Real finally get Luka Modric as Spurs bid for Yann M’Vila
The little Croatian finally lands up in the Bernabeu after Daniel Levy made life miserable for Florentino Perez. He...
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Alex Song defends himself from rumours
Does anyone remember Alex Song being a particularly disruptive, ill tempered, undisciplined sort? Was he a wantaway? No, not...
Barcelona overcome Osasuna in a bitterly disputed match, 2-1
An Osasuna side that refused to be intimidated put Barca to the sword. The other Llorente, the one who...
La Liga shocker: Getafe deflate Real Madrid, 2-1
Paging Nuri Sahin. Please return immediately to Real Madrid, do not stop at duty free to pick up chocolate...
Skrtel lets City come back twice to draw Liverpool, 2-2
szólj hozzá: Liverpool vs Man City 2:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS Martin Skrtel was responsible for three of the four goals...
Arsenal and Stoke draw blanks
Andy Wilkinson clearly and deliberately handballs to keep Lukas Podolski’s shot out of goal. That should have been a...
Scoreless Arsenal still looking for clues as they draw Stoke, 0-0
He’s gone, hasn’t he? Steve Bould seems to have whipped this Arsenal defense into shape. Introducing zonal marking and...
Vito Mannone to start against Stoke
Wojciech Szczesny is out with a rib injury. With Per Mertesacker and Carl Jenkinson filling in for Laurent Koscielny...
The Melvins: Senile Animal
Arsenal meet Stoke in less than an hour. Here is some Melvins to get your juices flowing. Nice, thick...
Sahin transfer: This is not a Liverpool coup
Brendan Rodgers: Salesman extraordinaire Brendan Rodgers is broadcasting the Nuri Sahin loan transfer as a sales pitch that swayed...
Chelsea set the early standard as Newcastle falls, 2-0
Enough sympathy for Fernando Torres. The misfiring Chelsea striker a £50m boondoggle seems to be on the mend with...
Wayne Rooney out for a month with a gashed knee
Hugo Rodallega came down inadvertently on Wayne Rooney and his studs opened up a nasty gash just above the...
RVP debut goal as Man Utd hang on to win against Fulham, 3-2
Robin Van Persie starting for the first time for Utd was on target with a characteristic left footed half...
Swansea rough up comedic horror show West Ham, 3-0
szólj hozzá: Swansea vs West Ham 3:0 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS What a shambolic display by West Ham! Jussi Jaaskelainen in...
Maurice Edu signs with Stoke
The US national team midfielder’s new home will be the Britannia. Maurice Edu signed with Stoke City pending a...
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg hangs up his boots: Fare thee well
A fitting tribute to the red haired Swede producing his finest moments as an Arsenal player. He could tear...
Fulham furious at Clint Dempsey Liverpool “tap up”
Well, cue Ashley Cole like shenanigans at work over here. Fulham launched a complaint with the Premier League accusing...
The Nuri Sahin twist and turn now favours Liverpool
Finally the M57 to Liverpool to end all this in-sahinity Reports from Spain, the Guardian, and the Beeb indicate...
Victor Valdes keeps Real alive as Barca beats them, 3-2
Horrible, horrible mistake by Victor Valdes. What was he thinking? With the match in the bag for the Catalans...
Fernando Torres’s clearly offside goal against Reading
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 3:2 Torres Even Gary Cahill admits as much. That goal turned the tables on...
Eden Hazard and linesman help Chelsea overcome Reading, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 4:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS It was Hazard time again. The Belgian has been on fire...
Women’s U20 World Cup: USA brush aside Ghana, 4-0
Looks like the future of US women’s soccer is in very capable hands. The U20 World Cup got going...
Joan Gamper trophy: Sampdoria beat “baby” Barca, 1-0
A Barca team featuring many reserves and sparingly used first team members with the exception of Ibrahim Affelay and...
Barca vs Real Madrid: Spanish Super Cup
We did not have too wait too long for the tasty treats to begin. Tomorrow both titans clash in...
Mitt Romney approves of Reading’s Anton Zingarevich
Anton, come join us, smell the sweet, sweet smell of tax free money David Conn’s article in the Guardian...
Roberto Carlos’s free kick and the Magnus effect
The greatest left back in the history of the sport retired two weeks ago but this is the free...
Nuri Sahin update: Impasse over possible long term
Looks like Real are ready to ship Nuri Sahin over on a year loan move but are balking at...
