FC United of Manchester: Not for glory, not for money, for the love of the game
FC United of Manchester – Club with a Capital C by Copa90 “Its testament to what people power can...
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Spotlight: Jerome Valcke, FIFA’s bribery facilitator and Night’s Watch to Sepp Blatter
Jerome Valcke, to use a GOT analogy is Night’s Watch to Sepp Blatter Jerome Valcke, the FIFA secretary general...
FIFA hits new low: Jack Warner investigated for appropriating Haiti Earthquake money for personal gain
“About that money, Jack, do you want it to be called legacy or infrastructure?” Sepp Blatter is going to...
Here’s the $$$!
When you have this kind of money at stake, you’re going to have to be super-transparent. Otherwise it’s an...
Blatter Resigns!
Bye, bye Sepp Blatter. In news that came from nowhere, embattled FIFA head Sepp Blatter resigned his post with...
Step Down, Sepp!
Wishful thinking? I think it’s time we decided that we will boycott FIFA and the World Cup – as...
Adidas get rid of Predator
schwarzenegger can take a break.Adidas have eliminated Predator for him.
ESPN documentary on Blatter
ESPN present this documentary on Blatter as he rides on in triumph towards what will be his fifth term...
Bale stars in new Adidas Ad
Bale stars along with NBA star Jeremy Lin and tennis star Simona Halep star in this ad called “Uncontrol...
Blatter washes his hands..
Sepp Blatter said that FIFA was not responsible for the welfare of migrant workers building World Cup stadiums in...
Sony breaks with Fifa
Sony after being the official sponsor of football’s global governing body at more than 40 tournaments, including the 2010...
Fifa Flick is a big time flop
FIFA’s $27 million film United Passions starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter is currently running at a loss of...
Wage bill and performance are correlated differently to final league position
Wage bill as of May 2013. At present, Arsenal have moved past Chelsea to third highest in the league....
Cain Hoy Enterprises withdraw Spurs takeover interest: Links to plantation era, Michael Milken, and BP Amoco
The Gullah lived in Cain Hoy, South Carolina. Cain Hoy Enterprises, LLC ended their Spurs takeover interest. A day...
Fans pay for Stealthy Stan’s dipping paws into the Arsenal till
Few owners are so relentlessly stealthy as Silent Stan. He comes across as a saint compared to leveraged buyout...
This astonishing Premier League weekend summed up in one graph
This was one of the most astonishing Premier League weekends. When it was over, Man Utd, Liverpool, Tottenham, and...
Soccer investment funds move to financing the French Ligue
Coming to Michel Platini’s backyard, third party ownership like structures UEFA might object to third party ownership with Carlos...
Chelsea’s new economic model includes bodyshopping
Chelsea can start two full eleven’s with their loan army and then some After earning a miniscule profit in...
Who is Jerome Champagne ?
Blatter has got a challenger at last. Champagne is the knight in shining armour who has dared to challenge...
Plantation era Cain Hoy Investment sparks a potential Tottenham takeover
Jonathan Goldstein, Spurs fan, could be the face of the new ownership An investment group with a plantation era...
Where Man Utd gets its moolah
The £150m that Manchester United have splurged on transfers is small change. Petty cash. The commercial revenues generated by...
Angel Di Maria and Alexis Sanchez overpriced, Mario Balotelli underpriced, Welbeck just right
The CIES Football Observatory has developed an econometric model that calculates the “right transfer price” for a player in...
Ronaldinho to join the new Indian Super League?
One of the fascinating bylines to the Peace Match in Rome, the one that Arsene Wenger decamped to on...
Radamel Falcao transfer: Manchester United’s global brand, less homegrown considerations
NYSE, Wall St, hedge fund managers, and 700 million more dictate Utd’s success. They don’t care how they get...
Forget the price tag: Welbeck’s Arsenal arrival is a potential boost for both
On transfer deadline day, Arsene Wenger skipped town for Rome to coach a charity match thus proving pointedly there...
Danny Welbeck Arsenal transfer going down to the wire
Danny Welbeck sees Arsenal in the horizon The transfer will happen but its taking a long time to sort...
Chicharito Hernandez goes to Real Madrid on loan
After the stunning loss to Real Sociedad, the Galacticos v5.0, have addressed their notable attacking deficits with a loan...
