The wizard of Orz takes Florentina past Liverpool
The Fiorentina coach,Cesare Prandelli is called “Il Mago di Orz” — the Wizard of Orz — in honour of...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Video:Dynamo Kiev – Barcelona goals
Dynamo Kiev could not manage to keep Barcelona’s pint sized dynamo from scoring.Messi opened the account for Barca and...
Spain Adidas World Cup 2010 look unveiled…
Is what the Spanish Armada will be clad in come 2010.(This and blue shorts to be completely accurate.)
Tahiti lose by 8 goals again…
This must be some kind of record surely.To lose two games in the same tournament by the same margin...
Tevez scores 2 against West Ham – apologises
Tevez apologised to his West Ham fans after helping Manchester City to beat his old club 3 -1 ....
Ibrahimovic leaves Ronaldo behind..
This goal gainst Malaga made it a record 5 goals in 5 games for Ibrahimovic.The goal comes after a...
Maradona goes in search of a winning formula …
Victory is the missing element in the formula.Here are some of the new faces Maradona is introducing into the...
Carlo Ancelotti misses record
Ancelotti missed a personal milestone.He missed out on a chance to equal a Premier League best start to the...
A brace of hat tricks…
Two sets of hat tricks in one EPL evening.Torres was totally on fire in Liverpool’s 6 -1 victory over...
Spain beat Tahiti 8 – 0
First things first.Where’s Tahiti? The game was part of the ongoing FIFA under 20 World Cup being played in...
Beckham becomes a diabetic nightmare..
The good news is that the sculpture was made at least 4 months ago so hopefully someone has eaten...
How to get a referee to give your team some more time…
It’s called subliminal messaging……………….!
Swedish goalkeeper figures out a new way of narrowing the angle…
In a smart bit of out of the box thinking this Swedish goalie figures out a way of narrowing...
Crouchie gets a hat trick
Tottenham Spurs beat Preston North End 5 -1 in a Carling Cup game during which Peter Crouch scored a...
Ronaldo gets a Real record
C Ron was a man in a hurry.He was undoubtedly miffed at Ibrahimovic’s inconsideration in going ahead and getting...
Zlatan scores four in four
Ibramovic has scored a goal in all the four La Liga games that Barcelona have played so far.Cristiano Ronaldo,who...
Brilliant solo goal from Messi
Does he keep getting better and better or what.? His second goal against Racing Santander – a game that...
Marc Hughes has his worst suspicions come true..
Research done by the Guardian on all of United’s league matches at Old Trafford since the start of the...
The 15 minutes that shook the world…
What Rafa said at half time….. Then a quick reminder of the Liverpool AC Milan Istanbul 2005 story…
Peace One Day: Adidas & Puma Shake Hands, Play Football
Now let’s get that Middle East peace process back on track… Peace!
Real Madrid take an eye for an eye
Barcelona scored 5 goals in their last game against Atletico Madrid.Messi scored two. Real Madrid score 5 goals in...
Graham Poll on the clockwatching controversy…
Never one to shy away from the controversial here’s Graham Poll on the business of the Owen scoring his...
Error filled derby gives United bragging rights
Sir Alex Ferguson on the win: “We gave three goals away today. It could have been an embarrassment –...
What was that you were saying about Michael Owen…?
Owen scores a 95th minute winner and Sir Alex Ferguson says the above.Or words to that effect. Craig Bellamy...
Messi sparkles in Barca’s 5 – 2 win
Some Messi quotes after he had scored two out of the five goals against Atletico Madrid. “Their defence put...
Torres keeps Liverpool in the race..
Torres’ scored the winner 15 minutes from time.West Ham ended at the wrong side of the 3 -2 scoreline.And...
Arsenal should have scored more
Wigan were outplayed.Four zero is a pretty convincing win.However …….
Maradona has his ear rings confiscated
Just when he may have been thinking that things could not possibly get worse the Italian cops busted in...
FIFA is going to make Mumbai a bit greener
The grass at the Cooperage Football ground in Mumbai is set to get greener,thanks to artificial turf (costing between...
Fortress Emirates: Gunners need to win home games
Arsene Wenger feels that 80 points will be enough to win the title as bigger teams drop points to...
Turkish tobacco: Rooney was the spittoon
The Wayne Rooney flare up where he slammed his boot to the ground and everyone thought it was because...
Video: Remember Shaun Goater, MBE
These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about...
The six referee thing is nagannahappen
Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...
Six pairs of eyes on the field…
Platini’s masterplan to eliminate referee associated problems has been inaugurated.The Europa League kicked off with two extra match officials,...
Pele gets back at Don Diego
Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
Is Notts County a cog in Qatar’s larger football ambitions?
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s Emir and football association president Saving the world’s oldest football club has an...
Sir Alex: Man City a “bit cocky”
Sir Alex on the run up to the derby which should be lots of fun. Ferguson said: ‘The rivalry...
Adebayor gets a three game ban
Well deserved. There is also the improper conduct charge which is still pending. Adebayor did not contest the violent...
Arsenal answers back: Minus the panache with gumption
Those fighting qualities which seemed to have disappeared during the City and Man Utd games resurfaced yesterday against Standard...
Grafite makes a dream come true debut
How many have scored a hat-trick in their Champion’s League debut game? While the statisticians are busy going through...
Eduardo makes his presence felt
Arsenal scripted a great escape,return from the dead kind of victory against Standard Liege.They were two goals down within...
The gene sequence of diving discovered
Diver’s will never be able to get away with it again.Dr Paul Morris, of the University of Portsmouth says...
A battered Arsenal meets Standard Leige: Mannone to start
Standard Liege v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 19:45 Arsene Wenger prefaces the match with some...
Some quotes to get your day started
“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
Video: CL group stage: Bordeaux hold Juventus, 1-1
Brilliant goalkeeping by Gianluigi Buffon. Juve gets a fortuitous lead when Cedric Carraso fails to stop Vincezo Iaqunita. Fifteen...
Maradona is weighed down
Checks into a weight loss clinic in Northern Italy. How about that Nutrisystems stuff peddled by Dan Marino and...
Video: CL group stage: Man Utd 1 Besiktas 0
The highlight of the match was Wayne Rooney’s reaction to being substituted by Michael Owen. There was also a...
FC Zurich get Ronaldo free kick reminder..
FC Zurich got a sizzling reminder of C Ron’s free kick skills.The first goal in a game that Real...
The EPL’s “homegrown” rule is a palliative
Richard Scudamore launches more Scuds The Premier League has brought in protectionism ostensibly in the name of encouraging homegrown...
Platini plans financial fair play..
Plans are afoot to prevent clubs from spending more than they make from their revenues and aim to curb...
Adebayor hit with “violent conduct” charge
Hit with violent conduct has a nice “violent” feel to it, doesn’t it? Kind of an eye for an...
Eduardo vindicated: No ban
UEFA’s appeal court turned down their own disciplinary panel’s recommendation of a two match ban for Eduardo. They came...
Maradona draft Juan Martin Del Potro!
Juan Martin Del Potro, only the second Argentinian after Guillermo Vilas to win the US Open and that too...