Portugal running out of coaching options
A certain AC/DC song comes to mind with this picture Jose Mourinho has turned down a very short term...
Category: Soccer Skills
Europa Cup starts with a hat trick of hat tricks
The first hat-trick of the night was from Artjoms Rudņevs for Lech Poznan against Juventus Group B also had...
Tom Hicks buying time is in Liverpool’s interest
“You got your checkbook, George? I didn’t bring mine” Remember when George Gillett was the good guy and Tom...
The Life of Bayern: Romani Ite Domum
UEFA is ruled by a bunch of humourless old men. During the Bayern vs AS Roma Champions League game,...
Champions League: Ibrahimovic opens his Milan account
A brace by Zlatan Ibrahimovic lifted AC Milan over Auxerre. Both goals had Ronaldinho’s stamp on it which is...
Champions League: Superb Mueller goal highlights Bayern win
A fantastic first time shot curled in by Thomas Mueller who keeps his reputation intact as one of the...
Champions League: Real’s wasteful effort against Ajax
The Merengues were profligate. All that huffing and puffing led to an own goal by Vurnon Anita and Gonzalo...
Champions League: Brilliant Arsenal walk over Braga, 6-0
Lets first doff our cap to Cesc Fabregas. He orchestrated the first two goals. Scoring a penalty after Marouane...
A depleted Arsenal face Braga’s Arsenalistas
Hugo Viana joins Braga: Their red and white kits are inspired by Arsenal Group stage – 15/09/2010 – 20:45CET...
Hamit Altintop laser like volley
For those who may have missed it and puzzled how- this is Hamit Altintop’s over the top volley. Time...
Champions League: Messi turns Panathinaikos into Greek tragedy
Barca toyed with Panathinaikos in a 5-1 win. Leo Messi scored a brace and had an assist. Check out...
Champions League: Inter survive against FC Twente
Defending champions Inter had a tough outing against Dutch champions FC Twente as they had to come from behind...
Champions League: Bremen on the brink push back Spurs
Cracking start by Tottenham on their CL group stage debut. Gareth Bale just becomes more and more awesome as...
Champions League: Valencia’s injury overshadows Rangers achievement
Rangers could not have asked for a better result drawing Man Utd at Old Trafford, 0-0 in game that...
Evander Sno again brings ARVD to the fore
Evander Sno, 23 year old former Celtic midfielder now at Ajax This incident underscores the importance of having a...
Dennis Bergkamp’s classic against Newcastle
Under Wenger’s 14 year reign, Arsenal have scored 1000 goals in the Premier League. Alex Song had the singular...
Robert Huth’s stoppage time goal sinks Villa
Tony Pulis fresh from grieving his mother’s passing away was given some balm in Stoke’s last gasp win over...
Rooney should have played
Rooney is not even doing that nowadays ” No Woman, no Kai ” and a blow up doll. If...
Rafa records his first win as Inter overcome Udinese
Samuel Eto’o almost muffed his penalty but luckily for him the rebound fell right at his feet and he...
Cesena stun AC Milan as the Serie opens wide
Christian Abbiati’s goalkeeping left much to be desired and Alexandre Pato was denied twice by the referee on two...
Real Madrid beat stubborn Osasuna
Ricardo Carvalho’s goal made the difference as Real given their dominance were tentative when it came to finishing off...
Khalid El Askri inscribes his name in the hall of stupidity
By now this clip has gone viral with close to two million hits. But it never ceases to amaze!...
Everton rocks Man Utd in a scintillating finish, 3-3
For those who have a bit of time to kill- these are the last 17 minutes of the match....
An unusual cast stars in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Bolton
Laurent Koscielny scored his first goal for Arsenal but he was also responsible for Bolton’s equalizer. We have to...
A Herculean effort sinks Barcelona, 2-0
An absolute shocker in the Liga as Javier Mascherano’s debut turns to dust. Hercules, a club promoted after 13...
Thiago Alcantara and Sergio Canales recreate their free kick
Thiago Alcantara and Sergio Canales did an action replay of their special free kick against England scored at the...
Did Maradona play like this when he was a kid…..?
7 year old Noah Shawn is part of what looks like a Bayern Munich youth initiative.Phenonmenal skill and a...
