Ante Sapina: A familiar name resurfaces in the match fixing scandal
On November 19th, 2009 Ante Sapina and his brother, Milan were arrested with three others in Berlin on charges...
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Philadelphia Union picks its roster
Alejandro Moreno is an original Union Exciting times for the Union. Their first squad has Alejandro Moreno, the Venezuelan...
Another day, another match, another Fergie tirade
Its getting tres tiresome. Noun, verb, referee’s fault.
Video: CL: Rodrigo Tello sinks Man Utd
Ben Foster won’t be the one to say, “I tello so.” Besiktas continued the theme of the underdog shocking...
How does a £20m boot out Rafa campaign sound?
Perish the thought of Rafa going anywhere even as more and more fans have serious doubts whether Liverpool’s future...
Paul Hart dismissed: Avram Grant to manage Pompey?
Avram Grant was the technical director at Portsmouth when he was hired by Roman Abramovich in 2007 as Chelsea’s...
Gerrard turns his attention to the Europa Cup
A shockingly early CL exit. Today, Liverpool won against Debrecen, a victory that became moot because Fiorentina beat Lyon,...
Video: CL: Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Liege proves pyrrhic
Watch More Football Highlights at MySoccerPlace.net Arsenal won against Standard Liege, 2-0 but at tremendous cost. Kieran Gibbs is...
Wenger: Those who pay your salaries come first
Wenger introduces his club vs country interjection in this World Cup season. For those dreaming of saving themselves for...
Philadelphia Union’s big day on Wednesday
Union fans will be waiting in anticipation for Wednesday, 25th November. On that day, the newest member of the...
MLS Cup 2009: Should Beckham have played all 120 minutes?
We now know that David Beckham suffers from a mild form of asthma since childhood according to his spokesman...
Match fixing scandal: FC Potenza’s president arrested
Giuseppe Postiglione, the president of FC Potenza, a third division club (Lega Pro Prima Divisione) has been arrested along...
Video: MLS Cup 2009: RSL 1 Galaxy 1 AET (5-4 on PKs)
The first time in the MLS, an 8th seed beat the top team. You can see Ricketts react to...
Real Salt Lake win the 2009 MLS Cup
The better team won even if it went to penalty kicks. Qwest Field was jam packed with 46,000 soccer...
MLS Cup 2009: Can RSL top the Galaxy?
MLS CUP 2009 LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs REAL SALT LAKE QWEST FIELD, Seattle, Wash. November 22, 2009, 5:30 p.m...
Lets face it Wigan were bad!
9 goals was a flattering tally of goals. Not to take anything away from Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon,...
A few thoughts on Hiddink’s rumoured return to Chelsea
Amidst all the swirl of Hiddink’s possible moves, the Chelsea rumours seem to carry most credibility. They could soon...
Defoe scores 5 goals against Wigan
When is the last time a player scored 5 goals in a premier league game?Never is the answer apparently.Jermain...
Arsenal: A disappointing preamble to the Chelsea match
Sunderland went ahead with a Darren Bent goal in the 71st minute and held on for the win. A...
Bilbao defender uses kung fu on Messi
Bad news for Barca.They were held to a 1 – 1 draw by Athletic Bilbao.Messi received this kung fu...
Players associated with VfL Osnabruck are investigation’s target
The match fixing scandal has tainted 32 matches in the Bundesliga lower divisions. The investigation into it have been...
The playoff aftermath for Arsenal
A bit of conjecture here. The injury news is looking a bit more positive but that might not be...
European match fixing scandal erupts
17 arrests for a match fixing scandal which affects 200 matches in nine European countries. The matches include the...
Video: Daniele De Rossi admits to a handball
My introduction to Daniele De Rossi was the vicious elbow that he threw at Brian McBride, leaving his face...
Kieran Gibbs will be ready to face Chelsea
Arsene Wenger had some good news. “After being assessed by the Arsenal medical staff, the club can confirm that...
Video: Three breakdowns, three goals to Denmark
Amidst all the drama with the Ireland vs France match and earlier the Egypt vs Algeria showdown, the USA...
