End of the exodus to the Liga?
The Zapatero government is proposing a tax rate hike from 24% to 43% for overseas players who earn more...
Category: Gossip/Trash Talk
Kroenke cranks up the Arsenal stakes
Stan Koenke just bought up 427 more shares. His holding increases to 29.6%, less than a percentage point from...
Fernando Torres faces possible surgery
The bad news just keeps getting worse for Liverpool with Torres to join Steven Gerrard as a possible candidate...
Maradona creating Barca around Messi
One of the great disconnects in the Argentina World Cup qualifiers was the anemic performance of Leo Messi when...
Becks signs AC Milan deal
With his contribution key to the Galaxy making the playoffs, Beck’s Milan departure raises fewer eyebrows. He will play...
Endgame Rafa?
HAMM: This is not much fun. (Pause.) But that’s always the way at the end of the day, isn’t...
Donovan Ricketts saves Galaxy
The man of the moment for the Galaxy For a moment Donovan Ricketts looked like he was going to...
FSC’s business minute can do much, much better!
Sunday’s edition of FSC’s business minute sponsored by British Airways discussed the economic implications of David Beckham’s arrival at...
Chris Sullivan and Bretos bring up “interventions”
I did not know that the MLS was a giant holding area for players seeking addiction counseling. Through the...
Shalrie Joseph scores to give Revs the win
The MLS playoffs have been engrossing and so far the upstarts have given the finger to the favourites. This...
World Cup could generate about $5 Billion for the USA
Nice bit of stimulus. 65,000 and 100,000 total new jobs would be created in the various host cities during...
Can the injury stricken Revs douse the Fire?
Eastern Conference Semifinals – First Leg New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire Sun., Nov. 1, Gillette Stadium (2 p.m....
FIFA U -17: The USA take on the UAE
Jack McInerney and the US take on UAE USA vs UAE, Ijebu Ode, 1 November 2009, 16:00 (local time)...
Speaking your mind about the MLS can cost you
The Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo playoffs got the MLS playoffs to a raucous start with their edge of...
Video: Higuain comes to Pellegrini’s rescue
Two goals by Gonzalo “El Pipita ” Higuain had Manuel Pellegrini pumping his hands Wenger style. It was a...
Welcome to my nightmare: Arsenal beat Spurs
“Welcome to my nightmare, welcome to my breakdown.” Alice Cooper’s 1975 campy anthem sums up the last five minutes...
The media makes up its mind: Pellegrini out
The Spanish media really want Manuel Pellegrini gone. They are playing up a war of words that Guti appears...
Wenger brushes of Ade’s comments
Wenger responds to Adebayor’s insinuations and rumour mongering by dismissing them.
10 notable football felons: Some lovable, some otherwise
Marlon King: King has vaulted to the top of the rogues gallery with his second conviction. The first one...
Wenger might start Almunia
Against Spurs. Lukasz Fabianski has re-injured himself and is out for three weeks. Vito Mannone looked far from reassuring...
Real Madrid crisis: Pellegrini gets two more matches
Manuel Pellegrini’s coaching career at Real is in danger. The shocking defeat at the hands of lowly Alcorcon has...
Spit and Swine!
Becks shows his expertise with “spit pieces” The Health Protection Agency has determined that spitting could lead to the...
Lotthar Matthaus rejects Racing Santander job
Matthaus last minute rejection of the Racing Santander job has the club gnashing their teeth. He was supposed to...
Will Adam Pearson’s arrival hasten Phil Brown’s exit?
Phil Brown, ex manager and current suntan oil salesman? The Independent says that Adam Pearson’s shock arrival from Derby...
A tale of two clubs: Newcastle settled, Pompey unsettled
In Family Guy: Chris Griffin: Dad, was there ever a real city of New Orleans?” Peter Griffin: “No one...
Sir Alex admits to wrongdoing
Alan Wiley’s new “slimming” photo-angle Sir Alex has admitted to improper conduct regarding Alan Wiley. Alan Leighton of the...
Wenger: ” We have to kill teams off’
Arseblog as usual gives a well balanced summation and my two cents is that the “killer instinct” message should...
Ahead of the biggest Premiership match this season
Sheesh! Every match Sir Alex gets 5 minutes of extra time? While each fan will be watching his club...
Rafa channels his inner ” wild thing”
“I say, Arsene, I’ve got to get this guy off my back. Any ideas on how to beat him?...
Daily Mail: Eduardo to Stephen Gately
The Daily Mail seems to have moved on from shaming divers and cheaters in football to something more fire...
Sven declines Swedish job
The Swede who is director of football at Notts County felt he could combine his position at the club...
If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..
This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
A Casey in point!
The US goes through to the World Cup! I gave the Hondurans the benefit of their stranglehold at San...
Maradona’s Belly Flop
Looks like someone did capture Maradona’s belly flop after all… Wonder what he’ll do if they beat Uruguay on...
Mexico, US advance to South Africa
Mexico clobbers El Salvador 4-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Our friend...
Maradona’s Argentina SQUEAK past Peru in 93rd minute (2-1)
What a tragicomedy. Higuain puts Argentina up 1-0 at the beginning of the second half. Then it starts pouring....
The Statistical Game
When the analytical nerds get going, it’s best to smile and step out of the way. According to them,...
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Peace One Day: Adidas & Puma Shake Hands, Play Football
Now let’s get that Middle East peace process back on track… Peace!
Turkish tobacco: Rooney was the spittoon
The Wayne Rooney flare up where he slammed his boot to the ground and everyone thought it was because...
The six referee thing is nagannahappen
Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...
Pele gets back at Don Diego
Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
Is Notts County a cog in Qatar’s larger football ambitions?
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s Emir and football association president Saving the world’s oldest football club has an...
Sir Alex: Man City a “bit cocky”
Sir Alex on the run up to the derby which should be lots of fun. Ferguson said: ‘The rivalry...
Adebayor gets a three game ban
Well deserved. There is also the improper conduct charge which is still pending. Adebayor did not contest the violent...
A battered Arsenal meets Standard Leige: Mannone to start
Standard Liege v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 19:45 Arsene Wenger prefaces the match with some...
Some quotes to get your day started
“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
Man Utd have started clicking ominously
A goal down. A man down. And they come back and spank Spurs, 3-1. This was a huge test...
Video: In which Maradona finds out his nightmare is true
This should explain his results.
AFA website hacked: Maradona photoshopped
A picture is worth a thousand words. The AFA website was hacked and Diego Maradona was photoshopped wearing a...
In Chelsea’s squad lie England’s future managers
Saturday, June 1st, 1991 was the day when Man Utd won the Cup Winners Cup beating Barca, 2-1 in...
Five things we should expect from Arsenal
All the *wtf* moments belong to us: First Diaby with his head scratching header that led to an own...
The FA needs to take immediate action against Ade
Above is the photographic evidence of Adebayor’s malice. As if there was any more reason needed why he is...
Wanted big target men for Argentina: Paging Hernan Crespo
An airborne Argentinian. Say it isn’t so. Crespo shows his aerial abilities. Please help out Don Diego. He should...