Ibrahim Affelay departs for Schalke on loan
Ibrahim Affelay who never really jelled at Barcelona having been injured for long spells in his two seasons departs...
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Nigel De Jong is off to Milan
Mark Van Bommel’s understudy is taking over at the San Siro Gazzetta Dello Sport is reporting that Milan shocked...
Maroaune Chamakh linked with Fiorentina
Marouane might go deep purple The Arsenal striker who was something when Robin Van Persie was sitting out injured...
Nicklas Bendtner moves to Juventus on loan
Nicklas Bendtner goes kicking and screaming to Juve The Greatest Striker That Ever Was And Will Be is moving...
Spanish Super Cup: Real beat Barca to the title on away goals, 2-1 (4-4 agg)
Nothing went right for Barcelona in the first 30 minutes. Real were rampant running all over Barca not allowing...
Javi Martinez makes his move to Bayern
Athletic Bilbao’s centre back Javi Martinez who can also play as a holding midfielder departs for Bayern Munich as...
League Cup: Swindon shock Stoke at the Britannia in a thriller, 4-3
James Collins scored a hat trick at the impregnable fortress, the Britannia stadium which saw Arsenal labour to a...
Black cat curse dooms Toronto as they lose to Santos, 1-3
With the clubs poised at a tantalizing 1-1 in the 83rd minute, a black cat streaks across the Toronto...
Is Arsenal driving away its marquee players deliberately to make money?
Pimping the players? Its money to Stan the Man and the Arsenal septuagenarians Is Arsenal breeding a particular type...
Radamel Falcao’s hat trick as Atletico destroy Athletic Bilbao, 4-0
That was some terrible defending. Kudos to Falcao but he was made to look sensational by a sleep walking...
Nicklas Bendtner to Milan on loan?
Paddy Power coming to Milan? This weekend’s loss to Sampdoria set off alarm bells ringing at AC Milan with...
Arsenal be bold: Offer a one year contract to Didier Drogba
Reports from China indicate Didier Drogba and his former Chelsea team mate, Nicholas Anelka could leave Shanghai Shenhua because...
AC Milan falls to Sampdoria, 0-1
Newly promoted Sampdoria delivered a message for AC Milan and it wasn’t a good one. Christian Abbiati could not...
Real finally get Luka Modric as Spurs bid for Yann M’Vila
The little Croatian finally lands up in the Bernabeu after Daniel Levy made life miserable for Florentino Perez. He...
Alex Song defends himself from rumours
Does anyone remember Alex Song being a particularly disruptive, ill tempered, undisciplined sort? Was he a wantaway? No, not...
Barcelona overcome Osasuna in a bitterly disputed match, 2-1
An Osasuna side that refused to be intimidated put Barca to the sword. The other Llorente, the one who...
La Liga shocker: Getafe deflate Real Madrid, 2-1
Paging Nuri Sahin. Please return immediately to Real Madrid, do not stop at duty free to pick up chocolate...
Skrtel lets City come back twice to draw Liverpool, 2-2
szólj hozzá: Liverpool vs Man City 2:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS Martin Skrtel was responsible for three of the four goals...
Arsenal and Stoke draw blanks
Andy Wilkinson clearly and deliberately handballs to keep Lukas Podolski’s shot out of goal. That should have been a...
Scoreless Arsenal still looking for clues as they draw Stoke, 0-0
He’s gone, hasn’t he? Steve Bould seems to have whipped this Arsenal defense into shape. Introducing zonal marking and...
Vito Mannone to start against Stoke
Wojciech Szczesny is out with a rib injury. With Per Mertesacker and Carl Jenkinson filling in for Laurent Koscielny...
The Melvins: Senile Animal
Arsenal meet Stoke in less than an hour. Here is some Melvins to get your juices flowing. Nice, thick...
Pirlo’s ghost goal seals Juve’s win over Parma, 2-0
The Old Lady got off to a winning start as Stefan Lichtsteiner opened the scoring. Andrea Pirlo sporting a...
Borussia Dortmund get the ball rolling against Werder, 2-1
Bundesliga champs Borussia Dortmund won their season opener against Werder Bremen through goals from their wonder boys Marco Reus...
Sahin transfer: This is not a Liverpool coup
Brendan Rodgers: Salesman extraordinaire Brendan Rodgers is broadcasting the Nuri Sahin loan transfer as a sales pitch that swayed...
Chelsea set the early standard as Newcastle falls, 2-0
Enough sympathy for Fernando Torres. The misfiring Chelsea striker a £50m boondoggle seems to be on the mend with...
