Ruben de la Red: A cautionary tale
Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red was counseled to sit out the 2009-2010 season after fainting in a...
Category: Soccer Teams – Club
Mike Ashley to remain as Newcastle owner
I had been predicting this for quite sometime. Mike Ashley would face tremendous problems selling of Newcastle at his...
Season curtain raiser: Man Utd vs Chelsea
The post Cristiano Ronaldo era ends. The Ancelotti reign begins. The Michael Owen experiment will get proof tested. Lots...
Video:Arsenal lose to Valencia
Arsenal lost against Valencia by the same score that Man U beat Valencia the other day.Two – zero.Definitely not...
Fans show their unhappiness with party animal Ronaldinho
It appears that Milan fans have decided to become the moral police for Ronaldinho’s fondness for the night life....
Espanyol skipper Dani Jarque dies
Shocking news. Jarque was just 26 years of age. He apparently died of sudden cardiac arrest and could not...
Real Madrid Dream Team show off in Canada
Ronaldo scoring what I think is his first field goal for Real Madrid as they go on to beat...
Arsenal to face Celtic in the CL play offs
The Gunners face the Bhoys on August 18th in Glasgow before returning to host them on August 26th. The...
Who will Arsenal face in the CL?
The CL draw will take place today. The choices are Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Celtic FC, RSC Anderlecht, and FC...
That Vieira return: It ain’t happening
Wenger says that there might be one or two more signings but Patrick Vieira is not one of them....
Rosicky injured again
Born under a bad sign. Tomas Rosicky is out for 6-8 weeks with a hamstring injury picked up in...
Aquilani to Liverpool, Huntelaar to Milan
Couple of fast switches here. Alberto Aquilani moves to the Reds on a 20m transfer. He will come with...
Understatement of the year
“There is a lot of politics at Tottenham, but that’s Tottenham as a club,” added Bent. With Daniel Levy,...
Video: Barca pound the Seattle Sounders, 4-0
The Sounders got pounded 4-0 in front of 66,848 fans, a record for a football match in Seattle. Messi...
The Special One will have to wait
Henry Cavendish discovered hydrogen. 200 years later Sir Alex discovered Ronaldo. Some very prominent names have started circling around...
Can Bordeaux win the CL?
Les Girondins stock is incredibly high because Laurent Blanc whose footballing IQ must make him the Albert Einstein of...
The Guardian pegs Arsenal finish fifth
Every year it is the same. There will be a club that will drop the Gunners down from the...
Wenger douses Chamakh hopes
Wenger plays Cool Hand Luke. “In five months, if he doesn’t prolong his contract, Chamakh will be free to...
Alonso is headed for Real
Probably Alonso’s most scintillating moment. Followed by Baros equally scintillating reaction! Finally the saga is over although Liverpool is...
Ronaldo to retire in 2010
Ronaldo’s contract lasts till December and he has indicated that he will renew it for another season before he...
Fulhamerica or Hull for Altidore
The cozy confines of Craven Cottage, a haven for US footballers could be home for Jozy Altidore after languishing...
Arsenal youngsters ready to make an impact
The Telegraph has an article on the Arsenal youngsters who might be ready for the big stage. Jack Wilshere...
Lucas Leiva to Corinthians
Andres Sanches, the president of Corinthians is in England and undergoing negotiations with Liverpool over the sale of Lucas...
Salomon Kalou to Arsenal
The Sun is reporting that Salomon Kalou could be Arsene Wenger’s next signing. The Blues have been offered £6m...
Video: Sir Bobby’s Song: A tribute to Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby Robson 1933 to 2009. ALL proceeds including writers and performers royalties for “Sir Bobby’s Song” will go...
Chamakhdown of Bordeaux
One reason and only one reason for bringing Marouane Chamakh is that he has such a compelling last name....
Chelsea’s spending to catch fire
The Daily Mail reports that Roman Abramovich has tired of ceding the title of most hated owner (customary reference...
