Messi off the bench scores a brace as Barca beat Getafe, 4-1
Adriano gets the Blaugranas started after Cesc Fabregas does all the brilliant spadework. Well into the second half, Pedro...
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Real Madrid lose again this time to Sevilla, 0-1
Piotr Trochowski’s majestically swept in half volley following a corner in the 2nd minute was the game winner. “Sad”...
Manchester City held to a standstill by Stoke, 1-1
Peter Crouch must have committed about five handballs before scoring but the referee failed to spot even a single...
Queens Park Rangers hold off Chelsea, 0-0
Not exactly Chelsea’s best match. There was no Juan Mata but there was plenty of Frank Lampard which does...
Anton Ferdinand vs John Terry (and Ashley Cole): No handshake
He won in court and now he wants his handshake too? Anton Ferdinand snubbed John Terry and a bit...
Utd’s old and new post an impressive victory over Wigan, 4-0
Danny Welbeck is a diver. His acting abilities earned Utd an penalty. So it was justice served when Chicharito...
Six gun salute for the Gunners as they sweep Saints, 6-1
szólj hozzá: Arsenal vs Southampton 6:1 MOTD The only imperfection in an otherwise perfect outing for the Gunners was...
Four Arsenal legends found Southampton a lucky charm: Will Oliver Giroud?
It took Thierry Henry eight matches to open his scoring account for Arsenal, a period so fraught with self...
An oldie but a goodie: David Brent on football management
Being: Liverpool is a FSC documentary with the first episode to be aired this Sunday, the 16th. There are...
Abou Diaby will not play Saints, Sagna and Wenger patch up
Arsene Wenger has opted for caution following Abou Diaby’s niggling hip injury sustained against Finland last Friday. He most...
Barcelona’s 2013-14 away kit to sport colours of Catalonian flag
The Bars of Aragon, part of the Catalonian flag will feature in the 2013-14 kit Two days ago, a...
Boris Johnson apologizes for his 2004 Spectator hit piece
The Hillsborough Panel’s report exposing a systematic and pernicious police cover up has in its aftermath generated a growing...
Ivan Gazidis redefines Arsenal success
There are many ways one can define success, especially in this football era which clearly divides the haves from...
The Sun’s Dominic Mohan apologizes for “The Truth”
The editor of The Sun, Dominic Mohan says, “we’re deeply ashamed and profoundly sorry”. At the background you can...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico qualify for the hex beating Costa Rica, 1-0
Mexico at the Azteca Stadium beat Costa Rica through a Javier Hernandez header in the 60th minute. With a...
World Cup qualifiers: Even Andy Murray can’t lift Scotland over Macedonia, 1-1
The giddy highs of Andy Murray winning yesterday at the US Open gave way to the more familiar struggle...
World Cup qualifiers: Spain start their campaign beating Georgia, 1-0
World Cup champions Spain had to eke out an 85th minute goal by Roberto Soldado to get past Georgia...
World Cup qualifiers: Gomez’s free kick secures USA’s must win over Jamaica, 1-0
The first half was a virtual lockdown of Jamaica in their own half as the USA created a blistering...
World Cup qualifiers: England leave it late against Ukraine, 1-1
Yevhen Konoplianka at 22 years of age is a marked man. Marked by bigger clubs who sat up and...
World Cup qualifiers: USA face a must win situation against Jamaica
Clint Dempsey once again will lead the attacking The USA sit behind Jamaica in Group A, tied for second...
Women’s U20 World Cup final: USA beats Germany, 1-0 to lift third title
Kealia Ohai scores the game winner in the 44th minute following great work down the right flank by full...
World Cup qualifiers: Messi and Argentina overcome Paraguay, 3-1
Leo Messi continues his incandescent national form which can only be good for Argentina’s World Cup chances. The little...
World Cup qualifiers: Belgium’s big men beat Wales, 2-0
Vincent Kompany’s inch perfect header and Jan Vertonghen’s sizzling free kick provided the scoring highlights. This might be the...
World Cup qualifiers: Mexico ease past Costa Rica, 2-0
Veteran Carlos Salcido and Jesus Zavala take advantage of some shoddy defending on set pieces to send the Ticos...
World Cup qualifiers: Jamaica beat USA for the first time, 2-1
The USA celebrated a historical win over Mexico beating them for the first time in Mexico about three weeks...
World Cup qualifiers: England crush hapless Moldova, 5-0
Frank Lampard collects a brace from a spot kick and a header. Jermain Defoe combines with Alex Oxlade –...
