Black History Month: Marius Trésor

It has dawned on me a few nights ago (well I was actually told) that it was Black History Month (whatever *that* is) so I’ll ...

Happy Hagi day!!! Check out the fantastic Hagi tribute!

Gheorghe Hagi was the greatest left footed player ever, at least to the CimBom faithful. With his expert echnique, his ability to deliver that killer ...

Paul Birch 1962 -2009

In sadder news, the death of former Wolves and Villa player Paul Birch has understandably knocked a few of us for six, at just 46 ...

Why have Wolves gone....a bit....wonky?

Well, what in flippin’ crikey has gone wrong at Wolves then? That’s the question on a lot of people’s lips right now, I’m going to ...

Motivational video

May, 27th, 2001: Vasco 1 x 3 Flamengo Vasco: Hélder, Clebson, Geder (Odvan), Torres and Jorginho Paulista; Fabiano Eller, Paulo Miranda, Pedrinho (Jorginho) and Juninho Paulista; Euller ...

The Mohammed Salim Story

The Daily Telegraph had a great write up, and the Green Brigade Forum posted about Mohammed Salim, the first Indian to play in European Football. ...

I Done Seen Everything

A bigger man than myself would extend some sympathy to the current plight of River Plate. Fresh off the heels of their latest championship, ...

Rovers Advance w/ Highlights Plus a Treat

Well the Rovers will be moving on to the next round of the Carling Cup with a win over Sunderland. Word on the street is ...

Safe hands.

My last player bio was about a player who I thought no longer thought wanted to be in the team or at the club in ...

Who is Dénes Rósa?

Indeed, the man’s a conundrum, a rubix cube of a player. He’s a mystery. Probably because he’s only played nine times in two years. If ...

A little bit of Chievo History;

Before one looks on to the future, the past one must see first! ...

Aberdeen: Past, Present and Future?

They say those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, so let us begin with a quick recap of last season. Aberdeen's ...

The Best Players of Derby Past

Ahh, Sunday night. The time everyone starts preparing for school/work the next day and damning the existence of Monday and the beginning of the week. ...

Barca beginnings, a.k.a. "When did you first fall in love?"

(Edit for my bad basic French, and to keep Pep happy.) As promised, here it is, the "When did you first discover Barca" post. I'll be brief, ...

For the first time in history, a team no longer has any right wing players

This has gotten out of hand. How can THIRTEEN first team players be injured all at once? As a result we have no players left ...

Get Back (to where you once belonged)

Understandably, this season's blistering start has sparked a kind of enthusiasm not seen here since the Cragnotti days (and its eventual financial implosion). In fact, ...

Forbidden Cities: The Story of the Revierderby

Right in time for the biggest derby in Germany: a 25 minute documentary to help you brush up on your Schalke and Borussia Dortmund knowledge. ...

Rovers won't sell out!

From Blackburn Vital Football: Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams has vowed not to sacrifice the clubs proud family heritage in the quest to find a ...

Juventus Legends: Zinedine Zidane

Damn the international breaks, seriously. Could there be any worse timing? We get one weekend of Serie A and then have to wait two weeks ...

Who and what in the World is a Moclenbaklen?

A valid question asked in a comment on the Soccer By Ives blog, after Michael Bradley's move from SC Heerenveen to Borussia Mönchengladbach had been ...

Canal 100 Tuesday

With the end of the Olympics, Canal 100 Tuesday is back. Today, I went further inthe past. The match is for the 1965 Rio State ...

The Last Time We Met 'Em: Hamilton Accies

Each week, in addition to (or sometimes, on 99-degree days in a city that shouldn't have 99-degree days, in lieu of) a match preview, I'll ...

A history of the city, in pictures

Bordeaux is not just a name on a jersey, it's also a beautiful city in southwestern France, home of 200,000 people and the center of ...

It's been 16 years

Maracanã, July 19, 1992. Five years after their latest National League title, Flamengo defeated Botafogo on a 5-2 aggregated (3-0 and 2-2) and became the ...

Making it 40 million fans

Franck asked me on my Welcome comments to make it 40 million Flamengo fans. We "only" have 33 million so let's get he work started. ...

Saturday morning MEGA update...

I promised myself I wouldn't make this a habit but a lot happened this week IRL (In Real Life for all you World of Warcraft ...

Best UEFA Cup final ever?

Tomorrow, the 37th champion of the UEFA Cup will be crowned, and it will be the first UEFA Cup for either side if they manage ...

Death of a Hero

Former Wolves keeper Mark Kendall died last night at his home in South Wales, he was just 49. Mark was the Wolves 'keeper in my ...

Some old Nostalgia: Galatasaray 5-1 Fenerbahce (including a goal by Ribery!)

Rangers look for 47-year-old payback

The day is upon us. To be honest, going into this season, I didn't expect to see an SPL side in a continental semifinal ...