Alan Pardew gets charged with misconduct
For doing this. Actually, there should be some sympathy for the Newcastle manager because the ball clearly rolled out...
Player exchange: Pazzini to Milan, Cassano to Inter + €7.5m
Pazzini and Cassano in a swap between clubs Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Cassano are all set to trade clubs....
FC Sheriff Tiraspol: A secretive soccer team dominates Moldovan league
FC Sheriff Stadium, a top notch stadium which stands out amongst its poorer counterparts The NYT has a fascinating...
Man Utd are Fellain-it as Everton break them, 1-0
szólj hozzá: EVERTON 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED Full highlights Marouane Fellaini was a beast. You knew it was coming as...
Five Arsenal myths revisited
Arsene Wenger is principled: “We do not want to sell our players – so all the players who have...
Tito Vilanova era gets a rollout as Barca thump Real Sociedad, 5-1
A brace from Lionel Messi, and goals from Carles Puyol, Pedro, and David Villa as Barca sauntered through their...
Pepe takes out Casillas as Jonas scores Valencia’s equalizer
A couple of observations: This goal would not have been scored if Iker Casillas had stayed on the line....
Nuri Sahin coming to Arsenal
As per the Daily Mail, ESPN, and the Beeb. Now backed up by AS. The Beeb says that it...
Man City dig deep to overcome a spirited Saints side, 3-2
szólj hozzá: Man City vs Southampton 3:2 HIGHLIGHTS What an absolutely engrossing match. City showing the fortitude and strength...
No hazarding a guess: Chelsea find a garden of Eden at Wigan, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Wigan 0-2 Chelsea Goals 7 minutes of Eden Hazard was enough for Chelsea to win against Wigan....
Ben Arfa’s trickery sinks Spurs at St James Park, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham Spurs, overwhelmingly the better team in the first half, paid dearly through two bits...
Swansea is happy to Michu, QPR will know his name, 5-0
szólj hozzá: Quenns park 0-5 No sympathy for QPR the second time on opening day. This time the Swans...
WBA makes Rodgers’s Liverpool debut a miserable one, 3-0
szólj hozzá: WBA vs Liverpool 3:0 FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Oy vey! This was not supposed to be. Ten man...
Sunderland frustrate a frustrating Arsenal, 0-0
szólj hozzá: Arsenal vs Sunderland 0:0 HIGHLIGHTS If you wanted to know where the goals were going to come...
The Melvins: The War on Wisdom
Perfect way to kickstart the Premiership season. Arsenal vs Sunderland. Go Gunners!
A few thoughts on Rio Ferdinand’s “choc ice” retweet
No retreat, retweet The FA has spoken. Rio Ferdinand is to be fined £45,000 for re-tweeting “choc ice” used...
Song is on his way to Barcelona
Is that tiki taka on his mind? Arsene Wenger pretty much admits it. The negotiations are in the advanced...
Robin Van Persie: Lets thank him for not making this a circus
Money, its a gas. Don’t give me that do goody goody BS. There are ways of ending a relationship...
Argentina decimate 10 man Germany, 3-1
Leo Messi’s recent national goalscoring is well ahead of his Barca output. He scored his 9th goal in five...
Spain win 2-1 over Puerto Rico as Cazorla and Fabregas score
One current Arsenal player and a former one contributed to Spain’s 2-1 winning score. Santi Cazorla swung a ball...
History created! USA beat Mexico in Mexico for the first time, 1-0
In the 79th minute Brek Shea squirting free down the left nutmegs his way through and then crosses the...
Sahin wants Arsenal, Mourinho prefers Liverpool
There are evident fault lines developing between Nuri Sahin and Jose Mourinho even as it becomes inevitable that he...
What ails Brazilian soccer? Time to bring Dunga back
The title should actually read what fails Brazilian soccer? Clearly, with all its unsurpassed talent, Brazilian soccer should have...
Fabrice Muamba retires from football on medical advice
Fabrice Muamba who was last seen carrying the Olympic torch from Greenwich to Waltham Forest on July 21st announced...
Barcelona confident of landing Alex Song
Looks like Barca, FIFA’s favourite club have their beady eyes set on Alex Song. Their manager Tito Vilanova has...
Antonio Conte banned for 10 months after match fixing scandal
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months Robin Van Persie can rule out going to Juventus....
2012 Olympics: Canada get the bronze as they beat France, 1-0
Canada completely outplayed by France in the second half managed to score an extra time goal by Diane Matheson...