Bayern’s nightmare: Felix Magath
Can this man exult any less? Bayern Munich fully understands that its nemesis is Felix Magath who left the...
Category: Soccer Culture
A familiar MO emerges with Nemanja Vidic
This story is getting familiar as what was then just a breach is now seemingly a deluge. Nemanja Vidic’s...
Argentinian League approves TV rights with government to broadcast matches
Argentina made a deal with the government to broadcast matches free of cost on non-cable channels when the AFA...
Video: Battle of Britain: Arsenal 2 Celtic 0
A well struck free kick by Fabregas inadvertently hit William Gallas on the back and took a fortuitous deflection...
Wenger sees a European Super League
It will take place in 10 years or so as the top clubs open up an insurmountable division between...
Is nationalism deeper rooted in South American football?
Tim Vickery observes: This idea of representation is especially strong for the South Americans, where the shirt of the...
Who will we be the European footballer of the year?
The nominees are out. Barca dominates the list. Goalkeeper of the Year: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Victor Valdes (FC Barcelona),...
The iSoccer revolution begins
A virtual tool to train the budding young player or teach the parent coach in real time and harness...
Video: Beckham’s red card against Seattle
David Beckham’s studs up tackle on Peter Vagenas was not particularly intelligent but we have seen him having these...
Meanwhile there is the MLS ……..
Last evening I caught a bit of the RSL and Houston Dynamo game and I was reminded of the...
Video: The case for goal line technology grows
Anyone following English League by now knows the strange case of Freddie Sears’s goal being disallowed after it clearly...
Unclassy gesture: Adebayor on his debut goal for City
Adebayor celebrated the goal by taking a swipe at the club where he spent three years. “At Arsenal the...
Martin Samuel’s interview with Wenger
Entier into Le Professeur’s mind. Martin Samuel gets the scoop in Wenger’s most detailed interview since he arrived in...
USA Mexico match attract one million webcast visits
Proof of the massive interest in the USA vs Mexico World Cup qualifier as one million visits were logged...
AC Milan fans have words of advice for a falling star..
Italians raised their eyes and their glasses to the sky on Monday as they celebrated the Night of the...
FIFA 10 has Blanco and Kljestan on the cover
Electronic Arts Inc announced today that Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA will be...
Maradona’s interview
El Diego comes off sounding more like a doting grandfather than a coach of a national squad that is...
Simon Kuper’s new book: Why England Lose
“Just this one afternoon started the whole thing off – there was no prolonged courtship … In a desperate...
Video: Chelsea beat Man Utd in PKs, 4-1
A tame surrender by Man Utd. Patrice Evra was just awful. I still can’t believe he was given the...
Mike Ashley to remain as Newcastle owner
I had been predicting this for quite sometime. Mike Ashley would face tremendous problems selling of Newcastle at his...
Fans show their unhappiness with party animal Ronaldinho
It appears that Milan fans have decided to become the moral police for Ronaldinho’s fondness for the night life....
World Cup 2010: The Beeb profiles Matthew Booth
Matthew Booth’s story reminds one of how sports in SA was and still is segregated along racial lines. Cricket...
That Vieira return: It ain’t happening
Wenger says that there might be one or two more signings but Patrick Vieira is not one of them....
Aquilani to Liverpool, Huntelaar to Milan
Couple of fast switches here. Alberto Aquilani moves to the Reds on a 20m transfer. He will come with...
Understatement of the year
“There is a lot of politics at Tottenham, but that’s Tottenham as a club,” added Bent. With Daniel Levy,...
Rio Ferdinand’s second issue of Number 5 is out
Very cool. A moving tribute to the King of Pop. Rio talks about getting Bad, his first MJ album...
Can Bordeaux win the CL?
Les Girondins stock is incredibly high because Laurent Blanc whose footballing IQ must make him the Albert Einstein of...
Australia Football Federation crack down on diving…
The Football Federation of Australia (FFA) announced that it would impose two-match bans on players found guilty of diving,...
Alonso is headed for Real
Probably Alonso’s most scintillating moment. Followed by Baros equally scintillating reaction! Finally the saga is over although Liverpool is...
Odds and ends
“Football scouts pick out a disproportionate number of blond players, presumably because the colour catches the eye. This is...
Nigeria is agog: Is Jay Jay Okocha staging a comeback?
During a recent African Legends match, Nigeria’s best known talent showed some of his old magical flourishes reminiscent of...
Video: Sir Bobby’s Song: A tribute to Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby Robson 1933 to 2009. ALL proceeds including writers and performers royalties for “Sir Bobby’s Song” will go...
“Step into Messi’s Shoes”: We Have a Winner!
The winner of our adidas “Step into Messi’s Shoes” contest is:Romano Brecht from South Africa. Congratulations, Romano! Send us...
Wenger pays tribute to Robson
The Emirates pays tribute to the legend Arsene Wenger on Bobby Robson: “It was a shock because Bobby was...
Salgaocar Sports Club to represent India…
Salgaocar Sports Club, India, will rub shoulders with the best teams in the world in the finals of the...
Remembering Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Alex Ferguson: “I was never too big or proud to ask him for advice which he gave freely...
Chinese Referee chased out of the pitch
A shameful display of the worst in soccer – Footballers from the Tianjin team in China while playing a...
Myanmar leads in internet searches for David Beckham
The military junta controls Myanmar with an iron hand which includes media and internet censorship which is why David...
Video: Freddie Ljunges forward in a dive
Clear dive. Freddie was up to naughty things. I missed this gem being busy over the weekend. The referee...
Yet one more poster to annoy United
More fun from City fans.
Julio Cesar Baldivieso resigns after club refuses to play his son
If gymnasts as young as twelve or thirteen can compete in their senior national squads what stops a 12...
Video: Gerrard’s boxing skills
For the record he is sorry that he beat Marcus McGee. Mr Gerrard said it was a heated discussion...
Maradona to Pompey?
Suleiman Al Fahim wants Maradona to become a ‘global ambassador’ to the club. “What I think is that he...
FIFA introduces crowd control measures following Cote D’Ivoire tragedy
On March 29 this year before a CAF qualifier against Malawi, 22 fans died in a stampede trying to...
Sir Alex plays mind games with Tevez and City
Sir Alex is making Carlos Tevez’s return to Old Trafford as a City player very challenging. This old master...
Arsenal: Miguel Veloso should be a priority
Now that we have a fair bit of money from the Adebayor sale, we should turn our attention to...
Last Chance to Step into Lionel Messi’s Shoes
SoccerBlog.com will pick the winner of our adidas-backed “Step into Messi’s Shoes” campaign at the end of this month....
Adebayor: “I’m not here for the cash”
Adebayor moves to City. A five year deal, worth £25 million to Arsenal. I think Adebayor and Tevez hired...
The Vuvuzelas win!
FIFA rejects calls to ban the wind instrument. “It’s been compared to a deafening swarm of wasps. Or a...
Carlos Tevez has a Napoleonic complex
Carlos Tevez is riding a high. He is also Napoleonic. Tevez has been in the news lately for hitting...
Separation of church from sport
Sepp Blatter has irked the Vatican with his condemnation of the Seleccao huddling together for prayer after their victory...
FIFA amends the offside law..
Nistelrooy caused a lot of heartburn to the Italian team when he scored what looked to be a clearly...
Beckham: “I don’t owe Galaxy fans an apology”
That is some alternate world thinking. Does this man remember that Sir Alex threw a shoe at him for...
Vieira to Spurs: This rumour has some legs
Patrick Vieira pumped after scoring against Spurs in the 2001 FA Semi-finals If you are a Gunners fan then...