Roberto Mancini is not the right choice for City
Nice muffler but is that all he has? Roberto Mancini is maintaining an outwardly defiant stance but his face...
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Video: Crouch takes Spurs to the Champions League
For the first time since the Premiership began, Spurs enter the top four. Peter Crouch heads a cross from...
The battle of even more: City square of against Spurs
Patrick Vieira meets some familiar foes City have never come this close to the top in the Premiership. The...
A familiar name maybe in line for a Premiership return
Yes, Thierry Henry might be finishing his playing days off in England. The former Arsenal striker is now reduced...
Video: The Old Firm is won by Celtic
The Bhoys did not win the SPL but they had the satisfaction of winning the best thing after that....
Juve bids farewell to Camoranesi: Buffon looks to England
Mauro Camoranesi is moving on in the summer. After 8 seasons and 287 appearances the Argentinian winger is looking...
Johan Cruyff the legend is not a fan of Mourinho
Johan Cruyff the progenitor of total football, widely considered with Pele, Maradona, and Di Stefano to be the four...
Mourinho: “Inter demands respect”
Rosella Sensi, AS Roma owner gets an earful from Jose Napoleon Bonaparte is obviously someone that Mourinho has read...
Video: An ad fires up Argentines for the World Cup
An ad by Young and Rubicam brings to the fore the passion and love Argentines feel for the beautiful...
Video: Barca put four past Tenerife
Leo Messi scored his 30th and 31st goal and then set up Pedro for his goal. Bojan rounded off...
The morning after: Arsenal blogs react to Fabianski flop
We can do away with Martin Atkinson turning a blind eye to Fabianski’s mugging, Van Persie’s penalty call after...
Arsenal are just simple minded at this point
In Wenger we trust? Wenger fumes ………. Can we get any more redundant? When has Wenger not fumed because...
Video: Blackburn crowd out Fabianski on the line
Both Blackburn’s goals came from set pieces and they employed the same tactics: Crowd out Fabianski on the line...
Blackburn vs Arsenal: All eyes on Fabianski
Lukasz Fabianski who handles the ball like a hot potato once again gets a chance to prove himself. He...
Jack Warner still owes T&T players money
Almost five years after the Soca Warriors secured qualification to the 2006 World Cup, 13 of their players are...
A big win for the Iranian girls
They can now wear caps and not their traditional hijabs. The U15 team was initially banned by FIFA from...
Video: Vassilis Hatzipanagis, the Greek Maradona
We never got to see Vassilis Hatzipanagis, who was called “football’s Nureyev” by his beloved Iraklis fans. He retired...
El Traductor comes to haunt Barca
“If you have a Ferrari and I have a small car, to beat you in a race I have...
Roy Keane unplugged: You can now bring him to meet mother
The Ipswich manager sounds contemplative. Almost comatose. He looks at what the outstanding issues are and it is drink....
Brollywood Steve guides FC Twente to first ever Eredivisie title
Brollywood Steve looking forlorn: He is now cresting the heights of the Eredivisie with FC Twente Long live Steve...
Video: Inter overcome Lazio, 2-0 as the Serie race heats up
Inter’s defenders turned into a bunch of sharpshooters as the usual attacking suspects failed. Sneijder being particularly egregious finessing...
Video: Real Madrid 3 Osasuna 2
The aliens took over Raul Albiol too. Awful piece of defending which gifted Carlos Arenda his goal. The defense...
World Cup 2010: Spain might be without the services of Xavi
An injury that will ignite the club vs country debate as no other. Spain’s midfield maestro might be missing...
Real Madrid keep their hopes alive barely beating Osasuna
A last gasp 88th minute Cristiano Ronaldo header off a beautifully floated Gonzalo Higuain cross made the difference. The...
Video: Space aliens invade Steven Gerrard!
Danger: Stephen Hawking’s warning that there are aliens in the universe have come true and their interaction proved harmful...
Premiership title race goes to the last day
Paging Uri Geller: Nani uses telekinesis to keep the ball aloft Man Utd saw off Sunderland’s challenge through a...
