France missing key players show their potency against game Socceroos
No Karim Benzema. No N’Golo Kante. No Paul Pogba. No problem. The Socceroos took a shock early lead through...
Category: World Cup 2010
Lifetime Bans for Racist Fans
It’s simple. If you’re a bigot and you want to express your racist views, do it at home with...
Spotlight: Jerome Valcke, FIFA’s bribery facilitator and Night’s Watch to Sepp Blatter
Jerome Valcke, to use a GOT analogy is Night’s Watch to Sepp Blatter Jerome Valcke, the FIFA secretary general...
Whistleblowers revealing Sepp Blatter’s “show me the money” fuel his resignation
Sepp Blatter’s abrupt departure a day after he was elected was not an altruistic move done for the good...
Argentina decimate 10 man Germany, 3-1
Leo Messi’s recent national goalscoring is well ahead of his Barca output. He scored his 9th goal in five...
What ails Brazilian soccer? Time to bring Dunga back
The title should actually read what fails Brazilian soccer? Clearly, with all its unsurpassed talent, Brazilian soccer should have...
Euro 2012: Dutch ball hoggers vs Portugese ball hoggers
The Dutch have been the poorest shooting team in the Euros averaging almost 14 attempts off target per match....
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 last days of second guessing
The Premier League is introducing goal line technology from next season which will hopefully resolve the issue of those...
Shrek and Justin Bieber to join Blatter’s advisory group
“Hey Sepp, I’m going to squeeze the jelly from your eyes and have it on toast” Sepp Blatter beefed...
Joey Barton: Pundit and man of letters
The man can be a short fused nightmare on and off the pitch but he speaks the truth. Spot...
Rise and Shine: The Jay De Merit story
Stirring documentary about Jay De Merit who arrives in England with a dream of playing in the Premier League...
Bin Hammam: Reflects Asia’s rise and football’s need for transpareny
He looks better than Septic Bladder Mohamed Bin Hammam who has done more than anyone to put Asia and...
And the Ballon D’Or goes to …… Xavi
Actually, it went to Leo Messi, who in any circumstance is not an undeserving winner. But when you look...
England retain The Ashes, wins the series 3-1!
The English cricket team will not look like this when they return home This is a magnificent victory. It...
Boring, boring Citeh frustrate Arsenal
If Edin Dzeko is by any remote chance reading this blog, I implore him not to come to City...
Time for Beckham or the MLS to give it up
Trite but true – won’t someone show Beckham the door? It is interesting to note that Harry Redknapp is...
Beckham to play for Spurs
Harry Redknapp expects Beckham to introduce some class to this Spurs side David Beckham is set to return to...
Robin Van Persie to Juventus?
A familiar sight – RVP nursing an ankle Juventus is reportedly preparing a £20million bid for Robin Van Persie...
Barcelona tidal wave in Ballon D’Or
Xavi, Iniesta, and Leo Messi are the three nominees for FIFA’s Ballon D’Or award for player of the year....
Chinese film mixes up Paul the Octopus with Paul McCartney…!
Maybe you have heard of the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by...
So long,and thanks for all the tips
The stress of making so many accurate predictions in the World Cup took its toll evidently.Or maybe it was...
Man Utd and Liverpool: Happy together
Roy Hodgson and Sir Alex made hot, sticky love. Slipping on kimonos, they sluiced into the jacuzzi smelling of...
Champions League: Superb Mueller goal highlights Bayern win
A fantastic first time shot curled in by Thomas Mueller who keeps his reputation intact as one of the...
Jacob Zuma tarnishes SA’s “feel good” World Cup
One of the reasons for holding the World Cup was South Africa’s desire to showcase its vibrant democracy –...
Octopus Paul: Ambassador to England’s 2018 World cup bid
England tightened its tentacles on the 2018 World Cup as Octopus Paul was announced as ambassador to their bid....
