Gareth Bale: Will he, won’t he?
This January transfer is all about one player. Gareth Bale, the 17 year old Southampton left back who has...
Category: Soccer Business
Mexican Clausura preview: Pachuca dominant
The Mexican League has become predictable with a top tier of four clubs. Meanwhile, Hugo Sanchez, the national team...
Ronaldo, the fat one is an AC Milan player
Ramon Calderon’s Real has sprung a leak and after his off guard remarks, his unwanted players are jumping ship....
South Africa’s World Cup costs escalate
The national treasury is being called on to make more money available for the building of 2010 stadiums for...
More countries see the Premiership than are in the UN
202 countries.Yes, that is right, 202 countries see Premiership matches. That is ten more than the total member nations...
Jose Mourinho: I see conspiracy theories
Simon Kuper explains Jose Mourinho’s paranoia >>
So when will the Premiership break up?
The Premiership is the richest league in the world and the earnings from TV rights during the 2007-2010 seasons...
Is Man Utd a 70 minute team?
Man Utd seems to rely on its defence to close the deal after the attack has seemingly done its...
John Carew comes to Villa
The Milan Baros saga at Aston Villa is over. He is part of a swap deal that will reunite...
Video: Deuce’s debut for Fulham
Neat bit of skill and hustle by Deuce that led to the Fulham goal (of which Brian McBride was...
Dempsey impresses in Fulham debut
Clint Dempsey landed at Craven Cottage at full clip to a rousing reception from the Fulham faithful. He was...
The Fugees, the soccer team need your help
The battle for soccer supremacy is not played out in the MLS stadiums or in introducing the designated player...
Just give this year’s Premiership to the Gunners
Ah! Yes but wait. The Man Utd stalwarts will remind us is the small question of the 12 point...
Shevchenko denies favouritism
Sheva must have read the Soccerblog entry which talks about his friendship with Abramovich causing a rift between Mourinho...
Sheva and Abramovich: Owner and player should not be friends
Jose Mourinho is proving the Bear Bryant adage ” Winning isn’t everything but it beats anything that comes in...
Video: Nicky Butt’s goal vs Tottenham
Nicky Butt scores the winner against Tottenham. How significant is this? A Butt goal is as rare the return...
2007 MLS draft: Behind the scenes
Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune looks at the MLS draft from the perspective of being a Chicago Fire...
The strange case of Jared Borghetti
There are a number of reports that portray the ambiguous feelings of the Hispanic population to the Beckham move....
Things that Sir Alex did not say
It is always interesting to hear what your former manager has to say, especially an opinionated one, such as...
Becks transfer: The invasion of the Brit tabloids
One of the most unsavoury fallouts of the Beckham transfer will be the hard nosed, trashy, and invasive journalism...
Brand Beckham Comes to Hollywood for $320 million
Shourin got it right earlier, Beckham is coming to America. But it’s not about soccer in the end. It’s...
Italy’s Dino-saur goalkeepers: Experience trumps youth
A goalkeeper is the most specialized position in soccer. And as with any other speciality with more experience one...
Arsenal’s defensive line defies conventional wisdom
Arsene Wenger believes in youth and nowhere does he buck the conventional wisdom so much as in his defense....
Real Madrid resurgence: The starlets on the scene
Real Madrid has been under a cloud this season. It has been Valencia, Barca, and now Sevilla that have...
Nigel Reo-Coker: The most irritating player
No, not Robbie Savage, Craig Bellamy, or Paul Dickov. These players have taken a chill pill and are actually...
When grown men fight: Sir Alex and Jose Mourinho
Just like two old ladies swinging their handbags at each other. Very Monty Pythonesque! Jose Mourinho was chortling to...
Transfer mischief……… any crap rumour flies!
So now Thierry Henry is at 20/1 odds to join Liverpool. The reason: Henry and Wenger don’ t see...
Will Allardyce be uncovered by the Stevens inquiry?
