Soccer returns to Baghdad
Several thousand rowdy soccer fans turned up at Al-Shaab stadium in Baghdad Saturday as premier league football got into...
Category: Soccer Politics
Rafa Benitez will not last at Liverpool: Economic and personal considerations
Anyone following the imbroglio at Liverpool between Rafa and the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillette will be amazed...
Steve McLaren: When instinct and introspection get switched around
David James latest article in the Guardian: “Don’t blame Carson – the real gaffe was exposing him to such...
India begins a new professional soccer league
India starts a new professional league with an eye on emulating the J league, the most successful soccer start...
England’s difficult hour: A house of cards built on fallacies
If Vedran Corluka had scored an own goal and put England into the Euro finals then the shifting narrative...
Israel does England a massive favour: Puts conspiracy theory to rest
Steve McLaren can breathe a little easier now as Omer Golan put away the match winning goal in the...
McLaren impressed by Becks form against Hollywood stars
McLaren recently paid a visit to Becks and Posh’s lavish Hollywood estate. No words were exchanged as McLaren observed...
Ruud Gullit as LA Galaxy manager: A maverick ill at ease with authority
Ruud Gullit replaces Frank Yallop as LA Galaxy coach and Alexi Lalas had this to say “There certainly is...
Sir Alex, nine championships gives you a sense of entitlement, doesn’t it?
Wow. Sir Alex and Sepp Blatter decide to support one another in their effort to curtail the number of...
Warner hits the headlines again
Former chairman of the Scottish FA, John McBeth, said Jack Warner asked him to make the match fee cheque...
Blatter’s at it again
A new brainwave from Blatter.He is plotting on working out a law which would limit the foreign players allowed...
Bench the Coach, not Solo!
Here are the two voices that matter: Solo on MySpace, and Erin Paul, the journalist who “interviewed” Solo. Greg...
Is US Women’s Soccer Dead?
or is it just brain dead? The failure of the women’s team against Brazil wasn’t unexpected, was it? See...
Mourinho quits Chelsea
The clash of wills between Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich has ended with a parting of ways.Shevchenko apparently played...
Man United’s debt balloons to record levels
Just as Peter Hill-Wood was talking about running Arsenal as a business, here comes a report that should peel...
Michael Ballack’s saga: A transfer gone very bad
This is another episode of transfers gone bad. They are a dime a dozen. But this time it involves...
2007 Women’s World Cup: Team USA meets North Korea
Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly meet the North Koreans The top rated US women’s national squad led by veteran Kristine...
Jorge Vergara rushes in where Man Utd fears to tread
China’s huge soccer fan base continues to attract the soccer business world. However Jorge Vergara seems to have stepped...
Wenger’s willingness to commit reflects the early Arsenal success
Hmmmmm…. David Dein increases his profile within Arsenal’s board and suddenly Arsene is talking about staying on in a...
Jorvan Vieira talks about his after life
The fairy tale Asia Cup win of the Iraqi soccer squad was the summer’s biggest story and for a...
A buncha Yanks take on Spurs
Fulham meet Spurs in what is shaping up to be one of the most important matches in Martin Jol’s...
Middlesborough transfer rejuvenates Mido
Mido has found a home in Middlesborough and his output is proving critical in mitigating the loss of Mark...
UK refuses entry to Palestine players
Just appalling. The Palestine U-19 team that was supposed to tour England playing teams like Chester City and Blackburn...
Frank Yallop: The dishonest whispering campaign begins
The LA Galaxy crashed to its third defeat in the post Beckham era losing to Chivas, 3-0. To be...
The Premiership is the perfect league for TV replay
Horrible refereeing decisions have marked the beginning of the Premiership and it does not seem as if mere suspensions...
In baseball land soccer’s achievements seem Lilliputian
Just last week Beckham and the LA Galaxy came to NY and played a match that lifted soccer and...
Civil war at White Hart Lane
It seems like no one was happy about the win against Derby except for Jol and the Spurs faithful....