Wayne Rooney out for a month with a gashed knee
Hugo Rodallega came down inadvertently on Wayne Rooney and his studs opened up a nasty gash just above the...
RVP debut goal as Man Utd hang on to win against Fulham, 3-2
Robin Van Persie starting for the first time for Utd was on target with a characteristic left footed half...
Everton leave Aston Villa in a daze, 3-1
szólj hozzá: Aston Villa vs Everton 1:3 Highlights Could Everton become a top four contender? Marouane Fellaini was once...
Swansea rough up comedic horror show West Ham, 3-0
szólj hozzá: Swansea vs West Ham 3:0 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS What a shambolic display by West Ham! Jussi Jaaskelainen in...
Maurice Edu signs with Stoke
The US national team midfielder’s new home will be the Britannia. Maurice Edu signed with Stoke City pending a...
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg hangs up his boots: Fare thee well
A fitting tribute to the red haired Swede producing his finest moments as an Arsenal player. He could tear...
Fulham furious at Clint Dempsey Liverpool “tap up”
Well, cue Ashley Cole like shenanigans at work over here. Fulham launched a complaint with the Premier League accusing...
Viggo Mortensen hates Jose Mourinho
The shadow of Mourinho is upon us, Aragorn The star of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is a...
The Nuri Sahin twist and turn now favours Liverpool
Finally the M57 to Liverpool to end all this in-sahinity Reports from Spain, the Guardian, and the Beeb indicate...
Victor Valdes keeps Real alive as Barca beats them, 3-2
Horrible, horrible mistake by Victor Valdes. What was he thinking? With the match in the bag for the Catalans...
Fernando Torres’s clearly offside goal against Reading
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 3:2 Torres Even Gary Cahill admits as much. That goal turned the tables on...
Champions League: Ismaily Dos Santos’s rocket against Udinese
Check out this rocket from Braga’s Ismaily Dos Santos against Udinese in their Champions League qualifiers. Luckily no one...
Eden Hazard and linesman help Chelsea overcome Reading, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Chelsea vs Reading 4:2 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS It was Hazard time again. The Belgian has been on fire...
Women’s U20 World Cup: USA brush aside Ghana, 4-0
Looks like the future of US women’s soccer is in very capable hands. The U20 World Cup got going...
Joan Gamper trophy: Sampdoria beat “baby” Barca, 1-0
A Barca team featuring many reserves and sparingly used first team members with the exception of Ibrahim Affelay and...
Barca vs Real Madrid: Spanish Super Cup
We did not have too wait too long for the tasty treats to begin. Tomorrow both titans clash in...
Mitt Romney approves of Reading’s Anton Zingarevich
Anton, come join us, smell the sweet, sweet smell of tax free money David Conn’s article in the Guardian...
Roberto Carlos’s free kick and the Magnus effect
The greatest left back in the history of the sport retired two weeks ago but this is the free...
Nuri Sahin update: Impasse over possible long term
Looks like Real are ready to ship Nuri Sahin over on a year loan move but are balking at...
Alan Pardew gets charged with misconduct
For doing this. Actually, there should be some sympathy for the Newcastle manager because the ball clearly rolled out...
Player exchange: Pazzini to Milan, Cassano to Inter + €7.5m
Pazzini and Cassano in a swap between clubs Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Cassano are all set to trade clubs....
FC Sheriff Tiraspol: A secretive soccer team dominates Moldovan league
FC Sheriff Stadium, a top notch stadium which stands out amongst its poorer counterparts The NYT has a fascinating...
Man Utd are Fellain-it as Everton break them, 1-0
szólj hozzá: EVERTON 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED Full highlights Marouane Fellaini was a beast. You knew it was coming as...
Five Arsenal myths revisited
Arsene Wenger is principled: “We do not want to sell our players – so all the players who have...
Tito Vilanova era gets a rollout as Barca thump Real Sociedad, 5-1
A brace from Lionel Messi, and goals from Carles Puyol, Pedro, and David Villa as Barca sauntered through their...
Pepe takes out Casillas as Jonas scores Valencia’s equalizer
A couple of observations: This goal would not have been scored if Iker Casillas had stayed on the line....
Nuri Sahin coming to Arsenal
As per the Daily Mail, ESPN, and the Beeb. Now backed up by AS. The Beeb says that it...
Man City dig deep to overcome a spirited Saints side, 3-2
szólj hozzá: Man City vs Southampton 3:2 HIGHLIGHTS What an absolutely engrossing match. City showing the fortitude and strength...