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Blatter's chances of being re-elected unopposed for a fourth term in office were further enhanced by FIFA's financial results for 2009, which showed turnover topping $1bn for the first time, with reserves of a similar level. Fifa's results for 2009 showed revenue was $1.059bn 18% of which is ...
Soccer
FIFA
Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres set about Lille's destruction. Giving Liverpool fans something else to talk about other than Albert Riera's bad hair day .
Meanwhile, ahead of the Liverpool weekend match, Sir Alex has been working the FA calling the disciplinary committee a ...
Soccer
Liverpool
Lille
Steven Gerrard
Fernando Torres
Portsmouth
Alex Ferguson
On meeting the CL champions :
"We respect what Barcelona have done but competition is about what you do tomorrow," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
"I believe what is important is that on the day everyone sees a good game and we win it.
"We are focused on us, not our opponents. In ...
Soccer
Champions League
Arsenal
Arsène Wenger
William Gallas may have a Baker's Cyst.
From Wenger's description , the defender does not appear to have a straightforward calf strain. There is fluid accumulation that is putting pressure on his calf muscles which seems suspiciously like the complication from a Baker's cyst ...
Soccer
William Gallas
Arsenal
Cesc Fàbregas
As a Gunner supporter, one could not have asked for a tougher opponent barring Man Utd. As a lover of football, this sets up one delicious quarterfinal .
The match will see Thierry Henry re-uniting with his old team. Barca, I dare say is probably about twice as potent as the 2006 team that ...
Soccer
Arsenal
Champions League
Thierry Henry
Lyon
Jonathan Zebina reacts to a group of unhappy tifosi racially taunting him
The Juve tifosi are an unhappy lot who have vented their anger on a frustrating season on a whole host of people like Jean Claude Blanc, Juve's owner and director of football operations Alessio Sacco.
On the ...
Soccer
Juventus
Serie A
A touch of absolute brilliance. A moment that ensures Clint Dempsey's place in Fulham's history. It is not enough to say that he kept their Europa dream alive, it is the way he did it.
The awareness that Chimenti had strayed out of position and then the precision of his delicate chip as ...
Soccer
Fulham
Clint Dempsey
England
Fulham's magnificent victory capped what must be a schizophrenic week for the Serie clubs.
Just as the dust from Inter's momentous win over Chelsea had settled, the Italians were treated to the sight of one of their most storied clubs come apart at the seams, as Juve capitulated to the ...
Soccer
Fulham
Juventus
Hall of Fame
Chelsea
Roy Hodgson on Fulham's 4 - 1 victory over Juventus. "We should just do a Rocky Marciano and retire now because it's not going to get any better than this.This must come close to the greatest night of the club's history. On a personal note, I am not sure I can recall such a recovery. I am on ...
Soccer
Fulham
Juventus
Christian's post on the epic poem on Beckham's heel took me on a google search for more football poetry.
Here are some of the things that turned up..
Pretty good huh ?
There's a whole bunch of poems here and here's one for Chelsea fans after the Inter debacle .It's called "Someone called ...
Soccer
David Beckham
Chelsea
FC Santos will be Red Bull Arena's first visitor on March 20th
Looks like a player strike is imminent barring a last minute deal. Free agency and guaranteed player contracts continue to be the sticking points.
The MLS players are standing firm . Kasey Keller:
"I understand where ...
Soccer
Kasey Keller
New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union
Red Bull Arena
Major League Soccer
Rubbishes Rafa's man management skills .
The Spanish winger nurses World Cup ambitions and his lack of playing time at Liverpool are hurting those chances big time.
Chalk down Riera as another wasted and expensive Rafa transfer. It's quite a list.
Soccer
Liverpool
World Cup
In an ESPN interview :
"Arsenal are a team to consider because of their fantastic build-up play. They are like us at Barca in so many ways. Rather than being from London, they should be from South America. Andrei Arshavin and Cesc Fabregas are touch-players I love to watch."
He also ...
Soccer
Arsenal
ESPN
Champions League
Andrei Arshavin
Cesc Fàbregas
Lionel Messi
These guys are not the ones
These guys are. The MAN Group , Britain's biggest hedge fund is being lured on board by the Red Knights.
The hedge fund is amongst the top ten performers with over $20 billion in assets. It is managed by Jon Aisbitt, an ex Goldman Sachs partner.
...
Soccer
Manchester United
A tribute to the clubs left in the CL fray.
Jimmy Page and the Yardbirds (with Keith Relf on vocals) perform "Train Kept A Rollin". Enjoy.
Soccer
Champions League
Carlo Ancelotti gone from Stamford Bridge. 10... 9... 8....7....6 .....
In certain gloomy fan forums David Moyes is being touted. David Moyes? In other more optimistic circles, Fernando Torres is being courted after the striker came out with the statement that his tenure at Liverpool would ...
Soccer
Chelsea
Hall of Fame
Fernando Torres
Liverpool
Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh made sure that Bordeaux joined Lyon as the second French league side in the CL last eight.
It was not easy as Bordeaux suffered a Konstantinos Mitroglou equalizer and a horrendous Alou Diarra tackle that saw their captain receiving his marching orders. It ...
Soccer
Champions League
Arsenal
Lyon
Lionel Messi we bow once again! We have lost count of your superlative performances. Following on the heels of his Valencia virtuoso, the Argentinian was at his best as stuttering Stuttgart lost its voice altogether against his onslaught. Stuttgart dared to hope after the first leg. Oh! How ...
Soccer
Champions League
Lionel Messi
Barcelona
And if he's really sorry as he claimed to be he should play out his days in the League of Ireland ..
Soccer
Thierry Henry
A big blow for the Blaugrana on the eve of their CL second leg against Stuttgart.
Midfield maestro Xavi injured his calf muscle during training and will be out for 2 weeks.
With the match delicately poised at 1-1 and the Sevilla defeat putting pressure on them as the only flag bearer of ...