The NY Red Bulls vs LA Galaxy match was a seminal event
Nearly 67,000 fans came out to see this match and they were not disappointed. David Beckham came out to...
Styles robs Liverpool of victory
It was a beautiful little cross by SWP which caught the Liverpool defense napping. There was some incidental contact...
Thaksin giveth and Thaksin can taketh away
I don’t think there are too many clubs that can claim that their fortunes rest on a serious consideration...
A killjoy entity called NetResults is removing YouTube clips
A brain eating zombie entity called Net Results is removing the You Tube video clips of the matches we...
Reading and Hahnemann bend, bend, bend but don’t snap
Brave, brave team. Steve Coppell’s Reading withstood Man Utd at Old Trafford as the Red Devils put on a...
Video: Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 1
Check out the Gerrard free kick. It’s how you would imagine winning a game.
Sunderland’s fans are the most optimistic
Two words. Roy Keane. Find out why the Mackems believe that they can finish in the top ten. And...
Chinks in the armour:Man Utd will not win the Premiership
There are a number of reasons and when one says Man Utd will not win this season’s Premiership one...
The Asian Cup final: US foreign policy contrasts
Did anyone notice the political underpinnings of US foreign policy in the Iraq vs Saudi Arabia Asian Cup final?...
Al Ahly on track to claim third CAF Champions Cup
Al Ahly’s Aboutrika: Their heart and soul Al Ahly, the club that has done more to put Africans playing...
Jose Mourinho looks down the barrel at Liverpool (read Rafa)
Jose Mourinho, the master of mind games has targeted Liverpool and their shiny new acquisitions. He also lets in...
Premiership: Civil courts and uncivil behaviour
So Carlos Tevez costs 30m pounds? And Man Utd is willing to pay that much? Add all the money...
Boris Berezovsky: Assassination target and arrest warrant
MSI co-owner Boris Berezovsky is back in the news after a Russian man was arrested by Scotland Yard on...
Is anybody tired of the Beckham hoopla already?
I am. It has not been 72 hours since the man landed up at Carson and it seems the...
Dunga’s Chile win should fool no one
The only conclusion that you can draw so far is that Brazil saves its best against Chile. Three matches,...
Peter Kenyon’s reasons belied by facts
Peter Kenyon now reveals that all those rumours of tensions Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich were all true. Previously...
Oye! Man U looks to getting scary with Tevez
With Carlos Tevez in Man Utd as proclaimed, every other club might just as well throw in the towel....
Copa America: Colombia beats USA, 1-0
Colombia 1 – 0 USA – CastrillonUploaded by FootballHeaven Three appearances, three losses as Jaime Castrillon headed the ball...
Supreme Court decision: What could this mean for US soccer?
I am not a parent but the Supreme Court decision that rejects integration programs (NYT, subscription required) in schools...
Tevez linked to Arsenal: It might come down to minutes
David Trezeguet is back with Juventus after signing a new contract. He would have been the wrong choice for...
Sven signs up with Man City
I don’t get this deal. Sven Goran Eriksson is the new City manager but this is entirely contingent on...
Shinawatra’s Man City takeover runs into further problems
Soccerblog had written an article on how Shinawatra’s relationship with Man City would be fraught with danger with his...
Simon Kuper: Germans are feeling good about themselves
Its good having San Marino in your group. You can run up the scoreboard with wins of 13-0 and...
Lyon asks £17m for Malouda
The Guardian reports that Florent Malouda’s price tag is £17m. Matt Scott also explains why this price could benefit...
Bolivia’s pres takes his protest to a new high
Bolivia’s president Evo Morales, left for Sajama, a mountain in the western Andes, on Tuesday to play a game...
Video: Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 3 Cucuta Deportivo 0
Heartbreaking loss for Cucuta whose magical run to the Copa Libertadores final ended with a classy Riquelme fueling the...
Gunners charge for Florent Malouda
Lyon left winger, Florent Malouda could become the second signing of the season for Arsenal. It appears Liverpool’s bid...