Black Maradona
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake may have to be called the ‘black Maradona’ after this wonderful goal against Charlton on Saturday –...
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Ronaldo closing in on Law
His 35th goal in as many games came off this impudent backheel.Denis Law’s feat of scoring 46 goals in...
Arsenal snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Trailing by two goals and reduced to ten men following the dismissal of Abou Diaby and facing a sixth...
Video: USA poleax Poland 3 – 0
A 3-0 victory over Poland in front of a boisterous crowd Wisla Stadium in Kraków. It’s the third straight...
Now that’s what you call a scissor kick
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht gave Iran an early lead with this great back to the goal scissor kick in a...
Take a look at these free kicks
Georgios Karagounis scored two incredible free-kicks to take Greece to a 2-1 win over Portugal.Ronaldo – conspicous by his...
Video: Pato scores on debut
Pato scores the winner in Brazil’s 1-0 victory over Sweden.He had only been on the pitch for 12 minutes...
The 12 stages of Beckham
After Rio’s life story from cradle to captain here is another life story – Beckham’s.The outstanding moments of his...
Rio’s road to leadership
The story of his life from Cradle to Captain is outlined here in broad brush strokes,a bit of detail...
Videos from the Spanish League
The see saw story continues.Real Madrid went down to Valencia -their 5th defeat in 8 games. Barcelona won against...
Videos:Droga delivers and Man U destroy Liverpool
Drogba has now scored seven goals in seven matches against Arsenal two of them yesterday. In the other clash...
The modern offside law is a pig
The three-part definition of the modern offside law can be remembered as ‘PIG’ – if a player doesn’t Play,...
Barcelona blues
Brittle Barcelona broke against Valencia,went down 3 -2 and lost their place in the Copa del Rey finals.Ronaldinho didn’t...
Is Ronaldo the best ?
Ronaldo is at the receiving end of many plaudits and accolades and pats on the back after he beat...
Scorpion on a soccer field
The only highlight of an otherwise fairly dull Belgian Cup semifinal game which ended with Standard and Gent sharing...
Videos: Man U surge ahead as Chelsea stumble
Chelsea may have surrendered their best chance of taking the Premier League title when they let Tottenham draw even...
Where is Drogba these days ?
The (once) dreaded Drogba has scored one goal for Chelsea since the end of November.He didn’t even score one...
US women win the Algarve Cup
The U.S. Women’s National Team beat Denmark, 2-1 to win the 2008 Algarve Cup.This marked USA’s sixth straight appearance...
Videos: Arsenal look down and on the way out.
Jeremie Aliadiere converted Tuncay’s pass from close range and Middlesbrough were one up. Kolo Toure’s 86th minute equaliser gave...
Ronaldo saves Man U the blushes
It came close to an unexpected upset.A combination of dogged defence a bit of luck.Derby held on tenaciously until...
A sublime goal from Diego
The Rangers held Werder Bremen at bay with difficulty to progess into the UEFA quarters.The only insufficent goal for...
Chelsea give Derby 6 of the best
Lampard scores the 6th goal to complete the demolition of Derby.He also scored a hat trick before scoring this...
Video:Torres sees Liverpool past Inter Milan
Hat trick man Torres gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Inter Milan on Tuesday night to give England’s Premier...
Hawkeye is dead in the water
Goal line technology has been kicked out of football for the forseeable future.The IFAB’s 11th-hour change of heart, at...
Chelsea follow Man U out of FA Cup
Barnsley unbelievably dumped holders Chelsea out of the FA cup.This the first time they have been in the final...
Manchester United lose for the first time in 50 years
To Portsmouth.At Old Trafford.And they got themselves knocked out of the FA cup in the bargain.Sulley Muntari gave Portsmouth...
Torres’s third Hat trick
Torres scored his third Liverpool hat-trick – and second in successive home appearances – in the 4-0 win against...
The world’s first climate-neutral professional footballer
Martin Hiden is the first to get that impressive sounding title.With regard to Euro 2008 he plans to compensate...
Celtic beaten by a Ronaldinho no look pass
Xavi scored the goal but the move began with one of those famous Ronaldinho no look passes.
Arsenal floor A C Milan
Cesc Fabregas struck a magnificent goal, a brilliant 30 yard scorcher that knocked the crown off the defending champions...
Bizarre headed own goal by Jussi Jaaskelainen
Bolton Wanderers went down 3 -1 to Liverpool.The first goal was a bit crazy.Went in off the head of...
Serie A race is on again
The Serie A title race is on again .Inter Milan went down for the first time this season and...
Barcelona undone by teenage genius
The first goal for Barcelona came from a spectacular Ronaldinho bicycle kick .But 19 year old Sergio Agüero ensured...
Arsenal hold on to their lead – barely
Substitute striker Nicklas Bendtner gave Arsenal a last-second equaliser to preserve the slenderest of leads at the top of...