Wenger: Those who pay your salaries come first
Wenger introduces his club vs country interjection in this World Cup season. For those dreaming of saving themselves for...
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Egypt escalates its rhetoric
Egypt’s hissy fit continues. Hosni Mubarak: “I want to say in clear words that the dignity of Egyptians is...
Philadelphia Union’s big day on Wednesday
Union fans will be waiting in anticipation for Wednesday, 25th November. On that day, the newest member of the...
MLS Cup 2009: Should Beckham have played all 120 minutes?
We now know that David Beckham suffers from a mild form of asthma since childhood according to his spokesman...
Fitch Ratings CEO wants a France vs Ireland replay
The president of Fimalac, Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere calls for a replay. Fimalac is better known through its influential...
Match fixing scandal: FC Potenza’s president arrested
Giuseppe Postiglione, the president of FC Potenza, a third division club (Lega Pro Prima Divisione) has been arrested along...
Wigan gives fans their money back
In another historical initiative Wigan’s players have pledged to refund the ticket price for any of the club’s fans...
Roy Keane: Another sorry figure
Roy Keane has not exactly covered himself with glory either, injecting his bile against the FAI’s demand of a...
Thierry Henry quitting watch
Thierry Henry’s actions after his “Hand of Frog” assist on goal. He regrets celebrating the goal. But not actually...
World Cup 2010: Special courts to deal with crime
South Africa is introducing special courts that will mete out instant justice for crimes perpetrated during the World Cup....
Video: MLS Cup 2009: RSL 1 Galaxy 1 AET (5-4 on PKs)
The first time in the MLS, an 8th seed beat the top team. You can see Ricketts react to...
Real Salt Lake win the 2009 MLS Cup
The better team won even if it went to penalty kicks. Qwest Field was jam packed with 46,000 soccer...
MLS Cup 2009: Can RSL top the Galaxy?
MLS CUP 2009 LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs REAL SALT LAKE QWEST FIELD, Seattle, Wash. November 22, 2009, 5:30 p.m...
Lets face it Wigan were bad!
9 goals was a flattering tally of goals. Not to take anything away from Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon,...
The Irish get some good news from the French
The French public overwhelmingly (81%) believe that the French team does not deserve to go to the World Cup....
A few thoughts on Hiddink’s rumoured return to Chelsea
Amidst all the swirl of Hiddink’s possible moves, the Chelsea rumours seem to carry most credibility. They could soon...
Defoe scores 5 goals against Wigan
When is the last time a player scored 5 goals in a premier league game?Never is the answer apparently.Jermain...
Arsenal: A disappointing preamble to the Chelsea match
Sunderland went ahead with a Darren Bent goal in the 71st minute and held on for the win. A...
Best handball of the week
If Henry’s “hand of gaul” can be described by words like “stealthy” and “covert” this man’s effort can be...
Bilbao defender uses kung fu on Messi
Bad news for Barca.They were held to a 1 – 1 draw by Athletic Bilbao.Messi received this kung fu...
Video:Chelsea packs off the wolf pack
Chelsea give Wolverhamptom a 4 – 0 mauling.
Darren Fletcher creates a Zidane moment
Darren Fletcher’s first goal was an action replay flashback of Zidane’s classic strike in the Champions League final of...
Video: Liverpool and Manchester City share the spoils
Martin Skrtel put Liverpool ahead but Man City came back with two goals from Adebayor and Stephen Ireland.Benayoun restored...
Players associated with VfL Osnabruck are investigation’s target
The match fixing scandal has tainted 32 matches in the Bundesliga lower divisions. The investigation into it have been...
The playoff aftermath for Arsenal
A bit of conjecture here. The injury news is looking a bit more positive but that might not be...
European match fixing scandal erupts
17 arrests for a match fixing scandal which affects 200 matches in nine European countries. The matches include the...
The world waits for Blatter to break his silence..
Douglas Adams will tell you that the best way to escape from the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal is...
More bad behaviour by Egypt
The Egyptians summon the Algerian envoy twice, recall their envoy from Algiers. Sudan summons the Egyptian envoy in Khartoum....
Thierry Henry’s actions reveal a strange dichotomy
Sports pundits and fans are going full tilt at Thierry Henry calling him a “cheat”, “morally reprehensible”, “unsportsmanlike”, “a...
Take our Little Soccer Quiz
Author Randall Barfield sends us 10 questions from his Little Soccer Quiz Book. See how many you get right...
Video: Daniele De Rossi admits to a handball
My introduction to Daniele De Rossi was the vicious elbow that he threw at Brian McBride, leaving his face...
Kieran Gibbs will be ready to face Chelsea
Arsene Wenger had some good news. “After being assessed by the Arsenal medical staff, the club can confirm that...
Video: Three breakdowns, three goals to Denmark
Amidst all the drama with the Ireland vs France match and earlier the Egypt vs Algeria showdown, the USA...
France and Ireland engage in diplomatic arm twisting
Its not just the Egyptian and Algerian governments having a holy go at each other. The replay request is...
Berbatov brace breaks Bulgaria record.
Berbatov scored twice in a friendly against Malta and went on to become Bulgaria’s leading goalscorer – notching up...
Dononvan wins MLS MVP and goal of the year 2009
Landon Donovan – Most Valuable Player of the MLS for the 2009 season..
Egypt recalls its ambassador to Algeria
The Egyptian ambassador to Algeria was recalled by Cairo as the soccer feud between the two countries has now...
Spare a thought for Guus Hiddink
Two of his former projects, Australia and South Korea, that he nurtured to World Cup glory are in. Russia,...
Video: One more time
Thierry Henry’s left forearm makes first contact with the ball but then as the ball bounces off ever so...
Rule 5 thrown at Ireland
FIFA to Ireland: Thou shall not qualify. Internalize the meme, you will not win a playoff game.
Liam Brady calls for a replay
Seems like a whole lot of past and present Arsenal connections have played or are playing a very influential...
Uruguay wins: CONMEBOL comes out on top
Montevideo, Uruguay was the site of raucous celebrations as the Charruas drew the Ticos at the Centenario but thanks...
Georgios Samaras beautiful pass sets up Greece’s winner
Before Adebayor, Robinho and the other eight strikers at City, there used to be Georgios Samaras. Although highly touted...
Even France acknowledges their entry was illegitimate
L’ Equipe on France’s entry into the World Cup makes no excuses. “Henry controlled the ball with his hand.”...
Guus Hiddink’s magic ends
Slovenia wins over nine man Russia through Zlatko Dedic’s toe poke goal in the 44th minute.
The world will get to see Cristiano Ronaldo
Raul Meireles second half strike sink Bosnia’s hopes.
Algeria wins the battle of Omdurman
Antar Yahia became the hero of Algeria as they beat Egypt. His superb volley off a Ziani cross in...
World Cup 2010: Gallas controversial goal puts Les Bleus through
Thierry Henry clearly handled Florent Malouda’s delivery and then picked out Gallas in front of goal, who drove home...
Orascom vandalized by Algerian fans
Naguib Sawiris feels that the match should be postponed Want an Orascom cell phone? Egypt’s giant telecom company, Orascom...
Algeria vs Egypt check in: Khartoum in high tension
The Battle of Omdurman commences today. The Egyptians are this close to wresting the last qualifying spot from Africa...
Japan ban the vuvuzela
Japan is the latest in the series of protestors wanting to end the din created by the vuvuzela.”We have...
Stuart Holden’s return gives the US more penetration
The USMNT meet Denmark, today at NRGi Park, Aarhus, 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), and the match...