Carlos Quieroz in all sorts of trouble
Rumours are that Carlos Quieroz who surprised everyone by surviving the axe after Portugal’s dismal World Cup is most...
Arsenal makes a move for Sebastien Squillaci
Arsenal’s search for a center back to pair up with Thomas Vermaelen has led them to French international and...
Werder Bremen overcome Sampdoria, 3-1
Watch Clemens Fritz’s absolute blast that beats Gianluca Curci. Then Torsten Frings converts a spot kick after defender Stefano...
Anelka calls the FFF ” a bunch of clowns”
Nicholas Anelka was banned for 18 months by the French Football Federation. Today he blasted back in typical fashion....
Martin Palermo lashes out against Messi
Argentina produces such wonderfully talented footballers but they live in the past and that past is heavily weighed down...
Aston Villa 3 West Ham 0
Aston Villa shrugged off the trauma of Martin O’Neill walking out five days before the start of the Premiership...
Bob Bradley still the US coach
All the internet chatter (including Soccerblog) about Bob Bradley resigning is just that: chatter. For now. USSF spokesman Neil...
Balotelli to be announced at Man City tomorrow
Balotelli wearing his bio-hazard hairdo Super Mario flew in with his agent Mino Raiola to the Eastlands today for...
Argentinian media: Mascherano to join Barcelona
Ole is reporting that Barca has reached an agreement with Liverpool over the sale of Javier Mascherano for €15...
Veron comes out against Maradona
La Brujita broke his month long silence after the World Cup and has come out strong in his criticism...
Video: Capello tells Beckham its over on TV
I have never been a big fan of David Beckham but its even harder to be behind Fabio Capello....
Capello reads Beckham his international epitaph
You many not see this again In June just before the World Cup, Fabio Capello brought David Beckham into...
Video: Brazil outclasses USA, 2-0
The scoreline flatters to deceive as Brazil put on a clinic against the USA. The capacity crowd of 77,723...
Didier Drogba: A royal pain removed
Didier Drogba reveals that he has been playing in pain for the last six years. “The problem was a...
Cesc as captain? Lets put it to rest
Arseblog states the characteristic that makes Cesc so special: ” His desire to win football matches is a big...
Theo Walcott vows to prove himself
Theo was bitter after his England omission. “Not making the World Cup this year and not playing the last...
Made in China: Liverpool’s takeover
Things/who you will not see in Anfield once the China Investment Corporation takes over Liverpool. 1. Free Tibet T...
Video: Mesut Özil writes the future in 201Ö
Mmmmm…. will there still be toothbrushes, remotes, and fuel driven airplanes in 2050? Nice ad though and Özil could...
Carlos Bilardo: Maradona could be back
Looks like Soccerblog might have made a pretty accurate prediction on July 27th. ” Maradona’s end is full of...
Video: Rafa Marquez joins New York Red Bulls
New DP, Rafa Marquez looking very GQ speaks to fans about joining the Red Bulls. He is already a...
Video: U19 Euro Cup: France 2 Spain 1
French football is not dead. The commentators went delirious with joy as the French team overcame Spain in the...
Donovan’s departure will be good for the MLS
When asked about his MLS future in a pre-match interview before the All Stars game, Landon Donovan gave a...
Mesut Özil available for €16 million
Klaus Allofs, Werder Bremen’s general manager has indicated that Mesut Özil’s price tag is €16 million and he is...
Arsenal linked with Federico Marchetti
The Sun reports that Arsenal are preparing a £5.5m bid for Cagliari goalie Federico Marchetti last seen in the...
“Chicharito” Hernandez will be a star
The instant “Chicharito” Hernandez put that ball into the net against Argentina in the World Cup, you knew you...
A series of missteps cost El Diego his job
Lack of self criticism: He did not take responsibility for the Germany defeat. In fact, he did not even...
Maradona forced out as Argentina coach
Julio Grondona does not accede to El Diego’s demands for his own assistants – the choice of Oscar Ruggeri...