Paul Scholes: Will he come out of retirement?
Wayne Rooney and James Milner have all come out with statements saying that they would love to have Paul...
Category: Soccer Culture
Mourinho targets Wenger, Capello, and Benitez
The not so Special One Jose Mourinho is feeling a wee bit omnipotent nowadays and it really makes no...
Crouch and Bale put on a show against Young Boys, 4-0
Spurs swept aside Young Boys at the Lane, 4-0 to progress on aggregate (6-3) to the CL first round....
Glazers and Man Utd: Another sink or swim story
The Guardian reports that the Glazer family business, First Allied Corporation is facing financial difficulties which raise questions of...
Braga’s Brazilians stun Sevilla, 4-3
Matheus gets the party started after Andres Palop who had a nightmare in goal spills the ball and the...
Sebastien Squillaci reveals a ruthless temperament
Anything remotely ruthless from an Arsenal player needs to be celebrated – so it will be great to see...
Neymar lauded for staying back at Santos
Chelsea tries to lure the highly rated Santos prospect who shone in Brazil’s victory over the USA in a...
Liverpool want more for Mascherano
The Reds midfielder was pulled from yesterday’s game as his head and heart it appears belong to Barcelona. But...
Jacob Zuma tarnishes SA’s “feel good” World Cup
One of the reasons for holding the World Cup was South Africa’s desire to showcase its vibrant democracy –...
Nick Clegg gets ahead of himself
Nick Clegg waxes lyrical about England’s 2018 World Cup chances. “You could technically hold the World Cup here tomorrow.”...
Wenger to double the ante for Schwarzer?
The transfer deadline looms. Every other goalkeeping option is conjecture. What is real is that Mark Schwarzer wants an...
Squillaci set for Arsenal medical on Monday
According to Sevilla, Sebastien Squillaci will be traveling to London on Monday for a medical in preparation for a...
Hoffenheim shock Werder, 4-1
The post Mesut Oezil period did not begin well for Thomas Schaaf’s Werder Bremen as the club was taken...
Villa’s debacle puts more pressure on a Bradley arrival
Bob Bradley going public with his interest in coaching Aston Villa could not have been better timed as the...
Man Utd vs Fulham: An absorbing encounter ends 2-2
An absolutely gripping encounter at Craven Cottage replete with “Where is Mark Schwarzer?” Rumours are that he was kept...
Rafa Marquez super strike againt Toronto FC
Marquez put together this 30 yard screamer that tore a hole in the ozone. Great strike. The Mexican talisman...
Newcastle pound Villa into a six goal submission
Highlights with an irritating techno track. Turn volume down. Watch Newcastle take apart Villa at St James Park. Jon...
Messi back to scoring hat tricks
Super stuff from Messi in the Spanish Super Cup.Barcelona beat Sevilla 3 -2 on aggregate to win the cup...
Blackpool get a reality check
The 4 – 0 dream start against Wigan last week may have led them to believe that they would...
Premiership: Arsenal vs Blackpool
Arsenal meet Blackpool at the Emirates: 10:00 AM (EST) ESPN2 Ian Holloway may or may not treat us to...
Stephen Ireland earns our sympathy
How bad is Roberto Mancini? The only creative midfielder in your midst and he is sidelined. Sure, he is...
Huang down, how many more to go?
Kenny Huang and QSL Sports end their bid, frustrated at Liverpool’s foot dragging. Maybe it is George Gillett and...
Octopus Paul: Ambassador to England’s 2018 World cup bid
England tightened its tentacles on the 2018 World Cup as Octopus Paul was announced as ambassador to their bid....
Carlos Quieroz in all sorts of trouble
Rumours are that Carlos Quieroz who surprised everyone by surviving the axe after Portugal’s dismal World Cup is most...
Real’s summer clearance: Gago, Van Der Vaart, Lass, and Diarra
Clubs with some money can look to getting any of these players for the Real summer special. Jorge Valdano...
Peter Kenyon headlines Huang bid
Liverpool’s convoluted takeover saga got a bit more wrinkled with Peter Kenyon now heading the negotiations for the Kenneth...
Comedy reigns in Anderlecht vs Partizan’s encounter
Nothing wrong with the first two goals which were genuine. The third goal was a spectacular one scored by...
