The saga is over: David De Gea headed to Real Madrid
“I need a saga, what’s the saga? It’s songs for the deaf, you can’t even hear it.” QoTSA. So,...
Monthly Archives: August 2015
More pain for Juventus as Roma send them to their second consecutive defeat
Arsenal goalie, Wojciech Szczesny on loan, was the hero coming off with a spectacular last minute save to deny...
A closer look: Anthony Martial, 19 year old project on his way to Man Utd
When in doubt, spend, spend your way out of trouble. If it’s Man Utd and reports are to be...
Sterling scores
Manchester City are flying high with four wins, four clean sheets, 10 goals scored,a club record of 10 consecutive...
Thomas Vermaelen scores first Barcelona goal
Luis Enrique was happy that Thomas Vermaelen finally helped Barcelona to labour to a 1 – 0 win over...
Bale and James Rodriguez score 2 each
Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez scored two goals each when Real Madrid drubbed Real Betis 5-0 on Saturday.Ronaldo had...
Andre Ayew’s brilliance lifts the Swans over Man Utd
The Gomis “Panther” celebrations strike terror into the opposition. Swansea is now firmly a fixture bigger clubs dread. Man...
Chelsea suffer shock home defeat
Falcao is the only Chelsea player who will be in a bit of a cheerful mood.He did finally manage...
West Ham beat Liverpool 3 – 0 at home
West Ham United last won at Liverpool fifty-two years ago. – about the time the Beatles were topping the...
Fabricio Coloccini own goal bail out hoarders Arsenal
Owen Goale is Arsenal’s best striker. The Gunners hoard passes the same way an old woman jealously hoards cooking...
Luis Suarez in an ad full of lookalikes
In an ad for Uruguayan company Abitab Luis Suarez hires a whole bunch of lookalikes to work in his...
A closer look at Spurs new signing Son Heung-min
17 goals for Bayer Leverkusen last season and as tall as Harry Kane. Good first touch, not afraid to...
A bit of history: Arsenal’s first Emirates win was against Dinamo Zagreb
Arsenal are in Group F of this season’s Champions League and one the sides they face is Dinamo Zagreb....
How is Man City ducking FFP while buying such expensive players?
With the impending arrival of Kevin De Bruyne, likely to cost them $91m making him the second most expensive...
Another Messi milestone
Leo Messi was voted the UEFA Player of the Year.Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo were runners up. And a...
Limerick FC beats Man Utd to signing one of the game’s biggest names
That’s Neymar, isn’t it? Actually, it’s 16 year old Barry Cotter who signed for Limerick FC U17 side. He’s...
Champions League draw: Man City face Juventus, Sevilla, and Borussia M’gladbach in tough group
The Champions League draw is out and Chelsea were handed a fairly straightforward group. Jose Mourinho will reacquaint himself...
How do you solve a problem like Mario?
By laying down the law apparently.AC Milan are welcoming Mario Balotelli with a a good behavior clause in his...
Van Gaal and Giggs react to Chicharito’s miss
Chicarito’s unfortunate slip at the penalty spot produced this eloquent silent reaction from Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs.
Kevin De Bruyne is going to Man City
As Soccerblog had reported a week ago, the tea leaves were all there. Kevin De Bruyne is set to...
Wayne Rooney’s hat trick powers Man Utd to Champions League spot over Brugge 4-0 (agg7-1)
Wayne Rooney was a happy camper. The Belgian club were battered and brugged. Not withstanding their injury record, they...
Jermain Defoe scores League Cup hat trick increases brand awareness
Jermaine Defoe looks like a man at ease now he’s looking for a personal assistant to water plants, stock...
Arsenal’s imbalanced attack is predictable and simplifies opposition defences
Michael Cox has an interesting post on Francis Coquelin’s influence on the midfield which necessitates playing players out of...
EPL 3rd week: Knaves and Knights
It’s that time again. Soccerblog’s edition of the heroes and villains of this weekend’s action. The sides that soared,...
Montreal Impact lose Drogba debut game
All 20,801 seats at the Saputo Stadium were sold out for Drogba’s debut game against Philadelphia Union. Drogba only...
Malmo book Champions League passage beating Celtic 2-0 (agg 4-3)
Ronny Deila’s side’s poor defending on set pieces cost them dearly. Malmo’s captain Markus Rosenberg back in the side,...
A historic event: Udinese shocks Juve in first home opener loss for the Bianconeri
No Carlos Teves, Andrea Pirlo, or Arturo Vidal. Juve’s saviour is apparently Juan Cuadrado. The Old Lady stumbled against...
