Video: Arsenal 3 Stuttgart 1
Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela and 16-year-old Jack Wilshere were all on target.Lehmann an old man of 38 by comparision...
Monthly Archives: July 2008
The fattest footballers of them all..
Mirror,mirror on the wall Who are the fattest footballers of them all? Here’s what the mirror said : Andy...
Deep thought: FIFA’s presidency should be term limited
In its 104 year existence, FIFA has had 8 presidents. The last two, Joao Havelange and Sepp Blatter have...
How Blatter’s ISL scandal impacts England’s World Cup bid
Andrew Jennings explains. Many in the 24 member executive council responsible for awarding the World Cup have been tainted...
Judgement day for Messi: The FIFA verdict….
Blatter told Barcelona …”He’ll be back” The FIFA ruling on Wednesday cleared the way for Argentina star Lionel Messi...
Videos from the world of Friendlies: Arsenal 10 ,Chelsea 2
Not against each other.Arsenal scored 10 goals against Burgenland in a pre season friendly which come to think of...
Deep thought: Robbie Keane is the answer to Liverpool’s title hopes
Hmmmm. Eighteen years since they won their last title. Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Emile Heskey, Milan Baros, Luis Garcia,...
The enthusiasm for soccer in India rings hollow without national role models
Dileep Premachandran points out that cricket is not the only sport that captures the imagination of the Indian public....
Brad Friedel: Thou shalt be missed at Rovers
Think Rovers and the adjectives that flow are tough, uncompromising, physical, ugly, and effective. Part of the rorschach was...
Video: Ronaldinho scores another goal at last…
Okay it was against Singapore – but a goal is a goal.And he is captain of the Brazil Olympic...
Video: Tevez atones for penalty miss
In their final game on the Africa tour Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2 – 1 in a friendly.Portsmouth’s newly...
Freddy Adu then and now: The growing pains
Freddy Adu, June 2006 >> “It’s still open, you never know,” he said. “The way Ghana is playing right...
Video: Messi hat trick
Messi scores 3 out of Barcelona’s 5 goals in their 5 -1 drubbing of Dundee United.They really ought to...
Video: Germany are U 19 euro Champions
The senior team can find some consolation in this.The U 19’s beat Italy 3 -1 and won the championships...
FIFA steps into the Olympic debate
The Olympic tournament is by definition an under-23 event but each team can field three over-age players, whom the...
Becks leads MLS all stars to win over West Ham
Dean Ashton scored first for the West Ham. Gomez neutralised that advantage even as the goal celebrations were going...
Video: Barcelona score 6 in friendly
Pep Guardiola led Barcelona to a 6-0 friendly win over Scottish side Hibernian.Eidur Gudjohnsen,Pedrito,Messi,Bojan and Yaya Toure did the...
Too fat to play professional football
Michael Keane of St Patrick’s Athletic has been sacked for tucking in too much into the starchy foods.As a...
Germany Italy enter Under 19 Euro finals
Richard Sukuta-Pasu struck a 119th minute goal to knock out the Czech Republic In the other semifinal a second-half...
Video:US Olympic Soccer team loses Wambach
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Brazil 1 – 0 in an exhibition match but paid a pretty high...
Berbatov the Cantona Clone ?
With the talk of Berbatov moving to Man U gaining momentum the comparisions between Berbatov and Cantona surface again…...
Under 19 Euro semifinalists decided
Germany,Hungary,Italy and the Czech Republic have entered the semis of the competition. Italy won a 7 goal thriller against...
African Champion’s League: Al Ahly edge Zamalek
Ahmed Hassan scoring the winning goal in his debut game. Al-Ahly beat bitter rivals Zamalek 2-1 .Report….
Are FIFA and the UN ganging up on SA?
A week ago in the UNSC, South Africa voted against sanctions for Zimbabwe’s leaders. The resolution was defeated with...
Hleb can’t stop talking even from Barca
Lord, can we wrap Hleb’s vocal cords around his neck? For someone who disdained London’s decibel levels, Hleb is...
Video: High drama in African Champion’s league
Al-Hilal of Sudan snatched a 3-2 win over Enyimba of Nigeria this weekend in a dramatic start to the...
