Diego Milito’s goal wins Inter the Milan derby
AC Milan were the better attacking team and should have been deserving winners but the crossbar came to Inter's rescue. Soccer is cruel. Javier Zanetti proving at the age of 38 years he has a full tank of gas...
Thomas Vermaelen: Victim once again to Arsenal’s dreaded "ankle" problem
The achilles tendon: A vital "push off" that helps change the body's position When does one go from saying that a single instance is happenstance, two is a coincidence, to three or more is a bloody epidemic? Add ankle...
Wenger’s tenure propped up by apocalyptic scenario
England overcame World War II buoyed by the bulldog spirit of Winston Churchill, the perfect choice for a war time leader. Yet, it was Clement Atlee who was voted to rebuild an England recovering from the war's aftermath and the...
Arsenal on the table for Yann M’Vila, Eden Hazard
Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila has been linked with Arsenal Arsene Wenger might finally bring in a late cavalry charge to add quality to the midfield. Yann M'Vila the highly rated holding midfielder from Rennes is a £15million target, although...
Arsenal: Born under a bad sign and self inflicted wounds
Emmanuel Frimpong is a unit: Now he needs a bit more control It's hard to believe we're just three matches old and already Arsenal wears the scars of a full season. The weak of heart need not apply because...
Let the new era begin at Arsenal
I for one welcome the departure of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. Full disclosure, Fabregas is my favourite player at Arsenal and wear his no 4 jersey proudly to all the matches. You will find fewer fans more bereft...
André Villas- Boas resigns ahead of the big Chelsea move
FC Porto reports Andre Villas-Boas has resigned. The check for €15m needed for his buyout appears to be in the mail. Chelsea should announce his hiring in the next few days. Will AVB's first locker room gesture be to embrace...
Soccer’s data revolution: To be pitch perfect
Every data point (pass, cross, offside, out of play etc) mapped in these two hemispheres (one for each half) between Man Utd and Barca in the Champions League finals. Simon Kuper's fascinating article in the FT about how the...
The makers of (mostly) undrinkable beer become FA Cup sponsors
The world's oldest football competition will be sponsored for the next three years by the "King of Beers". The competition is to be grandiosely re-branded as the FA Cup with Budweiser. The FA of course gets some serious business....
The Earth survived today and so will FIFA
"Sepp, Sepp no reason to go apoplectic ... just go apocalyptic" Today was Judgment Day according to Harold Camping, the evangelist loon who proclaimed this day the Earth would be "raptured" and only the chosen few would survive. Which...
