Inter Milan vs. Fiorentina (2-0) - Ibrahimovic free kick goal (Video)

March 15, 2009

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s stunning free kick goal (90th min) in Inter Milan’s 2-0 win over Fiorentina.

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Video - Footballs ten best stadiums

February 27, 2009

10. Azadi Stadium - Tehran, Iran

9. River Plate Stadium - Buenos Aires, Argentina

8. Stade De France - Paris, France

7. Azteca Stadium - Mexico City, Mexico

6. San Siro - Milan, Italy

5. Camp Nou - Barcelona, Spain

4. Old Trafford - Manchester, England

3. Wembley - London, England

2. Bernabeu - Madrid, [...]

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Video - Football’s top ten saves

February 20, 2009

10. Rene Higuita

9. Artur Boruc

8. Boaz Myhill

7. Gianluigi Buffon

6. Peter Schmeichel

5. Iker Casillas

4. Jim Montgomery

3. David Seaman

2. Gordon Banks

1. Gregory Coupet

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Video - Footballs 10 best teams ever

February 13, 2009

10. Bayern Munich 1975

9. Juventus 1996

8. Barcelona 1992

7. Manchester United 1999

6. Liverpool 1978

5. Ajax 1972

4. Milan 1989

3. Manchester United 2009

2. Barcelona 2009

1. Real Madrid 1960

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Video - Football’s top ten dribbling goals!

February 6, 2009

Enjoy!!
10. Pele
Santos

9. Jay Jay Okocha

8. Lionel Messi
Barcelona

7. Thierry Henry
Arsenal

6. Robinho
Santos

5. Ryan Giggs
Manchester United

4. John Barnes
England

3. Maradona
Argentina

2. George Best
San Jose Earthquakes

1. Alanzinho
Stabaek

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Video - Premier League’s top ten worst recent signings

January 30, 2009

10. Xisco
Deportivo to Newcastle
£5.7M

9. Marvin Emnes
Sparta Rotterdam to Middlesbrough
£3.2M

8. Rade Prica
Aalborg to Sunderland
£2M

7. Giovani Dos Santos
Barcelona to Tottenham
£8.6M

6. Benjani
Portsmouth to Manchester City
£4M

5. Alfonso Alves
Heerenveen to Middlesbrough
£12M

4. Jo
CSKA Moscow to Manchester City
£19M

3. Florent Malouda
Lyon to Chelsea
£13.5M

2. Darren Bent
Charlton to Tottenham
£16M

1. Robbie Keane
Tottenham to Liverpool
£20M

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Video - Football’s 10 worst misses

January 23, 2009

Darren Bent took a lot of abuse from the media and from Harry Redknapp his manager, after missing a simple header late in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth. It was a bad miss, but was it one of the worst?
It only gets tenth place for me and as you can see, Darren is in some [...]

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Video - Football’s ten record transfers

January 16, 2009

Prior to the current transfer window, here are the top ten transfer fees paid for any players. Have a look. Did the club’s get their money’s worth?
10. Juan Sebastian Veron - Lazio to Manchester United - £28.1m

9. Ronaldo - Inter Milan to Real Madrid - £28.9m

8. Gaizka Mendieta - Valencia to Lazio - [...]

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Video - 10 Premier League footballers who light up the game

January 9, 2009

10. Rio Ferdinand
Lots of people don’t like the United and England defender but to my mind, he has been the best centre half in the world for the past couple of years. He has eliminated all of the silly mistakes he used to make and is now a perfect example of what you want from [...]

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Carlos Tevez linked with Arsenal. Should Manchester United pick Berbatov ahead of him?

December 21, 2008

This morning’s Sunday Mirror newspaper goes with a remarkable story that Arsenal are preparing to sign Manchester United’s loan star Carlos Tevez in a deal that will shatter their previous £11m record transfer fee. Whilst the idea of Arsenal signing a Manchester United player who struggles to get a regular first team game seemed absolutely [...]

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Video - Football’s 10 worst goalkeeping howlers

December 19, 2008

Peter Enkleman - Villa v Birmingham
Goalkeepers don’t do this. Goalkeepers don’t do this in local derbies. Goalkeepers don’t do this directly in front of the fans of their most hated rivals!

Massimo Taibi - Manchester United v Southampton
He hadn’t looked very good before this in his short United career, but this really was the final [...]

