Michael Chopra: South Asian pride in da house
Michael Chopra becomes the leading scorer in the Championship. 21 goals! And renews his contract with Cardiff City. Now...
Category: Soccer Teams – National
Video: Ferenc Puskas: A delayed birthday tribute
On April 2nd, Ferenc Puskas would have turned 80. A tribute to the galloping major. His days in Honved,...
Arsenal awaits a new owner
Indications are that Arsenal may have a new owner. Unlike the other big three, Man Utd, Chelsea, and Liverpool,...
Defenders are the new attackers
Van Buyten, Riise, Oddo, and Phillip Lahm, the new hunting pack Mocha is the new black. The 40’s are...
Blatter’s unopposed election calls for term limits
The UN has 192 member states and since its inception in 1945 has had 8 Secretary Generals, the effective...
Maradona to go to Switzerland to heal himself
Diego Maradona will spend another fortnight in hospital with suspected alcoholic hepatitis. He has had numerous problems with his...
A real headscratcher this one ………….
Peter Crouch scores the perfect hat trick as Liverpool runs rampant over Arsenal. England celebrates the best league in...
Soccer stands to gain following India’s disgraceful exit
Right now effigies of Indian cricketers are being burned and their families threatened with dire consequences. And for those...
Steve McLaren: Bloke on the ropes
Watching Steve McLaren at his press conference after England’s lugubrious victory over Andorra was like watching a man who...
Good news: Kenya rejoins international soccer
The Kenyan national squad can now participate in the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers and other international games. Fifa’s Emergency...
Andrew Jennings: Sepp Blatter’s shell games continue
Sepp Blatter is upto his old tricks with his willing accomplice FIFA’s vice president Jack Warner. At stake are...
Drogba’s award sells African soccer short
A bow to the Premiership and its selling power as it rules the roost in global viewership. But if...
Brazil, Where have You Gone?
That’s what I think when I see this: Is it time to think past Dunga yet? And now Ronaldinho...
Kenya’s FIFA impasse continues
With virtually no soccer being played in their country because of the FIFA suspension, Kenyan players have left to...
Gazza to star in sci-fi horror movie
You’ll soon see Gazza in movie halls in a sci-fi horror movie called Final Run. And no, its title...
British soccer hardmen pale in comparison
Craig Bellamy has impulse control issues, Lee Bowyer is a racist thug, Vinnie Jones enforces by squeezing sensitive body...
What would your Brazilian soccer name be?
Want to know what your name would be if you played for Brazil? Go to this website >> Nick...
Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation
A great account of the history of Indian soccer. From the moment in 1877 that an Indian boy kicked...
In today’s India, soccer finds no place
India’s overheating economy along with China’s is the topic du jour nowadays in the global economy. Overnight, the IT...
Schalke soccer shocker: Bayern is verklempt
Otto Hitzfeld’s boys are feeling some real pain and there is a sense of doom and gloom choking the...
Vikash Dhorasoo’s film at the Berlinale
Remember the controversial film that French midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo made that landed him in hot water with Raymond Domenech...
Jon Stewart: TDS host and soccer player
Jon Stewart, TDS host and ex-footie player Jon Stewart, the host of the popular The Daily Show, where many...
India slumps to a FIFA low of 157
India’s FIFA rankings have plunged to 157, its lowest ever. The AIFF secretary general Alberto Colaco, has woken up...
Ryzsard Kapuściński, author of The Soccer War passes away
Little noticed in the US mainstream media but Ryzsard Kapuściński, who wrote The Soccer War passed away on January...
Italy gets cracking: Pisanu decree to be reinforced
Italy opened itself upto soccer business and Luca Pancalli, the FIGC special commissioner stated that games would get underway...
Roberto Ayala becomes the most capped Albiceleste
Today’s match between France and Argentina marks Roberto Ayala’s 107th international for Argentina. He passes Diego Simeone’s record. Ayala...
The English response to hooligans: Price them out
Italian authorities in search of answers to curb the soccer violence in the Palermo and Catania match that resulted...
Berlusconi apologizes while Italy shuts down soccer
The unending drama that is Italian life. Where people and institutions fight and make up in extraordinary public displays....
We are back up again
Sorry for the brief hiatus. We are back online after having bandwidth nightmares, ready to entertain and be entertained...
Video: Nike’s Brazil soccer training ad
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Gareth Bale: Will he, won’t he?
This January transfer is all about one player. Gareth Bale, the 17 year old Southampton left back who has...
Mexican Clausura preview: Pachuca dominant
The Mexican League has become predictable with a top tier of four clubs. Meanwhile, Hugo Sanchez, the national team...
Video: Ricardo Quaresma, FC Porto’s diamond in the rough
Thanks to Carlos for bringing attention to this wondrous talent. He would be a fantastic counterpart to Aaron Lennon...
South Africa’s World Cup costs escalate
The national treasury is being called on to make more money available for the building of 2010 stadiums for...
Video: Best soccer teamwork goals
Argentina’s incredible string of 24 one touch passes in World Cup 2006, that Esteban Cambiasso finishes off by scoring...
The strange case of Jared Borghetti
There are a number of reports that portray the ambiguous feelings of the Hispanic population to the Beckham move....
Becks transfer: The invasion of the Brit tabloids
One of the most unsavoury fallouts of the Beckham transfer will be the hard nosed, trashy, and invasive journalism...
Pele: The ultimate collectible
The Carnival edition on Pele Amidst the hue and cry of David Beckham coming to the USA with the...
Hiddink is not coming to Chelsea: Lets bury this
The same tired rumours are trotted out time and time again. Jose Mourinho’s fate lies in the hands of...
Italy’s Dino-saur goalkeepers: Experience trumps youth
A goalkeeper is the most specialized position in soccer. And as with any other speciality with more experience one...
Soccer: Metrosexuals yes, gays no
It has been 8 years since Justin Fashanu’s tragic death. Fashanu was a talented striker for Norwich City. He...
World Cup 2006: High art captures the headbutt
A very tongue in cheek art piece on Zidane and Materazzi, compliments of the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar. This...
Video: World Cup 2006: US soccer gestalt
US World Cup soccer gestalt: Slow, reactive, and naive.
CAF nominees reveal its bias: Aboutrieka dropped
The Glo-CAF nominees for the best African player this year was pruned down to three. Mohammad Aboutrieka was dropped...
World Cup 2006: The nightmare year that was US soccer
2002 is a distant dream for US soccer enthusiasts. This year showed where the US soccer team actually lies...
Ten soccer events that shaped 2006
1) The headbutt that was heard around the world: It cost France the World Cup Zinedine Zidane in his...
Catenaccio gets its due in the FIFA awards
Giacinto Facchetti, extra-ordinary player; exemplary human being No country venerates its defenders as much as the Azzurris do. This...
German goalkeeping crisis: Blunder wonders
The Bundesliga is heading into the four week winter recess but many are concerned that a spate of goalkeeping...
Video: FIFA club finals: Internacional vs Barca highlights
Adriano Vieira scores the winner. Barca missed a number of chances. This is the second trip to the finals...
ESPN acquires TV rights to air Euro 2008
Great news for all those fans of European soccer! European soccer governing body UEFA has announced that ESPN International...
Miguel Angel Russo is the new coach of Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors could have won its 22nd Argentine title when they played Belgrano but they lost 1-0. They then...
Klinsmann’s decision reflects a political reality
A German soccer fan expressed his delight when Klinsmann turned down the USA job. I think he along with...
The future of Indian football: Tapping the diaspora?
The Doha Asian games, saw an Indian football drawing Hong Kong, barely beating the Maldives, and then crashing out...