Manchester United shift from Nike to Adidas
After 13 seasons with Nike,Manchester United have transferred to Adidas.The transfer fee was a whopping £750m The ad from...
Monthly Archives: July 2015
A brief history of soccer by Case Jernigan
Case Jerningan’s latest creation is called a brief history of soccer. Others here…
Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla sign new contracts keeping them at Arsenal
Good news for the Gunners. Theo Walcott signed a four year contract extension with Arsenal raising his wages to...
MLS: FC Dallas coach Oscar Pareja remembers Pablo Escobar and forges new identity
The Guardian has a good article on FC Dallas’s coach Oscar Pareja and his formative years in Colombia and...
Europa Cup qualifying: West Ham squander two goal lead to Astra Giurgiu
James Collins gets sent off in the 59th minute on a silly, silly foul and the Hammers implode as...
Europa Cup qualifying: Southampton cruise past Vitesse 3-0
Sadio Mane is probably about the most exciting player in the EPL right now. If Raheem Sterling is worth...
Prodigal Tevez scores his first homecoming goal
Tevez’s first goal in Boca Junior colours once again was met with rapture and jubilation from the fans. Tevez...
FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-Joon describes Sepp Blatter as a cannibal
Yum. Tasty, tasty! Chung Mong-Joon, honorary vice president of FIFA and former chief of the South Korean football federation...
Real Madrid keeper Kiko Casilla breaks penalty deadlock against AC Milan
Regulation time highlights. AC Milan were the better side in the first half but Real Madrid came back in...
Jose Mourinho is giving Donald Trump a run for his money
Jose Mourinho was essentially run out of Real Madrid because in part, in his fevered imagination he was the...
Drogba arrives in Canada
Canadian fans turned up in large numbers to welcome an Ivorian legend to their country. Didier Drogba’s move to...
David De Gea fuels transfer speculation with slapdash display
A Spaniard in the works. Anyone watching the Man Utd vs PSG International Champions Cup match could see the...
It’s official: Sergio Ramos will be at Madrid till 2020
A new contract signed by Sergio Ramos will keep him at Real Madrid till July 2020. Not only that,...
PSG beat Manchester United 2 – 0
Matuidi and Zlatan were the goal scorers in the International Champion’s Cup game against Man United. United’s next game...
Wenger shows off his footie skills
The goalpost challenge is no problem for a coach with his skills.Mourinho can’t do this. Another view
Red card for shirty business
This is one for the record books. Paulão,defender of brazilian club Mogi Mirim got a red card for wearing...
Miguel Herrera fired after altercation with TV Azteca commentator
Miguel Herrera, El Tri’s exhibitionist coach, known for his sideline over the top gesticulations and gyrations was fired by...
Arturo Vidal is officially a $39 million Bayern Munich signing
It’s official. Chile’s motoring box to box bad boy is a FC Hollywood signing for a sum of $39m...
International Champions Cup: Chelsea beat Barcelona on penalties after match ends 2-2 in regulation
Eden Hazard took on four Barca defenders showing why he’s forced himself into the elite level and toe poked...
Vlad Putin says Sepp Blatter deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
“I’ve got a good one for you. What does a Russian oligarch and a FIFA official have in common?”...
Hope Solo and Carli Lloyd send love to The Rock after his inspiring message
Dwayne” The Rock” Johnson took some time off from his workout to record an uplifting message for the USWNT...
Man Utd transfer: Pedro could be arriving at Old Trafford
According to Marca.com, the Red Devils are offering $28m and with add-ons could rise to approx $35m for Pedro,...
Arsenal’s Jeff Reine-Adelaide is a precocious talent
The player who caught the eye in the two matches against Lyon and Wolfsburg at the Emirates Cup was...
Carli Lloyd scores the matchwinner against former club WNY Flash
Carli Lloyd left the Western New York Flash not in the best of terms. The World Cup MVP was...
2015 Gold Cup: Mexico win 7th title as they beat overachieving Jamaica 3-1
For the first 15 minutes, the Reggae Boyz pegged El Tri back and in its most fulsome sequence Simon...
2015 Emirates Cup: Arsenal reclaim trophy after 4 years beating Wolfsburg on Walcott goal
Full match. Theo Walcott was fed a beautifully weighted pass by Jeff Reine-Adelaide in the 67th minute and bursting...
2018 World Cup: USA in Group C draw Soca Warriors and two others to be decided
Sepp Blatter and Vlad Putin press flesh. FIFA held is preliminary draw yesterday at St Petersburg for the 2018...
