VfB Stuttgart are crowned Bundesliga champions
It all came down to the last match. It was a scene reminiscent of the Eredivisie as PSV Eindhoven...
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Video: 2007 Copa Libertadores: Cucuta Deportivo 2 Nacional 0
Macnelly Torres and then Blas Perez pour in the goals.
Can Colombia make its way back to the World Cup?
At one point in soccer history, this was unthinkable. The question was how far could Colombia go in the...
Copa Libertadores: Deportivo Cucuta is making news
Blas Perez, Macnelly Torres leading Deportivo Cucuta’s charge Ronaldinho’s old club, Gremio is fighting to continue on after being...
Dunga and the hot potato
Dunga finds himself juggling with the legendary overheated Solanum tuberosum (potato) when faced with the problem of explaining why...
The similarity between Beckham and Pele
Pele comments that Beckham’s debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy is quite a bit like is own debut in...
Inside the numbers: Reading deadly accurate
Statistics don’t lie. Well, depending on the statistics you choose you can fudge or varnish the truth. But one...
UEFA final
Espanyol scored a late extra-time equaliser to tie the game 2-2 with Sevilla.They had to play with 10 men...
Barton behind bars
Barton finds himself behind bars. The club that hires him next will have to pay his bail. Meanwhile Jose...
Video: Arsenal’s goal celebrations
On Arsenal Mania’s suggestion check out the goals and the goal celebrations, especially Adebayor’s impromptu dance lesson to Henry...
Video: Juan Pablo Angel’s first goal for MLS
Angel’s opens his account with a well struck free kick for the NY Red Bulls against the LA Galaxy...
Gino Pariani passes away: Part of the 1950 team that beat England
Gino Pariani a member of the 1950 World Cup US team that shocked England, 1-0 passed away last Wednesday....
Bob Bradley becomes the US MNT coach
There was little fanfare as Bob Bradley’s position became permanent after all the song and dance of high flying...
The best and the worst of Arsenal’s 2006 season
Dare you to disagree …….. Best goal. Van Persie’s strike against Charlton. Ranks as the goal of the season...
Mourinho’s hilarious choice
Chelsea’s injuries are so extensive that there are only 15 fit players left in the squad. It has Mourinho...
Mwepu Llunga remembered
Zaire’s Mwepu Llunga had got mention on soccerblog in this post some months ago.He is happily remembered again in...
Video: Florent Malouda compilation
He is a hustler and spunky. Got a full head of steam, uses both feet to shoot, and he...
Florent Malouda: Summer transfer to Arsenal?
Florent Malouda wants out. He has had an outstanding season in the French Ligue and is a candidate for...
Stuart Pearce sacked
The litany of firings and resignations have begun. Paul Jewell at Wigan resigned even though his club escaped relegation...
Video: Berbatov shines again
Check the brilliant no-look flick by Berbatov that sets off the Keane goal and then his superb goal. Tottenham’s...
Spanish League is crowded at the top
Barcelona share of the top spot in the Spanish La Liga with Real Madrid after Real Betis scored in...
Drogba gets the boot
…..a golden one– for scoring his 20th league goal of the season and finishing as the Premiership’s leading scorer....
Hammer of the year strikes Manchester United
Carlos Tevez scored the goal that kept West Ham United in the Premiership as his team recorded an astonishing...
Barcelona in 4 – 0 humiliation
How the mighty are fallen. Getafe 4-0 BarcelonaUploaded by Mr-Mamba Eliminated from the competition and with only the Spanish...
Video: Zidane’s Zidane: Enzo Francescoli
Before there was a Zizou there was an Enzo. The genius of Enzo Francescoli.
The most powerful man in Israel
Ehud Olmert’s reputation lies in tatters. Having been shredded by a commission that laid the blame on Olmert for...
Arsenal should go all out for Huntelaar
Arsenal should be gunning for this man Arsenal needs a goal poacher, a striker to consummate all that fantastic...
