Van Persie’s teething problems are no laughing matter
Robin Van Persie’s frequent muscle injuries have been linked to his molars. He is to undergo surgery to remove...
Category: Gossip/Trash Talk
Ancelotti resigns: Set to join Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti announced his long awaited resignation from Milan soon after the Fiorentina match was over. He ended his...
Real’s constant rumour mill keep tabloids afloat
OK. We already have Franck Ribery joining up Real. Before that it was Cristiano Ronaldo. If it Tuesday it...
Mourinho’s exit: John Terry protesteth too much
Tout Simplement means “its just that” in French. It is also the title of the new book by Claude...
Video: Why Adebayor’s work rate is so poor
Yep, you now know why Adebayor does not show up to play when he can score virtually.
Before we go all gooey on Hiddink, there was Grant
Guus Hiddink’s mandate was clear cut. A short term intervention that would halt Chelsea’s spiraling fortunes which at one...
The Franck Ribery sweepstakes
Uli Hoeness shows who is boss in Bayern. Its not the manager for sure, he will always be a...
Bitterness and angst in the Man Utd locker
The simple fact: Man Utd believed in its invincibility built up by its stunning performance against Arsenal, bolstered by...
Hydra Properties difficulties are not rumours
Investors complaining of poor customer service relations. Bust ups with investors. Arbitrary rises in housing units, severe penalties for...
Portsmouth FC takeover by Al-Fahim
Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the prime mover behind the Man City takeover now owns his own Premiership club. He is purchasing...
Excuse Me While I Kiss My Shoe
I certainly hope that shoe-kissing will not become the new celebratory signature for Messi. A brilliant game for Barcelona,...
La Masia’s proteges are kings today
Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez hold the CL trophy aloft The number 4s are a special breed in Barcelona...
The EPL is not the center of the universe
In the end it was the heroic Carlos Puyol, overmatched in speed but not in intensity and in desire...
Video: CL finals: Barca vs Man Utd: 2-0
Eto’o’s goal (10′ minute) Link: Messi’s goal (69′ minute) Link: Barca becomes the first Spanish side to record the...
Maldini: The bitterness continues
The fallout escalates over the Curva Sud’s fans behaviour towards captain Paolo Maldini. He now says that the club...
Video: FAC 51 The Haçienda “24 Hour Party People”
Manchester in the mid 1980s, the mecca of the rave scene and Factory Records. Impresario Tony Wilson brought to...
ROMA 2009: The Will to Win
The will to win. That’s what it’s going to take. Both teams appear talented, strong, evenly matched. Will Ronaldo...
Video: Manu Chao: La Rumba de Barcelona
Beautiful lyrics and wonderful guitaring. Rambla pa’qui rambla pa’llá esa es la rumba de Barcelona Rambla pa’qui rambla pa’llá...
Why Eric Cantona is the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Man Utd player touched by Cantona Cantona’s self aggrandizing announcement that he would like to coach his former club...
Keita hopes to add to the list of African CL winners
Barca will field Mali’s Seydou Keita, Cote D”Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and Cameroun’s Samuel Eto’o. If they win, they join...
Martin Jol leaves for Ajax
Martin Jol stepped up as Ajax manager following Marco Van Basten’s resignation. Jol’s former club Hamburg started the season...
Real Madrid’s accounts come under judicial scrutiny
This is a huge deal. It appears that Real’s former president Ramon Calderon and present president Vicente Boluda are...
Juve lands Diego
Juve shows it means business. Today, it went some distance in filling its creative lacuna. Diego, the Brazilian playmaker...
Man Utd vs Barcelona: The Xs and Os
Barcelona stands against the trope of English dominance. If they lose, it will be UEFA’s last shot at a...
Video: Wade Elliott’s winner for Burnley
Elliott’s 13th minute curler was perfectly placed and Paddy Kenny could do little about it.
Burnley joins the Premiership
Wade Elliott will be remembered: A red letter day in Burnley history Burnley made its top flight entry after...
