Every so often a piece of footage comes along which defies the laws of football. How is it that people who are paid money to be professional footballers cannot do the simplest tasks which my grandma in her wheelchair could pull off blindfolded? Step forward Ivan "the useless," the striker for third division Brazilian side Sampaio. [...]...

The transfer of Valon Behrami to West Ham has seemingly been imminent according to reports for a number of weeks now. Part of the reason the move has been held up is that Behrami has threatened to invoke the Webster clause to facilitate the move. Behrami played all three matches for Switzerland at Euro 2008 and [...]...

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 0 - Chelsea 4 (Friendly, July 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Chelsea kicked off their Far East tour with a well worked goal against Guangzhou. Deco fed Lampard, who in turn played in Kalou, and the Ivorian fired low and hard into the bottom right-hand corner of the goal. Frank Lampard bagged the [...]...

As we approach the new season, it seems like a good idea to recap the Premier League season that was. This video, which is over 50 minutes long, and had just been uploaded, brings together all the best goals, saves, misses and best games from a thrilling season....

Comment & analysis round up Quote of the Day: "Scolari is fortunate. He is joining a big club and he is joining a team of internationals. Chelsea have a lot of experience and that was the one thing I was a bit concerned about last season, but I don't know how far that team has got [...]...