Arsenal win as Wenger reveals a Ronaldo link
The big story doing the rounds was Wenger’s admission that Arsenal was inches close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo before...
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Capello anoints Agbonlahor
Gabby Agbonlahor is now an English squaddie Gabriel Agbonlahor’s inclusion in the England squad is cause for celebration. He...
Why Pim Verbeek is wrong for the Socceroos
Pim Verbeek assumes the mantle of the Socceroos coach in the wake of the disastrous Graham Arnold tenure which...
Ronaldo leaves the goalie standing
Fergie is calling it the best free kick he has ever seen Ronaldo taking.There’s a clearer video here.Man U...
Ex-NBA executives take over Derby
Seems like the cross over of US based owners into buying out English soccer clubs continues even as their...
Welcome news: Flamini and Fabregas get on the board
This time around Adebayor had company in scoring Arsenal’s goals against Newcastle. Fabregas scored his sixth goal and his...
Drogba scores his second
Didier Drogba scored the first goal in a 3-0 victory over Mali.You can take a look at that here...The...
Essien takes Ghana into the quarter finals
Michael Essien took Ghana to the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations after a 2-0 win over Morocco...
Deep thoughts by Max Bretos on the ACN
On FSC Super Sunday, Max Bretos came all fired up taking the CAF to task for organizing the ACN...
Video: Eto’o ties ANC goal record
With this penalty, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o Fils, three-time African Footballer of the Year, scored his 14th cup of nations...
Video Roundup: Africa Nations Cup 2008
For those of you who missed the action over the past week, here’s a round-up of all the games...
Maradona: The heart of a champion
” I have always wanted to play football, but I didn’t know where or how I wanted to play....
Video: Ali Farka Toure: Music and soccer
While the ACN showcases the incredible African talent in soccer, here is African legend, the late Ali Farka Toure...
Arsenal and Adebayor back on track
It was a relief to see Arsenal regroup and play the sort of soccer that they are capable of...
Liverpool’s owners can’t afford to alienate Rafa
Having secured the £350m loan that will keep them as Liverpool’s owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett have now...
David and Posh Beckham: Gas guzzling couple
I am going to break Soccerblog’s New Year’s resolution of not mocking David Beckham. Sigh. It took a little...
Beckham in Africa
David Beckham reminded the world not to ignore the deaths of tens of thousands of children during a visit...
Ghana: The crucible of African soccer
It is befitting that the current ACN is hosted by Ghana to be followed by the World Cup in...
Spurs win: Halley’s comet re-visits every 76 years
Once in a blue moon Spurs gets to win over Arsenal. Yesterday, was the day. They won big because...
Video: Egypt get past Cameroun in their ACN opener: 4-2
Egypte Vs Cameroun – CAN 2008 Les ButsUploaded by kingofspirits Yesterday, Ivory Coast got past their toughest competition, Nigeria....
A note about FSC’s Super Sunday
Super Sunday on FSC has the trio of Andy Houlihan, Gary Richards, and Christian Miles. They discuss the Premiership,...
Video:Manchester United lose to Al Hilal
The game was played to mark the retirement of Al Hilal’s legendary Saudi international Sami al-Jaber.The game ended at...
Man U’s Manucho: Angolan striker meets Bafana Bafana
Man Utd fans will get a chance to follow the exploits of Manucho, their latest signing, in the Africa...
Video: Salomon Kalou brings down Nigeria
0-1Uploaded by bobrivers Great bit of skill by Salomon Kalou as he sashays past four defenders and scores as...
Video: Fastest goal by Fred
3.17 seconds. In a match played between America Futebol Clube/ MG (Fred’s junior club) vs Vila Nova Futebol Clube....
Lawrence Tynes, Celtic fan kicks the NY Giants to the Superbowl
The NY Giants are going to Glendale for Super Bowl 42 after defeating the Packers, in a game which...
Fastest goal in the west
Joseba Llorente struck the fastest goal in Primera Liga history on Sunday in Real Valladolid’s 2 -1 victory over...
Keegan is an anachronism: Can he deliver at Newcastle?
