Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
The Best EPL Blog – Soccerlens 2007 Awards
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 7 2023We’ve selected six candidate blogs for “The Best EPL Blog” award from 2007. The blog with the most number of votes by February 17, 2008 wins the 2007 Readers’ Choice…
The Best MLS Blog – Soccerlens 2007 Awards
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 5 2023We’ve selected six candidate blogs for “The Best MLS Blog” award from 2007. The blog with the most number of votes by February 17, 2008 wins the 2007 Readers’ Choice…
Interview with Franco Baresi – AC Milan U-19 coach
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 4 2022Soccerlens 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…
Interview with Arrigo Sacchi – former AC Milan and Italy manager
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 4 2022Soccerlens is excited to welcome former Italy and AC Milan manager Mr. Arrigo Sacchi to our column. Mr. Sacchi managed several clubs – most notably Milan – and Italy, with…
Capello’s England
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 11 2023England’s finest – allowing for injuries and lack of fitness – assemble this afternoon at the team hotel at Watford as they start preparations for their 6th Feb friendly against…
Top 5 Goals from January 2008
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 12 2023What were the the best 5 goals scored in football last month? Inspired by this post on the best 5 freekicks ever in the Premiership, I asked the folks at…
Jurgen Klinsmann – the making of an Icon
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 11 2023As a sportsman he has already written a chapter for himself in German footballing history, and is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest strikers to have graced European…
Manchester United v Tottenham preview | Fergie sticks both feet into Liverpool | Manchester City fans must show their class
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 11 2023In today’s Manchester United roundup – can Tottenham cause an upset, Fergie sticks it into Liverpool and Manchester City fans will need to behave themselves at Old Trafford.
Should the African Cup of Nations be rescheduled for the summer?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012If you didn’t know better, you’d think that this African Cup of Nations was a sneaky bastard. How dare it creep up on the Premier League clubs without them finding…
England World Cup 2010 Qualification Fixtures
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 6 2022The draw for the 2010 World Cup is here. Fixtures will be up shortly. When England’s 2010 World Cup qualifying group was announced, one tabloid headline – “Oh No! It’s…
All Premier League Transfers in January 2008
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 23 2021Following tradition (we’ve been tracking Premier League transfers ever since Soccerlens started), here’s a full (and regularly updated) list of transfers in and out of the English Premier League. January…
Divining Liverpool’s future from Hicks’s interview
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Not having read the SI interview in full (mind you, 99.99% people haven’t, they’re just commenting on the excerpts from it), I think it’s easy to see how the media…
Phil O’Donnell – Motherwell Captain – Dies
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Motherwell captain Phil O’Donnell has died after collapsing towards the end of his side’s Scottish Premier League game against Dundee United.
England Qualify For Euro 2008 After All
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 4 2022GameBasics are Soccerlens advertisers and partners – to advertise your website on Soccerlens, get started here. After many protests, UEFA finally saw the light, and allowed a do-over in the…
Match Fixing in Football | UEFA and Interpol investigate
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Do you think that the results of football matches can be rigged? Match fixing in sporting competitions (thanks to the money involved – welcome to the dark side of sports…