Five Simple ‘Tests’ For Premier League Owners
Update: Portsmouth admit that interview was not fake. Last night the Guardian published a damning article quoting Portsmouth’s new owner, Ali Al Faraj, as saying that he had bought the…
The Morning After – Thoughts on United and Liverpool
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Two of the most hyped teams in Europe after their performances last season – Barcelona and Liverpool – fell to inglorious 1-2…
Beach balls and blimps – Manchester United fans plan to heap more misery on Liverpool
So how do you smuggle a Liverpool beach ball into Anfield when they’re specifically searching fans to ‘confiscate’ these types of items? That’s the conundrum facing Manchester United fans as…
Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Attacked’ By Witch In Crafty Scam
There’s ridiculous, and then there is this. A self-proclaimed ‘witch’ is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame after making the bold claim that he had placed a ‘hex’ on Cristiano…
Glenn Hoddle Academy joins Football Manager 2010
In a PR move building up to the much-anticipated launch of Football Manager 2010 on 30th October 2009, Sports Interactive have announced that the Glenn Hoddle Academy is the final,…
Watch England U21 game against Macedonia live on FA website
The Football Association will broadcast the England Under-21’s European Championship qualifier against Macedonia on Friday for free. The match will be the first England game streamed live on the FA…
Portsmouth is in shambles – time to overhaul the Premier League rules governing club ownership?
Update: Ali Al Faraj has completed his takeover of Portsmouth, acquiring a 90% stake in the club. Sulaiman Al Fahim retains a 10% share. Fool me once, shame on you….
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The New Manchester City
Just finished reading Dan Walker’s column on BBC and his account of his time spent at Eastlands during the Manchester City – Arsenal game. It’s a great article, but if…
England squad for Slovenia and Croatia games
Watch England v Croatia live here. The England squad for the international break (a friendly against Slovenia on Saturday, September 5 and the World Cup qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday,…
Football Manager 2010 Preview – New Features & Release Date
Football Manager 2010 will be released on October 30th, 2009. New features to be included in FM 2010: Polish – a year of polish, making the game faster, more immersive,…
Footbo Blogging Contest
Our friends over at Footbo have teamed up with Sony Ericsson (South Africa 2010 sponsors) to bring you a very lucrative offer: Write an article on any topic in football,…
United pull an Arsenal, Gerrard case shines light on Liverpool fans and lots more
As we amble through the ‘most amazing transfer season ever’, drunk on the memories of the ‘closest title race ever’ from last season and looking forward to what surely must…
Manchester United sign Michael Owen – the good, the bad and the insane
It’s official – Manchester United have signed the 29 year old, former Liverpool and Real Madrid striker and free agent Michael Owen on a two year contract. The whole world…
This July on Soccerlens…
Modern football is a relentless beast – it’s literally on 365 days an year, there’s no break even during the summer (thank you transfer window, pre-season tournaments and weird international…
Of Aon, Manchester United and Global Branding
The global success of the English Premier League coupled with the Manchester United’s success in the last two decades has helped propel the English football club into pole position as…
