How Football Manager can improve your FIFA gameplay – and vice versa
The two most popular football simulation games – Football Manager and FIFA, offer very contrasting experiences to football fans. And yet you will find that there is plenty to learn…
Three things Pakistani football can learn from Euro 2012
The 2012 European Championships will kick off this summer in Poland and Ukraine. The Euro 2012 betting hugely favours Spain and Germany, but beyond the favourites and indeed beyond the…
The next Chelsea manager should be … John Terry
Regardless of whether Chelsea beat Napoli tonight, and regardless of whether Chelsea qualify for the Champions League or not this season, the signs are crystal clear. The next Chelsea manager…
Five things Liverpool can improve on – apart from points
“What other areas are there to improve on – apart from points?” From any other manager, these would their famous last words. From Kenny Dalglish, however, it’s merely an affirmation…
Chelsea fire Andre Villas Boas as Abramovich backs player power
Roman Abramovich has sacked André Villas-Boas after a string of poor results that has left Chelsea fifth in the league table. Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion left Chelsea…
John Terry – Good Or Bad For England’s Euro 2012 Campaign?
The extraordinary delays in a resolution to the Terry-Ferdinand affair have already resulted in the wholly unnecessary cop-out by the FA and the Premier League in asking Chelsea and QPR…
adidas is all in – and why you should be too
We may be going into 2012 but with PR agencies it still feels like 2006 at times. I started Soccerlens.com way back in April 2006 – and one of the…
The Global Game: Watching The Premier League In Pakistan
Earlier this week I came across the ‘Global Game‘ initiative launched by Nick Harris (Mail on Sunday, Sporting Intelligence). It’s a great idea, hopefully it catches on and more and…
English Football Wages: 1984 to 2010
Football wages are a ridiculously easy target – whether it’s the high wages paid by Chelsea and then Manchester City, the astronomical wage bills of Barcelona and Real Madrid fueled…
Review: Why Football Manager 2012 Will Rock Your World
The first impression you get while playing Football Manager 2012 is how it’s improved as an imitation of the real thing – a genuine simulation of what it means to…
Sunderland Q&A: Transfers, Fans and Footballing Identity
Earlier this month Roker Report (Sunderland blog) editor Simon Walsh asked us if we’d like to do a Q&A on Sunderland – and here it is. We talk about Sunderland’s…
Manchester United Season Preview: Tactics, 20th League Title, Sneijder And More
Imagine that you’re appointed manager of Manchester United tomorrow morning. The world is at your feet. You have (statistically speaking) the best team in the world alongside Barcelona in club…
Udinese are the easiest hurdle for Arsenal in an incredibly tough August
The season hasn’t started yet, but Arsenal are already contemplating a tough month ahead with matches against Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and Udinese to start their season with, plus trouble…
The Best of 2011/2012 Premier League Fixtures: Part Two
Last week we analysed the first half the 2011/2012 Premier League fixtures list, looking at the key clashes through August to December. Here we look at the second half of…
Warner And Hammam: Guilty As Charged?
The BBC has obtained a document authored by the Carribean Football Union (CFU) detailing claims that Jack Warner had full knowledge of and participated in the distribution of cash bribes…