Radamel Falcao joins Man Utd in loan deal
Looks like the 29 year old is set to join Man Utd on a one year £12m £6m loan...
Loic Remy to Chelsea, Song on loan to West Ham
One was seen very recently at The Emirates possibly auditioning for a role, the other was a Gunner till...
L’Equipe: Adrien Rabiot goes to AS Roma
David Luiz has a more luxurious mane which is why Rabiot must go Looks like AS Roma is proving...
Fernando Torres finally leaves Chelsea on loan to AC Milan
“I scored a goal? Did I? I’m not sure.” Fernando Torres’s 46 goals for Chelsea cost them £1.1m per...
Bollywood and Indian cricketing legends behind new Indian Super League
In Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, a Bollywood fluff piece made circa 2006, Abhishek Bachchan plays Rikki, a Chelsea fan and...
Labour exploitation in Qatar’s World Cup preparations…
A documentary on the plight of migrant workers labouring to get Qatar ready for the 2022 world cup.
The evolution of the Adidas Football
Darwin’s theory has a new chapter added to it. The evolution of the Adidas Football down the centuries- how...
The Future of Ball Design
The future of ball design according to Pratt Institute Architecture Professor and designer Haresh Lalvani:
Can the Best Players Save the World from FIFA?
This is the best example of satirical advertising ever. Just in time for the World Cup, Samsung unintentionally unleashes...
Blatter in denial
Blatter demonstrating the three virtues: Hear no Evil,See no Evil,Speak no Evil. However most of FIFA’s major sponsors have...
Nike bids a multicoloured goodbye to Arsenal
Arsenal’s 3-2 FA cup victory will be their last victory in kit designed by Nike. The Nike brand that...
The Story of Jack Imperato
From Texas to Spain: 12 year-old Jack Imperato gets “discovered” by Valencia by way of TNGS.
India starts new football league
Football fans living in a country obsessed with cricket have something to cheer about at last. A consortium of...
Herstory: The Houston Dash Inaugural
History was made today in Houston with the inaugural game for the DASH. Visiting opponents Portland Thorns were kept...
Gareth Bale’s Disruptive Economics
The chart shows us the characteristic “hockey stick” curve that makes exponential growth unstoppable. First global warming temperatures, now...
Messi off the bench scores a brace as Barca beat Getafe, 4-1
Adriano gets the Blaugranas started after Cesc Fabregas does all the brilliant spadework. Well into the second half, Pedro...
Real Madrid lose again this time to Sevilla, 0-1
Piotr Trochowski’s majestically swept in half volley following a corner in the 2nd minute was the game winner. “Sad”...
An oldie but a goodie: David Brent on football management
Being: Liverpool is a FSC documentary with the first episode to be aired this Sunday, the 16th. There are...
Ivan Gazidis redefines Arsenal success
There are many ways one can define success, especially in this football era which clearly divides the haves from...
World Cup qualifiers: Even Andy Murray can’t lift Scotland over Macedonia, 1-1
The giddy highs of Andy Murray winning yesterday at the US Open gave way to the more familiar struggle...
World Cup qualifiers: England leave it late against Ukraine, 1-1
Yevhen Konoplianka at 22 years of age is a marked man. Marked by bigger clubs who sat up and...
World Cup qualifiers: USA face a must win situation against Jamaica
Clint Dempsey once again will lead the attacking The USA sit behind Jamaica in Group A, tied for second...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico ease past Costa Rica, 2-0
Veteran Carlos Salcido and Jesus Zavala take advantage of some shoddy defending on set pieces to send the Ticos...
World Cup qualifiers: Jamaica beat USA for the first time, 2-1
The USA celebrated a historical win over Mexico beating them for the first time in Mexico about three weeks...
Salary cap restrictions on the table for the Premiership
There seems to be for the first time a serious debate on introducing salary cap restrictions a la NFL...
World Cup qualifiers: USA with key absences take on Jamaica
No Landon Donovan or Michael Bradley The USA return to World Cup qualifications today with their match against Jamaica...
More Viggo Mortensen: Simeone would give Mourinho a good kicking
Lets face it. The actor who played Aragorn is not a fan of the Real Madrid manager. He was...