Richarlison’s goal of the 2022 World Cup
Brazil beat Serbia last evening. With the effervescence of those magically gifted Seleccao sides of the 70s and 80s....
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Hennessey sent off: Wales on the brink as Iran score two late goals
Wayne Hennessey gets sent off for a martial arts level challenge, the first red card in the 2022 World...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s soft penalty difference maker: Portugal scrape win against Ghana
Cristiano Penaldo ahem Ronaldo makes history This was a testy match. And it took a really soft penalty decision...
Sighting: El Pibe
Here’s a glimpse of Carlos Valderrama in Qatar. And – below – the talent he was:
Takuma Asano, ex-Arsenal and Arsene Wenger signing scores winning goal
Arsene Wenger, very much one with an eye for talent described Takuma Asano as “a talented young striker and...
Japan lift Asian hearts shocking Germany!
Brave. Tenacious. Canny. And when needed to be, absolutely devastating on the counter. They also won the physical part....
No football, no worries. Andrea Pirlo promotes Qatari tourism
Ever wonder what happened to Andrea Pirlo? “No football, no worries.” That’s the Qatari tourism branding Andrea Pirlo is...
Alex Scott makes a courageous One Love statement
Alex Scott, formerly of Arsenal Women’s (so proud, so proud of my club and her) and BBC presenter shows...
France missing key players show their potency against game Socceroos
No Karim Benzema. No N’Golo Kante. No Paul Pogba. No problem. The Socceroos took a shock early lead through...
Curtains for Cristiano: His Manchester United career is over
By Caravaggio – Self-scanned, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25450745 The inevitable happened. The disgruntled Cristiano Ronaldo will depart Man Utd by...
What a save! Memo Ochoa the hero for Mexico
The talisman for Mexico, Guillermo Ochoa, now in his 5th World Cup and saves Robert Lewandowski’s penalty. Ochoa actually...
Iran’s team captain speaks out
Iran team captain: “We are with them and we support them” pic.twitter.com/JIC5NGtQhq — Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) November 21, 2022...
Rainbows to be banned in Qatar following World Cup
Qatar is terrified of this naturally occurring phenomenon Grant Wahl, familiar to those reading his Sports Illustrated articles was...
USA fail to impress as second half stalls into disorganization and stagnation against Wales
Gareth Bale wheels around after his successful penalty against the USA earning them a draw One coherent, incisive move...
Iran’s national players show solidarity with protestors remaining silent during national anthem
Kudos to the national team as they show their support for the protests sweeping Iran against the brutal crackdown...
How you feeling, Becks?
The sell-out watches the Qatar-disaster… and repeats the mantra that keeps him motivated. Great job, Becks.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second version at Man Utd is over: So is his professionalism
Piers Morgan, an Arsenal fan plays therapist to Cristiano Ronaldo Narcissism and self destruction go hand in hand. See...
Messi wins best goal of the Champion’s League Group Games stage
Messi’s goal against against Benfica took first place. As we count down to Qatar 2022 – here are the...
Beckham is a joke
Seriously. What were you thinking David Beckham?
What would Maradona say about Qatar?
That’s the question I’ve been asking myself these past few days. What would Maradona say about the way FIFA has...
Mbappe gives Messi an assist at last
After all the bad press Mbappe has been getting of hogging the ball and not passing (especially to Neymar...
Ronaldo faces disciplinary action
It turns out that Ronaldo had refused to come on as a substitute in United’s last game against Spurs.He...
And the Ballon d’Or goes to..
Karim Benzema …thus becoming the 5th frenchman to win the honour. Other Awards given out were.. Women’s Ballon d’Or...
Messi celebrates 100 wins with a great free kick
Argentina’s preparation for Qatar 2022 included a friendly against Jamaica which they won 3-0. It was also Messi’s 100th...
Portugal drain the dregs
Ronaldo’s dejection says it all.The humiliation of relegation is not something he has to face very often Portugal only...
