Month: September 2007

Some might think it would be hasty to make such an assessment so early into the season (after all, European leagues have only begun for a month or two) but…

July 2014, Editor’s note: This was written 7 years ago and while I stand by what I said then, it’s only fair to say that not only has Daniel Taylor…

The war of the television companies continues in Spain. For the first time since TV began showing football there was no game transmitted free on Spanish TV after Real Madrid…

If there’s a god, I thank him for making stupid people (otherwise god bless random mutations, eh?). Some say that variety is the spice of life – although considering that…

Here’s a quick look at today’s main Premier League news:

With Sven winner of August’s manager of the month award and Micah Richards receiving the player of the month gong, I thought it might be interesting to try to build…

Despite the well-documented tension at Stamford Bridge and the countless speculation, no one actually expected Jose Mourinho to be the first managerial casualty in the Premier League. It just goes…

Hello everyone! Your Italian Calcio expert Marco Pantanella is back, ready to begin his second week here on Soccerlens. Up on the menu today we’ve got a full report on…

It’s been a while since I last talked about Arsenal (the whole Usmanov vs bloggers thing has really taken off though), and with positive news to report this time, let’s…

Football Club Barcelona took all three points in Saturday night’s big game, beating a disappointing Sevilla 2-1 at Camp Nou. Star of the game and scorer of both Barça goals…

While Nike brought out a “Best Team You’ve Never heard of” in the lead up to the Women’s World Cup, in trying to espouse on the brilliance of the US…

Before this game it seemed that there could only be one outcome- Arsenal was on a run of seven wins in eight games playing some absolutely brilliant football along the…

Alright, so none of you really care; Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Cypriot team Anorthosis Famagusta (a side most will not have heard of) 6-1 at White Hart Lane during Thursday’s matches.

If you has asked Newcastle fans after our first 4 games of the season how things were going you would have been told Newcastle would finish in the top 6…

Hello and welcome to our weekly Fantasy Football update. The prize is $500, there are 221 competitors and already we have quite a stiff competition brewing. Let’s look at the…

Update: Avram Grant (the director of football brought in from Pompey) is set to takeover at Chelsea. My bet is that he’s going to be there till January or May…

When Blackburn’s Morten Gamst Pedersen was asked to choose between a top-four finish and winning the UEFA Cup, he picked the UEFA Cup. This caught my attention, because it’s something…

After Sunday’s stale draw away at the Reyno de Navarra, the sharks seem to be circling around the career of Frank Rijkaard, whose chances of survival as head coach at…

For the next 15 minutes, let’s set aside club bias and look at this objectively. Arsenal FC, in footballing and in financial terms, are a healthy football club. Arsene Wenger…

Greetings Soccerlens readers! Your resident Serie A expert Marco Pantanella is here to tell you all about what’s hot & hip, in other words ‘what’s happening’ over in the ‘Old…

My name’s Fifth Column and I am an alcoholic… …oh, sorry, wrong audience. What I meant to say is that my name is Fifth Column and I am a qualified…

I’ve known about Soccer Training Info for almost an year now, and while I’ve rare sought them out for training info (never had the need), I’ve turned to the site…

After reading the comments on the previous review, it seems that some clarifications are in order. I started writing this as a comment but it got too long and it…

Update: This contest is now closed. I’ll announce the winner on the Soccerlens blog later this week. If you want to watch Barcelona in full flow, this is your chance….

Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Rafael Benitez’s complaints over the Premier League fixture scheduling and has claimed that clubs like Manchester United (and by extension, the other 3 big clubs…

Also see our Weekend Predictions. We’re back with Premier League football and seeing as there’s little time left for you to conduct your transfers for the week, let’s get a…

Many Manchester United fans have not forgiven Rio Ferdinand for asking for more money during stalled contract negotiations (which happened after that 8-month drug ban that made an example out…