Deep thought: Would Joe Strummer have remained a Chelsea fan?
John Graham Mellor aka Joe Strummer of Clash fame was a Chelsea fan but that was when it was...
Video: Pre season friendly -Arsenal down Barnet
Barnet had led at half time through Kenny Gillet’s surprise free kick goal but the Gunners hit back with...
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Why Scolari goes ga ga
Quick which one? Or both? As per Chelsea, two days ago it was Robinho that was supposed to alight...
Arsenal’s 50 best players reveals more about the unsettled club
Arsenal just came out with a list of best 50 players in club history voted by fans. Thierry “Titi’...
Gilberto departs: So long, and thanks for all the fish
A reflective moment for all Gunner fans as Gilberto, our stout hearted defensive specialist departs for Panathinaikos. He spend...
Moving wall problem solved by the Argentines
Great free kicks huh? All the because the wall stayed put.Not possible if the wall had crept closer before...
Spanish hopes hang by a thread.
The Spanish defence of their Under-19 Championship looks a dim prospect as they crashed to their second successive defeat...
Liverpool warm up with a friendly win
New kids on the Liverpool block – Diego Cavalieri, Philipp Degen and Spaniard Danny Pacheco starred in a 2-1...
Video:Germany beat Spain in Euro 2008
The under 19 version.Defending Champs Spain started their title defence with a loss to arch rivals Germany.Richard Sukuta-Pasu and...
Video: Three Lion (cubs) lose to Czech Repubic
The Under 19 Euro’s are on and England goalie David Button didn’t exactly cover himself with glory after a...
Chase Michael makes a radical move
Chase Michael Hilgenbrinck McDonald is an American soccer defender who plays for the New England Revolution of MLS.Hilgenbrinck signed...
Deep thought: Sepp Blatter is Abe Lincoln
This weekend we saw Sepp Blatter clutch the Emancipation Proclamation to his breast as he impassionately spoke about the...
England gains when its players go overseas
This Euro had England’s pundits a twitter with the perceived lack of quality players in their national squad. Who...
Samir Nasri arrives in Hleb’s Hellhole
Hleb’s thumb down to London life does not seem to have discouraged Samir Nasri who arrives in the Emirates....
Hleb’s Hempstead Haven Harrowing Healthwise
Aliaksandr Hleb’s departure seems imminent. Well, mentally at least. The man has been complaining for months of living in...
Video: ’98 French team still have the fire
The victorious French 1998 team played a World XI side in a nostalgic friendly to remember the 10th anniversary...
Goal4Africa kicks off in Munich
Some of the biggest names in football have joined a campaign to raise funds for charity ahead of the...
Blatter, the modern slave: Beholden to corporations and national federations
Ask Diego Maradona and he will spit in Sepp Blatter’s eye when he so self servingly talks about players...
Brad Guzan leaves for Villa
Brad Guzan becomes the latest addition to the most enduring US export to the Premiership. The Chivas USA goalie...
Vote for the greatest Man U player here
Times Online poll – Who is the greatest Manchester United player of all time? Choose from – Bobby Charlton,Denis...
Video:Liverpool legends lose to Denmark legends
I was under the impression that the Liverpool Legends were the Beatles.However things have changed apparently.It’s a football team...
Sign here if you want to boot Blatter out
Had enough of Blatter ? Sign the online petition here.. Meanwhile back at his lair the Blatter has revealed...
Ronaldinho protests Olympic ban
Ronaldinho seen here in his protest outfit- which is either a very long pair of short pants or a...
Nike Volume #2:What William Gallas knows
Nike is going through all the W’s first.After Wayne Rooney its time for William Gallas to share his wisdom…
Referee fails alcohol test
Transfer season is kind of boring with not much in the way of action.One can hardly blame a ref...
With friends like Blatter who needs enemies?
That is what Sir Alex must be thinking. Some months ago, Sepp Blatter and Sir Alex were whooping it...
Trezegol hangs up the boots
David Trézéguét’s 20 goals last season for Juventus in Serie A were not good enough for Domenech.He was not...