Articles By Ahmed Bilal (646)

The Soccerlens Daily: Drunk Tottenham Players, Manchester United Contracts and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Aug 4 2022

It feels like Thursday afternoon although it’s just Tuesday morning (or afternoon in my part of the world). So, allow me to rush through today’s news roundup (juicy as always)…

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Soccerlens Daily: Tottenham beat Chelsea, Setting Manchester United’s History Straight, Stan Collymore and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

A very good morning to Tottenham fans and those who don’t like Chelsea – Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Carling Cup final yesterday in an emotional, gripping game that…

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Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham – 2007/2008 Carling Cup Final

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 25 2011

Tottenham come back from a goal down to win in extra time against Chelsea in a gripping Carling Cup Final. Match report follows. Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham – Carling Cup Final…

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The Soccerlens Daily – Arsenal v Usmanov, Tottenham v Chelsea, Manchester United v Newcastle United goals, Liverpool scared and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 8 2014

Our thoughts to go Arsenal’s Eduardo da Silva, a talented young footballer who will miss the rest of the season (and maybe the rest of the year, what with rehabilitation…

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Newcastle United 1-5 Manchester United – Goal Videos

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

A football club is measured by it’s strength of character away from home and the ability to fight hard and dominate at home. On last night’s evidence, Newcastle United have…

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The Soccerlens Daily – Rafa’s Email Address, future Manchester United coaches, Game 39 and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 5 2023

While we wait for the least-important-cup-final-for-Premier-League-clubs, let’s look at today’s news (or lack thereof).

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Exposing The Mob Rule In Football

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 24 2008

The globalisation of football is a fact – once that genie got out of the bottle, there is no way on earth, heaven or hell that you could put it…

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The Soccerlens Daily – Under-performing England, Chelsea’s sugardaddy, Arsenal’s new sugardaddy, Tottenham for cup win and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

Friday, 22 February, 2008. A very good morning to you, dear Soccerlens readers. Got an email this morning from Hugo telling me that he was emailing a few organisations to…

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The Soccerlens Daily: Manchester United wanted James Bond, Liverpool training ground vandalised, Chelsea in tapping-up claim, Celtic invest in youth and more

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 5 2023

In today’s roundup, we solve the following mysteries: was James Bond any good at football, why Liverpool fans are wasting their time, whose responsibility is it to stop the tapping-up…

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07/08 Champions League 2nd Round Preview

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

Champions League football returns with 16 teams aiming for progress in Europe in the coming weeks (2nd Round fixtures will be played on 19/20 Feb and 4/5 Mar).

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Soccerlens 2007 Awards Winners

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

The Soccerlens Awards recognize excellence in football blogging. With help from our readers and editors, Soccerlens chose 14 awards categories (we’re definitely going to increase categories for next year as…

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Dissecting Opposition And Making The 39th Round Work

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 10 2023

Since news about Premier League’s proposal to play an extra round of matches from January 2011 leaked (a good thing – it’s better to start this debate early and give…

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Game 39: Premier League Clubs Consider Playing Matches Overseas

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

Do you support this move or are you against it? Make your voice heard in our poll at the end of this article. The English Premier League clubs are considering…

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England 2-1 Switzerland – Should We Hold The Taxi?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

England 2 (40′ Jermaine Jenas, 62′ Shaun Wright-Phillips) Switzerland 1 (58′ Eren Derdiyok) As tempting as it would be to lay it into Fabio Capello (alternatively, we could all renounce…

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Interview with Franco Baresi – AC Milan U-19 coach

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Aug 4 2022

Soccerlens is extremely honored to welcome one of the best defenders ever to play the game to our column: AC Milan and Italy legend Mr. Franco Baresi. Mr. Baresi enjoyed…

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