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...
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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
City’s spending bender to a Premiership title continued unabated. Lazio accepted their £17m for their highly rated left wing...
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
Biggest reason: Thierry “Titi” Henry is not hyped as the saviour of the MLS. When you manage expectations better...
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
Pompey had to turn to Balram Chainrai to pay salaries to their employees and players. It’s nice to know...
Maradona’s misuse of Leo Messi was criminal
El Diego looking like something from My Big Fat Argentinian Wedding One of the worst defeats in Argentinian World...
Fernando Torres to miss upto a month
MRI scans show Fernando Torres has ruptured his adductor muscles and it is feared that he will miss the...
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
A World Cup sand sculpture in Bhubaneshwar, India with Octopus Paul Octopus Paul is landing a few big gigs...
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...
Johan Cruyff: From totalfootball to totalantifootball
Johan Cruyff speaks: “This ugly, vulgar, hard, hermetic, hardly eye-catching, hardly football style, yes it served the Dutch to...
Richard Williams: Spain played anti-football
When Eric Wynalda makes more sense than Richard Williams, you begin to wonder. But people like Williams have a...
Video: Nigel De Jong kung fu
How on earth did Howard Webb not give De Jong the boot?
Paul says goodbye..
Tanja Munzig, a spokeswoman for the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, said that Paul had decided to end his...
Thomas Muller gets the Golden Shoe
This has been a brilliant World Cup for Thomas Muller who earned his first cap earlier this year against...
Diego Forlan wins the Golden Ball
No quibbles with this choice. Diego Forlan was the best player this World Cup- that free kick against Ghana...
Video: Iker makes you go awww ……
St Iker and Sara Carbonero, Round 2. Last time, she was supposedly a distraction, this time around she was...
Sneijder: “Howard Webb robbed us”
We have a winner for whingeing. According to Wesley Sneijder the Dutch would not have been beaten if it...
Viva Espana!
Champions! Champions! I have not been a role model to small children in the last hours, imbibing copious amounts...
Dirty Dutch Football
What is this? Thank goodness Spain won. Even Cruyff was rooting for Spain. And here’s Ruud Gullit: “It was...
“Dani Jarque siempre con nosotros”
Iniesta’s tribute to his fallen friend Dani Jarque:
The Mandela Moment
For me, this was the most moving moment in the entire World Cup:
¡ESPAÑA!
1-0 in extra time. The Netherlands go home with three strikes. Will they ever win a Cup?
Video: Khedira clinches third spot for Germany
For those not interested, or were not paying too much attention, there was a match yesterday to decide third...
Football for Hope
As most of the world gets ready to watch the Spain Netherlands finale many may not know that there...
Video: Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
It’s a bit ironical seeing the Dutch take centerstage in South Africa for the world’s biggest game. A record...
Maarten Stekelenberg: Pedro could test Dutch goalie
El Nino looked a trifle sharper in the Germany match coming off the bench. Of course, one does not...
Spain wary of Howard Webb
Will Spain see red because of Webb? Not very good memories of the English referee officiating today’s finals. Spain...
Spain will play in blue
Spain will play the final against Netherlands in blue and not the famous “Roja” kit. But if they win,...
Robin Van Persie: Will he show up today?
“I want my own national team where I will play every minute” Robin Van Persie’s World Cup has been...
World Cup 2010: Was it humdrum or a humdinger?
Des Kelly is unimpressed by this World Cup. Except for the Giovanni Van Bronckhorst goal what else would you...
Benayoun: Rafa tried “to break me like he broke Riera”
I always wondered how Yossi Benayoun could take playing for Rafa, saving Liverpool many a times with his fine...