Edwy Plenel on France’s racism row
Mediapart’s editor in chief, Edwy Plenel writes why the racism row is so damaging and the quota system abhorrent....
Category: Soccer Culture
Europa Cup: FC Porto advance on aggregate after Villarreal loss
szólj hozzá: Villarreal 3-2 Porto All goals It was always going to be an uphill task overcoming a four...
Europa Cup: Braga make history on away goals advantage
szólj hozzá: S.Braga 1-0 Benfica Highlights Custodio’s magnificent header gave Braga a vital goal at home and the Arsenalistas...
Martin Palermo’s amazing back heel goal
Martin Palermo is Boca Juniors heart and soul. Many have abandoned the club to go to the lucrative European...
Laurent Blanc needs to resign
Yannick Noah lends his voice against the quota system There seems to be no ambivalence or finessing what Laurent...
Too easy: Man Utd dispatch Schalke 4-1 (agg 6-1)
Darron Gibson was Andres Iniesta with his superb pass to Antonio Valencia which got Utd started. Gibson came up...
Gonzalo Higuain’s disallowed goal
Franck De Bleekere was spot on with the decision to disallow Gonzalo Higuain’s goal. The referee blew the whistle...
As per Mou: Madrid’s chances just got bleaker
Jose Mourinho will watch the second leg of the Champions League in a hotel room. Aitor Karanka, his assistant...
West Ham owners: Part of the club’s implosion
Another sign the former porn merchants have lost all confidence in West Ham. With friends like these, who needs...
Norwich ride high into the Premiership
Paul Lambert takes the Canaries from League 1 to the Championships and onto the biggest prize, the Premiership in...
Real Zaragoza dodge relegation and Real Madrid
Iker Casillas had a match to forget. Zaragoza dodged relegation as they won 3-2 over the Merengues. Angel Lafita...
Barca come a cropper against Real Sociedad
Their Champions League encounter might have sucked out all the air but over the weekend Barca blew their chances...
Real charge UEFA with ignoring Barca racism
Its all coming to a boil. An aggrieved Real played footage that shows Sergio Busquets mouthing off to Marcelo...
Arsenal’s most notorious fan is no more
Osama Bin Laden did not get enough time to savour Arsenal’s win over Man Utd. Was he really a...
Laurent Blanc playing both sides of the racial divide
France continues to be rocked by after shocks stemming from its World Cup debacle. Mediapart, a Paris based journal...
Against Liverpool Newcastle find themselves South Bound Suarez
szólj hozzá: Liverpool – Newcastle 3:0 Luis Suarez seems hellbent on consigning Fernando Torres to the wayback machine and...
Sandro: Goal of the week
szólj hozzá: chelsea-totten 2-1 wanzery.com Sandro’s bit of magic before Andre Marriner decides to put on the blinkers in...
Ramsey’s goal is not just a goal
szólj hozzá: A1-0M Arsenal’s matches of late come with advisories so this is a rare opportunity to enjoy an...
A leader arrives in Arsenal
Aaron Ramsey gave Arsenal what it craved, a goal and leadership. The Welsh midfielder had big shoes to fill...
Cristiano Ronaldo is Mourinho’s man despite tactics
Cristiano Ronaldo does not like Jose Mourinho’s tactics which are built on rope a dope tactics where one defends...
Europa Cup SF, first leg: Cardozo powers Benfica past Braga
Oscar Cardozo’s free kick traversed a perfect arc to beat Braga’s Artur for the winning goal. The Paraguayan had...
Europa Cup SF, first leg: Porto’s Colombians put Villarreal to the sword
Radamel Falcao scored four goals while Freddy Guarin scored one and provided two assists as Porto sank the Yellow...
Richard Swarbrick’s animation of El Clasico
A breathtakingly gorgeous depiction of Barca’s immortal 5-0 win over Real.
Mourinho confronts UEFA with his sob story
The fall out over Wednesday’s El Crassico continues. UEFA has decided to open disciplinary cases into both Real Madrid...
Monterrey ends Real Salt Lake’s dream
Yesterday was not a good day for clubs named Real. Humberto “El Chupete” Suazo scored the winning goal for...
A deuce of a goal by Clint Dempsey
Bolton were sent packing by a Clint Dempsey brace with Brede Hangeland chipping in with the third. Deuce’s first...
CL semi-final, first leg: Two sublime Messi moments stun Real
Spare a thought for Wolfgang Stark. For about 75 minutes this was the El Crassico as players dived, pulled,...
