Articles By Ahmed Bilal (646)

Premier League Title Race: Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City or Chelsea?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 8 2022

With the Big Cup out of the way for a couple of weeks, it’s back to the Premier League, looking to answer the key questions around this year’s title race:…

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Manchester United Takeover – On or Off?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2011

Rumours that Qatar Holdings have had a 1.1b bid for Manchester United rejected and are preparing a 1.5b bid for the club have been doing the rounds lately, and it’s…

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Manchester City v Tottenham v Chelsea – who will play in the Champions League next season?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2011

With just three months left in this year’s Premier League season, the race for the last two Champions League spots is still tight. Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea are all…

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Wenger on Barcelona’s transfer / youth policy and their lies about Fabregas

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 16 2011

Following on from yesterday’s article looking at Barcelona’s hypocrisy, it’s worth looking at Arsene Wenger’s reply to comments made by Barcelona’s ex-president Joan Laporta and current VP Javier Faus about…

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Gattuso Headbutts Jordan, Flamini’s two-footed tackle on Corluka and Crouch 1-0 Milan

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 16 2011

Tottenham recorded a memorable 1-0 win over AC Milan last night and put themselves in a very strong position ahead of the return leg at White Hart Lane. Milan had…

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Barcelona beat Arsenal off the pitch

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 5 2023

Arsenal used to be the self-proclaimed ‘masters’ of playing ‘pretty football’ until their English rivals forced them to seek balance and Barcelona usurped them on the pitch, with two Champions…

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Money Talks: Analysing The 20 Richest Football Clubs

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 10 2022

When Deloitte release their annual list of ‘Richest Football Clubs’, there’s plenty of debate on English football’s earning power, the individual TV deals negotiated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester…

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Olympics v Euros, Club v Country, and Money

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 9 2011

On the surface, the argument makes perfect sense – football players, especially young football players – should not be asked to play competitive football 11 months out of 12. By…

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The Final Word On Torres: All Hail The New Berbatov!

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 8 2021

Since his record-breaking transfer to Chelsea, Fernando Torres has been compared to many former big-money strikers – from Shevchenko (by one of Soccerlens’ own) to Chris Sutton. And after a…

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The Olympic Stadium War – West Ham play dirty, but are Tottenham really ‘progressive’?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 9 2011

The Olympic Stadium decision will be announced this week, and the biggest question the legacy committee will be asking themselves is – what bad things will Karren Brady have to…

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Torres on Liverpool’s history, Chelsea’s future and Roy Hodgson

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 6 2011

How Torres fares against his former employers in the Chelsea v Liverpool clash at Stamford Bridge today is a small part of a new chapter for both Premier League clubs….

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Benitez misses Liverpool, wishes he had 70m to spend back then

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 4 2011

“I think last year we were talking about £70m,” – Rafael Benitez. He was speaking about Fernando Torres in an interview with BBC’s Football Focus (where the discussion would invariably…

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The Age of Desperation: From Chelsea to Arsenal, via Manchester, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 2 2011

The transfer deadline day madness that resulted in Chelsea spending 70m+ and two new entries on the most expensive football transfers list had people wondering what had happened to the…

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Will Torres score for Chelsea against Liverpool on Sunday?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 8 2021

“This isn’t happening…this isn’t happening…this isn’t happening.” – Rochelle, Left 4 Dead 2 Last weekend we had a bit of a laugh at the Soccerlens headquarters when players signed up…

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Lies? What Andy Carroll and Newcastle aren’t telling the fans

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 1 2011

“Despite getting the best financial deal of the day you suspect Newcastle will end up being the window’s biggest losers.” – Adrian Clarke. In a nutshell, that’s what Liverpool’s record…

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