Eren Derdiyok’s hat trick as Switzerland shock Germany, 5-3
The Swiss cut open the German defense like one of their cheeses. To be fair they were missing the...
Category: Soccer Teams – National
USA posts a very impressive victory over Scotland, 5-1
Football is back on the USA’s menu. You can sense the optimism in the players and their growing belief...
John Terry again! Roy Hodgson announces 23 man Euro squad
He’s back! Rio is out. Team unity be damned. Old is gold. We have John Terry back resurrected until...
Alessandro Del Piero: Juve legend plays his last match against Atalanta
What a bittersweet final day for Juve fans as their side got to lift the Scudetto and beat Atalanta,...
Joey Barton’s tantrums ruin QPR’s joy at remaining promoted
QPR went down to City but in the end it did not prove costly as Bolton could not pull...
Tactical inflexibility cost the US U23 an Olympics spot
Caleb Porter’s tactics came under fire in the U23 failure The CONCACAF region will be represented by Mexico and...
Kirin Cup: Alex Morgan’s score ties US with Japan, 1-1
The Nadeshiko were the better team in the first 45 minutes getting a number of chances with their quick...
Mexico beat Canada, 3-1 to qualify for the 2012 Olympics
Marco Fabian was the standout player scoring a goal and assisting in Alan Pulido’s goal as Mexico brushed aside...
Patrick Vieira’s contention of referee favouritism is bunk
Patrick Vieira started a firestorm when he claimed that Man Utd get preferential treatment from referees. He was referring...
Olympic qualifiers: Mexico beat Panama, 1-0 to enter semi-finals
Mexico entered the semi-finals of the Olympic qualifiers beating Panama last evening at the Home Depot Center, Carson. The...
Champions League QF: Milan holds Barca, 0-0
Barca did everything except score a goal. But credit Milan they turned in a defensive performance they can be...
Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt immortalized
The most iconic moment of the first decade of the 21st century now has a permanent home. Alright, that’s...
The USA U-23 fail to qualify for the Olympics: USA 3 El Salvador 3
A last second shot by Jaime Alas which Sean Johnson could not hold onto trickled into goal for the...
Racism on display: Chris Samba gets a banana thrown at him
Russian clubs are flush with cash. Anzhi Makhachkala’s new coach is Guus Hiddink. They are ready to break the...
Harry Redknapp develops cold feet over England job
‘Arry ain’t so sure anymore Harry Redknapp seems to be feeling the after effects of Spurs’s three straight losses....
Ricardo Teixeira: Another corrupt FIFA overlord bows out
Ricardo Teixeira, the CBF president for 23 years and the man behind Brazil’s 2014 World Cup bid stepped down...
FA have you ever considered David Moyes?
A very defensive Harry Redknapp: ” We battered them non-stop” Ten years at the helm of Everton and David...
Messi or Maradona?
In the wake of that superlative five strike by Leo Messi, the question naturally turns to his place in...
Costa Rica win the Gary Speed memorial match
Joel Campbell, signed by Arsenal scores the winner for Costa Rica as Wales and the footballing fraternity paid tribute...
The Italy win should banish all doubts about Klinsmann
Juergen Klinsmann has arrived. He was on a winning steak before the Italy match but the caveat was that...
France overcome Germany, 2-1
Olivier Giroud emphatically finishes of Mathieu Debuchy’s through pass. Florent Malouda scores following a goalmouth scramble. Germany cuts the...
Magical Messi’s hat trick as Switzerland succumbs, 3-1
The little maestro might be answering all those knocks he needs Xavi, Iniesta, and the Barca passing system to...
Robben has the last word as England’s fight back ends, 3-2
The first half produced little except for an Arjen Robben effort shut down by Joe Hart and Adam Johnson’s...
Can Klinsi pull off a win over Italy?
The Hair might have a few goals lurking under his mane Brek Shea and Sacha Kjlestan get call ups...
Scott Parker named England captain against Netherlands
Scott Parker named as England captain Not a very surprising choice to be honest. Parker has been at the...
Mario Balotelli left out of Italy squad for USA match
Italy’s national squad is Balotelli free but this man finds a place Cesare Prandelli named a 23 man squad...
Terrence Boyd named in Klinsmann’s Bundesliga heavy MNT roster
Terrence Boyd plays for the Borussia Dortmund reserves Juergen Klinsmann mines the German American connections as the Bundesliga gets...