The Kevin de Bruyne story
Quite a remarkable tale and its still unfolding..
Mbappe and the Rings of Power
There is a marked resemblance between Arondir the elf and Mbappe – leading to the rumour that Mbappe’s fleetness...
Mbappe on his way
Much is being made of Mbappe’s apparent selfishness which prevents him from passing to Messi and Neymar. But this...
Ismaila Sarr scores like Beckham and Rooney
Sarr gave Watford the lead in their Championship clash at West Brom by scoring from the half line –...
Neymar hacked down by invisible hand
In a friendly against Gamba Osaka (which PSG won 6-2) Neymar was cruelly hacked down by an invisible hand,or...
Climate change causing chaos
UK,France and Spain – home to the EPL,the Ligue 1 and the La Liga are reeling under the onlslaught...
The rise of another Ronaldo
History,we are told, has the ability,like an echo, to repeat itself.One of the clearest inditations that this is indeed...
A burger called Messi
Hard Rock International had made Messi their brand ambassador a year or so ago as part of their Golden...
Zidane hits the half century mark
The beatles expected to start losing their hair when they turned 64.Zidane lost all of it when there are...
Erling wants to be number 9
Erling Haaland scored both goals for Norway in a recent 2-1 win UEFA Nations cup win over Sweden. And...
The Ronaldo question thats getting a whole lot of traffic
How did Ronaldo score for Real Madrid against Malaga when seven players and the goalie had positioned themselves as...
Harry Kane goes ahead of Messi and Ronaldo
England were lucky to get away with a draw and Germany were unlucky to end up with a draw...
Ronaldinho memories…
Ronaldinho shares memories on the 20th anniversary of his debut World Cup. 03/06/2002 data que sempre vai ficar marcada...
Can Steven Gerrard atone for his slip at last ?
Eight years ago Liverpool were on their way to the title when Gerard slipped and gave Chelsea a goal.Manchester...
Beckham turns 47
Once one of the greatest free kick takers in the world,now 47. Happy Birthday David Beckham.
Real Madrid win 35th La Liga title in style
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 inspite of the fact that Ancelloti rested 8 of his front line players who...
Liverpool close the gap again
Liverpool have closed the gap 3 points ahead thanks to an early-ish goal from Mane against West Ham It...
FIFA bans Russia from Qatar 2022
One of the ways to get a kid to stop fighting is say “Right young man – you are...
City drop points at last and super skills from Mane and Salah
It was a Harry Kane night at Etihad and Man City came out second best.Kane’s second (winning goal) came...
Ronaldo earns £1.7MILLION per Instagram post
Ronaldo is the king of Instagram after having recently crossed a tally of 400 million followers. The also rans...
Premier League brilliance
Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse scored this brilliant free kick against Wolves on saturday in a game that his team eventually...
Bayen Munich undone by Gladbach bogey yet again
The mighty Bayern Munich machine gets a spanner in the works every time they have played Borussia Monchengladbach this...
Cup of Nations kicks off in Cameroon
Fourteen teams have won the tournament since it was first played in 1957, half of those more than once....
China bans football tattoos
Football players in China who want to play for the national team no longer have the option of getting...
Arsenal and two losses on the trot
First a 3-2 loss against Manchester United on the 3rd of December and then instead of a much hoped...
How to play football – Messi
Messi takes a trip down memory lane and gives us some tips on how to do what he does
Happy 81st birthday Pele
“Here was a Caesar, when comes such another?” ( Julius Caesar Act 3,Scene 2) Could say that about Pele...
Messi questions ref’s impartiality
Brazilian match official Wilton Sampaio is not Messi’s favourite referree. Argentina managed to beat Peru 1-0 but not before...
Maradona and Messi – two iconic images
This is an iconic image of Maradona – Maradona facing down 6 Belgian defenders in the 1982 World Cup....