Bollywood meets the Premiership
The Premiership is now a Bollywood destination. Or Stamford Bridge is rather than the Reebok. On June 15, 2007,...
Monthly Archives: April 2007
The case for salary restrictions in the Premiership
I was struck by the fact, watching the NFL draft which concluded recently, this is a league that has...
Sam Allardyce resigns to big questions
Big Sam Allardyce whose pugnacious style of coaching revitalized Bolton announced his resignation in a shocker. The resignation is...
Battling Barthez on the run
Fabien Barthez – seen here as he once looked. Apart from the hair he has lost over the years...
Arsenal vs Fulham :Goal video
Goals from Julio Baptista,Emmanuel Adebayor and Gilberto Silva increased Fulham’s relegation prospects.Simon Davies’ goal had given Fulham a little...
Sir Alex and Jose Mourinho draw out their knives
‘ The circumstances are difficult for us with the new football rules that we have to face. It is...
Manchester United increases lead
Man U took a 5 point lead over Chelsea when they beat Everton 4 -2 .Chelsea could only manage...
Divers beware…………!
….and if you still think it is safe to dive after seeing that try and do a better job...
1966 World Cup: Jimmy Greaves never saw his big moment
Jimmy Greaves, Peter “Cat” Bonetti One of the remarkable features about England’s win in the 1966 World Cup was...
Brian Glanville remembers Alan Ball
” For all his long, successful career as player and manager with Arsenal, Everton, Blackpool and Southampton, as manager...
UEFA Cup Semifinal videos.
Osasuna upset the reigning UEFA Cup champions Sevilla with a 1 – 0 home victory.Roberto Soldado scored in the...
Juan Pablo Angel will have more impact than Becks
It’s just too bad that the NY Red Bulls can’t just drink Red Bull and finish on top of...
Kroenke’s buyout of Arsenal perceived as hostile
Stan Kroenke moves to take over Arsenal. This is huge. David Dein has resigned and there is speculation that...
In tribute: Alan Ball, 1945- 2007
1966 World Cup final. Alan Ball, Everton and Arsenal midfielder, was the scrappy, motoring midfielder with his socks down...
Johan Cruyff :”If we have the ball, they can’t score”
Johan Cruyff celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday.He is revered in Holland not only as the greatest player of all...
Who is rooting for a Liverpool vs Milan rematch?
I am. With memories of the most fascinating and enthralling final played in CL history between these two teams...
Video: Chelsea vs Liverpool
Some great saves from each end and finally a goal from Cole…. Match report…
Barcelona spoil the party
African champions Al-Ahly’s centennial birthday celebrations were dampened a bit when Barcelona handed them a 4 – 0 drubbing...
Video : Manchester United vs AC Milan – all the goals
Man Utd vs AC Milan GoalsUploaded by FootballHeaven
Man U come from behind to beat Milan – last minute goal by Rooney!
Well, it looks like we could have an all English Champions League final. Christiano Ronaldo got the first goal,...
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo becomes the first soccer player since Andy Gray in 1977 to win both awards. Cristiano Ronaldo: PFA Young...
Inter are champions again
Inter Milan retained the Serie A because their victory at Siena gave them a 16 point lead over their...
The goal that won the championship
Shunsuke Nakamura’s fantastic injury time free kick that gave Celtic the Scottish Championship. He also won the Player of...
Chelsea fail to score 2 -1
Inter Milan were crowned Serie A champions on Sunday because they won 2-1 at Siena and nearest rivals Roma...
Beckham bends his knee again
Beckham bent his injured knee for Real Madrid again after a 6 week break.A free kick from him was...
EPL race opens up
Mark Viduka’s diving header saw Middlesbrough levelling the scores and sharing the points with Man U.If Chelsea beat Newcastle...
Deigo takes a shot at the goal
The moral of this story is – never run up to the other end of the field during a...
Spurs hold Arsenal
Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor scored a goal each to make up for Robbie Keane’s early strike against Arsenal.Then...
Blatter and the Indian Rope trick
Blatter’s great new interest in Indian football may be as big an illusion as the great Indian Rope trick.In...
Sevilla win at last after 53 years
Sevilla’s defeated Deportivo La Coruna in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals by 3 goals to...
Referees in the firing line
Refereeing can be a high risk job sometimes.A Gambian referee John Mendy was attacked by angry players from Cameroon’s...
Messi does a Maradona
Messi brings back memories of Maradona as he dribbled four Getafe players before going around goalkeeper Luis Garcia and...
The next Zidane is a Zidane
Enzo Zidane is 12 years old and is following in his illustrious father’s footsteps. More on that story here...
Roma spoil Inter Party
Francesco Totti inspired Roma to a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan to give them their first defeat in 32...
Chelsea too much for West Ham
In the end the opera singing wasn’t enough to lift West Ham.Action from the first half….2 goals for Chelsea...
Man U are that much closer to the title
Goals from Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney early in each half saw Man U beat Sheffield 2 – 0...
Westham look for musical inspiration
West Ham United are turning to Icelandic opera singer Gardar Thor Cortes for some musical inspiration before they do...
Ref gets death threats
Javier Turienzo is getting death threats. He was the ref in charge of the game between Real Madrid and...
Blatter in the stands
Two goals and some first half action from the game between Indian NFL teams Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.What...
The AC Milan challenge
AC Milan won 3-1 at Messina on Sunday to climb into fourth spot in the Italian league.Kaka and Giuseppe...
Chelsea to face Man U in FA final
A last gasp winner again.Ballack did the honours this time – scoring four minutes into the second period of...
Fabregas scores at last
Cesc Fabregas scored this long awaited winning goal against Bolton to put Arsenal back on course for the Champions...
Man U rout Watford 4 -1
Manchester United moved into the FA Cup final with a 4-1 victory over Watford in the semi-finals on Saturday.Rooney’s...
Rooney in fourth car crash
Rooney in his Aston Martin took a corner on two wheels and one of the wheels came off when...
Miroslav ends the goal drought
Miroslav Klose was able to do his somersault goal celebrations after an age and a bit.Some kind soul has...
UEFA Cup: Sevilla set up a spanish semi final
Sevilla remain on course to become only the second side to retain the UEFA Cup by setting up an...
Liverpool and AC Milan through to semis
AC Milan will play their Champions League semi-final against Manchester United after their 2 – 0 win over Bayern...
A better look at Man U’s goals
……and the commentary is in English..!
Chelsea and Man U through to the semis
Manchester United does it in style.. a 7 – 1 victory over Roma.Goals by Carrick (2),Alan Smith, Rooney,Ronaldo (2)...
Video: Real Madrid vs Osasuna
Action from the Spanish League.Real Madrid beats Osasuna by two goals to nothing.Goals by Raul and Robinho.The commentary –...
Video: Watford 4 – 2 Portsmouth
Watford 4 – 2 Portsmouth sfUploaded by tzonner
Chicago Fire awaits bad boy Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Is the MLS ready for the Cuauhtémoc? MLS is underway and the biggest news is Beckham’s debut for the...
Arsenal’s midfield needs to score
Arsenal is still the best team to watch in the Premiership. They outclassed West Ham and were unlucky not...
Spanish race is also wide open
The Spanish title race is wide open too after Real Zaragoza scored a 1-0 home win over reigning champions...