Galaxy win: Beckham is MIA and Bretos and Sullivan are clods
Hearing Max Bretos and Christopher Sullivan’s drivel on FSC was enough to make Beckham’s re-entry less painful. I could...
Category: Soccer Teams – Club
Video: Memory Lane: Red Bulls 5 LA Galaxy 4
The Red Bulls are so abject now that they really do not care if Beckham shows up today. They...
Many Galaxy players with New York roots
Bruce Arena returns to his old digs. Mike Magee, Todd Dunivant, and Dema Kovalenko all played for the Red...
Video: Copa Libertadores 2009: Estudiantes 2 Cruzeiro 1
As the video shows Cruzeiro was in command in most of the first half with Kleber being a handful...
Beckham: “I don’t owe Galaxy fans an apology”
That is some alternate world thinking. Does this man remember that Sir Alex threw a shoe at him for...
Adebayor’s wage concerns reveal Togo tensions
Its a pressure cooker when you are a country’s most recognized superstar. And Adebayor is known as the King...
Estudiantes win the 2009 Copa Libertadores
Their first Libertadores title in 39 years. It was a come from behind win as Henrique lashed a shot...
Juventus: Melo passes his medicals
Felipe Melo passed his medical examination and will begin training on July 22. He agreed to a five year...
Copa Libertadores: Estudiantes comes to impegnable Mineirão
Cruzeiro’s formidable Mineirão stadium: Home to 70,000 fans Only two Argentinian teams have won in Cruzeiro’s fabled stadium in...
John Hartson undergoes emergency surgery
John Hartson, the former Arsenal striker who this week was diagnosed with testicular cancer with metastasis to the brain...
Vieira to Spurs: This rumour has some legs
Patrick Vieira pumped after scoring against Spurs in the 2001 FA Semi-finals If you are a Gunners fan then...
Adebayor’s transfer: Demba Ba on the radar as replacement
Arsenal transfer rumours are once again abuzz. It has brought back Edin Dzeko and Klaas Jan Huntelaar in the...
Beckham returns but do the Galaxy really need him?
The big story is that Donovan and Beckham have talked things over and things appear to have been patched...
Sir Alex in the kitchen
Sir Alex reveals that he was a chef in his formative years. Somehow the thought of Sir Alex pacing...
Obama shows off his soccer skills
He was receiving the MLS champions Columbus Crew at a White House reception to honour their achievements and got...
Shunsuke Nakamura presented to Espanyol
The Espanyol Barca derby may prove to much more interesting with former Celtic playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura joining Espanyol. He...
Valencia sets a 55 million euros price for Villa’s transfer
The much anticipated meeting between Valencia’s president Manuel Llorente and Jose Luis Tamargo, David Villa’s agent took place yesterday....
MLS All Star: Freddie Ljungberg benefits from Seattle fans
Former Arsenal man Freddie Ljungberg has been selected to the MLS All Star first XI. He and Kasey Keller...
Man Utd: No more summer signing represents disappointment in Nani and Anderson
When Cristiano Ronaldo was sold for 80m, one of the mitigating reasons was that the money would be used...
Adebayor heading off to City
Adebayor could be at the Eastlands next season Adebayor maybe leaving the Emirates finally. The Carlos Tevez transfer is...
Beckham calls it: Donovan is a poor sportsman
Those who follow Soccerblog know that we have been very critical of David Beckham’s MLS move, expressing our doubts...
Ronaldo is the most popular player in Brazil
Ronaldo’s return to Corinthians and his success with the club has led to his popularity skyrocketing in the last...
Robinho finally ties the knot
Robinho marries long time companion Vivian after 11 years and the birth of his child Robson Jr. In attendance...
A Tomas Rosicky sighting
Its been 18 months since Tomas Rosicky played a match for Arsenal. That was against Newcastle in January 2008....
Marchionni signs: Melo’s Juve transfer inevitable
It is almost a done deal. Felipe Melo will move to Juve as the Violas agree to a Marchionni...
Kun Aguero: Man Utd offers Berbatov to Atletico
The tattoo reads “Kun Aguero” in Elvish Man Utd seems to be keen on landing Sergio “Kun” Aguero and...
Copa Libertadores 2009: Video: Cruzeiro salvage a crucial draw
Cruzeiro with goalie Fabio kept Los Pincharratas at bay and earned a crucial away draw at the Ciudad de...