L’Equipe reports Angel Di Maria is on his way to PSG
Angel Di Maria has been conspicuous with his absence from the Man Utd squad now touring the USA. Well,...
Kung Fu Zlatan at it again
Zlatan practiced his kung fu skills on John Terry in an International Champions Cup friendly between PSG and Chelsea...
Manchester United beat Barcelona 3 -1
Wayne Rooney scored his first goal of the summer in the International Champions Cup game against Barcelona Jesse Lingard...
Arsenal hit Lyon for 6
Arsenal whacked Olympique Lyonnais 6-0 Olivier Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex Iwobi and Aaron Ramsey in nine-minutes of first half...
2015 Gold Cup: USA’s miserable journey ends with a loss to Panama on penalties
The USA’s Gold Cup venture can be summed up as Harry Dean Stanton’s character in Wim Wender’s Paris Texas,...
2015 Gold Cup: Mark Geiger admits he made refereeing errors
From the CONCACAF’s president’s mouth: CONCACAF President Alfredo Hawit statement regarding the officiating of the Gold Cup 2015 semifinal...
World Cup 2018: Emmanuel Frimpong’s case shows racism is well and alive in Russian soccer
In a few hours, Sepp Blatter (last seen getting a money shower) will kick off the 2018 World Cup...
Ebola survivors form soccer club and find respect
A nice, short, feel good documentary about Erison, an Ebola survivor in Sierre Leone and his group finding respect...
Gold Cup 2015: Why did the USA lose to Jamaica?
What happened to the USA? Riding the highs of recent wins albeit friendlies against powerhouses, the Netherlands and Germany,...
Sergio Ramos to Manchester United?
According to Radio Marca journalist Pablo Garcia Cuervo, the Real Madrid president has finally bowed to Ramos’ requests to...
Iker Casillas’ unheralded exit
He has been one of Real Madrid’s greatest goalkeepers ever – part of the teams that won the league...
Manchester City get hammered by Real Madrid
Real Madrid outclassed City 4 -1. Sterling showed glimpses of class and signs of things to come when he...
Messi’s messy dress code
Messi has been known to turn up for big events not exactly dressed to kill.At various Ballon d’Or and...
Christian Benteke is a $51 million Liverpool man
The Aston Villa striker made his move to Anfield. Benteke is strong and for his size, light on his...
International Champions Cup: New York Red Bulls stun Chelsea, 4-2
Chelsea began their pre-season with a loss. A largely second string Red Bulls kicked off their comeback after John...
FIFA corruption: Jack Warner served with extradition notice
Trinidad and Tobago receives formal application from the USA to extradite Jack Warner. The former FIFA Vice President and...
2015 Gold Cup: Uninspiring Mexico saved by controversial penalty decision enter final beating 10 man Panama
This match will have repercussions beyond the pitch. CONCACAF showed they were woefully inadequate dealing with almost every facet...
2015 Gold Cup: Jamaica enter first Gold Cup final beating slow witted USA
All arise, Jamaica! The Reggae Boyz have done you proud. Their first Gold Cup final beating the USA only...
Thomas Muller transfer rumours to Man Utd gains traction
The Bayern Munich striker, now 25 years of age, is a particular favourite of Louis Van Gaal’s since his...
Sterling scores on City debut
The most expensive English player ever made an impressive Man City debut scoring within 3 minutes of coming on...
Video of Blatter getting a money shower
Poor Fellow. Still it’s better than getting a shoe chucked at you I suppose.
Danny Ings opens scorecard for Liverpool
Danny Ings scored his first Liverpool goal when he came on in place of Divock Origi.Liverpool beat Adelaide United...
FIFA corruption: Sepp Blatter gets his money shower
A picture is worth a thousand words. This prank was the genius of Lee Nelson who forced his way...
2015 Gold Cup: The Soca Warriors fall to Panama on penalty shootout
La Galaxy’s Jaime Penedo was the hero for Los Canaleros when he saved Lester Stefan’s Peltier’s penalty shootout attempt....
2015 Gold Cup: Mexico beat Costa Rica in extra time through dubious penalty
Andres Guardado celebrates his penalty kick winner. A terrible bit of officiating by Walter Lopez of Guatemala in the...
2015 Gold Cup: Reggae Boyz break Haitian hearts with a first half strike
Giles Barnes celebrates his goal! Jamaica’s star is ascendant becoming the first Caribbean country to progress to the God...
Muller brace as Bayern beat Valencia 4 -1
Bayern Munich walked to a 4 -1 win over Valencia in a friendly.Muller was star of the show –...