Iraqi soccer player kidnapped
Ghanim Ghudayer, 22, a member of Iraq’s Olympic team and a star on Baghdad’s Air Force Club, was kidnapped...
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Germany 13 San Marino 0
Germany bullied its way through against hapless San Marino, scoring at will, in a record setting spree 13-0. This...
France proves they are more than Zidane: France 3 Italy 1
France did not need Zidane with Sidney Govou It was as we suspected. Italy won the World Cup because...
Video: Brazil 2, Wales 0
Brazil still has a long way to go, despite what Dunga may be saying… This ain’t no team yet!...
Sol Campbell on Racism
This Kick It Out interview with Sol Campbell is rather pedestrian, but it does tell you about Arsenal’s strategy...
Video: England 5, Andorra 0
England beats a high-school caliber team – Andorra. Next up Macedonia. Will Crouch pull his usual vanishing act? Or...
Gallas in self goal ruckus
After Chelsea acquired Ashley Cole in part-exchange for William Gallas the club alleged that Gallas threatened to score an...
Why would anyone want Zidane’s sweaty jersey?
Now the truth is told. Materazzi did not want Zidane’s jersey, the one that he kept tugging, and one...
Giacinto Fachetti passes on: Azzurri and Inter Milan great
Giacinto Facchetti died yesterday. A giant amongst the Azzurris and an Inter Milan stalwart, who played all 634 games...
League attendence records: Man Utd tops
Manchester City ranks 8th. So we can forget that oft repeated claim that they have more fans per game...
Video: Football history, Chelsea vs Leyton Orient, FA Cup, 1978
Leyton Orient put it past Chelsea. I still remember reading about legends like Peter ‘Cat’ Bonetti (probably the best...
Video: Where is Zoltan Gera?
The Baggies have been relegated. We will probably get to see Gera brilliance in League 1 highlights. Gera is...
Italy in mourning
The italian team will have a bit more on their minds besides having to watch out for all the...
France vs Italy: Who will headbutt Materazzi this time?
The European papers are abuzz with the France – Italy Euro Cup showdown this Wednesday, two months after their...
Ashley Cole vs William Gallas: Who got the better player?
William Gallas: A wall: Physical, versatile, and a great tackler. The attack has to go around him. Can play...
Video: Emirates friendly, Brazil vs Argentina, 3-0
Great win for Dunga, crappy start to Alfio Basile’s career as the coach of the Albiceleste. Check out the...
Video: Portsmouth vs Middlesborough, 4-0
Kanu’s two goals, Benjani’s great header, and Todorov finishes of Boro.
David Goldblatt: The Ball is Round
For soccer lovers this is the ultimate book. A 992 page book on everything and anything to do with...
Foul: Andrew Jennings book exposes FIFA
Andrew Jennings’s book gives us the scoop on how Sepp Blatter became president and how FIFA awards World Cups.
Peter Velappan: The man behind the Asian resurgence in soccer
In 2007, FIFA has their presidential elections, and Sepp Blatter, the present FIFA president is running again. Sepp Blatter...
Video: Nicholas Anelka at Bolton
Anelka Amazing!!! – video powered by Metacafe Le Sulk is back in the Premiership. Sam Allardyce says that Anelka...
Boris Berezovsky: Roman Abramovich’s partner, Russia’s most feared oligarch
In all the hullaballoo of West Ham being taken over by Kia Joorabchian, in most likelihood, a proxy for...
Angola bids for 2010 African Nations cup.
Angola are regarded as slight favourites to win hosting rights for the 2010 African Nations Cup finals when the...
Chelsea: Disregard West Ham; you disregard your own history
Human memory is not only short, it is fickle. It is astounding how Chelsea have inveigled themselves into the...
Arsenal’s Brazilians: The way to go
Brazil in one way or another has never really seen the English League as a stop for showcasing their...
Mido is baaaaaack! Spurs fans, let the good times roll
Mido is coming back to White Hart Lane. Good times everyone!! Mido commented on the team’s official website, ”I...
