Who will we be the European footballer of the year?
The nominees are out. Barca dominates the list. Goalkeeper of the Year: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Victor Valdes (FC Barcelona),...
Category: Soccer Players
The iSoccer revolution begins
A virtual tool to train the budding young player or teach the parent coach in real time and harness...
Video: Beckham’s red card against Seattle
David Beckham’s studs up tackle on Peter Vagenas was not particularly intelligent but we have seen him having these...
Video: Notts County a couple of years ago
A short documentary on the dire straits the Magpies faced less than two years ago. How times have changed....
Meanwhile there is the MLS ……..
Last evening I caught a bit of the RSL and Houston Dynamo game and I was reminded of the...
Owen goal: It was an offside
Man Utd did enough to beat Birmingham, 1-0 despite the absence of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, their regular...
Liverpool strapped for creativity loses to Spurs
There was a gulf between Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard for a vast duration of the game which got...
Rooney sets the ball rolling for Man U
Rooney’s 34th minute goal gives Man U a sedate 1 – 0 win over Birmingham….
Video: Hugo Rodellaga’s superb strike
An early candidate for goal of the season as Colombian striker Hugo Rodellaga’s perfectly dipping shot flies over Brad...
Unclassy gesture: Adebayor on his debut goal for City
Adebayor celebrated the goal by taking a swipe at the club where he spent three years. “At Arsenal the...
Fabregas dedicates his goal to Jarque
A touching moment during the Everton match as Cesc Fabregas holds up a jersey bearing Daniel Jarque’s number after...
Premiership: A good day for debutants
Managers: Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea): A last gasp win over Hull City gave the former AC Milan manager a win...
Arsenal hammers Everton, 6-1
Cesc Fabregas had a monster game with 2 goals and 2 assists. Denilson got the ball rolling and Thomas...
Halftime: Arsenal dominates Everton
Goals from Denilson, Vermaelen, and Gallas against Everton keep the Gunners in the driving seat. Fabregas assisted in two...
Another fabregation: Milan to announce Fabregas signing
Sections of the Italian media are speculating that Milan president Silvio Berlusconi will announce a big-money signing for the...
Drogba gets Chelsea off to a flying start
Carlo Ancelotti gets his first Premiership win. Didier Drogba showed ominous form by getting both goals in Chelsea’s win...
The two Jacks: Who will prove the ace?
Everton’s Jack Rodwell (L) and Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere (R) Everton vs Arsenal Barclays Premier League Venue: Goodison Park Date:...
Tim Cahill – the Irish connection
The Republic of Ireland were on the receiving end of Cahill’s goalscoring skills in the recent friendly against the...
Why Bendtner changed his jersey number
Nicklas Bendtner will look at his 52 number jersey and remind himself that this is double his previous 26...
Donovan was ill with swine flu at the Azteca
Landon Donovan’s listless defending of Efren Juarez’s run down the right flank that created Sabah’s game winning goal was...
Martin Samuel’s interview with Wenger
Entier into Le Professeur’s mind. Martin Samuel gets the scoop in Wenger’s most detailed interview since he arrived in...
Negredo to Hull City
Phil Brown confirms that striker Alvaro Negredo has been a Hull City transfer target. The club has been negotiating...
Messi to miss the Spanish Super Cup first leg
Barca is to meet Atletico Madrid this Sunday without Leo Messi recuperating from an adductor strain. Pep Guardiola does...
USA Mexico match attract one million webcast visits
Proof of the massive interest in the USA vs Mexico World Cup qualifier as one million visits were logged...
Injuries dog Arsenal ahead of Everton fixture
Thomas Vermaelen is back but the injury news regarding other players is not too good. Wenger will be without...
Defoe gets much love from Capello
Jermain Defoe came to England’s rescue by scoring both goals after Rio Ferdinand and Gareth Barry gifted goals to...
Honduras move ahead of the US in qualification
Carlos Costly proves his last name right against the Ticos With Honduras thrashing the Ticos, 4-0, Los Catrachos move...
Video: Mexico 2 USA 1
An absolute gem of a pass by Landon Donovan that splits the defense and Charlie Davis superb finish. It...
Mexico dominates the US and wins, 2-1
A game dominated by El Tri as the US increasingly doubled down in their half after Charlie Davis superb...
Kaka gets lost
Kaka had the following to say about the World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina in early September… “Argentina...
The showdown: Mexico vs USA
The match, which will be broadcast live on mun2, Telemundo, and the Futbol de Primera Radio Networks, kicks off...
Arsenal angling for Hangeland
The Gunners are reportedly haggling for Hangeland. But Roy Hodgson is looking for more Brede and a couple more...
FIFA’s silence on Jarque borders on callousness
FIFA has yet to put out a statement expressing its condolences on Jarque’s death. Its front page has an...
Final respects: Jarque’s body brought back to Barcelona
Fans line up at the Cornella El Prat to pay their respect to Dani Jarque Spain paid its respect...
Joleon Lescott: Is Moyes rejection a principled stand or holding out for more?
Arguments for both sides can be made. It is a fascinating story but if we all know David Moyes,...
AC Milan fans have words of advice for a falling star..
Italians raised their eyes and their glasses to the sky on Monday as they celebrated the Night of the...
Jack Wilshere is on everyone’s lips
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack cross over, score a goal with a sizzling kick. Fabio Capello sees...
FIFA 10 has Blanco and Kljestan on the cover
Electronic Arts Inc announced today that Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA will be...
Maradona’s interview
El Diego comes off sounding more like a doting grandfather than a coach of a national squad that is...
Salgaocar kids finish last but not least.
The Salgaocar U-15 team from Goa played five matches against opposition from all over the world in the Nike...
LA Galaxy win: Donovan’s super goal
LA Galaxy win their first match against New England at Gillette Stadium since July 1999. Donovan hit an unbelievable...
Notts County begins on a winning note
Sven Goran Ericksson on the sidelines saw the oldest club in the world get a flying start to their...
Simon Kuper’s new book: Why England Lose
“Just this one afternoon started the whole thing off – there was no prolonged courtship … In a desperate...
Video: Chivas de Gualdajara 1 Barcelona 1
Thierry Henry misses a pretty easy chance in the 28′ minute after being put through by Messi. Chivas come...
Video: Chelsea beat Man Utd in PKs, 4-1
A tame surrender by Man Utd. Patrice Evra was just awful. I still can’t believe he was given the...
ARVD: The hidden killer
This deserves a separate blog posting. Dani Jarque’s death has once again brought ARVD/ ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/...
Ruben de la Red: A cautionary tale
Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red was counseled to sit out the 2009-2010 season after fainting in a...
Mike Ashley to remain as Newcastle owner
I had been predicting this for quite sometime. Mike Ashley would face tremendous problems selling of Newcastle at his...
Season curtain raiser: Man Utd vs Chelsea
The post Cristiano Ronaldo era ends. The Ancelotti reign begins. The Michael Owen experiment will get proof tested. Lots...
Fans show their unhappiness with party animal Ronaldinho
It appears that Milan fans have decided to become the moral police for Ronaldinho’s fondness for the night life....
Stuart Holden and Chad Marshall get call ups
Bob Bradley named his 20 man squad that will meet Mexico in the World Cup qualifier on August 12th...
Espanyol skipper Dani Jarque dies
Shocking news. Jarque was just 26 years of age. He apparently died of sudden cardiac arrest and could not...
Totti scores five in two legs
A misleading kind of headline.It’s not bad grammar.What it means is that he scored a hat trick in Roma’s...