Lord Stevens and his Quest team just finished his exhaustive scrutiny of 362 transfers in the English league from...
Soccer for kids: Is it bad for their brains?
A lot of studies have researched the consequences of heading a ball in soccer. Does frequent soccer heading lead...
Fulham transfer: Dempsey faces work permit issues
Clint Dempsey is almost set to join US compatriots Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra at Fulham. The only issue...
Ten soccer events that shaped 2006
1) The headbutt that was heard around the world: It cost France the World Cup Zinedine Zidane in his...
Soccer rivalries and the estrangement of fans from US professional sports
Ever so often there comes a moment that convinces me how utterly removed professional sports in the USA is...
Bayern plan to sit on Hargreaves
Uli Hoeness has dashed Owen Hargreaves’s hopes of joining Manchester United in the January transfer window — again! “Nothing’s...
ESPN acquires TV rights to air Euro 2008
Great news for all those fans of European soccer! European soccer governing body UEFA has announced that ESPN International...
Guus Hiddink: Dit is Mijn Wereld
Guus Hiddink says it like it is in his new book “Dit is Mijn Wereld” (This is my world)...
The Belgravia group bid for the Magpies
Newcastle United is now the latest club ripe for a takeover. Reports are that the Belgravia Group have tabled...
Klinsmann’s decision reflects a political reality
A German soccer fan expressed his delight when Klinsmann turned down the USA job. I think he along with...
Meet Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Liverpool FC’s new owner
Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum faces a lawsuit from families that have accused him of enslaving about 30,000 children and...
Sir Alex questions Adu’s temperament: Read talent
At the end of the two week training camp at Man Utd, Sir Alex Ferguson had decidedly cooled on...
Sir Alex does Real Salt Lake a Real Big Favor
Europe, here I come. Hey! Europe. Are you deaf? Damn you, Sir Alex! Freddy Adu’s touchy relationship with Peter...
Alan Pardew sacked as West Ham’s coach
The 4-0 pasting by Bolton was the straw that broke Eggert Magnusson’s back. He looked like he had swallowed...
The future of Indian football: Tapping the diaspora?
The Doha Asian games, saw an Indian football drawing Hong Kong, barely beating the Maldives, and then crashing out...
Does the Premiership understand its foreign players?
Carlos Tevez’s well documented grouse with his playing minutes at West Ham, Thierry Henry becoming ornery at Arsenal, Sheva...
Jurgen Klinsmann turns down US soccer job
It is official. Jurgen Klinsmann is no longer in the running for the US MNT coaching job. He reportedly...
BBC Panorama, Dec 10: Andrew Jennings buttonholes Jack Warner
Those who enjoyed Andrew Jennings expose the corruption in FIFA starting with Sepp Blatter’s secret payout of £1m worth...
Premiership drought in goals: Not the stingy defense
Paul Wilson has a post on the decrease in goals seen this season in the Premiership. Of course, the...
Dubai to buyout Liverpool FC: Reds bosses welcome offer
Liverpool FC has been the interest of foreign government buyouts before, the most picaresque one being Thaksin Shinawatra, the...
Leave South Africa alone: Time for Blatter to step up
Sepp Blatter should step up and show his credentials as FIFA president. It is becoming increasingly distasteful to see...
Malcolm Glazer to build a Man Utd franchise in the USA
Malcolm Glazer is extremely happy with the way his team, Man Utd is playing and he wants to share...
Third party ownership: Is the English League ready for it?
Pini Zahavi, agent extra-ordinaire Pini Zahavi is the super agent who has his hands in all the deals involving...
West Ham buyout: Magnusson’s hands are cleaner than MSI
Eggert Magnusson is the new chairman of West Ham and he celebrated with a winning start against Sheffield United,...
Peter Kenyon: Chelsea will be World’s No 1 club
A theme is being played out. Man Utd represents the past and Chelsea the future of English league football....
Saburo Kawabuchi: The man behind Japan’s resurgent football
It seems as if Japan has been playing football all its life. The reality is that organized football is...