10 Superhero Soccer Players

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

Football Forecast 6 March 2009

This weekend will prove to be an exiting one with a mix of Premier League and F.A cup games to keep us entertained and firmly fixed to our armchairs shouting obscene comments at player who’s names you cannot pronounce. This week’s F.A Cup is set to be a mouth watering round with one or two upsets a must , after all it is cup football. With all the cup action the Premier League only plays host to one match in the form of Sunderland v Tottenham at the Stadium of Light. Firstly we’ll have brief insight into the tantalizing F.A cup matches set to take the Nation by a storm over the coming days.

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Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea – Premiership Live Blog – 21 February 2009

Third take on fourth in the Premiership as this season’s surprise package Aston Villa host Chelsea for the lunchtime kick off. Chelsea trail 10 points behind leaders Manchester United and a very good Villa side could heap even more misery on Guus Hiddink’s beleaguered Blues. Daily Soccer Blog will be on hand to provide updates of all the action throughout the game. Read more

10 English Players Who Should Move Abroad

David Beckham aside, the most high profile English players currently plying their trade in foreign countries are Matt Derbyshire on a six month loan/holiday at Olympiakos and Tyrone Mears, also on loan, at Olympique Marseille. Both deserve credit for having the courage to try a different league and culture, but those two aside something about the current mentality of the typical English player seems to inhibit them when it comes to testing themselves in foreign leagues. Read more

Adams and Scolari: Victims of Modern Football

Tony Adams and Luiz Felipe Scolari were both relieved of their jobs on Monday after a run of poor performances. Adams and Scolari were both dismissed by the owners of their respective clubs, neither of whom were football experts, but merely rich, rich men who had bought football clubs so that they had something to do of a Saturday afternoon. Read more

The All-Out-of-Favour XI

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

29 Soccer Players Caught Drink Driving

Recent cases of footballers drink driving appear to be on the increase, with Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel, Leeds starlet Fabian Delph and Plymouth youngster Shane White the latest to be caught behind the wheel while under the influence. Surely these players know the risks and the tragic consequences of Luke McCormick should be ringing loudly in their ears. However, this does not seem to be the case and here is the Daily Soccer Blog rundown of 29 high-profile and not so high-profile drink driving cases involving footballers. Read more

Top 50 Premiership Transfers in January

The January transfer window slammed shut at 5pm Monday 2 February, or a little longer if there were problems with the weather. Anyhow, a record £160 million was spent by desperate Premiership clubs during the window who were trying to improve their squads for the remainder of the season. Much of the money was spent by Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, both staring relegation in the face and who forked out £47 million and £48 million respectively. Read more

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea – Premiership Live Blog – 1 February 2009

Liverpool and Chelsea have faltered in recent weeks and the winners at Anfield will be the side which will offer Premiership leaders Manchester United the greatest challenge for the title this season. This is one of the most important matches of the season and Daily Soccer Blog will be on hand to report on its progress, minute by minute. Read more