Will Blackpool finish above Liverpool in the Premier League this season?
Chelsea, 9 points behind Manchester United, have stopped talking about defending their title and are focusing on winning their next game and ensuring Champions League qualification. A good run of…
Vote on the 2010 Soccerlens Awards
After three weeks of sifting through hundreds (and thousands) of nominations for the 2010 Soccerlens Awards, we’re proud to announce that the shortlists have been decided and the Awards are…
Manchester United can’t win, Manchester City won’t win, and Mourinho never lost at Stamford Bridge
For those fans whose expectations of this year’s Premier League title race were shaped by the English press orgasming over Chelsea’s prowess, I have to burst your bubble – Chelsea…
Van der Vaart – Premier League’s Best Performer This Season?
Castrol Rankings put Tottenham’s Rafael Van der Vaart at an impressive 7th place – that is to say, over the last 12 months, Van der Vaart has been the 7th…
Frank Lampard Reveals Massive Man Crush For Wayne Rooney
In an impassioned appeal to football fans, Frank Lampard has defended Wayne Rooney from “lazy” criticism and said that his fellow England player is cute, sensitive and sharp, and also…
Manchester United After Hamsik, Cavani and Bale? Only in Football Manager…
Rooney has signed a new contract but the tongue-wagging continues – everyone from the 3 Up Front team on this week’s show to your friendly neighbourhood rumour mill – think…
Vote Rigging 101: How World Cup Votes Can Be Bought And Sold
The FIFA executive committee that votes on World Cup hosts uses an ‘exhaustive ballot’ system, whereby the candidate receiving the fewest votes in each round is eliminated until a single…
Fifa World Cup Voters
They’ve got the whole world in their hands…or at least the destination of the next two World Cups, which is still more valuable than 99% of any ‘voting’ privileges you…
Wayne Rooney – It’s All About The Money, Not Titles
As a lifelong Manchester United fan, Rooney was my favourite United player till last week. It seems almost childish to talk about ‘favourite’ players when you’re a football journalist, but…
NESV will borrow money for Liverpool, just like Hicks and Gillett
Football club ownership, like politics and any public sphere activity that commands the attention of the masses (i.e. is a money-spinner), is an absolute sham. You’re not only being lied…
The truth about Manchester United’s contracts and transfers policies
Manchester United’s policy to sign young players – accepting that grooming young players made more economic and long-term sense (and built a team rather than a collection of superstars) has…
Platini Defends International Football Against Club Football
UEFA President Michel Platini has stepped up to defend international football in the face of criticism from European football clubs about crowded fixture lists and ‘meaningless friendlies’. In remarks published…
England are 6th in FIFA rankings – here’s why
Today’s FIFA rankings are going to provide the self-loathing, masochistic English press with more ammo to berate the English national team, and then take the easy option making fun of…
With Valencia out, can Chicharito play on the wings for United?
With Antonio Valencia set to miss the rest of the season – a minimum of 5-6 months plus rehabilitation time means it’s likely that he’ll be back for pre-season next…
Who orchestrated the fake Togo – Bahrian friendly?
Reports suggest that Bahrian 3-0 win over Togo in a friendly game wasn’t really a win over the Togolese team. Instead, they were playing a ‘fake’ team, with the official…
