John Utaka is the Premiership impact player
Harry Redknapp’s record signing of former Rennes striker John Utaka, reportedly costing Pompey in the region of £8m has...
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Arsenal’s CL campaign: Winners over Sparta Prague
Arsenal’s opened its CL campaign against Sparta Prague with a win and they won ugly which is a beautiful...
Video: Everton 3 Tottenham 1
Online Videos by Veoh.com For a club that has been slated to break into the top four, you could...
Thaksin giveth and Thaksin can taketh away
I don’t think there are too many clubs that can claim that their fortunes rest on a serious consideration...
Daniel Alves left out of Sevilla squad: Chelsea beckons
Big rumour speculations that Alves is poised to join Chelsea after being left out of the Sevilla squad that...
Premiership openers: Malouda, Babel, and Martins shine
The three players that were subjects of intense Arsenal transfer speculations in the off season all acquitted themselves extremely...
A killjoy entity called NetResults is removing YouTube clips
A brain eating zombie entity called Net Results is removing the You Tube video clips of the matches we...
Roy Keane’s Sunderland: The cult of personality
Martin Jol called his teams display match against Sunderland “boring.” The critique does not augur well for the potentially...
Reading and Hahnemann bend, bend, bend but don’t snap
Brave, brave team. Steve Coppell’s Reading withstood Man Utd at Old Trafford as the Red Devils put on a...
The agony and ecstasy of being Arsenal: Bendtner was big
Arsenal 2 Fulham 1. To watch Arsenal start this season against Fulham was to watch another piece of theater...
Video: The Obafemi Martins show
Check out the Martins bicycle kick. The Magpies turned in a fine performance as Sam Allardyce beat his old...
Video: Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 1
Check out the Gerrard free kick. It’s how you would imagine winning a game.
Gerrard magic lifts Liverpool over Villa: Babel impresses
This was shaping to be a match of two defining mistakes. Martin Laursen’s own goal and Jamie Carragher’s handball...
New look City stamp their authority
Elano. Corluka. Onohua. Geovanni. Bianchi. Garrido. Bojinov. Petrov. The late season signings all paid off for Thaksin Shinawatra and...
Video: Reggie Bush vs David Beckham Part II
Did I hear Bush say, “One more time?” Beckham seems like he can subject his ankle to tackles by...
Dani Alves Chelsea deal looks imminent
If Dani Alves joins Chelsea then the odds of Man Utd winning the Premiership again, got a whole lot...
Alexandre” Duck” Pato to AC Milan
Alexander Pato most recently seen in the Brazil U20 squad that crashed out of the World Cup has been...
Sunderland’s fans are the most optimistic
Two words. Roy Keane. Find out why the Mackems believe that they can finish in the top ten. And...
Aston Villa: Can it be anymore under rated?
Villa probably has the most under rated midfielder in Gareth Barry who continues to delight and surprise with his...
Apologies to Soccerblog commentators
We have been noticing of late that although we publish your comments, it seems to register on the comment...
Video: 1961CL final; Benfica 3 Barcelona 2
Benfica breaks the Liga stranglehold on the CL and launches its golden period with great players like Eusebio and...
Chelsea fails again
You really can’t teach penalty shootouts because it all comes to mental edge and this part of the game...
Video: Rhain Davis: The first viral marketing soccer signing
Reports are that Man U and You Tube have merged to create a soccer video jockey behemoth, Tube Man...
Adu’s departure should serve a cautionary tale
While talented MLS players will always be a target for European clubs, there has been very few players who...
Big question: Adu to play 90 minutes at Benfica?
So Freddy Adu, the teenage phenom, often misguidedly compared to Pele, is leaving for a bigger club in a...
Beckham will likely be a no show against Toronto
16 minutes. That is the sum total of Becks appearance. You know if Alexi Lalas was at all concerned...
Earth to Mo Johnston: The MLS is not that hectic
In early October the Galaxy will also play friendlies against the Minnesota Thunder and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the...
