Pascal Chimbonda: Is his price worth it? Wigan just paid £5.5 m pounds for Emile Heskey and now they want to recoup that by dangling Pascal...
Franklin Foer’s analysis: Which form of government is most likely to win the World Cup? I read Franklin Foer’s afterword in the The Thinking Fan’s Guide to the World Cup. In it he discusses...
Zidane’s song: Coup De Boule (The Headbutt) Thanks to ems we have the translated song of the summer hit “Coup De Boule”. Who said the French...
German soccer: Olli Kahn bows out Timo Hildebrand: vfB Stuttgart’s goalie and Germany’s future Joachim Low our new national coach will not have the services...
Man U misses the bus again: Vieira signs with Inter After all Man U’s huffing and puffing and reported interest in Patrick Vieira, finally Inter bags him. I don’t...
Why this might be Tottenham’s year with Robbie Keane and Edgar Davids? Keano played his best football the second part of the season for the Spurs. He is one of the...
Ledley King out again: Will miss 6 weeks of Tottenham’s season The news keeps getting bad to worse for Ledley King. Out of the England squad with a metatarsal fracture...
Carlos Alberto Parriera: Bfana Bfana’s new coach Parreira became South African soccer’s 14th coach in that many years since they resumed playing in 1992. He has...
Is Alex Ferguson throwing it all away? Arsenal, Tottenham, and Liverpool have consolidated their clubs and there does not seem to be much interest in getting...
Reggie Rockstone celebrates the Black Stars Reggie Rockstone, the singer who originated Ghanian hip hop also called hiplife was so moved by the performance of...
Soccer, we turn our lonely eyes at you! Barry Bonds, Floyd Landis, and now Justin Gatlin. When does fact end and when does fiction begin? I am...
Video: Ashley Cole: Tackles and goals. Great tackles, great goals. All round the best left back. But lets not forget he is not Arsenal and...
Another offer: Jurgen Klinsmann to coach Aston Villa? Randy Lerner’s bid to buy Aston Villa seemed to be slim to none a few days ago. Apparently, Douglas...
The men behind MLS: Lamar Hunt and Philip Anschutz Lamar Hunt, Columbus Crew owner(L), Philip Anschutz, DC United owner ( R) Much has been written about US billionaires...
Man U chases Carlos Tevez Carlos Tevez is unhappy playing for the Corinthians, the Brazilian club and is looking for a way out. Corinthians...
Why are Chelsea players running away from the club? An observation: The record money that Chelsea offers a club can buy its players but it does not buy...
Ruud to Real; Carrick is a Red Devil Busy, busy day in the EPL. Ruud finally finds a home at Real and the Spurs let go of...
Soccer down under: Guus is taxed and the Matildas make it So the big news is that the Dutch have prosecuted Guus for tax fraud. He claimed that he was...
Ruud’s deal is for real this time After all that back and forth, Van Nistelrooy is finally on his way to the Bernabeu. Real is reported...
Sol Campbell to Marseille? Man U in for a Ruud shock Marseille have shown a great deal of interest in Sol Campbell. Amongst French clubs, Marseille ranks below Lyons, FC...
Aston Villa: Arab sheikhs, NFL barons, and Sven-ile dementia Roman Abramovich flew over the London skies three years ago, looking down at the empty playing fields of Chelsea,...
Belgium’s long shadow in international soccer: Bosman and Charleroi Belgium is hardly considered a powerhouse in world soccer, let alone European soccer. Their cupboard is quite bare of...
MLS: DC United makes a statement DC United is running away with this year’s MLS season. It has been beaten only once in its 20...
Video: Feyenoord’s Kuyt to Liverpool? Rafa will firm up the deal in the next week or so for Dirk Kuyt. This is what Liverpool...
Birmingham City relegation: Pennant to Anfield; Heskey to Wigan Birmingham City: Heskey to Wigan; Pennant to Liverpool Jermaine Pennant will give quite a bit of heft to Rafa’s...
Round up from Germany: Ruud to join Bayern? It has been a bit quiet after the excitement of the World Cup. Sometimes its hard to say that...
Curtis Davies: Luton- Baggies- Gunners? Arsenal loves him, but he is too high priced Curtis Davies is familar with East London having worked in...
Juve is really hurting With all the top flight players leaving Juve for La Liga or other clubs in Serie, it will get...
Thank you, for those wonderful Highbury years, Dennis! So long and thanks for all the fish, Dennis! Dennis Bergkamp retired after 11 wonderful years of soccer service...
Zidane and Materazzi: Fines and match bans Zinedine Zidane has been banned for three games and fined £3,260 for head-butting Italy’s Marco Materazzi during the World...
Buffon deal hots up: Arsenal and Man U frontrunners Apparently Juventus has been spurned by AC Milan in their quest to get Christian Abbiati plus a hefty sum...
Arsenal interested in Gianluigi Buffon? One of the most intriguing news was that Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus was being pursued by Arsenal. Which leads...
Did They Hear Us Talking? Well, Bruce Arena is back at the helm of a soccer team; apparently the powers that be in New...
Who will Lead Brazil? Now that Scolari has turned down the manager’s job, the question is who? Will it be Zagalo? (I hope...
Video – Soccer Skills: Try This at Home This guy’s as good as Maradona at handling the ball. Or this girl.
Sven and the Three Lions: A one act play Steve McLaren: Steve Sven Goran Erickson: Sven Steve: Sir, Rooney just stamped on Carvalho’s goolies Sven: With the left...
The Serie scandal might just rejuvenate Man U With Chelsea and Arsenal stealing most of the top rated international stars, Man U’ star attracting top drawer talent...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: The Zidane Essay Sometimes even philosophers go nuts when it comes to soccer. Just ask Camus. Here’s the “essay” everyone’s talking about:...
Juve, Lazio, Fiorentina Relegated to Serie B and AC Milan survives, but loses 15 points and is kicked out of the Champions League. Wow. Juventus were...
Goodbye, Bruce Arena In the end, Arena was almost as bad as the Brazilian coach (see previous post). U.S. Soccer President Sunil...
Why Brazil Lost Alex Bellos writing for the Financial Times tells us: Instead of basing the team around the top players’ strengths,...
Tony Karon on Zz’s Head-Butt and Multi-Cultural Tension If you haven’t read Tony Karon’s TIME article, you should. Tony Karon opens the door behind Zidane’s outburst in...
Video: DC United 4, Celtic 0 (Watch Adu!) Freddy Adu scores the first goal as DC United thrashes Celtic. Yes, DC is playing in mid-season form, and...
Roberto Donadoni: New coach of the Azzurris Roberto Donadoni- Azzuris new coach With Marcelo Lippi stepping down, the job at the helm has gone to Livorno’s...
Sir Alex: This EPL season handholding sessions with Rooney, Ronaldo, and Ruud Cristiano Ronaldo is not going anywhere. Man U is not willing to let him go. So all his talk...
Video: Jay DeMerit’s goal against Leeds United The new generation of US players are making their mark. Jay DeMerit of Green Bay, Wisconsin scores for Watford...
Le Coup de Boule: Zidane to submit statement to FIFA FIFA has opened its investigation into affaire le coup de boule. Zidane has been asked to submit a written...
Zidane speaks: But will Pedro and Jose include him in their teams? Zidane speaks Asked what exactly Materazzi had said, Zidane would only offer that it was “very personal and concerned...
Video: More Materazzi Madness! Materazzi elbows Juan Pablo Sorin of Villarreal in a Champions League clash last season. Crazy! They should ban this...