Russia spank Italy, 3-0 in a pre Euro friendly
This has been a bad week all around for Italian football with mass arrests of players implicated in the...
Category: Soccer Culture
Alessandro Del Piero to Montreal Impact?
The Juve legend might be moving to Canada and becoming a Quebecois. If that happens he will join Marco...
Roberto Di Matteo’s chances at Chelsea permanence appear bleak
This does not look good for Roberto Di Matteo’s chances of staying on at Chelsea, at least as manager....
The Van Gaal factor in Liverpool: A coup d’etat waiting to happen
The gates of Gaal: What Brendan Rodgers could face Brendan Rodgers is set to become the new manager in...
Part 1: Stadiums of Hate: Poland
Anti-semitism. White Power. Targeting black players. This is the ugly side of the beautiful game. Sol Campbell is right...
Part 2: Stadiums of Hate: Ukraine
Just. Simply. Shocking. This is just so much hate and racism. And for what? And we call it the...
Brazil beat USA, 4-1 but take some positives from that loss
The canary yellow jerseys were everywhere in the first half. Brazil obviously had done their homework because every time...
Brendan Rodgers in line to become Liverpool’s new manager
Roberto Martinez might have been trotted out to gauge the fans reaction to him. It did not go down...
Shinji Kagawa: Man Utd’s next star
Man Utd are very close to signing Shinji Kagawa, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, as they prepare for a post...
Calciopoli II: Stefano Mauri, Lazio captain arrested along with 14 others
Stefano Mauri, Lazio captain is in the dock for accepting money to fix results In case you have not...
Eden Hazard is set to join Chelsea
The French footballer of the year is soon to be a Chelsea man. Eden Hazard, the Lille midfielder with...
Thierry Henry tops MLS rich list, Beckham slips to third
When will he start hawking his tattoos? Thierry Henry replaces David Beckham as MLS’s most highly paid player. The...
Roy Hodgson gets off to a winning start as England overcome Norway, 1-0
Ashley Young danced around Brede Hangeland for a dazzling 9th minute strike. The rest of the match wasn’t. Andy...
Eren Derdiyok’s hat trick as Switzerland shock Germany, 5-3
The Swiss cut open the German defense like one of their cheeses. To be fair they were missing the...
USA posts a very impressive victory over Scotland, 5-1
Football is back on the USA’s menu. You can sense the optimism in the players and their growing belief...
Copa Del Rey 2012 finals: An incandescent Barca gives Pep Guardiola the perfect sendoff
Pep Guardiola was given a perfect send off as Barca tore into an error prone Athletic Bilbao defense with...
1983-84 Copa Del Rey finals : Athletic Bilbao 1 Barcelona 0
Some unforgettable moments. Including the free for all that broke out at the end of the match. Here is...
Pep Guardiola’s swansong: Copa Del Rey finals today
The world saw the genius of Leo Messi flower under Guardiola And so the coach of the Blaugrana, the...
Joey Barton awarded a 12 match ban: QPR career in doubt
In the senselessness that is Joey Barton, the greatest tragedy is his thinking Twitter is some sort of substitute...
Shenhua Shanghai beckons Drogba: A few warnings
Will Drogba join his former Chelsea team mate in the Chinese Super League? There is a new wrinkle in...
Liverpool are committing a grave injustice denying Rafa Benitez an interview
Will he be back? Many LFC fans are hoping so. Frank De Boer is the latest to turn down...
Falcao’s bicycle kick against America De Cali
In case anyone needed convincing Radamel Falcao is nothing if not genius. Cue frenzied transfer rumours. With Chelsea winning...
Ligue: Montpellier win their first title beating Auxerre, 2-1
Remember Johnny Utaka at Portsmouth? For a brief while he was the Premiership’s most exciting player. His brace in...
Coppa Italia: Napoli spoil Juve’s double dream, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Nap This well maybe Edinson Cavani’s last match for Napoli. If it is, he made sure the...
The Italian Job in the Champions League final
Two elements of the Italian game seem to have played two very different roles in the Chelsea vs Bayern...
Chelsea and City win, financial fair play rules not so much
Financial fair play rules into the sinkhole? In October 2010 Wayne Rooney issued a warning to the Glazers to...
John Terry lifting the Champions League trophy the lowest point
Suspended captain John Terry who played no part in the Champions League final lifting the Champions League was probably...
Champions League final: Chelsea win as Drogba bows out a legend
szólj hozzá: Chelsea Bayern HIGH + PENS Five years ago in Munich, John Terry was a picture of abject...
