http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer World Soccer views and news Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakeshttp://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/E0OwgTFhrQs/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/22/should-arsenal-give-gallas-the-boot/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:23:35 +0000 Joe Brock http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11681 For 12 years, Arsenal fans have been used to a manager so loyal it borders on the belligerent, but that quality appears to be lost on the team’s captain, William Gallas. According to reports this morning, Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy. For the sake of the club’s future, the manager may have to go even further [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=JBqeOvzx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=JBqeOvzx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=sOhO2l38"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=sOhO2l38" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=BdRQVoHh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=BdRQVoHh" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/E0OwgTFhrQs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/22/should-arsenal-give-gallas-the-boot/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/22/should-arsenal-give-gallas-the-boot/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/kEHBKJ0ARCA/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/21/mourinho-v-ranieri-is-a-veritable-grudge-match/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:24:09 +0000 Mark Meadows http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11653 It’s hard to think of two coaches in the world with such an apparent dislike of one another as Inter’s Jose Mourinho and Juve’s Claudio Ranieri. Even Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have got on better of late and the only coach to have real gripes with new Argentina boss Diego Maradona is Scotland no. 2 Terry Butcher. The [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=SP0wZPJx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=SP0wZPJx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=xYFP1Feo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=xYFP1Feo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=MENEKGmX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=MENEKGmX" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/kEHBKJ0ARCA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/21/mourinho-v-ranieri-is-a-veritable-grudge-match/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/21/mourinho-v-ranieri-is-a-veritable-grudge-match/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/pPxO9ffMHKo/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/20/theres-only-one-michael-ballack/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:30:40 +0000 Kevin Fylan http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11654 Like political pundits on local election night, football reporters can’t help reading too much into the results of international friendlies. Pretty much the least interesting thing about England’s error-strewn 2-1 win over Germany in Berlin on Wednesday was the result, but there was food for thought in the performances of two under-strength teams. 1. England seem to bat [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=dGZeS7lp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=dGZeS7lp" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=vCAYxO1E"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=vCAYxO1E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=MFLdE20T"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=MFLdE20T" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/pPxO9ffMHKo" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/20/theres-only-one-michael-ballack/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/20/theres-only-one-michael-ballack/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/ZmWtrftVF7o/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/19/time-for-ronaldo-to-retire/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:59:42 +0000 Mark Meadows http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11642 When you manage just 22 minutes in a charity friendly, it is usually a bad sign. Brazilian Ronaldo was huffing and puffing after his short cameo in Morocco on Monday against a Zinedine Zidane XI and now he is seriously considering retirement. “I don’t know if I will continue playing or retire. I still haven’t taken a [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=gSzL346t"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=gSzL346t" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=fvwSIc1t"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=fvwSIc1t" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=lXLKdx7B"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=lXLKdx7B" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/ZmWtrftVF7o" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/19/time-for-ronaldo-to-retire/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/19/time-for-ronaldo-to-retire/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/2R8uR8OyZVc/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/19/another-meaningless-friendly-well-not-quite/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:58:54 +0000 Kevin Fylan http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11633 Germany’s friendly against England at the Olympiastadion later on Wednesday will have the feel of a B international, given the absence of so many familiar players. England are without Beckham, Gerrard, Rooney, Ferdinand, Heskey, Owen and a couple of Coles, and Theo Walcott has now joined the injured list. Germany are without four of their best known [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=5KsXD9A5"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=5KsXD9A5" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=5q9Saksv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=5q9Saksv" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=WmIR7fBK"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=WmIR7fBK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/2R8uR8OyZVc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/19/another-meaningless-friendly-well-not-quite/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/19/another-meaningless-friendly-well-not-quite/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/bV3tw2axn64/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/18/vlog-on-the-pitch-where-will-it-end-for-maradona/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:39:08 +0000 Kevin Fylan http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11629 Vlog on the Pitch host Owen Wyatt is in Glasgow to see the preparations for Diego Maradona’s first game in charge of Argentina. Owen’s question today is a simple one: Will Diego’s journey end at Soccer City in Johannesburg with the final of the 2010 World Cup? Or is it destined to end badly… Argentina have the [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=NDdAPx2R"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=NDdAPx2R" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=0exaoFsX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=0exaoFsX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=7bTh55mU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=7bTh55mU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/bV3tw2axn64" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/18/vlog-on-the-pitch-where-will-it-end-for-maradona/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/18/vlog-on-the-pitch-where-will-it-end-for-maradona/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/sw9Ks0GROxQ/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/18/does-striptease-count-as-unsporting-behaviour/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:30:38 +0000 Mark Meadows http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11624 Catania’s Gianvito Plasmati engaged in an unusual bit of distraction when he pulled down his shorts before team mate Giuseppe Mascara curled in a freekick during a 3-2 Serie A win over Torino. According to Italy’s referees’ chief and former top official Pierluigi Collina, showing off your underpants to a rival goalkeeper counts as unsporting behaviour and [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=ny3qEV2n"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=ny3qEV2n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=R6RiKiCC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=R6RiKiCC" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=M0czlIJu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=M0czlIJu" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/sw9Ks0GROxQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/18/does-striptease-count-as-unsporting-behaviour/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/18/does-striptease-count-as-unsporting-behaviour/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/Iw1yoQrLXac/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/17/arsenal-need-a-tough-nut-to-shield-their-prized-possessions/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:33:08 +0000 Martyn Herman http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11612 Even manager Arsene Wenger has no clue which version of Arsenal will turn up to matches at the moment. The one that swept aside Manchester United last week with a dazzling brand of football, thrashed Blackburn Rovers 4-0 away and dismantled Fenerbahce in Istanbul or the one that lost at home to Hull City, got bullied [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=gMIDujro"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=gMIDujro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=ZdwEuoO1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=ZdwEuoO1" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=bqnEy6Ll"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=bqnEy6Ll" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/Iw1yoQrLXac" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/17/arsenal-need-a-tough-nut-to-shield-their-prized-possessions/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/17/arsenal-need-a-tough-nut-to-shield-their-prized-possessions/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/-sH_AODYdek/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/17/was-villa-right-to-make-sporting-gesture/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:22:26 +0000 Iain Rogers http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11611 David Villa had a trip down memory lane this weekend when Valencia hosted Sporting Gijon in the Primera Liga, the Asturian club where he began his professional career. The Spanish international striker announced before the match that he would not celebrate if he scored. “I will not celebrate out of respect for the team which saw me born as [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=9VQHPtaU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=9VQHPtaU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=zTc8Cjpx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=zTc8Cjpx" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=eDA2LRtu"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=eDA2LRtu" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/-sH_AODYdek" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/17/was-villa-right-to-make-sporting-gesture/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/17/was-villa-right-to-make-sporting-gesture/ http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~3/AIMRXIJAyYA/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/14/friday-afternoon-question-should-domestic-cups-be-scrapped/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:58:57 +0000 Mark Meadows http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=11600 Real Madrid were knocked out of the King’s Cup by third-tier Real Union this week and Chelsea lost to second division Burnley in the Carling Cup, but which sides were really celebrating? Chelsea would much rather concentrate on the Premier League while Real need to focus on the Champions League after two defeats. In Italy, the Coppa Italia is [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=FrMEyzmg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=FrMEyzmg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=FVZJ4p3X"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=FVZJ4p3X" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?a=IFLLFtz8"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/blogs/soccer?i=IFLLFtz8" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/blogs/soccer/~4/AIMRXIJAyYA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/14/friday-afternoon-question-should-domestic-cups-be-scrapped/feed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/11/14/friday-afternoon-question-should-domestic-cups-be-scrapped/
