Wenger’s prickly defensiveness clouds reason
Wenger summing up the season after the Fulham match. ” But we are not to go overboard. Maybe one...
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Taça de Portugal final: FC Porto toy with Vitória de Guimarães
Andre Villas Boas adds the Portugese Cup to his feathers as FC Porto run riot over Vitória de Guimarães,...
Hugo Rodallega is the last day hero
Hugo Rodallega’s 78th minute winner at the Brittania ensured Wigan remain in the Premiership. Blackburn had already ensured Premiership...
Paolo Di Canio: No thugs in our house?
Paolo Di Canio, the former West Ham player turned fascist thug becomes Swindon Town’s newest manager. A leading trade...
The Earth survived today and so will FIFA
“Sepp, Sepp no reason to go apoplectic … just go apocalyptic” Today was Judgment Day according to Harold Camping,...
Copa Libertadores: Santos advance to the semi-finals, 2-1 (agg)
Santos, Brazil’s only hope left after a ruinous Copa Libertadores managed to overcome Once Caldas on aggregate after drawing...
Andrea Pirlo departs for Juventus
Sad news for the Rossoneri as Andrea Pirlo who served their club so brilliantly for ten seasons is moving...
Europa Cup final: Porto beat Braga, 1-0
szólj hozzá: Por 1-0 Bra In the all Portugese finals, it was Porto taking bragging rights. And fittingly it...
West Ham’s owners are the problem not the manager
Avram Grant should have gone four months ago. That is the conventional wisdom and a fairly safe one at...
Five new rules for Arsene Wenger
Back to the drawing board The dust has barely settled. From the braggadocio of the “quadruple” barely two months...
Maarten Stekelenburg drops the Eredivisie Cup
Sergio Ramos started a hot trend. On Saturday, Vincent Kompany dropped the FA Cup. Yesterday, it was Maarten Stekelenburg...
U17 Euro final: Netherlands beat Germany 5-2
The Dutch prove their talent is in good hands. And Arsenal have a future star in Kyle Ebecilio, the...
Liverpool’s streak comes to an end
szólj hozzá: L0-2T In the battle for a Europa spot, Spurs came out on top. Rafael Van Der Vaart...
Sergio Busquets cleared of racial wrongdoing
Busquets has been plagued by dementors since childhood Instead there is overwhelming evidence that he seeks to make monkeys...
Diego Maradona will coach Al Wasl
Which look will he sport in the UAE? Don Diego decides Dubai will be his next stop. He is...
Cristiano Ronaldo equals Zarra and Hugo Sanchez’s record
A rueful looking Diego Lopez fished out the ball from goal after two sublime free kicks by Cristiano Ronaldo...
A Man Utd montage: Title number 19
From the days of Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, and George Best the Man Utd dynasty had to wait 26...
Milwall celebrates West Ham’s relegation
A banner flown by cheeky Milwall supporters celebrate West Ham’s demotion which should ensure some headline grabbing encounters with...
The game of the weekend: Blackpool vs Bolton, 4-3
Man Utd would love nothing better to sign off on their Premiership success with an unbeaten record at OId...
How many Arsenal fans afflicted by “I don’t care anymore?”
While Man Utd bask in their enviable 19th title, spare a thought for those they’ve left behind. Arsenal were...
Liverpool believe again under King Kenny
Kenny Dalglish’s appointment as permanent manager was a mere formality. Taking a club from mid table to a Europa...
Second time around for Hope Solo
With a name like Hope Solo it is little wonder her brilliant performance against Brazil in the 2008 Olympics...
Neil Lennon gets attacked by a Hearts fan
Scotland’s shame. This is a disgusting attack and whatever one may think of Neil Lennon he does not deserve...
Barcelona are Champions!
The Blaugrana secure their 21st league title and third in succession drawing Levante 1-1. They needed just a point....
Sepp Blatter flaps his gums about corruption
Sepp Blatter whose cronies are the ones square in the eye of the present bribery allegations is now flapping...
A former Mourinho understudy eyed as Ancelotti’s successor
Andre Villa Boas, whose FC Porto bludgeoned the Portugese Liga into submission and now faces Braga in the Europa...
Ronaldo’s Getafe hat trick brings him closer to Zarra and Sanchez
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be a liberated man after the series of El Clasicos showcased Leo Messi’s versatility as...
