Sir Alex has a dig at big spending Chelsea
Love the tongue in cheek “Chelsea were right to spend £50m for Torres”. The artful dodger is a master...
Category: Gossip/Trash Talk
Zamalek vs Club Africain: Forget the riots
In the aftermath of the Zamalek vs Club Africain match which brought 5000 rioting fans onto the pitch, one...
Rise and Shine: The Jay De Merit story
Stirring documentary about Jay De Merit who arrives in England with a dream of playing in the Premier League...
Expose on Australia’s World Cup bid wins prize
The Australian category for best sport writing went to Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker of The Age for their...
Rooney gets a two match ban
The FA hands the Man Utd striker a two match ban for swearing into a camera. One more defining...
FIFA’s Bosnia ruling shows no sensitivity
This was no April Fool’s joke as Bosnia and Herzegovina found themselves banned from international football. The problem: FIFA/...
16 year old Indi Cowie wows with her freestyle skills
Nice write up in the NYT magazine about 16 year old phenom Indi Cowie, whose family is originally from...
Rooney faces FA wrath for swearing
Not smart but really not a huge deal. Actually, he brings this passion to the fore on the field...
Sandro Rosell adds insult to Real Madrid injury
Sandro Rosell, Barca’s president predicts a 5-0 lashing of the Merengues in their Copa Del Rey meeting a day...
Edinson Cavani shows why he’ll be a hot summer target
Edinson Cavani will not be in Napoli much longer. He scored a hat trick in one of the Serie’s...
Pato comes alive in AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Inter
Masimiliano Allegri won the clash between the Serie’s two most photogenic managers. AC MIlan looked very comfortable in their...
Against Blackburn Arsenal’s self belief continues to erode
A couple of weeks ago, Man Utd took to the field against Bolton and found themselves a man down...
Soccer and Society: Vikas Shah’s interview with FIFA’s Jérôme Valcke
Great interview by Vikas “Thought Economist” Shah. Jérôme Valcke explains how FIFA sees football as a “school of life.”...
In Wenger we trust or should we?
Arseblog draws attention to something that Wenger said in the pre West Brom press conference regarding Thomas Vermaelen’s frustrating...
Chad Ochocinco’s soccer dreams are just that
Chad Ochocinco’s headline grabbing foray into soccer maybe motivated by the same feelings which led Deion Sanders and Michael...
Bad news for Stuart Holden: Out for six months
The Jonny Evans tackle does a number. Holden is out for the season. Big loss for Bolton and the...
Serie: How about Udinese?
Antonio Di Natale has been in top form The Bianconeri are yet to lose since the winter break. Their...
Chelsea’s Brazilians secure a vital win
The battle of the heavyweight “financial dopers” with a combined estimate of £650m in transfer fees was settled at...
Video: Jonny Evans tackle injures Stuart Holden
The injury prone Stuart Holden was stretchered off after Jonny Evans tackle opened up a big bloody gash in...
Does anyone at Arsenal have Wenger’s ear?
Peter Hill-Wood? Pat Rice? Anyone? Arsene Wenger needs an intervention. No one is hurting more than he as Arsenal...
Mario Balotelli: Cleverer with his legs than his hands
Needless to say, Mario Balotelli might not be your preferred house guest for dinner if a rack of ribs...
Bin Hammam: Reflects Asia’s rise and football’s need for transpareny
He looks better than Septic Bladder Mohamed Bin Hammam who has done more than anyone to put Asia and...
Champions League: Man Utd faces Chelsea in QF
A crestfallen John Terry: The slip that cost Chelsea the Champions League: Lovers of redemption rub your hands. Man...
Champions League: Real Madrid breeze past Lyon
Marcelo scores a beauty dancing around the Lyon defense as Cristiano Ronaldo provides the killer assist! Karim Benzema adds...
Sir Alex: Of banns and bans
Sir Alex Ferguson’s contract should include the provision that he publicly proclaim his contempt for a referee before a...
Champions League: Inter beat Bayern in a thriller
Samuel Eto’o fires the first goal for Inter before two defensive lapses cost them the lead. Julio Cesar bobbles...
Champions League: Chicharito guides Man Utd into QF
The elusive Chicharito Hernandez, surely the signing of the season (Rafael Van Der Vaart is the other claimant) slips...
