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  • Liver”pull” It Back

    The match looked like it was headed for a draw until the former Blues' full-back Glen Johnson mastered an 87th minute winner. Liverpool took the lead through Maxi in the 33rd minute after the visitors started off brightly. Chelsea tried their best but luck did not seem to favour them as ...

  • Chelsea Facing the Blues

    The Prenier League champions are facing a downward spiral. The Blues were comfortably beaten by Arsenal, 1-3. Arsenal's Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott scored the goals for the Gunners. Carlo Ancelotti's team have managed just six points from the last 24! [caption id="attachment_2311" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas celebrate ...

  • Dimitar Berbatov On Top

    According to Reuters - Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov told reporters to stop voting for him after being named Bulgaria's Footballer of the Year for a seventh time on Monday. "I prefer to see some of the younger lads winning the award," the 29-year-old said after coming top in the poll of ...

  • Sam Allardyce Sacked!

    The former Blackburn manager was let go because apparently his vision did not fit in with that of new owners. The Indian owners believe the club should be fourth or fifth in the Premier League. more_link_text


Yesterday saw the 2005 champions - Liverpool losing 2 - 0 to Fiorentina, in the Champions League and now their 2005 opponents - AC Milan fail to overcome FC Zürich. Milan fell behind in the 10th minute of proceedings, after FC Zürich's Finnish defender Hannu Tihinen, back-heeled the ball into ...

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Possible starting Line-ups: Man City: Shay Given, Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Gareth Barry, De Jong, Zabaleta, Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Santa Cruz. West Ham: Green, Faubert, Upson, Tomkins, Ilunga, Parker, Noble, Hines, Diamanti, Franco, Cole. Manchester City team news Stephen Ireland will not start the match due to a sickness bug, he ...

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Wigan won 3-1 at home against Chelsea, terminating Chelsea's 100% league win record. Paul Scharner's last minute goal added insult to the already injured Chelsea team, who earlier lost Petr Cech in the 51st minute, after he was sent off for fouling Hugo Rodallega. Rodallega converted from the spot and gave ...

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Liverpool were seen into the last 16 stage by David Ngog's lone goal against the former premier league participants, Leeds. Arsenal beat West Bromwich 2-0 driven by Carlos Vela's two goals. Ngog scored in the 66th minute at Elland Road. However, Liverpool struggled to take control of the game without the ...

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There was a flurry of goals in the last ten minutes, the most important one being Owen's debut goal for Manchester United. Darren Fletcher and Craig Bellamy scored two goals each for Man U and Manchester City, respectively. It was a highly anticipated Manchester derby with both sides showing good form ...

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A Day of Penalties

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Four of the six matches played in the 6th week of the Premiership saw players scoring from the spot! These included Burnley V Sunderland, Aston Villa V Portsmouth, Bolton V Stoke and West Ham V Liverpool matches. Arsenal dominated Wigan at home, scoring 4 goals with defender Thomas Vermaelen scoring two. The ...

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According to news coming in from Spain, Argentinian Clubs have started a campaign to substitute Coach Diego Maradona with Barcelona's Coach - Pep Guardiola. Maradona has been under siege for jeopardizing Argentina's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Earlier, Ole - a Buenos Aires newspaper had reported ...

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The premier league has a very interesting past which many of you may have not known! It is the world's most watched league and the most lucrative - attracting the top players from all over the globe. Hard to believe then that the first ball kicked in the Premier League was as ...

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Samuel Eto'o had promised revenge on Barcelona and coach Josep Guardiola for selling him but it all ended square. It was the most anticipated match of the Champions League, not only because of the star teams but also the rivalry of 'Ibra' and Eto'o, who interchanged teams this season. [caption id="attachment_503" align="aligncenter" ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo looked in good touch and inspired Real Madrid to a win against hosts FC Zürich. The final score read Zürich 2 - 5 Real Madrid. Ronaldo scored from a free-kick which was well within the reach of the Swiss team's keeper, Raúl added a second with a close range ...

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