Expert goalkeepers: They have better selective visual search
Do you remember the fantastic goal keeping of Joao Ricardo of Portugal that sent a mortified English squad to...
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Video: Bolton 2 Newcastle United 1
The El Hadji Diouf show with some great help from the Magpies defence. Bolton comes away with their first...
West Ham: Abdication of responsibility
West Ham lies at the bottom of the Premiership – a scenario hardly contemplated by the likes of Alan...
Should McLaren continue to fail, Allardyce serves notice
Sam Allardyce shakes a fist! Remember this summer’s musical chairs with the England coach in the post Sven era?...
Video: La Liga: Barcelona 3 Sevilla 1
Goals by Ronaldinho, Messi, and Kanoute!
The Cote D’Ivoirians players: Fantastic but flawed
Didier Drogba, Emmannuel Eboue, and Didier Zokora, have a few things in common. They are Cote D’Ivoirian, fantastic players...
Chelsea’s expensive signings disappoint: Khalid Boulahrouz is the exception
Ballack, Mikel, Sheva- 45 million pounds but where are they? Chelsea continues to perform but it is clear that...
This season’s most bizarre Premiership match: Chelsea vs Reading
The way Chelsea celebrated the end of this match, you would think they had won their third title in...
Bill Shankly’s reminder to Anfield: On his 25th death anniversary
As Reds fans wonder what maybe going wrong with their season, in 9th place in the Premiership after a...
Video: Tribute to Bill Shankly
Under Bill Shankly, the Reds lay their foundations to one of the best football clubs of the world.
Video: Robin Van Persie! Gunners shoot down Charlton, 2-1
Definitely a candidate for the most spectacular goal of the season! Persie sprinting 15 metres full tilt, and then...
Video: Adebayor! Adebayor! Adebayor!
The best part. Adebayor’s goal against Man Utd. The icing was how that punk Ronaldo lost the ball. Arsenal...
Video: Drogba’s goal: The goal of the season so far
There was nothing Jamie Carragher and co. could have done to stop Drogba. Just look at the perfect balance,...
West Ham hams it up against Roeder and the Magpies, 0-2
“Don’t cry for me Argentina” might be the song that Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano might be singing since...
Video: Nelinho in the 1978 World Cup
Nelinho uses the Magnus effect to score one of the most memorable goals in World Cup history!
Emir Kusturica’s Maradona: Out in 2006
Maradona shows his solidarity! Look out for Emir Kusturica’s documentary on Diego Maradona in post production now. It is...
A tale of two Arsenals: England and Argentina
Today was a good day if your club was called Arsenal because they all won their matches. There are...
Video: Rosicky’s screamer against Hamburg
Rosicky’s blast in Arsenal’s win against Hamburg, 2-1!
Video: Lyons 2 Real Madrid 0
It could have been much worse if Iker Casillas had not been so stellar in goal. Not the best...
Relegated Juventus gets its first win
Congratulations to the boys in Juventus who stayed back. Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet, and captain Alessandro Del Piero for...
Gianluigi Buffon’s successor: Federico Agliardi
Palermo put it past Lazio, 2-1. Federico Agliardi, their goalkeeper kept out 12 shots at goal. It would be...
Cesc, Lehmann, and Adebayor pull it off against Man Utd
Today was a proud, proud day for all Gooners. Minus Thierry Henry and RVP, Arsenal went to Old Trafford,...
Video: Premiership goals: Andy Johnson again!!
Johnson rolls right on against Wigan with his 5th goal. Lua Lua puts one past Charlton Athletic and puts...
Marco Materazzi is required reading in Philosophy class
Marco Materazzi who recently disclosed that he fancied Zidane’s sister to his sweaty jersey, waxes eloquent on Inter’s pathetic...
Arsenal at Old Trafford: Better than playing at the Emirates
At this point Arsenal is still seeking its first win of the season and ranked 17th in the Premiership...
Rafa Benitez: Dazed and Confused, tell me it’s not true
Liverpool is going through a mini crisis. A small one, but with this year’s Premiership, with Portsmouth, Everton, and...
Owen Hargreaves out with a broken leg
Owen Hargreaves broke the fibula (shin bone) of his left leg in the Bayer loss against Armenia Bliefeld, 2-1...
