AC Milan will soon be a spent force
Someone please wake up Carlo Ancelotti. AC Milan obviously believes that the elixir of youth is round the corner....
Category: Soccer Players
Hiddink is not coming to Chelsea: Lets bury this
The same tired rumours are trotted out time and time again. Jose Mourinho’s fate lies in the hands of...
Italy’s Dino-saur goalkeepers: Experience trumps youth
A goalkeeper is the most specialized position in soccer. And as with any other speciality with more experience one...
Arsenal’s defensive line defies conventional wisdom
Arsene Wenger believes in youth and nowhere does he buck the conventional wisdom so much as in his defense....
Real can’t buy a goal: Cannavaro stumbles yet again
Fabio Cannavaro, FIFA player of the year seems to have forgotten the basics of defending in the last three...
Soccer: Metrosexuals yes, gays no
It has been 8 years since Justin Fashanu’s tragic death. Fashanu was a talented striker for Norwich City. He...
Video: Redondo magic: The backheel of Old Trafford
Real Madrid vs Man Utd, 1999 UEFA Cup quarterfinals. Sublime piece of skill.
Real Madrid resurgence: The starlets on the scene
Real Madrid has been under a cloud this season. It has been Valencia, Barca, and now Sevilla that have...
Nigel Reo-Coker: The most irritating player
No, not Robbie Savage, Craig Bellamy, or Paul Dickov. These players have taken a chill pill and are actually...
Video: Liverpool vs Wimbledon, FA Cup final 1988
The FA Cup final shocker of the century. Bruce Grobbelaar in a Pepe Reina moment.
Video: Michael Owen vs Arsenal, FA Cup final 2001
Two brilliant strikes by Michael Owen in one of the most memorable FA Cup finals. That is till the...
The big one: Liverpool vs Arsenal FA Cup
Today Liverpool meets Arsenal in what promises to be a pulsating encounter. Arsenal swallowed ‘Pool the last time they...
BBC African Footballer of the Year
The BBC African Footballer of the Year award is decided by listeners of BBC Fast Track on the BBC...
Does Robin Van Persie invite trouble?
Sheffield United captain Chris Morgan was suspended for three games for sneaking a punch at Van Persie in a...
Gooch to join Fulham
The latest buzz is that Fulham is close to signing a deal worth £1 million for US defender Oguchi...
Transfer mischief……… any crap rumour flies!
So now Thierry Henry is at 20/1 odds to join Liverpool. The reason: Henry and Wenger don’ t see...
Video: Tore Andre Flo 1999 Chelsea- Barca QF
Tore Andre Flo in the Chelsea Barca quarterfinal in 1999 scoring a double. He signed with Leeds today joining...
Ghaly loses four teeth
Heading a ball can be additionally dangerous if a defender from the opposite team tries to kick your head...
Tim Howard a target of racist abuse by Emre
US players were in the upswing a lot this weekend with a reported Clint Dempsey transfer to Fulham and...
Will Allardyce be uncovered by the Stevens inquiry?
Lord Stevens and his Quest team just finished his exhaustive scrutiny of 362 transfers in the English league from...
Video: Reading 6 West Ham 0
Reading pulverize the Hammers as Curbs’ team falls apart causing Benayoun to brand them as a ‘bunch of drunks.’...
World Cup 2006: High art captures the headbutt
A very tongue in cheek art piece on Zidane and Materazzi, compliments of the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar. This...
Soccer for kids: Is it bad for their brains?
A lot of studies have researched the consequences of heading a ball in soccer. Does frequent soccer heading lead...
Who is David Edgar ?
A nineteen year old canadian who scored this equaliser against Manchester United in his debut game for Newcastle.His only...
Video: Fulham vs Chelsea, 2-2
Carlos Bocanegra scores the equalizer for Fulham.
Jose Mourinho: Is eveything awry in Chelsea?
Jose Mourinho is a bit vexed nowadays. His club Chelsea failed again to put away their opponents, this time...
Ronaldo Sportsman of the Year
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Portugal’s sportsman of the year.( Benfica striker Nuno Gomes and...
