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Video: Becks Scores off the Bench!
From last week’s game against Real Sociedad. A speedy Beckham goes 60 yards to score. Maybe he does want...
What’s up with Rooney?
Now everyone’s picking on Rooney again: “Could it really be that Rooney has fallen out of love with football,...
Video: Adebayor! Adebayor! Adebayor!
The best part. Adebayor’s goal against Man Utd. The icing was how that punk Ronaldo lost the ball. Arsenal...
Video: Drogba’s goal: The goal of the season so far
There was nothing Jamie Carragher and co. could have done to stop Drogba. Just look at the perfect balance,...
Emir Kusturica’s Maradona: Out in 2006
Maradona shows his solidarity! Look out for Emir Kusturica’s documentary on Diego Maradona in post production now. It is...
Video: Rosicky’s screamer against Hamburg
Rosicky’s blast in Arsenal’s win against Hamburg, 2-1!
Video: Lyons 2 Real Madrid 0
It could have been much worse if Iker Casillas had not been so stellar in goal. Not the best...
Relegated Juventus gets its first win
Congratulations to the boys in Juventus who stayed back. Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet, and captain Alessandro Del Piero for...
Gianluigi Buffon’s successor: Federico Agliardi
Palermo put it past Lazio, 2-1. Federico Agliardi, their goalkeeper kept out 12 shots at goal. It would be...
Cesc, Lehmann, and Adebayor pull it off against Man Utd
Today was a proud, proud day for all Gooners. Minus Thierry Henry and RVP, Arsenal went to Old Trafford,...
Video: Premiership goals: Andy Johnson again!!
Johnson rolls right on against Wigan with his 5th goal. Lua Lua puts one past Charlton Athletic and puts...
Marco Materazzi is required reading in Philosophy class
Marco Materazzi who recently disclosed that he fancied Zidane’s sister to his sweaty jersey, waxes eloquent on Inter’s pathetic...
Arsenal at Old Trafford: Better than playing at the Emirates
At this point Arsenal is still seeking its first win of the season and ranked 17th in the Premiership...
Rafa Benitez: Dazed and Confused, tell me it’s not true
Liverpool is going through a mini crisis. A small one, but with this year’s Premiership, with Portsmouth, Everton, and...
Owen Hargreaves out with a broken leg
Owen Hargreaves broke the fibula (shin bone) of his left leg in the Bayer loss against Armenia Bliefeld, 2-1...
Video: Rodrigo Palacios is the new Mario Kempes
Boca 1 River Plate 0. Will Palacios vindicate Mario Kempes faith in him?
Gareth Barry: The best underrated player in England?
Gareth Barry is Aston Villa and Aston Villa is Gareth Berry. In the midst of all the high powered...
Video: Maradona Madness
Funny, but we still miss this guy and his antics!
Ballack scores for Chelsea against Werder Bremen
Michael Ballack opened his account for Chelsea by scoring a penalty kick. It must have been good old times...
Video: Tyrone Mears saves the day for West Ham
The highlight of the match between Aston Villa vs West Ham. Petrov was robbed of a goal by an...
West Ham vs Aston Villa: Carlitos magic
The moment we were all waiting for came when Alan Pardew finally brought out Carlos Tevez, in the 61st...
Video: Euro 2008, N.Ireland vs Spain, 3-2, David Healy all the way!
8+ minutes but worth every minute. Watch Leeds United striker, David Healy’s hat trick and see Aragones looking like...
Oligarkh: The movie on Boris Berezovsky or Platon Elenin
A movie loosely based on Boris Berezovsky who changed his name to Platon Elenin based on a character called...
Guus Hiddink: Not an impressive debut against Croatia
The Roman Abramovich bankrolled Guus Hiddink era began in less than spectacular style as Russia was held to a...
Good news for Chelsea: Roman Abramovich becomes richer
Looks like all those high priced football players will keep coming to Chelsea. Here is why >>
Video: Andy Johnson’s 3rd goal against Liverpool
A comedy of errors by Pepe Reina! Everton beats Liverpool, 3-0. Correction: That was Andy Johnson’s 2nd goal, Everton’s...
