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Monthly Archives: May 2008
The reincarnation of David Beckham
…as captain of the English team – believe it or not.The game is a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago...
Mancini to sue
Roberto Mancini seems to be going for legal action against Inter Milan.Not for being being sacked after taking Inter...
Colombia beaten by Ireland in friendly
The Republic of Ireland beat Colombia by a single goal.Robbie Keane wearing his 81st cap scored early on and...
New Europass ball does not impress the goalies
The new “Europass” match ball of Bayer material is supposed to combine outstanding flight characteristics with greater power transmission...
Are You a Soccer Nerd?
At SoccerBlog.com, we fancy ourselves as soccernerds. Now there’s a way to measure that nerdiness. Are you a soccer...
The Fugees Family: Soccer Builds Community
Every year, the United States Refugee Program welcomes refugees into this country so that they can escape the harsh...
Blatter gives Iraq a shot at the World Cup
Iraq’s World Cup qualifier with Australia will go on as scheduled with Blatter and Co lifting the ban on...
Video:John Terry scores for England in futile friendly
John Terry may get some measure of comfort from this goal he scored for England in their 2 –...
Video: Oliver Kahn’s last stand
Mohun Bagan did not trouble the Bayern Munich defence too much and the other end of the Bayern team...
Blatter climbs down from altitude ban
FIFA’s altitude limit for international matches of 2,750m (9,022 ft) has been breached. “Let us re-open the discussion,” said...
Austria’s greatest goal on a very expensive stamp
The winning goal by Andreas “Andi” Herzog for Austria in 1997 is one of their best football memories because...
Kolkata and the clash of kings
Oliver Kahn is in the city to play his farewell game.Here’s an unusual news report on king Kahn being...
Beckham scores from 64 meters
It sounds even better in yards.( 64 m = 70 Yards). It was from beyond the half line anyway.Good...
Roma’s revenge
Roma retained the Italian Cup with a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico which would have...
Mourinho back to Chelsea?
Let’s start a rumor. Now that Avram Grant’s been shown the door by Peter Kenyon cuz he couldn’t fill...
Video : At least this did not happen to Terry
John Terry will take some getting over his missed penalty at the Champion’s League Final but at least this...
Hillary Clinton’s Red Card
My wife says “Hillary gets a red card!” Here’s her guest post>> I’ve always hated the misogyny in this...
Maradona by Kusturica
A documentary on the life of Diego Maradona by a two time Palme d’or winner.Maradona kicked a football around...
Austrians fans give their Euro team a vote of no confidence
Michael Kriess is the son of former Austrian international Werner and one of the coordinators of a campaign which...
It’s Official:Euro 2008 has a new official song
Can You Hear Me? by Enrique Iglesias is the official song of UEFA EURO 2008 “Like a superstar” by...
Hleb is a wasted player
Hleb has not endeared himself to many Arsenal fans after being discovered that the he has been secretly hawking...
United beat Chelsea on penalty kick shoot-out (6-5)
Manchester United over Chelsea on penalties: The best part of the game – Ronaldo’s header to start the scoring...
CL Final: Cruelty thy name is soccer!
John Terry takes the penalty as his feet give out on the slick Luzhniki Stadium turf. The ball flies...
Overtime: Where are Rooney and Ronaldo?
Boring. Chelsea had United on its heels and were unlucky not to score in the second half. Ferdinand is...
Half Time Report: missed chances prove costly for Man U
Well, Man U should be up 3-0. Instead, we have them tied at 1-1. Ronaldo and Rooney looked great...
Watch the UEFA Champions League finals live on your PC at work… now!
www.tvunetworks.com/ pick channel “soccer2” They’re off!
Michel Platini and Sustainable Football
The Guardian‘s David Conn blogs about Michel Platini’s criticism of the business model behind the English Premier League: “he...
Nistelrooy Coke Ad’s for Euro 2008 and earlier
This coke ad for Euro 2008 shows a baby Nistelrooy growing up drinking coke. and this earlier one shows...
Video:Champion’s League final may be haunted by the ghost of the “goal from the moon” ?
Lubos Michel was the referee who judged that Luis Garcia’s effort had crossed the line in the second leg...
FA Cup medals stolen
After waiting for 69 years to win the FA cup for the first time since 1939 Glen Johnson and...
AC Milan keep Kaka out of the Olympics
Kaka will not get a chance to live the Olympic dream as AC Milan have refused to allow him...
The scissorkick that knocked AC Milan out of the champion’s league
Pablo Osvaldo helped Fiorentina to seal their place in the Champions League with this overhead kick against Torino.AC Milan’s...
Video: Kanu gives Portsmouth the FA Cup
The goal came against the run of play and because of a mistake from the Cardiff goalkeeper Peter Enckelman.Winning...
An assorted collection of Euro top tens
You can check out the top ten goals,the top ten controversies ( Portugual go potty,Basile the Rat, The Dentist’s...
Video:Goalie’s ball juggling wonder blunder
San Lorenzo goalkeeper’s Agustin Orion decided to do some ball-juggling instead of just clearing the ball.The result was an...
Tribute to Tommy Burns
51 year old Tommy Burns lost his battle against cancer. Burns spent 15 years as a player at Parkhead,...
ESPN AD campaign to woo American audiences for EURO 2008
ESPN2, ESPN, ESPN Classic and ABC will combine to present all 31 matches live and it will be the...
FIFA says that the EPL should imitate Iran
The Iranian Football Federation plans to reduce the number of teams in its top flight from 18 to 16—and...
A song for Manchester United
Umaru Rahman, alias Gallon Pan – a former Sierra Leone international footballer has composed a song to celebrate Manchester...
Video:The Middlesbrough massacre
Sven-Goran Eriksson is expected to be relieved of his responsibilities with immediate effect after Middlesbrough inflicted an 8 goal...
Video:Ryan Giggs clinches the clincher
Ronaldo earlier scored his .er..41st..? and then Ryan Giggs came up with this beauty to make...
Countdown to the Clincher
The Premier League counts down to a most dramatic finale.It is only the fourth time in the Premier League’s...
Barcelona:Rijkaard out Guardiola in
Former team captain Pep Guardiola is Barca’s new manager.“We the players feel very guilty about everything that has happened,...
Germany unveil secret weapon before Euro 2008
Goalias is a robot goalkeeper invented by the Stuttgart University automation institute (IAS).Lehmann and Kahn now have some serious...
Best goal ever
Karel Poborský’s famous lob at EURO ’96 has been voted the best individual goal in the latest Carlsberg Goal...
Slaven Bilic’s song for Euro 2008
Croatia football coach Slaven Bilic’s fan song for the Euro 2008 championship with his rock band.The song is called...
Video:Beckham MLS player of the week
Beckham was voted Major League Soccer’s player of the week after he took his team back after being two...
Moscow’s Champion’s League stadium has a secret history
More than 40,000 English fans are expected to converge on Moscow’s Olympic Stadium for the Champions League final on...
Chelsea – Man U race goes down to the wire
This hare and the turtle race is a fight to the finish.With just one game each left Chelsea have...
Madrid are the Real thing for the 31st time
Real Madrid faced a hostile 18,000 crowd waving Basque flags.They were down to 10 men.Fabio Cannavaro was sent off...
Nike fire Fibregas
This is supposed to be part of a Nike Ad.Cesc Fabregas dresses up in a silver fireproof spacesuit and...
Video:Nani’s moment of madness
Man U were reduced to 10 men for 53 minutes after this red card.Nani and Zidane can share notes...