Video: World Cup 2006: US soccer gestalt
US World Cup soccer gestalt: Slow, reactive, and naive.
Video: Tribute to Mohammad Aboutreika
CAF might have dropped him from their nominees for African player of the year but Aboutreika shows why he...
CAF nominees reveal its bias: Aboutrieka dropped
The Glo-CAF nominees for the best African player this year was pruned down to three. Mohammad Aboutrieka was dropped...
Fulham transfer: Dempsey faces work permit issues
Clint Dempsey is almost set to join US compatriots Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra at Fulham. The only issue...
World Cup 2006: The nightmare year that was US soccer
2002 is a distant dream for US soccer enthusiasts. This year showed where the US soccer team actually lies...
Arsenal’s weakness is being exploited
Arsenal has a genuine problem with more physical teams. To see Robin Van Persie get rattled by Sheffield United’s...
Ten soccer events that shaped 2006
1) The headbutt that was heard around the world: It cost France the World Cup Zinedine Zidane in his...
Soccer rivalries and the estrangement of fans from US professional sports
Ever so often there comes a moment that convinces me how utterly removed professional sports in the USA is...
Bayern plan to sit on Hargreaves
Uli Hoeness has dashed Owen Hargreaves’s hopes of joining Manchester United in the January transfer window — again! “Nothing’s...
Will Larsson make a difference for United?
If Sir Alex gets 15 good minutes from Larsson a game, the loan will be worth it!
Catenaccio gets its due in the FIFA awards
Giacinto Facchetti, extra-ordinary player; exemplary human being No country venerates its defenders as much as the Azzurris do. This...
Fabio Cannavaro – FIFA’ s choice
Another feather in his cap….FIFA world player of the year 2006. He is the first defender to win the...
Video: Upton Park shocker: West Ham 1 Man Utd 0
Old man Sheringham slips the ball between Rio Ferdinand’s legs to Harewood. That bit of trickery led to the...
German goalkeeping crisis: Blunder wonders
The Bundesliga is heading into the four week winter recess but many are concerned that a spate of goalkeeping...
Video: European Cup Final: Celtic FC vs Inter Milan
1967 was a magical year for Celtic as they beat Inter Milan in the European Cup final, 2-1 to...
Video: FIFA club finals: Internacional vs Barca highlights
Adriano Vieira scores the winner. Barca missed a number of chances. This is the second trip to the finals...
The Premiership gets interesting in a hurry
The Hammers responded magnificently under new coach Alan Curbishley and notched up a win for the ages at Upton...
Internacional sinks Barca in the CWC finals
It is official. The South American clubs are better than the European ones. Either that or winning the FIFA...
Guus Hiddink: Dit is Mijn Wereld
Guus Hiddink says it like it is in his new book “Dit is Mijn Wereld” (This is my world)...
Video: Estudiantes become Argentina’s champions
Boca imploded in its last three games. This one looked like it could finally go Boca’s way with Palermo’s...
Miguel Angel Russo is the new coach of Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors could have won its 22nd Argentine title when they played Belgrano but they lost 1-0. They then...
Video: Chivas becomes Apertura 2006 champions
Chivas wins the Mexican Apertura for a record 11th time beating Toluca. Goals from Alfonso Rodriguez and ‘Bofo’ Bautista.
Alan Curbishley faces an acid test against Man Utd
Alan Curbishley, West Ham’s new manager faces a giant hurdle tomorrow when they face Premiership leaders Manchester United. Curbishley...
Klinsmann’s decision reflects a political reality
A German soccer fan expressed his delight when Klinsmann turned down the USA job. I think he along with...
Sir Alex questions Adu’s temperament: Read talent
At the end of the two week training camp at Man Utd, Sir Alex Ferguson had decidedly cooled on...
Sir Alex does Real Salt Lake a Real Big Favor
Europe, here I come. Hey! Europe. Are you deaf? Damn you, Sir Alex! Freddy Adu’s touchy relationship with Peter...
Alexandre Pato -Brazil finds a new 17 year old genius
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva or Alexandre Pato nicknamed “the duck” is going to be the secret weapon for South...