Wenger turns to Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann who definitely has tiger blood in his veins returns to Arsenal to help out with their goalkeeping...
Benoit Assou Ekotto would have hated Lineker
Gary Lineker in his Guardian interview: “You’ve got no chance of reaching the top if you’re just playing for...
Richard Swarbrick’s animation of Gareth Bale
Richard Swarbrick’s imaginative animation leaves an indelible Rorschach of Gareth Bale striding like a colossus and tearing apart Inter.
Arsenal’s misery continues: United dump them out of FA Cup
Three down. Only the Premiership is left in Arsenal’s house of cards. And worse we will have to do...
Europa Cup: Liverpool fall to Braga
“To come away just one goal behind after the first-half performance is very fortunate,” said Dalglish. “While they didn’t...
Europa Cup: Sheva sighting in Kyiv’s win over City
Veteran Andriy Shevchenko, the former Milan and Chelsea striker showed quick thinking and quick feet to give Dynamo Kyiv...
Wenger sidetracks personal deficiencies to go after UEFA
In all of the furore surrounding Robin Van Persie’s dismissal by Massimo Busacca a simple truth seems to have...
Eric Cantona’s ESPN interview
Interview with the football legend, film actor, political activist, and tangential philosopher waxing on his career, international football and...
Chelsea continue comeback against Blackpool
John Terry gets things going. Frank Lampard adds a brace. Jason Puncheon claimed a late consolation goal for Blackpool....
Champions League: Van Persie and Fabregas included for Barca
Barca’s two centre back stalwarts Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique out of the line up is heartening news. More...
Ahsan Ali Syed: Racing Santander’s Nigerian scamster
Ahsan Ali Syed, the man with a Midas touch who rode into Blackburn as their saviour until several financial...
Issa Hayatou has to act immediately to ensure player safety
“All the protesters are taking Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” James Dorsey at www.mideastsoccer.blogspot.com alerts us to CAF...
Caroline Wozniacki sends Liverpool some love
The Danish tennis player is the world no.1 and she showed she’s also an ardent Reds supporter especially of...
Europa Cup: Liverpool overcome Sparta Prague
Steven Gerrard exults on the sidelines after Dirk Kuyt puts his head on the ball to give Liverpool a...
Europa Cup: Maurice Edu sighting as Rangers advance
Maurice Edu scored the decisive away goal as Rangers battled Sporting Lisbon to a draw. They move on to...
Qatar wants to add Man Utd feather to its World Cup cap?
Andy Green in a Guardian article thinks paying £1.5bn for Man Utd is too much. But it maybe a...
Europa Cup: Dzeko on target as City crush Aris Salonika
Edin Dzeko came up big with a brace against visiting Aris Saloniki. Yaya Toure added to the tally with...
With key injuries Wenger should concentrate on Barca return leg
Arsenal’s captain has a much worse prognosis than anticipated and could be out for three weeks. It is the...
Arsenal play defence in Stoke victory
Theo Walcott was stretchered off with an ankle sprain which will keep him out of the Carling Cup final...
CL 1st leg: Benzema scores against his old club
Karim Benzema’s subdued celebration after scoring his first goal against his former club was at odds with the overwhelming...
Blackpool shake up Spurs, 3-1
Ian Holloway’s boys showed no slowing down in their quest for attractive and attacking football despite their history of...
CL 1st leg: Anelka brace sinks Copenhagen
Nicolas Anelka shows an older more ruthless streak as a finisher. Part of the problem playing in the slot...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Berlusconi: Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby!
Could we add Moroccan temptresses to the list of people bringing down autocrats? This time it is not in...
Rainieri resigns as Roma implode against Genoa
Manic depressive Roma implode again. Phillipe Mexes, Nicolas Burdisso, and Francesco Totti fire Roma into a seemingly unassailable 3-0...
Dani Aranzubia: Creates La Liga history
95th minute Deportivo de la Coruna is awarded a last gasp corner. The ball comes floating down and a...
UEFA: Gattuso faces a 4 match ban
For his exploits against Jim Jordan. Richly deserved.
FA Cup: Orient show pluck (and talent) against Arsenal
Full marks to Leyton Orient for pulling of an incredible draw. They reached the semifinals of the FA Cup...