Wenger says he will stay
All smoke no fire in that small brouhaha which Peter Hill Wood set off over the weekend with his...
Category: Soccer Skills
Freddy Adu’s future plans?
Rarer than that species: a winning English coach, is a sighting of Freddy Adu. Fear not, Freddy is still...
Video: Steve McLaren’s “Dutch accent”
FC Twente’s ascent up the Eredivisie has gone a some ways in rehabilitating the image of the much maligned...
CL final: Man Utd vs Barca will be the best match ever
Simon Kuper says so. Read on >>
Diego Milito to Inter
Mouinho is looking for a second striker since Adriano and the club terminated their contract by mutual consent. It...
Southampton FC: Will Le Tessier be able to save it?
Mark Fry, the administrator in charge of Southampton FC is a very important chap nowadays. The saga to save...
Sunderland remain in relegation danger
Portsmouth made Sunderland pay for all their defensive lapses as they won, 3-1. Sunderland made a bright start as...
Video: Boro go down to Villa, 1-2
Link: Kudos to Tuncay who was voted Boro’s player of the year. He fully deserves it. In the MOTD...
Rangers: Its all mirth and Lafferty
Having a good lafferty at Mulgrew’s expense? Charlie Mulgrew found out after being sent off in a Oscar worthy...
Columbus Crew can’t buy a win
Deja vu all over again for the Crew who seem to specialize in giving away late goals that rob...
Brian McBride continues his top form
McBride’s sixth goal of the season in nine games gave visiting Chicago a 2-0 win over Toronto. The Fire...
L’OM suffer a body blow
Lyon blows by Marseille, 3-1 on the strength of two Benzema goals. Juninho adds another in stoppage time. Sylvain...
Wenger wavers on Arsenal commitment
Real Madrid has come knocking and part of Florentino Perez’s rebuilding of the club not only includes the potential...
Pavlyuchenko might be gone
Harry Redknapp has not taken kindly to Pavlyuchenko’s unsporting conduct. The Russian striker was taken off after muffing a...
Udinese loss: Ancelotti’s return remains tenuous
A pro Silvio Berlusconi paper says it: “Ancelotti, una sconfitta che sa di addio.”
Jose” Zero title” Mourinho gets his scudetto
“Zeru tituli” is a code word in both Inter and AC Milan’s history. It refers to Massimo Ambrosini’s two...
Who is Pep Guardiola?
El Pais has a fascinating article (it is in Spanish) about Barca’s manager. He is obsessive, intelligent, passionate, a...
Joan Laporta is vindicated: Catalonia power
Real Madrid falls to Villareal, 2-3 at El Madrigal. It snuffs out their slim chances of overtaking Barca. Barca...
In the real world, will Bayern hang onto a CL spot?
Dzeko cuts a heroic figure In the alternate world of The True Table or www.wahretabelle.de if referees were perfect,...
Video: Man Utd will not be denied
Link: Man Utd once again crested the pinnacle. Arsenal played a much improved game and at moments looked threatening...
Today we play for pride
And to keep Man Utd’s title hopes in check for at least another week. Well, we can hope, can’t...
Wenger: Quotation of the day
“If you play tennis tomorrow, you lose against Nadal, you can still say you are a good player.” Roger...
Video: Edin Dzeko primer
Cool finisher!
Hiddink’s separation anxiety has Russia worried
Guus Hiddink seems to be making a bit of a meal leaving Chelsea. He says he will be back...
Here we go again: Sir Alex has a grouse
Nemanja Vidic was an undoubted success in Man Utd’s reaching for the moon. No one denies that. Despite the...
Video: Atlante claims the CONCACAF title
The first leg resulted in a Atlante 2-0 win and the second leg was a 0-0 draw. Atlante won...
Adebayor becomes a transfer target
Adebayor must have really impressed Roman Abramovich in the cameo against Chelsea where he touched the ball twice and...
