Adriano’s real reason for remaining in Brazil
Adriano 8 year association with Inter came to an end this Friday by mutual consent. He failed to show...
Category: Soccer Teams – Club
Bad newsday for Gunners
Cesc Fabregas is slapped with two improper conducts over Spit-gate and Van Persie will be unavailable for the Man...
For the EPL, Michel Platini is a socialist
Simon Kuper finds out that the EPL’s favourite bogeyman, Michel Platini, like Obama, is just another armchair re-distributor of...
Meanwhile back in the Spanish League…
Real Madrid won a game against Getafe that had much action,some violence – Pepe kicking Casquero (video),a thrilling winner...
Scholes ready to make his 600th appearance
Paul Scholes plays for a personal milestone as Man U takes on Portsmouth. Scholes ranks fourth in all time...
Djibril Cisse is the Premiership comeback player
When did he fade? Actually his career almost came to an end with a spate of injuries at Liverpool...
Ljungberg’s growing pains in Seattle
Freddie Ljungberg’s rocking first start resulted in a goal that continued the Seattle Sounders red hot streak. They have...
Video: Arshavin scores the winner?4-3
Link: After an engrossing battle, this was probably the nail in the coffin. Arshavin crashing his shot through after...
Video: Arshavin sends Arsenal ahead, 3-2
Link: Awful piece of defending by Carragher finds Arshavin in the right place. Liverpool responds though Torres after he...
Video: Arshavin’s equalizer, 2-2
Link: Superb piece of opportunism and a cracking goal to get the equalizer. Before, Liverpool went up through Benayoun’s...
Video: Arshavin’s first goal, 1-0
Link: Liverpool answers though Torres, 1-1.
Arshavin deals Liverpool a cruel blow
It makes you wonder even more why Wenger did not start him against Chelsea in the FA semi-final. Arshavin...
Video: 1995 FA Cup final: Everton vs Man Utd
Anders Limpar was a handful for the Red Devils. His blistering run set up Ridout’s goal. In the second...
Everton enters the FA Cup final
The first time in 14 years. Today they beat Man U on penalties. Berbatov makes a Robinho like hash...
Hillsborough documents to be made public
Some welcome closure for the families affected by the tragedy. The Home Office in consultation with the South Yorkshire...
At £15m, Arshavin is not meant for the bench
Wenger’s criticism of the pitch might have merit. Yes, the Wembley stadium operators could care less as long as...
West Brom: Let Susan Boyle be your guiding light
For all you relegation bound clubs. Know this. We love you. Because you might not get there but we...
Soccer fans: Eduardo Galeano is required reading
Eduardo Galeano became the talking point when Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez met up in a very anticipated encounter...
Arsenal: Two down, one to go
This season’s Premiership was lost long ago and today our chances of winning the FA Cup ended. We now...
FA Cup: Arshavin meets a familiar face
When Andrei Arshavin takes the field against Chelsea, chances are that he will make lots of eye contact with...
Video: 2002 FA Cup final: Arsenal vs Chelsea
Good times. No, awesome times. Wonder goals by Ray Parlour and Freddie”Orange Hair” Ljungberg. It always comes as a...
SAF gets down and dirty
Making a mountain out of a molehill is par for Sir Alex. Then channeling Allardyce to air his grudges...
Fabianski showed presence of mind against Villareal
Lukasz Fabianksi timed his runs out of goal to deny Giuseppe Rossi. It became apparent that the goalkeeper was...
Arsenal: This will be one bloody end to the season
April 21st:Arsenal meet Liverpool May 10th: Arsenal meet Chelsea May 16th: Arsenal meet Man Utd Throw the CL semi-final...
Why is Carlo Ancelotti being touted as Hiddink’s successor?
I saw Milan play some of the most insipid soccer against Chievo this weekend. They should consider themselves lucky...
April 15: Today we remember the 96 fallen at Hillsborough
A tragedy that killed 96 LFC fans. In the aftermath, it bought an end to perimeter fencing, over crowded...
Barcelona complete the formality
Mission accomplished .The first bit of it anyway.
World Cup 2018: Kissinger’s selection is antithetical to Obama’s message
Barack Obama smarting from West Ham’s weekend loss against Spurs and a 75% failure rate in the Final Four,...
Video: Getafe drubs Barca, 4-0
Chelsea fans take heart. Getafe shocks Barca with many of those present today making appearances. Messi was there and...
Bernd Schuster breaks his silence
Even George Steinbrenner in his heydays could never match Ramon Calderon in his contemptuous disregard of managers. Exhibit A...
Arsenal vs Villareal: Silvestre vs Rossi
Will the Gunners injury woes on defense expose them or will Villareal’s similar problems on attack prove to be...
Senna to Adebayor: Not good enough
Senna’s interview was supposedly all about how the Arsenal young guns would dominate Europe one day. Cuddly enough but...
Video: CL quarterfinal: Chelsea vs Liverpool
Superb match. Here is a match report.
Brave Liverpool play their hearts out
Michael Essien is an athletic beast. He got his head down in time for a goal line save in...
Arsenal make a skirmish look like a battle.
What that means is that they took their time getting past Wigan and not without some help of the...
April 15: 20 years after Hillsborough
The day that changed forever how football was played in England. On 15 April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans lost...
The trajectory favours Chelsea
Man U is still on top with a game in hand with Liverpool chasing them hard. I am betting...
Becks tops richest soccer player list
”David Beckham will have a greater impact on soccer in America than any athlete has ever had on a...
Liverpool should set its sights on the Premiership
Defeating Chelsea at home with a two goal deficit will be a difficult mountain to climb. Especially without a...
Spare a thought for Mark Hughes
I have no idea how Mark Hughes does this. Manage a club with so many players who are no...
Edu scores his first goal for Rangers
Maurice Edu took full advantage of his start against St Mirren to score the winning goal in a 2-1...
Man U’s debt soars
Its presently about £650m. But Man U should pass the stress test.
Gunners lose Gallas for the season
A spate of injuries dog Arsenal yet again. The Villareal draw proved Pyrrhic. William Gallas season ended with a...
Der Kaiser is angry
Der Kaiser has taken an exceedingly dim view of Bayern’s shellacking at the hands of Barca. “This is a...
The A League is not happy with Verbeek
It never works when a national coach is so openly contemptuous of the domestic league. Even as the national...
Aussie Rules gets a bit worried
Barry Hall makes an appeal to tamp down all the ugly rubbish that goes on in Aussie Rules games...
Dean Ashton: The Os Trigonum Syndrome
Dean Ashton has been out for ever. The West Ham striker started in blazing fashion and then suffered a...
World Cup 2010: South Africa exposes its hypocrisy
I would like to point out the hypocrisy of the South African government when they deny the Dalai Lama’s...
Chelsea proves Liverpool is a one man show
Liverpool is Steven Gerrard and Steven Gerrard is Liverpool. Wait a minute, they have Torres, Alonso, a bloke called...
I fear for soccer
I fear for soccer. I fear for soccer as long as Barca plays like it played today. To cast...
Deep thought: If Macheda fails to become Best, it his fault
Not a goal old and we already have mind boggling comparisons. Right, and it was said that Beckham was...
Arsenal fight back in the second half
Arsenal looked at sea in the first half and it was a wave of yellow jerseys that swamped their...
Video: Man U vs Porto goals
Man U’s hopes hang by a thread as they allow Porto two away goals.