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

Top Seven Fights with Fergie – Sir Alex’s Best Spats

Sir Alex Ferguson is a master of football psychology.  On the eve of an important game or at a crucial stage in the season, up will pop Fergie with an off-the-cuff comment here or there.  A question or two just to cause a few doubts in the opposing ranks.  It’s not uncommon for certain other individuals to attempt to match Sir Alex at mind manipulation but how many times do they match the master manager?  Here, we look at some of Fergie’s great rivalries and assess who came out on top. 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

10 Reasons Robbie Keane Should Have Stayed at Liverpool

The deadline day transfer of Robbie Keane from Liverpool to Tottenham was probably the biggest news of an uninspiring January transfer window. Amidst claims that he was a pawn in a power struggle between Benitez and the club’s American owners, Keane was forced to pack his bags and return to Spurs with his tail between his legs in many respects. Below are the top 10 reasons Keane should have put his foot down and stayed on the red half of Merseyside. Read more

Portsmouth 2-3 Liverpool – Premiership Live Blog – 7 February 2009

Relegation threatened Portsmouth host Liverpool, who fell short at the final hurdle in an energy-sapping midweek extra-time defeat in the FA Cup against Everton. Tony Adams’ side are desperate for points and could spring a surprise against a Liverpool side without Steven Gerrard and possibly Fernando Torres. Daily Soccer Blog will supply updates throughout the match. Read more

Everton 1-0 Liverpool – FA Cup Live Blog – 4 February 2009

Liverpool and Everton clash for the fourth time this season, the latest episode being an FA Cup fourth round replay at Goodison Park. The Reds are on a high after beating Chelsea on Sunday why Everton have been rocked this week by a spat between David Moyes and Victor Anichebe. The winners will take on either Doncaster Rovers or Aston Villa in the next round. 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

Football’s Top 10 Troublemakers

In most areas of life being labeled a troublemaker is a bad thing. Not so in football. The players below have clashed with their bosses, taken drugs and attacked their teammates, yet have still been offered lucrative contracts: begging the question does it pay to be a pain in the arse? Read more

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Liverpool – Premiership Live Blog – 28 January 2009

Liverpool will be looking to gain three points away at Wigan tonight as they try to equal Manchester United’s 50 points at the top of the table. Wigan will be trying to improve on their 31 points to keep a stranglehold on seventh place. You can follow all the action here at Daily Soccer Blog at kick off, but in the meantime please feel free to leave any comments or predictions below. Read more

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