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Video: Copa Del Rey: Atletico crush Racing Santander
Ex-Arsenal player Jose Antonio Reyes was amongst the goal scorers. Simao Sabroso got the ball rolling, Reyes followed suit,...
World Cup 1930: Francisco Varallo celebrates his century
The oldest surviving player of the 1930 World Cup final celebrates his 100th birthday. Happy birthday, Francisco Varallo! The...
Arshavin states the obvious
Arshavin is a winger who incidentally happens to score goals. To call him a centerforward is a travesty. And...
Capello removes Terry from England’s captaincy
Fidelity 1 Infidelity 0 (on this one occasion) On the eve of Wayne Bridge’s return to Man City, Capello...
Has Tiger Woods’ peccadiloes helped John Terry?
One can’t help but wonder if Tiger Woods has helped out John Terry. One has not seen the sort...
Video: FA Cup: Spurs 3 Leeds 1
Jermain Defoe did what he does best. Score goals. It took a third hat trick this season to sink...
Mohamed Zidan shows a thoughtful side
It is gratifying to see Mohamed Zidan who I have always thought highly of as a player mature before...
Video: A proud day for Crystal Palace
Danny Butterfield became a Palace legend with a hat trick against Wolves. For a magical moment the club’s financial...
John Terry gets a boost from Ancelotti
I have a feeling Fabio Capello is in close consultation with Carlo Ancelotti regarding John Terry. If so, this...
Video: Keano’s Celtic debut falls short
Celtic failed to get the expected lift from Robbie Keane’s induction as they fall to Kilmarnock. Their £68,000 a...
Video: Chelsea 1 Hull City 1
Hull City v Chelseaby eldoronaldo Chelsea springs a leak in its hull. The smaller clubs have made this year’s...
Will Juventus get Rafa?
From the Independent (via Goal.com): The broadsheet claims that the Turin side’s president Jean-Claude Blanc is keen to reach...
Video: 2010 CAN: Egypt win their 7th title
Egypt beat Ghana, 1-0 as Mohamed Nagy Ismail Afash aka Gedo scored the winning goal to claim their 7th...
Bad choice: Rooney as England captain
Richard Williams floats the idea of Wayne Rooney taking over as captain of the England squad should John Terry’s...
Robbie Keane’s Celtic move headlines transfer deadline
Robbie Keane capped a day of frenetic transfers as clubs scrambled to sign players to bolster their squads. He...
Arsenal rises to its old failings
The best thing about Arsenal’s brutal annihilation at the hands of Man Utd was that it came very quickly....
Maradona back on the job…
Diego is back after washing his mouth out with soap and completing his two month ban.A 3 -2 friendly...
Mourinho has the last laugh
Inter Milan beat AC Milan by 2 goals despite having 2 men less.Wesley Sneijder and Lucio were both sent...
Beckham v/s Mourinho in the clash of the Milans
The ‘derby della Madonnina’ – named after the statue of the Virgin Mary on the city’s Gothic cathedral –...
Stand with Haiti
No time to lose. Check out Partners in Health >> In addition to providing emergency relief, these organizations are...
Benitez on the brink – Liverpool out of FA Cup
He vows to fight on but it ‘s looking bleak.Their 2 -1 knock out by Reading is their 12th...
Beckham at Right-Back?
Leonardo suggests that Becks may have to fill in as a defender at AC Milan. Let’s hope they don’t...
Manchester United 5, Wigan 0
Sir Alex finally sees his team gel. Funny how they usually do this when it matters most. Rooney looks...
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Idiot of the Year
And the award goes to: FIFA. What’s that you say about fair play?
SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Goal of the Year
Nilmar. Enough said. I just hope Dunga takes him to SA!
[UPDATED] SoccerBlog Awards 2009: Coach of the Year
Hold on. We have a new Coach of the Year. After reading NSider’s comment, and deliberating for 2 minutes,...
The SoccerBlog Awards 2009
Since we’re in a giving mood here at Soccer Blog, we’ve decided to end the year by handing out...
