Euro 2008 Stadiums
Euro 2008 kicks off in 2 weeks with Switzerland taking on the Czech Republic at St Jakob Park on Saturday 7 June 2008. It promises to be a cracking event,…
Manchester United* 1-1 Chelsea – United win Champions League on penalties
Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (Manchester United win 6-5 on penalties) UEFA Champions League Final 21 May 2008 – Luzhniki Stadium – Moscow Time: 20:45 (CET), 19:45 (UK), 23:45 (PK), 14:45…
Chelsea FC’s financial accounts and understanding Roman Abramovich
Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich is a man who polarises opinions. Most accept that a) he’s a smart businessman and b) he loves football and Chelsea, but beyond that there…
Wigan Athletic Crest – New Wigan Crest
Wigan Athletic have announced their new crest – and following the trend in recent years of going retro, Wigan have decided to create a ‘modern’ retro crest, and the cleaner,…
Respect for the FA’s Vision
When I first read it – and before I had read what the mainstream media thought about it – it sounded like an over-ambitious plan that had no chance of…
MLS 2008 Player Salaries
A bit late, but nevertheless: Here’s the link (pdf) to the full list of salaries paid to MLS players for the 2008 season. Beckham earns the most, but the gap…
Soccerlens Fantasy Football 07/08 – Wrap-up, Winners and Prizes
Congratulations to Ilango for winning the inaugural Soccerlens Fantasy Football league. He overtook Spiral Architect (one of the earlier SL readers and a leader in the final months of the…
Manchester United v Arsenal – History and Preview
Get the latest Manchester United vs Arsenal news. Manchester United play Arsenal on Sunday, 13 April needing to win to keep Chelsea at arm’s length. Arsenal have been United’s trickiest…
Manchester United 1-0 (3-0) Roma – Hargo / Tevez / Rio kings of Old Trafford
A controlled performance at Stadio Olimpico and another European class act at Old Trafford secured passage to the Champions League semi-finals for Manchester United for a second year in a…
Schalke and Fenerbahce aim to attack Barcelona and Chelsea
In the buildup to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, both Barcelona and Chelsea have talked about the quality of their players and the fact that pound for…
Liverpool 4-2 (5-3) Arsenal – Ref Blunder Sends Gunners Home
The following article refers to an older game – for the upcoming Arsenal-Liverpool game, click here. The climax to this game was dramatic, equal parts glorious and sickening, and ultimately,…
Chelsea 2-0 (3-2) Fenerbahce – Ballack and Lampard set up date with Liverpool
Chelsea scored twice and kept a clean sheet to beat Fenerbahce 3-2 on aggregate and progress to the semi-finals of the 07/08 Champions League and a rematch with Liverpool. A…
The Rooney-Ronaldo show takes Manchester United past Roma
Before this game (and indeed, before any away game Manchester United have played in the last couple of seasons) the media trotted out figures to suggest that United were abysmal…
Real Madrid promise £100m for Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United cash in
The article below is an April Fools Joke. The real story of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Madrid is here. In the most expensive transfer in the history of professional sports,…
Liverpool strike bargain £40m deal for Manchester United striker
In an ambitious and somewhat desperate attempt to wipe off their debt, Manchester United have struck a stunning 40m deal with Liverpool, taking Scouser and former Everton star Wayne Rooney…
