AC Milan up for sale: To one Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi meets with Silvio Berlusconi As rumours go, this is still one hell of a doozy. Muammar Gaddafi...
Category: Soccer Skills
Man Utd fans told to zip it over disgusting Wenger chant
“I come in peace, to give penance for winning three titles that should be rightfully yours” Outrage at Arsene...
English clubs get tagged as poachers because of prevailing conditions
Manchester United might be next to face a transfer ban if Le Havre has its way with its claim...
FIFA bans Chelsea from the transfer market till 2011!
Talk of being blindsided. Here I am moaning about Eduardo’s two match ban whereas a little known player called...
The Reds dressing room becomes the tower of Babel
Big losses to Spurs and Villa are not what Rafa Benitez had in mind when the season began. The...
Two ends of a soccer spectrum…
From the sublime..(Elano pulls off a perfect ‘rabona’ pass..) …to the absolutely ridiculous.( Sergio Jauregui picks up a one...
Villa plug the holes on central defense
Man City’s Richard Dunne and West Ham’s James Collins will attempt a tall task, to take over for Martin...
Maradona’s Brazil preparation borders on panic
The September 5th encounter between the Albiceleste and Seleccao fast approaches. If there are any indications who feels most...
Arbitratry and pre-judged: Eduardo had no chance
Gerhard Kapl(at right): A fire and brimstone kind of chief Time to dust off those videos and mete out...
UEFA to decide on Eduardo today
UEFA’s disciplinary panel is deliberating on whether Eduardo was guilty of deception. Its a much broader charge as the...
Graham Poll reveals why he was so incompetent
Graham Poll on diving. “It was on the eve of the start to the Barclays Premier League season, when...
Last minute transfer madness: Kranjcar and James to Spurs
Harry Redknapp reinforces his squad with the Croatian midfielder and he is also closing on David James. Spurs looks...
Spurs put out a Modric clarification
From their website: For the purposes of clarity and in order to correct early mis-reporting of his injury, Luka...
Video: Air Barcelona overwhelms Sporting Gijon
Ibra scores his debut goal. A pinpoint Dani Alves cross and the Swede made contact diving down to score...
The lowest diving header ever..
How low can you go ?This has to be the most likely winning candidate for this particular record. Paul...
The gloves come off: Wenger says anti-football
What is anti-football? Paul Dirac’s thesis that there exists anti-matter, i.e., the opposite of normal matter, was proven right...
Notts County brought down another peg
After walloping league leading Dagenham the Magpies lose to Barnet, 0-1 this weekend and lie in 5th place in...
Video: Beckham scores the winner in the SuperClasico
An unusual goal. Becks talks about it: “I didn’t anticipate the ball bouncing and going through the way it...
Next Generation: Altidore: A star or another Adu?
La Gazzetta Dello Sport profiles Jozy Altidore under this headline. It is the usual missive on his massive presence....
Video: Juve’s Brazilwood bows provide impeccable concerto
It is already the Juventus of Diego. The club maybe able to complete its remarkable turnaround since its return...
Video: Bayern Munich 3 Wolfsburg 0
Have at it before the video is removed (7+ minutes). Bayern had to be at its best to keep...
Real’s Dutch rejects provide instant impact
Arjen Robben announced his Bundesliga arrival by scoring a brace in Bayern’s 3-0 win against Wolfsburg. Wesley Sneijder was...
Milan fans react with horror
Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan’s collapse to Inter....
Video: Real’s lesser lights shine on attack
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real’s opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema. The...
Kevin Hackett to apologize to Wenger
Good for him. The farce that followed was painful to watch.
Armchair refereeing: What do you think?
My impression, Almunia is going for the ball which bounced away from his hands. He did not deliberately bring...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: One moment is all it took
If we can take anything from this match, it is this: Man Utd will have to rely on such...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: A matter of trajectory and themes
Manchester United v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, Old Trafford Saturday, August 29, 2009, 17:15 Cesc Fabregas is out which...
Which alternate reality does UEFA live in?
A sickening tackle on Eduardo more than 18 months ago leaves him a doorstep from a permanent end to...
Video: Steven Gerrard’s innumerable Eduardo moments
Eduardo’s dive might have been despicable but here is a video of Steven Gerrard elevating it to an art...
Just how much weight has Ronaldinho lost exactly?
A good sign for Dunga’s Brazil. Now let’s hope the Milan fans keep Ronnie out of the clubs as...
Which body part will Gallas use to score his next goal?
The head, his arse, and now the chin. We wait with bated breath for William Gallas to use his...
Video: Arsenal 4 Portsmouth 1
A bit grainy in quality. But there is no mistaking Eduardo’s delectable change of speed and pinpoint cross which...
Where is Arsenal’s scoring coming from?
Don’t get me wrong. I am very happy that Abou Diaby and William Gallas are on the leader board...
The Gunners meet Pompey
Barclays Premier League Venue: Emirates Stadium Date: Saturday 22 August Kick-off: 1500 BST Head-to-head • Arsenal are unbeaten in...
Paul Merson gets a bit of stick
Glen Johnson might end up proving his critics wrong. Amongst them Arsenal’s Paul Merson. “I’ve got nothing against the...
Walcott the latest over the club vs country debate
Stuart Pearce’s decision to play Theo Walcott in the Euro U-21 has come in for criticism from Arsene Wenger...
Robben’s celebration is a statement
The Dutch double down. I think Robben’s celebration is a pointed reminder of how Real treats its Dutch contingent...
Lescott finally has a price tag: £30 million
Les’ cough up the cash. The ball is in Mark Hughes court. Is he prepared to draw a line...
Pompey’s ownership once again in doubt
Portsmouth will be relegated if the club does not stop hemorrhaging players. A new consortium is bidding to takeover...
Chamakh is probably going to stay put
Marouane Chamakh is finding out that Bordeaux is a club that has shackled him to his final year of...
The European Super League will happen, like it or not
I think Wenger has it right. As one of the most astute men in the business, his contention that...
Defoe strengthens his England inclusion
Jermain Defoe scored a hat trick as Spurs took apart Hull. The other goals came from Wilson Palacios, already...
Owen Coyle on the victory
Coyle answers all those doubters and naysayers. “It is a timely and terrific boost because anyone outside this town...
Video: Robbie Blake’s wonder volley shocks Man Utd
Man Utd’s visit to Turf Moor turned into a nightmare as Premiership minnows Burnley shocked them with a win...
Bayern’s nightmare: Felix Magath
Can this man exult any less? Bayern Munich fully understands that its nemesis is Felix Magath who left the...
A familiar MO emerges with Nemanja Vidic
This story is getting familiar as what was then just a breach is now seemingly a deluge. Nemanja Vidic’s...
Kicking your opponent on the chest is not a foul..
..if you happen to be standing on your head while doing so.Robbie Fowler found this loophole in the book...
The fastest footballer on the planet
Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second 100m dash has given rise to a healthy debate of sorts here about who the...
Argentinian League approves TV rights with government to broadcast matches
Argentina made a deal with the government to broadcast matches free of cost on non-cable channels when the AFA...
The return of Deco
Chelsea totally tore up Sunderland, a pretty decent side, today. I have no idea why Paul Wilson wrote that...
Video: Battle of Britain: Arsenal 2 Celtic 0
A well struck free kick by Fabregas inadvertently hit William Gallas on the back and took a fortuitous deflection...
Liverpool is already missing Alonso
A good bit of analysis. And Martin Skrtel is out for at least two weeks with a cracked mandible....
Wenger sees a European Super League
It will take place in 10 years or so as the top clubs open up an insurmountable division between...