Video: Rodrigo Palacios is the new Mario Kempes
Boca 1 River Plate 0. Will Palacios vindicate Mario Kempes faith in him?
Gareth Barry: The best underrated player in England?
Gareth Barry is Aston Villa and Aston Villa is Gareth Berry. In the midst of all the high powered...
Video: Euro 2008, N.Ireland vs Spain, 3-2, David Healy all the way!
8+ minutes but worth every minute. Watch Leeds United striker, David Healy’s hat trick and see Aragones looking like...
Video: David Healy punishes the Three Lions
Sven Goran’s team stumbles against Northern Ireland and David Healy. Check out the goal and the celebrations!
Oligarkh: The movie on Boris Berezovsky or Platon Elenin
A movie loosely based on Boris Berezovsky who changed his name to Platon Elenin based on a character called...
Guus Hiddink: Not an impressive debut against Croatia
The Roman Abramovich bankrolled Guus Hiddink era began in less than spectacular style as Russia was held to a...
Sergio Aragones to be sacked: Spain crashes out against N.Ireland
The rumblings begin. Spain’s woes keep getting worse, a downward spiral that began in the World Cup, after getting...
Video: Andy Johnson’s 3rd goal against Liverpool
A comedy of errors by Pepe Reina! Everton beats Liverpool, 3-0. Correction: That was Andy Johnson’s 2nd goal, Everton’s...
Video: Andy Johnson debut for Everton….. and scores
Watch this kid. He will score more than 15 goals for Everton this season. He already has three.
Brad Friedel: The best goalkeeper in the Premiership
Brad Friedel, Petr Cech, or Paul Robinson? I would bet my money on Brad Friedel everytime. This weekend he...
The best new signing in the Premiership so far?
Andy Johnson, Everton’s new signing from Crystal Palace Portsmouth, Everton, and Aston Villa in the top 5 of the...
Arsenal and Tottenham: Bitter rivals are having a bit of a tough go
The Emirates stadium is not proving to be too lucky for the Gunners. They managed a draw with Middlesborough,...
Football consortiums: Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, players as bait
In South America, it is quite common for football players to be owned not just by their club but...
The West Ham buyout: Kommersant partners, Kia Joorabchian, Badri Patarkatsishvili, and Boris Berezovsky
“Hey Badri, let’s get Kia to go after West Ham.” So it’s finally come to this. A wanted criminal,...
Video: France 3 Italy 1, Les Bleus over the Azzurris
This result should put beyond doubt that France was the better team in the World Cup too. It also...
Why would anyone want Zidane’s sweaty jersey?
Now the truth is told. Materazzi did not want Zidane’s jersey, the one that he kept tugging, and one...
Boris Berezovsky: Roman Abramovich’s partner, Russia’s most feared oligarch
In all the hullaballoo of West Ham being taken over by Kia Joorabchian, in most likelihood, a proxy for...
Chelsea: Disregard West Ham; you disregard your own history
Human memory is not only short, it is fickle. It is astounding how Chelsea have inveigled themselves into the...
Arsenal’s Brazilians: The way to go
Brazil in one way or another has never really seen the English League as a stop for showcasing their...
To Wayne Rooney: Cock up and play the game
Football players should be seen and not heard. Again it’s not just Ashley Cole calling abuse on Arsene Wenger...
Who is Kia Joorabchian? Is Abramovich behind the West Ham move?
Is Roman Abramovich (L) negotiating West Ham’s takeover? Kia Joorbachian (R) West Ham shocked everybody in the soccer world...
Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal: Be warned, this year’s Premiership is not about you!
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano come to West Ham, Kanu is on fire at Portsmouth, Aston Villa is being...
Portsmouth, Aston Villa: Their recent fortunes raise little rancour
Mention Malcolm Glazer and his takeover of Man U, and it will get most Mancusian’s gritting their teeth in...
Video: Bobby Zamora: The lad does alright!
Nice little video put together of Zamora’s goals.
Bobby Zamora’s flying start: Hammers escape with a draw
Bobby Zamora is in fine fettle. The West Ham striker seems to have taken the added responsibility on his...
Video: Sheffield United vs Liverpool, 1-1
Steven Gerrard learned a lot from the Italians this World Cup and put it to good use against the...