Arsenal a seriously certifiable team: Take your meds
Take a bow Arsenal. You make every other team in the Premiership look pedestrian. Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool may...
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Italy overtakes Brazil in FIFA rankings
For the first time since 1993 Italy have got the top spot in the FIFA rankings.Brazil had to vacate...
Arsenal’s triple trophy bid remains alive
Arsenal overcame a bit of a scare to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup with a 3-1...
Video: Diego primer, Werder Bremen’s kingpin
Diego Ribas has turned around Werder Bremen’s fortunes with his playmaking abilities and his goalscoring. Take a dekko at...
Arsenal vs Bolton: Allardyce plays mindgames
Paul Jewell’s accusations of biased refereeing by Phil Dowd following Wigan’s loss to Arsenal and Henry’s pointed reminder to...
Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation
A great account of the history of Indian soccer. From the moment in 1877 that an Indian boy kicked...
Dunga explains the shirt
Dunga explained recently that his controversial choice of touchline attire was partly an attempt to help his daughter, who...
In today’s India, soccer finds no place
India’s overheating economy along with China’s is the topic du jour nowadays in the global economy. Overnight, the IT...
12 of the finest
A collection of 12 great goals scored in Jan 2007
The Serie defense is tops in goalscoring abilities
We have always known that the Serie has provided the best defenders in the world. But their defense also...
Schalke soccer shocker: Bayern is verklempt
Otto Hitzfeld’s boys are feeling some real pain and there is a sense of doom and gloom choking the...
Vikash Dhorasoo’s film at the Berlinale
Remember the controversial film that French midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo made that landed him in hot water with Raymond Domenech...
Goal 2 – Living the dream
Goal! 2 is the second part of the Football movie trilogy Goal! and is scheduled to be released on...
Video: A C Milan vs Livorno
Jankulovski scored a stunning winner and Ronaldo took a few good shots at goal in his debut for AC...
Long lines outside the San Siro
Ronaldo is back in business at the San Siro Long lines formed outside the San Siro, as security frisked...
Ronaldinho back among the goals
Ronaldinho in sublime form again.Two goals from him took Barcelona to a 2 -0 win at home to Racing...
Arsenal and the Colorado Rapids team up
Forbes reports that Arsenal made a bit of a reverse investment across the pond forming a business partnership with...
Arsenal link up with Colorado Rapids
Arsenal moves across the Atlantic with a new partnership with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids announced on Friday....
West Ham’s combined football IQ is 24
West Ham’s problem is not the lack of skill and talent. It has plenty of that, after all who...
With Gael Clichy who misses Cashley Cole?
Another edition of the scrappy vs finesse teams in the Premiership. Paul Jewell’s ploy of holding a high line...
Chelsea 3 Middlesbrough 0
The dreaded Drogba scored two more goals to take his tally to 25 . Chelsea won 3 – 0...
Beckham scores equaliser
Beckham justified his recall by scoring the equaliser against Real Sociedad with a trademark free kick.Real Madrid went on...
Beckham stars in Total Recall
Move over Arnie. It is David Beckham who has been totally recalled and who will be riding back into...
Italian football sans fans
Officer Filippo Raciti’s killing was the second in a week in Italian soccer after an amateur team coach was...
Video -USA vs Mexico
The vigil is over.Here they are then…. the goals from the USA – Mexico game. Landon Donovan’s goalscoring move...
Dunga defends his sartorial choice: Without jacket
Did Dunga come out for a day at the Carnival or for an international played at Arsenal’s chilly Emirates...
Jon Stewart: TDS host and soccer player
Jon Stewart, TDS host and ex-footie player Jon Stewart, the host of the popular The Daily Show, where many...
USA dominance over Mexico continues..
Jimmy Conrad and Landon Donovan scored to take USA to a 2 -0 win over Mexico.Bob Bradley’s score is...