Internacional win the Copa Libertadores beating Chivas, 3-2
After winning the first leg, 2-1 in Mexico, the Brazilian club was favoured to win the second leg at...
Arsenal’s injury woes: Frimpong out for at least 6 months
Emmanuel Frimpong whose Arsenal trajectory was just taking off suffered an ACL injury during training that will keep him...
Second time around: Schwarzer bid rejected
Arsenal does not improve on its earlier bid. Predictably, Fulham feels insulted and turns them down. Schwarzer may not...
Liverpool 1 Trabzonspor 0: Joe Cole delights, disappoints
Joe Cole a split personality? He slips a sublime pass to Ryan Babel who scores the only goal in...
Mario Balotelli scores on debut
The Premiership’s most exciting talent scores on debut for City as they manage to overcome FC Timisoara, 1-0 on...
City’s opponents FC Timişoara’s convoluted ownership
Man City starts its Europa Cup venture against Romanian club FC Timişoara which is not exactly the original city...
Club takeover update: Liverpool and Blackburn
Coming soon to Ewood Park Liverpool’s takeover bid is being undermined by interested parties with notional money. Those with...
Arsenal makes a move for Sebastien Squillaci
Arsenal’s search for a center back to pair up with Thomas Vermaelen has led them to French international and...
Özil: “I wanted to play with the best and the best is Mourinho”
Mesut Özil is presented at the Bernabeu as he completes his move to Real on a 6 year contract....
Werder Bremen overcome Sampdoria, 3-1
Watch Clemens Fritz’s absolute blast that beats Gianluca Curci. Then Torsten Frings converts a spot kick after defender Stefano...
Anelka calls the FFF ” a bunch of clowns”
Nicholas Anelka was banned for 18 months by the French Football Federation. Today he blasted back in typical fashion....
Homegrown rule could invoke FIFA’s rule 15
Arsene Wenger is an outspoken critic of the Premiership’s new thrust towards domestic development of players which stipulates that...
Huge blow for Arsenal: Nasri out for four weeks
The French midfielder picked up a meniscal injury in the Liverpool game and will undergo a minor surgery which...
Shellshocked Spurs fight back against Young Boys, 2-3
Young Boys raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half with goals from Senad Lulic (video), Henri Bienvenu...
Ahsan Ali Syed plotting a Blackburn takeover
Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed is in talks with the Jack Walker estate which manages Blackburn for a potential...
Ozil’s sticker price goes up
Werder Bremen is now asking for €30m euros. However, Real Madrid believes that Klaus Allofs is overplaying his hand...
Martin Palermo lashes out against Messi
Argentina produces such wonderfully talented footballers but they live in the past and that past is heavily weighed down...
David Jones fantastic free kick for Wolves
David Jones volleys home after a clever bit of invention and Wolves go onto beat Stoke, 2-1. Watch Alvaro...
Arsenal close to Mark Schwarzer signing
Arsenal are set to offer an improved bid worth £3m for Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer this week. Schwarzer has...
Evergreen: Ryan Giggs scores against Newcastle
Man Utd took apart Newcastle in their opener, 3-0 as Paul Scholes proved why Fabio Capello might jettison his...
Reina blunder obscures unimpressive Arsenal effort
” I am number one- take that Lukasz” A late equalizer gifted off a blunder by Pepe Reina kept...
Liverpool vs Arsenal
Jack Wilshere could see some face time at Anfield Arsene Wenger completed one very important order of business signing...
Chelsea pulverize West Brom (Drogba’s hattrick), 6-0
Chelsea inflicted the heaviest defeat of any opening day in the Premiership as they swept aside newly promoted West...
Aston Villa 3 West Ham 0
Aston Villa shrugged off the trauma of Martin O’Neill walking out five days before the start of the Premiership...
Man City 0 Spurs 0: The Joe Hart special
Joe Hart was a blur – diving, parrying, punching, tipping and in general, frustrating the heck out of Spurs....
Bob Bradley still the US coach
All the internet chatter (including Soccerblog) about Bob Bradley resigning is just that: chatter. For now. USSF spokesman Neil...
Bob Bradley quits as USA coach
As per a number of media outlets including ESPN, there are emerging reports that Bob Bradley has handed in...