Cruyff’s dream team give Maradona’s Argentina another nightmare
Yohan Cruyff’s Cataonian dream tream gave Argentina a 4 -2 beating in a friendly.Maradona,still in search of that magic...
The last days of Graeme Souness
Julian Dicks: The end of the “Liverpool culture.” Graeme Souness has been on Rafa Benitez’s back fearing a “meltdown”...
An Everton move improves Donovan’s all around game
Landon Donovan has a way of disappearing as observed in the MLS final against Real Salt Lake, excepting for...
Alisher Usmanov increases Arsenal stake
It is a two way battle between Stan Kroenke and Alisher Usmanov and the balance of power lies with...
Video: A live version of K’naan’s “Waving Flag”
Canada may not be in the World Cup but one of their own will prove ubiquitous. Somalia-born Toronto raised,...
Nadir Belhadj to quit Pompey
Belhadj is not a happy camper at Portsmouth The Algerian wingback and a pivotal player in the national squad’s...
Rafa: Arsenal game begins “a new season”
Wenger might have to contend with the return of Fernando Torres and the possible first full introduction of Alberto...
Notts County is ready for a third takeover
The picture continues to get grainier in Notts County’s ownership saga. The latest sees Sven Goran Ericksson as a...
Video: Brilliant Balotelli leads Inter to victory
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Mario Balotelli’s nifty cutback sets up Samuel Eto’o’s goal after Javier Zanetti’s excellent...
Landon Donovan heading to Everton?
Needed midfielder to fill perennially injured Mikael Arteta’s shoes. The buzz is that Landon Donovan is heading to Everton...
Video: Leonardo scores against game Gunners
Watch Olympiakos v Arsenal (1-0) Goals & Highlights (9.12.2009) in Sports | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com The Gunners...
Unirea can administer Stuttgart’s knockout
Another David against Goliath story in the making as Romanian side Unirea could join Sevilla in the Champions League...
Inter: Can Kazan pull off David over Goliath?
This CL has seen the path to the knockout stage strewn with the shards of the shattered dreams of...
Update: CSKA will not face Champions League ban
As per UEFA last night, any punishment will be confined to Sergei Ignashevich and Alexei Berezutsky using pseudo-ephedrine. The...
Video: Owen gets the glory, Obertan is the architect
Michael Owen’s hat trick against Wolfsburg sank the German team in the CL but the player who impressed most...
Video: Bayern butt out Juve in Turin, 4-1
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Juve crashed out of the CL as they were beaten soundly at home...
Will Arsenal get to see Aquilani?
After seeing tantalizing morsels of the AS Roma player, Rafa Benitez will start Alberto Aquilani in the Fiorentina match...
Video: Ascoli get the “grandi gesture di fairplay”
Nice bit of sportsmanship by Ascoli.
Cesc looking for a Drogba like striker
Oscar Cardozo is a “direct style” striker Cesc talks about a direct style as sometimes the best way to...
Video: Tim Howard saves Everton’s remarkable comeback
A comeback like this can build belief which seems to be in short supply at Goodison Park nowadays. Louis...
Will the AFL sabotage Oz’s 2018/2022 World Cup chances?
”How much do you want this World Cup?” Demetriou was asking his constituents. ”Enough to miss an entire footy...
USA: Travel, acclimatization, and ball speed
A new study done by Adidas shows that altitude at the World Cup will have an impact of up...
World Cup 2010: The Springboks back Bafana Bafana
The 1995 Springboks are celluloid heroes too After praying for New Zealand, Paraguay, and Slovenia but instead getting, Mexico,...
World Cup 2010: Dunga rubs it in against Portugal
Remember Raymond Domenech starting a furore before the Ireland vs France playoff by purportedly calling the Irish, England’s B...
Video: Arsenal smoke Stoke, 2-0
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Arsene Wenger made sure Tony Pulis was the recipient of a lingering handshake....
The non handshake that was heard around the world
Amy Lawrence weighs in on the hypocrisy of English mores and Wenger decries the mentality of awarding the ceremonial...