Steely Dan: The Fez in tribute to Adel Taraabt’s goal celebration
” No, I’m never gonna do it without the Fez on. Oh, no!” Adel Taraabt’s first Premiership goal was...
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Arsenal revert to type as QPR bests them 2-1
szólj hozzá: Q2-1A Whew! Just when we had run out of bad things to say about Arsenal. Seven successive...
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Rafael Nadal: New Nike Ad (Mercurial Vapor VIII)
Rafa gets beat by Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open marathon for his third straight Grand Slam loss and...
Sergio Aguero is a foot note in the Sunderland match
Sergio Aguero: Tenderfoot in the City vs Man Utd sweepstakes A pain killing spray applied after the Chelsea match...
Stiliyan Petrov diagnosed with acute leukemia
This is terrible news. We just saw Stiliyan Petrov battle Arsenal last Saturday. He looked fine. After which he...
Muamba tweets picture of him from the hospital
He looks good. Seems to be recovering nicely with a hint of that 1000 watt smile. Andrew Deaner, a...
UEFA bans Arsene Wenger for three games
I ordered the Chateau Pape de Neuf and you give me the Montepulciano? The UEFA wizards ban Arsene Wenger...
Emmanuel Petit: Arsenal needed Milan’s kick in the pants
Emmanuel Petit, French midfielder and Arsenal legend says its probably not a surprise that the Gunners are on a...
Europa Cup: The Brett Holman show as AZ overcome Valencia, 2-1
szólj hozzá: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Valencia (HD) Jozy Altidore started for AZ and his size and strength was an...
Europa Cup: Atletico Madrid 2 Hannover 1
szólj hozzá: Atletico 2-1 Hannover (HD) It’s easy to see why Radamel Falcao is a Chelsea target. He can...
Europa Cup: Athletic Bilbao come from behind beating Schalke, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Schalke Athletic 2:4 ALL GOALS Many commentators have concluded that the heart and soul of European football...
Patrick Vieira’s contention of referee favouritism is bunk
Patrick Vieira started a firestorm when he claimed that Man Utd get preferential treatment from referees. He was referring...
Olympic qualifiers: Mexico beat Panama, 1-0 to enter semi-finals
Mexico entered the semi-finals of the Olympic qualifiers beating Panama last evening at the Home Depot Center, Carson. The...
Champions League QF: Bayern Munich coast past Marseille, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Marseille 0-2 Bayern GOALS There is a full scale revolt going on by the deeply unhappy Marseille...
Champions League QF: Milan holds Barca, 0-0
Barca did everything except score a goal. But credit Milan they turned in a defensive performance they can be...
Mario Balotelli’s thoughts are far away from Man City
Mario Balotelli took some precious time off from Man City’s precariously poised Premiership campaign to fly down to Milan...
Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt immortalized
The most iconic moment of the first decade of the 21st century now has a permanent home. Alright, that’s...
Pep Guardiola’s secret sauce to Barca’s success
The brain acts in parallel to improve speed of planning and execution, so does Barcelona Today, four time Champions...
Champions League QL: Real Madrid 3 Apoel 0
szólj hozzá: APOEL 0-3 RMCF BOSNIA Full marks to Apoel for keeping Real Madrid at bay for 74 minutes....
Champions League QL: Chelsea 1 Benfica 0
szólj hozzá: Benfica 0:1 Chelsea HD Salomon Kalou turns Fernando Torres’s measured cross into goal in the 75th minute....
La Liga history: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the fastest 100 goalscorer
A brace scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in this weekend’s, 5-1 shellacking of Real Sociedad pushed his goalscoring total over...
The USA U-23 fail to qualify for the Olympics: USA 3 El Salvador 3
A last second shot by Jaime Alas which Sean Johnson could not hold onto trickled into goal for the...
A denied penalty saves Man Utd from a Fulham stumble, 1-0
szólj hozzá: c,v.a^HL The pivotal event came in the 89th minute as Danny Murphy entering the box was brought...
Thierry Henry’s brace sparks a 4-1 rout of Colorado Rapids
A smoking start by the Red Bulls in their home opener against the Colorado Rapids as they scored two...
Deep thoughts by Kenny Dalglish
10 goals in 3735 combined minutes for these two. Not exactly “lovely.” Kenny Dalglish analyzing why Liverpool lost to...
Claudio Ranieri sacked hours after Moratti said he would stay
Claudio Ranieri’s gone, gone to the outside, looking in Inter’s body count now includes four coaches in the last...
Derby D’Italia: Juventus beat Inter, 2-0
The Old Lady was helped immensely by their grey beards. Gigi Buffon brought off spectacular save after another, Andrea...
