Month: March 2008

Resident MLS expert Dan Leo takes – believe it or not – an optimistic look at the future of the MLS. Saturday, March 29th marked the opening kick-off of the…

After weeks of inconsistency Real Madrid found their form again to defeat Sevilla this weekend and take a big step towards their 31st La Liga title. Barcelona, however, threw away…

An interesting debate has sprung up over at the AVFC Blog on whether the real Randy Lerner is what the PR has led us to believe (a genuine fan who…

The Merseyside derby in recent years has been little more than a match between two local rivals. But this year there is more at stake as Liverpool and Everton are…

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  Benfica are so serious about prising Carlos Queiroz away from Old Trafford to become their next permanent coach that they are reportedly willing to make him their highest paid…

Can I begin with an apology? This is my first post on Soccerlens about La Liga and its turned in to a bit of a rant. Sorry. You know that…

Gerry McDonnell returns with his weekly betting column on the English Premier League. Marriage is like a chicken vindaloo, it’s something you have to try at least once, even though…

Soccer season in the USA is almost here. We’ve had some exciting times already, with both DC United and Houston Dynamo advancing to the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions…

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The 2008 Major League Soccer season is upon us. Here are a few things to look out for this season:…

It’s been a turbulent decade for Fiorentina, but it’s happy times in Florence again, as the Viola are winning both domestically and continentally. Along with challenging for a place in…

Euro 2008 promises to be massive – with or without England. Along with team beer and several exciting stars expected to leave a mark on the event, there’s also the…

Recently, there has been some criticism on the site about the state of soccer in the United States. However, I feel that this is not true, and because of that,…

Pelé, Maradona, Joe Butcher. Which is the odd one out? Err, who’s Joe Butcher? Yep, it’s Joe Butcher. The other two are the greatest players ever to have lived and…

Spain 1-0 Italy Wednesday 26 March 2008, Elche, Spain David Villa’s 78th minute strike helped Spain to a friendly win over Italy. Full match report and video highlights here. .

Having lost to Arsenal a couple of weeks ago a lot of journalists went on ‘Milan are old, its the end of an era’ rants which personally I think is…

In the furore surrounding Javier Mascherano’s dismissal (can we get past that now, please?), some interesting comments by Keith Hackett on Sunday morning (part of his column in the Independent)…

Exeter City’s somewhat shaky run of form has seen them drop five points off the playoff race. But if their 3-1 loss at relegation-threatened Weymouth caused fans to fret at…

The headlines haven’t been kind to Liverpool doughnut Javier Mascherano in the wake of Liverpool’s crushing 3-0 defeat to Manchester United. “Dumbest Man On The Planet!” blasted The Sun, and…

Anyone who thought La Liga was over has been proved wrong again. Every week it gets more and more crazy as Real Madrid and Barcelona try to outdo each other…

There has already been much written and much said about the sending off of Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano yesterday in the ‘Grand Slam Sunday’ game against Manchester United. He was dismissed…

It’s one of those things that becomes obvious with hindsight – that brands don’t necessarily make football shoes good for your feet and that you need to extensively test football…

The article below refers to a previous Arsenal-Chelsea game. You can watch the latest Arsenal-Chelsea game here. Drogba scored twice to help Chelsea come from a goal down to preserve…

For the better part of the last 60 minutes, I’ve tried to make sense of the Mascherano sending off. It is unfortunate that the match will be remembered more for…

Little, it seems, can stem the tide of false news and rampant speculation that comes our way from tabloids and news sources in general. There are some obvious culprits and…

SX Valor Following on from the launch of the SX Flare boot, Umbro have now released an ‘England’ edition of the SX Flare and SX Valor. If you watch the…

This article refers to an older Inter-Juve game. Get the latest Juventus v Inter Milan report here. Someone played a bad joke on Inter Saturday night, and Roberto Mancini wasn’t…