Theo Walcott to miss AZ Alkmaar fixture
Wenger on Walcott following the Ridgewell tackle. “He has a bruised knee, it is swollen and difficult to assess...
Category: Soccer Players
Video:Lionel Messi’s incredible football skills even as a baby…
Yup – that’s Messi all right.No doubt about it…..!
Video: Arsenal 3 Birmingham 1
Lovely bit of footwork by Van Persie in the box and a snappy finish after Song feeds him of...
Adidas get Kaka on their dream team
Kaka is “The Maestro” and he’s the latest addition to Zidane’s squad.
World Cup 2010: Argentina breathes a sigh of relief
Jonas Gutierrez is brought down by Martin Caceres in a momentary lapse of reason. Leo Messi feeds the ball...
Davies update: Out for 6 months to a year
From the US Soccer website: Davies suffered a lacerated bladder and fractures to the tibia and femur bones in...
Charlie Davies in serious but stable condition
Charlie Davies was in serious but stable condition after several hours of surgery following a deadly car accident that...
If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..
This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
The Maradona Dive
And after he had picked himself up here are some of the things he said to the press On...
Team USA: The 2010 World Cup might herald a new era
Haminu Dramani catches Reyna napping on the ball (2006 World Cup) Buried deep in the mountain of sports news...
Maradona’s Belly Flop
Looks like someone did capture Maradona’s belly flop after all… Wonder what he’ll do if they beat Uruguay on...
Mexico, US advance to South Africa
Mexico clobbers El Salvador 4-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Our friend...
Maradona’s Argentina SQUEAK past Peru in 93rd minute (2-1)
What a tragicomedy. Higuain puts Argentina up 1-0 at the beginning of the second half. Then it starts pouring....
Does Bob Bradley play not to lose?
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano has been a bastion for the Catrachos If representation in the world leagues were a criterion...
Team USA vs Honduras: The revolution will not be televised
Not a literal reference to the Honduran coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya but the decision not to broadcast the...
The musical side of Cristiano Ronaldo
Yesterday we had Ronaldinho on the bongos.Today’s musical entertainment comes from the golden voice of ..wait for it .....
Ronaldinho keeps the beat
At the L’Ermitage club in Paris celebrating the goal he scored the other day.The powers that be at AC...
Pasquale Schiattarella’s half line goal
Torino and Ancona from Italy’s Serie B was where this bit of long range marksmanship took place.Torino keeper Matteo...
Who will tell Maradona the Truth?
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and he’s still the coach. ...
Kaka has a pig named after him
Scientists from a Spanish University have cloned some pigs and have named one of them after Kaka if this...
Casillas: Amazing save
Brilliant but not enough to prevent Sevilla from giving Real Madrid their first defeat of the season.
A name we haven’t heard in a while..
Ronaldinho. Here he is saving AC Milan from defeat with 6 minutes to go and the weight of the...
Pedro wonder goal takes Barca to the top
Pedro received a pass with his back to goal, moved slightly past the defender and sent the ball swerwing...
Ribery and the goal of the century…
Ribery did a Messi -esque flicker between two Juventus defenders and then almost pulled off what Buffon called “the...
Adebayor – the lightning strika..
Part of an Adidas ad campaign.
Ronaldo and the cow…
He’s usually not cowed down by the opposition and is pretty bullish when he plays but it looks like...
Raul also gets a Real Record.
Raul made it into the Real Madrid record book again with his 709th appearance for the club while they...
Goal of the week…
Hannu Tihinen for FC Zurich against A C Milan.It’s a bit of football and a bit of ballet.
Ibrahimovic leaves Ronaldo behind..
This goal gainst Malaga made it a record 5 goals in 5 games for Ibrahimovic.The goal comes after a...
Spain beat Tahiti 8 – 0
First things first.Where’s Tahiti? The game was part of the ongoing FIFA under 20 World Cup being played in...
Beckham becomes a diabetic nightmare..
The good news is that the sculpture was made at least 4 months ago so hopefully someone has eaten...
Swedish goalkeeper figures out a new way of narrowing the angle…
In a smart bit of out of the box thinking this Swedish goalie figures out a way of narrowing...
Crouchie gets a hat trick
Tottenham Spurs beat Preston North End 5 -1 in a Carling Cup game during which Peter Crouch scored a...
Ronaldo gets a Real record
C Ron was a man in a hurry.He was undoubtedly miffed at Ibrahimovic’s inconsideration in going ahead and getting...
Zlatan scores four in four
Ibramovic has scored a goal in all the four La Liga games that Barcelona have played so far.Cristiano Ronaldo,who...
Brilliant solo goal from Messi
Does he keep getting better and better or what.? His second goal against Racing Santander – a game that...
What was that you were saying about Michael Owen…?
Owen scores a 95th minute winner and Sir Alex Ferguson says the above.Or words to that effect. Craig Bellamy...
Messi sparkles in Barca’s 5 – 2 win
Some Messi quotes after he had scored two out of the five goals against Atletico Madrid. “Their defence put...
Torres keeps Liverpool in the race..
Torres’ scored the winner 15 minutes from time.West Ham ended at the wrong side of the 3 -2 scoreline.And...
Maradona has his ear rings confiscated
Just when he may have been thinking that things could not possibly get worse the Italian cops busted in...
Fortress Emirates: Gunners need to win home games
Arsene Wenger feels that 80 points will be enough to win the title as bigger teams drop points to...
Video: Remember Shaun Goater, MBE
These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about...
The six referee thing is nagannahappen
Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...
Is Notts County a cog in Qatar’s larger football ambitions?
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s Emir and football association president Saving the world’s oldest football club has an...
Sir Alex: Man City a “bit cocky”
Sir Alex on the run up to the derby which should be lots of fun. Ferguson said: ‘The rivalry...
Adebayor gets a three game ban
Well deserved. There is also the improper conduct charge which is still pending. Adebayor did not contest the violent...
Arsenal answers back: Minus the panache with gumption
Those fighting qualities which seemed to have disappeared during the City and Man Utd games resurfaced yesterday against Standard...
Grafite makes a dream come true debut
How many have scored a hat-trick in their Champion’s League debut game? While the statisticians are busy going through...
A battered Arsenal meets Standard Leige: Mannone to start
Standard Liege v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 19:45 Arsene Wenger prefaces the match with some...
Some quotes to get your day started
“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
Video: CL group stage: Bordeaux hold Juventus, 1-1
Brilliant goalkeeping by Gianluigi Buffon. Juve gets a fortuitous lead when Cedric Carraso fails to stop Vincezo Iaqunita. Fifteen...
Maradona is weighed down
Checks into a weight loss clinic in Northern Italy. How about that Nutrisystems stuff peddled by Dan Marino and...
Video: CL group stage: Man Utd 1 Besiktas 0
The highlight of the match was Wayne Rooney’s reaction to being substituted by Michael Owen. There was also a...
FC Zurich get Ronaldo free kick reminder..
FC Zurich got a sizzling reminder of C Ron’s free kick skills.The first goal in a game that Real...