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John Terry again! Roy Hodgson announces 23 man Euro squad

He's back! Rio is out. Team unity be damned. Old is gold. We have John Terry back resurrected until proven otherwise in the racism charge against Anton Ferdinand. Fabio Capello was sacked for going rogue on Italian TV but...

Alessandro Del Piero: Juve legend plays his last match against Atalanta

What a bittersweet final day for Juve fans as their side got to lift the Scudetto and beat Atalanta, 3-1 in the season's last match. It was also the last day for Alessandro Del Piero, their talismanic striker, who...

Joey Barton’s tantrums ruin QPR’s joy at remaining promoted

QPR went down to City but in the end it did not prove costly as Bolton could not pull off a win against Stoke so they remain promoted. But no thanks to Joey Barton. This man is a disgrace...

Tactical inflexibility cost the US U23 an Olympics spot

Caleb Porter's tactics came under fire in the U23 failure The CONCACAF region will be represented by Mexico and Honduras at the 2012 London Olympics as the qualifiers drew to a close on Monday with Mexico beating Los Catrachos...

Kirin Cup: Alex Morgan’s score ties US with Japan, 1-1

The Nadeshiko were the better team in the first 45 minutes getting a number of chances with their quick interchanges. The USA relied a bit too much on Alex Morgan who was quite dangerous but there was no midfield...

Mexico beat Canada, 3-1 to qualify for the 2012 Olympics

Marco Fabian was the standout player scoring a goal and assisting in Alan Pulido's goal as Mexico brushed aside Canada in the CONCACAF region semi-finals to qualify for the London Olympics. El Tri also added insurance from Miguel Angel...

Patrick Vieira’s contention of referee favouritism is bunk

Patrick Vieira started a firestorm when he claimed that Man Utd get preferential treatment from referees. He was referring to referee Michael Oliver's decision not to award a penalty to Fulham when Michael Carrick brought down Danny Murphy in...

Olympic qualifiers: Mexico beat Panama, 1-0 to enter semi-finals

Mexico entered the semi-finals of the Olympic qualifiers beating Panama last evening at the Home Depot Center, Carson. The Panamanians stretched out El Tri till stoppage time when Erick Torres struck a last minute winner. Mexico now meet Canada...

Champions League QF: Milan holds Barca, 0-0

Barca did everything except score a goal. But credit Milan they turned in a defensive performance they can be proud of. Luca Antonini who is usually derided by Milanistas as a simple minded buffoon was their hero coming up...

Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt immortalized

The most iconic moment of the first decade of the 21st century now has a permanent home. Alright, that's a bit hyperbolic, but its true for us soccer fans, eh? Zizou's flesh and blood takedown/ dissection of Marco Materazzi...

The USA U-23 fail to qualify for the Olympics: USA 3 El Salvador 3

A last second shot by Jaime Alas which Sean Johnson could not hold onto trickled into goal for the equalizer and the USA U23 needing a win, alas, failed to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics. It will be...

Racism on display: Chris Samba gets a banana thrown at him

Russian clubs are flush with cash. Anzhi Makhachkala's new coach is Guus Hiddink. They are ready to break the bank to entice Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi. But so many of their fans are still provincial and racist. FIFA...