Monthly Archives: September 2014
Paul Dummett goes for a spin
Paul Dummett does a dizzying series of gymnastic turns in a desperate attempt to locate the ball in the...
Cristiano Ronaldo: Come home as Utd fans go aerial with plea
This happened a few days ago at the Villareal vs Real Madrid match. A plane flew over El Madrigal...
Alan Pardew faces sack as Newcastle fall to Stoke
Peter Crouch causes a world of pain. Can’t see Alan Pardew surviving this. His side have stopped responding to...
Wage bill and performance are correlated differently to final league position
Wage bill as of May 2013. At present, Arsenal have moved past Chelsea to third highest in the league....
Diego Costa’s Hamstrings: Pavlovian conditioning
Can there be any thing more feared than Jose Mourinho uttering “Diego Costa’s hamstrings?” That is license for the...
A Neymar hat trick and a Messi brace
Neymar’s three, Messi’s two and Ivan Rakitic’s one goal gave Barcelona a resounding 6-0 victory over Granada.They are seting...
Costa takes tally to 8
Aston Villa laid low by Diego Costa – he scored one and created another.Oscar scored the third. All Goals...
Man City breach Hull despite Mangala’s gifts
Eliaquim Mangala destroys Diego Costa. That was last weekend. This weekend, not so good. Funny thing football, especially the...
Mauricio Pochettino outwits Wenger as Spurs frustrate Arsenal
Oh, why can’t they all be like me? No tactics, no defensive midfield, 4-1-4-1, no set piece goals, no...
Manchester United hang on grimly to win at last
Man Utd cruised to a 2 – 0 lead and then fell apart again.Rooney got a red card for...
Everton steal a draw from Liverpool
Phil Jagielka scored a brilliant injury time equaliser to share points with Liverpool who had gone into the lead...
Cain Hoy Enterprises withdraw Spurs takeover interest: Links to plantation era, Michael Milken, and BP Amoco
The Gullah lived in Cain Hoy, South Carolina. Cain Hoy Enterprises, LLC ended their Spurs takeover interest. A day...
Wenger questions the legality of Lampard’s transfer to City ….
…about 2 minutes and 45 seconds into the video
Juventus create history
When Juventus beat Cesena 3-0 on Wednesday they became the first team in Serie A history to win its...
Man Utd’s Ander Herrera part of Zaragoza side under investigation for match fixing
On May 21st 2011, Real Zaragoza played their final match away to Levante in need of three points to...
Thuggish Weligton grabs Leo Messi by the neck
This happened in the Malaga match when defender Weligton Oliviera in the 82nd minute grabbed Leo Messi by the...
Fans pay for Stealthy Stan’s dipping paws into the Arsenal till
Few owners are so relentlessly stealthy as Silent Stan. He comes across as a saint compared to leveraged buyout...
Capital Cup update…
Manchester City thrashed Sheffield 7 – 1. Lampard scored 2 of those goals making it three goals in three...
Cristiano Ronaldo: 7 goals in 4 days
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals as Real Madrid recorded their second successive league victory with a comfortable win at...
Thierry Henry delivers the PUMA Arsenal Challenge
Arsenal have teamed up with sportswear designers PUMA for a new project, ‘Good To Be A Gooner’.
Fernando Torres on debut bags his first AC Milan goal in a draw with Empoli
Fernando Torres took 14 matches and 903 minutes to score his debut Chelsea goal. It’s taken him a lot...
Nathaniel Clyne’s belter sends Arsenal crashing out of the League Cup
At this point the Saints don’t need any sympathy for the way they’re playing. The exodus hangover is over....
Liverpool beat Middlesbrough in epic 30 penalty shootout…!
The Liverpool v/s Middlesbrough Capital One game ended at 2 goals each.This was followed by a penalty shootout that...
Southampton beat Arsenal in Capital One Cup
The Capital One Cup third round saw Southampton coming back from a one goal deficit to beat Arsenal 2...
This astonishing Premier League weekend summed up in one graph
This was one of the most astonishing Premier League weekends. When it was over, Man Utd, Liverpool, Tottenham, and...
