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Roberto Baggio studies to be a coach
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Video: The Lampard effect strikes the U20 Women’s World Cup
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Ribery and Benzema indicted in the French sex scandal
The two players spent 7 hours in custody and charged by the judicial magistrate Andre Dando with having sex...
Joachim Löw renews contract
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Jol may reject Fulham move
Cem alerts us to the possibility of Martin Jol staying on in Ajax. The Dutch club promised more transfer...
The world of football chants breathes easier
Spurs clamp down on the wind section. Arsenal follow suit. The world turns cold to the vuvuzelers and we...
The Joe Cole factor: Gerrard prolongs Anfield career
The Joe Cole move seems to have paid dividends. A sign of serious intent which seems to have satisfied...
What do you miss most about the World Cup?
For those who are saying that the silence is deafening and are missing the vuvuzela here’s Jeff Vuvuzela to...
Update: Arsenal’s NEW look
The 2011 home and away colours Nice. Plus, the Emirates stands are also going to be renamed – part...
Nery Castillo: Player in the wilderness joins Chicago Fire
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Video: Arsenal 4 Barnet 0
Arsenal’s pre-season began with a 4-0 thumping of Barnet with Andriy “I am leaving for Barca” Arshavin opening the...
MLS All Star roster against Man Utd
Sebastien Le Toux: The former Sounder is on Arena’s roster Bruce Arena announces a 23 man roster against Man...
Selwyn Brown: Reflections on the First African World Cup
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Video: Jose Pedroso tries to strange referee
A match between Rangers and Deportes Concepción in Chile’s division B degenerates into a series of retaken penalty kicks...
Joe Cole to Liverpool?
England’s most creative player and Fabio Capello afterthought, Joe Cole is being lured to Liverpool with the promise of...
Tiki Taka soon coming to Liverpool
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Martin Jol heading to Fulham
Craven Cottage will be loading up on the toilet paper All indications are Martin Jol is heading back to...
Best bicycle kick you will have seen in a while
Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow) v Rostov
Fabio Capello should be embarrassed
The Man Who Knew Infinity Fabio Capello is embarrassed. The Capello Index has turned sour for the England coach...
Socrates and Big Phil
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Michael Essien has Crystal Palace fans in tears
He reduced one to tears by whacking him on the head with a football and the rest to tears...
Rooney makes history
Nike would have us believe that Rooney,with all his dreams of knighthood,of having babies named after him, of beating...
Capello’s Index: Forlan barely edges out Defoe
Really. England is heading for another disaster if this is the sort of scouting report that Fabio Capello comes...
Messi back to scoring hat tricks
Now that the Maradona menace is out of the picture Messi is back to doing what he does best...
Toronto fans give Man U – Celtic a miss
Toronto fans by and large gave the Man U pre season friendly a miss.Berbatov,who has spent most of the...
All quiet on the Arsenal front
Marouane Chamakh, Laurent Koscielny, and bucket loads on the Fabregas transfer saga but otherwise its been deader than a...
Bob Bradley to Fulham?
He may have to trade that look for a suit and tie The Cottagers are still looking for a...
Man City unabated: They sign Kolarov
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Sami Khedira close to signing with Real
Both AS and Marca are reporting that Real are close to signing Sami Khedira who did such a outstanding...
Barca’s Fabregas intensity fades
Behind the daily parade of Barca players who talk about Cesc Fabregas return to Barca in the emotional terms...
Rafa Marquez next up for NY Red Bulls?
The Red Bulls are looking for a third DP and this time it is a central midfielder – not...
Soccerblog view: Thierry will have more impact than Beckham
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Video: Part 1: Thierry Henry NY Red Bulls presser
Part 2 and Part 3. Thierry Henry has been coming to NY for a long time as a tourist...
America votes for Soccer
The ESPY “best moment” of the last 12 months……
Anelka on the French situation
A government enquiry has been launched to investigate the great south african french disaster.Meanwhile Nicolas Anelka is saying that...
Anelka: France was a “timebomb”
Nicholas Anelka speaks. It seems he was the fall guy for what transpired in South Africa- it could have...
Barca takes out a bank loan to pay players
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Maradona’s misuse of Leo Messi was criminal
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Fernando Torres to miss upto a month
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Carles Puyol retires from international duty
King Carles against Germany: A defining moment Sad news. The most visible face of El Roja Furia announced his...
The shirt don’t fit ……
Are we assuming? Nah, says Fabregas – just some something amusing.
Ryan Giggs contemplating MLS move
Man Utd is on its USA and Canada tour and are in Chicago at the present moment. Ryan Giggs...
It’s official: Thierry Henry moves to the MLS
New York Red Bulls fans are in for a treat this season. Titi Henry has signed for the MLS...
Ashley Cole set to move to Real
It is looking increasingly likely that Ashley Cole will be playing for Real Madrid this season. The Merengues are...
So who is in your World Cup XI?
We could make this easy- throw in the Spanish, the Germans, and Diego Forlan. But here is my World...
Octopus Paul plans to appear in Bigg Boss
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Ballack’s agent: A “gay combo” defines German football
Alexander Osang’s article in Der Speigel highlights the new German football- attractive, full of flair and invention, with a...
Xavi tests out new Jabulani prototype
I think the creation department at Adidas have got something wrong again.Oh well – back to the drawing board…!
Tragedy strikes the World Cup
If you have not already read it. Two bombs went off in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Sunday...
World Cup 2010: All the goals
Relive the ones you loved and catch up with the ones you missed…..
World Cup finals stats: Spain was a control freak
Look at Spain’s heavy numbers (passing accuracy): Xavi dominates From the Guardian’s Datablog • 3547 – Spain have now...