Hajduk Split gave Inter a scare in the second leg of their Europa League qualifier. After Inter took the first leg 3-0, Hajduk went to Milan and won 2-0 thanks in part to Ivan Vukovic (not to be confused with teammate Ante Vukosic, who also scored) flicking… continue...
As the Supercopa de Espana draws near and Spanish bakeries sell their finest "fingers of Mou," Jose Mourinho himself has publicly acknowledged that, yeah, jabbing Tito Vilanova in the eyeball during the scuffle that followed last year's Super Cup win for… continue...
Man City have reportedly been sniffing around Liverpool centerback Daniel Agger and, when asked about this, Brendan Rodgers has gone on record as saying that "every player has a price." But Agger himself has made his intentions clear by showing up to a Liverpool… continue...
Right back Tony Hibbert has famously never scored a goal in his 11 years and 308 appearances for Everton. But on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, in a testimonial/preseason friendly against AEK Athens to recognize his decade-plus of service, the 31-year-old actually… continue...
In this edition of "When kit men attack" we have the case of Fluminense's kit man having a bit of a freakout over a disallowed goal. Late in a scoreless match against Atletico Mineiro, Fluminense had a goal ruled offside (video above). Several Fluminense… continue...
Rangers played their first match at Ibrox since the club was liquidated and placed in the Third Division (the fourth tier of Scottish football). It was a Scottish Communities League Cup first-round match between a Third Division club and a Second Division… continue...
Holger Badstuber does not appreciate his teammates questioning his challenges at the training ground and he proved this when 18-year-old Bayern youth team product Emre Can reacted negatively to a lunging tackle. When Can protested, Badstuber grabbed him by… continue...
American singer Aaliyah died nearly eleven years ago, but that hasn't stopped her from putting out new music that name checks Manchester City star Mario Balotelli. The nod to the Premier League prankster comes courtesy of Canadian rapper Drake, who opens… continue...
This is gonna be awkward. So, so awkward. As soon as I see Arsene, he's going to give me that smirk that says, "You're still here, eh?" and then he's going to ask if I read the paper today because of that story about Man City giving up on me and I'm going… continue...
We've joked about the relief Milan players must feel now that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his teammate-kicking ways have moved on to PSG, but Stephan El Shaarawy reveals that it might be more true than first thought. From Football Italia: Ibrahimovic took on… continue...
Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso died in the early hours of Sunday morning, following a night out at a downtown Columbus bar. In a 911 call released to the local news outlet The Columbia Dispatch, an unidentified female describes "a very drunk person" who… continue...
Real Madrid beat Santos Laguna in a Las Vegas friendly on Sunday and the winning goal was scored in a way that Sami Khedira did not particularly enjoy. With La Liga champions and the Liga MX Clausura winners even at 1-1 in the second half, Karim Benzema took… continue...
In mid-July, Michael Owen announced on Twitter that he was "getting closer to finding a new club" after being released by Manchester United. "Had a good deal of interest but just need to pick right!" he added. At 32 years old, Owen is coming off yet another… continue...
In the 69th minute of Montreal's 2-0 win over Philadelphia on Saturday night, Philly midfielder Antoine Hoppenot decided to toss Montreal defender Nelson Rivas on the ground. This was a mistake. Rivas then got up and walked his forehead into Hoppenot's face,… continue...
Barcelona traveled to Paris for a friendly against PSG on Saturday, bringing about the long-awaited reunion of Gerard Pique and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Though they only played one season together at Barca, Pique and Zlatan forged one of the most heart-warming… continue...
Clarence Seedorf followed up Didier Drogba's first two goals for Shanghai Shenhua by opening his Botafogo account in as fine of style as you'd expect of Clarence Seedorf. In his fourth match with the club, Seedorf equalized in the 64th minute against Atletico-GO… continue...
As the marketeers at Crystal Palace ably demonstrated, producing a YouTube video that shows a little skin can help generate a huge amount of interest around a football club. Players of Sunday League side Playford FC have followed suit, but instead of using… continue...
While Real Madrid were training at UCLA, Jose Mourinho was gracious enough to teach a two-hour class entitled the "Mourinho Way" at the university. With help from his backroom staff and a powerpoint presentation, Mourinho imparted his wisdom upon 200 American… continue...
As the marketeers at Crystal Palace ably demonstrated, producing a YouTube video that shows a little skin can help generate a huge amount of interest around a football club. Sunday League side Playford FC have followed suit, but instead of using supple lip-synching… continue...
Two weeks after making his Chinese Super League debut, Didier Drogba scored his first goal for Shanghai Shenhua in today's match against Hangzhou Greentown. It probably won't make the $300,000-a-week striker's career highlight reel, but it's certainly an… continue...
Continuing the trend of oddly violent goal celebrations we've seen this week, here we have Loco Abreu scoring a 68th-minute equalizer for Figueirense in their Copa Sudamericana match against Atletico Goianiense. When Abreu goes to celebrate this achievement… continue...
