Pellegrini’s Lampard masterstroke salvages City’s day against Chelsea
Chelsea’s Frank-enstein today This was an astonishing weekend in the Premier League. Just when you thought you had written...
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When did Manchester United last lose to Leicester City ?
The vast amounts of money Man United spent on brilliant attackers was well worth it. They went 2 –...
192 seconds of pure Arsenal joy shred Villa
Well met, Welbeck! Two of the most under pressure players in the league, Mesut Oezil and Danny Welbeck, delivered...
Ozil strikes back
Özil contributed a goal and an assist in a 3 minute blitz of goals that sent Aston Villa reeling...
Hammers hammer Liverpool
Liverpool were 1 – 0 down in 80 seconds,2-0 down in 7 minutes. Sterling scored for Liverpool in the...
Real Madrid thrash Deportivo 8 – 2
Including first hat trick of the season from Cristiano (I want to go back to Manchester United) Ronaldo
Defending Mesut Oezil is not a tactic
Oezillating from bad to worse? Getting him to play to his potential is. Arsene Wenger, in a robust defense...
Zidane’s questionable coaching credentials could hurt an already hurting Real Madrid
Zidane could be butting heads with the Liga’s Competition Committee Zinedine Zidane, post retirement has found a home in...
Soccer investment funds move to financing the French Ligue
Coming to Michel Platini’s backyard, third party ownership like structures UEFA might object to third party ownership with Carlos...
Everton post comfortable win over Wolfsburg
Everton, back in the League after 4 years made an impressive start by beating Wolfsburg 4 – 1 Ricardo...
Ronaldinho’s epic penalty kick fail as Queretaro fall to Tigres
Remember the 2011 Copa America semi-final between Brazil vs Paraguay which went to penalty shootout? Elano began the meltdown...
Chelsea’s new economic model includes bodyshopping
Chelsea can start two full eleven’s with their loan army and then some After earning a miniscule profit in...
Solksjaer departs Cardiff: Tony Pulis is seen as favourite to replace him
Tony Pulis looks like a firm favourite to join Cardiff Ole Gunner Solksjaer, the source of so many get...
Graham Poll calls for Robben ban
Graham Poll has called for a ban on Arjen Robben for doing again what he does best.Deep sea diving...
Ajax welcome Zlatan the son of god.
Zlatan returned to a tumultuous welcome from his former club.Ajax welcomed him back with a giant banner, saying: “Welcome...
Manchester City felled by 90th minute goal
Bayern Munich were a far cry from the free-flowing, all-conquering team that they had been.Man City however managed only...
Champions League: A resurgent Schalke frustrate Chelsea, 1-1
The “little horse” had a sad today One can see why Julian Draxler excites Arsene Wenger so. On this...
Real Madrid blitz Basel
5 -1 Basel started the blitz with an own goal and by half-time Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, and James...
Gerrard penalty takes Liverpool past Ludogorets..
…Balotelli scored his first Liverpool goal 8 minutes from the end.Ludogorets equalised and it was left to Steven Gerrard...
Champions League: A woeful Arsenal escape from Dortmund with a 0-2 loss
Arsenal were left “exposed” in the middle and down below. No balls. Arsene Wenger’s tactical philosophy seems to be...
Champions League: A shorthanded Arsenal takes on Borussia Dortmund
Adrian Ramos will be a major threat to the Arsenal defense A Chambers- Mertesacker- Koscielny- Gibbs remains Arsenal’s best...
Jeremy Menez scores most brilliant backheel of the year…
Jeremy Menez scored this magically brilliant backheel goal and one...
Manchester United – The survivors
The Val Gaal Effect on the team that David Moyes left behind.
Real Madrid beaten at home by Atletico
Star studded Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing 2 – 1 home loss to Atletico Madrid – who in comparison...
Liverpool beaten by Aston Villa
Liverpool started poorly and were a goal down after eight minutes – the goal being scored by Gabriel Agbonlahor...
Diego Costa Hat Trick against Swansea
He is being called “unstoppable”
Arsenal’s glorious goals undone by familiar blunders as City equalize, 2-2
The best of times and the worst of times! Absolutely filthily gorgeous and absolutely cravenly abject! You are perfectly...
Fernando Torres: A new lease of life at AC Milan?
