Japanese Footballer Still Fighting "Garlic Ban"

By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008

Japan is arguably the wackiest corner of the football world right now. Don't believe me? Did you not read about the J-League underwear thief? And if you need more Japanese wackiness, then how about the case of Kazuki Ganaha? The Kawasaki Frontale ...

Genclerbirligi 0-1 Galatasaray, Rejoice CimBom, the dragon has been slain!!!!!!!

By Musab | April 7th, 2008

So there I was hanging out with my friend on a fine New York Saturday morning when I recieved a phone call on my cell phone. I opened and I was given the great news. Feldkamp, the old coot, has been sent packing by the Galatasaray board after every l ...

Is Cashley Really Sorry?

By Jack | March 21st, 2008

Ashley Cole apologized today for his absurd behavior following an even more absurd tackle on Tottenham defender Alan Hutton during yesterday's 4-4 draw with Spurs at Brett Hart Lane. MC Cashley went in studs-up with a writhing slide, which easily coul

Sin-bins. Good idea?

By Dan Clough | November 18th, 2007

Done another article for Soccerlens. Here it is: Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams has called for sin-bins to be introduced in football. But could this actually work? His call came after Blackburn midfielder David Dunn was sent off for a se

The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.28)

By Sam | September 28th, 2007

+ Djibril Cissé charged for attempted murder? Maybe! Besiktas' Brazilian midfielder Ricardinho has recently announced he plans to sue Marseille's international striker for the tackle he gave him during Day 1 of the Champions League, two weeks ago. Becaus

The French League Justice Heroes are at it Again

By Sam | August 7th, 2007

Yesterday, the Ligue de Football Professionel and Direction Nationale de l'Arbitrage came together to produce nine suggestions to "help out" the flow of the game and the general well-being and law-abiding going-about of the game. Among the nine points, it

Canadian National Team get ripped off by referee and lose to the USA

By Sam | June 22nd, 2007

He was not offside. Oguchi Onyewu passed him the ball. I'm not saying that Canada would have won in extra time, but they didn't get that chance at all instead. He was not offside.

German FA appoints first Woman to referee Bundesliga Matches

By Jan | June 19th, 2007

Her name is Bibiana Steinhaus, 28 years old and a self-proclaimed failed left-back which helped with the decision to pursue a refereeing career. She hasn't entered the prime time big stage Bundesliga yet, but the second tier 2. Bundesliga is a start. It's

Someone's Gotta Say it: The Referee Uniforms in the MLS are Ugly as Hell

By Sam | June 13th, 2007

I'm back from my leave of absence, granted that was on Sunday, so I apologize for the slack, I'm just really lazy, busy and enthralled by the awesomeness of TFC to post as often as I wished I could. But let's get down to the chase. Those long-short-sl

It's that damn referee: Two videos that show that the man with the whistle is not always right (believe it or not)

By Sam | April 5th, 2007

In the light of Kaka's ho-hum penalty and general banter about diving this and argument that, I'm providing videos from two of the most talked-about incidents in Ligue 1 this season. First video: Lens v. Marseille, 15 October 2006. 80th minute. Marseil

Champions League: Bayern Already Bitching About the Referee

By Martha | April 3rd, 2007

Well, this is a new one: Bayern Munich are engaging in some preemptive bellyaching about the referee ahead of today's match in Milan, just in case things go badly and they need to have some excuses on-hand. The issue, however, is not the ref's history or

Why a Culture of Corruption is Handy: No Loss is Really Deserved

By Martha | November 28th, 2006

Though the manager and players have been smart enough to keep their mouths shut, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini is mad as hell about the officiating in his team's loss to Inter, and he doesn't care who knows it. Though he didn't actually come right o

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