Monthly Archives: March 2011
Asamoah Gyan against England..
This injury time goal from Gyan gave Ghana a draw against England in a friendly that was played on...
Kuyt brace in Holland 5 goal haul…
Holland beat Hungary 5 – 3…. Van Persie,Sneijder and Nistelrooy scored the other 3
Spain beat Lithuania 3 -1 in Euro qualifier
Xavi lobbed the goalie to get the opener.Lithuania equalised with a long distance scorcher from Marius Stankevicius. Then Tadas...
Goalkeeper scores 100 goals…
Rogério Ceni scored the winning goal against Corinthians this weekend and it was his 100th goal for São Paulo....
Milan Baros loses the ball……….!
A moment of total panic for Milan Baros in the game against Spain when the ball goes missing……………! He...
Villa and Iniesta meet their match..
Their waxwork lookalikes that is – at the ‘Museo de Cera’ in Madrid. While Villa’s lookalike looks reasonably like...
Matias Fernandez scores a glorious freekick for Chile
Portugal Chile friendly.Portugal were 1 goal up when Matias came up with this blistering freekick.The ball is travelling fast...
Soccer and Society: Vikas Shah’s interview with FIFA’s Jérôme Valcke
Great interview by Vikas “Thought Economist” Shah. Jérôme Valcke explains how FIFA sees football as a “school of life.”...
Spain and Holland on course for Euro 2012
In the first qualifying matches of Euro 2012 since November both World Cup finalists secured wins and remain in...
Clouds over Qatar World Cup…
If global warming keeps going the way it’s going you are going to need more than sunscreen to protect...
Hope for the future – Argentine FA uses video evidence
Martin Galmarini playing for Tigre was booked because the ref thought he used his hand to control the ball...
Juventus pick up their first win in 5 games
A win on the weekend against lowly Brescia was due to this long awaited goal from Del Piero.Juve have...
In Wenger we trust or should we?
Arseblog draws attention to something that Wenger said in the pre West Brom press conference regarding Thomas Vermaelen’s frustrating...
Chad Ochocinco’s soccer dreams are just that
Chad Ochocinco’s headline grabbing foray into soccer maybe motivated by the same feelings which led Deion Sanders and Michael...
Bad news for Stuart Holden: Out for six months
The Jonny Evans tackle does a number. Holden is out for the season. Big loss for Bolton and the...
Serie: How about Udinese?
Antonio Di Natale has been in top form The Bianconeri are yet to lose since the winter break. Their...
Chelsea’s Brazilians secure a vital win
The battle of the heavyweight “financial dopers” with a combined estimate of £650m in transfer fees was settled at...
Luis Suarez scores an almost impossible goal
Liverpool beat Sunderland 2 – 0 . This second goal from Suarez was scored from the tightest of angles.Goalie...
Video: Jonny Evans tackle injures Stuart Holden
The injury prone Stuart Holden was stretchered off after Jonny Evans tackle opened up a big bloody gash in...
Manchester United steady on target.
Berbatov came off the bench to score late in the second half.Ferguson began his five match ban. and so...
Almunia does it again
Arsenal had to come back from 2 goals down to draw against West Brom.The second goal they conceded mainly...
Does anyone at Arsenal have Wenger’s ear?
Peter Hill-Wood? Pat Rice? Anyone? Arsene Wenger needs an intervention. No one is hurting more than he as Arsenal...
Arsenal concede early goal..
Video while it lasts.. wb10768 by arsenalist
Friday night music: Faithless “God is a DJ”
Had the great pleasure of seeing them perform at this year’s Good Vibrations in Sydney. Maxi Jazz was just...
Mario Balotelli: Cleverer with his legs than his hands
Needless to say, Mario Balotelli might not be your preferred house guest for dinner if a rack of ribs...
Bin Hammam: Reflects Asia’s rise and football’s need for transpareny
He looks better than Septic Bladder Mohamed Bin Hammam who has done more than anyone to put Asia and...
Champions League: Man Utd faces Chelsea in QF
A crestfallen John Terry: The slip that cost Chelsea the Champions League: Lovers of redemption rub your hands. Man...
Champions League: Real Madrid breeze past Lyon
Marcelo scores a beauty dancing around the Lyon defense as Cristiano Ronaldo provides the killer assist! Karim Benzema adds...
Happy St Patrick’s day..
…to all our readers.
Sir Alex: Of banns and bans
Sir Alex Ferguson’s contract should include the provision that he publicly proclaim his contempt for a referee before a...
Champions League: Inter beat Bayern in a thriller
Samuel Eto’o fires the first goal for Inter before two defensive lapses cost them the lead. Julio Cesar bobbles...
Champions League: Chicharito guides Man Utd into QF
The elusive Chicharito Hernandez, surely the signing of the season (Rafael Van Der Vaart is the other claimant) slips...
Wenger turns to Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann who definitely has tiger blood in his veins returns to Arsenal to help out with their goalkeeping...
Higginbotham scores freekick through a gap in the wall
Stoke beat West Ham 2 -1 in the FA cup quarterfinals.The winning goal came off a sneaky free kick...
A League Grand Final: Brisbane Roar stage incredible comeback
Brisbane Roar pull back from two goals down and draw level with two minutes to go in extra time...
Benoit Assou Ekotto would have hated Lineker
Gary Lineker in his Guardian interview: “You’ve got no chance of reaching the top if you’re just playing for...
Anton Hysen comes out
Anton Hysen of fourth division Utsiktens BK This is big news. In rugby Ian Roberts and Gareth Thomas have...
Richard Swarbrick’s animation of Gareth Bale
Richard Swarbrick’s imaginative animation leaves an indelible Rorschach of Gareth Bale striding like a colossus and tearing apart Inter.
Arsenal’s misery continues: United dump them out of FA Cup
Three down. Only the Premiership is left in Arsenal’s house of cards. And worse we will have to do...
Sublime skills from Neymar..
And while we are talking about skills here’s another bit of brilliance. Claudio Riano scores off a scissor kick...
Europa Cup: Liverpool fall to Braga
“To come away just one goal behind after the first-half performance is very fortunate,” said Dalglish. “While they didn’t...
Europa Cup: Sheva sighting in Kyiv’s win over City
Veteran Andriy Shevchenko, the former Milan and Chelsea striker showed quick thinking and quick feet to give Dynamo Kyiv...
Wenger sidetracks personal deficiencies to go after UEFA
In all of the furore surrounding Robin Van Persie’s dismissal by Massimo Busacca a simple truth seems to have...
Referee with the phantom yellow card…
Peter Walton presided over the a recent game between Everton and Birmingham City.During the course of the game he...
The 4 second goal..
The game is between Narnese and Casa del Diavolo in the Eccellenza Umbria league last week..Narnese forward Michele Virgilio...
Barcelona’s quality bowls over ten man Arsenal
One can’t but wonder with Arsenal on the ropes, Nicklas Bendtner could have pulled off the most outrageous heist...
Eric Cantona’s ESPN interview
Interview with the football legend, film actor, political activist, and tangential philosopher waxing on his career, international football and...
Chelsea continue comeback against Blackpool
John Terry gets things going. Frank Lampard adds a brace. Jason Puncheon claimed a late consolation goal for Blackpool....
Champions League: Van Persie and Fabregas included for Barca
Barca’s two centre back stalwarts Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique out of the line up is heartening news. More...