Thierry Henry quitting watch
Thierry Henry’s actions after his “Hand of Frog” assist on goal. He regrets celebrating the goal. But not actually...
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World Cup 2010: Special courts to deal with crime
South Africa is introducing special courts that will mete out instant justice for crimes perpetrated during the World Cup....
Video: MLS Cup 2009: RSL 1 Galaxy 1 AET (5-4 on PKs)
The first time in the MLS, an 8th seed beat the top team. You can see Ricketts react to...
Real Salt Lake win the 2009 MLS Cup
The better team won even if it went to penalty kicks. Qwest Field was jam packed with 46,000 soccer...
MLS Cup 2009: Can RSL top the Galaxy?
MLS CUP 2009 LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs REAL SALT LAKE QWEST FIELD, Seattle, Wash. November 22, 2009, 5:30 p.m...
Lets face it Wigan were bad!
9 goals was a flattering tally of goals. Not to take anything away from Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon,...
A few thoughts on Hiddink’s rumoured return to Chelsea
Amidst all the swirl of Hiddink’s possible moves, the Chelsea rumours seem to carry most credibility. They could soon...
Arsenal: A disappointing preamble to the Chelsea match
Sunderland went ahead with a Darren Bent goal in the 71st minute and held on for the win. A...
Players associated with VfL Osnabruck are investigation’s target
The match fixing scandal has tainted 32 matches in the Bundesliga lower divisions. The investigation into it have been...
The playoff aftermath for Arsenal
A bit of conjecture here. The injury news is looking a bit more positive but that might not be...
European match fixing scandal erupts
17 arrests for a match fixing scandal which affects 200 matches in nine European countries. The matches include the...
More bad behaviour by Egypt
The Egyptians summon the Algerian envoy twice, recall their envoy from Algiers. Sudan summons the Egyptian envoy in Khartoum....
Thierry Henry’s actions reveal a strange dichotomy
Sports pundits and fans are going full tilt at Thierry Henry calling him a “cheat”, “morally reprehensible”, “unsportsmanlike”, “a...
Video: Daniele De Rossi admits to a handball
My introduction to Daniele De Rossi was the vicious elbow that he threw at Brian McBride, leaving his face...
Kieran Gibbs will be ready to face Chelsea
Arsene Wenger had some good news. “After being assessed by the Arsenal medical staff, the club can confirm that...
Video: Three breakdowns, three goals to Denmark
Amidst all the drama with the Ireland vs France match and earlier the Egypt vs Algeria showdown, the USA...
France and Ireland engage in diplomatic arm twisting
Its not just the Egyptian and Algerian governments having a holy go at each other. The replay request is...
Egypt recalls its ambassador to Algeria
The Egyptian ambassador to Algeria was recalled by Cairo as the soccer feud between the two countries has now...
Video: One more time
Thierry Henry’s left forearm makes first contact with the ball but then as the ball bounces off ever so...
Rule 5 thrown at Ireland
FIFA to Ireland: Thou shall not qualify. Internalize the meme, you will not win a playoff game.
Uruguay wins: CONMEBOL comes out on top
Montevideo, Uruguay was the site of raucous celebrations as the Charruas drew the Ticos at the Centenario but thanks...
Georgios Samaras beautiful pass sets up Greece’s winner
Before Adebayor, Robinho and the other eight strikers at City, there used to be Georgios Samaras. Although highly touted...
Even France acknowledges their entry was illegitimate
L’ Equipe on France’s entry into the World Cup makes no excuses. “Henry controlled the ball with his hand.”...
Guus Hiddink’s magic ends
Slovenia wins over nine man Russia through Zlatko Dedic’s toe poke goal in the 44th minute.
Algeria wins the battle of Omdurman
Antar Yahia became the hero of Algeria as they beat Egypt. His superb volley off a Ziani cross in...
World Cup 2010: Gallas controversial goal puts Les Bleus through
Thierry Henry clearly handled Florent Malouda’s delivery and then picked out Gallas in front of goal, who drove home...
Orascom vandalized by Algerian fans
Naguib Sawiris feels that the match should be postponed Want an Orascom cell phone? Egypt’s giant telecom company, Orascom...