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Video review of the week - 10 stories from World Football over the past seven days

December 12, 2008

1. Roy Keane walked out on Sunderland. It wasn’t the first time he has walked out on someone as the rest of the Republic of Ireland squad from World Cup 2002 can testify.
Did he leave because he felt he had taken the club as far as he could and he thought it was in the [...]

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Video - Football’s 10 biggest rivalries

December 5, 2008

This week’s top ten looks at rivalries in World football. These ones are pretty ‘tasty’. I’m sure you can suggest some more.
10. Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
There is a real hatred between the fans of these two clubs. The treatment Sol Campbell receives from Tottenham fans some seven years after he left White Hart Lane for [...]

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Video - Footballs 10 best free kicks

November 28, 2008

This week’s top ten looks at the art of scoring from free kicks. I’ve done my list but there are many others that could be included. You have just got to watch the winner. I’ve never seen anything like it before!
10. Ronaldinho
Brazil v England (Did he mean it?)

9. David Beckham
England v Greece

8. Diego [...]

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Video - Footballs Best 10 skills ever

November 21, 2008

This weeks top ten looks at some great skills and moves. These are some of my favourites. What are yours?
10. The Sir Stanley Matthews feint (Examples of the original of the most simple dribblers move)

9. The George Best dribble (Not a bad goal!)

8. The Zidane turn (One example of leaving three defenders for [...]

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Should the Premier League take note of what has happened in China?

November 19, 2008

Can you imagine what would happen to the Premier League if Sky Television pulled out of covering it? It doesn’t bear thinking about. The amount of debt left in the game would be astronomical and the collapse of football in England as we know it would be swift and spectacular.
Although it seems very unlikely to [...]

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Video - Football’s 10 biggest English cup shocks

November 14, 2008

With Chelsea being knocked out of the Carling Cup by Championship side Burnley I thought, this week, we would have a look at the 10 biggest shocks in English cup football. If you would like to add any to my list, please feel free.
10. Grimsby 1-0 Tottenham
Season - 2005/6
Competition - League Cup
Tottenham included players like [...]

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One of the greats? - Andrew Cole retires

November 12, 2008

When a list of great strikers is made, the name of Andy, or Andrew Cole rarely features. During his career, he somewhat unfairly made his name almost as much for missing chances as he did for scoring them.
Glittering
Despite a glittering club career and a record that is hard to match, his international career [...]

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Video - Footballs 10 best modern day wingers

November 7, 2008

Here goes with another top ten selection. Feel free to add those that you think I should have included.
10. Dennis Rommedahl
Born: 22nd July 1978
Clubs: PSV, Charlton, Ajax
International: 82 caps for Denmark

9. Vicente
Born: 16th July 1981
Clubs: Levante, Valencia
International: 38 caps for Spain

8. Joaquin
Born: 21st July 1981
Clubs: Betis, Valencia
International: 51 caps for Spain

7. Marc [...]

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Video - Footballs top 10 strikers now

October 31, 2008

Who are the current best ten strikers in the world? Here’s my suggestion. What do you think?
10. Miroslav Klose
Club: Bayern Munich
Games (Goals): 36 (13)
Country: Germany
Games (Goals): 86 (44)

9. David Trezeguet
Club: Juventus
Games (Goals): 218 (130)
Country: France
Games [...]

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Video - Football’s 10 best midfielders

October 24, 2008

OK, this week’s top ten is likely to be a little more contentious. I made my original list of greats and I had twenty-one players just off the top of my head. Any one of those twenty-one, as well as many others I’m sure that I haven’t thought about, would be perfectly at home in [...]

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Football’s top 10 defenders (VIDEO)

October 17, 2008

This week’s top ten looks at the best central defenders of recent history. My list is here, but I’m sure there are many others who should be included. Please feel free to comment on my choices or add your own;
10. Matthias Sammer
Born - 5th September 1967
74 caps for Germany.
A sweeper with absolute class. Started out [...]

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VIDEO: Footballs ten best ever goalkeepers

October 10, 2008

OK, it’s a subjective choice but here goes my selection. Feel free to suggest others;
10. Iker Casillas
Born: 20th May 1981
Clubs: Real Madrid
85 caps for Spain.

9. Pat Jennings
Born: 12th June 1945
Clubs: Watford, Tottenham, Arsenal
119 caps for Northern Ireland
8. Neville Southall
Born: 16th September 1958
Clubs: Bury, Everton and many, many others!
93 caps for Wales

7. David Seaman
Born: 19th September 1963
Clubs: Leeds, Peterborough, Birmingham, Arsenal, Manchester [...]

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