Ahead of the biggest Premiership match this season
Sheesh! Every match Sir Alex gets 5 minutes of extra time? While each fan will be watching his club...
Category: Soccer Coaches & Coaching
Rafa channels his inner ” wild thing”
“I say, Arsene, I’ve got to get this guy off my back. Any ideas on how to beat him?...
Video: Spurs fall to Stoke, 0-1
Spurs plied on the pressure but an excellent Steve Simonsen and a dour Stoke defense kept them at bay....
Coach gets red card for scoring goal
Grampus Eight manager Dragan Stojkovic scored this goal from his technical area and got a red card for his...
How about basketball, Capello?
Capello should tap this man for ideas Capello on how other sports can influence football and how he is...
Wenger sees Arsenal lift a trophy this season
It was his birthday and the AGM was conducted in a very different atmosphere from the last meeting. So...
Video: Benfica embarrass Everton, 5- 0
Link: A shambolic display with inept defending. Crosses, corners, and long balls and and out of position Tim Howard...
Davies and Gooch injury updates
Charlie Davies seems to be recovering well after undergoing additional surgeries to repair a broken left elbow and stabilize...
Xavi feels the pressure
By Barca’s high standards this year’s CL performance has been shocking. A bare four points and tied with Dynamo...
Abel Resino sacked; Quique is Atletico’s new coach
The 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea in the CL group stage was the last straw. With Atletico...
The Alex Ferguson walkout video
Coaching tips:What to do when asked a question you don’t want to answer ? You say “Silly question and...
Clutch performers in US World Cup qualifiers
Its become almost automatic for the US to qualify for the World Cup nowadays. But there were forty years...
The Beeb features Wenger
Listen to Emmanuel Petit, David Dein and Lee Dixon during a special programme, Arsene at 60, on BBC Radio...
Happy 60th Arsene!
A video tribute to the Arsenal manager. And some life lessons well learned. And luckily for all of us,...
Video: Grafite slaps Ibrahim Kas
It seemed the CL was full of petulant players slapping one another. This time it was Grafite slapping Kas...
Should Rafa stay or should he go?
The biggest debate in the Premiership right now. Has Rafa made mistakes? Yes, many. It was a huge mistake...
Pellegrini: “Losing to Seville and Milan are worrying”
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark. Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable...
Video: The Geriatricos beat the Galacticos, 3-2
Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for beleaguered AC...
Kroenke creeps up in the shareholder stake
Stan Kroenke has been quietly sweeping up shares wherever he can find them. He is now a mere 1.04%...
Maurice Edu racially abused by club supporters
Just so bigoted. Maurice Edu who played so well in his first season with the Gers was the target...
A depleted Man Utd team faces CSKA
Minus Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher, Ji Sung Park, and Patrice Evra. All key players. Which should bolster...
“Russian Revolution at Camp Nou”
Pep Guardiola downplays the defeat and says “it is hardly a clarion call.” Guardiola insisted his team played “well”...
Video: Liverpool go down to Lyon, 1-2
I have no idea why Yossi Benayoun was substituted by Andriy Voronin. This has been Rafa’s blind spot this...
Wenger turns 60 this Thursday, pledges to remain at Arsenal
For life. Wenger said: “I’d never want to go anywhere else. Touch wood, as long as I have my...
Video: A last gasp strike enables AZ to draw with Arsenal
I have to say that the Gunners looked like they took their foot of the accelerator most of the...
Kaka will not celebrate if he scores a goal
One of the most eagerly anticipated CL match will be Real Madrid’s encounter with AC Milan which will see...
Sven declines Swedish job
The Swede who is director of football at Notts County felt he could combine his position at the club...
World Cup 2010: France to meet Ireland
The draw is in. Eight team compete for the last four spots from the European zone. France line up...
Video: Catherine Ringer gives Domenech some love
Most fans in France barely tolerate Raymond Domenech but he has found one in Catherine Renger, a well known...
AZ Alkmaar: A bit of history with the Gunners
Interesting factoid. AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the...
Walcott out with ligament damage
AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET) Walcott’s injury woes continue. His...
World Cup 2010: Joel Santana steps down as SA coach
It had to happen sooner than later. Joel Santana stepped down as SA coach. After the invigorating display by...
Sir Alex gets charged with improper conduct
The Alan Wiley drama finally came to a head with the FA charging Sir Alex with improper conduct for...
Is Rafa preparing for an exit?
You can clearly see Glen Johnson did not get his foot on the ball. Bent’s shot skips just over...
Beach balls and Balloons in the news
While most of the US was transfixed by the Balloon Boy saga, Liverpool fans were encountering their own problems...
Theo Walcott to miss AZ Alkmaar fixture
Wenger on Walcott following the Ridgewell tackle. “He has a bruised knee, it is swollen and difficult to assess...
Video: Arsenal 3 Birmingham 1
Lovely bit of footwork by Van Persie in the box and a snappy finish after Song feeds him of...
Long arm of the law catches up with the hand of god
Which is merely a creative way of saying that the awful justice of FIFA may catch up with Maradona...
The Maradona soap opera takes an ugly turn..
Shortly after Argentina had scraped together another extremely modest victory Maradona,carried away by relief or the emotion of the...
Davies update: Out for 6 months to a year
From the US Soccer website: Davies suffered a lacerated bladder and fractures to the tibia and femur bones in...
If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..
This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
Team USA: The 2010 World Cup might herald a new era
Haminu Dramani catches Reyna napping on the ball (2006 World Cup) Buried deep in the mountain of sports news...
A Casey in point!
The US goes through to the World Cup! I gave the Hondurans the benefit of their stranglehold at San...
Maradona’s Belly Flop
Looks like someone did capture Maradona’s belly flop after all… Wonder what he’ll do if they beat Uruguay on...
Mexico, US advance to South Africa
Mexico clobbers El Salvador 4-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Our friend...
Maradona’s Argentina SQUEAK past Peru in 93rd minute (2-1)
What a tragicomedy. Higuain puts Argentina up 1-0 at the beginning of the second half. Then it starts pouring....
Does Bob Bradley play not to lose?
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano has been a bastion for the Catrachos If representation in the world leagues were a criterion...
Team USA vs Honduras: The revolution will not be televised
Not a literal reference to the Honduran coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya but the decision not to broadcast the...
The other side of Mourinho….
Mourinho takes questions from a bunch of really small italian reporters …and looks really happy for a change. One...
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Error filled derby gives United bragging rights
Sir Alex Ferguson on the win: “We gave three goals away today. It could have been an embarrassment –...
Fortress Emirates: Gunners need to win home games
Arsene Wenger feels that 80 points will be enough to win the title as bigger teams drop points to...
Video: Remember Shaun Goater, MBE
These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about...
The six referee thing is nagannahappen
Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...