USA fail to impress as second half stalls into disorganization and stagnation against Wales
Gareth Bale wheels around after his successful penalty against the USA earning them a draw One coherent, incisive move...
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The glitz and glamour of Qatar 2022
Meanwhile far away from air conditioned stadiums with live action tv set seats,in some dusty village field,in a remote...
England 6, Iran 2
Iran was playing two games at once. One – on the pitch against England, and two – protesting the...
Red Card of the Tournament: Gianni Infantino
Thug. After just two days, Soccerblog.com presents the Red Card of the Tournament – awarded to Gianni Infantino and FIFA....
Netherlands 2, Senegal 0
After holding off the Orange, Senegal finally succumb. Doei!
USA 1, Wales 1
Gareth Bale saves Wales at the end. The USA played well, and the through ball from Pulisic to Weah...
No surprise: FIFA shows lip service for LGBT rights as it goes after One Love armbands
Harry Kane will not be wearing the One Love armband. Neither will the players from the 7 other countries...
Iran’s national players show solidarity with protestors remaining silent during national anthem
Kudos to the national team as they show their support for the protests sweeping Iran against the brutal crackdown...
World Cup 2022 theme emerges: Repressive autocratic regimes 0 Democracies 2
Gianni Infantino enjoys a moment with a repressive autocrat Ecuador destroys Qatar, 2-0 in the opener and this time...
Et tu, Morgan Freeman?
Cry blood! How much were you paid, MF?
How you feeling, Becks?
The sell-out watches the Qatar-disaster… and repeats the mantra that keeps him motivated. Great job, Becks.
Ecuador destroys Qatar 2-0
Enner Valencia teaches Qatar that while you might buy the tournament, you still suck eggs. Qatar becomes the first country in history to...
Oxford maths professor predicts the World Cup winner
Mr Bull,allegedly an Oxford professor of maths,predicts its going to be Brazil. We will have to go with Mr...
“Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel [like] a migrant worker.”
And thus spake Gianni Infantino in a jaw dropping diatribe which felt more like a confessional. This on the...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second version at Man Utd is over: So is his professionalism
Piers Morgan, an Arsenal fan plays therapist to Cristiano Ronaldo Narcissism and self destruction go hand in hand. See...
5 books to read before the 20th of November
If anyone really needs to figure out what’s going on in Qatar with regard to the World Cup and...
World Cup 2022: The Qatar government decides paid up ambassadors feel like bribery
David Beckham hangs out with the FLN The Qatar government wants a sheen on their World Cup to cover...
Beer Banned…
I don’t think this will be welcomed as good news by the fans: FIFA announced Friday afternoon, a mere...
Beer necessities at Qatar?
Thirsty fans looking for beer at Qatar will have to shell out £12 for a mug of the refreshing...
All the World Cup winners in one fell swoop
A very nice video telling us who won the world cup from 1930 to 2018 and also how many...
How to pass the time as you wait for the World Cup to start
Here’s a simple solution if you are weary of waiting and wondering what to do till it starts on...
Love Football. Boycott Qatar. Hate FIFA.
This is the message we feel resonates most with true fans of this beautiful game. Here’s Max Rushden in The...
Brentford pull off the impossible
Two goals from striker Ivan Toney gave Brentford a shock 90th minute 2-1 win win over Manchester City at...
Messi wins best goal of the Champion’s League Group Games stage
Messi’s goal against against Benfica took first place. As we count down to Qatar 2022 – here are the...
Beckham is a joke
Seriously. What were you thinking David Beckham?
What would Maradona say about Qatar?
That’s the question I’ve been asking myself these past few days. What would Maradona say about the way FIFA has...
Qatar: World Cup of Shame?
Has FIFA damaged the brand of the beautiful game? Undoubtedly yes. “Migrants building a state-of-the-art stadium for the 2022 football...
Blatter’s back in the news
Can’t remember the last time we blogged about Blatter. But here he is again – the ravages of time...
Arsenal back on top
Arsenal last won the premier league title in the 2003-04 season. Like Sgt Pepper’s lonely heart’s club band they...
Salah’s return to form
The race for fourth place is on as Salah returns to form.Liverpool have been beleagured in the league for...
Soccer bloopers to pass the time
…as we wait for Qatar 2022 to get underway (and to take our minds off depressing things like wars...
5 firsts in Qatar
and also for the first time – a lot of searching questions about human rights violations
Messi has been brilliant this october
Last season he managed 6 goals in the entire season.This time around its six goals and five assists across...
Liverpool head downwards again
The Soccerblog technical team predicted two days ago that Liverpool were on a sinusoidal curve and would hit a...
Why Harry Kane’s goal was disallowed
His knee was offside and football laws number 11.1 and 11.2 make it clear that knees are not allowed...
Klopp is trapped on a sinusoidal wave
Google will tell you that a sine wave or sinusoidal wave is the most natural representation of how many...
O Captain my Captain
The fearful trip is just beginning. Fifa has released this video featuring 6 out of the 32 captains who...
All the world cup stadia in one neat video
Another look at where all the action will take place..
Mbappe gives Messi an assist at last
After all the bad press Mbappe has been getting of hogging the ball and not passing (especially to Neymar...
Ronaldo faces disciplinary action
It turns out that Ronaldo had refused to come on as a substitute in United’s last game against Spurs.He...
Ronaldo’s having a rotten week
First there was the disallowed goal against Newcastle. Ronaldo sneaked up on the goalie,stole the ball and scored.The ref...
And the Ballon d’Or goes to..
Karim Benzema …thus becoming the 5th frenchman to win the honour. Other Awards given out were.. Women’s Ballon d’Or...
Xavi scores 56%
50 games28 wins11 draws11 losses Xavi’s 56% win rate is the worst of any Barça coach with 50+ games...
Salah’s winning goal against Man City
Salah dreamed the impossible dream and beat the unbeatable foe …. and the same from many perspectives.. Reactions.. Klopp,overcome...
A Pepsi ad starring Messi ,Ronaldinho and Pogba
As Qatar 2022 draws closer this Arabian themed Pepsi ad has arrived on the scene. and another earlier one...
Salah scores the fastest Hat Trick in the Champion’s League
The return of the (Egyptian) King ? The Salah slump is over. He scored a hat trick in 6.12...
Cristiano’s sleep celebration
Ronaldo has some seriously weird sleeping habits. Now those habits have spilled over into his goal celebration – the...
Klopp throws in the towel
Klopp has said that Liverpool are no longer in the title race. The fact that his team conceded a...
Ronaldo on 700
Ronaldo chalked up his 700th club goal when he scored in Man Utd’s (much needed) 2-1 win against Everton....
Messi scores goal of the week
Messi’s goal against Benfica has been voted Champion’s League Goal of the week.
City and United register wins
There is rejoicing in both red and blue sections of Manchester – one muted and the other very loud....
Why Xavi is really angry
Xavi is furious with the referee who refereed the CL game against Inter Milan which ended with Barcelona losing...
Alexander and Salah have reason to smile at last
Trent Arnold and Salah had been looking like the first half of the photo above of late- down in...
Another Haaland hat trick
Erling Haaland – man or machine ? He became the first player ever to score 3 hat tricks in...