Open up a bottle of Bordeaux: Gourcuff to stay
The best news for Bordeaux apart from winning their 6th Championnat over the weekend with their 1-0 win over...
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Ljungberg chokes: Sounders settle on a frustrating draw
Sigi Schmid faced upto his old club and the result was another frustrating draw. The Sounders coach looked mighty...
A tired Fire suffer their first loss
The Fire go down to their perennial nemesis, Dallas and their loss ends an unbeaten 11 game streak, one...
2014 World Cup: FIFA announces Brazil World Cup sites
FIFA announces the World Cup cities that will host 2014 World Cup matches. Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza,...
Football nostalgia: Three titans bid adieu
We bid farewell to Paolo Maldini, Luis Figo, and Pavel Nedved. Men of unbelievable talent, longevity, and work rate....
Van Persie’s teething problems are no laughing matter
Robin Van Persie’s frequent muscle injuries have been linked to his molars. He is to undergo surgery to remove...
Ancelotti resigns: Set to join Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti announced his long awaited resignation from Milan soon after the Fiorentina match was over. He ended his...
Real’s constant rumour mill keep tabloids afloat
OK. We already have Franck Ribery joining up Real. Before that it was Cristiano Ronaldo. If it Tuesday it...
Mourinho’s exit: John Terry protesteth too much
Tout Simplement means “its just that” in French. It is also the title of the new book by Claude...
Video: Why Adebayor’s work rate is so poor
Yep, you now know why Adebayor does not show up to play when he can score virtually.
Video:Chelsea win the FA cup after conceding a 25 second goal
Chelsea got their names into the record books by conceding the fastest goal in FA Cup final history and...
Before we go all gooey on Hiddink, there was Grant
Guus Hiddink’s mandate was clear cut. A short term intervention that would halt Chelsea’s spiraling fortunes which at one...
Barcelona’s secret weapon…
A lucky song. Gerard Pique quote- “We always play Viva la Vida by Coldplay on the bus when we’re...
The Franck Ribery sweepstakes
Uli Hoeness shows who is boss in Bayern. Its not the manager for sure, he will always be a...
Bitterness and angst in the Man Utd locker
The simple fact: Man Utd believed in its invincibility built up by its stunning performance against Arsenal, bolstered by...
“El Tel” has to eat his words..
Terry Venables has learned that it is wise to mince one’s words – just in case you have to...
Iniesta at 16 Yrs Old
Andres Iniesta delivered a world-class performance in the Champions League final against Manchester United, his pace, trickery, agility and...
Messi’s moment
The moment when Messi took the game away from Man U. Man U’s last line of defence,is about to...
Guardiola flies high..
…as he takes the new dream team to greater heights
Hydra Properties difficulties are not rumours
Investors complaining of poor customer service relations. Bust ups with investors. Arbitrary rises in housing units, severe penalties for...
Portsmouth FC takeover by Al-Fahim
Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the prime mover behind the Man City takeover now owns his own Premiership club. He is purchasing...
Excuse Me While I Kiss My Shoe
I certainly hope that shoe-kissing will not become the new celebratory signature for Messi. A brilliant game for Barcelona,...
La Masia’s proteges are kings today
Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez hold the CL trophy aloft The number 4s are a special breed in Barcelona...
Barcelona- 3 down,none to go..
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’ …and other such expressions used when one is chortling with joy……! Barcelona Lifting the...
The EPL is not the center of the universe
In the end it was the heroic Carlos Puyol, overmatched in speed but not in intensity and in desire...
Video: CL finals: Barca vs Man Utd: 2-0
Eto’o’s goal (10′ minute) Link: Messi’s goal (69′ minute) Link: Barca becomes the first Spanish side to record the...
Maldini: The bitterness continues
The fallout escalates over the Curva Sud’s fans behaviour towards captain Paolo Maldini. He now says that the club...
Video: FAC 51 The Haçienda “24 Hour Party People”
Manchester in the mid 1980s, the mecca of the rave scene and Factory Records. Impresario Tony Wilson brought to...
ROMA 2009: The Will to Win
The will to win. That’s what it’s going to take. Both teams appear talented, strong, evenly matched. Will Ronaldo...
Video: Manu Chao: La Rumba de Barcelona
Beautiful lyrics and wonderful guitaring. Rambla pa’qui rambla pa’llá esa es la rumba de Barcelona Rambla pa’qui rambla pa’llá...
Messi’s Feet by Adidas
Blue Suede Shoes? Nope, it’s adidas’ new F50i!
Where to take your kids this summer..
To the Italian Summer Soccer School program.
Champion’s League – mind games from Reebok
Giggs and Henry try to psyche each other out before the finals as Reebok plays mind games with cash...
Why Eric Cantona is the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Man Utd player touched by Cantona Cantona’s self aggrandizing announcement that he would like to coach his former club...
Keita hopes to add to the list of African CL winners
Barca will field Mali’s Seydou Keita, Cote D”Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and Cameroun’s Samuel Eto’o. If they win, they join...
Martin Jol leaves for Ajax
Martin Jol stepped up as Ajax manager following Marco Van Basten’s resignation. Jol’s former club Hamburg started the season...
Real Madrid’s accounts come under judicial scrutiny
This is a huge deal. It appears that Real’s former president Ramon Calderon and present president Vicente Boluda are...
Juninho To Leave Lyon
Brazilian midfielder Juninho will leave Lyon at the end of the season, his contract is due to finish at...
Juve lands Diego
Juve shows it means business. Today, it went some distance in filling its creative lacuna. Diego, the Brazilian playmaker...
Man Utd vs Barcelona: The Xs and Os
Barcelona stands against the trope of English dominance. If they lose, it will be UEFA’s last shot at a...
Bhutia dances his way to the top..
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is an Indian version of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.Baichung Bhutia...
Video: Wade Elliott’s winner for Burnley
Elliott’s 13th minute curler was perfectly placed and Paddy Kenny could do little about it.
Burnley joins the Premiership
Wade Elliott will be remembered: A red letter day in Burnley history Burnley made its top flight entry after...
The man with the golden boot..
Nicolas Anelka’s 19th goal (video) of the season in Chelsea’s 3 -2 win against Sunderland saw him pip Ronaldo...
Newcastle United’s Top 5 Premier League Flops
Newcastle United will be playing Championship football next year for 3 reasons : 1. Managers have come and left...
Video: AS Roma 3 Milan 2
Link: John Arne Riise finally nails one with a blistering shot. Ambrosini answers in the second half as Artur...
Maldini disrespected by Milan Ultras
A shocker at the San Siro as Totti’s free kick stunned the Rossoneri. It added to the angst and...
A sign Carlo Ancelotti is coming to Chelsea
He inquires about prostate screenings for players. Filed under snark.
Arsenal ends season on a high note
They won against Stoke, 4-1 with Van Persie scoring twice, Diaby adding another, and James Beattie’s own goal rounding...
Hull City and Sunderland remain promoted
Nicholas Nassem Taleb will not be writing about this Premiership. It was a tame end to the 2008- 2009...
Will Phil Brown get his comeuppance?
The media has painted a bulls eye on Phil Brown as he tries to keep a leaky Hull afloat....
Rangers win their 52nd Scottish title
In the end it was easy. Goals from Lafferty, Mendes, and Boyd made it 3-0 against Dundee while Celtics...