Subotic, Boateng, Bonucci all linked with Arsenal
Bari’s Leonardo Bonucci is attracting Arsenal’s attention Let the centerback rumour mill kick into overdrive. One process is to...
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Video: This Showbol paradinha completely flops
In Brazil they are inventing different ways to perform the paradinha, literally “the little stop”, an unexpected pause just...
Video: Lyon survive Bordeaux to seal CL semi-final spot
Marouane Chamakh’s goal brought Bordeaux tantalizingly close to clinching a CL spot but the all important second goal proved...
Video: “Typical Germans” crash Man Utd’s CL party
For the first time since 2003, the Premier League will not have a team in the CL semi-finals. It...
Jack Rodwell for Fabregas: Say it isn’t so!
Lightning Rodwell David Hytner in an article mentions that Arsene Wenger has been monitoring Jack Rodwell, the Everton midfield...
Zesh Rehman: Yeoman work to bring the game to British Asians
Zesh Rehman against Liverpool: The first British Asian to debut in the Premiership Ex- Fulham and now Bradford City...
Wenger admits that we are lacking a something
“We are at a stage where we’re developing players,” Wenger said. “ Walcott is 22; Bendtner is 22;...
What Messi brings to football
Tim Vickery highlights how Messi sets up a decoy for other players. Even when not scoring goals at his...
Man Utd vs Bayern: The Premiership streak is in danger
The second leg at Old Trafford: 2002-2003 quarterfinals vs Real Madrid Man Utd meet Bayern with a tiny possibility...
Video: Inter advances to the CL semi-finals
Wesley Sneijder’s free kick goes through an ill disciplined CSKA Moscow defense and past Igor Akinfeev for an early...
Video: Chris Kamara: A guy you want to have a beer with
A real chuckle. Chris Kamara’s genuine surprise at finding out he has missed Anthony Vanden Borre’s red card and...
Video: Arsenal vs Barca: Messi scores an incredible 4
Barcelona 4 Arsenal 1
Barca through Messi destroy Arsenal: And can Bendtner ballroom dance?
Messi shoots down the Gunners Remember Wenger talking about Arsenal’s mental strength as our last refuge? It never showed...
In Spain: An obsession with Walcott’s speed
They are bandying about speeds of the speeds of various footballers and Walcott’s impressive afterburner display against Maxwell has...
Stuart Holden update: Back to training in two weeks
Good news for Stuart Holden and US soccer fans. The Bolton winger will be back to full training two...
Will the World Cup be safe ?
Apparently it will be…..
Video: Newcastle return to the Premiership
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Congratulations to Chris Hughton and the Toons as they return to the Premiership...
Arsenal’s Barca strategy: Containment and scoring opportunities
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be missing in the game against Arsenal which means that Dani Alves and Xavi will miss...
Song will miss the Barca trip, Sol doubtful
Without Song we don’t have a prayer. Well, not quite but close. He was the one player in Barca’s...
Wayne Rooney could find himself ready for Bayern
Indications are that there are feverish preparations afoot to get Wayne Rooney out on the pitch in time for...
Raymond Domenech’s continuation is “outrageous and irresponsible”
Joining Karl Henry in the moaning after is Raymond Domenech, a man whose squad selection is determined on arbitrary...
Arsenal: True grit and Nicklas Bendnter
Our goalscoring swoon continues but a win is a win and at this stage we will take them no...
Araujo Ilan’s heroic effort..
Araujo Ilan pulled of a brilliant diving header with about 3 minutes left on the clock to give West...
The ball is in Real Madrid’s court
Barcelona demolish Athletic Bilbao 4 -1 to go ahead of Real Madrid in the rankings..
Manchester City goal fest
6 goals against a Burnley defence that seemed to be in sleepwalking mode.
Alive
Arsenal keep their hopes alive with a late show from Bendtner..
Drogba’s offside goal puts Chelsea on top
Simon Banks will be remembered for this match for a particularly egregious oversight. Didier Drogba’s goal which was the...
Man Utd without Rooney take on Chelsea
Old Trafford has been a veritable fortress and Man Utd surprisingly for all of Rooney’s magnificent contribution have shown...
Video: 4 red cards, 4 penalties and Braga close on a CL spot
Vitoria Guimarães will feel unjustly done by this loss. Check out the foul which led to Braga’s second penalty...
Villa gets the motivation it needs
After their 7-1 drubbing at the hands of Chelsea, the naysayers are really piling on Aston Villa. From John...
In the world of football the fastest is king..
More reason for the refs to get faster..
Before or after: The matter of Cesc’s broken leg
There is no way a player with an already broken leg could have played an entire game like Cesc...
Video: Romelu Lukaku: The next best thing
RSC Anderlecht’s Romelu Lukaku at the age of 16 years and 10 months becomes the Belgian league’s top scorer...
Brilliant goal off a corner kick
Something you don’t see very often. Avispa Fukuoka’s Jun Suzuki scores this wonder goal direct from a corner in...
Referees will now be able to keep up..
Football authorities have been secretly testing the Segways which will finally help refs to keep up with players like...
Becks in April Fool’s joke with the Socceroos
Pim Verbeek needs help with the Socceroos and the FFA tapped crocked David Beckham to be his assistant. Listen...
Mario Balotelli issues an apology
Inter’s bad boy blinks first and issues a statement of contrition. “I apologise for the situation that has been...
Video: Europa League: Ten man Liverpool go down to Benfica
The forgotten club of Portugal in recent years taken over by Porto and Sporting Clube has been having a...
Video: Europa League: Zamora keeps pressure for an England spot
Roy Hodgson and Fulham’s fulsome season continue as goals scored by Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff ensure victory over...
Cesc’s season is over: Implications and injuries
A small crack in the right fibula will keep Arsenal’s captain out for 6 weeks effectively ending his season....
Wenger’s anguish
Wenger after the Barca match: ” The regret I have tonight is, and I don’t deny we did play...
Fabregas, Arshavin, and Gallas are out with injuries
More bad news for the Gunners as three key players are out for lengthy periods of time. Cesc Fabregas...
Video: CL semi-final: The 2-2 scoreline flatters Arsenal
Choosing a headline is a tricky task. In Arsenal’s case one that reads “Arsenal rally magnificently to level score”...
SA creates World Cup ghettoes
SA has found a cosmetic quick fix to the problem of poverty and homelessness.”Thousands of homeless people are being...
Video:Arsenal hold Barcelona
Barca ran rings around Arsenal for most of the game – all sublime passing and ball possession.A lesser man...