Bacary Sagna prepares the ground for his final year
More proof that Alex Song’s departure was not because he was a disruptive locker room presence but governed by...
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Pia Sundhage steps down from US Women’s national team
Pia Sundhage returns to Sweden Caught in the midst of angst and anxiety of Arsenal getting on board with...
Wayne Rooney slows down
He doesn’t have hair, he’s fat, he doesn’t score ” Then I remember – I drank a few bevvies...
Third party ownership casts a shadow over failed Moutinho deal
When is a deal between two clubs not a straight deal? When it involves a third party. Spurs found...
Cristiano Ronaldo: I, Narcissus
“You’ll never stop loving me, will you, oh beautiful reflection?” ‘Tis not about the money. Cristiano Ronaldo feels unloved...
Roma serves notice dismantling Inter, 3-1
Antonio Cassano scored his debut goal for Inter but it was not enough to keep Zdenek Zeman’s Roma team...
Cristiano Ronaldo is “sad”
No one would be caught dead with Irina Shayk. Putting up with her is just sad. The Spanish media...
Van Persie’s hat trick bails out Man Utd against Southampton, 3-2
Is it possible to be a legend in two clubs within two consecutive seasons? Robin Van Persie may just...
Nuri Sahin’s wages scuppered Clint Dempsey’s Liverpool move
The Guardian has an article detailing how a cash strapped Liverpool could only offer a feeble £5m for the...
West Brom sweep aside Everton for their best start, 2-0
The clash of two unbeaten teams playing attractive, attacking soccer and it was the Baggies walking away with the...
Andy Carroll’s instant impact as West Ham batter Fulham, 3-0
Andy Carroll was the elephant in the room. The Liverpool striker on loan in the first big moment of...
Man City made to sweat by QPR again, 3-1
The scoreline is flattering. This was a QPR side that made its ambition clear enough with its number of...
Spurs uneasy start continues as they draw 1-1 against Norwich
Moussa Dembele’s undoubted moment of genius was the only redeeming feature in an otherwise rather insipid, dull, and lethargic...
Transfer deadline not frustrating considering Arsenal’s reality
Having made a cursory tour of the blogosphere and the attendant media the common emotion one picks up after...
European Super Cup: Atletico tears Chelsea a new one, 4-1
If you ever hypothesized that the Europa Cup last season was the competition with the talent, the passion, and...
Clint Dempsey snatched by Spurs an hour from deadline
Dempsey will be AVB’s new whipping boy All the smart money was on a move to Liverpool or Dempsey...
Spurs Hugo Lloris and Joao Moutinho deals are in trouble
No Hugo Lloris but a Slender Loris maybe on its way to the White Hart petting zoo Who ever...
QPR get very, very ambitious: Esteban Granero and Stephane Mbia
Esteban Granero can’t find work at Real Madrid Loftus Road phones and faxes have been plenty busy this transfer...
Maicon is Man City bound
The 31 year old right back will be reunited with Roberto Mancini on a transfer move valued at £3m....
Dimitar Berbatov finally lands in Fulham
The hair and now. A hirsute pursuit comes to a end. The rumour is that Fulham players and personnel...
This picture of Nicklas Bendtner proves it all
Nicklas Bendtner in a suit with no sign of his underwear trying to escape There you have it. A...
Charlie Adam goes to Stoke
The Liverpool legend has been sold to Stoke: Times are tough at Anfield Charlie Adam who spanked the ball...
Nigel De Jong is off to Milan
Mark Van Bommel’s understudy is taking over at the San Siro Gazzetta Dello Sport is reporting that Milan shocked...
Maroaune Chamakh linked with Fiorentina
Marouane might go deep purple The Arsenal striker who was something when Robin Van Persie was sitting out injured...
Nicklas Bendtner moves to Juventus on loan
Nicklas Bendtner goes kicking and screaming to Juve The Greatest Striker That Ever Was And Will Be is moving...
Spanish Super Cup: Real beat Barca to the title on away goals, 2-1 (4-4 agg)
Nothing went right for Barcelona in the first 30 minutes. Real were rampant running all over Barca not allowing...
Javi Martinez makes his move to Bayern
Athletic Bilbao’s centre back Javi Martinez who can also play as a holding midfielder departs for Bayern Munich as...
League Cup: Swindon shock Stoke at the Britannia in a thriller, 4-3
James Collins scored a hat trick at the impregnable fortress, the Britannia stadium which saw Arsenal labour to a...
