Ricardo Teixeira: Another corrupt FIFA overlord bows out
Ricardo Teixeira, the CBF president for 23 years and the man behind Brazil’s 2014 World Cup bid stepped down...
Category: Soccer Culture
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...
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...
“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...
Cesc Fabregas still loves Arsenal
The former Arsenal midfielder is enjoying a renaissance at Barca where he now scores goals regularly through headers, a...
Messi or Maradona?
In the wake of that superlative five strike by Leo Messi, the question naturally turns to his place in...
Players agree to take huge wage cuts to keep Rangers afloat
Ally McCoist did not sign up to save Rangers but he maybe doing just that Well, hurrah for the...
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...
Amazing Arsenal restore pride in 3-0 win but AC Milan progress
szólj hozzá: Arsenal 3-0 AC Milan ALL GOALS The CW was that Arsenal should just show up in the...
7 April 2004: Deportivo Coruna shock AC Milan, 4-0
The Spanish club now in the second division knocked the Champions League winners out of the competition pouring in...
Arsenal should keep their powder dry for the Premiership not AC Milan
Arsenal will have to channel the spirit of Spartacus at the Emirates today Arsenal vs AC Milan at the...
Algarve Cup: Japan once again has the USA’s number, 1-0
The Nadeshiko proved yet again to be a stumbling block for the US women’s team blanking them, 1-0. Megumi...
The backlash to Andre Villa Boas departure begins
Welcome to Chelsea Football Club Big Phil Scolari says working under Roman Abramovich will be “hell” for the next...
Kaka shines in Real’s 5-0 drubbing of Espanyol
Probably his best game in a long, long time. Scoring a goal and creating Gonzalo Higuain’s brace. Real added...
Demba Ba’s penalty saved by Simon Mignolet
szólj hozzá: Ba misses penalty v Sunderland Alan Pardew’s celebration which included going after Martin O’Neill ended up being...
Alan Pardew goes after Martin O’ Neill
szólj hozzá: Pardew – O’Neill The Tyneside derby was an ill tempered affair. Here Newcastle manager Alan Pardew exults...
Ten man Barca beat Sporting Gijon, 3-1
No Messi, Gerard Pique sent off. No problems for the Barca gravy train. Iniesta, Seydou Keita, and Xavi score...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims Arsenal wanted him
It was difficult finding an image which fit Zlatan’s head but here is one The world’s most swollen headed...
Eight months later Andre Villa- Boas is gone
“And very obviously, Abramovich has gone insane. … totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct “ The...
Andre Villas Boas: Dark clouds gather as Chelsea fall to West Brom
szólj hozzá: WBA 1-0 Chelsea At this point Roman Abramovich should be a snarling, frothing dervish breaking furniture and...
Scintillating Van Persie dooms Liverpool, 2-1
szólj hozzá: Liverpool Arsenal 1:2 HIGHLIGH That Robin Van Persie, he on fayah, maan!! This was a match not...
What now for Bocanegra, Edu, and Bedoya at Rangers?
Rangers FC in crisis: What lies in store for Bocanegra, Edu, and Bedoya? Rangers FC is in crisis undergoing...
Costa Rica win the Gary Speed memorial match
Joel Campbell, signed by Arsenal scores the winner for Costa Rica as Wales and the footballing fraternity paid tribute...
Colombia embarass Mexico, 2-0
Can this be Colombia’s moment in history after years of underachievement languishing in the shadows of their illustrious neighbours?...
Jose Mourinho is in London: Everyone gets hot and bothered
Mou is shopping for a new house. Downton Abbey? He’s 35th from the left. Jose Mourinho has been spotted...
The Italy win should banish all doubts about Klinsmann
Juergen Klinsmann has arrived. He was on a winning steak before the Italy match but the caveat was that...
At the Emirates passion rules ……
The Emirates has often been accused of being antiseptic, lacking atmosphere. This Arsenal fan put that to rest celebrating...
Roberto Soldado scores a hat trick as Spain toy with Venezuela, 5-0
No Fernando Torres, no David Villa. No problems. Spain shows why it is still favourites to win Euro 2012....
France overcome Germany, 2-1
Olivier Giroud emphatically finishes of Mathieu Debuchy’s through pass. Florent Malouda scores following a goalmouth scramble. Germany cuts the...
Magical Messi’s hat trick as Switzerland succumbs, 3-1
The little maestro might be answering all those knocks he needs Xavi, Iniesta, and the Barca passing system to...
Robben has the last word as England’s fight back ends, 3-2
The first half produced little except for an Arjen Robben effort shut down by Joe Hart and Adam Johnson’s...
Can Klinsi pull off a win over Italy?
The Hair might have a few goals lurking under his mane Brek Shea and Sacha Kjlestan get call ups...
Scott Parker named England captain against Netherlands
Scott Parker named as England captain Not a very surprising choice to be honest. Parker has been at the...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s inventive back heel against Real Vallecano
Leo Messi’s amazing free kick against Atletico came on the heels of his rival’s very cheeky back heel goal...
Leo Messi’s amazing free kick for Barca
We can heap encomiums on encomiums on Messi for his amazing gifts on and off the ball but he...
Ryo Miyaichi’s amazing burst of speed against Chelsea
Bolton’s loan signing from Arsenal, 19 year old Ryo Miyaichi shows spades of speed down the left. Wenger now...
Mario Balotelli left out of Italy squad for USA match
Italy’s national squad is Balotelli free but this man finds a place Cesare Prandelli named a 23 man squad...
India’s new football league indefinitely postponed
No danger of Robbie Fowler doing this in the new India league where the pitches have no grass and...