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Monthly Archives: November 2008
More bad news for Real Madrid…
It’s getting a bit un-Real. Getafe beat them 3 -1 whereas Barcelona sailed past Sevilla in style.Great goals from...
Mumbai terror may affect Maradona’s India visit..
The Mumbai terror attack has put Diego Maradona’s two-day trip to Kolkata in doubt.If it doesn’t work out there...
Video: Yoann Gourcuff’s supreme skill
Sublime skill “Yoann Gourcuff’s silky touches tormented Chelse and thrilled the home support all evening. Cries of ‘Ole!’ rang...
Video:Ronaldinho free kick goal – after ages
People have almost forgotten that he could score like this.It was scored in the last 7 minutes and brought...
Take your pick.
The Fifa world player of the year 2008 is going to be one of these…… Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Sergio...
The difference between Steven Gerrard and Drogba..
…among other things is that Gerrard does not chuck things back and get suspended for three games.Drogba threw the...
The fastest yellow card in the west
Remember Dusty Fog ? He was the fastest gun in the west.Refer to a book by J T Edson...
Fabregas takes Arsenal to their first win in ages..
It was a controversial goal with Dynamo Kiev protesting strongly.It was scored by Nicklas Bendtner wearing pink football boots....
The worst miss of the weekend…
Enough of Arsenal .Valon Behrami’s goal against Sunderland ended West Ham’s run of seven matches without a win.He could...
Deep thought: Wenger knew them all
Winterburn, Dixon, Bould, Adams. Men. They would have stopped Fulham, Stoke, Hull, Villa, and City. The best defense in...
Arsenal Implode…
How low can you go ? Misery Watch Manchester City v Arsenal in Sports Online | View More Free Videos Online...
Video: Its getting to be a cliché
Gael Clichy, last season’s sure footed defender is now becoming a byword in blooper of the week.
Can Arsenal hang onto a CL spot?
Its a legitimate question. Arsenal is now officially in full blown meltdown mode. They lost to Man City, 0-3....
To sum up the Gallas story..
A picture thats surely worth a thousand words or more – summing up very eloquently the Arsenal – Gallas...
Gallas stripped of captaincy
BBC is reporting that William Gallas has been relieved of his duties. He was also not present on the...
In which Gallas shows that he is not very smart
“I replied: ‘How are you speaking to me? Who do you think you are? You are only 20 years...
Brazil teach Ronaldo and Co how to play the beautiful game..
That’s just C Ron showing how not to play the beautiful game when your team is losing 5 -2...
Video: The goal that gave Maradona his winning start
The goal that gave him a 100% record as coach – played one ,won one.
What happened to Senegal?
On 5 September 2008, Senegal met Algeria at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in a World Cup qualifier. In the...
Little Zizou: Execrable movie
This movie could easily have been titled, Little Zizou: A Gratuitous Reference To or the Incredible Vanishing Zidane. Apart...
Maradona’s demeanour impressive
I think the verdict has been quite positive. Typically El Diego sucks up all the oxygen where ever he...
El Diego begins with a victory
So it appears that Argentina played like gangbusters for the first 20 minutes and then faded away letting Scotland...
Carson on a hat trick
The man seems to go to pieces every time he plays for his country. Blunder # 1England vs Croatia...
Can Barack Obama revive soccer diplomacy?
Most Americans now prefer diplomacy towards Iran rather than seek a knee jerk military solution. After virtually turning off...
2010 World Cup qualifiers: Socceroos sneak by Bahrain
Pim Verbeek looked like he wanted to pluck every nose hair off Harry Kewell. Why Kewell remains on this...
So what should Terry Butcher do?
Terry Butcher has to now live with the fact that Maradona will be the topic du jour of the...
Walcott out for six weeks
Add another blow to Arsenal’s nightmarish season. Theo Walcott is out for six weeks with a shoulder dislocation and...
The Church of Maradona
The true believers all 120,000 will be praying for their prophet today as he takes on Scotland. Jonathan Franklin...
Capello’s worries…
This time Capello does not have to worry if Steven Gerrard will be able to combine with Frank Lampard...
Maradona fires back at England
Maradona measures the miss in the 1966 final I had no idea that Argentina was playing England. A proxy...
Bayern to set up an academy in India
The overwhelming response to Bayern’s visit in May this year when 120,000 fans came to see Oliver Kahn play...
Kolkata clubs on the move
Finally, it would appear that the Kolkata clubs, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are showing signs of life. East...
An even more sneaky free kick….
Remember Barcelona’s sneaky free kick ?Even the chaps who think up their sneaky free kicks might not be able...
Mike Ashley will not be able to sell Newcastle
For the price he is asking for. Not at this time. Zabeel Investments backed out of spending money on...
Video: Vedad Ibisevic continues his sharp shooting ways
Ibisevic scores his Bundesliga leading 14th goal as our favourite team 1899 Hoffenheim continues its dream run beating Wolfsburg,...
Michael Bradley inflicts some misery on Bayern
Bayern was poised to take three points as they were coasting to a 2-0 victory over lowly Borussia Moenchengladbach...
Wenger needs a reality check
Anytime you talk about Arsenal, you have to qualify it with the paeans that Arsene Wenger so richly deserves....
Video: Al Ahly win a record sixth African CL trophy
Al Ahly scored first as Ahmad Hassan cleverly flicked a Mohamed Aboutreika cross into goal. Abdoul Karim Lassina equalized...
Ramon Calderon sharpens his knife
Real is ruled by a cabal of madmen and amoral shysters straight out of Herzog’s Aguirre, The Wrath of...
Terry Butcher unfiltered
Lots of Terry Butcher who would like nothing better than giving Maradona a black eye and jail Scottish blaggards...
Maradona: The telenovela: Hoopla
Diego Maradona landed in Scotland just before Wednesday’s game and with a curt “I don’t speak English” blew by...
Sinisa Ubiparipovic: Ubiquitous now, you be the judge
Sinisa Ubiparipovic should now be worth more than his $33,000 annual salary. One of the standouts in NY’s historic...
Dema Kovalenko is not a happy camper
The man best known for ending Brandon Pollard’s career shows no love for his former coach, Juan Carlos Osorio....
Chelsea: Here is what resiliency looks like
Player Injury Expected return F Lampard Rib Injury 22nd Nov 08 P Cech Thigh Muscle Strain 22nd Nov 08...
Arsenal is bleeding respect
Arsenal vs Villa was supposed to showcase the best and brightest talent. But only one team showed up to...
What’s Eleanor Rigby got to do with this ?
Running this past everyone again.It seems that Eleanor Rigby may have been found at long last.She may have been...
Video:Barcelona’s sneaky free kick explained
Step 1: You get Messi to lurk behind the wall and pretend he’s not really going to do anything....
Video:Arsenal crash and burn again
Aston Villa silenced the gunners by two goals to nothing.Wasn’t it really just a week earlier that the same...
The recession’s not for Ronaldo ( asks for a raise..)
Here he is scoring his 100th goal for Manchester United- which naturally means that he thinks he’s worth another...
Maradona makes the news again…
He’s hitting the headlines with monotonous regularity.Alan Hansen here saying that Pele needs to move over a bit and...
“Goal” King Cole says goodbye
Former Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole has called it a day at last.Some highlights of his 19...
Liverpool out of Carling Cup….
The Sparkling Spurs gave Liverpool a 4 -2 beating – their second victory over them in the last so...