Simon Kuper on Florent Malouda
Simon Kuper first met Florent Malouda at Camp Guingamp four years ago playing alongside team mate Didier Drogba. They...
Carlos Tevez saga is over: Old Trafford is his new home
West Ham gets a 2m pound registration fee and Kia Joorabchian and MSI get to keep the transfer fee...
Chinks in the armour:Man Utd will not win the Premiership
There are a number of reasons and when one says Man Utd will not win this season’s Premiership one...
Vedran Corluka: City’s defense just got immensely better
In the player sweepstakes race, City just finished the season very strongly. Of the slew of City’s recent signings,...
Van Persie is tipped for greatness: His words and actions
I think Robin Van Persie’s words should be taken seriously because it means that there are players who look...
On merit: Only Sunderland stands a chance remaining promoted
Reading under Steve Coppell was the Premiership team last season and the reason it did so was because they...
The Asian Cup final: US foreign policy contrasts
Did anyone notice the political underpinnings of US foreign policy in the Iraq vs Saudi Arabia Asian Cup final?...
Al Ahly on track to claim third CAF Champions Cup
Al Ahly’s Aboutrika: Their heart and soul Al Ahly, the club that has done more to put Africans playing...
Elano set to join City: Their attack still needs work
Man City still looks to struggle to score goals and they were at the bottom of the table tied...
The 2007 Premiership: One of the most talked about off seasons
The last 3 months have been bizarre, controversial, and frankly, soul searching for many clubs and for England. First,...
Let Heinze go: He does not fit Man Utd’s pace
Let Heinze go. He does not fit in with the recent injection of speedy and pacier players in Man...
Jorvan Vieira: Iraq’s coach and an ambassador of peace
Brazilian coaches rank a distant second to their players, the number one export to the soccer world. From Washington...
Video: Asian Cup: Iraq win against S.Korea
Asian Cup: Iraq 4:3 Korea Republic(shoot-out)Uploaded by yingyutong The fairy tale run of the Iraqi team continued as they...
Jose Mourinho looks down the barrel at Liverpool (read Rafa)
Jose Mourinho, the master of mind games has targeted Liverpool and their shiny new acquisitions. He also lets in...
Video: The Kop in 1964
Amazing footage from the Beeb which shows the rituals of the Kop tribe. A great moment as they go...
Premiership: Civil courts and uncivil behaviour
So Carlos Tevez costs 30m pounds? And Man Utd is willing to pay that much? Add all the money...
Nicolas Sarkozy would applaud the changing face of US soccer
Well, the change has begun from the top for France as the Sarkozy government has called upon the French...
Video: Cuauhtemoc Blanco scores on Fire debut
Contrast the circus surrounding Beckham’s debut with the quieter one of Blanco for the Chicago Fire. And the Mexican...
Freddy Adu to Benfica?
It seems the buzz is that MLS is willing to trade Freddy Adu for $7.5 million to Benfica. Adu...
Video: 2002 Freddie Ljungberg and his red stripe
2002 was the year of the Freddie, he and his red stripe. Including his brilliant strike against Chelsea that...
The Guardian continues its breathless Becks coverage
The latest installment. Marina Hyde’s voyeuristic contribution. Seriously, in its Beckham fetish, The Guardian is channeling its inner tabloid...
Ljungberg to West Ham: Henry’s departure influential
Freddie Ljungberg and his undie clad bod will be seen at Upton Park. Yeah, the nine season Arsenal mainstay...
The U20 World Cup shows Canada is ready
“It’s gonna be huge” – the official tournament slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 – has fulfilled...
Socceroos have a few questions to answer
This was the Socceroos first Asian Cup, played in less than perfect conditions, sticky and hot. But that is...
Keith Edelman: Arsenal is not for sale
Clear and concise words from Keith Edelman, Arsenal’s managing director: “I just want to make sure that fans really...