Video: Totti keeps Roma title challenge alive
Roma beat Parma, 2-1 as club talisman Francesco Totti scored one and set up Rodrigo Taddei with his goal....
Catania end Juventus CL hopes
A 1-1 draw against Sicilian club Catania left Juventus on 55 points while Sampdoria and Palermo now duke it...
Chelsea step closer to Premiership title
Chelsea consolidated their title chances by beating Liverpool, 2-0. Didier Drogba scores after a shockingly poor back pass from...
Video: Sergio Busquets again: This man is an embarrasment
On a day when the Blaugrana were back to their flowing best, Busquets was all hands and a handshake....
Video: Bayern are Bundesliga champions ….. virtually
Bayern with Thomas Mueller re-enacting his famous namesake Gerd Mueller, fired in a hat trick as the Bavarian giants...
Video: Barcelona show signs of recovery
Barcelona have come back with a decisive 4 – 1 win over Villarreal.Bojan Krkic,Lionel Messi (two) and a Xavi...
Ribery off the hook till after the World Cup
The investigation into the French sex scandal has uncovered so much damaging evidence that it has been put off...
Wenger: Hodgson gets my vote for manager of the year
Roy Hodgson is fast emerging as the unanimous choice as the Premiership’s manager of the year. Today, Arsene Wenger...
West Ham will never succeed with owners like David Sullivan
The Academy of Porn: David Gold and David Sullivan These two should have stuck to making their porn. At...
Roy Hodgson to Liverpool. Why not?
A contemplative coach. A hand on the chin is better than a scribbling hand pad. Rafa will he won’t...
Arshavin’s Barca dream is nothing new
Looks like a few high profile players are being pulled up by their managers. Carlos Tevez was given a...
Mancini warns happy feet Tevez
Good on Roberto Mancini. He essentially tells Tevez to shape up or ship out. If he does not like...
Leonardo to end his Milan tenure
According to Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan will have a new coach next season. They are in negotiations to find...
Video: Europa Cup semifinals: Gera scores, Fulham make history
Germany failed to make it two for two in the European finals. Zoltan Gera, the ex Baggie will be...
Video: Europa Cup semifinal: Forlan ends Liverpool’s challenge
Two former Premiership players combined to end Liverpool’s Europa Cup hopes. Ex- Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes showing more...
Didier Drogba makes the Times 100
Another accolade in Didier Drogba’s cap as he makes the Times 100 most influential persons of 2010. The African...
Video: Inter celebrates as Barca turn out to be damp squibs
Look at Mourinho take off. As 52 sprinklers in the Camp Nou are turned on their celebration.
Video: A longer look at Inter vs Barcelona
What a wonderful atmosphere as 92,000 fans jammed the Camp Nou as the stadium became a swirl of colour...
Europa Cup semi-final: Liverpool might be without Kuyt, Ngog
A spate of injuries might see Ryan Babel up front in the role of a makeshift forward. Dirk Kuyt...
Video: Figo insulted at Barcelona
Barca fans have not forgiven Luis Figo when he left Camp Nou for the Bernabeu 10 years ago. Yesterday,...
Video: Victor Valdes mugs Mourinho
Jose Mourinho shows why he is so polarizing. Not for him, the quiet dignified air of triumph but the...
Video: Thiago Motta’s red card
Motta was stupid but Sergio Busquets is proving to be a piece of work. I have no idea what...
Video: CL semi-finals: Inter’s defensive mettle ensures Bernabeu destiny
Thirty eight years after Giacinto Facchetti scored the goal to stun Liverpool and march to their second European Cup...
World Cup 2010: Ledley King might make South Africa
Those damn knees, otherwise Ledley King’s selection would be a no brainer. Not just a sentimental choice but his...
Ribery will miss the CL final
UEFA slapped a three match ban on Franck Ribery for his foul on Lyon’s Lisandro Lopez which means the...
Will Busquets introduce some “extracurricular” activities?
The last known photo of Sergio Busquets “vertical” Xavi, Messi, Pedro, Ibrahimovic will get all the attention but Busquets...
Mourinho’s “obsession” remark is genius
Jose Mourinho, on the eve of the Inter vs Barca once again demonstrates the ruthless qualities that makes him...