Pep Guardiola’s secret sauce to Barca’s success
The brain acts in parallel to improve speed of planning and execution, so does Barcelona Today, four time Champions...
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Champions League QL: Real Madrid 3 Apoel 0
szólj hozzá: APOEL 0-3 RMCF BOSNIA Full marks to Apoel for keeping Real Madrid at bay for 74 minutes....
Champions League QL: Chelsea 1 Benfica 0
szólj hozzá: Benfica 0:1 Chelsea HD Salomon Kalou turns Fernando Torres’s measured cross into goal in the 75th minute....
La Liga history: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the fastest 100 goalscorer
A brace scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in this weekend’s, 5-1 shellacking of Real Sociedad pushed his goalscoring total over...
The USA U-23 fail to qualify for the Olympics: USA 3 El Salvador 3
A last second shot by Jaime Alas which Sean Johnson could not hold onto trickled into goal for the...
A denied penalty saves Man Utd from a Fulham stumble, 1-0
szólj hozzá: c,v.a^HL The pivotal event came in the 89th minute as Danny Murphy entering the box was brought...
Thierry Henry’s brace sparks a 4-1 rout of Colorado Rapids
A smoking start by the Red Bulls in their home opener against the Colorado Rapids as they scored two...
Deep thoughts by Kenny Dalglish
10 goals in 3735 combined minutes for these two. Not exactly “lovely.” Kenny Dalglish analyzing why Liverpool lost to...
Claudio Ranieri sacked hours after Moratti said he would stay
Claudio Ranieri’s gone, gone to the outside, looking in Inter’s body count now includes four coaches in the last...
Derby D’Italia: Juventus beat Inter, 2-0
The Old Lady was helped immensely by their grey beards. Gigi Buffon brought off spectacular save after another, Andrea...
Rangers win a foul filled Old Firm derby, 3-2
szólj hozzá: Rangers Celtic 3:2 HIGHLIGHTS Sone Aluko’s opening goal was stunning. It had power, beauty, and a perfect...
Peter Crouch’s goal: Contender for best goal this season
Why is this the goal of the season? First, Peter Crouch references his ungainly presence on the pitch, tongue...
Arteta’s magnificent free kick caps Arsenal’s 3-0 Villa rout
szólj hozzá: ARS 3-0 AVL | Highlights HD There was no RVP on the scoreboard against Villa but he...
Loftus Road miracle: QPR stop Liverpool’s momentum, 3-2
szólj hozzá: QPR vs Liverpool 3:2 MOTD Sebastian Coates’s incredible strike, Luis Suarez’s usual hijinks leading to a Dirk...
Coppa Italia: Juventus 2 Milan 2 (agg 3-2)
The Old Lady enters the Coppa Italia final thanks to its old men and two transplants. Alessandro Del Piero...
Why Fabrice Muamba’s plight affects us so
A radiant smile Much has been written about Fabrice Muamba in the aftermath of his horrific collapse in the...
Racism on display: Chris Samba gets a banana thrown at him
Russian clubs are flush with cash. Anzhi Makhachkala’s new coach is Guus Hiddink. They are ready to break the...
More grief for Wolves as Man Utd crush them, 5-0
Mick McCarthy is probably wondering why he was let go. Wolves are now dead last with a far worse...
Stop press: Fernando Torres can score! Chelsea 5 Leicester City 2
While the footballing world’s attention was rightfully focused on Fabrice Muamba fighting for his life, Fernando Torres came alive...
Eric Abidal will undergo a liver transplant
Who can forget the Santiago Bernabeu erupting in applause as Eric Abidal walked into the limelight of the Champions...
Marca is already envisioning El Clasico at Munich
There are some inconvenient matches in between but Marca has already pronounced that Real will meet Barca in El...
ESPN UK: David Beckham’s very LA Story
If you have 47 minutes to kill and you want to know how David Beckham single handedly transformed MLS...
Brilliant Athletic Bilbao send Man Utd packing, 2-1 (5-3 agg)
szólj hozzá: atl – mu So yet another Spanish side had Utd’s number for the second year in a...
City exits on away goal rule after win over Sporting, 3-2 (3-3 agg)
szólj hozzá: MCC 3-2 SPO | Highlights HD The pressure is mounting on Roberto Mancini. Ahoy! Carlos Tevez comes...
Pep Guardiola edges close to renewing Barca contract
According to Marca, negotiations are ongoing between Barca and Pep Guardiola’s agent Jose Maria Orobitg that would keep him...
Real Madrid coast to a 4-1 win over CSKA (5-2 on agg)
szólj hozzá: Real Madrid Bosnia 4-1 CSKA! Cristiano Ronaldo and Co., get the job done at the Santiago Bernabeu....
Didier Drogba gets caught diving: My eye, my eye!
Didier Drogba was immense in Chelsea’s fight back against Napoli, scoring and creating chances. Yes, the old Drogba was...
