The Serie comes out against FIFA’s goal line technology dismissal
Sepp Blatter and the FIFA Luddites have gotten their first serious challenge. The FIGC chairman Giancarlo Abete came out...
Category: Soccer Culture
World Cup 2010: SA gets condom help from Britain
SA will become the condom-nation during the World Cup. In the fear that an estimated half a million tourists...
RIP: Endurance Idahor
Nigerian player Endurance Idahor of Sudanese club El Merriekh playing against Al Amal collapsed after a tackle from one...
FA – Respect videos
The FA recently launched these two videos as part of their Respect Campaign to try and cut anti social...
Fabregas, Gallas to miss Porto match
As per Wenger: “I was hoping after the game because we were cautious with him. He...
Wes Brown adds to Man Utd and England’s mounting injury list
The dreaded metatarsal fracture crops up before the World Cup. This time it is Wes Brown who is to...
Video:Video: FA Cup QF: Carew’s hat trick caps a remarkable Villa comeback
Villa were down a brace through Shane Long and it looked an uphill struggle for the club. The second...
Video: FA Cup QF: John Terry leads by example
John Terry guides Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals as they beat Stoke 2-0. A fired up Terry then...
Donovan’s signs out in style at Goodison or does he?
A goal and an assist as Everton swamp Hull, 5-1. So is this Donovan’s Everton swansong? He still has...
Video: Jack Wilshere scores his first Premiership goal
Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere away on loan to Bolton made it a memorable match against West Ham as he scored...
Macclesfield win an emotional one for Keith Alexander
Many remembered Keith Alexander. The England squad wore black arm bands in memory of the late coach in their...
Zidane, Henri Emile, and Algeria after the World Cup?
Looks like Zinedine Zidane maybe a step closer to taking over the Algeria job after the World Cup. Rabah...
Ramsey’s spirit infuses the Emirates
Heartwarming scenes from the fans and the players alike. Aaron Ramsey was very much in our hearts and minds...
Video: Nasri’s deft touch sets up Fabregas goal
Check out Nasri as he spots Fabregas running towards goal and delivers a sublime ball over the Burnley thicket...
Cesc’s hamstring injury could see him miss Porto match
Fabregas sustained a hamstring injury in the Burnley match which saw him exit the match and replaced by Abou...
FA Cup QFs: Portsmouth shock Birmingham, 2-0
Portsmouth maybe in administration but it showed that it has lots of football left. They beat Birmingham through a...
Arsenal vs Burnley
Do it for Aaron. Arsenal make four changes with Mikael Silvestre, Theo Walcott, Tomas Rosicky and Denilson coming in...
Nigeria not entirely sold on Lars Lagerback
Lars Lagerback: Big beer ambitions The salary of Lars Lagerback, the Swedish coach now the helmsman for the Super...
Cote D’Ivoire hope: Hiddink will likely leave before Russia contract up
Guus Hiddink not part of the 2010 World Cup? Not possible. Right on cue, Didier Drogba reportedly reaches out...
Video: Wenger’s press conference
Wenger talking about how much he admired a great technical tackle as much as a good offensive creative pass...
The Michael Owen experiment comes to a crashing end
Sir Alex Ferguson’s gamble results in a familiar end for the ex-Liverpool man. We feel just a bit horrible...
Bruce Arena nixes Donovan’s Everton extension
Sunday’s match against Hull might be the last for Donovan in a Toffees jersey. As it stands Landon Donovan...
Carlos Tevez points to his own past when bringing up Terry
Two legendary coxswains stare each other down Carlos Tevez was run out of Argentina partly because he was caught...
English clubs reject CL playoff proposal
By a vote of 11-9. What I found interesting was David Moyes’s reasons for rejection. “While it might be...
Shawcross earns kudos with Ramsey contact
The Stoke defender has been in the news for a number of reasons which must have left him quite...
The US midfield went missing
The difference between the Dutch and the US was that they had a midfield. Wesley Sneijder showed us what...
Is Goldman Sachs going to run Manchester United?
Jim O’ Neill, a Goldman Sachs big wheel fronts the Red Knights consortium One must ask how many degrees...
USA vs Netherlands: Nigel De Jong deserved the red card
Nigel De Jong should have gotten a red card. Stuart Holden is out for six weeks with a fractured...
