Kenny Sansom: Arsenal left back and England’s most capped defender
Some of this Curtis Davies transfer talk reminds me of the Kenny Sansom transfer from Crystal Palace to Arsenal...
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Video: Players with a conscience: Part 2, Pavel Nedved
Pavel Nedved showed that he can still play the game this World Cup. He has decided to stay on...
Video: Players with a conscience: Part 1 Alessandro Del Piero
Del Piero stays with Juventus in good times and bad times. A compilation of his great moments.
Video: Gunners vs Hammers Feb 2, 2006
Sol has a meltdown.
Curtis Davies: Luton- Baggies- Gunners?
Arsenal loves him, but he is too high priced Curtis Davies is familar with East London having worked in...
Sol Campbell leaves Arsenal: Good bye and good riddance!
Ashley Cole has no conscience, he just wants more money but now Sol is leaving Arsenal’s new home too....
Juve is really hurting
With all the top flight players leaving Juve for La Liga or other clubs in Serie, it will get...
Alessandro Del Piero: A player of the old school
We saw Dennis Bergkamp retire after 11 years with Arsenal. As remarked before, this is increasingly becoming a rarity...
Carlos Alberto Parreira to coach South Africa?
The SA Football association is negotiating with Parriera to come aboard to coach Bfana Bfana. “It’s just a question...
Arsenal wins an emotional Bergkamp testimonial match
Arsenal’s first match in it’s new home the Emirates stadium could not have been a better testimonial to Bergkamp,...
Dennis Bergkamp: A tribute
Look at the young Dennis Bergkamp with Bruce Rioch! When Bergkamp moved to Arsenal in August 1995 he left...
Portsmouth’s giving Chelsea a heartburn
I thought the Juventus, Lszio, Fiorentina, and AC Milan firesale had led to a feeding frenzy in the media...
Video: Bergkamp 2 Argentina 1, 1998 World Cup
Bergkamp goleador. Absurdamente! Listo para llorar.
Dennis Bergkamp, the perfect footballer: Martin Keown
Dennis Bergkamp is undoubtedly the best foreign player to set foot on English soil and play for the English...
Video: Bergkamp’s Arsenal years
A Bergkamp feast! With that great goal against Newcastle Utd.
Thank you, for those wonderful Highbury years, Dennis!
So long and thanks for all the fish, Dennis! Dennis Bergkamp retired after 11 wonderful years of soccer service...
The Germans: A long time coming for the pride and nationalism
Jurgen Klinsmann led Germany to a third place finish that few would have thought possible before the 2006 World...
Zambrotta, Thuram to Barca
Barcelona have won the race to capture Juventus defenders Lilian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta following the Italian club’s relegation...
Zidane and Materazzi: Fines and match bans
Zinedine Zidane has been banned for three games and fined £3,260 for head-butting Italy’s Marco Materazzi during the World...
Video: Pirlo penalty kick, AC Milan vs Juventus
Reminds one of the Zidane PK against Italy except this one is executed better!
Rooney’s literary skills are subtle: Like a foot on the groin
Read Marina Hyde’s review of Rooney’s autobiography Part I for a hearty chuckle >>
Bob Houghton is India’s new coach
Bottom dwelling India (FIFA rank 117) begins its quest to attain some respectability in Asian soccer. They have hired...
Buffon deal hots up: Arsenal and Man U frontrunners
Apparently Juventus has been spurned by AC Milan in their quest to get Christian Abbiati plus a hefty sum...
Wayne Rooney: The shy and sensitive type
Wayne Rooney has signed a 5 book autobiography with Harper Collins worth 5 million pounds. It is supposed to...
Parriera resigns: More family time needed
Brazil is looking for a new coach as Carlos Alberto Parreira resigned today. I did not think he was...
Ashley Cole’s last days at Arsenal
As a Gooner fan, this is a hard blow to take. Cole was one of the brightest spots in...
