The Footie Fool

I must admit, even as a Gooner, I thought this season would be long on frustration as the team rebuilt. I had no idea that Wenger would inspire his young talent to rise to challenge the best in Europe so quickly. After today’s 2-0 stomping of the mighty Juve, Arsenal are looking mighty [...]

Perhaps not since Diego Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God” comment at the 1986 World Cup has a handball been the subject of so much controversy. This time, the culprit is Chelsea’s Dedier Drogba who confessed to the BBC after his goal against Man City in a 2-0 win last weekend that he handled the ball. [...]

Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy could become a Magpie this summer, according to The Telegraph.
The move makes sense to me. Van Nistelrooy is 30 and still has some scoring years ahead. He has scored 158 goals in 5 seasons for ManU and would fetch a pretty penny for the squad who have an abundance [...]

Over at the World Cup Blog they have posted an interview with Portugal national coach Big Phil aka Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Despite the blowouts (the most recent being a 7 – 0 rout of Birmingham in the FA Cup, I still can’t help but feel a bit suspect of the Liverpool front line. Specifically, Peter Crouch. Again, put recent form aside, I can’t understand why he is playing with Liverpool. Even on good days [...]

Most experts have them as a bit of an outside contender, but I think Portugal have a good shot at winning the big prize this year.
Why They Could Win It
With a good mix of youth and experience, Portugal came within inches of Euro glory in 2004. With former Brazil national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari calling [...]

Is it the tactics of a potential opponent, or the real deal? Is Henry going to Barca? According to The Times he has all but packed his bags.
Well, if Henry was to go somewhere, I’m glad Barca is the target. But I highly doubt he is leaving, especially if Arsenal makes it through and [...]

Looks like May 15th is the day we find out exactly who will be playing in the World Cup. According to the BBC, Fifa will not extend the May 15th World Cup team selection deadline, despite the protests of England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. Eriksson wanted the deadline extended until after England’s warm-up friendlies with Jamaica [...]