Stuart Holden’s return gives the US more penetration
The USMNT meet Denmark, today at NRGi Park, Aarhus, 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), and the match...
Video: France’s nightmare, 17th November 1993
It took 20 seconds to shatter the France’s march to the 1994 World Cup. In the 90′ minute Emil...
Iraqi soccer: Sacred and non-sectarian
Doesn’t the Iraqi Olympic Committee realize that soccer trumps everything? It brings every Shia, Sunni, Chaldean, and Kurd together....
Placenta therapy: Will it work for Van Persie?
Robin Van Persie flew today to Belgrade to meet with Marijana Kovacevic, a Serbian housewife who uses fluid from...
Another Arsenal injury: Kieran Gibbs
Gibbs limped off with an ankle injury after a 12st minute tackle forced him out of the U21 Euro...
What did Lass say that got every Irish knicker in a bunch?
Its all pretty confusing but it seems that Raymond Domenech was complaining that they were really playing the English...
Video: RIP Antonio De Nigris
Earlier this summer, the football world was shocked by the tragic death of Espanyol captain Dani Jarque, who dead...
The MLS All XI is minus Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Why is this man not in the All XI? Its the numbers you produce and not the little things...
Video: Switzerland win the U 17 World Cup
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Haris Seferovic takes advantage of a slow reacting Nigerian defense to head the...
The Eduardo rumour mill churns
After RVP’s injury, the news that Eduardo is being sent to Liverpool makes as much sense as a Sarah...
Video: Aaron Ramsey adds to Burley’s misery
Ramsey was incandescent in Wales 3-0 victory over a disjointed Scotland side. The third goal reminded me of the...
Arsenal breaks its silence on RVP’s injury
A brief statement on Arsenal’s website updates RVP’s status. He will be traveling back to London this week and...
Fabio Capello’s comments: “Spain less strong than Brazil”
It is hard to see England overcome Brazil even if they were at full strength with Steven Gerrard, Frank...
A stadium is a reminder of a darker era
Sani Abacha stadium in Kano, Nigeria was one of the venues of the U-17 World Cup. Why would you...
Look out the Guardian is in predictive mode
The Guardian picked Liverpool to win the Premiership. We can see how well that is turning out. Now, they...
Plans to dump Shaibu Amodu as Nigeria qualify
Could this man be back as Nigeria’s coach? A Diego Maradona comparison is too tantalizing. A team that has...
Thousands turn out for moving Enke memorial
RIP: Robert Enke: 24 August 1977- 10 November 2009 A sight never seen in Germany as tens of thousands...
A pointless ban: Maradona gets off lightly
For his potty mouthed outburst following Argentina’s win over Uruguay. (translation) Here is an even more graphic video. Till...
World Cup U-17 final: Homegrown Nigeria meet Switzerland
Switzerland vs Nigeria, Sunday 15 November, Abuja, 19.00 (local time) Can the Eaglets make it a weekend to remember...
Video: Emed Moteab forces a decisive playoff for Egypt
The Algeria vs Egypt match was played In the backdrop of potentially escalating violence, a build up to the...
Some thoughts on the USA vs Slovakia friendly
Positives: A) The USA with their below full strength team played patient ball control. They took their time to...
Van Persie feared out for at least “two months”
As an Arsenal fan, this is disastrous news. RVP is feared to have torn his ankle ligaments as he...
Nick Rimando sends RSL to their first MLS Cup final
Three big saves by Rimando in the penalty shootout keeps the Fire out. Ned Grabavoy nails the winning penalty...
Video: LA Galaxy get into the MLS finals
The Galaxy weathered two power outages, a disallowed goal by Andrew Hainault, and a dominant Dynamo display in the...
Coca Cola gets into the act
From the NYT’s “The Lede” Coca Cola invokes the infamous 1989 match between Algeria and Egypt as part of...
Video: A tinderbox before the Egypt Algeria match
Les joueurs algeriens blessés au CaireUploaded by DZfootCom. – More professional, college and classic sports videos. A cellphone camera...
World Cup 2010: Rory Fallon becomes a All Whites hero
Their last appearance was in the 1982 World Cup. This time they beat Bahrain, 1-0 with Plymouth’s Rory Fallon...