Chelsea’s magnificent comeback against Napoli, 4-1 AET (5-4 on agg)
szólj hozzá: Chelsea Napoli SKY Roberto De Matteo’s first three matches in charge have produced a 100% winning rate,...
Harry Redknapp develops cold feet over England job
‘Arry ain’t so sure anymore Harry Redknapp seems to be feeling the after effects of Spurs’s three straight losses....
Inter win against Marseilles, 2-1 but away goal rule dooms them
szólj hozzá: Inter Milan 2-1 Marseille / HL Claudio Ranieri’s grip on the Inter job became even more tenuous...
Steven Gerrard’s hat trick as Liverpool crush Everton, 3-0
szólj hozzá: Liverpool – Everton 3:0 HL HD A long, long time ago, in a distant planet called Anfield,...
Kenny Dalglish just upped revisionism of success
Liverpool: Where a shirt is fungible with points Arsene Wenger comes in for regular criticism for his re-definition of...
Arsenal bury a late dagger once again as Newcastle fall, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Arsenal vs Newcastle 2:1 GOALS The Kardiac Kids do it again! Arsenal staged an instantaneous comeback for...
Man Utd vault to first beating West Brom, 2-0
szólj hozzá: ManUtd 2-0 WBA Goals In the battle of Manchester there was a changing of the guard. Utd...
Tomas Rosicky signs new contract ahead of Newcastle meeting
The Czech is in the mail, actually, in the bag. The one with more money. Tomas Rosicky, at 31...
Swansea leave City gasping for breath and the title, 1-0
szólj hozzá: SWA 1-0 MCU | MOTD Highlights Brendan Rogers will be managing a big club shortly. Liverpool when...
Port Said massacre: Egyptian league cancelled
Not surprising. The Egyptian Premier League has been cancelled in the aftermath of the Port Said riots on Feb...
Bendtner’s finish as Sunderland overcome Liverpool, 1-0
szólj hozzá: SUN 1-0 LIV | MOTD Highlights The best striker in the world did more to help Arsenal...
La Homme Nikica: More gloom for Spurs as Jelavic strikes, 1-0
szólj hozzá: Everton – Tottenham 1-0 Spurs crashed to their third consecutive defeat in the post Harry Redknapp tax...
FA have you ever considered David Moyes?
A very defensive Harry Redknapp: ” We battered them non-stop” Ten years at the helm of Everton and David...
Twit of the week: Fuller’s mindless stamp on Ivanovic
Ricardo Fuller obviously thinks he’s Mario Balotelli or plays for a club like City. No, he plays for Stoke...
Miyaichi and Ream star in Bolton’s 2-1 win over QPR
szólj hozzá: Bolton vs QPR 2:1 GOALS Ryo Miyaichi sets up Ivan Klasnic’s winner. Nice bit of invention from...
“Ghost goal” controversy resurfaces in QPR vs Bolton match
Two weeks ago Sulley Muntari had a goal disallowed in the Milan vs Juve match when TV replays showed...
Messi or Maradona?
In the wake of that superlative five strike by Leo Messi, the question naturally turns to his place in...
Wenger: RVP will not be sold even if Podolski joins
So it does appear Prinz Poldi’s Arsenal transfer is at an advanced stage but as of now, not yet...
Beckham gets a beer can thrown at him
This happened in the LA Galaxy vs Toronto FC match CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals 1st Leg. But Becks has...
Europa Cup: Xandão ballet gives Sporting Lisbon a 1-0 edge over City
szólj hozzá: Sporting v Man City 1:0 Xandao Xandão’s back heel after Joe Hart managed to stave off his...
Europa Cup: Athletic Bilbao scorch Man Utd, 3-2
szólj hozzá: Man United Athletic 2:3 GOALS Marcelo “Loco” Bielsa’s team came to Old Trafford and they conquered Utd...
It all becomes very Messi for Bayer Leverkusen, 7-1
szólj hozzá: FC Barcelona 7-1 Leverkusen At times one wonders in one of those idle moments what genius looks...
A closer look at Lukas Podolski
Visual confirmation of the qualities the newest Arsenal signing brings to the team. Poldi also brings a heroic song...
It’s official: Lukas Podolski will join Arsenal in the summer
What does Poldi see in the crystal ball? Arsenal. The much anticipated on and then off and then on...
Rangers: Bocanegra, Edu, and Bedoya still face an uncertain future
Rangeramerica: Bedoya and Bocanegra’s future lies in the balance The Guardian reports that Rangers players have come to an...
Carlos Tevez features in City reserves win over Bolton
szólj hozzá: Tevez Reserve A crowd of a little over a thousand gave Carlos Tevez a lukewarm reception at...
Roberto Di Matteo’s debut is successful as Chelsea beat Birmingham, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Birmingham 0 Chelsea 2 GOALS Roberto Di Matteo enjoyed success on his debut as Chelsea’s interim manager...