Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1007)

11 Talking Points From Chelsea v Manchester United

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 2 2011

Last night, Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1 in a match that featured two great goals and two / three very debatable decisions by the referee. Having said that, it’s easy…

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Poor Arsenal are no Chokers

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2011

A day before the Carling Cup final, an Arsenal fan told me that Arsenal had requested permission for Cesc Fabregas to lift the Carling Cup trophy if Arsenal were to…

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Premier League Predictions: Manchester United to beat Chelsea?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 8 2022

Today’s Premier League Predictions are brought to you by Scoreboard – an interactive Premier League predictions TV show + game hosted on Facebook that’s set to take the football predictions…

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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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Fastest Red Card

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 10 2022

The dubious honour of receiving the quickest red card goes to Chippenham Town striker David Pratt, who was sent off only three seconds into his side’s loss at Bashley back…

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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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