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...
The Football Men: Simon Kuper’s book demystifying the stars
Simon Kuper's new book "The Football Men" tries to take us beyond what we know of the football superstars on TV and media. Some insights. Most of them glorify their family turning it into a warm cocoon which is...
Roberto Carlos heralds Anzhi Makhachkala’s revolution
szólj hozzá: roberto carlos debüt The ageless Roberto Carlos who many thought would finish his career in Corinthians made another U turn when he joined Anzhi Makhachkala, a Russian Premier League club based in Makhachkala, the capital of the North...
Arsenal are a team of mental midgets
But does he love Arsenal? God is a Man Utd fan 96 minutes of almost nothingness. Then a dodgy penalty call and RVP scores for Arsenal. This being Arsenal you knew they would look for ways to shoot themselves...
RIP: Danny Fiszman
Former Arsenal director Danny Fiszman passed away after a long battle against throat cancer. He was Arsenal's largest shareholder till September 2007 before gradually disinvesting his stake to Stan Kroenke. He sold the remaining 16.11% shares to Kroenke just...
Champions League QF: Schalke complete their embarrassment of Inter
Before we say Raul and make no mistake this was all the former Real Madrid man, we've to say this Inter defense was exposed once again. What a difference a year makes. Schalke was obviously the brighter of the...
How is Stan Kroenke financing his Arsenal takeover?
The biggest news over the weekend was 41 year old Jens Lehmann's return and the commanding difference he made in goal. It was supposed to be a quiet segue into a week of preparation before the all important Liverpool...
LeBron James becomes a Liverpool stakeholder
Liverpool fans can expect NBA superstar LeBron James to be present in their midst at Anfield taking in a game sometime in the near future. LeBron is joining hands with John Henry, chairman of the Fenway Sports Group (FSG)...