2010 Algarve Cup Final: The USA beat Germany
The Algarve Cup threw up a star in Lauren Cheney who scored the winning goal for a pulsating, 3-2...
Football managers: England needs a Rooney Rule to bridge the huge racial gap
Keith Alexander’s passing away was tragic on so many levels. Only 53 years of age and in his second...
Leighton Baines set to earn first England cap
Leighton Baines, Everton’s wingback is the favourite ahead of Stephen Warnock of Aston Villa in the Egypt friendly to...
The Arsenal blogs react to Ramsey’s injury
Everyone is focusing on the outrage. Arseblog has a particularly emotional response and I don’t blame him. But it...
Ramsey undergoes surgery
A tibial shaft fracture reduced with an intrameduallary nail Arsenal released a statement on Aaron Ramsey’s condition. He underwent...
Video: Hilario was a disaster
Petr Cech may have a question or two with his goalkeeping but after today’s goalkeeping display, Hilario is the...
Video: Arsenal 3 Stoke City 1
One really feels terrible for Arsene Wenger at the loss of Aaron Ramsey. He gave the Welshman his second...
Video: Wayne Bridge disses John Terry
Wayne Bridge refuses to shake hands with John Terry. It’s probably best that he retired from international duty. Otherwise...
Arsenal rally magnificently after Ramsey’s horrific injury
Our thoughts are with Aaron Ramsey. We hope that the extraordinarily gifted Welshman will be able to resume his...
Arsenal’s solid stewardship backed by excellent financial report
Arsenal is now officially the best run top English club. Pre- tax profits surged to £35.2 million pounds for...
Adebayor is slapped with a four match ban
The League of Extra-ordinarily Badly Behaved Ex- Arsenal Players just added four more banned matches to their kitty. Eleven...
Bridge could have provided mistake free insurance
A weather vane? Or a bridge too far? Feeling a bit bad for the bloke. Wayne Bridge should never...
Video: Tough times for Viola fans
AC Milan CEO, Adriano Galliani had to leave Stadio Artemio Franchi under protection of bodyguards as Viola fans booed...
The last days of Pompey?
Mt Vesuvius erupts destroying Pompeii Financial administration looms large for the club if they do not find a buyer...
RVP to be back early April?
A smidgen of good news with regards to RVP. The Arsenal striker is making rapid progress in his rehab...
Video: CL last sixteen: CSKA Moscow 1 Sevilla 1
A familiar name to Liverpool fans announces his CL arrival with a jaw dropping ripper that leaves Andres Palop...
Video: CL last sixteen: Inter 2 Chelsea 1
John Terry anticipation of Milito cutting to the left turns out wrong as the Argentinian instead moves to the...
Heavens! Mourinho’s Inter out- Chelseas Chelsea
Say it isn’t so! Wasn’t it Arsenal playing Chelsea a few weeks ago as they swamped a defense that...
Wesley Sneijder is Inter’s key man
UEFA Champions League Internazionale Milan vs Chelsea Stadio Giuseppe Meazza For most part of the last weekend match against...
2010 Algarve Cup: USA 2 Iceland 0
Lauren Cheney: A different kind of Cheney The USA got off to a great start in the Algarve Cup...
Robbie Findley’s chance to cement a World Cup spot
U.S. Men vs. El Salvador Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla. Feb. 24, 2010 @ 7 p.m. ET ESPN Classic...
More Mourinho potshots at Ancelotti
“In England it is never easy, you can lose any game, but when a team is always strong, strong,...
England’s defense woes mount with Rio’s injury
England’s defense with a spate of injuries, off pitch scandals, and questionable skills wears a fragile and unsettled look....
Video: CL last sixteen: Bordeaux 1 Olympiakos 0
Michael Ciani’s 45th minute header of a swerving free kick by midfield maestro Yoann Gourcuff was the difference. It...
Video: CL last sixteen: Barcelona 1 VfB Stuttgart 1
Timo Gebhart’s beautifully placed cross had Cacau leaping over Carlos Puyol for Stuttgart’s 25th minute strike. For most part...
Ashley Cole: A segue into extra marital “tapping”
Cheryl Cole makes an attractive looking victim Contrast the difference with how Chelsea is handling Ashley Cole’s misdemeanours and...