What a week in the EPL. Only 3 teams grabbed full points, two by defeating top four sides (Wolves over Tottenham; Villa over United). Andrei Arshavin’s fantastic game-winner was made to look pedestrian by Wigan’s Maynor Figueroa. Watch for that one to pop up in Wonderland later this week. Stoke City 2-2 […]
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It's that Ronaldo again
Cristiano Ronaldo is a man who has had a tough time this year. In January he crashed his Ferrari 599 GTB. That left only the Aston Martin DB9, the BMW M6, the Phantom Rolls-Royce, the Bentley Continental GT Speed and three Porsches with which to get to practice since the […]
Landon Donovan to Everton
I was very excited to see that soccerbyives was reporting that Landon Donovan has completed a loan deal to Everton. Although the details have not been released and the Everton website does not indicate this, I thought I would take a couple minutes to comment. I can only really see […]
UEFA Champions League Update
The UEFA Champions League is your basic Royal Rumble of European club teams. The big leagues send their best teams to directly into the round robin phase of the competition while the smaller league champions have to fight through a qualifying stage in order to make the 32 team competition. […]
Raul to Philly?
Raul to Philly? Could happen, Goal.com reports. The record-holding Spanish goal-scorer has been linked to Major League Soccer by Mundo Deportivo, a Spanish publication, with a prospective move to happen in the summer transfer window. Philadelphia Union could acquire him as a designated player, but so too could any number […]
Soccer gambling syndicate targeted this guy, and here's how
If you’re looking for some insights into the European match-fixing scandal spilling out of Germany, check out this story by The New York Times. They tell the story of how one German player got caught up in it. Guns, debts, cash, organized syndicates, and a gambling culture among players – […]