Arsenal’s weakness is being exploited
Arsenal has a genuine problem with more physical teams. To see Robin Van Persie get rattled by Sheffield United’s...
Category: Soccer Skills
Ten soccer events that shaped 2006
1) The headbutt that was heard around the world: It cost France the World Cup Zinedine Zidane in his...
Soccer rivalries and the estrangement of fans from US professional sports
Ever so often there comes a moment that convinces me how utterly removed professional sports in the USA is...
Will Larsson make a difference for United?
If Sir Alex gets 15 good minutes from Larsson a game, the loan will be worth it!
Catenaccio gets its due in the FIFA awards
Giacinto Facchetti, extra-ordinary player; exemplary human being No country venerates its defenders as much as the Azzurris do. This...
Video: Upton Park shocker: West Ham 1 Man Utd 0
Old man Sheringham slips the ball between Rio Ferdinand’s legs to Harewood. That bit of trickery led to the...
German goalkeeping crisis: Blunder wonders
The Bundesliga is heading into the four week winter recess but many are concerned that a spate of goalkeeping...
Video: European Cup Final: Celtic FC vs Inter Milan
1967 was a magical year for Celtic as they beat Inter Milan in the European Cup final, 2-1 to...
Video: FIFA club finals: Internacional vs Barca highlights
Adriano Vieira scores the winner. Barca missed a number of chances. This is the second trip to the finals...
The Premiership gets interesting in a hurry
The Hammers responded magnificently under new coach Alan Curbishley and notched up a win for the ages at Upton...
Internacional sinks Barca in the CWC finals
It is official. The South American clubs are better than the European ones. Either that or winning the FIFA...
Guus Hiddink: Dit is Mijn Wereld
Guus Hiddink says it like it is in his new book “Dit is Mijn Wereld” (This is my world)...
Video: Estudiantes become Argentina’s champions
Boca imploded in its last three games. This one looked like it could finally go Boca’s way with Palermo’s...
Miguel Angel Russo is the new coach of Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors could have won its 22nd Argentine title when they played Belgrano but they lost 1-0. They then...
Video: Chivas becomes Apertura 2006 champions
Chivas wins the Mexican Apertura for a record 11th time beating Toluca. Goals from Alfonso Rodriguez and ‘Bofo’ Bautista.
Alan Curbishley faces an acid test against Man Utd
Alan Curbishley, West Ham’s new manager faces a giant hurdle tomorrow when they face Premiership leaders Manchester United. Curbishley...
Klinsmann’s decision reflects a political reality
A German soccer fan expressed his delight when Klinsmann turned down the USA job. I think he along with...
Sir Alex questions Adu’s temperament: Read talent
At the end of the two week training camp at Man Utd, Sir Alex Ferguson had decidedly cooled on...
Sir Alex does Real Salt Lake a Real Big Favor
Europe, here I come. Hey! Europe. Are you deaf? Damn you, Sir Alex! Freddy Adu’s touchy relationship with Peter...
Video: Ajax vs Real Madrid, UEFA Cup 1995
Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluiwert, Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Frank De Boer, Clarence Seedorf, Edwin Van Der Saar, Danny...
Video: Bolton 4 West Ham 0
The game that finished Alan Pardew’s coaching career at West Ham.
The future of Indian football: Tapping the diaspora?
The Doha Asian games, saw an Indian football drawing Hong Kong, barely beating the Maldives, and then crashing out...
Stocking stuffers: What to give your soccer mad friends
It is the time of the season to be jolly. Too bad US soccer lovers were not given their...
Video: Gonzalo Higuain: France or Argentina?
Many of his fans are wondering if Gonzo is going to don the blue and white or go totally...
Does the Premiership understand its foreign players?
Carlos Tevez’s well documented grouse with his playing minutes at West Ham, Thierry Henry becoming ornery at Arsenal, Sheva...
Video: Fernando Belluschi: River Plate star
We should hear a lot about Fernando Belluschi in the future. Great talent for Argentina.
Argentine soccer: The new kids on the block
For every Juan Roman Riquelme that announces his retirement from soccer, there is some one to take over his...