Rangers win a foul filled Old Firm derby, 3-2
szólj hozzá: Rangers Celtic 3:2 HIGHLIGHTS Sone Aluko’s opening goal was stunning. It had power, beauty, and a perfect...
Gary Caldwell sends Liverpool to a world of pain, 2-1
szólj hozzá: L1-2W www.fasthighlights.com What was Andy Carroll doing as last line of defense in front of Pepe Reina?...
Bolton fans stage a moving tribute to Fabrice Muamba
The mosaic read Muamba 6 at the Reebok. The large screen played a collage of clips of the player...
Peter Crouch’s goal: Contender for best goal this season
Why is this the goal of the season? First, Peter Crouch references his ungainly presence on the pitch, tongue...
Arteta’s magnificent free kick caps Arsenal’s 3-0 Villa rout
szólj hozzá: ARS 3-0 AVL | Highlights HD There was no RVP on the scoreboard against Villa but he...
Bolton to face Blackburn as Muamba makes progress
Owen Coyle has a lot to contemplate as his team do battle against Blackburn Fabrice Muamba has a long...
Real Madrid see red as Villarreal hold them, 1-1
Madness and mayhem on and off the field. 4 red cards, a total of 14 bookings, and 40 fouls....
Loftus Road miracle: QPR stop Liverpool’s momentum, 3-2
szólj hozzá: QPR vs Liverpool 3:2 MOTD Sebastian Coates’s incredible strike, Luis Suarez’s usual hijinks leading to a Dirk...
Tevez provides an instant impact as City overcome Chelsea, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Man City vs Chelsea 2:1 MOTD Soccerblog had predicted this moment months before any of the nattering...
Arsenal’s perfect evening as they beat Everton, 1-0
szólj hozzá: Everton vs Arsenal 0.1 MOTD Thomas Vermaelen may have his critics. Not quite the centre back with...
Coppa Italia: Juventus 2 Milan 2 (agg 3-2)
The Old Lady enters the Coppa Italia final thanks to its old men and two transplants. Alessandro Del Piero...
Fabio Coentrao: When smoking is not just smoking
Not cool, Fabio! Jose Mourinho got all exercised after Fabio Coentrao was seen exiting a restaurant with Cristiano Ronaldo...
Blackburn distance themselves from relegation beating Sunderland, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Blackburn 2-0 Sunderland Goals from Junior Hoilett and Yakubu powered Blackburn to a 2 nothing victory over...
Leo Messi is the richest footballer in the world
Messi is Barca’s top goalscorer and football’s richest player According to Football France magazine, here are the top ten...
Leo Messi becomes Barcelona’s top scorer
The little maestro scored his 232nd, 233rd, and 234th goal to overtake Barca’s previous top goalscorer Cesar with 232...
Why Fabrice Muamba’s plight affects us so
A radiant smile Much has been written about Fabrice Muamba in the aftermath of his horrific collapse in the...
Racism on display: Chris Samba gets a banana thrown at him
Russian clubs are flush with cash. Anzhi Makhachkala’s new coach is Guus Hiddink. They are ready to break the...
Red Bulls fall again this time to Real Salt Lake, 0-2
Two matches, two defeats. It could have been a lot worse if it had not been for some neat...
Luis Suarez’s stunning strike as Liverpool beat Stoke, 2-1
It wasn’t just Fernando Torres shaking off the scoring blues. Luis Suarez, a player who seems unable to convert...
More grief for Wolves as Man Utd crush them, 5-0
Mick McCarthy is probably wondering why he was let go. Wolves are now dead last with a far worse...
Stop press: Fernando Torres can score! Chelsea 5 Leicester City 2
While the footballing world’s attention was rightfully focused on Fabrice Muamba fighting for his life, Fernando Torres came alive...
Fabrice Muamba now stable but still critical
It took two hours for the medical staff at the London Chest Hospital to get Fabrice Muamba breathing. He...
Update: Fabrice Muamba remains in “critical” condition
Statement from Bolton and London Chest Hospital where Fabrice Muamba was admitted after he collapsed on the pitch during...
Fabrice Muamba is in our thoughts
Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suddenly collapsed in the 42nd minute in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Spurs. He was...
Eric Abidal will undergo a liver transplant
Who can forget the Santiago Bernabeu erupting in applause as Eric Abidal walked into the limelight of the Champions...
Marca is already envisioning El Clasico at Munich
There are some inconvenient matches in between but Marca has already pronounced that Real will meet Barca in El...
Champions League QL: Barca vs Milan, Chelsea take on Benfica
David Luiz will come hair to face with former club Benfica The Champions League quarter-finals draw is out and...