Archives for 2007
Manchester City and Liverpool ended a highly anticipated match with a goalless draw at the City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday. The result maintained the status quo for the Big Four in the Premier League.
Anything can happen in soccer matches. As they say, "The ball is round" and you can't argue with that. Against West Ham, Manchester United can and should win but they missed a penalty - the result is 2-1 to the Hammers.
Seems like the smart money is on Manchester United to lift the Premiere League title. On Wednesday, they coasted to an emphatic 4-0 victory against Sunderland which moved them a point above Arsenal.
After a bruising encounter against Aston Villa which was full of drama, Chelsea fans can be forgiven for feeling heady after the 8 goals topsy-turvy ride.
Arsenal FC has bucked the trend and shown that pure profits can be made by soccer clubs if managed in the right manner and sticking to prudent purchases.
Inter Milan notched a 2-1 derby victory at the San Siro over their counterpart, AC Milan. It is no wonder that a single goal separates both teams. Inter top the Serie A table with the best defense, having conceded a miserly 9 goals in 17 matches while Milan boast the second best defense with 12 goals in 14 matches.
Sol Campbell has molded himself into a crusader against crowd abuse towards footballers and managers. Indignant that their human rights are being breached by fans who hurl verbal abuse, he is seeking redress from the Football Association and has garnered support within the soccer fraternity.
Chelsea’s championship hopes may bite the dust before January as an injury crisis thrusts Avram Grant’s management finesse and tactical astuteness into the spotlight. The Blues progress to a League Cup semi-final meeting with Everton after beating Liverpool 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. It was a flattering score in an intense and spiteful match. [...]
Some of you must be wondering what happened to SoccerNet Live over the last couple of days. Long story.. anyway, just to let you in on the hair pulling 36 hours which I had to endure with my web hosting company (godaddy). You see, I envisage a long term commitment to this soccer blog seeing [...]
AC Milan thrashed Boca Juniors 4-2 in the Club World Cup final in Toyko on Sunday. This sets a new record of four intercontinental crowns for AC Milan.
Fabio Capello has been confirmed as England's new messiah until 2012, on a contract reportedly worth 6.5 million pounds a year by the Football Association on Friday. It is not all cheer in England though.
Chelsea clashed with Valencia in a meaningless Champions League match on Tuesday. The Blues, deprived of Didier Drogba who was out after a knee operation, had already qualified for the next round (courtesy of a 4-0 win against Rosenborg).
To say the least, Rafael Benitez was a huge letdown in the defeat to Reading. Fortunately, Arsenal’s inept performance against Middlesbrough (boy, was that a mighty fall for the juggernaut), has given him space to maneuver. Bill Shankly, arguably Liverpool’s most successful manager, will have turned in his grave if he knew his beloved Reds [...]
Getting a shiny, new stadium seem to be the fad in the Premier League these days, most clubs have plans in the pipeline (if not already announced), but not all enjoy the same degree of success in garnering support.
In danger of scraping the barrel after Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool had toasted heartily for strong performances over the weekend, Manchester United came into the match against Fulham with only one thing in mind: to win.
David Beckham may not have done much to prop up the fortunes of LA Galaxy on the pitch but when it comes to selling of merchandise and increasing profile of the club, he has no peers.
There are no easy matches in the Champions League but once in a while, we come up with oddballs who are determined to discredit the claim - as in the case of Rosenborg.
Taking a close look at Group 6, most will agree it is not easy. If England set their sights on World Cup qualification, then they should start their preparations right away.
Liverpool's title challenge is back on track after an easy 3-0 victory at Newcastle. There were happy faces all round as they extended their unbeaten run but Newcastle have slumped deeper into a crisis
Before England's downfall to Croatia, the thought of Steve McClaren sneaking off to the toilet crossed my mind. It certainly works for the Israelis.
Barclays Premier League has unknowingly become the playing field of Thailand politics. A definite sign that the election battles are heating up is the plan by the Democrat Party for Everton to coach young Thai players.
With Euro 2008 qualification at stake, Italy showed the rest of European football why they were the reigning world champions. Right at the death, they snatched a 2-1 victory from Scotland, thanks to a header from Christian Panucci.
I had meant to tone down the criticism of Steve McClaren after Croatia coach, Steve Bilic, had his two cents about the difficulties in managing a national team.
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