Rafa Benitez will not last at Liverpool: Economic and personal considerations
Anyone following the imbroglio at Liverpool between Rafa and the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillette will be amazed...
Category: Soccer Culture
Lanus moves closer to the Argentine Apertura title
The Apertura champion maybe decided in the final clash between little known Lanus and powerhouses Boca Juniors on December...
Don Garber: Some players are more ‘equal’ than others
You know if the MLS really wants to keep attracting quality players then you should also should make an...
Ex Gunner voice lifts Croatia, sinks England
No, it wasn’t the Scott Carson mistake, Steve McLaren’s insipid coaching, the incessant Wayne Bridge long balls to Crouch’s...
Video: Another damn furriner undoes Man Utd
Nicholas Anelka scores a goal for Bolton as Sir Alex is undone by another foreign player, the ones responsible...
India begins a new professional soccer league
India starts a new professional league with an eye on emulating the J league, the most successful soccer start...
Reaction to the England loss: An NFL reference
Nice. I think the NY Giants vs Miami Dolphins game played at Wembley should be singled out for the...
Part I: From Dubrovnik to Bucharest: This is the year of Eastern European soccer
The best soccer is being played east of the Danube. Romania, Croatia, Poland, Czech Republic have all qualified for...
English soccer: Six books, no titles
So the brief but disastrous Steve McLaren fling is over. And now the soul searching for what ails English...
Video: World Cup 2010 qualifiers: Brazil 2 Uruguay 1
Brasil vs Uruguay 2-1 – Eliminatorias Sudafrica 2010.Uploaded by -Rush Sebastian Abreu opens for Uruguay before Brazil storms back...
England’s difficult hour: A house of cards built on fallacies
If Vedran Corluka had scored an own goal and put England into the Euro finals then the shifting narrative...
Revs lose three in a row in the Dwayne De Rosario show
The New England Revolutions are in danger of becoming the Buffalo Bills of soccer as they lost their third...
Tartan fans and their sportsmanship: Donadoni provides the context
Roberto Donadoni had this to say about the Scottish fans whose exemplary behavior belied the heartbreak they must have...
The aftermath of the Israel win: How huge was it?
Steve McLaren praises the Israeli team: “I would like to pay tribute to Israel for the professional way they...
Can Boston repeat winning its second major title the same year?
In 2004 Boston became only the second city after Pittsburgh to win two major sporting titles when the New...
David Healy’s record keeps Northern Ireland alive
David Healy’s 80th minute goal won Northern Ireland its match against Denmark keeping their hopes alive against group leaders...
Azzurri put one over the Tartans amidst the soccer crisis
Christian Panucci celebrates his match winner Scotland’s dreams are dashed as Italy advance to Euro 2008. If you are...
Israel does England a massive favour: Puts conspiracy theory to rest
Steve McLaren can breathe a little easier now as Omer Golan put away the match winning goal in the...
Russia vs Israel: Colautti’s return gives a lift to Kashtan’s team
Roberto Colautti, Argentine born Israeli striker is his team’s top scorer Get ready for a nail biter today as...
Passarella fails to enhance River’s defence
Another high powered name has fallen victim to this year’s topsy turvy Argentine league which sees lesser lights Lanus...
Ricardo La Volpe is out of a job again
Wherever Ricardo La Volpe coaches appears to leave a bitter taste in the mouth for that national team or...
What ails Italian soccer? The answer lies elsewhere
Watching the Napoli Palermo match on FSC with all its breathtaking up and down soccer and a beauty of...
McLaren impressed by Becks form against Hollywood stars
McLaren recently paid a visit to Becks and Posh’s lavish Hollywood estate. No words were exchanged as McLaren observed...
Weakening dollar: US investors will stay away from Premiership clubs
F Stan Kroenke is probably feeling the pinch of the depreciated dollar which is now trading at about 2.1...
Ruud Gullit as LA Galaxy manager: A maverick ill at ease with authority
Ruud Gullit replaces Frank Yallop as LA Galaxy coach and Alexi Lalas had this to say “There certainly is...
Claudio Reyna once again proves to be the stumbling block
I don’t think there are too many coaches that can really say that fealty to a player has proven...