2012 ACN final: Zambia win an epic PK shootout!!
The amazing Chipolopolos pull off the impossible as Gervinho misses his PK. The art of war, Sunzu Stophira made...
Why are US goalkeepers so good?
Brad Friedel, amongst his peers, still going strong at 41 years old A recent post by Jamie Trecker poses...
Stuart Pearce installed as England’s interim manager
A pearce-ing scream: The U21 coach is taking over for the Holland friendly The players are all coming out...
2012 ACN: Gervinho’s fabulous goal in Ivory Coast’s win over Mali
The winning goal for the Taranga Lions was all Gervinho in the 44th minute. The Arsenal winger robbed the...
2012 ACN: Zambia surprise Ghana, 1-0 or is it a surprise?
The amazing Chipolopolos scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as substitute Emmanuel Mayuka found space and on...
Cappello resignation: A happy day for Redknapp and conspiracy theorists
Harry Redknapp, David Bernstein, and Fabio Capello in Les Liaisons Dangereuses A day ago, Harry Redknapp was in the...
Kieran Gibbs: Available for Arsenal’s CL fixture against Milan
Slowly some of those long standing absences are working their way back into the Arsenal squad and not a...
Harry Redknapp cleared of tax evasion charges
C’mon ‘Arry break out in a smile now! Harry Redknapp’s been found to be as clean as a whistle....
Curtains for Fabio Capello?
Fabio Capello showing what he thinks of the FA’s decision to nix Terry’s captaincy The FA and Fabio Capello...
2012 ACN: Mali beat Gabon on PKs 5- 4 (1-1 AET)
Co-hosts Gabon looked like it was going to be headed to their best showing in any ACN when Eric...
2012 ACN: The Black Stars beat Tunisia, 2-1
Captain John Mensah puts Ghana ahead through his third international goal. Saber Khelifa equalized after beating Samuel Inkoom to...
Joey Barton’s John Terry tweets being investigated
Joey Barton’s reaction to the FA’s handling of the John Terry racial abuse case A series of Tweets from...
2012 ACN: Zambia pour three past 10 man Sudan
Zambia cruised past Sudan, 3-0 to the semi-finals of the ACN, the first time since 1996. Sudan made things...
2012 ACN: Ivory Coast cruise past Equatorial Guinea, 3-0
Didier Drogba could not be denied as he made up for a missed penalty by pouring in a brace....
Does John Terry deserve to be captain?
Anton, or is that your name? Now, touch my skin. Worship it. One should ask the FA why they...
2012 ACN: Sudan beat Burkina Faso, 2-1 to qualify
Sudan’s chances in Group B resting on slim hopes were realized yesterday as they beat Burkina Faso through Mutahdir’s...
USWNT prevail over Canadian counterparts easily, 4-0
Novak Djokovic beat Rafal Nadal in a herculean Australian Open finals that lasted 6 hours. The same day Arsenal...
Coroner’s report: Speed’s death might have been accidental
The evidence suggests that Gary Speed could have accidentally ended his life. Which of course makes it even more...
Cannavaro draws the highest bid in new Indian soccer league
Fabio Cannavaro will begin his Indian journey this February This Monday, the six franchises of the new IPL styled...
Olympic qualifiers: US women easily top Mexico, 4-0
Carli Lloyd scores a hat trick, Heather O’ Reilly chips in with another as USA easily beat Mexico, 4-0,...
2012 ACN: Zambia shock Senegal, 2-1
Terrible defending by Senegal let them down. Bouna Condoul, the former NY Red Bulls goalie should have done better...
Olympic qualifiers: US women crush the Dominican Republic, 14-0
Here are the highlights of the USA vs Dominican Republic CONCACAF Olympics match played in Vancouver, BC. Abby Wambach...
Roberto Pires and others headline new India soccer league
Indians will see Roberto Pires in action next month Instant cricket, the 20/20 version has found a home in...
Leo Messi deservingly wins his third consecutive Ballon D’Or
At this point only World Cup success eludes him. But Leo Messi has done enough to earn himself a...
Soccerblog wishes its readers a Happy New Year
Flying high: A toast to RVP and hoping he continues his stellar form in 2012 Soccerblog readers, thanks for...