In short, an inspirational figure. Will the good times roll in Newcastle? Watching Kevin Keegan’s heroic visage on the...
Arsenal wins through its flanks
Two good things happened today as Arsenal eased past Fulham. Eduardo showed he was more than a fox in...
Bojan Krkic may be in the Spanish team
Barcelona whiz kid Bojan Krkic could be in line for the Spanish national side for the Euro 2008 says...
A travesty: Newcastle’s ouster of Allardyce
Allardyce falls a victim to Newcastle’s collective madness A nice spin: Its called mutual consent nowadays. Both get a...
Totti scores his 200th goal
He scored two goals in Roma’s 4- 0 win over Torino – the milestone goal being a penalty.He becomes...
Arsenal vs Man Utd: Shades of Obama vs Hillary
Arsenal: A team full of funny sounding names. Routinely pilloried for being anti-English. Emirates. Small budget. Inexperienced and young....
Drogba back on target
Didier Drogba scored the second goal (free kick) in Ivory Coast’s 2-0 African Nations Cup warm-up win over Kuwait...
Soccer Blog returns, finally…
Now that some of us at Soccer Blog have finally recovered from our New Year’s celebrations, it’s about time...
Video: Boxing day classic: Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Great game. Theatrical and nail biting. Chelsea is down through two early Shaun Maloney goals. Phil Dowd very harshly...
Boxing day stumble: An old failing dogs Arsenal
Too many passes and too few to pull the trigger. Unless you count Tomas Rosicky who can’t buy a...
Manuel Almunia must be feeling good
Almunia’s huge moment when he stopped Robbie Keane’s penalty probably sealed his first place position permanently. Jens Lehmann has...
Soccerblog wishes its readers Merry Xmas
Fox Soccer Channel has a special on Arsenal’s greatest moments starting at 1 PM today. I can’t think of...
Soccerblog’s 10 events that rocked the soccer world in 2007
The Iraq national team wins the Asian Cup If we could provide an example of a definitive moment which...
Reuters: The year in pictures
Thierry Henry contemplates the crystal ball and sees Barca Bolivian president Evo Morales makes his case for high altitude...
Vote for the African footballer of the year 2007
The BBC has an online poll going.Last date to submit your votes is the 4th of Jan.The winner will...
Tom Hicks been busy since the Liverpool acquisition
via The Telegraph (AP) “Make eye contact, Tom and give us the real scoop. Are you in or not?”...
Video: Birmingham’s defence in full meltdown
Horrible defending by Birmingham gifted all three goals as Gary Megson and the Trotters can look forward to Xmas...
Video: Stephen Hunt’s controversial goal sinks Sunderland
Dean Whitehead beats up on the Reading mascot but Reading has the last laugh as Stephen Hunt’s volley is...
Crouch’s outburst reflects fashionable xenophobia
John Obi Mikel is scythed down by Peter Crouch in a two footed tackle and the Nigerian midfielder is...
Arsenal: Bendtner soars high for the winner
The storyline: Two clever back heels, Almunia, and a soaring Bendtner. Arsenal pull it off. An enervated Gunner team...
A lesson in perseverance to divers
Cristiano Ronaldo may need to see this video.The player is a 19 year old Tunisian – Amine Chermiti.The game...
The French Ligue is bleeding quality defenders and it shows
Watching the highly distilled You tube clips of Karim Benzema, one admired his speed, his clinical finishes, and the...
Dear Soccerblog readers: Spam has eaten up some of your comments
Sorry for the dog ate my homework post. We have been swamped by spam and in the process of...
Mark Hughes: Culture Warrior
Mark Hughes channels HP Lovecraft and Necronomicon or is he digging on the “foreignness” of Arsenal’s squad. With Hughes...
Johan Djorou on his way to Arsenal
Djorou’s stay at Birmingham comes to a close as Wenger needs him to replace Kolo Toure who will be...
Hey FA and Chelsea: John Terry is destroying himself
We always think of John Terry as this indestructible player who shakes of a tackle which would have destroyed...
Video: Tuncay Sanli’s wonder goal against Derby
Wenger, you might want to cough up some cash for this guy. He is supposed to be one of...