soccer

Name that ground. With most league football already under way and the Premier League starting this weekend, we thought this would be an apposite moment to take a look at which London clubs are most successful. But, being a bunch of nerds, we’re not interested …

By Hershell Hershey via the Londonist Flickrpool. In the absence of Londonist United this week (returning soon) here’s a shot from the Flickrpool capturing Hammers’ fans’ jubilation as Mark Noble scored a penalty in West Ham’s 3-1 defeat of Fulham, prompting chants of “Who needs …

“Recession Art” by World of Good on Flickr A preview of the possible transfers our fantasy team of London-born players might make this month, along with other rumours Though rarely as thrilling as its summer equivalent, football’s winter transfer window already looks to have already …

While the world rejoices in the victory of Barack Obama, West Ham United have a particular reason to feel proud. As we reported back in March, the President-elect is something of a Hammers fan: during 200, while visiting relatives in Britain, he attended a game …

As the repercussions continue around the Premiership’s shock announcement that it was going to take its brand of football around the world in a weekend, its chief executive Richard Scudamore is determined that the plan should survive in some way, shape or form. As we …

Thursday 7th February, 2008 will forever be the day that English club football did not so much cross the line as surge over it like the tape had just gone up at the start of the Grand National. The smaller Premiership clubs raced down the …

Erm, police agents lose the security codes for 73 of their stations. Dolts. The Royal Marsden re-opens for business. Troopers. Paddick is Elton’s candidate of choice. Sweeties. The East London Line is on schedule to be on schedule. Can’t call them liars, so let’s settle …

Don’t get us wrong. As you can probably tell from last week there’s a good deal of enthusiasm for the NFL on here. This Londonista in particular has to confess to a near addiction. However, while last night’s Miami Dolphins hosting of the eventually victorious …

Hot on the heels of basketball and ice hockey, the third of America’s big four sports has begun its landing on our shores. The advance guard for Sunday’s NFL encounter between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants consists of just one man. Albeit …

Banner week for SFist as the site’s new editor introduced himself — hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF’s mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. …