The last days of Pompey?
Mt Vesuvius erupts destroying Pompeii Financial administration looms large for the club if they do not find a buyer...
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RVP to be back early April?
A smidgen of good news with regards to RVP. The Arsenal striker is making rapid progress in his rehab...
The USA shakes off rust to overcome El Salvador
Sacha Kljestan scored the match winner in extra time For the first 45 minutes the US laboured mightily to...
Video: CL last sixteen: CSKA Moscow 1 Sevilla 1
A familiar name to Liverpool fans announces his CL arrival with a jaw dropping ripper that leaves Andres Palop...
Video: CL last sixteen: Inter 2 Chelsea 1
John Terry anticipation of Milito cutting to the left turns out wrong as the Argentinian instead moves to the...
Heavens! Mourinho’s Inter out- Chelseas Chelsea
Say it isn’t so! Wasn’t it Arsenal playing Chelsea a few weeks ago as they swamped a defense that...
Wesley Sneijder is Inter’s key man
UEFA Champions League Internazionale Milan vs Chelsea Stadio Giuseppe Meazza For most part of the last weekend match against...
2010 Algarve Cup: USA 2 Iceland 0
Lauren Cheney: A different kind of Cheney The USA got off to a great start in the Algarve Cup...
Robbie Findley’s chance to cement a World Cup spot
U.S. Men vs. El Salvador Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla. Feb. 24, 2010 @ 7 p.m. ET ESPN Classic...
More Mourinho potshots at Ancelotti
“In England it is never easy, you can lose any game, but when a team is always strong, strong,...
Ancelotti vs Mourinho: Fancy a little taste of the bad blood?
The two managers meet tomorrow at the San Siro. And Carlo Ancelotti remembers those bitter days of Zero Tituli...
England’s defense woes mount with Rio’s injury
England’s defense with a spate of injuries, off pitch scandals, and questionable skills wears a fragile and unsettled look....
Video: CL last sixteen: Bordeaux 1 Olympiakos 0
Michael Ciani’s 45th minute header of a swerving free kick by midfield maestro Yoann Gourcuff was the difference. It...
Video: CL last sixteen: Barcelona 1 VfB Stuttgart 1
Timo Gebhart’s beautifully placed cross had Cacau leaping over Carlos Puyol for Stuttgart’s 25th minute strike. For most part...
Ashley Cole: A segue into extra marital “tapping”
Cheryl Cole makes an attractive looking victim Contrast the difference with how Chelsea is handling Ashley Cole’s misdemeanours and...
Jose Mourinho: A caged bird sings
“I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, When...
The Taxman Cometh
The image rights of footballers nets them a hefty sum of money. Wayne Rooney receives £760,000 a year from...
Craig Gardner talks from both sides of his mouth
Via The Independent: From a ‘Birmingham Mail’ interview with Craig Gardner, then of Aston Villa, in 2007: “I’m a...
Kiko Macheda? Man Utd’s young super subs missing
Kiko Macheda on his way to instant stardom Against Everton in a losing effort, Sir Alex chose to replace...
Liverpool vs Man City: Dreary as they come
Carlos Tevez is away with his baby son in the ICU For two teams with a chance to put...
Manuel Pellegrini: The predatory Spanish tabloids smell blood
Marca commissioned a poll which found almost 7 out of 10 Madridistas refute Pellegrini’s statement that this is the...
Sir Alex: A bit schizophrenic when it comes to Rooney
After the Milan win: ‘It is the area of biggest improvement and with him doing that you have to...
Bendter finally connects
Bendtner is as frontline as we get in our injury depleted striker corps. But clinical finishing is clearly not...
Arsenal blogs react to Porto performance
Ruben Micael demanding the ball before the dazed Arsenal defense comes to its senses Arseblog: “There’s no two ways...
This Arsenal team’s intelligence is questionable
One can fully sympathize with Fiorentina’s frustration at the clearly offside goal that gave Bayern their win. A draw...
Hiddink to helm Turkey
Guus Hiddink is moving again. “The Turkish Football Federation chairman and vice chairman met Mr Hiddink in Amsterdam (Tuesday)...
