Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged golden balls

Genoa 2-0 Milan: When It Rains, It Pours for Ancelotti (Serie A Matchday 2)

2008-09-15T04:03:23+00:00

Three Golden Balls on the field: Kaká, Ronaldinho, Shevchenko. Was it enough for AC Milan to turn their catastrophic pre-season and Serie A debut around? Alas, all Rossoneri supporters already know the answer to that question. Once again, Ancelotti's team blanked out against "moderate" (on paper) opposition, and notice I say "on paper" because on the [.

Debate: Is David Beckham Truly Great?

2008-08-10T17:53:00+00:00

Goal.com - Debate: Is David Beckham Truly Great?

"There are three things everyone has heard of: Jesus Christ, Coca Cola and Pele." That was the cliché in the 1990s. Although the trio still remains top of the charts, it would be naïve and even downright criminal not to add the name David Beckham to the list.

MLS All-Star Gameday

2008-07-24T15:09:03+00:00

The MLS All-Star Game airs live at 4 p.m. on ESPN from Toronto where the inaugural visit of David Beckham is naturally the big story (the natives have missed out on seeing Golden Balls twice before).

Our own Scott Wolf though is singularly unimpressed with Becks' effect on the sport so far.

Friday Football Weekend Preview: Becks, SuperLiga & More

2008-07-18T15:54:42+00:00

Another soccer-filled weekend is on tap, so let's get to it.

*The Galaxy are out of town in New York where Claudio Reyna retired this week and the Red Bulls signed two South American midfielders who could make their debuts Saturday.

The game airs live at 3:30 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel and a crowd of more than 45,000 is expected to turn out largely to see David Beckham who continues to prove why he's nicknamed Golden Balls.

play time is over

2008-07-14T14:30:00+00:00

you could say we gave it a valiant effort, but in the end, it's still a loss on the road against the basement team in a game that players knew was their last chance to show osorio that they shouldn't be benched or cut outright.

- angel finally scored again. you could see the relief on his face after the goal.

It’s Beckham Week

2008-07-14T13:20:31+00:00

He's Back!

Last years attraction of the year is coming back for seconds, looking to recreate magic this Saturday as David Beckham and his LA Galaxy visit the Red Bulls at home. Though noticabley more subdued than last years event, this years game has already sold close to 50,000 tickets without any real media hype and advertising.