Chelsea’s expensive signings disappoint: Khalid Boulahrouz is the exception
Ballack, Mikel, Sheva- 45 million pounds but where are they? Chelsea continues to perform but it is clear that...
Category: Soccer Players
This season’s most bizarre Premiership match: Chelsea vs Reading
The way Chelsea celebrated the end of this match, you would think they had won their third title in...
Video: Portugal 3, Azerbaijan 0
Cristiano Ronaldo scores three times – although only two of them count. [Scolari would’ve been a great coach for...
Video: England 0, Macedonia 0
Someone needs to wake up… even if it’s just one lion! Once again, the English team underwhelms us with...
Video: Brazil 4, Kuwait 0
A friendly Brazil destroys a club team masquerading as the Kuwaiti national team. Still, it’s fun to see Brazil...
Video: Tribute to Bill Shankly
Under Bill Shankly, the Reds lay their foundations to one of the best football clubs of the world.
Bill Shankly’s reminder to Anfield: On his 25th death anniversary
As Reds fans wonder what maybe going wrong with their season, in 9th place in the Premiership after a...
Video: Robin Van Persie! Gunners shoot down Charlton, 2-1
Definitely a candidate for the most spectacular goal of the season! Persie sprinting 15 metres full tilt, and then...
Farewell Freddy Adu!
Soccerblog has been talking about the MLS business model for some time now. Now it’s time for that model...
Video: Becks Scores off the Bench!
From last week’s game against Real Sociedad. A speedy Beckham goes 60 yards to score. Maybe he does want...
What’s up with Rooney?
Now everyone’s picking on Rooney again: “Could it really be that Rooney has fallen out of love with football,...
Becks: “England don’t need me!”
He’s right. McClaren has done the right thing I believe. He’s taken the teamwork factor up a notch as...
Video: Adebayor! Adebayor! Adebayor!
The best part. Adebayor’s goal against Man Utd. The icing was how that punk Ronaldo lost the ball. Arsenal...
Video: Drogba’s goal: The goal of the season so far
There was nothing Jamie Carragher and co. could have done to stop Drogba. Just look at the perfect balance,...
Video: Nelinho in the 1978 World Cup
Nelinho uses the Magnus effect to score one of the most memorable goals in World Cup history!
Emir Kusturica’s Maradona: Out in 2006
Maradona shows his solidarity! Look out for Emir Kusturica’s documentary on Diego Maradona in post production now. It is...
Video: Rosicky’s screamer against Hamburg
Rosicky’s blast in Arsenal’s win against Hamburg, 2-1!
Video: Lyons 2 Real Madrid 0
It could have been much worse if Iker Casillas had not been so stellar in goal. Not the best...
Relegated Juventus gets its first win
Congratulations to the boys in Juventus who stayed back. Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet, and captain Alessandro Del Piero for...
Gianluigi Buffon’s successor: Federico Agliardi
Palermo put it past Lazio, 2-1. Federico Agliardi, their goalkeeper kept out 12 shots at goal. It would be...
Cesc, Lehmann, and Adebayor pull it off against Man Utd
Today was a proud, proud day for all Gooners. Minus Thierry Henry and RVP, Arsenal went to Old Trafford,...
Video: Premiership goals: Andy Johnson again!!
Johnson rolls right on against Wigan with his 5th goal. Lua Lua puts one past Charlton Athletic and puts...
Marco Materazzi is required reading in Philosophy class
Marco Materazzi who recently disclosed that he fancied Zidane’s sister to his sweaty jersey, waxes eloquent on Inter’s pathetic...
Arsenal at Old Trafford: Better than playing at the Emirates
At this point Arsenal is still seeking its first win of the season and ranked 17th in the Premiership...
Rafa Benitez: Dazed and Confused, tell me it’s not true
Liverpool is going through a mini crisis. A small one, but with this year’s Premiership, with Portsmouth, Everton, and...
Owen Hargreaves out with a broken leg
Owen Hargreaves broke the fibula (shin bone) of his left leg in the Bayer loss against Armenia Bliefeld, 2-1...
