Copa Libertadores: Santos advance to the semi-finals, 2-1 (agg)
Santos, Brazil’s only hope left after a ruinous Copa Libertadores managed to overcome Once Caldas on aggregate after drawing...
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Andrea Pirlo departs for Juventus
Sad news for the Rossoneri as Andrea Pirlo who served their club so brilliantly for ten seasons is moving...
Europa Cup final: Porto beat Braga, 1-0
szólj hozzá: Por 1-0 Bra In the all Portugese finals, it was Porto taking bragging rights. And fittingly it...
West Ham’s owners are the problem not the manager
Avram Grant should have gone four months ago. That is the conventional wisdom and a fairly safe one at...
Five new rules for Arsene Wenger
Back to the drawing board The dust has barely settled. From the braggadocio of the “quadruple” barely two months...
U17 Euro final: Netherlands beat Germany 5-2
The Dutch prove their talent is in good hands. And Arsenal have a future star in Kyle Ebecilio, the...
Sergio Busquets cleared of racial wrongdoing
Busquets has been plagued by dementors since childhood Instead there is overwhelming evidence that he seeks to make monkeys...
Diego Maradona will coach Al Wasl
Which look will he sport in the UAE? Don Diego decides Dubai will be his next stop. He is...
Cristiano Ronaldo equals Zarra and Hugo Sanchez’s record
A rueful looking Diego Lopez fished out the ball from goal after two sublime free kicks by Cristiano Ronaldo...
So Klose and yet so far
Mirsolav Klose misses out and in the annals of misses this is close as you can get. But before...
A Man Utd montage: Title number 19
From the days of Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, and George Best the Man Utd dynasty had to wait 26...
Milwall celebrates West Ham’s relegation
A banner flown by cheeky Milwall supporters celebrate West Ham’s demotion which should ensure some headline grabbing encounters with...
The game of the weekend: Blackpool vs Bolton, 4-3
Man Utd would love nothing better to sign off on their Premiership success with an unbeaten record at OId...
How many Arsenal fans afflicted by “I don’t care anymore?”
While Man Utd bask in their enviable 19th title, spare a thought for those they’ve left behind. Arsenal were...
Joy in the blue half of Manchester..
Manchester City claim some silverware after a wait that has lasted 35 years.Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen made some wonderful...
Liverpool believe again under King Kenny
Kenny Dalglish’s appointment as permanent manager was a mere formality. Taking a club from mid table to a Europa...
Barcelona are Champions!
The Blaugrana secure their 21st league title and third in succession drawing Levante 1-1. They needed just a point....
A former Mourinho understudy eyed as Ancelotti’s successor
Andre Villa Boas, whose FC Porto bludgeoned the Portugese Liga into submission and now faces Braga in the Europa...
The French government clears Laurent Blanc of racial discrimination
Chantal Jouanno, the Sports minister clears Laurent Blanc of wrongdoing That was quick and more importantly it comes before...
Brazil face Copa Libertadores crisis
Only Santos remain in the last eight of the Copa Libertadores as Cruzeiro, Gremio, Fluminese join reigning champions Internacional...
Liverpool goes the full Maxi
It took a goal 6 seconds faster than Chicharito’s against Chelsea for Liverpool to go up against Fulham. Maxi...
El Clasico: Barca’s B team beat Real’s B team
Barca’s B team beat its Real Madrid counterparts 3-1 in the Youth Champions Cup final on Saturday notching up...
Genoa sink Sampdoria in last minute thriller
Dramatic 97th minute goal by Mauro Boselli in the Genoa derby giving the home side a 2-1 win and...
Udinese beat Lazio to qualify for the Champions League
Antonio Di Natale continues to impress and he scored his 27th and 28th goal of this season after Alexis...
A tribute to AC Milan on their 18th Scudetto
The era of zero tituli is over. Milan win their first Scudetto since 2004 after a scoreless draw with...
Old Trafford a red sea of jubilation
Man Utd win and have their 19th title well in their grasp. Chicharito Hernandez and Nemanja Vidic were the...
36 seconds: Man Utd are virtually assured of the title
An iconic moment: David Luiz looking at Carlo Ancelotti and mouthing “Who? Me?!!” after his mistake allowed Chicharito Hernandez...