France and Ireland engage in diplomatic arm twisting
Its not just the Egyptian and Algerian governments having a holy go at each other. The replay request is...
Dononvan wins MLS MVP and goal of the year 2009
Landon Donovan – Most Valuable Player of the MLS for the 2009 season..
Placenta therapy: Will it work for Van Persie?
Robin Van Persie flew today to Belgrade to meet with Marijana Kovacevic, a Serbian housewife who uses fluid from...
Another Arsenal injury: Kieran Gibbs
Gibbs limped off with an ankle injury after a 12st minute tackle forced him out of the U21 Euro...
Stevie Gerrard ready for Man City
Some uplifting news for the Liverpudlians. Stevie G is ready to rock n’ roll against City this weekend. Will...
Video: RIP Antonio De Nigris
Earlier this summer, the football world was shocked by the tragic death of Espanyol captain Dani Jarque, who dead...
The MLS All XI is minus Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Why is this man not in the All XI? Its the numbers you produce and not the little things...
The Eduardo rumour mill churns
After RVP’s injury, the news that Eduardo is being sent to Liverpool makes as much sense as a Sarah...
Video: Aaron Ramsey adds to Burley’s misery
Ramsey was incandescent in Wales 3-0 victory over a disjointed Scotland side. The third goal reminded me of the...
Arsenal breaks its silence on RVP’s injury
A brief statement on Arsenal’s website updates RVP’s status. He will be traveling back to London this week and...
Look out the Guardian is in predictive mode
The Guardian picked Liverpool to win the Premiership. We can see how well that is turning out. Now, they...
Van Persie injury update: Partial ruptured ankle ligament
RVP’s convalescence time has been reduced to 4-6 weeks, less than the two months feared. He has a partial...
Thousands turn out for moving Enke memorial
RIP: Robert Enke: 24 August 1977- 10 November 2009 A sight never seen in Germany as tens of thousands...
World Cup 2010: Lugano sinks the Ticos
Costa Rica’s new coach Rene Simoes has had a mixed bag of results. The Ticos beat his old team,...
Some thoughts on the USA vs Slovakia friendly
Positives: A) The USA with their below full strength team played patient ball control. They took their time to...
Van Persie feared out for at least “two months”
As an Arsenal fan, this is disastrous news. RVP is feared to have torn his ankle ligaments as he...
Nick Rimando sends RSL to their first MLS Cup final
Three big saves by Rimando in the penalty shootout keeps the Fire out. Ned Grabavoy nails the winning penalty...
Video: LA Galaxy get into the MLS finals
The Galaxy weathered two power outages, a disallowed goal by Andrew Hainault, and a dominant Dynamo display in the...
Slovakia vs USA: An interesting bit of trivia
From the US Soccer website’s game notes: There are a few instances in sporting history of father’s coaching their...
The referees call foul: Sir Alex gets a four match ban
A smart Alex. Sir Alex Ferguson was given a four match touchline ban and a fine for 20,000 pounds...
Immigration enriches Switzerland U 17 team
Nassim Ben Khalifa, the face of the U17 Swiss squad In a few minutes the Swiss U-17 squad will...
Robinho does not want to “spend another day” at City
The carpet bagger wants to leave but an angel waits in the wings. Something about Brazilian music not being...
Enke tragedy: A terrible secret
Happier days: With Louis Van Gaal at Barca From what one can gather, Robert Enke kept a terrible secret....
Barcelona continue winning ways..
The solitary 81st goal that Rafael van der Vaart scored was all Real Madrid could come up against lowly...
Eddie Johnson finds his way back into US squad
In Bob Bradley’s search for Jozy Altidore’s strike partner now that Charlie Davis is unfortunately out for six months...
Hackett to try covering “viewing angles” after Ngog dive
Keith Hackett stating the obvious. “I have said to managers in the past that this is an area of...
Video: “Shame at the Bernabeu”
All that talk of righting the ship turned out to be bluster as in the Copa Del Rey return...
Robert Enke tragedy: Daughter’s death affected him deeply
Germany’s number one goalie Robert Enke, who played for Hannover 96 was found dead at a level crossing in...