Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
CL 2nd Round Draw
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012The Champions League second round matches will be played on 20-21 Feb and 6-7 March. Here is the schedule:
Manchester United – Potential January Transfer Targets
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012Manchester United have been linked with several players for the January transfer window – let’s see who they are and whether there is any serious chance of United landing these…
Can Manchester United win the title?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012Manchester United are 8 points clear (although that lead will almost certainly be cut down to 5 points with a Chelsea-style thumping of Newcastle), and with their best yet to…
How Arsenal can beat Chelsea
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 20 2012Chelsea fans think Arsenal will be beaten. The media thinks Arsenal will be beaten. Heck, even Arsenal fans think that Arsenal will beaten. But Chelsea are not invincible, and they…
Manchester United vs Manchester City – Boring but necessary
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 19 2010The following article refers to an older United-City game. Watch Manchester United v Manchester City live online here. The first match of the weekend and one that two teams in…
Champions League Second Round Preview (1)
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 11 2009The draw for the second round matches (to be played on 20/21 Feb and 6/7 Mar 2007) takes place in Nyon, Switzerland, on 15 December (next Friday). Here are the…
Manchester United 3-1 Benfica: Goal Videos + Match Report
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 20 2012Goal vids at the end of the post. Matchday 6 was about getting the job done, and when it came to it Manchester United managed a relatively comfortable 3-1 win…
Arsenal and the Henry vs Wenger nonsense
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 7 2023ANR and Arseblog have covered the mess very differently, and it’s illuminating, to say the least.
Should Henry leave Arsenal next summer?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012Back when I started Soccerlens, the second article I wrote was about Thierry Henry and his contract wrangle with Arsenal. Looking at where Arsenal are at right now, and how…
Live Commentary: Manchester United vs Chelsea
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 24 2012Watch the latest Manchester United v Chelsea match here. Peter Liaros, our Manchester United channel correspondent (fancy term that means that Peter’s a United fan) will be live-blogging the Manchester…
4 reasons why Chelsea are better than Manchester United
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 20 2012Yesterday we talked about several things that made Manchester United better than Chelsea – or in other words, different areas of the team in which United had an advantage. Apparently,…
Cantona’s 10 best goals for Manchester United
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 7 2023The goal video is at the end – so if you’re here just for that, scroll down and have a pop at it. If you’re interested in more news as…
Freddy Adu to Manchester United – a marketing gimmick by the Glazers?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012Manchester United have always gone after top talent (or have at least been linked to it) and because of that we’ve consistently been linked to young players like Freddy Adu.
It’s official – David Jones to leave Manchester United
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Manchester United midfielder David Jones is close to completing a move to Derby County. It’s official, and it sucks.
Holland 1-1 England – why is everyone celebrating?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012This article refers to a previous game. Read the latest England v Holland news here. England were frustratingly pedestrian, and the only thing that changed from Croatia was the formation…