Van Persie commits to Arsenal
Good man. We will need him and his fervour. Just so to offset Adebayor’s wishy washy commitment. “I have...
Donovan: A man to man with Beckham
Nothing can come as close to an admission of Beckham’s failure to ignite US football as one of his...
Juventus in advanced negotiations for Melo
Arsenal seem to have fallen off the radar. La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Juventus is going ahead...
2009 Copa Libertadores Final: Will Cruzeiro steal one over Estudiantes?
Its an Argentina vs Brazil final. What more can you do to stir passion? However as Tim Vickery points...
Shock signing: Onyewu joins Milan
The tough center back has joined Milan on a free Bosman transfer from his former club, Standard Liege. He...
Why the Liga is proving more attractive than the English league?
It was just a year ago and conventional wisdom had the EPL running rampant as the world’s powerhouse. The...
Video: Michael Jackson’s speech to Exeter City FC
Today the King of Pop will be remembered at the Staples Center tribute. The Exeter City speech took place...
Disclaimer: Another Cesc Fabregation
By now Cesc’s mouth must have turned to mush issuing denials that he is leaving Arsenal. The Sun reports...
Ronaldo’s Introduction
80,000 fans greet Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium. Reminds me of Maradona‘s introduction to Napoli all those...
How does Cristiano Ronaldo compare with Real’s other 9’s?
Cristiano Ronaldo will sport the number 9 at Real. He mentioned that he wants to emulate Alfredo Di Stefano,...
A pensive Sir Alex at Wimbledon..
A brooding Alex Ferguson watched Federer create history at Wimbledon yesterday.You could also call that expression disdainful.Maybe that’s because...
Video: Velez Sarsfield win controversial Argentinian Clausura
Angel Cappa’s exciting and attack minded Huracan squad which scored 35 goals in 18 matches lost against a dour...
CR 9: The most dramatic day in football history dawns
The most dramatic day in not just Real history but in the history of football as Cristiano Ronaldo is...
Adebayor out: Milan chases Luis Fabiano and Huntelaar
The reason why Adebayor has decided to recommit himself to Arsenal probably has less to do with a new...
Francesco Totti, Roma’s talisman commits to five more years
Francesco Totti has confirmed that he will stay on in the club for five more years until 2014 and...
Ronaldo wants to emulate Real legend Di Stefano’ s record
Di Stefano uses his trophies to carry water to his drought stricken village The player most associated with Real’s...
The turning point: Perez visits Benzema’s home
The personal touch never fails. It says how much Florentino Perez wanted Karim Benzema. The Lyon striker reveals he...
Arsenal: Unhappy Eboue might be part of the Melo deal
The Felipe Melo transfer from Fiorentina seems to be crystallizing around the club’s condition that Emmanuel Eboue be part...
Stoke City get Mohammed Ali
So what if Man U have got Michael Owen.Stoke City are getting Mohammed Ali. Muhammad Ali will travel to...
Michael Owen: A dud or Sir Alex’s shrewdest move?
Michael Owen becomes Sir Alex’s special project. I think the signing needs to viewed in the context of a...
Salary cap talk gathers momentum
Michel Platini again went on the record to air his disbelief at Real’s profligate spending after the club signed...
It might soon be Liga 4 EPL 0: Ribery to Real
Real is preparing an offer for Bayern that will pry away the twinkle toed French midfielder. The man himself...
Sir Alex’s shock weapon: Owen to join Man Utd
Michael Owen is getting ready to join Man Utd. Yes, did your jaw drop? The perennially crocked striker’s contract...
In Florentino Perez’s era the days of Quinta del Buitre are but quaint memories
Emilio Butragueno and the legendary 80’s teams that relied on homegrown talent Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas might be...
Liga 3 EPL 0: Benzema signs with Real
The tectonic plates that underpin global football moved and moved precipitously towards Real Madrid one again. Another 35 million...
Antonio Valencia to Man Utd: Very different from Ronaldo
Sir Alex has to rebuild his Man Utd team. When players like Ronaldo and Tevez leave, rebuilding is probably...
Is Thierry Henry contemplating a MLS move?
2011 could be an important year for the MLS. Thierry Henry says he sees spending two more years at...