Arsenal and Adebayor back on track
It was a relief to see Arsenal regroup and play the sort of soccer that they are capable of...
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Video : Arsenal 3 Newcastle 0
Adebayor walked down the road to redemption by scoring 2 goals out of 3 and taking Arsenal back to...
Liverpool’s owners can’t afford to alienate Rafa
Having secured the £350m loan that will keep them as Liverpool’s owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett have now...
David and Posh Beckham: Gas guzzling couple
I am going to break Soccerblog’s New Year’s resolution of not mocking David Beckham. Sigh. It took a little...
Ghana: The crucible of African soccer
It is befitting that the current ACN is hosted by Ghana to be followed by the World Cup in...
Eddie Johnson leaves for Fulham
The deal is in the bag and Eddie Johnson, K-City’s striker leaves for Fulham, a haven for US players,...
Spurs win: Halley’s comet re-visits every 76 years
Once in a blue moon Spurs gets to win over Arsenal. Yesterday, was the day. They won big because...
Arsenal dumped out of Carling Cup
Arsenal’s first defeat to Spurs in 21 games spanning eight years ended with the score reading 5 -1 and...
Video: Egypt get past Cameroun in their ACN opener: 4-2
Egypte Vs Cameroun – CAN 2008 Les ButsUploaded by kingofspirits Yesterday, Ivory Coast got past their toughest competition, Nigeria....
A note about FSC’s Super Sunday
Super Sunday on FSC has the trio of Andy Houlihan, Gary Richards, and Christian Miles. They discuss the Premiership,...
Man U’s Manucho: Angolan striker meets Bafana Bafana
Man Utd fans will get a chance to follow the exploits of Manucho, their latest signing, in the Africa...
Video: Salomon Kalou brings down Nigeria
0-1Uploaded by bobrivers Great bit of skill by Salomon Kalou as he sashays past four defenders and scores as...
Video: Fastest goal by Fred
3.17 seconds. In a match played between America Futebol Clube/ MG (Fred’s junior club) vs Vila Nova Futebol Clube....
Lawrence Tynes, Celtic fan kicks the NY Giants to the Superbowl
The NY Giants are going to Glendale for Super Bowl 42 after defeating the Packers, in a game which...
Keegan is an anachronism: Can he deliver at Newcastle?
In short, an inspirational figure. Will the good times roll in Newcastle? Watching Kevin Keegan’s heroic visage on the...
Arsenal wins through its flanks
Two good things happened today as Arsenal eased past Fulham. Eduardo showed he was more than a fox in...
A travesty: Newcastle’s ouster of Allardyce
Allardyce falls a victim to Newcastle’s collective madness A nice spin: Its called mutual consent nowadays. Both get a...
Video:Mallorca dump Real out of Copa del Rey
Ariel Ibagaza gave Real Madrid a king sized shock when his 83rd minute goal proved decisive in eliminating them...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: Shades of Obama vs Hillary
Arsenal: A team full of funny sounding names. Routinely pilloried for being anti-English. Emirates. Small budget. Inexperienced and young....
Will Klinsmann be the “agent of change” at Bayern Munich?
Well, well, well. Who says the Germans can’t change? Who says Uli Hoeneß isn’t a “Queerdenker” himself? And this...
Who needs Ronaldinho ?
Carlo Ancelotti denied any AC Milan interest in Ronaldinho after Ronaldo and Pato helped to demolish Napoli 5 -2...
Ronaldo scores his first hat trick….
Apart from all that running faster than a speeding bullet he also went and scored his first hat trick.Man...
Video: Boxing day classic: Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Great game. Theatrical and nail biting. Chelsea is down through two early Shaun Maloney goals. Phil Dowd very harshly...
Boxing day stumble: An old failing dogs Arsenal
Too many passes and too few to pull the trigger. Unless you count Tomas Rosicky who can’t buy a...
Manuel Almunia must be feeling good
Almunia’s huge moment when he stopped Robbie Keane’s penalty probably sealed his first place position permanently. Jens Lehmann has...
Soccerblog wishes its readers Merry Xmas
Fox Soccer Channel has a special on Arsenal’s greatest moments starting at 1 PM today. I can’t think of...
Soccerblog’s 10 events that rocked the soccer world in 2007
The Iraq national team wins the Asian Cup If we could provide an example of a definitive moment which...
