World Cup 2010: France to meet Ireland
The draw is in. Eight team compete for the last four spots from the European zone. France line up...
Category: Soccer Culture
Video: Catherine Ringer gives Domenech some love
Most fans in France barely tolerate Raymond Domenech but he has found one in Catherine Renger, a well known...
AZ Alkmaar: A bit of history with the Gunners
Interesting factoid. AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the...
Walcott out with ligament damage
AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET) Walcott’s injury woes continue. His...
World Cup 2010: Joel Santana steps down as SA coach
It had to happen sooner than later. Joel Santana stepped down as SA coach. After the invigorating display by...
Sir Alex gets charged with improper conduct
The Alan Wiley drama finally came to a head with the FA charging Sir Alex with improper conduct for...
FSC’s Super Sunday business section needs a revamp
Just happened to catch Keith Costigan, Warren Burton, and Chris Miles this Sunday talk about the economic import of...
Is Rafa preparing for an exit?
You can clearly see Glen Johnson did not get his foot on the ball. Bent’s shot skips just over...
Beach balls and Balloons in the news
While most of the US was transfixed by the Balloon Boy saga, Liverpool fans were encountering their own problems...
Theo Walcott to miss AZ Alkmaar fixture
Wenger on Walcott following the Ridgewell tackle. “He has a bruised knee, it is swollen and difficult to assess...
Video: Arsenal 3 Birmingham 1
Lovely bit of footwork by Van Persie in the box and a snappy finish after Song feeds him of...
Long arm of the law catches up with the hand of god
Which is merely a creative way of saying that the awful justice of FIFA may catch up with Maradona...
World Cup 2010: Argentina breathes a sigh of relief
Jonas Gutierrez is brought down by Martin Caceres in a momentary lapse of reason. Leo Messi feeds the ball...
Team USA: The 2010 World Cup might herald a new era
Haminu Dramani catches Reyna napping on the ball (2006 World Cup) Buried deep in the mountain of sports news...
A Casey in point!
The US goes through to the World Cup! I gave the Hondurans the benefit of their stranglehold at San...
Maradona’s Argentina SQUEAK past Peru in 93rd minute (2-1)
What a tragicomedy. Higuain puts Argentina up 1-0 at the beginning of the second half. Then it starts pouring....
Does Bob Bradley play not to lose?
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano has been a bastion for the Catrachos If representation in the world leagues were a criterion...
Team USA vs Honduras: The revolution will not be televised
Not a literal reference to the Honduran coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya but the decision not to broadcast the...
The Statistical Game
When the analytical nerds get going, it’s best to smile and step out of the way. According to them,...
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Spain beat Tahiti 8 – 0
First things first.Where’s Tahiti? The game was part of the ongoing FIFA under 20 World Cup being played in...
Peace One Day: Adidas & Puma Shake Hands, Play Football
Now let’s get that Middle East peace process back on track… Peace!
Graham Poll on the clockwatching controversy…
Never one to shy away from the controversial here’s Graham Poll on the business of the Owen scoring his...
Error filled derby gives United bragging rights
Sir Alex Ferguson on the win: “We gave three goals away today. It could have been an embarrassment –...
FIFA is going to make Mumbai a bit greener
The grass at the Cooperage Football ground in Mumbai is set to get greener,thanks to artificial turf (costing between...
Fortress Emirates: Gunners need to win home games
Arsene Wenger feels that 80 points will be enough to win the title as bigger teams drop points to...
Video: Remember Shaun Goater, MBE
These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about...
The six referee thing is nagannahappen
Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...
Pele gets back at Don Diego
Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
Is Notts County a cog in Qatar’s larger football ambitions?
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s Emir and football association president Saving the world’s oldest football club has an...
Sir Alex: Man City a “bit cocky”
Sir Alex on the run up to the derby which should be lots of fun. Ferguson said: ‘The rivalry...
Adebayor gets a three game ban
Well deserved. There is also the improper conduct charge which is still pending. Adebayor did not contest the violent...
Arsenal answers back: Minus the panache with gumption
Those fighting qualities which seemed to have disappeared during the City and Man Utd games resurfaced yesterday against Standard...
A battered Arsenal meets Standard Leige: Mannone to start
Standard Liege v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 19:45 Arsene Wenger prefaces the match with some...
Some quotes to get your day started
“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
Video: CL group stage: Bordeaux hold Juventus, 1-1
Brilliant goalkeeping by Gianluigi Buffon. Juve gets a fortuitous lead when Cedric Carraso fails to stop Vincezo Iaqunita. Fifteen...
Maradona is weighed down
Checks into a weight loss clinic in Northern Italy. How about that Nutrisystems stuff peddled by Dan Marino and...
Video: CL group stage: Man Utd 1 Besiktas 0
The highlight of the match was Wayne Rooney’s reaction to being substituted by Michael Owen. There was also a...
The EPL’s “homegrown” rule is a palliative
Richard Scudamore launches more Scuds The Premier League has brought in protectionism ostensibly in the name of encouraging homegrown...
Maradona draft Juan Martin Del Potro!
Juan Martin Del Potro, only the second Argentinian after Guillermo Vilas to win the US Open and that too...
Man City have their first inkling of what Ade is all about
A three match ban at the least should settle the fact that Ade came to City to play in...
Man Utd have started clicking ominously
A goal down. A man down. And they come back and spank Spurs, 3-1. This was a huge test...
Adebayor sure to get a three match ban
The FA is fast tracking the stamping incident and Adebayor will miss the upcoming derby against Man Utd. There...
World Cup 2010: Can England win it all?
Fabio Capello has led the English team into the World Cup in stunning style. Gone is the despondency at...
Bilardo will assume a larger role in player selection
Diego Maradona’s power is being taken away. Carlos Bilardo is being asked to step in and help with player...
AFA website hacked: Maradona photoshopped
A picture is worth a thousand words. The AFA website was hacked and Diego Maradona was photoshopped wearing a...
In Chelsea’s squad lie England’s future managers
Saturday, June 1st, 1991 was the day when Man Utd won the Cup Winners Cup beating Barca, 2-1 in...
Five things we should expect from Arsenal
All the *wtf* moments belong to us: First Diaby with his head scratching header that led to an own...
The FA needs to take immediate action against Ade
Above is the photographic evidence of Adebayor’s malice. As if there was any more reason needed why he is...
Wanted big target men for Argentina: Paging Hernan Crespo
An airborne Argentinian. Say it isn’t so. Crespo shows his aerial abilities. Please help out Don Diego. He should...
City being investigated for teen transfer
In an all too familiar story, another potential poaching case, this time involving 17 year Jeremy Helan of Rennes...
More claptrap from Poll: “I remember Rooney”
” Manchester United star Wayne Rooney must not be labelled a diver – I remember him as a player...
Player bonds the way of the future?
English clubs offer a professional contract a year ahead of French and Spanish clubs which they use to their...
World Cup 2010: Nigeria’s hopes hang by a thread
This article in the Vanguard sums up the anguish and anger fans of the Super Eagles are feeling after...