The ugly face of racism after Mario Balotelli’s Man Utd LOL tweet
Mario Balotelli’s tweet after Man Utd’s Leicester City demise sparked off some ugly stuff Racism as Mario Balotelli is...
World Cup 2022: FIFA exec Theo Zwanziger says Qatar heat unacceptable
July- August temperatures at 8:14 AM in Doha, Qatar At this point the reasons why Qatar should not host...
Angel di Maria’s brilliant chipped goal…
….against Leicester City yesterday.
Messi shines …
…in Barcelona’s 5 – 0 win over Levante.
Pellegrini’s Lampard masterstroke salvages City’s day against Chelsea
Chelsea’s Frank-enstein today This was an astonishing weekend in the Premier League. Just when you thought you had written...
When did Manchester United last lose to Leicester City ?
The vast amounts of money Man United spent on brilliant attackers was well worth it. They went 2 –...
192 seconds of pure Arsenal joy shred Villa
Well met, Welbeck! Two of the most under pressure players in the league, Mesut Oezil and Danny Welbeck, delivered...
Ozil strikes back
Özil contributed a goal and an assist in a 3 minute blitz of goals that sent Aston Villa reeling...
Hammers hammer Liverpool
Liverpool were 1 – 0 down in 80 seconds,2-0 down in 7 minutes. Sterling scored for Liverpool in the...
Real Madrid thrash Deportivo 8 – 2
Including first hat trick of the season from Cristiano (I want to go back to Manchester United) Ronaldo
A Leaner meaner Rooney and his Nike Hypervenom boots
Rooney has 2 goals from 4 games so far this season.He will be using his new personalised orange Nike...
Defending Mesut Oezil is not a tactic
Oezillating from bad to worse? Getting him to play to his potential is. Arsene Wenger, in a robust defense...
Zidane’s questionable coaching credentials could hurt an already hurting Real Madrid
Zidane could be butting heads with the Liga’s Competition Committee Zinedine Zidane, post retirement has found a home in...
Soccer investment funds move to financing the French Ligue
Coming to Michel Platini’s backyard, third party ownership like structures UEFA might object to third party ownership with Carlos...
Everton post comfortable win over Wolfsburg
Everton, back in the League after 4 years made an impressive start by beating Wolfsburg 4 – 1 Ricardo...
Ronaldinho’s epic penalty kick fail as Queretaro fall to Tigres
Remember the 2011 Copa America semi-final between Brazil vs Paraguay which went to penalty shootout? Elano began the meltdown...
Chelsea’s new economic model includes bodyshopping
Chelsea can start two full eleven’s with their loan army and then some After earning a miniscule profit in...
Solksjaer departs Cardiff: Tony Pulis is seen as favourite to replace him
Tony Pulis looks like a firm favourite to join Cardiff Ole Gunner Solksjaer, the source of so many get...
Graham Poll calls for Robben ban
Graham Poll has called for a ban on Arjen Robben for doing again what he does best.Deep sea diving...
Soccerblog supports Scottish independence: Vote Yes
Stop crippling yourself, Scotland. Vote yes! For the five undecided Scottish fans who might read Soccerblog. Be brave. There...
Ajax welcome Zlatan the son of god.
Zlatan returned to a tumultuous welcome from his former club.Ajax welcomed him back with a giant banner, saying: “Welcome...
Manchester City felled by 90th minute goal
Bayern Munich were a far cry from the free-flowing, all-conquering team that they had been.Man City however managed only...
Champions League: A resurgent Schalke frustrate Chelsea, 1-1
The “little horse” had a sad today One can see why Julian Draxler excites Arsene Wenger so. On this...
Messi turns 14
Barcelona celebrated the 14th anniversary of Lionel Messi joining the club as a 13-year-old.
Zlatan the younger
Classic footage of Zlatan the younger…scoring goals with imperious ease.
Real Madrid blitz Basel
5 -1 Basel started the blitz with an own goal and by half-time Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, and James...
Gerrard penalty takes Liverpool past Ludogorets..
…Balotelli scored his first Liverpool goal 8 minutes from the end.Ludogorets equalised and it was left to Steven Gerrard...