A decent win today against a pretty poor Maritimo side in the opening leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup, 1-0 on a goal by Fernando Morientes.

The 32-year old striker evaded numerous challenges from the Maritimo defense after just 12 minutes to fire home. Morientes was part of a physically imposing forward line on the night, paired with Serbian Nikola Zigic.

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During the past two weeks, I can't count how many times I've seen a headline from a major British newspaper tout that a major transfer deal was going to be concluded within the next 48 hours. Unbelieveable. It's now Thursday and there's only a few days remaining before the transfer window slams shut on Monday. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: None. Notable departures: Andy Johnson (Fulham), Lee Carsley (Birmingham City). Gunners could be hijacking Everton bid Tiago: No move to Everton Moyes hoping to beat out Blackburn and Aston Villa for Valencia striker Nikola Zigic. Click to continue reading...

By: Chris C.
Soccer City FC

At long last the new year of football is underway and all is right with the world, if only for 90 minutes at a time. Off the pitch, we've still got the normal events of the day with Dimitar Berbatov asking to leave Tottenham in favour of greener pastures with Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

Are the Potters starting to get a tiny bit desperate with the days counting down until the start of the new season? The sum total of their signings to date have been Dave Kitson and Seyi Olofinjana, a pairing which might not be enough to stop Stoke City being relegated back to the Championship. However, [. Click to continue reading...

By: Chris C
Soccer City FC

It's not an uncommon sight at all for the Bolton Faithful to be waiting and wondering what's going to happen next during the summer transfer window. With the transfer funds seemingly in a perpetual void and the better players being linked with moves to teams that have the cash to splash, most Trotters' fans typically spend their summers wondering who we'll lose next, or what virtually unknown player will be suiting up in the White Hot colours next year. Click to continue reading...

Sometimes it's not the wisest idea to having Spanish-speaking announcers commentating a soccer match in English, especially when it's not their native tongue.

The perfect example was today's Real Zaragoza against Racing Santander match. Here's what the GolTV commentator said during the match:

"It's a pity for Racing Santander that they no longer have Zigic in their starting eleven, the two centimeter striker who joined Valencia. Click to continue reading...