Movie: Looking for Eric
Eric Cantona is back in the news. This time in Ken Loach’s movie about a depressed postman called Eric,...
Category: Soccer Culture
World Cup 2010: The Socceroos are on the brink of qualifiying
Australia could become the first country to join SA in World Cup 2010. Pim Verbeek’s team scored a 2-0...
What happened to all the Rapid’s Arsenal brouhaha?
Dick’s Sporting Good Park, home to the Colorado Rapids can seat about 19,000 fans. Their matches are averaging a...
Seattle Sounders: Freddie Ljungberg sighting
Arsenal fans will be pleased that one of their former players is faring well. Freddie Ljungberg made an instant...
Video: Macheda’s goal sets Old Trafford alight
Touching scene of Macheda’s brother shedding tears of joy. Man U shed off periods of somnolence to produce three...
Video: Adebayor’s brace lifts Arsenal
Adebayor gets back on track scoring both goals. Beautiful work by Fabregas whose absence has been felt deeply this...
Another flip in fortunes: Another Bosnian connection
The Bundesliga would have us believe that. A Bosnian duo are striking mayhem. Edin Dzeko of VFL Wolfsburg has...
Javier Aguirre: Will he be the antidote?
Javier Aguirre re-takes the reins of the Mexican coaching job. He was the coach of the 2002 World Cup...
Remember the name Federico Macheda
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s legacy lives on. His name is Federico Macheda. Another baby faced killer. Liverpool fans will remember...
Ronaldo gets Real
It finally happened and Ramon Calderon has won the battle against Alex Ferguson if reports are true. Ronaldo could...
Tom Hicks defaults on his loans
All $575m of it. But relax its all part of a clever strategery so that the banks allow Hicks...
Film: The Damned United
Brian Clough’s ill fated 44 days at Leeds United. The legend even had Muhammad Ali talking on TV about...
Cristiano Ronaldo: International choker?
Cristiano Ronaldo is a great club player. He has garnered every accolade including FIFA world player of the year...
Fabregas returns to first squad duty
My favourite Cesc photo- he looks like he wants to tear another! Yeay! Gunner fans will see the little...
Carlos Costly’s Mexican connections
The obvious punning of his name is irresistible given his contribution to Mexico’s defeat. With all the teeth gnashing...
FIFA: Good on them
A minute silence was observed by teams before kickoff in all of the World Cup qualifying fixtures played today....
Just what the doctor ordered: Brazil beats Peru
After Ecuador time and time again ran through the Brazilian defense like battering rams in Quito, it must have...
On the subject of team uniforms and fashion statements
Here is Joseph and his Technicolor Dream Coat. Umm sorry it is ……. Cesare Prandelli and his Purple People...
The weak side of soccer
The US won easily 3-0 as Altidore scored a hat trick against the Soca Warriors. But I have to...
USA vs T&T World Cup qualifier: Ince is having a heart attack
These are not the Soca Warriors of the 2006 World Cup. Not even close. Kenwyne Jones is having a...
The US meets the Soca Warriors
Jozy Altidore probably gets a start. Jonathan Bornstein could replace Heath Pearce at starting left back. Pearce’s performance was...
Controversial choice: Henry Kissinger joins the US World Cup bid
Looks like US Soccer is putting together a pretty star studded cast to bring the 2018 World Cup stateside....
A spate of injuries rock Arsenal
Just as Arsenal seemed to be settling down with Eduardo and Arshavin playing longer minutes and with the expected...
Stan Kroenke shakes it up again
Liverpool’s ownership has settled down with Tom Hicks on a long term investment plan at Anfield which includes buying...
Could CL supremacy be affecting the Premier League?
Just like the liquidity crunch has frozen financial markets worldwide, the goal crunch has hit the Premiership hard. 33...
Tragedy strikes the Ivory Coast match
22 people killed and 132 injured as ticketless fans tried to stampede the stadium before kickoff. I have no...
World Cup 2010: SA gets an unfair rap for its crime rate
Check out what is happening in Vancouver, the venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics. This will only get worse.
Deep thought: If wishes were horses ……
I am fabregasted. All this while I thought he loved Arsenal. Relax, this news is not worth a spit.
Tata to AIG
This could be the new logo on Man Utd’s jerseys after AIG’s sponsorship ran into trouble with the US...
The Czechs need some Highway to Hell
Looks like the Czech players could use some AC/ DC to restore some mojo to their team. They lag...
Adebayor scores for Togo
Good news for Arsenal fans. Ade seems to have played all 90+ minutes without discomfort and scored the only...
Maradona vs Pele: Bath house slurs and chill pills
It is almost certain that Maradona will not be taking part in a gay pride parade anytime soon and...
Onward England!
The absence of a quality forward and goalie leads the English team to resort to smoke and mirrors and...
Maradona makes peace with Veron
The new era of Maradona pragmatism begins. “He let the tortoise get away with some of the things he...
Graham Poll on red cards
Aston Villa’s Brad Friedel and Sunderland’s George McCartney have had their red card decisions overturned in their favour.Graham Poll...
Is Liverpool for real: Not really
Having bludgeoned the front runner and chief bogeyman Man U and then used CL hopefuls Aston Villa as target...
What Robinho should have done
The secret formula for the perfect penalty – discovered at last.A discovery that has got to rank way up...
Ray Winstone looks for respect…
On average, 7,000 referees quit football every year at because of the abuse they receive from players and from...
Platini gives thumbs down to technology
Michel Platini’s controversial plan to use two extra assistants to rule on disputed goals could be in place by...
Ref Steve Bennett gets marching orders
The top brass of the FA have asked Steve Bennett to retire.This comes after the embarrassing revelations revealed in...
Beckham: Bye, Bye, L.A., Hello Milan!
David Beckham‘s score in front of Fabio Capello will surely help him say goodbye to that dismal excuse of...
Video: Its getting to be a cliché
Gael Clichy, last season’s sure footed defender is now becoming a byword in blooper of the week.
Gallas stripped of captaincy
BBC is reporting that William Gallas has been relieved of his duties. He was also not present on the...
In which Gallas shows that he is not very smart
“I replied: ‘How are you speaking to me? Who do you think you are? You are only 20 years...
What happened to Senegal?
On 5 September 2008, Senegal met Algeria at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in a World Cup qualifier. In the...
Little Zizou: Execrable movie
This movie could easily have been titled, Little Zizou: A Gratuitous Reference To or the Incredible Vanishing Zidane. Apart...
Maradona’s demeanour impressive
I think the verdict has been quite positive. Typically El Diego sucks up all the oxygen where ever he...
El Diego begins with a victory
So it appears that Argentina played like gangbusters for the first 20 minutes and then faded away letting Scotland...
Can Barack Obama revive soccer diplomacy?
Most Americans now prefer diplomacy towards Iran rather than seek a knee jerk military solution. After virtually turning off...
2010 World Cup qualifiers: Socceroos sneak by Bahrain
Pim Verbeek looked like he wanted to pluck every nose hair off Harry Kewell. Why Kewell remains on this...
So what should Terry Butcher do?
Terry Butcher has to now live with the fact that Maradona will be the topic du jour of the...
The Church of Maradona
The true believers all 120,000 will be praying for their prophet today as he takes on Scotland. Jonathan Franklin...
Maradona fires back at England
Maradona measures the miss in the 1966 final I had no idea that Argentina was playing England. A proxy...
Bayern to set up an academy in India
The overwhelming response to Bayern’s visit in May this year when 120,000 fans came to see Oliver Kahn play...