Video: Benfica embarrass Everton, 5- 0
Link: A shambolic display with inept defending. Crosses, corners, and long balls and and out of position Tim Howard...
Category: Soccer Skills
Police probe for Maurice Edu’s abusers
Strathclyde Police are reviewing CCTV footage to determine which Rangers fans racially abused Maurice Edu after the Unirea Urizceni...
Davies and Gooch injury updates
Charlie Davies seems to be recovering well after undergoing additional surgeries to repair a broken left elbow and stabilize...
Xavi feels the pressure
By Barca’s high standards this year’s CL performance has been shocking. A bare four points and tied with Dynamo...
Abel Resino sacked; Quique is Atletico’s new coach
The 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea in the CL group stage was the last straw. With Atletico...
Clutch performers in US World Cup qualifiers
Its become almost automatic for the US to qualify for the World Cup nowadays. But there were forty years...
The Beeb features Wenger
Listen to Emmanuel Petit, David Dein and Lee Dixon during a special programme, Arsene at 60, on BBC Radio...
Happy 60th Arsene!
A video tribute to the Arsenal manager. And some life lessons well learned. And luckily for all of us,...
Video: Grafite slaps Ibrahim Kas
It seemed the CL was full of petulant players slapping one another. This time it was Grafite slapping Kas...
Should Rafa stay or should he go?
The biggest debate in the Premiership right now. Has Rafa made mistakes? Yes, many. It was a huge mistake...
Pellegrini: “Losing to Seville and Milan are worrying”
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark. Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable...
Video: Ronaldinho slaps Raul
At the back of the head. That is a highlight, yes sirree!
Kaka pays tribute to Pato
Kaka on his former AC Milan team mate, fellow Brazilian, and heir to his heritage. ” I knew that...
Video: The Geriatricos beat the Galacticos, 3-2
Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for beleaguered AC...
Kroenke creeps up in the shareholder stake
Stan Kroenke has been quietly sweeping up shares wherever he can find them. He is now a mere 1.04%...
Maurice Edu racially abused by club supporters
Just so bigoted. Maurice Edu who played so well in his first season with the Gers was the target...
A depleted Man Utd team faces CSKA
Minus Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher, Ji Sung Park, and Patrice Evra. All key players. Which should bolster...
“Russian Revolution at Camp Nou”
Pep Guardiola downplays the defeat and says “it is hardly a clarion call.” Guardiola insisted his team played “well”...
Video: Liverpool go down to Lyon, 1-2
I have no idea why Yossi Benayoun was substituted by Andriy Voronin. This has been Rafa’s blind spot this...
Video: A last gasp strike enables AZ to draw with Arsenal
I have to say that the Gunners looked like they took their foot of the accelerator most of the...
Kaka will not celebrate if he scores a goal
One of the most eagerly anticipated CL match will be Real Madrid’s encounter with AC Milan which will see...
Sven declines Swedish job
The Swede who is director of football at Notts County felt he could combine his position at the club...
World Cup 2010: France to meet Ireland
The draw is in. Eight team compete for the last four spots from the European zone. France line up...
Video: Catherine Ringer gives Domenech some love
Most fans in France barely tolerate Raymond Domenech but he has found one in Catherine Renger, a well known...
AZ Alkmaar: A bit of history with the Gunners
Interesting factoid. AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the...
Walcott out with ligament damage
AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET) Walcott’s injury woes continue. His...
World Cup 2010: Joel Santana steps down as SA coach
It had to happen sooner than later. Joel Santana stepped down as SA coach. After the invigorating display by...
Gooch to undergo surgery this Wednesday
Oguchi Onyewu will have surgery Wednesday to repair a ruptured patellar (patella- knee cap) tendon in his left knee,...
Charlie Davies to undergo additional surgeries
From the US Soccer website: This week Davies who is out of the ICU will undergo surgery to repair...
Is Rafa preparing for an exit?
You can clearly see Glen Johnson did not get his foot on the ball. Bent’s shot skips just over...
Beach balls and Balloons in the news
While most of the US was transfixed by the Balloon Boy saga, Liverpool fans were encountering their own problems...
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...
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...
Dejan Stankovic scores from the halfline
Dejan Stankovic scores this one from the halfline in Inter Milan’s 5 – 0 win over Genoa.
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...
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...
A Casey in point!
The US goes through to the World Cup! I gave the Hondurans the benefit of their stranglehold at San...
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...
Casillas: Amazing save
Brilliant but not enough to prevent Sevilla from giving Real Madrid their first defeat of the season.
Martin Palermo does a Rory Delap with his head
Boca Juniors striker Martin Palermo did with his head what Rory Delap does with his hands – namely propelling...
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...
Goal of the week…
Hannu Tihinen for FC Zurich against A C Milan.It’s a bit of football and a bit of ballet.
Error filled derby gives United bragging rights
Sir Alex Ferguson on the win: “We gave three goals away today. It could have been an embarrassment –...
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...
Pele gets back at Don Diego
Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
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...