World Cup Mysteries: Why Nigel de Jong did not get a red card…
…..for this kung fu kick to Xabi Alonso’s chest way back in 2010 ?? Meanwhile 22 days and 17...
Yearly Archives: 2014
Another Brazuca Video
Can’t remember if I posted this before. Anyway its worth another look at as the World Cup comes closer...
Its official
Manchester United have confirmed Louis van Gaal as their new manager with Ryan Giggs as his assistant. …and an...
Video: Van Persie scores super equaliser against Ecuador in Friendly
Ecuador v/s Holland – pre world cup friendly Van Persie traps a long ball from Jordy Clasie on his...
Nike bids a multicoloured goodbye to Arsenal
Arsenal’s 3-2 FA cup victory will be their last victory in kit designed by Nike. The Nike brand that...
FA Cup Finals – Highlights
Arsenal have now won the FA Cup 11 times, tying the record held by Manchester United… Worth a second...
World Cup Moments: Paulo Rossi’s hat trick against Brazil in 1982
24 days and 15 hours to go…. Paulo Rossi – baby faced assassin – is a legend in World...
Atletico Madrid end 18 year Trophy wait..
For the first time in a decade Spain has a champion that is not Real Madrid or Barcelona. A...
Arsenal slake 9 year thirst for trophy
Hull City were 2 – 0 up after 8 minutes. Arsenal made that 2 – 1 by the halfway...
The things that have happened since Arsenal last won a trophy…
8 years,11 months,25 days and counting… ….and another point of view..
Pitbull, J.Lo and Claudia Leitte belt out the World Cup Song
The official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup….. The other songs on the 2014 World Cup Album here...
Blatter says Qatar was a “mistake”
Sepp Blatter was probably dropped on his head when he was a baby. How else can his behaviour be...
Why the Brazuca is going to be much better than the Jabulani
One of the problems with the Adidas Jabulani – the ball used in the 2010 world cup – was...
World Cup moments: Graham Poll’s three yellow card blunder
26 days and 21 hours to go……….. World Cup 2006 – Poll handed out 3 yellow cards to Croatia’s...
Fodor’s Guide to Brazil 2014: 10 Things Not To Do in Brazil
We got these tip directly from a representative from Fodor’s, and decided they were worth sharing with the rest...
The Dark Side of Brazil’s World Cup
Rubber bullets, drones and FBI-trained riot police. Welcome to Brazil’s 2014 World Cup… Is it time to Occupy FIFA?...
Les Bleus: Deschamps Announces 23-man Squad for France
French coach Didier Deschamps announced a 23-man team along with seven stand-by players. Left off the team were Samir Nasri and...
Brazil’s Roster for 2014
Already I’m missing Ronaldinho, Robinho and Kaka. But hey, Scolari knows best (we’ll know soon enough). Brazil plays the World...
Mexico’s 23
Mexican Coach Miguel Herrera announced his 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup. I wonder if Giovani Dos Santos will...
Cameroon’s Lions – Provisional Team Announced
Coach Volker Finke unveiled his preliminary 28-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Cameroon are in Group A along...
Movin’ On: Rio Ferdinand says Goodbye
#486628669 / gettyimages.com I can’t help but think that Rio Ferdinand’s abrupt farewell is just another symptom of Manchester...
Klinsmann’s Army
Seven of these guys are going to be cut… the suspense is a bit over the top. I wonder...
Roy’s Rug Rats: Youth is Served!
With Everton’s Ross Barkley, 20, Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling, 19, and Southampton’s Luke Shaw, 18, making the team, Roy’s Rug...
Klinsmann Names Provisional US Team
Jurgen Klinsmann named his 30-player provisional roster for the US 2014 World Cup squad. GK: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa),...
World Cup Moments: The first Johan Cruyff turn
32 days and 18 hours left ….. World Cup 1974 – Holland v/s Sweden. Johan Cruyff received the ball...
Breaking! Fabio Capello’s Secret Weapon Revealed
Soccerblog has just uncovered Fabio Capello’s secret weapon for Brazil 2014: With just 34 days, 1 hour, and 20...
World Cup Memories:Escobar’s ill fated own goal
33 days and 21 hours to go … Andres Escobar,a national hero in Colombia,scored an unfortunate own goal against...
PSG win French League then lose the game
Paris Saint-Germain clinched the French league title for the second successive season on Wednesday before going down to a...
Manchester City on the brink
Manchester City routed Aston Villa 4 – 0 and now lead Liverpool by two points. They will win the...
Atletico de Kolkata is born
The Kolkata franchise of the much-anticipated Indian Super League was launched in the Kolkata today. Named Atletico de Kolkata,...
World Cup moments: Best World Cup Dive …ever
35 days and 13 hours to go… Jürgen Klinsmann produced the greatest dive the world cup has ever seen...
James Wilson scores two on debut
James Wilson had a dream debut scoring 2 out of three in Manchester United’s 3 – 1 victory over...
Ryan Giggs farewell speech at Old Trafford
“THe good times will return” promised Giggs in an emotional speech at the final home game of the season....
Iniesta and the 5th anniversary of the last minute goal
A dramatic reconstruction of the famous last minute goal that Iniesta scored against Chelsea 5 years ago does not...
World Cup Countdown. Croatia gets ready
36 days and 11 hours to go. Croatia get ready for the opening game of World Cup 2014 which...
Liverpool self destruct in 9 minutes.
Liverpool threw away a 3 goal lead against Crystal Palace – allowing them 3 goals in the space of...
Atletico Madrid slip
A 2 – 0 loss to Levante left the door open for Barcelona and Real Madrid to do some...
World Cup Countdown..
37 days and 12 hours to go…. The teams.
Ronaldo scores incredible last gasp equaliser against Valencia
Ronaldo scored a brilliant back heel in injury time to help Real Madrid tie the game with Valencia at...
Ronaldo launches Nike Mercurial Superfly
C Ron walks the ramp with his new red riding hood boots on
World Cup Memory: The 2002 Korea World Cup Story
38 days and 20 hours to go….
Sir Alex dozes off as United lose at home to Sunderland.
Man Utd sleepwalked to a 1 – 0 loss at home to Sunderland.Giggs will have to play himself if...
Manchester City on course for title.
City laboured to a difficult 3-2 win over Everton thanks to a brace from Edin Dzeko.Ross Barkley scored one...
Beckham passing lessons
The 40th reason you might want to love Beckham for.He’s teaching kids how to pass
Its all happening in the Iberian Penisula
The Champion’s League Finals are going to be an all Spanish affair and the Europa League Finals are going...
39 reasons you may want to love Beckham for…
….on his 39th birthday. 39 reasons here. Google had a doodle in honour of the occassion briefly on their...