Black cat curse dooms Toronto as they lose to Santos, 1-3
With the clubs poised at a tantalizing 1-1 in the 83rd minute, a black cat streaks across the Toronto...
Is Arsenal driving away its marquee players deliberately to make money?
Pimping the players? Its money to Stan the Man and the Arsenal septuagenarians Is Arsenal breeding a particular type...
Radamel Falcao’s hat trick as Atletico destroy Athletic Bilbao, 4-0
That was some terrible defending. Kudos to Falcao but he was made to look sensational by a sleep walking...
Nicklas Bendtner to Milan on loan?
Paddy Power coming to Milan? This weekend’s loss to Sampdoria set off alarm bells ringing at AC Milan with...
Arsenal be bold: Offer a one year contract to Didier Drogba
Reports from China indicate Didier Drogba and his former Chelsea team mate, Nicholas Anelka could leave Shanghai Shenhua because...
AC Milan falls to Sampdoria, 0-1
Newly promoted Sampdoria delivered a message for AC Milan and it wasn’t a good one. Christian Abbiati could not...
Real finally get Luka Modric as Spurs bid for Yann M’Vila
The little Croatian finally lands up in the Bernabeu after Daniel Levy made life miserable for Florentino Perez. He...
Alex Song defends himself from rumours
Does anyone remember Alex Song being a particularly disruptive, ill tempered, undisciplined sort? Was he a wantaway? No, not...
Barcelona overcome Osasuna in a bitterly disputed match, 2-1
An Osasuna side that refused to be intimidated put Barca to the sword. The other Llorente, the one who...
Skrtel lets City come back twice to draw Liverpool, 2-2
szólj hozzá: Liverpool vs Man City 2:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS Martin Skrtel was responsible for three of the four goals...
Arsenal and Stoke draw blanks
Andy Wilkinson clearly and deliberately handballs to keep Lukas Podolski’s shot out of goal. That should have been a...
Scoreless Arsenal still looking for clues as they draw Stoke, 0-0
He’s gone, hasn’t he? Steve Bould seems to have whipped this Arsenal defense into shape. Introducing zonal marking and...
Vito Mannone to start against Stoke
Wojciech Szczesny is out with a rib injury. With Per Mertesacker and Carl Jenkinson filling in for Laurent Koscielny...
Pirlo’s ghost goal seals Juve’s win over Parma, 2-0
The Old Lady got off to a winning start as Stefan Lichtsteiner opened the scoring. Andrea Pirlo sporting a...
Borussia Dortmund get the ball rolling against Werder, 2-1
Bundesliga champs Borussia Dortmund won their season opener against Werder Bremen through goals from their wonder boys Marco Reus...
Sahin transfer: This is not a Liverpool coup
Brendan Rodgers: Salesman extraordinaire Brendan Rodgers is broadcasting the Nuri Sahin loan transfer as a sales pitch that swayed...
Chelsea set the early standard as Newcastle falls, 2-0
Enough sympathy for Fernando Torres. The misfiring Chelsea striker a £50m boondoggle seems to be on the mend with...
RVP debut goal as Man Utd hang on to win against Fulham, 3-2
Robin Van Persie starting for the first time for Utd was on target with a characteristic left footed half...
Swansea rough up comedic horror show West Ham, 3-0
szólj hozzá: Swansea vs West Ham 3:0 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS What a shambolic display by West Ham! Jussi Jaaskelainen in...
Maurice Edu signs with Stoke
The US national team midfielder’s new home will be the Britannia. Maurice Edu signed with Stoke City pending a...
Fulham furious at Clint Dempsey Liverpool “tap up”
Well, cue Ashley Cole like shenanigans at work over here. Fulham launched a complaint with the Premier League accusing...
Viggo Mortensen hates Jose Mourinho
The shadow of Mourinho is upon us, Aragorn The star of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is a...
Fernando Torres’s clearly offside goal against Reading
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 3:2 Torres Even Gary Cahill admits as much. That goal turned the tables on...
Eden Hazard and linesman help Chelsea overcome Reading, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 4:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS It was Hazard time again. The Belgian has been on fire...
Mitt Romney approves of Reading’s Anton Zingarevich
Anton, come join us, smell the sweet, sweet smell of tax free money David Conn’s article in the Guardian...
Roberto Carlos’s free kick and the Magnus effect
The greatest left back in the history of the sport retired two weeks ago but this is the free...