In Chelsea’s squad lie England’s future managers
Saturday, June 1st, 1991 was the day when Man Utd won the Cup Winners Cup beating Barca, 2-1 in...
Category: Soccer History
Five things we should expect from Arsenal
All the *wtf* moments belong to us: First Diaby with his head scratching header that led to an own...
Wanted big target men for Argentina: Paging Hernan Crespo
An airborne Argentinian. Say it isn’t so. Crespo shows his aerial abilities. Please help out Don Diego. He should...
City being investigated for teen transfer
In an all too familiar story, another potential poaching case, this time involving 17 year Jeremy Helan of Rennes...
More claptrap from Poll: “I remember Rooney”
” Manchester United star Wayne Rooney must not be labelled a diver – I remember him as a player...
Johann Djourou out for six months
Bad news for the Swiss central defender as he is out for six months following knee surgery on Friday....
World Cup 2010: Nigeria’s hopes hang by a thread
This article in the Vanguard sums up the anguish and anger fans of the Super Eagles are feeling after...
2010 World Cup: Ghana books its place
Sulley Muntari and Michael Essien scored for Ghana in their 2-0 (YouTube link) win in a Goup D encounter...
Defoe could be crucial to England’s World Cup success
“Boys, diving is back on the menu”. That might be the most potent message after seeing England’s game against...
A quiet foreboding fills Argentina
Colombia did Argentina a good turn yesterday with their 2-0 win over Ecuador which meant that they still retained...
Cry Maradona! The Brazilian media celebrates
A time for intense introspection in Argentina. A time for great glee in Brazil as the Seleccao cement their...
The morning after: The US needs to lift its possession game
I think I must have made my point now *or cried myself hoarse*: The US needs more ball possession...
World Cup 2010: Giovani Dos Santos stamps his class
El Tri overcame the Ticos, 3-0 in a facile win at Saprissa stadium with Giovani Dos Santos providing a...
World Cup 2010: Brazil 3 Argentina 1
The Argentinian defense goes to sleep as they fail to mark Luisao who heads home Elano’s free kick. Then...
Maradona vows to carry on
“The responsibility is solely and exclusively mine.” Brazil’s humiliating win had Maradona on the defensive but the Argentina manager...
World Cup 2010: A far from self assured US win
Three points is three points. Its a win. And that’s what counts. Till we start parsing. The US was...
World Cup 2010: Argentina stares at defeat (HT)
Brazil leads Argentina, 2-0 through Luisao and Luis Fabiano. I expect Diego Maradona to resign if the Argentinians lose...
World Cup 2010: USA leads El Salvador, 2-1 (HT)
Three headers score the goals. Cristian Castillo puts El Salvador up through a beautiful bit of trickery by Rodolfo...
World Cup 2010: Portugal’s inept finishing costs them
A barrage of goal scoring chances undone by inept finishing left Portugal with an uphill task of making the...
Maradona praises the people of Rosario
Sergio Aguero celebrates Argentina’s 3-0 rout of Brazil at the Beijing Olympics There are matches being played all over...
World Cup 2010: USA vs El Salvador
Osael Romero could be a thorn in the US side U.S vs. El Salvador Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah...
South Africa 2010: Absent Messi and Ronaldo?
Now that would be a tragedy. And yet, it seems quite likely. The New York Times‘ Rob Hughes writes...
AC Milan up for sale: To one Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi meets with Silvio Berlusconi As rumours go, this is still one hell of a doozy. Muammar Gaddafi...
Man Utd fans told to zip it over disgusting Wenger chant
“I come in peace, to give penance for winning three titles that should be rightfully yours” Outrage at Arsene...
Tapping: Legalize it!
Legalize it – don’t criticize it Legalize it and I will advertise it Some call it tapping Some call...
English clubs get tagged as poachers because of prevailing conditions
Manchester United might be next to face a transfer ban if Le Havre has its way with its claim...
