A few thoughts on Hiddink’s rumoured return to Chelsea
Amidst all the swirl of Hiddink’s possible moves, the Chelsea rumours seem to carry most credibility. They could soon...
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Defoe scores 5 goals against Wigan
When is the last time a player scored 5 goals in a premier league game?Never is the answer apparently.Jermain...
Arsenal: A disappointing preamble to the Chelsea match
Sunderland went ahead with a Darren Bent goal in the 71st minute and held on for the win. A...
Best handball of the week
If Henry’s “hand of gaul” can be described by words like “stealthy” and “covert” this man’s effort can be...
Bilbao defender uses kung fu on Messi
Bad news for Barca.They were held to a 1 – 1 draw by Athletic Bilbao.Messi received this kung fu...
Video:Chelsea packs off the wolf pack
Chelsea give Wolverhamptom a 4 – 0 mauling.
Darren Fletcher creates a Zidane moment
Darren Fletcher’s first goal was an action replay flashback of Zidane’s classic strike in the Champions League final of...
Video: Liverpool and Manchester City share the spoils
Martin Skrtel put Liverpool ahead but Man City came back with two goals from Adebayor and Stephen Ireland.Benayoun restored...
Players associated with VfL Osnabruck are investigation’s target
The match fixing scandal has tainted 32 matches in the Bundesliga lower divisions. The investigation into it have been...
The playoff aftermath for Arsenal
A bit of conjecture here. The injury news is looking a bit more positive but that might not be...
European match fixing scandal erupts
17 arrests for a match fixing scandal which affects 200 matches in nine European countries. The matches include the...
The world waits for Blatter to break his silence..
Douglas Adams will tell you that the best way to escape from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal is...
More bad behaviour by Egypt
The Egyptians summon the Algerian envoy twice, recall their envoy from Algiers. Sudan summons the Egyptian envoy in Khartoum....
Thierry Henry’s actions reveal a strange dichotomy
Sports pundits and fans are going full tilt at Thierry Henry calling him a “cheat”, “morally reprehensible”, “unsportsmanlike”, “a...
Take our Little Soccer Quiz
Author Randall Barfield sends us 10 questions from his Little Soccer Quiz Book. See how many you get right...
Video: Daniele De Rossi admits to a handball
My introduction to Daniele De Rossi was the vicious elbow that he threw at Brian McBride, leaving his face...
Kieran Gibbs will be ready to face Chelsea
Arsene Wenger had some good news. “After being assessed by the Arsenal medical staff, the club can confirm that...
Video: Three breakdowns, three goals to Denmark
Amidst all the drama with the Ireland vs France match and earlier the Egypt vs Algeria showdown, the USA...
France and Ireland engage in diplomatic arm twisting
Its not just the Egyptian and Algerian governments having a holy go at each other. The replay request is...
Berbatov brace breaks Bulgaria record.
Berbatov scored twice in a friendly against Malta and went on to become Bulgaria’s leading goalscorer – notching up...
Dononvan wins MLS MVP and goal of the year 2009
Landon Donovan – Most Valuable Player of the MLS for the 2009 season..
Egypt recalls its ambassador to Algeria
The Egyptian ambassador to Algeria was recalled by Cairo as the soccer feud between the two countries has now...
Spare a thought for Guus Hiddink
Two of his former projects, Australia and South Korea, that he nurtured to World Cup glory are in. Russia,...
Video: One more time
Thierry Henry’s left forearm makes first contact with the ball but then as the ball bounces off ever so...
Rule 5 thrown at Ireland
FIFA to Ireland: Thou shall not qualify. Internalize the meme, you will not win a playoff game.
Liam Brady calls for a replay
Seems like a whole lot of past and present Arsenal connections have played or are playing a very influential...
Uruguay wins: CONMEBOL comes out on top
Montevideo, Uruguay was the site of raucous celebrations as the Charruas drew the Ticos at the Centenario but thanks...
Georgios Samaras beautiful pass sets up Greece’s winner
Before Adebayor, Robinho and the other eight strikers at City, there used to be Georgios Samaras. Although highly touted...
Even France acknowledges their entry was illegitimate
L’ Equipe on France’s entry into the World Cup makes no excuses. “Henry controlled the ball with his hand.”...
Guus Hiddink’s magic ends
Slovenia wins over nine man Russia through Zlatko Dedic’s toe poke goal in the 44th minute.
The world will get to see Cristiano Ronaldo
Raul Meireles second half strike sink Bosnia’s hopes.
Algeria wins the battle of Omdurman
Antar Yahia became the hero of Algeria as they beat Egypt. His superb volley off a Ziani cross in...
World Cup 2010: Gallas controversial goal puts Les Bleus through
Thierry Henry clearly handled Florent Malouda’s delivery and then picked out Gallas in front of goal, who drove home...
Orascom vandalized by Algerian fans
Naguib Sawiris feels that the match should be postponed Want an Orascom cell phone? Egypt’s giant telecom company, Orascom...
Algeria vs Egypt check in: Khartoum in high tension
The Battle of Omdurman commences today. The Egyptians are this close to wresting the last qualifying spot from Africa...
Japan ban the vuvuzela
Japan is the latest in the series of protestors wanting to end the din created by the vuvuzela.”We have...
Stuart Holden’s return gives the US more penetration
The USMNT meet Denmark, today at NRGi Park, Aarhus, 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), and the match...
Video: France’s nightmare, 17th November 1993
It took 20 seconds to shatter the France’s march to the 1994 World Cup. In the 90′ minute Emil...
Iraqi soccer: Sacred and non-sectarian
Doesn’t the Iraqi Olympic Committee realize that soccer trumps everything? It brings every Shia, Sunni, Chaldean, and Kurd together....
Placenta therapy: Will it work for Van Persie?
Robin Van Persie flew today to Belgrade to meet with Marijana Kovacevic, a Serbian housewife who uses fluid from...
Another Arsenal injury: Kieran Gibbs
Gibbs limped off with an ankle injury after a 12st minute tackle forced him out of the U21 Euro...
The world’s most explosive Football match
Not since the famous rumble in jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire has there been so...
Stevie Gerrard ready for Man City
Some uplifting news for the Liverpudlians. Stevie G is ready to rock n’ roll against City this weekend. Will...
What did Lass say that got every Irish knicker in a bunch?
Its all pretty confusing but it seems that Raymond Domenech was complaining that they were really playing the English...
Video: RIP Antonio De Nigris
Earlier this summer, the football world was shocked by the tragic death of Espanyol captain Dani Jarque, who dead...
The MLS All XI is minus Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Why is this man not in the All XI? Its the numbers you produce and not the little things...
Vote for the African Premier League player of the year
Vote for the African Premier League player who has been the best ambassador for Africa here.. The winner will...
Moroccan fan takes matters into his own hands.
A Moroccan fan seeing his team going down by 2 goals to Cameroon in their World Cup qualifier decided...
Video: Switzerland win the U 17 World Cup
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Haris Seferovic takes advantage of a slow reacting Nigerian defense to head the...
The Eduardo rumour mill churns
After RVP’s injury, the news that Eduardo is being sent to Liverpool makes as much sense as a Sarah...
Video: Aaron Ramsey adds to Burley’s misery
Ramsey was incandescent in Wales 3-0 victory over a disjointed Scotland side. The third goal reminded me of the...
Arsenal breaks its silence on RVP’s injury
A brief statement on Arsenal’s website updates RVP’s status. He will be traveling back to London this week and...