Nike,Ronaldo,money and a whole bunch of plastic bottles..
What’s the connection you may well ask. The money is all in a new 4 year sponsorship contract worth...
Category: Soccer Players
Adebayor is slapped with a four match ban
The League of Extra-ordinarily Badly Behaved Ex- Arsenal Players just added four more banned matches to their kitty. Eleven...
Europa Cup: Sporting Lisbon 3 Everton 0
One way traffic at the Jose Alvalade Stadium as Miguel Veloso, Paolo Mendes, and Matias Fernandez pummel Everton. Check...
Bridge could have provided mistake free insurance
A weather vane? Or a bridge too far? Feeling a bit bad for the bloke. Wayne Bridge should never...
Video: Tough times for Viola fans
AC Milan CEO, Adriano Galliani had to leave Stadio Artemio Franchi under protection of bodyguards as Viola fans booed...
The last days of Pompey?
Mt Vesuvius erupts destroying Pompeii Financial administration looms large for the club if they do not find a buyer...
RVP to be back early April?
A smidgen of good news with regards to RVP. The Arsenal striker is making rapid progress in his rehab...
The USA shakes off rust to overcome El Salvador
Sacha Kljestan scored the match winner in extra time For the first 45 minutes the US laboured mightily to...
Video: CL last sixteen: CSKA Moscow 1 Sevilla 1
A familiar name to Liverpool fans announces his CL arrival with a jaw dropping ripper that leaves Andres Palop...
Video: CL last sixteen: Inter 2 Chelsea 1
John Terry anticipation of Milito cutting to the left turns out wrong as the Argentinian instead moves to the...
Heavens! Mourinho’s Inter out- Chelseas Chelsea
Say it isn’t so! Wasn’t it Arsenal playing Chelsea a few weeks ago as they swamped a defense that...
Wesley Sneijder is Inter’s key man
UEFA Champions League Internazionale Milan vs Chelsea Stadio Giuseppe Meazza For most part of the last weekend match against...
2010 Algarve Cup: USA 2 Iceland 0
Lauren Cheney: A different kind of Cheney The USA got off to a great start in the Algarve Cup...
Robbie Findley’s chance to cement a World Cup spot
U.S. Men vs. El Salvador Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla. Feb. 24, 2010 @ 7 p.m. ET ESPN Classic...
More Mourinho potshots at Ancelotti
“In England it is never easy, you can lose any game, but when a team is always strong, strong,...
Ancelotti vs Mourinho: Fancy a little taste of the bad blood?
The two managers meet tomorrow at the San Siro. And Carlo Ancelotti remembers those bitter days of Zero Tituli...
England’s defense woes mount with Rio’s injury
England’s defense with a spate of injuries, off pitch scandals, and questionable skills wears a fragile and unsettled look....
Video: CL last sixteen: Bordeaux 1 Olympiakos 0
Michael Ciani’s 45th minute header of a swerving free kick by midfield maestro Yoann Gourcuff was the difference. It...
Video: CL last sixteen: Barcelona 1 VfB Stuttgart 1
Timo Gebhart’s beautifully placed cross had Cacau leaping over Carlos Puyol for Stuttgart’s 25th minute strike. For most part...
C Ron to raise funds for Madiera victims
Ronaldo draws attention to the disaster in his birthplace Madiera after scoring that blazing free kick against Villarreal. “Nobody...
Ashley Cole: A segue into extra marital “tapping”
Cheryl Cole makes an attractive looking victim Contrast the difference with how Chelsea is handling Ashley Cole’s misdemeanours and...
Jose Mourinho: A caged bird sings
“I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, When...
Ronaldo blazing freekick video
The first of 6 goals that Real Madrid scored against Villarreal.It was a pretty good blazing freekick alright but...
The Taxman Cometh
The image rights of footballers nets them a hefty sum of money. Wayne Rooney receives £760,000 a year from...
Video: Robinho scores Gooool de Pele!
The announcer Jose Maia erupts into hyperbolic caterwauling after Robinho scores against Bragantino with a cheeky chip shot. Goool...
Salvador Cabanas will not give up his World Cup dream
Simply amazing. “He still doesn’t know what day it is, nor where he is and he hasn’t asked why...
