into US squad
In Bob Bradley’s search for Jozy Altidore’s strike partner now that Charlie Davis is unfortunately out for six months...
Hackett to try covering “viewing angles” after Ngog dive
Keith Hackett stating the obvious. “I have said to managers in the past that this is an area of...
Video: “Shame at the Bernabeu”
All that talk of righting the ship turned out to be bluster as in the Copa Del Rey return...
Robert Enke tragedy: Daughter’s death affected him deeply
Germany’s number one goalie Robert Enke, who played for Hannover 96 was found dead at a level crossing in...
Video: Lyon vs Marseille epic ends in 10 goals, no victory
Lyon 5 Marseille 5 at the Stade De Gerland. November 9, 2009. A nail biting epic with end to...
The Notts County experiment over?
The oldest professional football club believe it or not faces the possibility of court proceedings for non-payment of taxes....
Nick Bendtner will undergo groin surgery
It is now more like a hernia rather than a milder tear. Which means that Bendtner needs surgical intervention...
The fastest goal ever just got faster…
A 21-year-old Saudi striker Nawaf Al Abed scored the definitive fastest goal ever recorded in a professional football match....
Freddie Ljungberg is not a happy camper
Ljungberg was the target of some tough tackles. Playing in a dust bowl also did not help. He was...
In which Becks earns his keep
David Beckham chooses the LA Galaxy over breaking Peter Shilton’s record 125 England appearances. He can at best case...
Wenger’s anti-football comments are hurting Man Utd
Darren Fletcher in particular. He was the hatchet man in Utd’s win over Arsenal on August 29th and did...