Swine flu politics: CONMEBOL reneges on the FMF
The Mexican Football Federation announced they were breaking all ties with CONMEBOL, canceling Copa Sudamericana, Copa America, and Copa...
Steve Coppell shows his class
A truly sad moment for Reading fans as the club failed to make it to the Premiership losing to...
Sounders seating to be increased
The Seattle Sounders are the hottest team in the MLS right now. The club is accommodating the demand for...
Video: Check out Yaya Toure’s goal
Yaya Toure, Kolo’s younger brother shows why Arsenal should get this man. Brilliant footwork, great balance, and a killer...
Usmanov wants to defray Emirates cost
Arseblog uses Jabba the Usmanov which I think is a perfect moniker. Well, the Uzbeki metal king wants to...
Bundesliga coaches impact Europe much less
For all its parity with the other three big European leagues, the Bundesliga coaches have had considerably less sway...
Gravgaard’s folly
The comedy of errors that led to Frank Baumann’s goal against Hamburg. The culprit has been identified and it...
Video: Wolfsburg gets back on track beating Borussia
Link: Wolfsburg bounced back from the Stuttgart drubbing last weekend. It was the Dzeko- Grafite combine yet again which...
Adriano and Ronaldo missing on opening day
Tim Vickery, passionate follower of Brazil’s hallowed sport, observes that some big time players were MIA on opening day...
Berlusconi shuts the door on Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is probably going to come to Chelsea after all. He can play coy. The fact is that...
Will Juergen Klopp finally win one over Felix Magath?
The most fascinating league this season has huge matches today and tomorrow with huge implications. Three top clubs meet...
The Tevez sweepstakes: Liverpool or Spurs?
Carlos Tevez moves in mysterious ways. Corinthians to West Ham. West Ham to Man Utd. Both moves were shrouded...
Video: Forlan guides Atletico to an amazing comeback win
Fernando Torres. Never missed him. Atletico have Diego Forlan another reason why La Liga still retains an edge in...
Newcastle climb out of relegation hole
Newcastle won, 3-1 over Boro in the north east Derby as Obafemi Martins put them over the top after...
Arsene, the fault lies elsewhere: It’s not Drogba
The Drogba dive for which Fabregas got carded and led to the Alex goal is par for the Chelsea...
Barca maybe without Iniesta for the CL final
Looks like a steady procession of injured and suspended players is complicating Pep Guardiola’s preparation for the Cl final....
Ivan Campo is looking for a club
The long time Bolton midfielder who joined Ipswich Town in 2008 was released by Roy Keane. Ipswich ended its...
Video: Joseba Llorente sends Barca into despair
Link: Barca was comfortably on its way to a win and the title but Villareal fought back to draw...
Qwest and BMO attendances are propping up the MLS
The Sounders and Toronto FC are filling their stadiums to capacity. Their combined attendances contribute to little more than...
Goal Anxiety Syndrome: Walcott has it
Against Chelsea, Walcott had about 6 shots on goal. 3 clear chances, only one which was saved by Cech,...
Arsenal: A familiar scene plays out
Arsene Wenger and Pat Rice have that familiar pinched look on their faces. All that beautiful possession from Fabregas...
Its over: Man Utd goes two up over City
Tevez’s step son like treatment at the hands of Sir Alex has everyone agog. It provides the background to...
Hiddink has words of advice for Wenger
Chelsea meet Arsenal at the Emirates. Two clubs licking their wounds. Nothing materially changes with a result but there...
Video: Mario Gomez stuns Wolfsburg
Link: Bayern has a lot to thank Mario Gomez for. All four goals in Stuttgart’s 4-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg...
Relegation derby: Why Newcastle suffers more than Boro?
It all comes down to the wage bill that sticks out like a sore thumb. And a lot of...
Video: Rangers win Old Firm rivalry
Link: Maurice Edu’s team wins the most celebrated derby in the world and goes two up on their rivals....
Deep thought: Max Bretos loves saying Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Not just Schelotto. But the whole name. Its so, how you say it? So deliciously foreign, it makes the...