Adriano will join Flamengo
Lest we believe Ellen Cardoso will pay for Adriano’s caipirinhas. He does want to get back to playing soccer...
Author: Shourin Roy
Angola makes a serious move
Luis Felipe Scolari has been approached by the Angolan FA to manage the Angolan national squad. His contract, if...
Adriano’s real reason for remaining in Brazil
Adriano 8 year association with Inter came to an end this Friday by mutual consent. He failed to show...
Wembley to be re-sod for the FA Cup finals
Tracer bullets kick up turf as players duck for cover The news is that Wengers whingeing worked, a bit...
Bad newsday for Gunners
Cesc Fabregas is slapped with two improper conducts over Spit-gate and Van Persie will be unavailable for the Man...
For the EPL, Michel Platini is a socialist
Simon Kuper finds out that the EPL’s favourite bogeyman, Michel Platini, like Obama, is just another armchair re-distributor of...
World Cup 2010: Jacob Zuma coasting to a win
Jacob Zuma’s ANC faction, which is backed by unions and the SACP is heading to a resounding victory in...
Scholes ready to make his 600th appearance
Paul Scholes plays for a personal milestone as Man U takes on Portsmouth. Scholes ranks fourth in all time...
Djibril Cisse is the Premiership comeback player
When did he fade? Actually his career almost came to an end with a spate of injuries at Liverpool...
Ljungberg’s growing pains in Seattle
Freddie Ljungberg’s rocking first start resulted in a goal that continued the Seattle Sounders red hot streak. They have...
What economic recession? FIFA sets record TV deal
FIFA’s TV rights will net R25 billion or $2.7 billion for the 2010 World Cup. This is more than...
Video: Arshavin scores the winner?4-3
Link: After an engrossing battle, this was probably the nail in the coffin. Arshavin crashing his shot through after...
Video: Arshavin sends Arsenal ahead, 3-2
Link: Awful piece of defending by Carragher finds Arshavin in the right place. Liverpool responds though Torres after he...
Video: Arshavin’s equalizer, 2-2
Link: Superb piece of opportunism and a cracking goal to get the equalizer. Before, Liverpool went up through Benayoun’s...
Video: Arshavin’s first goal, 1-0
Link: Liverpool answers though Torres, 1-1.
Arshavin deals Liverpool a cruel blow
It makes you wonder even more why Wenger did not start him against Chelsea in the FA semi-final. Arshavin...
Video: 1995 FA Cup final: Everton vs Man Utd
Anders Limpar was a handful for the Red Devils. His blistering run set up Ridout’s goal. In the second...
Everton enters the FA Cup final
The first time in 14 years. Today they beat Man U on penalties. Berbatov makes a Robinho like hash...
Hillsborough documents to be made public
Some welcome closure for the families affected by the tragedy. The Home Office in consultation with the South Yorkshire...
At £15m, Arshavin is not meant for the bench
Wenger’s criticism of the pitch might have merit. Yes, the Wembley stadium operators could care less as long as...
Setanta gets a lifeline
A £100m infusion of cash from one of their major investors gives a boost to the troubled Irish TV...
West Brom: Let Susan Boyle be your guiding light
For all you relegation bound clubs. Know this. We love you. Because you might not get there but we...
Soccer fans: Eduardo Galeano is required reading
Eduardo Galeano became the talking point when Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez met up in a very anticipated encounter...
Arsenal: Two down, one to go
This season’s Premiership was lost long ago and today our chances of winning the FA Cup ended. We now...
Arsenal vs Chelsea: The X’s and O’s of the FA semi-final
Arsenal is missing its defense. Let me not understate the obvious. Anytime Mikael Silvestre is brought on, it is...
FA Cup: Arshavin meets a familiar face
When Andrei Arshavin takes the field against Chelsea, chances are that he will make lots of eye contact with...