Stoke 3 Arsenal 1: Cut and paste
szólj hozzá: S3-1A The afterglow of the Man Utd victory is truly over. Arsenal failed to stoke the dying...
UEFA bans the Special One for five games
UEFA takes an exceedingly dim view of Jose Mourinho’s “Porque?” screed. A five match ban with one already served...
Europa Cup: Braga make history on away goals advantage
szólj hozzá: S.Braga 1-0 Benfica Highlights Custodio’s magnificent header gave Braga a vital goal at home and the Arsenalistas...
Martin Palermo’s amazing back heel goal
Martin Palermo is Boca Juniors heart and soul. Many have abandoned the club to go to the lucrative European...
Too easy: Man Utd dispatch Schalke 4-1 (agg 6-1)
Darron Gibson was Andres Iniesta with his superb pass to Antonio Valencia which got Utd started. Gibson came up...
Pele begs to differ..
Messi’s praises being sung by all and sundry but Pele begs to differ. Arsène Wenger “Messi’s like a PlayStation....
Gonzalo Higuain’s disallowed goal
Franck De Bleekere was spot on with the decision to disallow Gonzalo Higuain’s goal. The referee blew the whistle...
As per Mou: Madrid’s chances just got bleaker
Jose Mourinho will watch the second leg of the Champions League in a hotel room. Aitor Karanka, his assistant...
West Ham owners: Part of the club’s implosion
Another sign the former porn merchants have lost all confidence in West Ham. With friends like these, who needs...
Real Zaragoza dodge relegation and Real Madrid
Iker Casillas had a match to forget. Zaragoza dodged relegation as they won 3-2 over the Merengues. Angel Lafita...
Barca come a cropper against Real Sociedad
Their Champions League encounter might have sucked out all the air but over the weekend Barca blew their chances...
Real charge UEFA with ignoring Barca racism
Its all coming to a boil. An aggrieved Real played footage that shows Sergio Busquets mouthing off to Marcelo...
Arsenal’s most notorious fan is no more
Osama Bin Laden did not get enough time to savour Arsenal’s win over Man Utd. Was he really a...
Laurent Blanc playing both sides of the racial divide
France continues to be rocked by after shocks stemming from its World Cup debacle. Mediapart, a Paris based journal...
Against Liverpool Newcastle find themselves South Bound Suarez
szólj hozzá: Liverpool – Newcastle 3:0 Luis Suarez seems hellbent on consigning Fernando Torres to the wayback machine and...
Ramsey’s goal is not just a goal
szólj hozzá: A1-0M Arsenal’s matches of late come with advisories so this is a rare opportunity to enjoy an...
Zidane in Adidas 5 a side game…
Adidas and Zidane are going to get this 5 a side competition underway one of these days. And while...
Cristiano Ronaldo is Mourinho’s man despite tactics
Cristiano Ronaldo does not like Jose Mourinho’s tactics which are built on rope a dope tactics where one defends...
Europa Cup SF, first leg: Cardozo powers Benfica past Braga
Oscar Cardozo’s free kick traversed a perfect arc to beat Braga’s Artur for the winning goal. The Paraguayan had...
Mourinho confronts UEFA with his sob story
The fall out over Wednesday’s El Crassico continues. UEFA has decided to open disciplinary cases into both Real Madrid...
Monterrey ends Real Salt Lake’s dream
Yesterday was not a good day for clubs named Real. Humberto “El Chupete” Suazo scored the winning goal for...
A deuce of a goal by Clint Dempsey
Bolton were sent packing by a Clint Dempsey brace with Brede Hangeland chipping in with the third. Deuce’s first...
CL semi-final, first leg: Two sublime Messi moments stun Real
Spare a thought for Wolfgang Stark. For about 75 minutes this was the El Crassico as players dived, pulled,...
Real Salt Lake on the cusp of making history
Can RSL mail it in? CONCACAF Champions League Finals, second leg: Real Salt Lake vs Monterrey, 10 PM ET,...
A glimmer of hope for Ian Holloway’s men
This once promising season has come unglued for Blackpool. The second half has seen just two wins and more...
Pep Guardiola lays into Mourinho
The lead in to Barca vs Real is just as fascinating. The normally composed Pep Guardiola finally lays into...