Asian games :Iranian player scores,then apologises
Iran beat China 8-7 (penalties ) in this Asian Games quarter final game in Doha.Iran’s Arash Borhani had to...
Category: Copa America
Soccerblog opinion: Klinsmann turning down the US job really hurts
Bob Bradley, the new US MNT coach I think Marcelo Balboa and Dave O’Brien had a lot to do...
Barcelona face must win match
Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Germany’s Werder Bremen will determine whether Barcelona become the first reigning champions to be...
Cristiano Ronaldo in diving incident again
Bitter words from Middlesbrough’s manager Gareth Southgate after Ronaldo’s 19th minute theatrics won Man U a penalty against them....
CANNAVARO’S GOLDEN BALL , part 2
Leaving aside ethical questions raised by the video of his (supposedly then legal) performance-enhancing drug use, does Fabio Cannavaro’s...
Uproar in South Africa about World Cup Preparations
Toyi toyi is a Southern African dance that became famous for its use in political protests in the apartheid-era...
Keep the Promise
World Aids Day 2006 : I found soccer related programmes to mark the day and to raise awareness among...
Blatters are Forever
That title should read Diamonds are forever.There is a reasonably good reason for the variation – this being that...
Inter finds new leading man en route to goal
You’d think that with a forward line up featuring the raw power of Slatan Ibrahimovic, the geniality of Hernan...
FIFA player of the year to be declared soon
The FIFA player of the year has been shortlisted down to three names – Ronaldinho,Zidane or Cannavaro. U.S. captain...
Chelsea to launch chinese website
特別一個……that’s ” The special one” in chinese. Rumours are rife that Mourinho is brushing up on the language as...
Somalia and soccer
Sepp Blatter was in the news about the suspension of Iran from world Soccer recently .The ban has temporarily...
Blattertalk
The latest Blatterspeak includes a provisional lifting of the ban on Iran so that they can participate in the...
Football is not hate
“Even if the circumstances remain unclear, the fact is that … a man is dead. Football is not hate....
FIFA suspends Iran from International Soccer
… no,not because of their nuclear weapons program- but because of Governmental interference in the way the game is...
Blatter – “FIFA to use Goal Line Technology”
Blatter announced yesteday that Goal-line technology will be used in next year’s World Club Championship.He also spoke about his...
Comments from Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff on Barcelona’s striker problem …… “You can’t sign anybody decent until the first of January and soon...
Tributes pour in for Ferenc Puskas: ‘A wonderful player and person’
The death of Ferenc Puskás in Budapest today has been felt throughout the footballing world. uefa.com rounds up the...
West Ham’s finest moment: The 1966 World Cup
Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, and Martin Peters: Hammers all! West Ham with all the ups and downs as a...
Video – Materazzi self goal
Turkish delight as Materazzi scores a self goal in Italy’s 1-1 draw in the friendly against Turkey yesterday.
Henry closes in on record
This diving header in the friendly against Greece brings Theirry Henry’s tally of goals scored for France to 39...
Ballon D’or – New rumour
Okay – new rumour. Fabio Cannavaro is going to be the one to win the Golden Ball and not...
Violence in Argentine football.
Argentine authorities are investigating allegations that Gimnasia-La Plata players received death threats from their own supporters, who demanded the...
New kids on the block
Real Madrid have announced the signing of Brazilian side Fluminense’s 18 year old left-back Marcelo. He is the latest...
Forget hat tricks- Nistelrooy scores 4
Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored all four in Real Madrid’s 4 -1 victory over Osasuna .Inspite of that incredible score...
Video: Louis Saha’s winning goal against Blackburn Rovers
Rooney missed two sitters and got a yellow card before Saha scored this.Details.
The Beckham Rule
The MLS Board of Governors approved the designated player rule, which will allow teams to sign one player outside...
Messi in metatarsal injury
The latest to be struck by the dreaded metartarsal injury is Lionel Messi who it seems will be will...
Video: Drogba’s hat trick against Watford
Drogba ,Drogba,Shevchenko ,Drogba and the scoreline read 4- 0
Drogba on hat trick of hat tricks
Drogba scored his second hat trick this year against Watford yesterday.The first one you will remember was against Levski...
MLS Finals preview: New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution meet Houston Dynamo tomorrow 12 November, at 2:30 PM. The New England Revs marched to their...
Manchester City Poll axed !
Graham Poll is back in the news.He was barely out and he’s back in. This time its for disallowing...
Video: Ruben De la Red scores for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid vs Ecija.Ruben De la Red’s great goal that made the score 5 – 1. Beckham opened the...
McClaren names 28
Steve McClaren has named 28 possible starters for the friendly against Holland on wednesday and will be going back...
The first World Cup Hat Trick was scored by an american.
All the historians reading this will be glad to know that the discrepancy regarding Bert Patenaude has been cleared...
Son et Lumiere in Paris
The French Fooball Federation are putting up a special sound and light show in Paris to honour their heroes....
The New Ronaldinho ?
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira alias Anderson alias “The new Ronaldinho” There was talk that both Chelsea and Barcelona...
Poll update
An update on the life and fortunes of Graham Poll.The FA have backed him up absolutely in the McFadden...
Paul Gascoigne booked for assault
Gazza had to spend a night in jail.James Lawton writing in the Independent says ” Paul Gascoigne’s latest indiscretion...
Video: Freddy Eastwood’s free kick
Freddy Eastwood’s superb giant killing free kick that dumped Manchester United out of the Carling Cup on Tuesday. And...
Graham Poll is giving out the cards again
Hmmmmm…Yellow ? …or Red ?…or both ..? Choices , choices !! Graham Poll is breaking news again.John Terry was...
Lehmann’s cheat sheet up for sale.
Argentina vs Germany Quarter Final Penalty Shootout Remember Lehmann’s cheat sheet ? Lehmann consulted it and dived in the...
Buffon – European Soccer Player of the Year ?
According to Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the Juventus goalkeeper has won the Ballon D’or as the European soccer player of...
Beckenbauer – gets award,backs 6+5 rule
German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer received the Golden Victoria Award from the German publishers association for his work as...
FIFPro World XI announced.
The FIFPro world XI team. Ronaldinho was once again voted player of the year 2005- 2006. Lionel Messi won...
Video: Alan Pardew and Arsene Wenger in touchline drama
Arsene Wenger and Alan Pardew having a bit of a scrap during Arsenal’s loss to West Ham through a...
Will Eggert Magnusson be the new owner of West Ham?
Eggert Magnusson, the head of the Icelandic Football Association seems to have bested the Kia Joorabchian – Eli Papoushado...
Zidane on health food trip
Zinedine Zidane is in Bangladesh at the invitation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, whose Grameen Bank specialises...
A very expensive football
Signed by all members of the Italian World Cup winning team this unique and very expensive football now belongs...
Claude Makélélé scores a goal !
Makélélé is a midfielder who is so effective in his role that the position he plays is occasionally referred...
You Tube and FIFA in court
For all the legally minded eagles out there- two court cases are making news. Bayern Munich has threatened YouTube...
Lamps to Barca: Yes, there is a woman involved
This might be Frank Lampard’s final season at Chelsea. If all is to believed Lamps is planning a move...
Mourinho may have to face touchline ban
Remember Drogba’s goal against Barcelona and Mourinho’s antics on the sideline? Well here’s strong words about that from Uefa’s...
Wenger challenges FIFA’s plan for ‘mediocrity”
Arsenal Manager Wenger has reacted angrily against FIFA and FIFPro – the international players’ union. This is because the...