Ronaldo cancels appearance as Fiorentino Perez mourns
Fiorentino Perez’s silence after the Lyon defeat has been remarkable. Quite a turnaround from the eve of his bombast...
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Real’s marketing miracle could be coming to an end
Those CR9 jerseys have not been flying off the shelf In 2000, Fiorentina Perez joked that Madrid, as an...
Wenger knocks Real’s rubbish
After Lyon gutted them, Real have once again started their Wenger overtures. Seriously, there is nothing more crass than...
Green and Gold is a fashion statement
Simon Barnes has a great article on the Green n’ Gold phenomenon, the teabaggers with those bright scarves seen...
Drogba is the African Footballer of the Year
This year’s CAF awards comes in the wake of the tragedy at Angola and Togo’s subsequent suspension giving a...
Guy Dawson and Andrew McNaught: Two familiar names resurface
Andrew McNaught and Guy Dawson are the Nomura bankers advising the Red Knights Guy Dawson and Andrew McNaught were...
Soccer players and MLS end negotiations without results
Free agency rights and a larger cut from guaranteed deals continue to be sticking points. The Federal Mediation and...
Madridistas want to keep Pellegrini to the fury of the tabloids
The vote is running almost two thirds in favour of keeping Manuel Pellegrini underscoring the Spanish tabloid disconnect. They...
Kaka Twitters his disapproval: Fear and Loathing in Madrid
An unhappy Kaka was removed by Manuel Pellegrini to make way for Raul Gonzalez. He later twittered his unhappiness...
Real are minus Marcelo and Xabi Alonso
In their place, Guti and Esteban Granero will make their start against Lyon in the second leg of their...
Becks returns to Old Trafford amidst hyperbole
Champions League last 16 second leg Venue: Old Trafford Date: Wednesday 10 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT He wants them...
Arsenal’s Porto win: Change of tactics helped
Arsenal for the first time overcame a first leg deficit in the CL. There were a couple of different...
Video: CL last sixteen: Robben’s rocket sinks Fiorentina
Let us first remind ourselves at the outset that if it was not for Miroslav Klose’s ridiculously offside goal...
Porto comes calling and Arsenal is minus Fabregas
Champions League last 16, second leg Venue: The Emirates Date: Tuesday 9 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT Fabregas aggravated the...
Yossi Benayoun should leave Liverpool
“Poor attitude, lack of character, limited intelligence” was how Rafa summed up the Reds effort against Wigan. It all...
Gallas out for a month
The defender re-aggravates his calf injury which means he will not only be missing against Hull this weekend but...
RIP: Endurance Idahor
Nigerian player Endurance Idahor of Sudanese club El Merriekh playing against Al Amal collapsed after a tackle from one...
Fabregas, Gallas to miss Porto match
As per Wenger: “I was hoping after the game because we were cautious with him. He...
Wes Brown adds to Man Utd and England’s mounting injury list
The dreaded metatarsal fracture crops up before the World Cup. This time it is Wes Brown who is to...
Video:Video: FA Cup QF: Carew’s hat trick caps a remarkable Villa comeback
Villa were down a brace through Shane Long and it looked an uphill struggle for the club. The second...
Video: FA Cup QF: John Terry leads by example
John Terry guides Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals as they beat Stoke 2-0. A fired up Terry then...
Donovan’s signs out in style at Goodison or does he?
A goal and an assist as Everton swamp Hull, 5-1. So is this Donovan’s Everton swansong? He still has...
Video: FA Cup QF: Pompey win through Piquionne’s brace
Great win for Pompey. A goalmouth melee and Joe Hart who did not help his cause by a helpful...
Video: Jack Wilshere scores his first Premiership goal
Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere away on loan to Bolton made it a memorable match against West Ham as he scored...
Macclesfield win an emotional one for Keith Alexander
Many remembered Keith Alexander. The England squad wore black arm bands in memory of the late coach in their...
Zidane, Henri Emile, and Algeria after the World Cup?
Looks like Zinedine Zidane maybe a step closer to taking over the Algeria job after the World Cup. Rabah...
Real Madrid and Barcelona share the top spot..