Reuters: The year in pictures
Thierry Henry contemplates the crystal ball and sees Barca Bolivian president Evo Morales makes his case for high altitude...
Real Madrid beat Barcelona at home…
Barcelona lost to Real at Camp Nou for only the 2nd time in 24 years.Julio Baptista scored the only...
Tom Hicks been busy since the Liverpool acquisition
via The Telegraph (AP) “Make eye contact, Tom and give us the real scoop. Are you in or not?”...
Video: Birmingham’s defence in full meltdown
Horrible defending by Birmingham gifted all three goals as Gary Megson and the Trotters can look forward to Xmas...
Video: Stephen Hunt’s controversial goal sinks Sunderland
Dean Whitehead beats up on the Reading mascot but Reading has the last laugh as Stephen Hunt’s volley is...
Crouch’s outburst reflects fashionable xenophobia
John Obi Mikel is scythed down by Peter Crouch in a two footed tackle and the Nigerian midfielder is...
Arsenal: Bendtner soars high for the winner
The storyline: Two clever back heels, Almunia, and a soaring Bendtner. Arsenal pull it off. An enervated Gunner team...
The French Ligue is bleeding quality defenders and it shows
Watching the highly distilled You tube clips of Karim Benzema, one admired his speed, his clinical finishes, and the...
Dear Soccerblog readers: Spam has eaten up some of your comments
Sorry for the dog ate my homework post. We have been swamped by spam and in the process of...
Mark Hughes: Culture Warrior
Mark Hughes channels HP Lovecraft and Necronomicon or is he digging on the “foreignness” of Arsenal’s squad. With Hughes...
Johan Djorou on his way to Arsenal
Djorou’s stay at Birmingham comes to a close as Wenger needs him to replace Kolo Toure who will be...
Hey FA and Chelsea: John Terry is destroying himself
We always think of John Terry as this indestructible player who shakes of a tackle which would have destroyed...
Video: Tuncay Sanli’s wonder goal against Derby
Wenger, you might want to cough up some cash for this guy. He is supposed to be one of...
Kaka’s achievements reveal FIFA bias
Kaka won the FIFA best player award as he beat out Ronaldo and Leo Messi. Maybe he deserved it...
Marta, the other Brazilian wins the FIFA best player
Marta Vieira da Silva quietly won the women’s player of the year award while all the networks hailed Kaka,...
Benzema, Dimitrov, Mexes and all those transfer rumours
Nikolai Dimitrov just had his Arsenal trial Arsenal has already been linked to Yoann Gourcuff, Ibrahim Affelay, Karim Benzema,...
Nery Castillo on his way to Man City
The one year loan deal for Nery Castillo appears to be finalized with the usual haggling going back and...
Fabio Capello gets to the heart of the matter
A very astute observation. “I believe that English people and footballers have a will to win and a love...
Lassana Diarra wants to quit
Lassana Diarra wants to be transfered as he is finding it difficult to break through the talent the Gunners...
Gallas Cechmates his former team
One mistake and that was the difference. William Gallas is becoming a giant killer coming up with big time...
Arsenal’s good news officially confirmed
The news coming out of the Emirates is that the midfield trio of Cesc, Hleb, and Flamini have been...
Video: FIFA CWC final: AC Milan beats Boca Juniors, 4-2
Two goals by Pippo Inzaghi was the difference as Rodrigo Palacio and Alessandro Ambrosini (own goal) kept Boca in...
Video: Samuel Eto’o comes alive
Barca drubs Valencia 3-0 with Eto’o scoring two goals and Eidur Gudjohnsen getting the third. Watch out for here...
Video: Tottenham shock Portsmouth
Beautiful cross by little Aaron Lennon to Berbatov who puts it past David James. High flying Pompey is brought...
Wigan vs Blackburn: Two hat tricks and the mind of Mark Clattenburg
Two hat tricks with Roque Santa Cruz ending a 7 game drought in style in a losing effort for...
Chelsea showdown: Good news from Wenger
Last time fans wanted to greet Cashley Cole with these bank notes Arsene Wenger is optimistic that the midfield...
Lawrie Sanchez moves closer to termination
Two managers met today. One Sam Allardyce moved away from being axed and the other Lawrie Sanchez moved just...