10 Superhero Soccer Players

April 9, 2009 by Chris Smillie  
Filed under Features

Portugal and the Champions League’s newest footballing sensation is Porto’s Givanildo Vieira de Souza.  Never heard of him?  Perhaps you may know him better as his footballing nickname of Hulk.  Naturally, he’s not the only super-hero to have played professional football.  Let’s take a look at some other super-powered soccer stars: Read more

Inter 2-1 AC Milan – Serie A Live Blog – 15 February 2009

February 15, 2009 by Mike  
Filed under Italy, Live Blog

It’s a choice of Serie A football or Dancing on Ice. Football wins every time. The biggest match in the Italian football calendar occurs on Sunday evening, with Joe Mourinho’s champions and current league leaders Inter, against third-placed AC Milan. Daily Soccer Blog has been on hand to report a plethora of goals today, so expect a goalless draw to round off the evening. Read more

The All-Out-of-Favour XI

February 12, 2009 by John Clayton  
Filed under Features

Perhaps one of the most intriguing stories to come out of a rather tedious and turbulent transfer window had to be the saga of  Robbie Keane. The bullish forward, who Liverpool ponied up £20.3 million for in the summer, had struggled to weave his way into Rafa Benitez’s squad in his first season at Anfield. But the real fireworks started when the former Tottenham star was left out of the squad for Liverpool’s 1-1, FA Cup draw against Everton. Read more

10 Reasons Kaka Was RIGHT to Turn Down £500k A Week

January 26, 2009 by James Thoo  
Filed under Features, Premiership

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Kaka’s proposed transfer from AC Milan to Manchester City surprisingly ended on Monday night when both clubs claimed to have pulled out of the deal. Both parties moved quickly to save face and Milan’s chairman Silvio Berlusconi claimed that it was Kaka himself who rejected the move. Despite the massive amount of money offered to him, here are 10 reasons why he was right not to join his pal Robinho at City. Read more