Craig Gardner talks from both sides of his mouth
Via The Independent: From a ‘Birmingham Mail’ interview with Craig Gardner, then of Aston Villa, in 2007: “I’m a...
Kiko Macheda? Man Utd’s young super subs missing
Kiko Macheda on his way to instant stardom Against Everton in a losing effort, Sir Alex chose to replace...
Liverpool vs Man City: Dreary as they come
Carlos Tevez is away with his baby son in the ICU For two teams with a chance to put...
Meerkat gives Thierry Henry a ball control demo
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks but the same doesn’t apply to meerkats.The old meerkat learns the...
Manuel Pellegrini: The predatory Spanish tabloids smell blood
Marca commissioned a poll which found almost 7 out of 10 Madridistas refute Pellegrini’s statement that this is the...
Sir Alex: A bit schizophrenic when it comes to Rooney
After the Milan win: ‘It is the area of biggest improvement and with him doing that you have to...
Bendter finally connects
Bendtner is as frontline as we get in our injury depleted striker corps. But clinical finishing is clearly not...
The George Best dance tribute.
Some of George Best’s greatest moves are going to be rendered in music and contemporary dance by Belfast-based Maiden...
Video: Thierry Henry scores with his hand again
Honing his technique …….!
Patrick Vieira is banned for three matches
As expected. Vieira did not contest charges which would have meant an additional one game if he had been...
Video: Europa League: Liverpool 1 Unirea 0
David Ngog’s 81st minute goal gives Liverpool a late win after the Romanian side stifled them for most part...
Old Trafford: Archibald Leitch’s creation celebrates a century of existence
Archibald Leitch One of sport’s most hallowed shrines turns a hundred today. As the The Sporting Chronicle stated on...
Arsenal blogs react to Porto performance
Ruben Micael demanding the ball before the dazed Arsenal defense comes to its senses Arseblog: “There’s no two ways...
The psychology of WAGS deconstructed
A bridge to nowhere? “If the obsession with Wags represents one thing, it’s surely a means of putting women...
Patrick Vieira could face a three match ban
Say hello to my little friends! The ex-Arsenal and now Man City enforcer lost no time in stamping his...
This Arsenal team’s intelligence is questionable
One can fully sympathize with Fiorentina’s frustration at the clearly offside goal that gave Bayern their win. A draw...
Hiddink to helm Turkey
Guus Hiddink is moving again. “The Turkish Football Federation chairman and vice chairman met Mr Hiddink in Amsterdam (Tuesday)...
Leonardo remains optimistic
Milan wasted a huge opportunity last evening. Maybe it was profligate Milan failing to put away a number of...
Gallas, Almunia, Song, Eduardo, Arshavin …….
…. are all out with injuries against Porto. Given that and Arsenal’s poor away record in CL matches and...
The knives are unsheathed for Pellegrini yet again
As the Marca editorial (In Spanish) makes it clear, Real’s goal is nothing less than the CL final. Their...
Real players wax nostalgic for their former clubs
As Real suffered the ignominy of losing at the Stade de Gerland , there was Kaka spurring on his...
Liverpool buying a stake in the Indian Premier League?
The rumour swirling around is that a famous Premier club is interested in buying a stake in one of...
Man Utd vs AC Milan: Vini, Vidi, Vici?
Champions League: Venue: San Siro Date: Tuesday 16 February Kick-off: 1945 GMT This is being billed grandiosely as the...
John Terry: All’s well that ends well
Yey! Score one more for forgiving WAGS. England can breathe a bit more freely because given their defensive woes...
Champions League playoffs: Encouraging competition is good
Tired of the same old teams making it to the Champions League every year? Long for a bit more...
Nistelrooy scores his first two goals for Hamburg..
Nistelrooy came off the bench in the 65th minute and scored twice against VfB Stuttgart in an inspired three...
Ronaldo announces that he’s back…
…by scoring two goals against Xerez Real Madrid won the game 3 – 0 and Ronaldo is thinking about...
Rory Delap gets the equaliser
Manchester City took the lead through a ghastly piece of defending from Shawcross.Delap restored parity for Stoke City by...