India slumps to a FIFA low of 157
India’s FIFA rankings have plunged to 157, its lowest ever. The AIFF secretary general Alberto Colaco, has woken up...
Ryzsard Kapuściński, author of The Soccer War passes away
Little noticed in the US mainstream media but Ryzsard Kapuściński, who wrote The Soccer War passed away on January...
Real Madrid richest club: Spain reigns on England’s parade
Spain and Sergio Aragones put the kibosh on the Three Lions, 1-0 and Steve McLaren had to hear it...
France go down to Argentina by one goal
A moment of magic from Javier Saviola led to the only goal of the friendly between Argentina and Spain....
Cisse breaks another leg.
Not really.He broke someone else’s leg actually.Paris Saint Germain’s Colombian defender Mario Yepes season came to an end after...
Italy gets cracking: Pisanu decree to be reinforced
Italy opened itself upto soccer business and Luca Pancalli, the FIGC special commissioner stated that games would get underway...
Roberto Ayala becomes the most capped Albiceleste
Today’s match between France and Argentina marks Roberto Ayala’s 107th international for Argentina. He passes Diego Simeone’s record. Ayala...
Portugal beats Brazil in friendly
Portugal beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday, ending Dunga’s unbeaten streak as manager.Simao Sabrosa, one of five...
The English response to hooligans: Price them out
Italian authorities in search of answers to curb the soccer violence in the Palermo and Catania match that resulted...
MLS fan: US business feels your pain
US businessmen have spent 2.5 billion dollars buying out Premiership clubs like there is no tomorrow. It has become...
Beckham in Super Bowl Ad
There is no indication in a thaw in the relationship between Fabio Capello and David Beckham.He continues to remain...
USA vs Mexico – 7th February
Interim coach Bob Bradley led the US team to a victory in his debut game against Denmark some time...
Tom Hicks: Liverpool’s co-owner and his dubious history
Tom Hicks, Liverpool’s new owner George Gillett and Tom Hicks £470m takeover of Liverpool saved the Merseyside club from...
Real Madrid lose again
Real Madrid lost 1- 0 to lowly Levante .(Video) Capella had a few harsh words for Beckham again –...
Manchester United rout Tottenham Spurs
Cristiano Ronaldo got a controversial penalty for this bit of falling down .One of these days he will get...
Soccer and Gridiron: Place kickers in the sun
Pete Gogolak, soccer style inventor; Jan Stenrud, Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer When Robbie Gould takes the field...
Ronaldinho is quitting Brazil …?
Duncan Castles writing in The Times is suggesting that Ronaldinho is seriously considering not playing for Brazil anymore.The strained...
Berlusconi apologizes while Italy shuts down soccer
The unending drama that is Italian life. Where people and institutions fight and make up in extraordinary public displays....
Lampard takes Chelsea closer
Frank Lampard’s 17th goal of the season takes Chelsea to within 3 points of Manchester United.This was also Lampard’s...
Henry Heroics save Arsenal again
Henry’s equaliser against Middlesbrough .Arsenal were playing with 10 men at the time after Philippe Senderos got a red...
Soccer comes to a violent halt in Italy
The bad news from Italy is that violence got a bit out of hand yesterday.All football matches have been...
Cole’s injury in Blackburn game
Ashley Cole was chasing a ball towards the left touchline when he suffered this knee injury which may keep...
Carling Cup – goal of the tournament contenders
ITV hosts a competition for UK residents .They have to choose a winner from the goals listed below.
Another side of Beckham
Plenty of Beckham stories in the news but here’s an unusual one– about how he rang up Rebecca Johnstone...
Tiger Woods weighs in on the Beckham factor
Tiger Woods regularly kids Roger Federer that he will break Jack Nicklaus record of 18 PGA titles before Federer...
Manchester United buries Watford 4 – 0
Goals by Ronaldo, Doyley, Larsson and Rooney ensure that rock bottom Watford remain buried at the bottom of the...