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Video: 1961CL final; Benfica 3 Barcelona 2
Benfica breaks the Liga stranglehold on the CL and launches its golden period with great players like Eusebio and...
Chelsea fails again
You really can’t teach penalty shootouts because it all comes to mental edge and this part of the game...
Video: Rhain Davis: The first viral marketing soccer signing
Reports are that Man U and You Tube have merged to create a soccer video jockey behemoth, Tube Man...
Adu’s departure should serve a cautionary tale
While talented MLS players will always be a target for European clubs, there has been very few players who...
Big question: Adu to play 90 minutes at Benfica?
So Freddy Adu, the teenage phenom, often misguidedly compared to Pele, is leaving for a bigger club in a...
Arsenal win Amsterdam
Van Persie gave Arsenal the win in the Amsterdam Tournament when he scored 3 minutes from the end after...
Video: Liverpool vs Shanghai Shenhua
Fernando Torres scored his first goal for Liverpool when he picked up a beauty of a pass from Yossi...
Beckham takes to driving around the house….
It’s that old sore ankle .He’ll have to keep driving around till it gets better.
Beckham will likely be a no show against Toronto
16 minutes. That is the sum total of Becks appearance. You know if Alexi Lalas was at all concerned...
Earth to Mo Johnston: The MLS is not that hectic
In early October the Galaxy will also play friendlies against the Minnesota Thunder and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the...
Simon Kuper on Florent Malouda
Simon Kuper first met Florent Malouda at Camp Guingamp four years ago playing alongside team mate Didier Drogba. They...
Carlos Tevez saga is over: Old Trafford is his new home
West Ham gets a 2m pound registration fee and Kia Joorabchian and MSI get to keep the transfer fee...
Video: Arsenal vs Lazio
Eduardo da Silva headed in the winner for Arsenal.Writeup here… Lazio V Arsenal 02.08.07 SSN Match reportUploaded by fredFiftyFour
Chinks in the armour:Man Utd will not win the Premiership
There are a number of reasons and when one says Man Utd will not win this season’s Premiership one...
Vedran Corluka: City’s defense just got immensely better
In the player sweepstakes race, City just finished the season very strongly. Of the slew of City’s recent signings,...
Van Persie is tipped for greatness: His words and actions
I think Robin Van Persie’s words should be taken seriously because it means that there are players who look...
Video:Manchester United 2 Inter Milan 3
Poor defending let Man U down in a pre season friendly against Inter Milan. Man Utd – Inter |...
On merit: Only Sunderland stands a chance remaining promoted
Reading under Steve Coppell was the Premiership team last season and the reason it did so was because they...
Manchester United beat East Bengal 5 – 0………
…..in the NIKE Manchester United Premier Cup u -15 Tournament.The tournament is on from the 1st to the 4th...
The Asian Cup final: US foreign policy contrasts
Did anyone notice the political underpinnings of US foreign policy in the Iraq vs Saudi Arabia Asian Cup final?...
Al Ahly on track to claim third CAF Champions Cup
Al Ahly’s Aboutrika: Their heart and soul Al Ahly, the club that has done more to put Africans playing...
The Drogba Show
Drogba scored both the goals in Chelsea’s last friendly against Brondby
Elano set to join City: Their attack still needs work
Man City still looks to struggle to score goals and they were at the bottom of the table tied...
What the politicians could not do..
“The next time somebody tells you football isn’t worth the chequebook it’s written on, that it is rotten beyond...
Down memory lane
What Ronaldinho looked like sometime in the last century.An excellent collection of other such snapshots of what famous and...
Van Persie does a bit of magic
More evidence of life after Henry.See Robin van Persie bamboozle Daniele Pedrelli with a step-over, then a drag-back, before...
Iraq: The dream comes true
Iraq are the champions of Asia.Their captain and star striker Younis Mahmoud Khalaf scored the winning goal.Blatter was there...
Arsenal- life goes on without Henry
Arsene Wenger’s current Arsenal side showed a few glimpses against Paris St Germain on Saturday afternoon that life without...
Fergie bans the flip
SIR ALEX FERGUSON has has banned Nani from performing his trademark somersault goalscoring celebration.You can see him[ Nani not...
The 2007 Premiership: One of the most talked about off seasons
The last 3 months have been bizarre, controversial, and frankly, soul searching for many clubs and for England. First,...
Man U wrap up the tour with a win
Manchester United new boy Nani produced a stunning goal and they wrapped up things with a 3-0 win against...
Let Heinze go: He does not fit Man Utd’s pace
Let Heinze go. He does not fit in with the recent injection of speedy and pacier players in Man...
Jorvan Vieira: Iraq’s coach and an ambassador of peace
Brazilian coaches rank a distant second to their players, the number one export to the soccer world. From Washington...
Video: Henry scores in Barcelona debut
Thierry Henry scored in his debut in Barcelona colours.The goal against also gave Barcelona their first ever win over...
Video: Asian Cup: Iraq win against S.Korea
Asian Cup: Iraq 4:3 Korea Republic(shoot-out)Uploaded by yingyutong The fairy tale run of the Iraqi team continued as they...
Jose Mourinho looks down the barrel at Liverpool (read Rafa)
Jose Mourinho, the master of mind games has targeted Liverpool and their shiny new acquisitions. He also lets in...
Liverpool in Asia Trophy final
Li Haiqiang’s spectacular 40 yard free kick against Liverpool.Rafael Benitez’s side scored a not too impressive 3-1 win over...
Video: The Kop in 1964
Amazing footage from the Beeb which shows the rituals of the Kop tribe. A great moment as they go...
Premiership: Civil courts and uncivil behaviour
So Carlos Tevez costs 30m pounds? And Man Utd is willing to pay that much? Add all the money...
Nicolas Sarkozy would applaud the changing face of US soccer
Well, the change has begun from the top for France as the Sarkozy government has called upon the French...
Video: Cuauhtemoc Blanco scores on Fire debut
Contrast the circus surrounding Beckham’s debut with the quieter one of Blanco for the Chicago Fire. And the Mexican...
Freddy Adu to Benfica?
It seems the buzz is that MLS is willing to trade Freddy Adu for $7.5 million to Benfica. Adu...
Man U take target practice
A walk in the park.Man U strolled to a 6 – 0 victory over the Chinese side FC Shenzhen.Portuguese...
Video: 2002 Freddie Ljungberg and his red stripe
2002 was the year of the Freddie, he and his red stripe. Including his brilliant strike against Chelsea that...
The Guardian continues its breathless Becks coverage
The latest installment. Marina Hyde’s voyeuristic contribution. Seriously, in its Beckham fetish, The Guardian is channeling its inner tabloid...
Ljungberg to West Ham: Henry’s departure influential
Freddie Ljungberg and his undie clad bod will be seen at Upton Park. Yeah, the nine season Arsenal mainstay...
Korea face Iraqi firepower in semifinal
After playing out a gruelling goalless draw against Iran, S Korea went ahead into the semi-finals of the Asian...
Video: Argentina are the under 20 world champs
Argentina took the world Under-20 championship for the sixth time, coming from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1...
The U20 World Cup shows Canada is ready
“It’s gonna be huge” – the official tournament slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 – has fulfilled...
Socceroos have a few questions to answer
This was the Socceroos first Asian Cup, played in less than perfect conditions, sticky and hot. But that is...