Cannavaro and Neymar demonstrate the backheel pass
The correct technique:Cannavaro – sublime skill.A brilliant backheel flick that went straight to his Al Ahli teammate Ahmed Khalil...
Super Cup: Atletico Madrid stun Inter Milan, 2-0
Goals by former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes and Maradona’s son in law Kun Aguero seal a memorable victory...
World Cup: England canvass through canvas
Sunderland v Aston Villa match in 1895. Painting by Thomas Hemy Paul Hayward writes about a painting that could...
Bob Bradley’s future still uncertain
Bob Bradley met with Sunil Gulati yesterday to discuss his future as national coach but reportedly nothing was resolved....
Ibrahimovic: A €40m Milan move in the works
The Spanish media outlets are saying that a deal is in the works that will bring Ibra to AC...
Inter sweeps the UEFA awards
A clean sweep – the first time since the awards were instituted in 1998. Diego Milito won the footballer...
Aston Villa crash out against Rapid Wien, 2-3 (agg 3-4)
Kevin McDonald’s boost as interim coach took another turn for the worse as Villa came unglued at home against...
Liverpool left it late defeating Trabzonspor, 2-1
It all looked a bit grim for Liverpool as Teofilo Gutierrez’s 4th minute goal stood for 80 more minutes...
Champions League draw: Arsenal’s Brazilian pitfalls
Former Arsenal striker Eduardo will go up against his old club The Champions League draw took place in Monaco...
The Mascherano hangover before Trabzonspor
Javier Mascherano did not travel with the team to Turkey in Liverpool’s second leg fixture. He is evidently trying...
Sebastien Squillaci is finally a Gunner
Evidence that Squillaci comes from the Uri Geller school Squillaci signs a three year contract with Arsenal which is...
Galliani goes Ibra shopping to Barca
Adriano Galliani is in Barcelona to thrash out a transfer deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He will meet with Sandro...
Paul Scholes: Will he come out of retirement?
Wayne Rooney and James Milner have all come out with statements saying that they would love to have Paul...
Mourinho targets Wenger, Capello, and Benitez
The not so Special One Jose Mourinho is feeling a wee bit omnipotent nowadays and it really makes no...
Crouch and Bale put on a show against Young Boys, 4-0
Spurs swept aside Young Boys at the Lane, 4-0 to progress on aggregate (6-3) to the CL first round....
Glazers and Man Utd: Another sink or swim story
The Guardian reports that the Glazer family business, First Allied Corporation is facing financial difficulties which raise questions of...
Two brilliant goals in the last 24 hours…
Angel Di Maria’s fantastic solo effort for Real Madrid against Penarol and then this awesome volley from Pazzini for...
Werder edge Sampdoria in a thriller, 2-3 (agg 5-4)
This match lived up to its billing as Giampaolo Pazzini lit up the pitch with a very impressive opening...
Braga’s Brazilians stun Sevilla, 4-3
Matheus gets the party started after Andres Palop who had a nightmare in goal spills the ball and the...
Sebastien Squillaci reveals a ruthless temperament
Anything remotely ruthless from an Arsenal player needs to be celebrated – so it will be great to see...
Neymar lauded for staying back at Santos
Chelsea tries to lure the highly rated Santos prospect who shone in Brazil’s victory over the USA in a...
Liverpool want more for Mascherano
The Reds midfielder was pulled from yesterday’s game as his head and heart it appears belong to Barcelona. But...
Jacob Zuma tarnishes SA’s “feel good” World Cup
One of the reasons for holding the World Cup was South Africa’s desire to showcase its vibrant democracy –...
Man City toy with Liverpool, 3-0
Liverpool had to be very, very good to beat City. But all the signs on the pitch pointed to...
Ibrahimovic’s Milan move is pie in the sky
His agent Mino Raiola, who is also employed by Mario Balotelli says that 99.9% Zlatan Ibrahimovic is going to...
Wenger to double the ante for Schwarzer?
The transfer deadline looms. Every other goalkeeping option is conjecture. What is real is that Mark Schwarzer wants an...
Squillaci set for Arsenal medical on Monday
According to Sevilla, Sebastien Squillaci will be traveling to London on Monday for a medical in preparation for a...