Transfer Rumors (19 June 2010): Manchester City to tempt Valencia’s Silva with £160k per week offer?
Manchester City are pulling out all the stops to strengthen their squad this summer, and while one Spain-based player is all but signed, sealed, and delivered, City might not yet…
World Cup News: ‘Algeria Win 0-0!’
Morning everyone and welcome, welcome, once again welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Apologies if none of today’s news makes sense, I think a part of my…
De Rossi: “If we lose, it would as if the All Blacks were knocked out in rugby.”
Daniele De Rossi of the Azzurri was the protagonist of the first group round match against Paraguay. He accepted blame for the Paraguayan goal and scored the equalizer. He commented…
How Koman Coulibaly made 300 million enemies in 15 seconds
Well, if you watched the train wreck this morning, you’ll know why. The gaping maw of Coulibaly’s face is the last thing Jozy Altidore wanted to see post-match after Edu’s…
Liverpool Target Roy Hodgson Insists He’s ‘Happy At Fulham’
It would appear that all and sundry are claiming Fulham manager Roy Hodgson to be the prospective candidate that the Liverpool board would prefer to see succeed Rafa Benitez at…
Transfer Rumours: Jose Mourinho To Take Glen Johnson To Real Madrid?
Real Madrid are being linked with a raid on the Premier League for a Liverpool star this morning, although it’s not the one you’re probably thinking of. New Real coach…
Come on England!
Football and poetry don’t go along too often. Even the wittiest and the cleverest of managers (hint: Jose) have never used poetry in anyway and we know usually football fans…
World Cup News: Allez Les Bleurgh!
Bienvenue and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big story from yesterday was France‘s abject performance against Mexico, that saw El Tri post their first ever…
Italy’s second keeper, Marchetti: “Seeing death up close changes something in you.”
Federico Marchetti will replace the injured Gigi Buffon for the Azzurri against the All Whites of New Zealand on Sunday afternoon from Nelspruit. Buffon’s herniated disc and sciatic nerve problems…
Les Bleus on the brink of elimination – Domenech’s parting gift?
France are on the verge of elimination from the FIFA World Cup as they were humbled 2-0 by Javier Aguirre’s Mexico who fully deserved their victory. Les Bleus were appalling…
Flash Forward: Three Reasons Why the U.S. Will Lose to Slovenia
After a surprising draw with England, the U.S. soccer team now finds themselves in a much different position: the favorite. The opposition, Slovenia, goes into the game as a confident underdog, knowing that even a defeat would not eliminate them from contention.
Because of this difficult position, a loss by the U.S. team suddenly seems more than possible, and perhaps likely.
England v Algeria Preview: all hands to battle stations?
England take on Algeria in a must-win game for both sides as they play to survive in the 2010 World Cup. Oh, who are we kidding? England to tonk Algeria 4-0, cue wild celebrations and ridiculous expectations. It’s like qualifying, but more fun.
Greece 2 Nigeria 1 – All still to play for in Group B
In a sentence Kaita’s moment of idiocy triggers a Greeks comeback, leading to a comfortable victory. Blame the keeper or the ball? Fresh from denying Messi, Enyeama came up with…
Portsmouth Agree Deal To Come Out Of Administration
An overwhelming majority of Portsmouth FC‘s creditors have voted in favour of a deal that will most likely see the south coast club exit administration at some point this summer,…
Transfer Rumours: Chelsea Keen On £20m Germany Star Mesut Ozil
After watching Mesut Ozil almost single-handedly demolish the Australian defense in Durban just four days ago (although it seems more like four weeks ago now), it is understandable that many-a-Premier…
