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FIFA suspends Iran from International Soccer
… no,not because of their nuclear weapons program- but because of Governmental interference in the way the game is...
Sunderland versus Wolves – Environmental hazard
George Caulkin writing in Timesonline has this eco friendly angle on the longstanding feud between managers Mick McCarthy and...
What ails Indian football? Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, AIFF chief
Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, the present Union Information and Broadcasting Minister is also the president of the All India...
USA hits lowest FIFA rankings in seven years.
The United States has gone and got itself out of the top 30 in soccer rankings for the first...
What ails Indian football? Cricket provides an insight
Growing up in India, where cricket was such a huge game, when we formed teams in our neighborhood park,...
African Player of the year 2006
More awards to be given out – this time in the Nigerian capital Abuja on the 18th of January....
Champions league :Inter Milan and Liverpool record wins
Crespo’s crisp strike takes Inter Milan past Sporting Lisbon and into the last 16. Elsewhere Steven Gerrard and Peter...
Chelsea go down to Werder Bremen
Per Mertesacker heading in the winner for Werder Bremen last night .Chelsea and Bremen are even on 10 points...
Video : AEK Athens beat mighty Milan
For Athens -Great goalkeeping from Stefano Sorrentino and a great free kick from Julio Cesar.Match report.
Blatter – “FIFA to use Goal Line Technology”
Blatter announced yesteday that Goal-line technology will be used in next year’s World Club Championship.He also spoke about his...
Arsenal rallies to beat Hamburg
Rafael van der Vaarts stunning goal in the third minute gave Hamburg the lead yesterday.Arsenal equalised through Van Persie...
Video:Highlights of Real Madrid vs Lyon
John Carew and Florent Malouda score for Lyon.Ruud van Nistelrooy scored one and then missed a last gasp penalty....
Video: Celtic score historic win over Man U
See the sensational Free kick from Shunsuke Nakamura that helped Celtic defeat Manchester United 1 – 0. Celtic keeper...
Media stage walk out at SA World Cup meeting
When none of the members of the Board of Directors of the Local 2010 World Cup Organising Committee had...
Refs under fire
Referees other than Graham Poll are making the news for all the wrong reasons of late.Blackburn and Tottenham are...
Mario Gomez – Rising star
Stuttgart’s 21 year old striker Mario Gomez got high praise from Beckenbauer this week.He said that Gomez should be...
Comments from Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff on Barcelona’s striker problem …… “You can’t sign anybody decent until the first of January and soon...
Video: Gudjohnsen brace for Barcelona
Icelandic international Eidur Gudjohnsen scored 2 goals out of four .Barcelona went back to the top of the Spanish...
FIFPro wins Anti Racism Award
C.E.C.R.A, the Anti Racist Organisation in Spain, have awarded FIFPro an International Award for 2006 for their outstanding work...
Roma in seventh heaven.
Roma hammered Catania 7-0 producing the biggest Serie A win in 23 years.Enjoy the goals.You will also have to...
The legend that was Puskas: Eduardo Galeano remembers
Eduardo Galeano has a delightful entry on Ferenc Puskas in his immensely readable book Soccer in Sun and Shadow...
What ails Indian football? An overview
It is the state of affairs in Indian sports that when you google ‘What ails Indian football?’ you not...
Real Madrid pays tribute to Puskas.
Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 3-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday as it paid tribute to its all-time...
Beckenbauer for President
61-year-old Franz ( The Kaiser )Beckenbauer, was voted president of Bayern Munich for the 5th consecutive time. He has...
Pekerman to coach US team ?
Here is the rumour and here is the denial of the rumour.
Videos: Henri and Geremi – Free kick goals
Two great goals from free kicks – The first from Chelsea’s Cameroon international Geremi against WestHam.The second – Thierry...
Video :Rooney scores twice against Sheffield
Sheffield vs Manchester United.See Keith Gillespie put Sheffield ahead in the 14th minute .Rooney scores twice after that (using...
Ferenc Puskas: A player with a supernatural left foot and an imprudent generosity
El Pais has a beautiful little article on how Real team mates and opponents alike remember Puskas. Gento, Stefano,...
Real to David Beckham: No Tom Cruise wedding for you
Beckham’s days in Real are but over. He has only played in three games this season and is out...
Video: 1954 World Cup, Germany 3 Hungary 2
The Mighty Magyars should have won this finals. An injured Puskas scored the first goal and was denied an...
Video: Wembley, 1953 Ferenc Puskas vs Billy Wright: The perfect goal
Brilliant goal and footwork by Puskas. Loses Billy Wright completely.
Video: 10 best Real Madrid goals
Includes two goals from the 1960 European Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt scored by Puskas (# 7) and Alfredo...
Video: May 1954, Hungary 7 England 1
Puskas and the Mighty Magyars destroy the Three Lions again.
Wembley, November 1953: Hungary 6 England 3
Billy Wright (L) Ferenc Puskas (R), Wembley 1953 A match that destroyed the aura of the invincibility and changed...
Tributes pour in for Ferenc Puskas: ‘A wonderful player and person’
The death of Ferenc Puskás in Budapest today has been felt throughout the footballing world. uefa.com rounds up the...
The Mighty Magyars: A fable as Hungary struggles
With the passing away of Ferenc Puskás, the last of the Mighty Magyars is gone. There is only one...
Vagner Love joins the club.
It may be hard for some to believe this but another hat trick has been scored.Brazilian striker Vagner Love...
Video: Tribute to Ferenc Puskas
A video compilation paying homage to Ferenc Puskas “I will write my life as a footballer as if it...
Ferenc Puskás – Hungarian legend is no more.
Legendary Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás died in Budapest today. He is considered one of the best footballers ever, having...
Scolari and Ferguson -a brewing feud
Simao Sabrosa scored in each half to help Portugal beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in their Euro Championship qualifier.Cristiano Ronaldo was...
Video : A brace of Hat Tricks
There seem to be a fierce amount of hat tricks being scored of late. Here’s another couple of hapless...
Video : Drogba unstoppable
Drogba is unstoppable these days…seen here scoring the winning goal in a friendly between Ivory Coast and Sweden on...
Will Freddy Adu succeed in Europe?
The US soccer establishment has been agog with the news that we might finally see David Beckham land up...
West Ham’s finest moment: The 1966 World Cup
Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, and Martin Peters: Hammers all! West Ham with all the ups and downs as a...
Video : England 1 Holland 1
Rooney scores his first goal for England since last november with the back of his boot.Rafael van der Vaart...
Video – Materazzi self goal
Turkish delight as Materazzi scores a self goal in Italy’s 1-1 draw in the friendly against Turkey yesterday.
Henry closes in on record
This diving header in the friendly against Greece brings Theirry Henry’s tally of goals scored for France to 39...
West Ham’s Tevez and Mascherano are busts: Trade rumours get stronger
Amongst all the brouhaha over West Ham’s signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano signings that shook the football...
Ballon D’or – New rumour
Okay – new rumour. Fabio Cannavaro is going to be the one to win the Golden Ball and not...
Violence in Argentine football.
Argentine authorities are investigating allegations that Gimnasia-La Plata players received death threats from their own supporters, who demanded the...
New kids on the block
Real Madrid have announced the signing of Brazilian side Fluminense’s 18 year old left-back Marcelo. He is the latest...
North Korea wins the Asian Youth Football Championship
North Korea is in the news for disagreeable reasons, mostly to do with realpolitik and nuclear ambitions, a perennial...
Meanwhile the MLS finals has Scotland talking……..
Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear was born in Glasgow. 35 miles away from Troon, the birthplace of Steve Nicol,...