Video: Valencia 2 Sevilla 0
Sevilla were down to 10 men as Frederic Kanoute was sent off for a challenge on Carlos Marchena in...
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Spurs put out a Modric clarification
From their website: For the purposes of clarity and in order to correct early mis-reporting of his injury, Luka...
Video: Air Barcelona overwhelms Sporting Gijon
Ibra scores his debut goal. A pinpoint Dani Alves cross and the Swede made contact diving down to score...
India win the Nehru Cup…!
The Nehru Cup (International Football Tournament) is a tournament organized by the All India Football Federation. It was launched...
The lowest diving header ever..
How low can you go ?This has to be the most likely winning candidate for this particular record. Paul...
Video:Real Madrid sign on Usain Bolt
The greatest sprinter in history kicks off for Real Madrid’s opening game for the new season.All part of Real...
The gloves come off: Wenger says anti-football
What is anti-football? Paul Dirac’s thesis that there exists anti-matter, i.e., the opposite of normal matter, was proven right...
Notts County brought down another peg
After walloping league leading Dagenham the Magpies lose to Barnet, 0-1 this weekend and lie in 5th place in...
Video: Beckham scores the winner in the SuperClasico
An unusual goal. Becks talks about it: “I didn’t anticipate the ball bouncing and going through the way it...
Next Generation: Altidore: A star or another Adu?
La Gazzetta Dello Sport profiles Jozy Altidore under this headline. It is the usual missive on his massive presence....
Video: Juve’s Brazilwood bows provide impeccable concerto
It is already the Juventus of Diego. The club maybe able to complete its remarkable turnaround since its return...
Video: Bayern Munich 3 Wolfsburg 0
Have at it before the video is removed (7+ minutes). Bayern had to be at its best to keep...
Real’s Dutch rejects provide instant impact
Arjen Robben announced his Bundesliga arrival by scoring a brace in Bayern’s 3-0 win against Wolfsburg. Wesley Sneijder was...
Milan fans react with horror
Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan’s collapse to Inter....
Video: Real’s lesser lights shine on attack
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real’s opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema. The...
Kevin Hackett to apologize to Wenger
Good for him. The farce that followed was painful to watch.
Armchair refereeing: What do you think?
My impression, Almunia is going for the ball which bounced away from his hands. He did not deliberately bring...
Bolton almost get stockholm syndrome
Apart from the couple of times that the Bolton team wandered up the field to score their two goals...
Inter give AC a beating in the clash of the Milans
The clash of the Milans proved to be a bit of an embarassment for AC Milan.Inter stormed to a...
Wenger gets sent off for kicking a water bottle
Wenger got sent off the field for kicking a water bottle.Van Persie’s last gasp goal had been ruled offside.Who...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: One moment is all it took
If we can take anything from this match, it is this: Man Utd will have to rely on such...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: A matter of trajectory and themes
Manchester United v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, Old Trafford Saturday, August 29, 2009, 17:15 Cesc Fabregas is out which...
Another chapter in an ageing rivalry…
“What matters is that when the people voted, he came second behind me. Nobody can take that away from...
Which alternate reality does UEFA live in?
A sickening tackle on Eduardo more than 18 months ago leaves him a doorstep from a permanent end to...
Barcelona take the UEFA Super Cup
More silver.Barcelona claimed a late victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.The goal came from...
Video: Steven Gerrard’s innumerable Eduardo moments
Eduardo’s dive might have been despicable but here is a video of Steven Gerrard elevating it to an art...
Tevez’s first for Manchester City
His first strike in Man City colours……….
More on the Eduardo saga
Accusations and speculations and the growing possiblity of a two match ban..
Lisandro Lopez takes Lyon to the group stage…
…with a first half hat trick over Anderlecht,showing Lyon fans that there is life after Karim Benzema.
Palmeiras have a new scary third kit
There’s a crusader-ish kind of flavour to this Adidas Ad.Best understood if you speak Portuguese- or is it Spanish...
Arsenal-Celtic turns out to be a non contest..
Brilliantly described as follows…
Eduardo’s dive
Eduardo came up with this against Celtic to claim a penalty,a goal and subsequent calls for a UEFA ban...
Is this going to be Rooney’s season?
Remember this goal against Arsenal? Remember that unbelievable debut hat-trick ? He was going to be the next legend...
Liverpool nightmare start..
Their first loss at Anfield in the league in 32 matches was made worse by the fact that they...
Just how much weight has Ronaldinho lost exactly?
A good sign for Dunga’s Brazil. Now let’s hope the Milan fans keep Ronnie out of the clubs as...
Posting will be spotty from my end ……
The world of football swirls on. Rooney scores his 101st goal, Ronaldinho announces his revival with a delectable bicycle...
The Real Madrid unleashes Kaka video
Kaka Real Madrid from rocoyprus on Vimeo.
More silver in the Barcelona treasure chest…
More shiny stuff in the Barcelona trophy cupboard. Two goals from Messi and one from Bojan Krkic gave them...
The taking of Fulham 2- 0
Well the hope that Chelsea would beat Fulham by three goals so that the headline could be even more...
Duck gets Siena’s goat
Meanwhile over at Serie A a number of Siena players were seriously incensed with Alexandre Pato’s antics after being...
Video:Owen’s first goal for Man U
All the goals of the Man U – Wigan game here..
Which body part will Gallas use to score his next goal?
The head, his arse, and now the chin. We wait with bated breath for William Gallas to use his...
Video: Arsenal 4 Portsmouth 1
A bit grainy in quality. But there is no mistaking Eduardo’s delectable change of speed and pinpoint cross which...
Where is Arsenal’s scoring coming from?
Don’t get me wrong. I am very happy that Abou Diaby and William Gallas are on the leader board...
The Gunners meet Pompey
Barclays Premier League Venue: Emirates Stadium Date: Saturday 22 August Kick-off: 1500 BST Head-to-head • Arsenal are unbeaten in...
Paul Merson gets a bit of stick
Glen Johnson might end up proving his critics wrong. Amongst them Arsenal’s Paul Merson. “I’ve got nothing against the...
Durban looks beyond the World Cup
The beautiful Moses Mabhida stadium nearing completion Durban’s ambitions don’t stop at just the World Cup. “City officials aim...
Walcott the latest over the club vs country debate
Stuart Pearce’s decision to play Theo Walcott in the Euro U-21 has come in for criticism from Arsene Wenger...
Carson Yeung takes over Birmingham City
The Hong Kong businessman whose investment firm Grandtop International Holdings has raised an all cash £57m offer of a...
Robben’s celebration is a statement
The Dutch double down. I think Robben’s celebration is a pointed reminder of how Real treats its Dutch contingent...
Why do English clubs have such boring and redundant names?
A country whose folklore is so rich and replete with hobgoblins, pixies, gnomes, druids, and writers like Shakespeare, Arthur...
Video: Man City upset Barcelona…
…beating the lions in the lion’s den -though a Martin Petrov goal. The lions in their den did not...
Grupo Clarin, Cristina Hernandez, and Julio Grondona: Circular logic
When does it become a moral imperative for the government to intervene and head of potential riots? When it...