The Champion’s League Final is going to be a Spanish Affair
Mourinho’s bus parking stategy did not work for once. Atletico beat Chelsea 3 -1 on the night to set...
Monthly Archives: April 2014
World Cup Memory: Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s bullet goal against Uruguay
42 days and 8 hours to go… Holland v/s Uruguay. 2010 World Cup semi- final
Bayern Munich humbled 4 – 0
Real Madrid took Bayern Munich apart in their own lair. They go into a CL final after 12 years...
World Cup Memory: 1994 – The Saudi Arabian Maradona
43 days and 21 hours to go… Saeed Al-Owairan dodged and weaved his way past several Belgian defenders before...
Barcelona come back from 2 goals down to beat Villareal
Lionel Messi scored a late winner for Barcelona and dedicated the goal to Tito Vilanova. Villareal did an Everton...
Manchester City set sights on title
Liverpool’s loss became City’s gain. They beat Crystal Palace 2 – 0 to become the favourites for the EPL...
Gerrard slip blows title race wide open
Steven Gerrard will have a hard time forgiving himself. A terrible error from him led to Demba Ba scoring...
World Cup Memory: BBC rounds up World Cup 1990
45 days and 14 hours to go. 1990 wasn’t a World Cup that stands out from the others for...
Two super goals from Ronaldo as Real Madrid chase Atletico
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two spectacular goals as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4- 0 to move three points behind Atletico...
Giggs starts with a 4 – 0 win
Manchester United beat Norwich 4-0 with Giggs in the driver’s seat.
World Cup Memory: The Nike World Cup 2006 ad
46 days and 11 hours to go. Nike gave us this World Cup ad in preparation for the 2006...
Ronaldo’s New Boots
That thing that Einstien said about not being able to go faster than the speed of light.CR7 is going...
Tito Vilanova RIP
A life dedicated to FC Barcelona. Barcelona president Bartomeu said in a statement: “Tito will be a reference as...
World Cup Memory: 1994 Baggio’s missed penalty
47 days and 7 hours to go.. Remember this ? Poor old Baggio – after playing like a genius...
World Cup memory: 2002 – Ronaldinho free kick against England
48 days and 14 hours to go… Ronaldinho – then at the height of his powers – leaves David...
Real Madrid 1 Bayern Munich 0
In the two first leg semi final games the four best teams in Europe managed one goal between them....
How England are going to win the World Cup….
…they are going to rely on tactical instructions from random people in the audience eating mars bars. (No more...
World Cup Memory: Zidane’s moment of madness
49 days and 14 hours to go…. World Cup Final 2006. Zidane tragic exit.
World Cup Memories: South Africa 2010
50 days and 13 hours to go. Memories of South Africa which include above all the ghastly din made...
Moyes gives up the struggle
Moyes got the pink slip at last and will be riding off into the sunset any time pretty soon…..a...
Arsenal close in on top four finish
Arsenal beat Hull City 3- 0 at the KC Stadium. Lukas Podolski and Aaron Ramsey scored 2 goals and...
World Cup Memories: Zaire’s Mwepu Ilunga free kick farce in 1974
51 days and 16 hours to go…. Brazil v/s Zaire in 1974. As Brazil were lining up to take...
Barcelona come from behind to beat Atletico Bilbao
Barcelona managed to avoid the ignominy of four back to back defeats by finally winning a game. Lionel Messi...
No Easter good news for Moyes at Goodison Park
Man Utd were totally bereft of inspiration – divine or otherwise -and crashed to a 2 – 0 defeat...
Liverpool hang in there to beat Norwich
Liverpool cruised to a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes with goals from Raheem Sterling and Luis Suárez. Gary Hooper...
The Story of Jack Imperato
From Texas to Spain: 12 year-old Jack Imperato gets “discovered” by Valencia by way of TNGS.
World Cup Memories: Zidane’s headed brace in the 1998 Final
52 days and 14 hours to go… Zidane – with more hair on his head then – scored two...
Happy Easter
Soccerblog wishes all and sundry a very Happy Easter Peace.
Chelsea gift wrap title for Liverpool…
….by losing 2- 1 at home to Sunderland. Samuel Eto’o gave Chelsea the lead but Sunderland equalised when Connor...
World Cup memories: Lampard’s disallowed goal.
53 days and 12 hours to go.. Frank Lampard’s unbelievable disallowed goal against Germany in 2010
Atletico Madrid stay on course for the title
Atletico Madrid move 6 point clear of Real Madrid by beating Elche 2- 0 All Goals – Atletico Madrid...
Adidas unlock the game
Ad starring Luis Suarez,Leighton Baines,Juan Mata,Aaron Ramsey and Luke Shaw
Crystal Palace end Everton’s winning run
Crystal Palace ran up their fourth successive league victory and in the process broke Everton’s seven-game winning streak, their...
World Cup Memorabilia : David Beckham’s first goal for England
With 54 days,18 hours,10 minutes and 29 seconds to go here is a look at David Beckham scoring his...
Bale’s Run
That was the bird’s eye view. And here’s the worm’s eye view…. The bird gets a better idea of...
Barcelona blown away by Bale gale
A superb solo goal by Gareth Bale five minutes from the final whistle saw Real Madrid beating Barcelona 2...
West Ham no match for Arsenal eventually
West Ham did go into the lead in the first half but two goals from Lukas Podolski,some hand wringing...
Real Madrid’s Top Ten Goals against Barcelona
Some of the best goals ever scored by Real Madrid against their eternal rivals as they prepare for the...
India starts new football league
Football fans living in a country obsessed with cricket have something to cheer about at last. A consortium of...
Norwich stare into the Abyss
Norwich are perilously close to relegation after a 1 – 0 loss to Fulham. They are now merely two...
The origins of Nike
Neymar,Jack Wilshere, Kevin Prince Boateng and Pablo Osvaldo star in a new star studded Nike Ad.
Demba Ba keeps Chelsea in the Title Hunt
Demba rescued Chelsea for the second time in the space of a week by scoring the only goal of...
Liverpool close in on long awaited title.
Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 in a game that could have gone either way. Steven Gerrard after the game..”...
Pele Meet Ronaldo: The Soccer Ad Games Have Begun
What kind of idiot takes a photo with Ronaldo and not Pele? Watch >>
Herstory: The Houston Dash Inaugural
History was made today in Houston with the inaugural game for the DASH. Visiting opponents Portland Thorns were kept...
Real Madrid move into second place
A 4 – 0 win over Almeria sees Real Madrid in second place behind Atletico Madrid.Barcelona are a lowly...
Barcelona’s fading fortune
The slump contineus.Barcelona faced their second defeat in a row – losing 1 – 0 to Granada to go...
Brasil, Brasil: Do You Have Soccer Fever Yet?
Alright ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. With 60 days to go to the World Cup, it’s time to...
Atletico Madrid dump Barcelona out of the Champion’s League…
…and entered the last four of the competition for the first time since 1974,