Real Madrid joined Barcelona at the top of La Liga on a night of high drama.Both teams are equal...
Ramsey’s spirit infuses the Emirates
Heartwarming scenes from the fans and the players alike. Aaron Ramsey was very much in our hearts and minds...
Video: Nasri’s deft touch sets up Fabregas goal
Check out Nasri as he spots Fabregas running towards goal and delivers a sublime ball over the Burnley thicket...
Cesc’s hamstring injury could see him miss Porto match
Fabregas sustained a hamstring injury in the Burnley match which saw him exit the match and replaced by Abou...
Arsenal vs Burnley
Do it for Aaron. Arsenal make four changes with Mikael Silvestre, Theo Walcott, Tomas Rosicky and Denilson coming in...
Nigeria not entirely sold on Lars Lagerback
Lars Lagerback: Big beer ambitions The salary of Lars Lagerback, the Swedish coach now the helmsman for the Super...
Cote D’Ivoire hope: Hiddink will likely leave before Russia contract up
Guus Hiddink not part of the 2010 World Cup? Not possible. Right on cue, Didier Drogba reportedly reaches out...
Video: Wenger’s press conference
Wenger talking about how much he admired a great technical tackle as much as a good offensive creative pass...
The Michael Owen experiment comes to a crashing end
Sir Alex Ferguson’s gamble results in a familiar end for the ex-Liverpool man. We feel just a bit horrible...
Bruce Arena nixes Donovan’s Everton extension
Sunday’s match against Hull might be the last for Donovan in a Toffees jersey. As it stands Landon Donovan...
Carlos Tevez points to his own past when bringing up Terry
Two legendary coxswains stare each other down Carlos Tevez was run out of Argentina partly because he was caught...
English clubs reject CL playoff proposal
By a vote of 11-9. What I found interesting was David Moyes’s reasons for rejection. “While it might be...
Shawcross earns kudos with Ramsey contact
The Stoke defender has been in the news for a number of reasons which must have left him quite...
The US midfield went missing
The difference between the Dutch and the US was that they had a midfield. Wesley Sneijder showed us what...
Is Goldman Sachs going to run Manchester United?
Jim O’ Neill, a Goldman Sachs big wheel fronts the Red Knights consortium One must ask how many degrees...
USA vs Netherlands: Nigel De Jong deserved the red card
Nigel De Jong should have gotten a red card. Stuart Holden is out for six weeks with a fractured...
2010 Algarve Cup Final: The USA beat Germany
The Algarve Cup threw up a star in Lauren Cheney who scored the winning goal for a pulsating, 3-2...
Football managers: England needs a Rooney Rule to bridge the huge racial gap
Keith Alexander’s passing away was tragic on so many levels. Only 53 years of age and in his second...
Leighton Baines set to earn first England cap
Leighton Baines, Everton’s wingback is the favourite ahead of Stephen Warnock of Aston Villa in the Egypt friendly to...
Torres back on his feet…
What Liverpool has been sorely missing.Torres returns to score this winner against Blackburn .He is also going to play...
Messi strikes late winner
This post is pretty late too.The late winner below was scored way back on saturday against Malaga with about...
Rooney heads Man U to the Carling Cup
Rooney the unstoppable came off the bench to score his 28th goal of the season.
The Arsenal blogs react to Ramsey’s injury
Everyone is focusing on the outrage. Arseblog has a particularly emotional response and I don’t blame him. But it...
Ramsey undergoes surgery
A tibial shaft fracture reduced with an intrameduallary nail Arsenal released a statement on Aaron Ramsey’s condition. He underwent...
Video: Hilario was a disaster
Petr Cech may have a question or two with his goalkeeping but after today’s goalkeeping display, Hilario is the...
Video: Arsenal 3 Stoke City 1
One really feels terrible for Arsene Wenger at the loss of Aaron Ramsey. He gave the Welshman his second...
Video: Wayne Bridge disses John Terry
Wayne Bridge refuses to shake hands with John Terry. It’s probably best that he retired from international duty. Otherwise...
Arsenal rally magnificently after Ramsey’s horrific injury
Our thoughts are with Aaron Ramsey. We hope that the extraordinarily gifted Welshman will be able to resume his...