FIFA is going to ban the sniper…
FIFA are going to go after the chap in the stands shooting the poor players down.Diving is going to...
Category: Soccer Humor
The Vuvuzela gets the chop
Uefa have banned the vuvuzela from European competitions much to the annoyance of those who bought vuvuzelas to blow...
World Cup: England canvass through canvas
Sunderland v Aston Villa match in 1895. Painting by Thomas Hemy Paul Hayward writes about a painting that could...
“Refait” – The remake of the 1982 France Germany semifinal…
Wikipedia has the details about the classic 1982 World Cup semifinal game that has gone down in legend and...
Sebastien Squillaci is finally a Gunner
Evidence that Squillaci comes from the Uri Geller school Squillaci signs a three year contract with Arsenal which is...
Braga’s Brazilians stun Sevilla, 4-3
Matheus gets the party started after Andres Palop who had a nightmare in goal spills the ball and the...
Don’t like the look of the linesman ? – take him down…!
Corinthians right-winger Jorge Henrique took the linesman down in an attempt to get at a pass that was a...
Man City toy with Liverpool, 3-0
Liverpool had to be very, very good to beat City. But all the signs on the pitch pointed to...
Wenger to double the ante for Schwarzer?
The transfer deadline looms. Every other goalkeeping option is conjecture. What is real is that Mark Schwarzer wants an...
Newcastle pound Villa into a six goal submission
Highlights with an irritating techno track. Turn volume down. Watch Newcastle take apart Villa at St James Park. Jon...
Premiership: Arsenal vs Blackpool
Arsenal meet Blackpool at the Emirates: 10:00 AM (EST) ESPN2 Ian Holloway may or may not treat us to...
Anderlecht’s goalkeeper does John Cleese manouver…
Jan Lecjaks scored a brilliant own goal for Anderlecht in their Champion’s league match against FK Partizan. The goalkeeper...
Octopus Paul: Ambassador to England’s 2018 World cup bid
England tightened its tentacles on the 2018 World Cup as Octopus Paul was announced as ambassador to their bid....
Peter Kenyon headlines Huang bid
Liverpool’s convoluted takeover saga got a bit more wrinkled with Peter Kenyon now heading the negotiations for the Kenneth...
Second time around: Schwarzer bid rejected
Arsenal does not improve on its earlier bid. Predictably, Fulham feels insulted and turns them down. Schwarzer may not...
Blatter plots to eliminate draws
Having lain low in his lair for a while Blatter emerged recently to declare that he was going to...
Aston Villa 3 West Ham 0
Aston Villa shrugged off the trauma of Martin O’Neill walking out five days before the start of the Premiership...
Veron comes out against Maradona
La Brujita broke his month long silence after the World Cup and has come out strong in his criticism...
Video: Nadal and Djokovic play football tennis
Serious football chops from both players. Rafa Nadal was a football player before he turned to tennis and his...
The quitting fever spreads: Steve Coppell resigns
What is with the English air? Paul Robinson hangs up his boots after being named to the England squad,...
Liverpool’s new owner or is he?
This man might be Liverpool’s new owner. Or rather the front man for a cash rich Sharjah family. Then...
So where goes Oezil?
A few days ago, Sir Alex was spotted at the Fulham vs Werder Bremen warm up match which is...
Wenger shows stubborness by disclaiming that very quality
If Cesc Fabregas delayed the inevitable of moving to Barca for a year, he did so persuaded by the...
Arsenal’s defensive let down and Fabianski’s errors
The harbingers for a better season took a familiarly backward turn. All that bright attacking spark count for little...
Spurs land Young Boys
Spurs will legitimately believe that they have the easiest of draws with their Champions League play off opponents being...
Made in China: Liverpool’s takeover
Things/who you will not see in Anfield once the China Investment Corporation takes over Liverpool. 1. Free Tibet T...
Maicon edges close to a Real move
According to the player’s agent there has been a resolution in the salary negotiations with Real now set to...
Video: Landon Donovan’s 100th MLS goal marks Galaxy loss
Freddie Ljungberg ditched the Seattle Sounders to move to the Fire as their most recent DP. He came on...
Anderson survives a horrific car accident
Anderson, the Man Utd midfielder was involved in a car accident in Portugal which left him unconscious. He was...
Liverpool could be sold
All huangs in the balance. I know terrible pun and all that. But surely this is very good news...
Video: Thierry Henry’s MLS debut: Two assists, one absolute sitter
Thierry Henry’s MLS debut for New York Red Bulls as they took on the Dynamo. Pretty good start for...
It shouldn’t happen to a goalkeeper.
Stuff like this is what drives the poor guys crazy eventually…..!
Arsenal linked with Federico Marchetti
The Sun reports that Arsenal are preparing a £5.5m bid for Cagliari goalie Federico Marchetti last seen in the...
Video: FC Stjarnan’s “reeling in the fish” celebration
Iceland gave us a financial crisis, the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, and now the most inventive football celebration.
Transformers
An ancient struggle re-erupts on Earth between two extraterrestrial clans, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, with a...
Man Utd fall to Kansas City
Kei Kamara scored the winner against Man Utd First off, for fairness sake, United did not have Wayne Rooney,...
Everton’s cunning plan to win the Premiership
My eyes! My eyes!
Hublot Man Utd Million Dollar Challenge
Midtown, NYC. Ryan Giggs, Nani, Paul Scholes, Michael Owen, Darren Fletcher and Sir Alex Ferguson will try to put...
Thierry Henry interview: Fox News likes ignorance and “blow outs”
In short the interview by Rosanno Scotto and Greg Kelly showed absolutely no knowledge about their subject in question,...
A non-story: Donovan linked with City
Landycakes at Eastlands? Nahgannahappen. Which player is not linked with City nowadays? Every hour it is a different one....
The Guardian’s Mark Van Bommel gallery
Check out the rest. Van Bommel is definitely a gift that keeps giving.
Video: The Lampard effect strikes the U20 Women’s World Cup
Germany won against France in the U20 Women’s World Cup and in an eerie deja vu, a goal similar...
Ribery and Benzema indicted in the French sex scandal
The two players spent 7 hours in custody and charged by the judicial magistrate Andre Dando with having sex...
The world of football chants breathes easier
Spurs clamp down on the wind section. Arsenal follow suit. The world turns cold to the vuvuzelers and we...
Video: Jose Pedroso tries to strange referee
A match between Rangers and Deportes Concepción in Chile’s division B degenerates into a series of retaken penalty kicks...
Joe Cole to Liverpool?
England’s most creative player and Fabio Capello afterthought, Joe Cole is being lured to Liverpool with the promise of...
Tiki Taka soon coming to Liverpool
La Masia (The Farm) is set to take the world by storm (painting by Joan Miro) Rafa Benitez left...
Martin Jol heading to Fulham
Craven Cottage will be loading up on the toilet paper All indications are Martin Jol is heading back to...
Carles Puyol retires from international duty
King Carles against Germany: A defining moment Sad news. The most visible face of El Roja Furia announced his...
The shirt don’t fit ……
Are we assuming? Nah, says Fabregas – just some something amusing.
Octopus Paul plans to appear in Bigg Boss
A World Cup sand sculpture in Bhubaneshwar, India with Octopus Paul Octopus Paul is landing a few big gigs...
Xavi tests out new Jabulani prototype
I think the creation department at Adidas have got something wrong again.Oh well – back to the drawing board…!
World Cup finals stats: Spain was a control freak
Look at Spain’s heavy numbers (passing accuracy): Xavi dominates From the Guardian’s Datablog • 3547 – Spain have now...