A Trini in the Dance
A Soca Warrior comes to the SoccerBlog
The Euro attitude: South Africa not ready to host 2010 World Cup
It had to come sooner than later. The elation that swept through South Africa and the African continent after...
Exeunt Beenhakker, Enter Rijsbergen
Out with Beenhakker, in with Rijsbergen – Trinidad and Tobago go Dutch, again.
Video: FC Barcelona’s US Tour
FC Barcelona on tour in the US in August. Ronaldinho, Messi, and Marquez! Chelsea is also on tour and...
Video: Clint Dempsey goal compilation
The New England Revs are glad to have Dempsey back! Check out some of the great goals he scores.
Arsenal interested in Gianluigi Buffon?
One of the most intriguing news was that Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus was being pursued by Arsenal. Which leads...
USMNT Coaching Position
ESPN has an interesting take on the candidates. Short answer: hire a foreigner. Oddly, the article does not seem...
Did They Hear Us Talking?
Well, Bruce Arena is back at the helm of a soccer team; apparently the powers that be in New...
Wake up, FIFA: Rule changes required
Tilam is right about the difficulties that lie ahead when you want change in soccer rules with a bureaucratic...
The Petition
I started a comment to reply to SteveA’s post on “A Response,” but I like Shourin’s idea of compiling...
A Response: What rules must FIFA change to make soccer more attractive?
In where “attractive” has multiple meanings, from increasing the speed of play, to the concept that Nike spread with...
Who will Lead Brazil?
Now that Scolari has turned down the manager’s job, the question is who? Will it be Zagalo? (I hope...
A Carioca in the SoccerBlog!
Hi, I’m Euler and I was very glad to be invited to blog here at the SoccerBlog. I was...
The economy gets a boost with a World Cup win
The World Cup win for Italy means many things to that country. A morale booster to citizens who are...
Thanks, Malcolm Glazer: It just became harder to see a Man U game
Man Utd – Results 2005 Total turnover £157m Pre-tax profit £11 Matchday revenue £66 TV revenue £48m Wage bill...
Man U entices Vieira from Juventus
Agents close to Vieira, whose club Juventus have been relegated to Serie B as part of Italy’s far-reaching corruption...
Video: Maradona’s Goals for Napoli
It’s not just about the skills- you’ve gotta score as well!
Video – Soccer Skills: Try This at Home
This guy’s as good as Maradona at handling the ball. Or this girl.
Site Review: Keeper-Skool.com
Check out John Stevanja’s site: www.keeper-skool.com. If you’re remotely interested in getting in shape, or learning more about the...
Sven and the Three Lions: A one act play
Steve McLaren: Steve Sven Goran Erickson: Sven Steve: Sir, Rooney just stamped on Carvalho’s goolies Sven: With the left...
The beautiful game bypassed these players: Egregious offenders of WC 2006
Arjen “ball hog” Robben; Fabio “diver” Grosso; Frank “miss by a mile” Lampard Cristiano “rooney red card ” Ronaldo;...
The Serie scandal might just rejuvenate Man U
With Chelsea and Arsenal stealing most of the top rated international stars, Man U’ star attracting top drawer talent...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: The Zidane Essay
Sometimes even philosophers go nuts when it comes to soccer. Just ask Camus. Here’s the “essay” everyone’s talking about:...
Juve, Lazio, Fiorentina Relegated to Serie B
and AC Milan survives, but loses 15 points and is kicked out of the Champions League. Wow. Juventus were...
Ruud van Nistelrooy: “I’m Outta Here”
Will it be Real Madrid or Bayern Munich? More>>
Goodbye, Bruce Arena
In the end, Arena was almost as bad as the Brazilian coach (see previous post). U.S. Soccer President Sunil...
Why Brazil Lost
Alex Bellos writing for the Financial Times tells us: Instead of basing the team around the top players’ strengths,...
Tony Karon on Zz’s Head-Butt and Multi-Cultural Tension
If you haven’t read Tony Karon’s TIME article, you should. Tony Karon opens the door behind Zidane’s outburst in...