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

Sacking in Scotland – Who’s Next?

It’s getting to the squeaky bum stage of the SPL. Trigger fingers on the sacking gun are getting itchy as the battle for Title, European and Relegation places are cemented but just who is safe and who is not. Kilmarnock are plummeting, Inverness seemingly rising (before a hammering away to Falkirk), Rangers struggling and Celtic unable to take advantage.  Unusually, the Scottish Premier League has a system of playing two-thirds of the season before a top six/bottom six split, resulting in the best six teams in the country fighting for European places, whilst the bottom six are pitted against each other in a battle against the dreaded drop.  Let’s have a look at the clubs: Read more

Forfar Athletic 0-4 Rangers – Scottish FA Cup Live Blog – 18 February 2009

With all the excitement surrounding the FA Cup, it can sometimes be easy to forget Scotland’s answer to the world’s oldest knockout competition. But not here at Daily Soccer Blog. We’ll be on hand to provide updates throughout the fifth round tie between third division side Forfar Athletic and Glasgow giants Rangers. 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