Why are US goalkeepers so good?
Brad Friedel, amongst his peers, still going strong at 41 years old A recent post by Jamie Trecker poses the question will the USA ever win the World Cup? And when will the USA ever produce its own Pele,...
Stuart Pearce installed as England’s interim manager
A pearce-ing scream: The U21 coach is taking over for the Holland friendly The players are all coming out of the woodwork. After keeping miserably silent and not offering an ounce of support for their former manager. Man, those...
Cappello resignation: A happy day for Redknapp and conspiracy theorists
Harry Redknapp, David Bernstein, and Fabio Capello in Les Liaisons Dangereuses A day ago, Harry Redknapp was in the dock on tax evasion charges. If proven guilty, it would end his chances to be England manager, a post that...
Kieran Gibbs: Available for Arsenal’s CL fixture against Milan
Slowly some of those long standing absences are working their way back into the Arsenal squad and not a moment too soon. The latest update has Kieran Gibbs ready and available for next week's Arsenal Champions League first leg...
Harry Redknapp cleared of tax evasion charges
C'mon 'Arry break out in a smile now! Harry Redknapp's been found to be as clean as a whistle. The three week trial which took place at Southwark crown courts came to an end as both Redknapp and his...
Copa Del Rey semi-finals, second leg: Athletic Bilbao 6 Mirandes 2
Mirandes, the giant killing third division Liga club bowed out beaten by Athletic Bilbao, 6-2, in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey (8-3 aggregate). Fernando Llorente showed why he's on the wishlist of some of the world's...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic receives a three match suspension
The world's most over rated striker receives a three match ban for slapping Napoli's Salvatore Aronica. To be fair Aronica also indulged in some extra-curricular activities against Antonio Nocerino but Ibra's was a reputation call. He will miss crucial...
Curtains for Fabio Capello?
Fabio Capello showing what he thinks of the FA's decision to nix Terry's captaincy The FA and Fabio Capello are increasingly at odds with each other over John Terry's captaincy. The Italian was vocal in his support of the...
Mohamed Abou- treika retires after Al Ahly tragedy
Mohamed Abou-treika whose accomplishments as a humanitarian are as luminous as his accomplishments on the soccer pitch announced his retirement from his beloved Al Ahly club. He was joined by fellow icons Emad Moteab and Mohamed Barakat, all stalwarts...
Egypt soccer tragedy: An orchestration to quell democratic voices
Egyptian soccer is in chaos, mirroring what that country is going through. The Egyptian prime minister dissolved the Egyptian Football Federation, Port Said's governor and police chief were sacked, and the Muslim Brotherhood launched a scathing attack on the Interior...
Wilshere may not be out for the remainder of the season
Arsenal can confirm that Jack Wilshere has suffered a small stress fracture to the right foot which is in a different location to his original injury. He will be reassessed in two weeks by Arsenal's medical team. If all...
Thomas Eisfeld: German wunderkid is Arsenal’s new signing
Gunners, waiting for Götze? No longer, Thomas Eisfeld, 19 years old, who's supposed to be even more Götze than Mario Götze and comes from the same club arrives at the Emirates for a princely sum of £420,000. Which means...