Robin Van Persie delays: Panic stations ensue
Arsenal fans react in horror after RVP didn’t sign on the dotted line Fear, loathing, paranoia struck Arsenal when...
Jack Wilshere to undergo knee surgery
Let us be anxious. Just a little bit. This is a 21 year old footballer who has already missed...
King Kenny sacked: Liverpool’s mistake, English transfers
Kenny Dalglish with John Henry, LFC’s owner This is as much the collective failure of a group of high...
John Terry again! Roy Hodgson announces 23 man Euro squad
He’s back! Rio is out. Team unity be damned. Old is gold. We have John Terry back resurrected until...
Hala Madrid! Real Madrid celebrates its record breaking season
Iker Casillas, Real’s captain and MC took over centre stage as Sergio Ramos played his understudy. Pipita, CR7, Pepe,...
Hall of Shame: Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri almost cost City the title when he mistakenly let the ball go out of bounds thinking it...
Carlos Tevez’s whose career was RIP calls the same on Sir Alex
Holding up that sign earned Carlos Tevez a slap on the wrist. It’s all a bit ironical considering Tevez’s...
The 3 minutes Joey Barton gave City changed their world
As the Guardian points, Joey Barton’s hysterics gave City the extra time they desperately needed to transform their fortunes....
Alessandro Del Piero: Juve legend plays his last match against Atalanta
What a bittersweet final day for Juve fans as their side got to lift the Scudetto and beat Atalanta,...
Arsenal secure Champions League spot as Fulop flops in 3-2 win
W.B.A VS Arsenal 2-3 Highlights. by WinningFT Ben Foster’s injury withdrawal an hour before kick off turned out to...
Man Utd’s reaction as City’s result against QPR comes through
szólj hozzá: Final whistle at City & Utd ma Man Utd did their part as Wayne Rooney scored against...
Joey Barton’s tantrums ruin QPR’s joy at remaining promoted
QPR went down to City but in the end it did not prove costly as Bolton could not pull...
Extraordinary last day: City end 44 year drought with dramatic stoppage time comeback
Amazing, amazing last day. What a nail biting finish! City looked done for as full time went by and...
Arsenal launches its new 2012- 2013 kit
They have RVP in it so that must mean he’s not going to Juventus. Wait, they had Fabregas a...
Steve Bould faces considerable challenges as Wenger’s assistant
Be bold, Steve! This is a long overdue move. Pat Rice was joined at Arsene Wenger’s hip as his...
Europa Cup final: Falcao shines in Atletico’s 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao
szólj hozzá: ATL. MADRID 3-0 ATHL. BILBAO Athletic Bilbao with 60% of the possession was the better team but...
More evidence Venky’s is the worst owner in the Premiership
Venky play foul in Blackburn takeover After two years one still doesn’t quite know why Venky’s decided to takeover...
Liverpool take apart Chelsea, 4-1
szólj hozzá: Highlights www.futboll.it The result leaves Chelsea with no choice but to win the Champions League final...
An Arsenal influence on the Spurs Aston Villa match
szólj hozzá: av1-1to There was better news for the Gunners on Sunday after their infuriating draw against Norwich. Two...
Esteban Cambiasso’s ghost goal against AC Milan?
szólj hozzá: Inter vs Milan: ?Fue gol? This was less clear cut than Andy Carroll’s goal claims which were...
Serie: Unbeaten Juventus earn their 28th title beating Cagliari, 2-0
szólj hozzá: ca – ju Mirko Vucinic’s cool finish and Marco Borriello’s strike ensured Juve’s 28th Scudetto as Inter...
San Siro derby: Diego Milito’s hattrick in Inter’s 4-2 victory over AC Milan
szólj hozzá: in – mi This was a gripping match that turned on a number of hotly debated events....
A Toure de force in City’s 2-0 win over Newcastle
szólj hozzá: Newcastle 0-2 M.City Goals Yaya Toure was a one man wrecking crew in City’s win over Utd...
FA Cup final: Chelsea wins football’s oldest competition again
szólj hozzá: Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool Goals Ramires was always a motor, a non-stop blur of pumping legs and arms....
FA Cup final: Was this a goal by Andy Carroll?
szólj hozzá: Chelsea Liverpool Goal or Not? The FA Cup final had its most controversial moment in the 81st...
Arsenal’s Champions League hopes dealt a mortal blow by Norwich, 3-3
szólj hozzá: Arsenal 3-3 Norwich Highlights Arsenal had just one clear remit left after all the other title hopes...