Arsenal don’t need another striker it needs to find other ways to score goals
Karim Benzema this, Karim Benzema that. If we only had Karim Benzema, he would have scored given Olivier Giroud’s...
Petr Cech makes two brilliant saves
Cech made two brilliant stops against Liverpool to more than make up for his two bloopers against West Ham....
Arsenal’s “title winning aspirations” take another deserved knock against Liverpool
One thing is clear, both these sides are not going to challenge for the title. Arsenal because they have...
Leo Messi: He’s a bit messy when it comes to penalties
Leo Messi does have a bit of a problem when it comes to scoring penalties. Barcelona gets a lot...
Mario Balotelli is back to AC Milan on a loan move
No, that’s not the Dow Jones or the FTSE 100. It’s the declining worth of Mario Balotelli (courtesy Transfermarkt)....
Benitez era begins inauspiciously with a draw against Sporting Gijon
Not a good day in the office for CR7. The newly promoted Asturians were not overawed by “La Decima”...
Keane brace in LA Galaxy’s Five Star win
Robbie Keane scored two goals and two assists as LA Galaxy beat NYFC 5-1. Despite the pre match hype...
Marcos Alonso does a Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo may have given Marcos Alonso a few free kick tips before he left Serie A to get...
Suarez scores first goal of the new season
Barcelona played Athletic Bilbao for the third time in succession -the last two games being in the Spanish Supercup...
Quality Man City show Everton how it’s done
This City side looks liberated playing without the weight of expectation which seemed to drag them down last season....
Pedro provides instant impact as 10 man Chelsea beat West Brom
Chelsea were down to 10 men in the 55th minute as Chris Brunt’s sweeping pass found Salomon Rondon ghosting...
Bayern Munich also take fastest Bundesliga goal ever
1899 Hoffenheim’s Kevin Volland equalled the record for the fastest Bundesliga goal ever.The goal scored 9 seconds after kickoff...
LA Galaxy vs NYCFC: Steven Gerrard says “It’s war” as he prepares to face Frank Lampard
It’s being billed bombastically as the British Invasion but don’t expect the Beatles or the Spencer Davis Group. Steven...
2014 Forbes MLS valuation: Seattle Sounders are top club
Forbes 2014 valuation of the MLS illustrates the encouraging growth of the league with clubs averaging $157m in worth...
Red hot Mahrez makes Spurs pay as Foxes draw level
All hail Riyad Mahrez because this man is hot, hot, hot. Four goals in three matches, six in his...
Bournemouth win a 7 goal ping pong with the Hammers
Kudos to the Cherries. It mustn’t have been easy coming into this match after being robbed of a draw...
Man Utd and Newcastle battle to an exciting but goalless stalemate
Memphizzle, no pop! For someone delegated to the delivering of set pieces, Memphis Depay was quite poor. Too close...
Real Mallorca Bosses crack the whip
The Real Mallorca management have decided that they have had enough of being Mr Nice Guy and have now...
Balotelli’s top ten moments of madness
If rumours from the rumour mill are to be believed then his days at Liverpool are numbered – and...
Premier League accepts Liverpool’s goal against Bournemouth was an “offside offence”
The Premier League does not usually comment on match official decisions. However, the governing body was forced to comment...
Jay Rodrigues comes to the Saints rescue against FC Midtjylland
Jay Rodriguez’s 55th minute penalty equalizer was his first goal since March 2014. Just the fourth match since his...
What are the odds? Borussia Dortmund sweat before overcoming minnows Odds BK 4-3
Shinji Kagawa sparked a Dortmund comeback as Odds BK ranked 300 places below spanked three unanswered goals in the...
Van Persie opens Turkish account
RVP scored his first goal for Fenerbahce – coming on in the 80th minutes and heading in the winning...
Now for the big one: Kevin De Bruyne close to Man City move for $80m
Looks like this deal is going to go through days after that Wolfsburg pledge of allegiance taken by a...
Adnan Januzaj linked with move to Dortmund
Bild is reporting Dortmund maybe interested in acquiring Adnan Januzaj on loan. The winger who is on contract with...
Rooney waits for the end of the goal drought
Nine long games have gone by without scoring a goal.Rooney has this to say on the long barren spell....
Brilliant bicycle kick from the Chinese League
In a game between Shanghai Shenhua and Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League -Colombian midfielder Giovanni Moreno scored...