Video: Rodrigo Palacios is the new Mario Kempes
Boca 1 River Plate 0. Will Palacios vindicate Mario Kempes faith in him?
Gareth Barry: The best underrated player in England?
Gareth Barry is Aston Villa and Aston Villa is Gareth Berry. In the midst of all the high powered...
Video: Maradona Madness
Funny, but we still miss this guy and his antics!
Video: I like this Adidas ad.
Captures the univeral joy of the game, don’t you think?
Ballack scores for Chelsea against Werder Bremen
Michael Ballack opened his account for Chelsea by scoring a penalty kick. It must have been good old times...
Video: Tyrone Mears saves the day for West Ham
The highlight of the match between Aston Villa vs West Ham. Petrov was robbed of a goal by an...
West Ham vs Aston Villa: Carlitos magic
The moment we were all waiting for came when Alan Pardew finally brought out Carlos Tevez, in the 61st...
Video: Euro 2008, N.Ireland vs Spain, 3-2, David Healy all the way!
8+ minutes but worth every minute. Watch Leeds United striker, David Healy’s hat trick and see Aragones looking like...
Video: David Healy punishes the Three Lions
Sven Goran’s team stumbles against Northern Ireland and David Healy. Check out the goal and the celebrations!
Oligarkh: The movie on Boris Berezovsky or Platon Elenin
A movie loosely based on Boris Berezovsky who changed his name to Platon Elenin based on a character called...
Guus Hiddink: Not an impressive debut against Croatia
The Roman Abramovich bankrolled Guus Hiddink era began in less than spectacular style as Russia was held to a...
Sergio Aragones to be sacked: Spain crashes out against N.Ireland
The rumblings begin. Spain’s woes keep getting worse, a downward spiral that began in the World Cup, after getting...
Good news for Chelsea: Roman Abramovich becomes richer
Looks like all those high priced football players will keep coming to Chelsea. Here is why >>
Video: Andy Johnson’s 3rd goal against Liverpool
A comedy of errors by Pepe Reina! Everton beats Liverpool, 3-0. Correction: That was Andy Johnson’s 2nd goal, Everton’s...
Video: Andy Johnson debut for Everton….. and scores
Watch this kid. He will score more than 15 goals for Everton this season. He already has three.
Brad Friedel: The best goalkeeper in the Premiership
Brad Friedel, Petr Cech, or Paul Robinson? I would bet my money on Brad Friedel everytime. This weekend he...
The best new signing in the Premiership so far?
Andy Johnson, Everton’s new signing from Crystal Palace Portsmouth, Everton, and Aston Villa in the top 5 of the...
Arsenal and Tottenham: Bitter rivals are having a bit of a tough go
The Emirates stadium is not proving to be too lucky for the Gunners. They managed a draw with Middlesborough,...
Football consortiums: Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, players as bait
In South America, it is quite common for football players to be owned not just by their club but...
The Villians of Soccer
Alex sends us this link to the “Villains of Soccer”… What do you think?
Video: England 1, Macedonia 0
The beanpole scores! 🙂
Video: France 3 Italy 1, Les Bleus over the Azzurris
This result should put beyond doubt that France was the better team in the World Cup too. It also...
Germany 13 San Marino 0
Germany bullied its way through against hapless San Marino, scoring at will, in a record setting spree 13-0. This...
France proves they are more than Zidane: France 3 Italy 1
France did not need Zidane with Sidney Govou It was as we suspected. Italy won the World Cup because...
Sol Campbell on Racism
This Kick It Out interview with Sol Campbell is rather pedestrian, but it does tell you about Arsenal’s strategy...
Why would anyone want Zidane’s sweaty jersey?
Now the truth is told. Materazzi did not want Zidane’s jersey, the one that he kept tugging, and one...
Giacinto Fachetti passes on: Azzurri and Inter Milan great
Giacinto Facchetti died yesterday. A giant amongst the Azzurris and an Inter Milan stalwart, who played all 634 games...