Salary cap restrictions on the table for the Premiership
There seems to be for the first time a serious debate on introducing salary cap restrictions a la NFL...
World Cup qualifiers: USA with key absences take on Jamaica
No Landon Donovan or Michael Bradley The USA return to World Cup qualifications today with their match against Jamaica...
More Viggo Mortensen: Simeone would give Mourinho a good kicking
Lets face it. The actor who played Aragorn is not a fan of the Real Madrid manager. He was...
Bacary Sagna prepares the ground for his final year
More proof that Alex Song’s departure was not because he was a disruptive locker room presence but governed by...
Pia Sundhage steps down from US Women’s national team
Pia Sundhage returns to Sweden Caught in the midst of angst and anxiety of Arsenal getting on board with...
Wayne Rooney slows down
He doesn’t have hair, he’s fat, he doesn’t score ” Then I remember – I drank a few bevvies...
Cristiano Ronaldo: I, Narcissus
“You’ll never stop loving me, will you, oh beautiful reflection?” ‘Tis not about the money. Cristiano Ronaldo feels unloved...
Roma serves notice dismantling Inter, 3-1
Antonio Cassano scored his debut goal for Inter but it was not enough to keep Zdenek Zeman’s Roma team...
Adriano’s blazing goal separates Barca from Valencia, 1-0
Beautiful goal by Adriano Correia who was panned just last week for that mindless challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo earning...
Cristiano Ronaldo does not celebrate his brace as Real beat Granada, 3-0
This was a muted Cristiano Ronaldo. No extravagant fist pumping, sliding on the pitch, he did not even look...
Cristiano Ronaldo is “sad”
No one would be caught dead with Irina Shayk. Putting up with her is just sad. The Spanish media...
Liverpool in crisis: Stop piling on Brendan Rodgers
Damn Yankees: Gillett and Hicks followed by Henry and Werner It’s not been two months since Brendan Rodgers came...
Van Persie’s hat trick bails out Man Utd against Southampton, 3-2
Is it possible to be a legend in two clubs within two consecutive seasons? Robin Van Persie may just...
Arsenal get a monkey off beating Liverpool for season’s first win, 2-0
Whoo! Hat tip to a wonderful collective effort by Arsenal on their trip to Anfield. Santi Cazorla and Lukas...
Nuri Sahin’s wages scuppered Clint Dempsey’s Liverpool move
The Guardian has an article detailing how a cash strapped Liverpool could only offer a feeble £5m for the...
West Brom sweep aside Everton for their best start, 2-0
The clash of two unbeaten teams playing attractive, attacking soccer and it was the Baggies walking away with the...
Andy Carroll’s instant impact as West Ham batter Fulham, 3-0
Andy Carroll was the elephant in the room. The Liverpool striker on loan in the first big moment of...
Man City made to sweat by QPR again, 3-1
The scoreline is flattering. This was a QPR side that made its ambition clear enough with its number of...
Spurs uneasy start continues as they draw 1-1 against Norwich
Moussa Dembele’s undoubted moment of genius was the only redeeming feature in an otherwise rather insipid, dull, and lethargic...
Transfer deadline not frustrating considering Arsenal’s reality
Having made a cursory tour of the blogosphere and the attendant media the common emotion one picks up after...
European Super Cup: Atletico tears Chelsea a new one, 4-1
If you ever hypothesized that the Europa Cup last season was the competition with the talent, the passion, and...
Clint Dempsey snatched by Spurs an hour from deadline
Dempsey will be AVB’s new whipping boy All the smart money was on a move to Liverpool or Dempsey...
Spurs Hugo Lloris and Joao Moutinho deals are in trouble
No Hugo Lloris but a Slender Loris maybe on its way to the White Hart petting zoo Who ever...
QPR get very, very ambitious: Esteban Granero and Stephane Mbia
Esteban Granero can’t find work at Real Madrid Loftus Road phones and faxes have been plenty busy this transfer...
Maicon is Man City bound
The 31 year old right back will be reunited with Roberto Mancini on a transfer move valued at £3m....
Dimitar Berbatov finally lands in Fulham
The hair and now. A hirsute pursuit comes to a end. The rumour is that Fulham players and personnel...
This picture of Nicklas Bendtner proves it all
Nicklas Bendtner in a suit with no sign of his underwear trying to escape There you have it. A...
Charlie Adam goes to Stoke
The Liverpool legend has been sold to Stoke: Times are tough at Anfield Charlie Adam who spanked the ball...