La Liga Week 26: Robinho saves Real Madrid, Agüero destroys Barcelona
Real Madrid’s 2-3 victory at Recreativo put their advantage over second place Barcelona back to five points this weekend after Barça went down 4-2 at Atletico Madrid. Brazilian star Robinho…
MLS – A League For The Future
I have not written for Soccerlens before, but I did notice a general lack of posts about Major League Soccer. Although the MLS is generally acknowledged to be in the…
Saturday Serie A Wrap-Up: Roma Shine, AC Milan Not So Much
Champions League preparation wasn’t the same ballpark game for Milan as it was for Roma on Saturday. While the Giallorossi will be travelling to Madrid with a confident feeling (Roma…
Life Without Football For A Footballer
This is my first post in a while so I thought I would talk about the less than serious points of the beautiful game. I have one very simple question…
Serious Analysis By The Football Press
As a writer on this site, a site that takes it’s football seriously and looks to go into some depth to analyse the game, I am constantly reading, talking to…
Game 39 isn’t dead in the water yet
The Premier League’s controversial announcement to host an extra round of games overseas hasn’t been halted by the worldwide opposition to the plans, according to notes released from the Football…
Fighting Dark Magic and Cold Weather: the Non-scoring Tale of Aruna Dindane
He hasn’t scored in the French Ligue 1 since December 8, and in the African Cup of Nations, his performance was average at best. What on Earth seems to be…
Style Over Stamina: Why it’s time British children had a ball at their feet
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 has had fans, officials and journalists alike busily arguing over the state of the English national game. It’s not exactly all going swimmingly….
Inter Milan 1-1 Roma: Francesco Totti’s Scudetto Dreams Crushed by Javier Zanetti (Serie A Matchday 25)
The article below refers to a previous Inter-Roma game. For the latest fixture, see this Inter Milan-Roma article. You know, if there is someone who I’ve always had the utmost…
An Early Look at the 2008 Clausura and Copa Libertadores
Hasta El Gol Siempre’s Sam Kelly takes an early look at the start of Argentina’s football season – namely the 2008 Clausura and the Copa Libertadores. The 2008 Torneo Clausura…
Will Capello turn to Chelsea captain John Terry?
John Terry’s season just seems to go from bad to worse. Chelsea coach Ten Cate has admitted to a ‘bust up’ with Terry prior to the Carling Cup Final defeat…
Professional Footballers’ Association – How The PFA Helps Players
“You give your life to football and then it often forgets you. Football clubs have a bad habit of taking players in, making the most of them, and then vomiting…
Boca Juniors & The Amoias of the Americas
Images courtesy of Oscar R. Amoia. One of the great things about the Internet is that the world has become a smaller place. If you view my blog and world…
The rise and fall of Oxford United
Oxford United’s relegation from the football league in 2006 was a boon to pub quiz writers. A disastrous season meant they were now the only English team to win a…
Premier League Round 27: Manchester United catching up on Arsenal as Everton and Liverpool favs for 4th spot
I won’t mention anything about what happened to Arsenal’s Eduardo over the weekend, since it’s been talked about plenty already, but I send my get well wishes towards him, and…