Arsenal goes shopping: Lukasz Fabianksi
Arsenal has the future in mind as they sign on Lukasz Fabianski, the goalkeeper from Legia Warsaw. He is...
Tim Howard and the ‘gentleman’s agreement’
Why is Wayne Rooney playing against Everton? Tim Howard’s non-appearance in the Man Utd vs Everton match raised many...
You Tube service unavailable
Seems like the server is down. So you won’t be able to access those great soccer clips. Update: Hurrah!...
Ged Houllier is not going anywhere
Definitely not to the Premiership. There are rumours that Houllier might be considering the Newcastle job. Houllier is reportedly...
Kasey Keller should finish his career in MLS
The news is that Kasey Keller has been cut by relegation bound Borussia M’gladbach. His offer of playing for...
Kevin Kuranyi keeps Schalke on track
Can Schalke pull off the improbable? Win its first Bundesliga title since the league began 44 years ago. Schalke...
44 and 45
44: The number of consecutive seasons that Nantes played in the French first division.They were relegated on Wednesday night...
Dimitar Berbatov: The best transfer this Premiership
White Hart Lane must be rejoicing at the news that Dimitar Berbatov will stay on for another season even...
Ballack and the bone of contention
Michael Ballack has the fragment of chipped bone from his ankle preserved in a glass jar to show Mourinho.This...
Roma rout Inter 6 – 2
Inter Milan’s hopes of lifting the Italian Cup for the third consecutive year received more than a major setback...
World Cup 2010: Can Parriera turn SA into more than a first round casualty?
South Africa’s problem is not that it lacks the funds, the will, or the infrastructure to host the World...
Yes 16 goals is a world record
OLYMPOS Xylofagou FC striker Panagiotis Pontikos scored sixteen goals to help his side beat SEK Ayios Athanasios FC 24-3...
Rabona goals made to look easy
Rabona is a move in which a shot, pass or cross is performed by moving one leg behind the...
The best Champions league goal of all time…
Zidane’s goal below which helped Real Madrid to win the Champions League final at Hampden in 2002 was voted...
Video: Real Madrid vs Sevilla
Real Madrid get closer to their eternal rivals Barcelona with a 3-2 victory over Sevilla
Vieri wonder goal…
Christian Vieri scored this stunner in Atalanta’s 3 -1 victory over Siena Vieri vs SienneUploaded by REM-Y
Chelsea go down battling
Essien’s valiant effort was not enough.In the end Chelsea were done in by the enemy within – disunity and...
Man Utd are Premiership champs
Heroic fightback by Chelsea fighting like wounded lions. Essien and Kalou did not give up. But Arsenal held on...
Arsenal minutes away from administering Chelsea the coup de grace
The emperor wears no clothes. Chelsea lies a half away from being dethroned from their title. They are a...
French elections: Sego vs Sarko. Will Thuram’s words carry weight?
Lilian Thuram’s recollection of a conversation with Nikolas Sarkozy could sway a number of voters who believe that France’s...
Hammer of the year strikes twice
Carlos Tevez scored two goals – one off a fantastic free kick – and then fed Mark Noble a...
West Ham fallout: The ballad of Ms Purdon and Mr Duxbury
Dangerous times lie ahead of West Ham. West Ham’s stay and solvency in the Premiership might come down to...
Ronaldinho shines again
Two brilliant passes from Ronaldinho took the game away from Real Sociedad.Andres Iniesta and Samuel Eto’o scored off those...
Gazza shows a yellow card to the ref…
….and gets shown one in return ..! Hilarious.
Beckham gets reprieve
Impossible is nothing.Beckham’s yellow card against Athletic Bilbao last weekend was overturned and he gets to play against Sevilla...
Joey Barton on the lam
Ousmane Dabo Wear a visor if you are anywhere near Joey Barton, friends and foes alike. The man likes...
Goalkeepers are crazy..
Gaston Sessa kind of fits the description pretty well.Check video His team – Velez Sarsfield have said that they...