Video: 2002 FA Cup final: Arsenal vs Chelsea
Good times. No, awesome times. Wonder goals by Ray Parlour and Freddie”Orange Hair” Ljungberg. It always comes as a...
SAF gets down and dirty
Making a mountain out of a molehill is par for Sir Alex. Then channeling Allardyce to air his grudges...
Fabianski showed presence of mind against Villareal
Lukasz Fabianksi timed his runs out of goal to deny Giuseppe Rossi. It became apparent that the goalkeeper was...
Arsenal: This will be one bloody end to the season
April 21st:Arsenal meet Liverpool May 10th: Arsenal meet Chelsea May 16th: Arsenal meet Man Utd Throw the CL semi-final...
Why is Carlo Ancelotti being touted as Hiddink’s successor?
I saw Milan play some of the most insipid soccer against Chievo this weekend. They should consider themselves lucky...
April 15: Today we remember the 96 fallen at Hillsborough
A tragedy that killed 96 LFC fans. In the aftermath, it bought an end to perimeter fencing, over crowded...
Deep thought: Severus Snape with football skills
What happens when you conjure Severus Snape aka Alan Rickman with a football. You get Andrea Pirlo. They look...
World Cup 2018: Kissinger’s selection is antithetical to Obama’s message
Barack Obama smarting from West Ham’s weekend loss against Spurs and a 75% failure rate in the Final Four,...
Video: Getafe drubs Barca, 4-0
Chelsea fans take heart. Getafe shocks Barca with many of those present today making appearances. Messi was there and...
Bernd Schuster breaks his silence
Even George Steinbrenner in his heydays could never match Ramon Calderon in his contemptuous disregard of managers. Exhibit A...
Arsenal vs Villareal: Silvestre vs Rossi
Will the Gunners injury woes on defense expose them or will Villareal’s similar problems on attack prove to be...
Senna to Adebayor: Not good enough
Senna’s interview was supposedly all about how the Arsenal young guns would dominate Europe one day. Cuddly enough but...
Video: CL quarterfinal: Chelsea vs Liverpool
Superb match. Here is a match report.
Brave Liverpool play their hearts out
Michael Essien is an athletic beast. He got his head down in time for a goal line save in...
April 15: 20 years after Hillsborough
The day that changed forever how football was played in England. On 15 April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans lost...
The trajectory favours Chelsea
Man U is still on top with a game in hand with Liverpool chasing them hard. I am betting...
Becks tops richest soccer player list
”David Beckham will have a greater impact on soccer in America than any athlete has ever had on a...
Forbes top 20: English clubs live beyond their means
A mirror into the divide between England’s wholehearted embrace of the financial stimulus and the rest of Europe’s go...
Liverpool should set its sights on the Premiership
Defeating Chelsea at home with a two goal deficit will be a difficult mountain to climb. Especially without a...
Spare a thought for Mark Hughes
I have no idea how Mark Hughes does this. Manage a club with so many players who are no...
Edu scores his first goal for Rangers
Maurice Edu took full advantage of his start against St Mirren to score the winning goal in a 2-1...
Man U’s debt soars
Its presently about £650m. But Man U should pass the stress test.
Gunners lose Gallas for the season
A spate of injuries dog Arsenal yet again. The Villareal draw proved Pyrrhic. William Gallas season ended with a...
The Czech team is shown the door
It might help to win before you get drunk. But when you lose and then get drunk, then that’s...
Der Kaiser is angry
Der Kaiser has taken an exceedingly dim view of Bayern’s shellacking at the hands of Barca. “This is a...
The A League is not happy with Verbeek
It never works when a national coach is so openly contemptuous of the domestic league. Even as the national...
Aussie Rules gets a bit worried
Barry Hall makes an appeal to tamp down all the ugly rubbish that goes on in Aussie Rules games...
Dean Ashton: The Os Trigonum Syndrome
Dean Ashton has been out for ever. The West Ham striker started in blazing fashion and then suffered a...