Manchester derby: We have a game
Long suffering City fans can look forward with hope today against their nemesis, Man Utd. The Red Devils are...
Monthly Archives: August 2007
John Utaka is the Premiership impact player
Harry Redknapp’s record signing of former Rennes striker John Utaka, reportedly costing Pompey in the region of £8m has...
Bayern Munich in goalscoring spree
Oliver Kahn kept the ball out of his goal but a record 4 goals went in at the other...
Samuel Eto’o rejects superhero status.
Samuel Eto’o on Friday rejected the “Fantastic Four” label given by the media to him and Barcelona’s three other...
ESPNsoccernet in spelling fiasco
Another headline botchup to rival the Beckham penalty kick one.This time we have Jovan Kirovski ‘s name being spelt...
McClaren loses another one
The list of McClaren’s walking wounded is growing.Steven Gerrard has joined Rooney on the sidelines with a hairline fracture...
Video:Messi scores another stunner
The Barcelona vs Bayern Munich friendly was also a farewell match for longtime Bayern star Mehmet Scholl .He will...
Video:Beckham bends it for Galaxy at last
Beckham scored one of his signature tune free kicks from 25 metres out.His first goal for Galaxy came in...
Man U draw again and lose Ronaldo
Musically enhanced highlights of Manchester United’s second draw in as many games.The 1 -1 draw against Portsmouth also saw...
Arsenal’s CL campaign: Winners over Sparta Prague
Arsenal’s opened its CL campaign against Sparta Prague with a win and they won ugly which is a beautiful...
Video: Everton 3 Tottenham 1
Online Videos by Veoh.com For a club that has been slated to break into the top four, you could...
Champions league:Liverpool beat Toulouse
Rafael Benitez made six changes to the team that beat Aston Villa on the opening day of the Premier...
Tevez to step into Rooney’s shoes
Carlos Tevez will be filling in the gap left by Rooney as Man U look for their first win.
Thaksin giveth and Thaksin can taketh away
I don’t think there are too many clubs that can claim that their fortunes rest on a serious consideration...
Daniel Alves left out of Sevilla squad: Chelsea beckons
Big rumour speculations that Alves is poised to join Chelsea after being left out of the Sevilla squad that...
Nike defend Rooneys’ boot.
In the wake of Rooney’s third foot injury there’s some sort of a scientific enquiry afoot ...
Beckham- from ballyhooing to booing
Headlines like the “Beckham – The Idle Idol” and news stories that begin “English megastar David Beckham resumed his...
Chelsea make history
Chelsea set a new league record of 64 games unbeaten breaking the record…. eclipsing the Liverpool team of 1978-1980.Mourinho...
Rooney out for the count
Bad news for England and Manchester United.Rooney has a hairline fracture in his left foot.Thus England who face crucial...
Premiership openers: Malouda, Babel, and Martins shine
The three players that were subjects of intense Arsenal transfer speculations in the off season all acquitted themselves extremely...
A killjoy entity called NetResults is removing YouTube clips
A brain eating zombie entity called Net Results is removing the You Tube video clips of the matches we...
Roy Keane’s Sunderland: The cult of personality
Martin Jol called his teams display match against Sunderland “boring.” The critique does not augur well for the potentially...
Reading and Hahnemann bend, bend, bend but don’t snap
Brave, brave team. Steve Coppell’s Reading withstood Man Utd at Old Trafford as the Red Devils put on a...
Video:Gunners win despite Lehmann’s blunder
A very late goal from Alexander Hleb helped Arsenal to come from behind and beat Fulham after an early...
The agony and ecstasy of being Arsenal: Bendtner was big
Arsenal 2 Fulham 1. To watch Arsenal start this season against Fulham was to watch another piece of theater...
Video: The Obafemi Martins show
Check out the Martins bicycle kick. The Magpies turned in a fine performance as Sam Allardyce beat his old...
Video: Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 1
Check out the Gerrard free kick. It’s how you would imagine winning a game.
Gerrard magic lifts Liverpool over Villa: Babel impresses
This was shaping to be a match of two defining mistakes. Martin Laursen’s own goal and Jamie Carragher’s handball...
New look City stamp their authority
Elano. Corluka. Onohua. Geovanni. Bianchi. Garrido. Bojinov. Petrov. The late season signings all paid off for Thaksin Shinawatra and...
Bundesliga opens with a tie
19-year-old Ivan Rakitic scored after a solo run to give Schalke a 2-2 draw against defending champion Stuttgart in...
Marksman of the week:Konstantin Nahk…
…he took the shot about a metre or two from the half line.The game was a european champion’s league...
Nani defies Fergie ban
Nani scored a great goal in Man U’s 3 – 0 win against Glentoran in Belfast.And then he went...
Barcelona triumph in Japan
Barcelona continue their conquest of Asia. A backheel from Ronaldinho was followed by a through pass from Eto’o’ which...
Video: Reggie Bush vs David Beckham Part II
Did I hear Bush say, “One more time?” Beckham seems like he can subject his ankle to tackles by...
It could only happen in Brazil
Where else in the world could a self goal be scored with such consummate skill…!
Dani Alves Chelsea deal looks imminent
If Dani Alves joins Chelsea then the odds of Man Utd winning the Premiership again, got a whole lot...
Alexandre” Duck” Pato to AC Milan
Alexander Pato most recently seen in the Brazil U20 squad that crashed out of the World Cup has been...
Sunderland’s fans are the most optimistic
Two words. Roy Keane. Find out why the Mackems believe that they can finish in the top ten. And...
Malouda – brilliant debut goal
Chelsea’s most expensive summer import Florent Malouda scored this great goal in Chelsea’s Community shield game against Manchester United....
Aston Villa: Can it be anymore under rated?
Villa probably has the most under rated midfielder in Gareth Barry who continues to delight and surprise with his...
Chinese not allowed to swear at Barcelona
Another magnificent free kick from Ronaldinho.Giovanni dos Santos and Andres Iniesta were the other two goal scorers in Barcelona’s...
Apologies to Soccerblog commentators
We have been noticing of late that although we publish your comments, it seems to register on the comment...
Video: 1961CL final; Benfica 3 Barcelona 2
Benfica breaks the Liga stranglehold on the CL and launches its golden period with great players like Eusebio and...
Chelsea fails again
You really can’t teach penalty shootouts because it all comes to mental edge and this part of the game...
Video: Rhain Davis: The first viral marketing soccer signing
Reports are that Man U and You Tube have merged to create a soccer video jockey behemoth, Tube Man...
Adu’s departure should serve a cautionary tale
While talented MLS players will always be a target for European clubs, there has been very few players who...
Big question: Adu to play 90 minutes at Benfica?
So Freddy Adu, the teenage phenom, often misguidedly compared to Pele, is leaving for a bigger club in a...
Arsenal win Amsterdam
Van Persie gave Arsenal the win in the Amsterdam Tournament when he scored 3 minutes from the end after...
Video: Liverpool vs Shanghai Shenhua
Fernando Torres scored his first goal for Liverpool when he picked up a beauty of a pass from Yossi...
Beckham takes to driving around the house….
It’s that old sore ankle .He’ll have to keep driving around till it gets better.
Beckham will likely be a no show against Toronto
16 minutes. That is the sum total of Becks appearance. You know if Alexi Lalas was at all concerned...
Earth to Mo Johnston: The MLS is not that hectic
In early October the Galaxy will also play friendlies against the Minnesota Thunder and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the...
Simon Kuper on Florent Malouda
Simon Kuper first met Florent Malouda at Camp Guingamp four years ago playing alongside team mate Didier Drogba. They...