Real Salt Lake on the cusp of making history
Can RSL mail it in? CONCACAF Champions League Finals, second leg: Real Salt Lake vs Monterrey, 10 PM ET,...
A glimmer of hope for Ian Holloway’s men
This once promising season has come unglued for Blackpool. The second half has seen just two wins and more...
Manuel Neuer linked to Bayern
All the good money says he is. And after last evening’s performance he won’t come cheap. As for Man...
Pep Guardiola lays into Mourinho
The lead in to Barca vs Real is just as fascinating. The normally composed Pep Guardiola finally lays into...
Albert Einstein channels Mourinho
“I am looking at you, Jose” Yesterday: Mourinho said: “I told my players there was someone called Albert, Albert...
Raul leads Schalke. Shocker? Perhaps
Champions League Semi Finals, First Leg Its almost rote now but Real Madrid’s rejects will do well in their...
Roberto Carlos heralds Anzhi Makhachkala’s revolution
szólj hozzá: roberto carlos debüt The ageless Roberto Carlos who many thought would finish his career in Corinthians made...
Edin Dzeko ends his goal drought
szólj hozzá: Blackburn 0-1 Manchester City Fernando Torres toiled for 703 minutes to finally score his first Chelsea goal....
Is the MLS spreading itself too thin?
The MLS family welcomed two new additions to the 2011 season, the Portland Timbers and the Vancouver Whitecaps, increasing...
Arsenal vs Bolton: All the painful highlights
szólj hozzá: Bolton vs Arsenal 2-1 Highligh Highlights with doomsday soundtrack. Painfully familiar patterns repeated themselves. For the umpteenth...
Bolton puts Arsenal out of their misery
It is over. Something has to give. Whether it is Arsene Wenger or the team. Or both. We’ve seen...
Real Madrid in a 6-3 shootout with Valencia
This weekend was a weekend of comebacks as Kaka last seen in the year 156 BC crossing the frozen...
Chicharito Hernandez’s late goal sinks Everton
The real PFA player of the year scores another magnificent goal. By now we are well acquainted by Chicharito...
Against Bolton: Arsenal’s one more throw of dice
John Cleese travels to Bolton to find a live Norwegian Blue. Arsenal travel to the Reebok to keep their...
Bob Houghton resigns
While the Indian cricket team did the country proud by winning the World Cup, Indian football took a step...
Gino Coutinho: Full time goalkeeper, part time pot grower
A cleverly photoshopped jersey leaves no doubt as to Gino Coutinho’s sponsors. The ADO Den Haag goalkeeper is facing...
Real Madrid drops the Copa Del Rey
Footage of Sergio Ramos dropping the trophy atop the bus cruising the Madrid streets celebrating their Copa Del Rey...
Messi is lasered
szólj hozzá: Messi lézer Real Madrid fans take to a laser to distract the world’s best footballer. First at...
Arsenal vs Spurs in a cracking game
szólj hozzá: Tottenham vs Arsenal 3:3 Gone are the days you could turn to Spurs for comic relief. Nowadays...
Arsene Wenger’s Enter the Void dilemma
In Gaspar Noe’s “Enter the Void”, the soul of the deceased protagonist floats above the streets of Tokyo in...
Will Jose Mourinho resign if he fails to beat Barca?
Jose Mourinho has already lost the Liga. What if he loses the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League...
Newcastle hold Man Utd to a goalless draw
szólj hozzá: Newcastle v United longer Good news for Arsenal in ordinary circumstances but we’re talking of a mentally...
Fabregas says club has a choice: Wenger’s experiment or win titles
Cesc Fabregas who Arsene Wenger spirited away from Barca as a 16 year old to lead the charge in...
Serie: AC Milan sink Sampdoria, 3-0
Every time one writes off Clarence Seedorf he comes up with the goods. Antonio Cassano scored against his former...
Serie: Inter’s season goes south against Parma
Pint sized Sebastian Giovinco and Juventus reject Amauri give the dairy farmers a 2-0 win over Internazionale. And once...
Pepe gives Messi a lecture on sanity!
Those who saw El Clasico this weekend saw Leo Messi kick the ball into the stands in a moment...
Jack Wilshere wins PFA’s young player of the year
Jack Wilshere his fighting spirit on the pitch. Good on ye, Jack. The one Arsenal player who’s shown consistent...