If Fernando Torres was a car at this point, what would he be? A burning Ford Pinto? There was...
Plantation era Cain Hoy Investment sparks a potential Tottenham takeover
Jonathan Goldstein, Spurs fan, could be the face of the new ownership An investment group with a plantation era...
The Four Towers: A novel set around Real Madrid’s 2011 locker room leaks
Relax. The Four Towers is not Gandalf seeing double. Although from what one gathers there are evil Sauron like...
Louis Van Gaal’s Welbeck comments are uncalled for
Van Gaal is infamous for his temper Football fans slag their underperforming players mercilessly. That is to be expected...
Indian football: Michael Chopra is a good first step, now recruit the diaspora
Chopra wants to be the Sachin Tendulkar of Indian football Finally it’s happened. Michael Chopra, journeyman striker, will give...
Sevilla players gifted a beer belly each.
The Sevilla players who won last season’s Europa League trophy were each given their weight in beer...
Jack Wilshere: Will the metamorphosis succeed?
That’s the first lesson England found another quanta of energy in their Euro qualifier against Switzerland. Roy Hodgson, surprised...
Scottish football: Poisoned by juxtaposition, independence will stop self loathing
With the Yes group taking a slim lead for the first time, Scotland faces a knifes edge in the...
Euro 2016 Qualifying: Welbeck on target as England open with a win over Switzerland, 2-0
It’s hard to find a picture of Roy Hodgson smiling, his usual demeanour utterly devastated or beleaguered or chastened...
Ronaldinho becomes a White Rooster
Ronaldinho’s rumoured move to...
Balotelli loses his head already
Brazil and Colombia weren’t the only ones doing unfriendly friendlies. Balotelli lost his cool in a Liverpool – Wolves...
World Cup 2018: The political and racial contours of a boycott
The giant This is Russia banner at Euro 2012 depicting Dmitry Pozharsky, a 17th century Russian military commander fighting...
Introducing Radamel Falcao
Some recently released videos on Radamel Falcao’s goal scoring exploits for River Plate, Porto and Atletico Madrid – which...
Where Man Utd gets its moolah
The £150m that Manchester United have splurged on transfers is small change. Petty cash. The commercial revenues generated by...
India reunites Freddie Ljungberg and Roberto Pires
The long waited arrivals of two of my favourite Arsenal legends to the Hero-ISL. Freddie Ljungberg is now the...
Ronaldinho to join the new Indian Super League?
One of the fascinating bylines to the Peace Match in Rome, the one that Arsene Wenger decamped to on...
Cristiano Ronaldo is unhappy with Real Madrid selling Di Maria and Alonso
He maybe teaching others his smile but he himself is unsmiling after Real’s transfer business. This ad is truly...
Radamel Falcao transfer: Manchester United’s global brand, less homegrown considerations
NYSE, Wall St, hedge fund managers, and 700 million more dictate Utd’s success. They don’t care how they get...
Forget the price tag: Welbeck’s Arsenal arrival is a potential boost for both
On transfer deadline day, Arsene Wenger skipped town for Rome to coach a charity match thus proving pointedly there...
Danny Welbeck Arsenal transfer going down to the wire
Danny Welbeck sees Arsenal in the horizon The transfer will happen but its taking a long time to sort...
Chicharito Hernandez goes to Real Madrid on loan
After the stunning loss to Real Sociedad, the Galacticos v5.0, have addressed their notable attacking deficits with a loan...
La Liga: Real Sociedad stun Real Madrid, 4-2
In the unfolding transfer deadline madness, a seismic event when relatively unnoticed. Real Madrid, was cast aside by Real...
Premier League: Liverpool spank Spurs, 3-0 as Balotelli impresses with his low key behaviour
The Fab Four get a makeover and its Balo on the Hill My oh my, you could bring Mario...
Arsenal: Raising standards for every other side except theirs
This is an article written with all due respect to Southampton, unfailingly the indigenous source of recent impact players...
Wenger was criminally wrong sending out Koscielny after his head injury
I live in my own head. I look unsmiling but am laughing inside because I’m paid millions by a...
Premier League: Mame Biram Diouf’s electrifying run as Stoke shock City
Stoke celebrate Mame Biram Diouf’s sensational goal Biram Mame Diouf’s electrifying 80 yard run from way behind the half...