The Football Ramble Blog

A-League finals kick into gear

05 April 2012 | Kieran Pender

The A-League finals series has begun in earnest, and the opening weekend of action certainly didn’t disappoint...

Ultra Violence

04 April 2012 | David Lynch

After the horrors of Port Said, the exact role of ultras in the downfall of Hosny Mubarak remains unclear.

Central Coast eye A-League redemption

30 March 2012 | Kieran Pender

Having clinched the A-League Premiership in an exciting last round of the regular season, Central Coast Mariners enter the finals series looking for revenge.

McGeady’s honeymoon period over

30 March 2012 | James Appell

When Aiden McGeady joined Spartak Moscow 18 months ago he was hailed as exactly the type of intelligent footballer Spartak were crying out for. Now, though, the tide has turned...

Madrid’s law of silence

29 March 2012 | Dermot Corrigan

After Real Madrid drew with Villarreal Jose Mourinho reportedly imposed a “law of silence” on them, but it could have been worse...

A fistful of dollars – inside Anzhi’s rise

28 March 2012 | Davidde Corran

In just over 12 months Anzhi Mackhachkala have gone from being mostly unknown outside of Russia to the verge of Champions League football...

Boisterous Boca, binary no more

27 March 2012 | Rupert Fryer

Boca Juniors are barely recognisable from the team that marched their way to a league title on the back of a series of 1-0 wins.

Rovers and Kean continue to defy prediction as they look to survival

24 March 2012 | Liam Twomey

Can Steve Kean and Blackburn Rovers complete the greatest comeback since Lazarus?

Samba race row rumbles on

23 March 2012 | James Appell

Christopher Samba is the latest player to be the victim of racism in Russia and the fallout has been complicated...

To Brazil, and beyond

22 March 2012 | Kieran Pender

With the Socceroos’ path to Brazil 2014 now clear, Kieran Pender discusses the five stars that could be crucial in the forthcoming World Cup qualifying campaign...

Never catch the ball

22 March 2012 | Michał Zachodny

At the start of the season Legia Warsaw proudly announced that they had a record budget planned. In the end though, they were short of the price of one match ball...

The Master sets his sights on Europe

18 March 2012 | Ed Aarons

A little more than a month on from his victorious African Cup of Nations campaign with Zambia, Rainford Kalaba would relish one more crack at European club football.