Video: AS Roma 3 Milan 2
Link: John Arne Riise finally nails one with a blistering shot. Ambrosini answers in the second half as Artur...
Maldini disrespected by Milan Ultras
A shocker at the San Siro as Totti’s free kick stunned the Rossoneri. It added to the angst and...
A sign Carlo Ancelotti is coming to Chelsea
He inquires about prostate screenings for players. Filed under snark.
Arsenal ends season on a high note
They won against Stoke, 4-1 with Van Persie scoring twice, Diaby adding another, and James Beattie’s own goal rounding...
Hull City and Sunderland remain promoted
Nicholas Nassem Taleb will not be writing about this Premiership. It was a tame end to the 2008- 2009...
Will Phil Brown get his comeuppance?
The media has painted a bulls eye on Phil Brown as he tries to keep a leaky Hull afloat....
Rangers win their 52nd Scottish title
In the end it was easy. Goals from Lafferty, Mendes, and Boyd made it 3-0 against Dundee while Celtics...
Maldini bids farewell to the San Siro
Cesare and Paolo Maldini: Like father, like son Silvio Berlusconi offered a laconic “Shame” when asked what he thought...
Rangers are two goals up over Dundee at halftime
Kyle Lafferty and Pedro Mendes score against United to keep Rangers in front for the title. Maurice Edu starts...
Klinsi hits back at Bayern’s narcisstic bosses
On the eve of the Wolfsburg success, Klinsmann had much to say of his former overseers. “They are all...
Misimovic’s form was central to Wolfsburg success
Magath’s two years saw the Wolves rebuilding the team almost from scratch adding key players like Josue, Ricardo Costa,...
Relegation roulette: Who joins West Brom?
Will it be Hull City, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, or Newcastle? Phil Brown, Ricky Sbragia, Gareth Southgate, and Alan Shearer live...
Farewell Paolo: An icon of Milan’s golden era retires
Maldini retires. I would have never imagined those two words together. The Peter Pan of football seemed so indestructible....
Ronaldinho dropped
The Milan midfielder finds no place in Dunga’s squad for next month’s Confederations Cup in SA as well as...
Flamini should be part of Milan’s Adebayor negotiations
This tough cookie should be part of the deal It as they say, quite complicated. Adebayor has been talking...
Fabregas cleared of spit charges
It was not Cesc who used Brian Horton as a spittoon. Who was it then? A llama or a...
Florentino Perez: Same ol’ story, different day
The media drumbeat: Anyone and everyone will join Real. From Kaka to Cristiano Ronaldo. From Wenger to Mourinho. Real...
Lionel Messi: Is it the Shoes?
Six days to the CL Final and adidas gives us a peek at the next gen of TUNiT boot...
Less Kaka: Berlusconi speaks
Silvio Berlusconi seems to be making the hard choices for Carlo Ancelotti. And he seems keen on embarrassing him...
What does father say: Will Yoann Gourcuff stay?
Inquiring minds want to know whether the French playmaker instrumental in Bordeaux’s success this season will return to Milan...
Arsenal’s new away colours unveiled
The Daily Mail has the goods on the new away colours. It looks a bit dull and not particularly...
Video: Jadson’s goal wins Shakhtar the UEFA Cup
Link: A tired group of defenders react too late and poor goal keeping by Tim Weise lets in Jadson’s...
Eduardo to undergo ankle surgery
Nothing major. Just arthroscopic surgery to remove his ankle screws. He will be out for 4-6 weeks missing his...
Wenger says he will stay
All smoke no fire in that small brouhaha which Peter Hill Wood set off over the weekend with his...
Freddy Adu’s future plans?
Rarer than that species: a winning English coach, is a sighting of Freddy Adu. Fear not, Freddy is still...
Video: Steve McLaren’s “Dutch accent”
FC Twente’s ascent up the Eredivisie has gone a some ways in rehabilitating the image of the much maligned...
CL final: Man Utd vs Barca will be the best match ever
Simon Kuper says so. Read on >>