To Wayne Rooney: Cock up and play the game
Football players should be seen and not heard. Again it’s not just Ashley Cole calling abuse on Arsene Wenger...
Video: Porto Alegre wins the Copa Libertadores 2006
Independiente Porto Alegre wins the Copa over fancied Sao Paolo for the first time! Porto Alegre is now not...
Ze Roberto: From Bayer Leverkusen to FC Santos
The Bundesliga continues to lose players from overseas. Brazilian player, Ze Roberto is moving back to FC Santos and...
Ryan Giggs in mid air emergency
John Toshack , Ryan Giggs and other members of Wales team, while on their way to play the Czech...
Who is Kia Joorabchian? Is Abramovich behind the West Ham move?
Is Roman Abramovich (L) negotiating West Ham’s takeover? Kia Joorbachian (R) West Ham shocked everybody in the soccer world...
Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal: Be warned, this year’s Premiership is not about you!
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano come to West Ham, Kanu is on fire at Portsmouth, Aston Villa is being...
Video: Carlos Tevez, the new Hammer Jammer
The buzz on Carlitos is how he dodged Arsenal, Manchester Utd, and Chelsea to come to West Ham. Seems...
Dunga takes on airline passengers
Brazil meet Argentina in a friendly at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium tomorrow with both seeking to make up for the...
Israel begins Euro campaign
The national team of Israel begin their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign this weekend. Last month, UEFA prevented Israeli clubs...
Portsmouth, Aston Villa: Their recent fortunes raise little rancour
Mention Malcolm Glazer and his takeover of Man U, and it will get most Mancusian’s gritting their teeth in...
Phil Neville encourages Beckham
Neville is due to play his first competitive international since the Euro 2004 finals in the opening qualifier for...
Four stars for Italy
Italy will parade the World Cup Trophy around Naples’ San Paolo stadium on Saturday before its first competitive match...
Video: From Bad to Worse
Trainers like these, who needs ’em?
Ballack Style: A Bit Cramped
Ballack’s debut with Chelsea was anything but impressive. He kept crowding Lampard and vice-versa. Maybe Chelsea isn’t going to...
Video: Proof that Germany’s Getting Even Better
This video proves that even without Klinsi, the New Deutschland is on the right track: We simply picked up...
Hargreaves Is Leaving Bayern
Stop the presses. I think we are witnessing some last minute negotiations before the transfer window closes, but the...
More on Ferdinand’s toe
X-rays seem to have revealed yesterday that Rio Ferdinand had not broken any of his toes after all in...
Ouch! Ferdinand Breaks Toe
Will England never get lucky? Rio Ferdinand is likely to miss England’s opening two Euro 2008 qualifiers after suffering...
How Keane Might Just Do It!
The Guardian’s Rob Smyth blogs on about Keano at Sunderland: “Roy Keane could well become the most intriguing manager...
Video: Ben Thatcher’s a Moron!
How else do you describe this? One word, to quote John McEnroe: “Moron!” Manchester City has suspended the moron...
Rooney Fights Back Against the FA
Manchester United’s volatile striker, Wayne Rooney, is allegedly threatening to refuse to co-operate with England sponsors if the Football...
Hello Ruudy! Goodbye Ronaldo?
Will Ruud van Nistelrooy send Ronaldo packing? The striker’s performance led some papers to conclude that the club would...
Video: More Robinho
Watch these moves and weep. Reminds me of that summer day in my teens when I realized I was...
Video: Robinho’s First Game for Real Madrid
Robinho’s first appearance for Real Madrid vs. Cadiz on August 28, 2005: The tragedy of this World Cup was...
Video: Alfredo di Stefano
A glimpse at the genius of Di Stefano. He scored 428 goals for Real Madrid in 510 appearances- 49...
Will Keane Make it as Manager?
“Once Keano walks into the Stadium of Light, life will never be the same again for Sunderland.” That’s the...
Video: Bobby Zamora: The lad does alright!
Nice little video put together of Zamora’s goals.
Bobby Zamora’s flying start: Hammers escape with a draw
Bobby Zamora is in fine fettle. The West Ham striker seems to have taken the added responsibility on his...