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...
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Real Madrid pays tribute to Puskas.
Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 3-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday as it paid tribute to its all-time...
Beckenbauer for President
61-year-old Franz ( The Kaiser )Beckenbauer, was voted president of Bayern Munich for the 5th consecutive time. He has...
Pekerman to coach US team ?
Here is the rumour and here is the denial of the rumour.
Videos: Henri and Geremi – Free kick goals
Two great goals from free kicks – The first from Chelsea’s Cameroon international Geremi against WestHam.The second – Thierry...
Video :Rooney scores twice against Sheffield
Sheffield vs Manchester United.See Keith Gillespie put Sheffield ahead in the 14th minute .Rooney scores twice after that (using...
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...
Video: Wembley, 1953 Ferenc Puskas vs Billy Wright: The perfect goal
Brilliant goal and footwork by Puskas. Loses Billy Wright completely.
Video: 10 best Real Madrid goals
Includes two goals from the 1960 European Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt scored by Puskas (# 7) and Alfredo...
Video: May 1954, Hungary 7 England 1
Puskas and the Mighty Magyars destroy the Three Lions again.
Wembley, November 1953: Hungary 6 England 3
Billy Wright (L) Ferenc Puskas (R), Wembley 1953 A match that destroyed the aura of the invincibility and changed...
Tributes pour in for Ferenc Puskas: ‘A wonderful player and person’
The death of Ferenc Puskás in Budapest today has been felt throughout the footballing world. uefa.com rounds up the...
The Mighty Magyars: A fable as Hungary struggles
With the passing away of Ferenc Puskás, the last of the Mighty Magyars is gone. There is only one...
Vagner Love joins the club.
It may be hard for some to believe this but another hat trick has been scored.Brazilian striker Vagner Love...
Video: Tribute to Ferenc Puskas
A video compilation paying homage to Ferenc Puskas “I will write my life as a footballer as if it...
Ferenc Puskás – Hungarian legend is no more.
Legendary Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás died in Budapest today. He is considered one of the best footballers ever, having...
Scolari and Ferguson -a brewing feud
Simao Sabrosa scored in each half to help Portugal beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in their Euro Championship qualifier.Cristiano Ronaldo was...
Video : A brace of Hat Tricks
There seem to be a fierce amount of hat tricks being scored of late. Here’s another couple of hapless...
Video : Drogba unstoppable
Drogba is unstoppable these days…seen here scoring the winning goal in a friendly between Ivory Coast and Sweden on...
Will Freddy Adu succeed in Europe?
The US soccer establishment has been agog with the news that we might finally see David Beckham land up...
West Ham’s finest moment: The 1966 World Cup
Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, and Martin Peters: Hammers all! West Ham with all the ups and downs as a...
Video : England 1 Holland 1
Rooney scores his first goal for England since last november with the back of his boot.Rafael van der Vaart...
Video – Materazzi self goal
Turkish delight as Materazzi scores a self goal in Italy’s 1-1 draw in the friendly against Turkey yesterday.
Henry closes in on record
This diving header in the friendly against Greece brings Theirry Henry’s tally of goals scored for France to 39...
West Ham’s Tevez and Mascherano are busts: Trade rumours get stronger
Amongst all the brouhaha over West Ham’s signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano signings that shook the football...
Ballon D’or – New rumour
Okay – new rumour. Fabio Cannavaro is going to be the one to win the Golden Ball and not...
Violence in Argentine football.
Argentine authorities are investigating allegations that Gimnasia-La Plata players received death threats from their own supporters, who demanded the...
New kids on the block
Real Madrid have announced the signing of Brazilian side Fluminense’s 18 year old left-back Marcelo. He is the latest...
North Korea wins the Asian Youth Football Championship
North Korea is in the news for disagreeable reasons, mostly to do with realpolitik and nuclear ambitions, a perennial...
Meanwhile the MLS finals has Scotland talking……..
Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear was born in Glasgow. 35 miles away from Troon, the birthplace of Steve Nicol,...
Video: Kenny Dalglish’s Celtic days
King Kenny, Celtic and Liverpool legend son Paul played for the Dynamo in the MLS finals. Dalglish, Sr. is...
Video: MLS finals 2006: Dynamo win on penalty kicks, 4-3
Jay Heaps misses and its all over for the Revs, who remain winless in three championship games.
Video: MLS finals 2006: Revolution vs Dynamo, 1-1 (Extra time)
Twellman sends the Revolution ahead and a minute later Ching equalizes for the Dynamo. 1-1 at the end of...
Where was the MLS finals coverage in the national media?
Having ABC telecast the 2006 MLS finals maybe a big deal but that is about it. ESPN and PTI...
Forget hat tricks- Nistelrooy scores 4
Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored all four in Real Madrid’s 4 -1 victory over Osasuna .Inspite of that incredible score...
Video: Arsenal vs Liverpool, 3-0
All the highlights of the fantastic Arsenal win over Liverpool including Flamini! Toure! Gallas! Worth every minute of the...
Video: Louis Saha’s winning goal against Blackburn Rovers
Rooney missed two sitters and got a yellow card before Saha scored this.Details.
The Beckham Rule
The MLS Board of Governors approved the designated player rule, which will allow teams to sign one player outside...
Messi in metatarsal injury
The latest to be struck by the dreaded metartarsal injury is Lionel Messi who it seems will be will...
Video: The history of Al Ahly, the club of the century.
Al Ahly lifted the African Champions League crown for the fifth time as they beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia,...
The Houston Dynamo are the 2006 MLS champions
Congratulations to the Houston Dynamo- 2006 MLS champions! 90 minutes of regular time, 30 minutes of extra time could...
Arsenal destroys Liverpool, 3-0. Flamini! Toure! Gallas!
Flamini! Toure! Gallas! The goalscorers for the Gunners!!! Henry the best defender!!! This was Gunners football at it’s best,...
Meet Paul Dalglish: Football legend’s son finds a home in Texas
Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool and Scotland Paul Dalglish, Houston Dynamo Today as the Houston Dynamo takes on the New England...
Video: Drogba’s hat trick against Watford
Drogba ,Drogba,Shevchenko ,Drogba and the scoreline read 4- 0
Video: MLS goal of the season: Brian Ching
Fantastic bicycle kick by Ching!
Drogba on hat trick of hat tricks
Drogba scored his second hat trick this year against Watford yesterday.The first one you will remember was against Levski...
MLS Finals preview: New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution meet Houston Dynamo tomorrow 12 November, at 2:30 PM. The New England Revs marched to their...
Germany: Hooliganism in lower division clubs
Hooliganism is seeing a new outbreak in the lower division clubs and in the past few weekends, fans have...
Klinsmann: A step closer to becoming the US MNT coach
Der Speigel reports that Sunil Gulati, president of US Soccer met with Jurgen Klinsmann, hoping that after taking a...
FIFA bans Kenya: Its sanctions target the vulnerable
FIFA bans Kenya from international football competition, it should have done the same with Italy. Italy’s league always seems...
Video: Borat mocks Paul Robinson
As Robinson’s foot meets air, the e-hoarding flashes Jagshemash and a grinning Borat comes on!
Manchester City Poll axed !
Graham Poll is back in the news.He was barely out and he’s back in. This time its for disallowing...