The Reds dressing room becomes the tower of Babel
Big losses to Spurs and Villa are not what Rafa Benitez had in mind when the season began. The...
Football continued on during World War II
An article by Simon Kuper draws attention on how the English continued to attend football matches even as the...
Villa plug the holes on central defense
Man City’s Richard Dunne and West Ham’s James Collins will attempt a tall task, to take over for Martin...
Maradona’s Brazil preparation borders on panic
The September 5th encounter between the Albiceleste and Seleccao fast approaches. If there are any indications who feels most...
Arbitratry and pre-judged: Eduardo had no chance
Gerhard Kapl(at right): A fire and brimstone kind of chief Time to dust off those videos and mete out...
UEFA to decide on Eduardo today
UEFA’s disciplinary panel is deliberating on whether Eduardo was guilty of deception. Its a much broader charge as the...
Graham Poll reveals why he was so incompetent
Graham Poll on diving. “It was on the eve of the start to the Barclays Premier League season, when...
Last minute transfer madness: Kranjcar and James to Spurs
Harry Redknapp reinforces his squad with the Croatian midfielder and he is also closing on David James. Spurs looks...
Video: Valencia 2 Sevilla 0
Sevilla were down to 10 men as Frederic Kanoute was sent off for a challenge on Carlos Marchena in...
Video: Air Barcelona overwhelms Sporting Gijon
Ibra scores his debut goal. A pinpoint Dani Alves cross and the Swede made contact diving down to score...
The gloves come off: Wenger says anti-football
What is anti-football? Paul Dirac’s thesis that there exists anti-matter, i.e., the opposite of normal matter, was proven right...
Notts County brought down another peg
After walloping league leading Dagenham the Magpies lose to Barnet, 0-1 this weekend and lie in 5th place in...
Video: Beckham scores the winner in the SuperClasico
An unusual goal. Becks talks about it: “I didn’t anticipate the ball bouncing and going through the way it...
Next Generation: Altidore: A star or another Adu?
La Gazzetta Dello Sport profiles Jozy Altidore under this headline. It is the usual missive on his massive presence....
Video: Juve’s Brazilwood bows provide impeccable concerto
It is already the Juventus of Diego. The club maybe able to complete its remarkable turnaround since its return...
Video: Bayern Munich 3 Wolfsburg 0
Have at it before the video is removed (7+ minutes). Bayern had to be at its best to keep...
Real’s Dutch rejects provide instant impact
Arjen Robben announced his Bundesliga arrival by scoring a brace in Bayern’s 3-0 win against Wolfsburg. Wesley Sneijder was...
Milan fans react with horror
Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan’s collapse to Inter....
Video: Real’s lesser lights shine on attack
No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real’s opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema. The...
Armchair refereeing: What do you think?
My impression, Almunia is going for the ball which bounced away from his hands. He did not deliberately bring...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: One moment is all it took
If we can take anything from this match, it is this: Man Utd will have to rely on such...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: A matter of trajectory and themes
Manchester United v Arsenal Barclays Premier League, Old Trafford Saturday, August 29, 2009, 17:15 Cesc Fabregas is out which...
Which alternate reality does UEFA live in?
A sickening tackle on Eduardo more than 18 months ago leaves him a doorstep from a permanent end to...
Video: Arsenal 4 Portsmouth 1
A bit grainy in quality. But there is no mistaking Eduardo’s delectable change of speed and pinpoint cross which...
Where is Arsenal’s scoring coming from?
Don’t get me wrong. I am very happy that Abou Diaby and William Gallas are on the leader board...
Durban looks beyond the World Cup
The beautiful Moses Mabhida stadium nearing completion Durban’s ambitions don’t stop at just the World Cup. “City officials aim...
Walcott the latest over the club vs country debate
Stuart Pearce’s decision to play Theo Walcott in the Euro U-21 has come in for criticism from Arsene Wenger...
Carson Yeung takes over Birmingham City
The Hong Kong businessman whose investment firm Grandtop International Holdings has raised an all cash £57m offer of a...