Lord Triesman names names
They all look like Sepp Blatter. This is Nicolas Leoz eying a knigthood. A rogues gallery. Nicolas Leoz, Jack...
Brazil face Copa Libertadores crisis
Only Santos remain in the last eight of the Copa Libertadores as Cruzeiro, Gremio, Fluminese join reigning champions Internacional...
Liverpool goes the full Maxi
It took a goal 6 seconds faster than Chicharito’s against Chelsea for Liverpool to go up against Fulham. Maxi...
El Clasico: Barca’s B team beat Real’s B team
Barca’s B team beat its Real Madrid counterparts 3-1 in the Youth Champions Cup final on Saturday notching up...
Genoa sink Sampdoria in last minute thriller
Dramatic 97th minute goal by Mauro Boselli in the Genoa derby giving the home side a 2-1 win and...
Udinese beat Lazio to qualify for the Champions League
Antonio Di Natale continues to impress and he scored his 27th and 28th goal of this season after Alexis...
Gennaro Gattuso on Anzhi Makhachkala’s wish list
“I hope I never get to see the likes of you in Dagestan” According to La Gazzetta dello Sport...
A tribute to AC Milan on their 18th Scudetto
The era of zero tituli is over. Milan win their first Scudetto since 2004 after a scoreless draw with...
Old Trafford a red sea of jubilation
Man Utd win and have their 19th title well in their grasp. Chicharito Hernandez and Nemanja Vidic were the...
36 seconds: Man Utd are virtually assured of the title
An iconic moment: David Luiz looking at Carlo Ancelotti and mouthing “Who? Me?!!” after his mistake allowed Chicharito Hernandez...
Stoke 3 Arsenal 1: Cut and paste
szólj hozzá: S3-1A The afterglow of the Man Utd victory is truly over. Arsenal failed to stoke the dying...
UEFA bans the Special One for five games
UEFA takes an exceedingly dim view of Jose Mourinho’s “Porque?” screed. A five match ban with one already served...
Edwy Plenel on France’s racism row
Mediapart’s editor in chief, Edwy Plenel writes why the racism row is so damaging and the quota system abhorrent....
Europa Cup: FC Porto advance on aggregate after Villarreal loss
szólj hozzá: Villarreal 3-2 Porto All goals It was always going to be an uphill task overcoming a four...
Europa Cup: Braga make history on away goals advantage
szólj hozzá: S.Braga 1-0 Benfica Highlights Custodio’s magnificent header gave Braga a vital goal at home and the Arsenalistas...
Martin Palermo’s amazing back heel goal
Martin Palermo is Boca Juniors heart and soul. Many have abandoned the club to go to the lucrative European...
Laurent Blanc needs to resign
Yannick Noah lends his voice against the quota system There seems to be no ambivalence or finessing what Laurent...
Arsenal raise ticket prices and its hefty
As expected the club raised ticket prices in the afterglow of the Man Utd win. Its a whopping 6.5%...
Gonzalo Higuain’s disallowed goal
Franck De Bleekere was spot on with the decision to disallow Gonzalo Higuain’s goal. The referee blew the whistle...
As per Mou: Madrid’s chances just got bleaker
Jose Mourinho will watch the second leg of the Champions League in a hotel room. Aitor Karanka, his assistant...
West Ham owners: Part of the club’s implosion
Another sign the former porn merchants have lost all confidence in West Ham. With friends like these, who needs...
Real Zaragoza dodge relegation and Real Madrid
Iker Casillas had a match to forget. Zaragoza dodged relegation as they won 3-2 over the Merengues. Angel Lafita...
Barca come a cropper against Real Sociedad
Their Champions League encounter might have sucked out all the air but over the weekend Barca blew their chances...
Real charge UEFA with ignoring Barca racism
Its all coming to a boil. An aggrieved Real played footage that shows Sergio Busquets mouthing off to Marcelo...
Arsenal’s most notorious fan is no more
Osama Bin Laden did not get enough time to savour Arsenal’s win over Man Utd. Was he really a...
Laurent Blanc playing both sides of the racial divide
France continues to be rocked by after shocks stemming from its World Cup debacle. Mediapart, a Paris based journal...
Against Liverpool Newcastle find themselves South Bound Suarez
szólj hozzá: Liverpool – Newcastle 3:0 Luis Suarez seems hellbent on consigning Fernando Torres to the wayback machine and...