Leonardo remains optimistic
Milan wasted a huge opportunity last evening. Maybe it was profligate Milan failing to put away a number of...
Gallas, Almunia, Song, Eduardo, Arshavin …….
…. are all out with injuries against Porto. Given that and Arsenal’s poor away record in CL matches and...
The knives are unsheathed for Pellegrini yet again
As the Marca editorial (In Spanish) makes it clear, Real’s goal is nothing less than the CL final. Their...
Real players wax nostalgic for their former clubs
As Real suffered the ignominy of losing at the Stade de Gerland , there was Kaka spurring on his...
Man Utd vs AC Milan: Vini, Vidi, Vici?
Champions League: Venue: San Siro Date: Tuesday 16 February Kick-off: 1945 GMT This is being billed grandiosely as the...
John Terry: All’s well that ends well
Yey! Score one more for forgiving WAGS. England can breathe a bit more freely because given their defensive woes...
Champions League playoffs: Encouraging competition is good
Tired of the same old teams making it to the Champions League every year? Long for a bit more...
Video: 10 man Man Utd keep Villa away
The “bad” Nani showed up and was sent off for a mindless two footed tackle on Stiliyan Petrov. He...
Video: Saha’s brace sinks Chelsea
Add David Moyes to the club of managers who have won 300 Premiership matches. It was also his very...
Video: Super Diaby goal as Arsenal end their losing streak
If the last ten minutes of the Liverpool Arsenal match were an IQ test, the Gunners would have scored...
Wenger gets Ballacked
Michael Ballack says stuff which is hard to dispute. I think it behooves Wenger to be a bit more...
Video: Zaragoza 2 Sevilla 1
Sevilla and Alvaro Negredo had a match to forget as they lost to Zaragoza. They fall out of the...
Video: Barcelona 2 Getafe 1
Leo Messi shows why he is a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and their composite. Messi’s first...
Video: Real Madrid 3 Espanyol 0
The Merengues took to the air to overcome Espanyol. Gonzalo Higuain showed a sublime touch scoring the last goal....
Video: Robinho’s backheel lifts Santos
Nifty backheel but it should have been ruled offside.
Efficiency need not be a dirty word
“You have to congratulate Chelsea. We didn’t get a demonstration of football but they were efficient and, at the...
Arsenal loss: Drogba again proves too hot to handle
What has Hull City got that Arsenal does not? It took just two strikes by you know who –...
Arsenal’s first priority: Limiting damage
Manuel Almunia is a giant bundle of nerves. Loss of confidence is contagious. Especially when it comes to an...
Euro 2012: Ireland vs France rematch?
In rehearsal at least. The countries await the final verdict on the Euro qualifiers. But Michel Platini thinks that...
Aston Villa and Arsenal best in stewardship
Ever wonder which Premiership clubs are guided by motives other than self interest? Have a long term vision? Show...
Altidore dedicates his goal to the people of Haiti
I am really glad to see Jozy Altidore get regular minutes and so must Bob Bradley. He seems to...
Video: Manchester United 5 Portsmouth 0
Wayne Rooney and Berbatov broke up the monotony of a hat trick of own goals by a terrified Pompey...
Video: Liverpool 1 Everton 0
As one of the most vilified Liverpool players, Dirk Kuyt surely comes up with some very important goals.
Wenger’s words are destructive
“When you are fighting with Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool and Aston Villa you cannot say that because you finished...
Hansson chosen to officiate World Cup matches
Thierry Henry can hope that Martin Hansson officiates one of France’s matches. This time he might be able to...
Rio’s elevation has no one singing encomiums
The pundits are holding back their plaudits.
Hiddink heads Nigeria wishlist
Shaibu Amodu will now coach Nigeria’s homegrown players Shaibu Amodu has been sacked as expected. The Super Eagles were...
Jesse Marsch: A welcome addition to the USMNT
Beckham is greeted by Marsch in his first season. By the sheer dint of longevity, Jesse Marsch proves to...