Asian Football Confederation: Mutiny in the air
Mohammed Bin Hammam, AFC president is thumbing his nose at FIFA directives that reinstate the voting rights of five...
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Other clubs do it, why single out Juve?
The “Black Italian” The racist taunts that Mario Balotelli seems to attract occurs obviously because of his colour but...
Rio will play the Emirates second leg
Good news for Man Utd as Rio Ferdinand will be back to play the CL second leg at the...
Ronaldo to train with Usain Bolt
Ronaldo wants to run the 100m in 9.69 seconds too.Hence a training session with Usain Bolt is on the...
Video: Arsenal: Where was the defense?
Link: Timid. The first 25 minutes were a self appeasing display of tackles being missed, players left unmarked, passing...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: Wait for Walcott
Ryan Giggs should get his 800th cap. A special moment for a special player. We can dispute his PFA...
Chelsea vs Barca: Drawing scrappy
Chelsea sure knows how to spoil a good party. Hiddink outcoached Guardiola with his tactic of dropping Ballack deep....
H1N1 shuts Mexico down
The Aztec Stadium in Mexico City looks like something out of “I am Legend” – the cavernous 100,000-seat venue...
Everyone is Messi-ed up: Its Andres Iniesta
Chelsea vs Barca, CL semi-final first leg. The spotlight is on Leo Messi as it should be, arguably the...
A certain Rupert Lowe finds no love
Theo Walcott’s former club will fold if they do not find a investor in about a week. Rupert Lowe’s...
#5 Rio Ferdinand’s digital magazine
What do Rio Ferdinand, Jamie Oliver and Peaches Geldof have in common?They have all launched their own digital magazines....
The Socceroos need to beware of this Bahrain goalie..
The Socceroo team will have their work cut out getting past this guy..(More) And then there’s the other extreme...
Bundesliga: Non-stop action!
Its all happening in the Bundesliga. Minnows are mowing down mammoths. Wolfsburg falls. As does Hamburg. Bayern’s loss to...
Klinsi out, Jupp Heynckes in
Der Kaiser, Hoeness, Rummenigge, Breitner, Breitnigge Its all over for Klinsmann. “After the results of recent weeks the management...
Surprise! Ronaldo Leads Corinthians over Santos
Here are two goals from the “Original Ronaldo” as his Corinthians beat up on Santos (yes, Pele’s Santos) in...
Keane keeps his shadow
Roy Keane begins his Ipswich career with a bang. The Tractor Boys pulverized Cardiff, 3-0. It was the last...
The POTY award to Ryan Giggs is bogus
What happened to Frank Lampard? I love Ryan Giggs but this year’s POTY award is bogus. It took only...
Howard Webb and Gomes sink Spurs
An atrocious piece of refereeing by Webb and atrocious goalkeeping from Gomes keep Spurs from scoring their first win...
Steve Zakuani has Arsenal blood
Seattle beat San Jose, 2-0 yesterday. Steve Zakuani scored a goal and assisted in the second, as the Sounders...
Chicago Fire: Brian McBride does not let up
My deep admiration for Brian McBride continues. The man is on fire since joining the Fire and his 5...
Video: Fabregas gets back to scoring
Arshavin’s Liverpool breakout seems to have provided the inspiration for all the crisp, sharp shooting that we had on...
Klinsi is a victim of Bayern’s dissociated personalities
Klinsi is in deep, deep trouble. With the loss to Schalke, Bayern slips to third and is now in...
Benitez says Liverpool could still catch up..
He is saying things like..”If we keep winning,they will feel the pressure”…and also “After the game(against Arsenal), everyone was...
Outcasts United: A Refugee team, An American Town
Remember Warren St John’s article in the NYT about soccer being played by immigrant children of families resettled from...
Spurs could do Liverpool a world of good
Spurs travel to Old Trafford to take on Man U. They have been in good form against the top...
Video:Sir Alex Ferguson with red nose chases balloon
A video clip of Alex Ferguson reacting to the ref’s decision not to award Man U a penalty against...
Keane comes out swinging
Good times. The man with a mouth is back in the saddle again at Ipswich City. And he starts...
Adriano will join Flamengo
Lest we believe Ellen Cardoso will pay for Adriano’s caipirinhas. He does want to get back to playing soccer...
Angola makes a serious move
Luis Felipe Scolari has been approached by the Angolan FA to manage the Angolan national squad. His contract, if...
Adriano’s real reason for remaining in Brazil
Adriano 8 year association with Inter came to an end this Friday by mutual consent. He failed to show...
Wembley to be re-sod for the FA Cup finals
Tracer bullets kick up turf as players duck for cover The news is that Wengers whingeing worked, a bit...
Bad newsday for Gunners
Cesc Fabregas is slapped with two improper conducts over Spit-gate and Van Persie will be unavailable for the Man...
For the EPL, Michel Platini is a socialist
Simon Kuper finds out that the EPL’s favourite bogeyman, Michel Platini, like Obama, is just another armchair re-distributor of...
World Cup 2010: Jacob Zuma coasting to a win
Jacob Zuma’s ANC faction, which is backed by unions and the SACP is heading to a resounding victory in...
The secret of Beckham’s success
The Sunday Times list of richest sportsmen sees David Beckham at the top with a personal fortune of approximately...
Paul Scholes and the perfect pass
Paul Scholes celebrated his 600th by feeding Michael Carrick the perfect pass.
Barcelona cruise to another record
When Henry scored the fourth of Barcelona’s four goals against Sevilla it was a new club record of 92...
Meanwhile back in the Spanish League…
Real Madrid won a game against Getafe that had much action,some violence – Pepe kicking Casquero (video),a thrilling winner...
Beckham does his bit for malaria
David Beckham and British tennis player Andy Murray played a bit of tennis and football over a mosquito net...
Scholes ready to make his 600th appearance
Paul Scholes plays for a personal milestone as Man U takes on Portsmouth. Scholes ranks fourth in all time...
Djibril Cisse is the Premiership comeback player
When did he fade? Actually his career almost came to an end with a spate of injuries at Liverpool...
Ljungberg’s growing pains in Seattle
Freddie Ljungberg’s rocking first start resulted in a goal that continued the Seattle Sounders red hot streak. They have...
What economic recession? FIFA sets record TV deal
FIFA’s TV rights will net R25 billion or $2.7 billion for the 2010 World Cup. This is more than...
Video: Arshavin scores the winner?4-3
Link: After an engrossing battle, this was probably the nail in the coffin. Arshavin crashing his shot through after...
Video: Arshavin sends Arsenal ahead, 3-2
Link: Awful piece of defending by Carragher finds Arshavin in the right place. Liverpool responds though Torres after he...
Video: Arshavin’s equalizer, 2-2
Link: Superb piece of opportunism and a cracking goal to get the equalizer. Before, Liverpool went up through Benayoun’s...
Video: Arshavin’s first goal, 1-0
Link: Liverpool answers though Torres, 1-1.
Arshavin deals Liverpool a cruel blow
It makes you wonder even more why Wenger did not start him against Chelsea in the FA semi-final. Arshavin...
Blatter gets a red card at last
Sepp Blatter has finally been given some long overdue censure for chucking his weight about and acting as if...
Everything you ever wanted to know about a football..
The history of soccer balls starting from 1963 when Adidas first thought it would be a good idea to...