Soccer is better exercise than jogging: Now a new study led by Peter Klustrup offers us a new reason to play: Apparently if we don’t kill ourselves during the game, we actually get more exercise than spending an equivalent amount … Continue reading →

Hey! Who’s that taking a corner? Why, it’s me! Tom and Gina came along to watch us get our arses whuped on Sunday and took lots of pictures to preserve the arse-whuping for posterity (haha!geddit?). In future, I will only … Continue reading →

Dear Soccer Silicon Valley member: The San Jose Earthquakes will return in 2008! MLS commissioner Don Garber will announce at Wednesday’s All-Star Game press luncheon that the league has accepted Lew Wolff’s proposal to have the Earthquakes play next season. … Continue reading →

We are the champions with two games to go. Ronaldo is Player of the Year…in case you were wondering… Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts 1 Man. Utd. 36 28 4 4 83 26 57 88 … Continue reading →

Well played, The Guardian. He and Kaka are the sort of players who prompt comparisons with other forms of art. Music, most obviously. Ronaldo’s mode is allegro molto vivace, with a pronounced fondness for bursts of staccato phrasing via those … Continue reading →

Cristiano and Wayne. They are the leading candidates for the presidents of the universe.

According to various news reports, Sweltering heat made the London Marathon an even bigger test of endurance today as a record number of runners took part. Runners reported “nightmare” conditions as ambulance staff said they dealt with a higher than … Continue reading →

The best news to come from Manchester all week. Cristiano Ronaldo signed a new five-year deal that should keep him at Old Trafford until 2012.

GOAL! Man Utd 6 – 0 Roma (Carrick 60) If you’re not watching this live, you simply must watch the highlights. It’s like a goal of the month competition. When nobody made even a token effort to close down Carrick, … Continue reading →

Goal Attempts: Man Utd 27 Blackburn 6 On Target: Man Utd 17 Blackburn 3