FA Cup semi-final: Stoke humiliates Bolton, 5-0
Bolton’s defending was shambolic. They made Kieran Richardson look like Leo Messi. And Stoke showed it helps to crack...
Category: Soccer Culture
Dalglish tells Arsene Wenger to sod off (something stronger)
Wenger walks towards Kenny Dalglish whining about the penalty and the added time and the Scot has none of...
Arsenal are a team of mental midgets
But does he love Arsenal? God is a Man Utd fan 96 minutes of almost nothingness. Then a dodgy...
FA Cup semi-final: Magical Mystery Toure
Edwin Van Der Sar so magnificent in the Chelsea match manages a weak clearance. Michael Carrick enjoying a rejuvenation...
Paul Scholes: What else would you expect?
A Red card devil. Paul Scholes is a wonderful player but his achilles heel is getting someone else’s achilles...
Sectarianism charges: Rangers face possible closed door matches
Ranger fans reprise “Scotland’s Shame” singing sectarian chants during Europa Cup matches against PSV Eindhoven. FIFA/ UEFA open an...
Europa Cup: Benfica overcome PSV Eindhoven (6-3 agg)
Portugese giants Benfica drew PSV Eindhoven after falling behind two goals as the spectacularly named Balázs Dzsudzsák and Jeremain...
Roman Abramovich: “My team has no personality”
The above headline is not written as mere sensationalism. It is what Abramovich thought of his team after they...
Raul learns the Schalke chant
Raul the Real Madrid legend is on his way to becoming a Schalke legend after his stellar performance gave...
Maradona’s missing Golden Ball melted down to gold bars
Captured crime lord Salvatore Lo Russo reveals in his testimony what happened to Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy won...
Will CR 7 steal Messi’s thunder in El Clasico?
The bedrock of Spanish football will be strip mined in a series of four encounters between Real Madrid and...
Carlo Ancelotti should stay: Lack of choices, rebuilding challenge
Guus Hiddink left Stamford Bridge after his four month cameo righted the ship. The Premiership proved out of range...
RIP: Danny Fiszman
Former Arsenal director Danny Fiszman passed away after a long battle against throat cancer. He was Arsenal’s largest shareholder...
Champions League QF: Heurelho Gomes wins it for Real
Gomes keeps Manuel Almunia company in goalkeeping bloopers. Real Madrid romp home on a 5-0 aggregate and now face...
If you’re wondering where Ruud Gullit is …..
He is in the capital of Chechnya coaching Terek Grozny, a football club whose chief patron is Chechen warlord...
Alisher Usmanov will not sell his Arsenal shares
It seems that the parties concerned with keeping Arsenal in the hands of joint ownership are hardening their positions....
Berlusconi: Ibra “a waste of money”
The AC Milan striker came back from a 3 match ban and is promptly sent off for three more...
Is Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez Sir Alex’s best value signing?
Ian Herbert is convinced he is. 18 goals in 20 starts in his debut year. All indications that Chicharito...
Champions League QF: Man Utd get through Chelsea 2-1 (3-1 agg)
Man Utd looked sharper and decisive when they had the ball while Chelsea had more of it without looking...
Ancelotti is paying for Abramovich’s £50m folly
“Hey Roman! Look at this classy spittoon.” Can we lay the £50m Torres boondoggle squarely on Roman Abramovich? Except...
How is Stan Kroenke financing his Arsenal takeover?
The biggest news over the weekend was 41 year old Jens Lehmann’s return and the commanding difference he made...
Wenger: Less a manager, more a savant
Look to the future is Arsene Wenger’s mantra once again. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater maybe...
Neymar basks with a mask
Great goal by Neymar against Colo Colo in the Copa Libertadores which sets off a celebration that is borderline...
Champions League QF: Barca destroy Shakhtar
5-1. With goals from Iniesta (who had a brilliant game), Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Seydou Keita, and Xavi Hernandez....
Evra’s foul on Ramires was a clear penalty
Sir Alex might feel a bit more at equilibrium right now. Somehow this time the dark forces that haunt...
LeBron James becomes a Liverpool stakeholder
Liverpool fans can expect NBA superstar LeBron James to be present in their midst at Anfield taking in a...
