Adriano’s real reason for remaining in Brazil
Adriano 8 year association with Inter came to an end this Friday by mutual consent. He failed to show...
Category: Soccer Business
Bad newsday for Gunners
Cesc Fabregas is slapped with two improper conducts over Spit-gate and Van Persie will be unavailable for the Man...
For the EPL, Michel Platini is a socialist
Simon Kuper finds out that the EPL’s favourite bogeyman, Michel Platini, like Obama, is just another armchair re-distributor of...
World Cup 2010: Jacob Zuma coasting to a win
Jacob Zuma’s ANC faction, which is backed by unions and the SACP is heading to a resounding victory in...
Ljungberg’s growing pains in Seattle
Freddie Ljungberg’s rocking first start resulted in a goal that continued the Seattle Sounders red hot streak. They have...
What economic recession? FIFA sets record TV deal
FIFA’s TV rights will net R25 billion or $2.7 billion for the 2010 World Cup. This is more than...
Video: Arshavin scores the winner?4-3
Link: After an engrossing battle, this was probably the nail in the coffin. Arshavin crashing his shot through after...
At £15m, Arshavin is not meant for the bench
Wenger’s criticism of the pitch might have merit. Yes, the Wembley stadium operators could care less as long as...
Arsenal: Two down, one to go
This season’s Premiership was lost long ago and today our chances of winning the FA Cup ended. We now...
SAF gets down and dirty
Making a mountain out of a molehill is par for Sir Alex. Then channeling Allardyce to air his grudges...
Fabianski showed presence of mind against Villareal
Lukasz Fabianksi timed his runs out of goal to deny Giuseppe Rossi. It became apparent that the goalkeeper was...
Deep thought: Severus Snape with football skills
What happens when you conjure Severus Snape aka Alan Rickman with a football. You get Andrea Pirlo. They look...
World Cup 2018: Kissinger’s selection is antithetical to Obama’s message
Barack Obama smarting from West Ham’s weekend loss against Spurs and a 75% failure rate in the Final Four,...
Senna to Adebayor: Not good enough
Senna’s interview was supposedly all about how the Arsenal young guns would dominate Europe one day. Cuddly enough but...
Brave Liverpool play their hearts out
Michael Essien is an athletic beast. He got his head down in time for a goal line save in...
April 15: 20 years after Hillsborough
The day that changed forever how football was played in England. On 15 April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans lost...
The trajectory favours Chelsea
Man U is still on top with a game in hand with Liverpool chasing them hard. I am betting...
Becks tops richest soccer player list
”David Beckham will have a greater impact on soccer in America than any athlete has ever had on a...
Liverpool should set its sights on the Premiership
Defeating Chelsea at home with a two goal deficit will be a difficult mountain to climb. Especially without a...
Spare a thought for Mark Hughes
I have no idea how Mark Hughes does this. Manage a club with so many players who are no...
Edu scores his first goal for Rangers
Maurice Edu took full advantage of his start against St Mirren to score the winning goal in a 2-1...
Man U’s debt soars
Its presently about £650m. But Man U should pass the stress test.
Gunners lose Gallas for the season
A spate of injuries dog Arsenal yet again. The Villareal draw proved Pyrrhic. William Gallas season ended with a...
Der Kaiser is angry
Der Kaiser has taken an exceedingly dim view of Bayern’s shellacking at the hands of Barca. “This is a...
The A League is not happy with Verbeek
It never works when a national coach is so openly contemptuous of the domestic league. Even as the national...
Aussie Rules gets a bit worried
Barry Hall makes an appeal to tamp down all the ugly rubbish that goes on in Aussie Rules games...
Dean Ashton: The Os Trigonum Syndrome
Dean Ashton has been out for ever. The West Ham striker started in blazing fashion and then suffered a...
World Cup 2010: South Africa exposes its hypocrisy
I would like to point out the hypocrisy of the South African government when they deny the Dalai Lama’s...
Chelsea proves Liverpool is a one man show
Liverpool is Steven Gerrard and Steven Gerrard is Liverpool. Wait a minute, they have Torres, Alonso, a bloke called...
I fear for soccer
I fear for soccer. I fear for soccer as long as Barca plays like it played today. To cast...
Deep thought: If Macheda fails to become Best, it his fault
Not a goal old and we already have mind boggling comparisons. Right, and it was said that Beckham was...
Arsenal fight back in the second half
Arsenal looked at sea in the first half and it was a wave of yellow jerseys that swamped their...
Arsenal should watch for Llorente and Ibazaga
Giuseppe Rossi is the marksman that Arsenal will have to keep an eye on. He has scored a dozen...
Arsenal’s Injury worries: Ahead of the clash with Villareal
RVP is out and so is Eduardo and Abou Diaby. A number of attacking players have match fitness concerns....
What can make the UEFA Cup relevant?
Eliminate the group stage and go straight for the knockout. A FA Cup type format.
Ferguson’s Rangers and international career is over
Barry Ferguson, MBE will not play as a Ranger and will not represent Scotland anymore. For drinking and flashing...
Movie: Looking for Eric
Eric Cantona is back in the news. This time in Ken Loach’s movie about a depressed postman called Eric,...
World Cup 2010: The Socceroos are on the brink of qualifiying
Australia could become the first country to join SA in World Cup 2010. Pim Verbeek’s team scored a 2-0...
What happened to all the Rapid’s Arsenal brouhaha?
Dick’s Sporting Good Park, home to the Colorado Rapids can seat about 19,000 fans. Their matches are averaging a...
Seattle Sounders: Freddie Ljungberg sighting
Arsenal fans will be pleased that one of their former players is faring well. Freddie Ljungberg made an instant...
Sven Goran makes off like a bandit
AIG has an image problem with executive bonuses that resemble the GDP of a small country (a very small...
Javier Aguirre: Will he be the antidote?
Javier Aguirre re-takes the reins of the Mexican coaching job. He was the coach of the 2002 World Cup...
Remember the name Federico Macheda
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s legacy lives on. His name is Federico Macheda. Another baby faced killer. Liverpool fans will remember...
Ronaldo gets Real
It finally happened and Ramon Calderon has won the battle against Alex Ferguson if reports are true. Ronaldo could...
Tom Hicks defaults on his loans
All $575m of it. But relax its all part of a clever strategery so that the banks allow Hicks...
Film: The Damned United
Brian Clough’s ill fated 44 days at Leeds United. The legend even had Muhammad Ali talking on TV about...
Zaki’s fall from grace
Amr Zaki could do no wrong at the beginning of the season. Now Steve Bruce looks like he just...
Carlos Costly’s Mexican connections
The obvious punning of his name is irresistible given his contribution to Mexico’s defeat. With all the teeth gnashing...
Just what the doctor ordered: Brazil beats Peru
After Ecuador time and time again ran through the Brazilian defense like battering rams in Quito, it must have...
On the subject of team uniforms and fashion statements
Here is Joseph and his Technicolor Dream Coat. Umm sorry it is ……. Cesare Prandelli and his Purple People...
The weak side of soccer
The US won easily 3-0 as Altidore scored a hat trick against the Soca Warriors. But I have to...
Capello ignores Lennon at his own peril
Yes, we have heard that English team is left brained in its success. They beat Ukraine today and Beckham...
Bolivia vs Argentina: Players of Brazilian origin contribute to Argentina’s humiliation
Maradona looking very, very disturbed Oye! Maradona crashes to earth. Literally from the heady climes of La Paz. From...
Stan Kroenke shakes it up again
Liverpool’s ownership has settled down with Tom Hicks on a long term investment plan at Anfield which includes buying...