Who is Pep Guardiola?
El Pais has a fascinating article (it is in Spanish) about Barca’s manager. He is obsessive, intelligent, passionate, a...
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Bad day for Baggies: Potshots and Potheads
Roman Bednar on match day, jus’ chillin’ They get relegated. Tony Mowbray’s team played fine attacking stuff all season...
Joan Laporta is vindicated: Catalonia power
Real Madrid falls to Villareal, 2-3 at El Madrigal. It snuffs out their slim chances of overtaking Barca. Barca...
Video:Barcelona:2 down,one to go…
Barcelona were crowned Primera Division champions after Real Madrid were beaten 3-2 at Villarreal. Madrid didn’t give up without...
12th man videos..
Adidas is promoting its new kit designs with a series of “Every team needs a 12th man” videos from...
In the real world, will Bayern hang onto a CL spot?
Dzeko cuts a heroic figure In the alternate world of The True Table or www.wahretabelle.de if referees were perfect,...
Video: Man Utd will not be denied
Link: Man Utd once again crested the pinnacle. Arsenal played a much improved game and at moments looked threatening...
Today we play for pride
And to keep Man Utd’s title hopes in check for at least another week. Well, we can hope, can’t...
Wenger: Quotation of the day
“If you play tennis tomorrow, you lose against Nadal, you can still say you are a good player.” Roger...
Video: Edin Dzeko primer
Cool finisher!
Sol Campbell finds a bit of vindication
Its been 8 years since Sol Campbell left Spurs for Arsenal. For some fans, this was the final word...
Hiddink’s separation anxiety has Russia worried
Guus Hiddink seems to be making a bit of a meal leaving Chelsea. He says he will be back...
Here we go again: Sir Alex has a grouse
Nemanja Vidic was an undoubted success in Man Utd’s reaching for the moon. No one denies that. Despite the...
Video:Ronaldo does Whoopi Goldberg …..!
Sister Act as you have never seen it before………………..
Video:Liverpool Legends beat All Stars 3 -1
The match was held held in memory of the 96 people who died as a result of the Hillsborough...
Video: Atlante claims the CONCACAF title
The first leg resulted in a Atlante 2-0 win and the second leg was a 0-0 draw. Atlante won...
Adebayor becomes a transfer target
Adebayor must have really impressed Roman Abramovich in the cameo against Chelsea where he touched the ball twice and...
Rooney plays leapfrog over Carrick
….a goal celebration that could have given Rooney some grief.Fortunately he got up smiling.
Swine flu politics: CONMEBOL reneges on the FMF
The Mexican Football Federation announced they were breaking all ties with CONMEBOL, canceling Copa Sudamericana, Copa America, and Copa...
Steve Coppell shows his class
A truly sad moment for Reading fans as the club failed to make it to the Premiership losing to...
Sounders seating to be increased
The Seattle Sounders are the hottest team in the MLS right now. The club is accommodating the demand for...
Video:Tevez gives Ferguson food for thought..
Tevez brought Man U back into the game against Wigan with this deft backheel.Ferguson released Tevez from the bench...
Video:Barcelona – One down,two to go….
Barcelona are on course for the historic treble when they beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at the Mestalla Stadium on...
Video: Check out Yaya Toure’s goal
Yaya Toure, Kolo’s younger brother shows why Arsenal should get this man. Brilliant footwork, great balance, and a killer...
Usmanov wants to defray Emirates cost
Arseblog uses Jabba the Usmanov which I think is a perfect moniker. Well, the Uzbeki metal king wants to...
World cup 2010 anthem
Rumour has it here that American R&B singer/songwriter/producer Akon has been hired to produce the 2010 World Cup theme...
Bundesliga coaches impact Europe much less
For all its parity with the other three big European leagues, the Bundesliga coaches have had considerably less sway...
Gravgaard’s folly
The comedy of errors that led to Frank Baumann’s goal against Hamburg. The culprit has been identified and it...
Drogba inspires………..
..an internet game where the point is to get Didier Drogbaby to slap the ref as many times as...
Video: Wolfsburg gets back on track beating Borussia
Link: Wolfsburg bounced back from the Stuttgart drubbing last weekend. It was the Dzeko- Grafite combine yet again which...
Adriano and Ronaldo missing on opening day
Tim Vickery, passionate follower of Brazil’s hallowed sport, observes that some big time players were MIA on opening day...
Berlusconi shuts the door on Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is probably going to come to Chelsea after all. He can play coy. The fact is that...
Video:Bikey does a Drogba
Andre Bikey does Drogba better than Drogba himself.Check out his reaction to being sent-off in Reading’s Championship Play-off semi-final...
Will Juergen Klopp finally win one over Felix Magath?
The most fascinating league this season has huge matches today and tomorrow with huge implications. Three top clubs meet...
The Tevez sweepstakes: Liverpool or Spurs?
Carlos Tevez moves in mysterious ways. Corinthians to West Ham. West Ham to Man Utd. Both moves were shrouded...
Video: Forlan guides Atletico to an amazing comeback win
Fernando Torres. Never missed him. Atletico have Diego Forlan another reason why La Liga still retains an edge in...
Newcastle climb out of relegation hole
Newcastle won, 3-1 over Boro in the north east Derby as Obafemi Martins put them over the top after...
Arsene, the fault lies elsewhere: It’s not Drogba
The Drogba dive for which Fabregas got carded and led to the Alex goal is par for the Chelsea...
Videos:Ronaldo sulking and Man U are almost there
Ronaldo after giving United the lead with a 18th-minute free-kick was replaced by Scholes.He seemed to be upset by...
Videos:Gunners beat another retreat and Drogba gets accused of diving…
1 goal was all Arsenal could come up with in reply to Chelsea’s 4. Fabregas picked up a yellow...
Barca maybe without Iniesta for the CL final
Looks like a steady procession of injured and suspended players is complicating Pep Guardiola’s preparation for the Cl final....
Ivan Campo is looking for a club
The long time Bolton midfielder who joined Ipswich Town in 2008 was released by Roy Keane. Ipswich ended its...
Video: Joseba Llorente sends Barca into despair
Link: Barca was comfortably on its way to a win and the title but Villareal fought back to draw...
Qwest and BMO attendances are propping up the MLS
The Sounders and Toronto FC are filling their stadiums to capacity. Their combined attendances contribute to little more than...
Goal Anxiety Syndrome: Walcott has it
Against Chelsea, Walcott had about 6 shots on goal. 3 clear chances, only one which was saved by Cech,...
Arsenal: A familiar scene plays out
Arsene Wenger and Pat Rice have that familiar pinched look on their faces. All that beautiful possession from Fabregas...
Its over: Man Utd goes two up over City
Tevez’s step son like treatment at the hands of Sir Alex has everyone agog. It provides the background to...
Hiddink has words of advice for Wenger
Chelsea meet Arsenal at the Emirates. Two clubs licking their wounds. Nothing materially changes with a result but there...
Video: Mario Gomez stuns Wolfsburg
Link: Bayern has a lot to thank Mario Gomez for. All four goals in Stuttgart’s 4-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg...
Relegation derby: Why Newcastle suffers more than Boro?
It all comes down to the wage bill that sticks out like a sore thumb. And a lot of...
Video: Rangers win Old Firm rivalry
Link: Maurice Edu’s team wins the most celebrated derby in the world and goes two up on their rivals....
Deep thought: Max Bretos loves saying Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Not just Schelotto. But the whole name. Its so, how you say it? So deliciously foreign, it makes the...
Stop press! Crew finally win
The drought is finally over. The first dedicated soccer stadium in MLS history, Crew stadium turned 10 years old...