Video: Andy Johnson debut for Everton….. and scores
Watch this kid. He will score more than 15 goals for Everton this season. He already has three.
Brad Friedel: The best goalkeeper in the Premiership
Brad Friedel, Petr Cech, or Paul Robinson? I would bet my money on Brad Friedel everytime. This weekend he...
The best new signing in the Premiership so far?
Andy Johnson, Everton’s new signing from Crystal Palace Portsmouth, Everton, and Aston Villa in the top 5 of the...
Arsenal and Tottenham: Bitter rivals are having a bit of a tough go
The Emirates stadium is not proving to be too lucky for the Gunners. They managed a draw with Middlesborough,...
Football consortiums: Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, players as bait
In South America, it is quite common for football players to be owned not just by their club but...
The West Ham buyout: Kommersant partners, Kia Joorabchian, Badri Patarkatsishvili, and Boris Berezovsky
“Hey Badri, let’s get Kia to go after West Ham.” So it’s finally come to this. A wanted criminal,...
France proves they are more than Zidane: France 3 Italy 1
France did not need Zidane with Sidney Govou It was as we suspected. Italy won the World Cup because...
Sol Campbell on Racism
This Kick It Out interview with Sol Campbell is rather pedestrian, but it does tell you about Arsenal’s strategy...
Why would anyone want Zidane’s sweaty jersey?
Now the truth is told. Materazzi did not want Zidane’s jersey, the one that he kept tugging, and one...
Giacinto Fachetti passes on: Azzurri and Inter Milan great
Giacinto Facchetti died yesterday. A giant amongst the Azzurris and an Inter Milan stalwart, who played all 634 games...
League attendence records: Man Utd tops
Manchester City ranks 8th. So we can forget that oft repeated claim that they have more fans per game...
Video: Football history, Chelsea vs Leyton Orient, FA Cup, 1978
Leyton Orient put it past Chelsea. I still remember reading about legends like Peter ‘Cat’ Bonetti (probably the best...
Video: Where is Zoltan Gera?
The Baggies have been relegated. We will probably get to see Gera brilliance in League 1 highlights. Gera is...
Ashley Cole vs William Gallas: Who got the better player?
William Gallas: A wall: Physical, versatile, and a great tackler. The attack has to go around him. Can play...
Video: Emirates friendly, Brazil vs Argentina, 3-0
Great win for Dunga, crappy start to Alfio Basile’s career as the coach of the Albiceleste. Check out the...
Video: Portsmouth vs Middlesborough, 4-0
Kanu’s two goals, Benjani’s great header, and Todorov finishes of Boro.
David Goldblatt: The Ball is Round
For soccer lovers this is the ultimate book. A 992 page book on everything and anything to do with...
Peter Velappan: The man behind the Asian resurgence in soccer
In 2007, FIFA has their presidential elections, and Sepp Blatter, the present FIFA president is running again. Sepp Blatter...
Video: Nicholas Anelka at Bolton
Anelka Amazing!!! – video powered by Metacafe Le Sulk is back in the Premiership. Sam Allardyce says that Anelka...
Boris Berezovsky: Roman Abramovich’s partner, Russia’s most feared oligarch
In all the hullaballoo of West Ham being taken over by Kia Joorabchian, in most likelihood, a proxy for...
Chelsea: Disregard West Ham; you disregard your own history
Human memory is not only short, it is fickle. It is astounding how Chelsea have inveigled themselves into the...
Arsenal’s Brazilians: The way to go
Brazil in one way or another has never really seen the English League as a stop for showcasing their...
Mido is baaaaaack! Spurs fans, let the good times roll
Mido is coming back to White Hart Lane. Good times everyone!! Mido commented on the team’s official website, ”I...
To Wayne Rooney: Cock up and play the game
Football players should be seen and not heard. Again it’s not just Ashley Cole calling abuse on Arsene Wenger...
Video: Porto Alegre wins the Copa Libertadores 2006
Independiente Porto Alegre wins the Copa over fancied Sao Paolo for the first time! Porto Alegre is now not...