Birmingham’s psychic blow
Much has been said of the huge damage done by Birmingham’s victory over Arsenal in the Carling Cup finals....
Dejan Stankovic’s 50 metre goal against Genoa
Almost two years ago, Stankovic lashed an equally spectacular volley from midfield past Marco Amelia. Compare this to the...
A Real spanking: Spurs get torched 4-0
The match was lost in the first 15 minutes. Aaron Lennon taken ill before the match was replaced by...
Champions League QF: Schalke shocks the defending champions, 5-2
23+ minutes from Canal. Commentary in French. It all started swimmingly well for Inter within the first minute as...
What is the FA’s priority?
As a commentator rightly points out. What is the FA’s priority? A couple of swear words that attracts 15...
Sir Alex has a dig at big spending Chelsea
Love the tongue in cheek “Chelsea were right to spend £50m for Torres”. The artful dodger is a master...
Mourinho brings all his big guns against Spurs
Jose Mourinho will risk bringing back Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo even as they remain injury doubts. Fans are divided...
Zamalek vs Club Africain: Forget the riots
In the aftermath of the Zamalek vs Club Africain match which brought 5000 rioting fans onto the pitch, one...
Ochocinco made a ” honorary member” of Sporting KC
Chad left hanging at Sporting KC? No longer A feel good gesture but as suspected Chad Ochocinco failed to...
Rise and Shine: The Jay De Merit story
Stirring documentary about Jay De Merit who arrives in England with a dream of playing in the Premier League...
Expose on Australia’s World Cup bid wins prize
The Australian category for best sport writing went to Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker of The Age for their...
Rooney gets a two match ban
The FA hands the Man Utd striker a two match ban for swearing into a camera. One more defining...
FIFA’s Bosnia ruling shows no sensitivity
This was no April Fool’s joke as Bosnia and Herzegovina found themselves banned from international football. The problem: FIFA/...
16 year old Indi Cowie wows with her freestyle skills
Nice write up in the NYT magazine about 16 year old phenom Indi Cowie, whose family is originally from...
Rooney faces FA wrath for swearing
Not smart but really not a huge deal. Actually, he brings this passion to the fore on the field...
Champions League: Wenger can see Spurs beat Real
Yes, Arsene but can Arsenal beat Spurs? That should be a more pressing issue than two bits about a...
Sandro Rosell adds insult to Real Madrid injury
Sandro Rosell, Barca’s president predicts a 5-0 lashing of the Merengues in their Copa Del Rey meeting a day...
Edinson Cavani shows why he’ll be a hot summer target
Edinson Cavani will not be in Napoli much longer. He scored a hat trick in one of the Serie’s...
Pato comes alive in AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Inter
Masimiliano Allegri won the clash between the Serie’s two most photogenic managers. AC MIlan looked very comfortable in their...
Against Blackburn Arsenal’s self belief continues to erode
A couple of weeks ago, Man Utd took to the field against Bolton and found themselves a man down...
Soccer and Society: Vikas Shah’s interview with FIFA’s Jérôme Valcke
Great interview by Vikas “Thought Economist” Shah. Jérôme Valcke explains how FIFA sees football as a “school of life.”...
Clouds over Qatar World Cup…
If global warming keeps going the way it’s going you are going to need more than sunscreen to protect...
Hope for the future – Argentine FA uses video evidence
Martin Galmarini playing for Tigre was booked because the ref thought he used his hand to control the ball...
In Wenger we trust or should we?
Arseblog draws attention to something that Wenger said in the pre West Brom press conference regarding Thomas Vermaelen’s frustrating...
Chad Ochocinco’s soccer dreams are just that
Chad Ochocinco’s headline grabbing foray into soccer maybe motivated by the same feelings which led Deion Sanders and Michael...
Bad news for Stuart Holden: Out for six months
The Jonny Evans tackle does a number. Holden is out for the season. Big loss for Bolton and the...
Chelsea’s Brazilians secure a vital win
The battle of the heavyweight “financial dopers” with a combined estimate of £650m in transfer fees was settled at...
Video: Jonny Evans tackle injures Stuart Holden
The injury prone Stuart Holden was stretchered off after Jonny Evans tackle opened up a big bloody gash in...