Dubai takeover of Liverpool FC: Infrastructural benefits, not team success
Dubai International Capital’s (DIC) takeover does not mean much in terms of Liverpool’s success, although there are undoubtedly infrastructural...
Video: Matthew Le Tissier: Southampton FC legend
Matt Le Tissier with his cannon shot goals. No dinky taps for him. The pity was that Le Tissier...
Video: Ronaldinho’s 50 best goals
Feast your eyes on 21 minutes of pure Ronaldinho magic.
Video: Paulino Alcantara: First Asian to play for a European club
Paulino Alcantara, of Phillipino heritage, born in Iloilo City, Phillipines debuted for Barcelona FC in 1912 going onto score...
Premiership drought in goals: Not the stingy defense
Paul Wilson has a post on the decrease in goals seen this season in the Premiership. Of course, the...
The best US soccer export: Goalkeepers
All three US goalkeepers playing this weekend came away as winners with Tim Howard being the pick in Everton’s...
Gianluca Vialli: Cheats never prosper? Yeah, right!!
Read The Italian Job and Gianluca Vialli’s take on cheating in football. As he says, Machiavelli is an inspiration,...
Perry Groves: Buy his book for some Christmas cheer
Perry Groves is a lot more fun than Ashley Cole and he did it all for the love of...
Leave South Africa alone: Time for Blatter to step up
Sepp Blatter should step up and show his credentials as FIFA president. It is becoming increasingly distasteful to see...
Mohammed Abdul Salim: The first Indian to play in a British club
We all know Baichung Bhutia and his debut for Bury in 1999 but more than sixty years ago, Mohammed...
Soccer and Politics: As usual the NYT screws up
The NYT has an article on the PSG fan dying at the hands of a policeman, during a melee...
Dear Arsene: It’s not just Chelsea, Man Utd, and Liverpool that count
Michele’s post about Nicholas Burdisso scoring a hat trick of goals against Messina with Inter boasting an arsenal of...
Video: Alex de Souza compilation
Alex De Souza of Fenerbache, Palmeiras, and Cruzeiro shows of his amazing skills. He is 29 years old and...
Video: Seu Jorge sings Tive Razão
Tive Razão is one of the songs in FIFA 2007. For Wes Anderson lovers, Seu Jorge arranged the music...
Third party ownership: Is the English League ready for it?
Pini Zahavi, agent extra-ordinaire Pini Zahavi is the super agent who has his hands in all the deals involving...
Man Utd vs Chelsea: A tale of two halves
Man Utd was ascendant the first half. But it was Chelsea all the way in the second. If there...
Video: Bolton 3 Arsenal 1
Nicolas Anelka puts a nail in Arsenal’s coffin. Actually, two of them.
Peter Kenyon: Chelsea will be World’s No 1 club
A theme is being played out. Man Utd represents the past and Chelsea the future of English league football....
Reading vs Fulham: Hahnemann wins his duel with McBride
The Reading vs Fulham game was interesting because it had a reunion of Yanks playing in the Premiership. However,...
Arsenal: Schizophrenic performances perplex fans
Who can understand this year’s Arsenal? Are they sublime or utterly ridiculous? After tearing Liverpool’s heart out, 3-0, they...
What ails Indian football? Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, AIFF chief
Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, the present Union Information and Broadcasting Minister is also the president of the All India...
What ails Indian football? Cricket provides an insight
Growing up in India, where cricket was such a huge game, when we formed teams in our neighborhood park,...
The legend that was Puskas: Eduardo Galeano remembers
Eduardo Galeano has a delightful entry on Ferenc Puskas in his immensely readable book Soccer in Sun and Shadow...
What ails Indian football? An overview
It is the state of affairs in Indian sports that when you google ‘What ails Indian football?’ you not...
Ferenc Puskas: A player with a supernatural left foot and an imprudent generosity
El Pais has a beautiful little article on how Real team mates and opponents alike remember Puskas. Gento, Stefano,...
Real to David Beckham: No Tom Cruise wedding for you
Beckham’s days in Real are but over. He has only played in three games this season and is out...
Video: 1954 World Cup, Germany 3 Hungary 2
The Mighty Magyars should have won this finals. An injured Puskas scored the first goal and was denied an...