Besiktas suffers further ignominy: A loss to Fenerbache
After yesterday’s ignominous shellacking by Liverpool in the CL qualifiers, Besiktas who lost by a record 8 goals, suffered...
Sir Alex, nine championships gives you a sense of entitlement, doesn’t it?
Wow. Sir Alex and Sepp Blatter decide to support one another in their effort to curtail the number of...
Premiership defenders are behind the spectacular goals
Juliano Belletti from Barcelona to Chelsea leads a group of attacking defenders From Noe Pamarot’s 30 yard screamer that...
The Martyrdom of Steve McClaren
Is Steve McClaren ready for a “John the Baptist” moment? The crowds are calling for his head… especially if...
Remembering Lucky Dube
How long shall they kill our prophets? I have to say that this makes the World Cup in SA...
Marta’s human! Germany step on Brazil in the Finals
I have to admit I have been rather sexist in the past. Yes, I’ve enjoyed some of the women’s...
Is US Women’s Soccer Dead?
or is it just brain dead? The failure of the women’s team against Brazil wasn’t unexpected, was it? See...
Marta, Marta, Marta!
The torch has been passed. Brazil owns the US and Marta is the Pele of women’s soccer. NEXT: Is...
Keep Lampard and Becks out of the team: Barry states his case
Lots of best things happened in the England win over Russia. The best thing that could have happened to...
Les Bleus play Charles De Gaulle diplomacy
France was beaten, 1-0 at Hampden Park the last time these two teams met and it was only the...
Women’s World Cup: USA finds the N.Koreans have come to play
The US women’s squad pulled through on a Heather O’Reilly equalizer that kept coach Greg Ryan’s unbeaten streak intact....
Egypt stumbles at the ACN
13 of the nations competing for the Africa Cup of Nations qualified for the tournament to be held next...
Man United’s debt balloons to record levels
Just as Peter Hill-Wood was talking about running Arsenal as a business, here comes a report that should peel...
Peter Hill Wood to Aleshir Usmanov: We need no bailout
It was refreshing to hear Peter Hill-Wood on the possibility of holding talks issuing this smackdown of David Dein....
Watchout Team USA, here come the Germans!
Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek scored hat tricks in an 11-0 smashing of Argentina. Vanina Correa had a nightmare...
Michael Ballack’s saga: A transfer gone very bad
This is another episode of transfers gone bad. They are a dime a dozen. But this time it involves...
2007 Women’s World Cup: Team USA meets North Korea
Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly meet the North Koreans The top rated US women’s national squad led by veteran Kristine...
Jorge Vergara rushes in where Man Utd fears to tread
China’s huge soccer fan base continues to attract the soccer business world. However Jorge Vergara seems to have stepped...
Egypt is in the ACN limelight: Mido is back
Defending champions Egypt meets Burundi this weekend in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. A win will see them...
Video: Euro 2000 Finals: France upends Italy
David Trezeguet’s last gasp attempt sends Italy to a heartbreaking loss. He is back for today’s match.
Azzurri meet Les Bleus: A history of penalty jinxes
Watch out. This match is another in a long series of grudge matches between these two countries. The storyline...
Brazil vs USA: Kaka finds himself back in Dunga’s favour
Kaka will start the game for Brazil when they meet the USA at Soldier Field, Chicago. I really don’t...
Wenger’s commitment reflects Arsenal’s better financial strength
This news will hearten not just Arsenal fans but all lovers of good soccer. We will see the free...
Wenger’s willingness to commit reflects the early Arsenal success
Hmmmmm…. David Dein increases his profile within Arsenal’s board and suddenly Arsene is talking about staying on in a...
Jorvan Vieira talks about his after life
The fairy tale Asia Cup win of the Iraqi soccer squad was the summer’s biggest story and for a...
Premiership goalies are struggling
Jens Lehmann. Paul Robinson. David James. Brad Friedel. Tony Warner. Antti Niemi. Steven Bywater. Jussi Jaskalainen. A number of...
Arsenal spreads the goalscoring wealth
Something is happening in Arsenal and it is not Alisher Usmanov’s long term plans to inveigle control over the...
Video: Fulham 3 Spurs 3
Jenas missed a sitter. Berbatov, Bale, and Keane were outstanding. And wave after wave of close calls for Fulham...