Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Manchester City 4-2 Arsenal – Match Verdict and Goal Videos
Ahmed Bilal • Sep 15 2009Today’s City v Arsenal game confirmed what we already knew about certain players and, in context of the starts made by the two sides this season, gave us a fair…
England squad for Slovenia and Croatia games
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 6 2022Watch 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,…
Ferguson on Eduardo – I’d have done the same as Arsene Wenger
Ahmed Bilal • Sep 4 2009Speaking to the press on Thursday at UEFA’s elite coaches forum, Alex Ferguson agreed that something has to be done to eradicate diving from the game and that UEFA took…
Chelsea banned from making transfers till January 2011 over Kakuta case
Ahmed Bilal • Sep 3 2009FIFA have banned Chelsea from signing new players for the next two transfer periods (that is, the January 2010 and Summer 2010 transfer windows). This comes as part of a…
Has Rafa Benitez Quit Liverpool?
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 10 2021No he hasn’t. Of course he hasn’t. My apologies for leading you to think that he had. However, it does help me draw attention to this accurate depiction (comic below)…
Football Manager 2010 Preview – New Features & Release Date
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 17 2009Football 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,…
Fifa 2010 Trailer | Fifa 2010 Preview
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 6 2009The official FIFA 2010 Trailer – with actual in-game footage, was recently released by EA Sports. FIFA 2010 is scheduled for release on 2 October 2009 – watch the Fifa…
Footbo Blogging Contest
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 12 2009Our 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
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 11 2023As 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…
Are today’s football boots ‘too safe’?
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 14 2022Our friends over at Footy Boots are holding their annual football boots awards – and if you’re keen on football shoes then take out a few minutes, vote on the…
Fiorentina want Arsenal’s Eboue plus cash for 21m rated Felipe Melo
Ahmed Bilal • Jul 4 2009Fiorentina have asked for Emmanuel Eboue plus cash for Arsenal to bring Confederations Cup winner Felipe Melo to the Emirates. Felipe Melo recently signed a one-year contract extension at Fiorentina…
Manchester United sign Michael Owen – the good, the bad and the insane
Ahmed Bilal • Jul 3 2009It’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…
Fifa 2010 Preview – Gameplay Video
Ahmed Bilal • Jul 3 2009Here’s a look at a teaser video made for Fifa 10:
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Trailer
Ahmed Bilal • Jul 2 2009Messi and Torres feature heavily in the trailer for PES 2010:
This July on Soccerlens…
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 6 2022Modern 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…