Some news to read as you use your fishing pole to reel in a drowning man: Roy Keane says loyalty is a two-way street (ESPN Soccernet) Sorry, ladies, but Niko Kranjcar has tied the knot (Kickette) Thierry Henry is voted the best Gunner ever (Wrighty 7) The evolution of US Soccer players in Europe, Part 1 (Letters from Vagabondia) Valencia's [. Click to continue reading...

With a £9 million for Peter Crouch already rejected, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is insistent on signing Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips. A player who was once one of the brightest prospects in England, a few seasons on the Stamford Bridge bench has put a speed bump on SWP's career.

Portsmouth impressed many fans last year as they were strong contenders for a European spot until the African Cup of Nations rolled around and half the team left. Click to continue reading...

L'elisir del gol all'ultimo secondo

Vince l'imponderabile tra Turchia e Croazia. Se fosse stato un altro sport avrebbe vinto la Croazia ai punti, ma trattandosi di calcio alla fine ha vinto la squadra dell'imperatore Therim.

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EURO 2008 QF
HT Croatia 0:0 Turkey, Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Croatia: Pletikosa, Corluka, Robert Kovac, Simunic, Pranjic, Srna, Modric, Niko Kovac, Rakitic, Kranjcar, Olic

Turkey: Rustu, Hamit, Gokhan, Emre, Hakan, Mehmet, Sabri, Tuncay, Arda, Nihat, Kazim

The day's Viennese heat had cooled inside the Prater by kick-off, but the temperature was always goingto be stoked by the passionate Turkish fans and their Croatian counterparts, who outnumbered them substantially inside the bowl. Click to continue reading...

Well, that didn't help clear things up.

In a tournament where there was no clear front-runner, Germany was considered to be the best bet to make a deep run. Before today's games, there was no clear favorite, but there looked to be a four team group that the champion would probably come from. Click to continue reading...

Austria The Austrians are not a race renowned for great football, remember, this was the country that lost to the Faroes in 92 resulting in coach Josef Hickersberger 1st stint in charge coming to an embarrassing end. But now, he's back to show he can really take them down! The nations expectations are so bad that a petition was set up by their own fans to stop them from entering! Click to continue reading...

Ok I have not been into following the Nasri story every single waking second like many sites seem to be but I have been keeping everyone someone updated so now I can officially confirm that Samir Nasri will sign for Arsenal in the coming week, most likely on Tuesday. Monday is a bank holiday in the UK and so it may happen then but most likely not. Click to continue reading...