Gunners take the Emirates cup..
Jack Wilshere opened the scoring after 90 seconds and scored another one at the other end of the game.The...
Kolo Toure weighs in on Arsenal’s future
“When you look at Arsenal you see all the great players have left and are now in the past,”...
The curious case of Paul Pogba
Man Utd’s policy of uprooting underage Brazilian talent like Fabio and Rafael Da Silva and going after highly rated...
Video: Barca 2 LA Galaxy 1
It was Becks as we should remember him. A laser light of a free kick beats Jose Manuel Pinto...
Senderos heading to Everton, Lescott to request City transfer
Wenger swells his transfer kitty to about £50 million with Phillipe Senderos on his way to Everton. The big...
Roma will not sell Daniele De Rossi AND Aquilani
There is a very good chance that Alberto Aquilani is going to be part of Rafa Benitez’s negotiations once...
Bizarro: Pirlo for Pizarro and €8million euros
Silvio Berlusconi maybe clueless about his club but surely if this deal goes through then he is not just...
Video: Emirates Cup: Arsenal 2 Atletico 1
The Emirates Cup began on a winning note. It was good to see Tomas Rosicky back in the side...
Sir Bobby Robson was a friend to the young player
The 1978 FA Cup winning Ipswich squad featuring Mick Mills, John Wark, Kevin Beattie, David Geddis Sir Bobby Robson...
Remembering Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Alex Ferguson: “I was never too big or proud to ask him for advice which he gave freely...
Darren Bent is a twit (UPDATED)
Getting bent out of shape. But Daniel Levy has never been a class act himself. A note on Twitter....
Arsenal in Chamakh negotiations; Matuidi on the horizon
St Etienne’s Blaise Matuidi (L) maybe on his way to the Emirates L’Equipe is reporting Arsene Wenger approached Bordeaux...
Video:Man U lose the Audi Cup
It went to penalties and the winning penalty was converted by Daniel van Buyten who had a brief spell...
On Patrick Vieira’s rumoured return to Arsenal
Seeing Vieira play against Chelsea recently in a match saw a player past his prime. In a preview of...
Video: Arsenal on target against Hannover 96
A portend of things to come. A 4-3-3 for Arsenal as they win against Hannover. Having Arshavin allows the...
Should Kolo Toure be replaced?
The transfer rumours have begun anew with Toure’s departure. Brede Hangeland and Sebastien Bassong are being mentioned as possible...
Mark Hughes has less than a season to prove himself
A raft of expensive signings including self proclaimed Real Madrid targets Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor. Roque Santa Cruz...
Chant of the week
“Can we play you every week?” Shamrock Rovers fans to Real Madrid when they were holding them to a...
Myanmar leads in internet searches for David Beckham
The military junta controls Myanmar with an iron hand which includes media and internet censorship which is why David...
Video: Freddie Ljunges forward in a dive
Clear dive. Freddie was up to naughty things. I missed this gem being busy over the weekend. The referee...
Kolo Toure moves to City depleting Arsenal’s defense
The Daily Mail is reporting that City has succeeded in snaring Toure with lightning speed after their John Terry...
Xabi Alonso finalizes his Real move
Liverpool will not likely get their asking price of 41 million euros for Alonso but a smaller figure of...
The poster that gives Sir Alex heartburn
This poster is so tongue in cheek. It is City’s way of saying that Carlos Tevez has finally found...
Julio Cesar Baldivieso resigns after club refuses to play his son
If gymnasts as young as twelve or thirteen can compete in their senior national squads what stops a 12...
Alisher Usmanov is a very mystified man nowadays
Having a doomsday prophet like Alisher Usmanov who believes that only he can save Arsenal becomes a drag after...
Bendtner: No Milan transfer
Nick Bendtner scotches rumours of an Arsenal exit.
Chelsea on Top of the World
Chelsea who won all their games in the World Football Challenge walked away with the silverware in the Round...