How I Lived the 2006 World Cup Final: France vs. Italy
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens ‘Share Your Football Experiences’ Contest; to participate, please read the details here. Well, before the competition ended, I thought I’d add my…
Capello: Real Madrid wanted Raul Out
Fabio Capello was almost walked to the border of Spain and shoved onto the flight that leaves for Italy almost as soon as Real Madrid has clinched their first Spanish…
How Expensive Was Your Team’s Bench in the English Premier League Last Week-End?
Echoing with my Europe’s Most Expensive Benchwarmers article, this week the Daily Mail thought about taking a look at the added values of players selected on the substitute bench, for…
Soccerlens Match of the Week: Fenerbahce 2-0 Galatasaray – Fener Hand Arch-Rivals First League Defeat
[Note: PREVIEW of the match here] Fenerbahce have a key Champions League Group G match against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday night, but before then, the reigning Turkish champions had to…
Serbian Football Trying To Weed Out Corruption
Technically Serbia is just over one year old (it was only in the middle of the 2006 Germany World Cup that Serbia & Montenegro was fragmented) but corruption and organized…
Could Bayern Munich’s Willy Sagnol be Manchester United’s Next Signing?
Sir Alex Ferguson wants to buy an experienced defender, probably a full back, during the January transfer window. He knows it, we know it and now so do the Glazers…
Juan “The Enigma” Riquelme Departs Villareal At Long Last
The long and painful strife between Juan Roman Riquelme and Villarreal has ultimately drawn to a mixed close. The Argentine international and one of the most creative midfielders in the…
Reyes the Thorn in Real Madrid’s Paw
José Antonio Reyes might not be the most reliable person when it comes to loyalty and love but he is certainly the one who is most rocking the Bernabéu. Not…
Beckham to front England’s World Cup 2018 bid
It was Lord Sebastian Coe’s presence that helped London win the rights to host the 2012 Olympics and now it’s the turn of a certain David Beckham to do the…
Third Ruck from the Son
A great book does not necessarily make a great movie. Catch 22 is probably the seminal piece of literature of the twentieth century (if we choose to overlook Derek McGovern…
‘Share Your Football Experiences’ Contest
Due to the enormous success of our previous writing contest, Soccerlens will be launching a new contest for the month of December, for which the theme will be: “Share Your…
Money Men Are Buying Up the Glory
When Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson recently described his side’s chances of victory against Chelsea as a ‘David versus Goliath’ scenario in terms of resources, it summed up everything that has…
British Interest in Fabio Capello now to Include Liverpool and Newcastle
The interest for ex-Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello is progressively growing across the Channel. After the many rumours picking him as one of the favorites for the England job, the…
Ronaldinho’s Barcelona Situation Trapped In a Web of Uncertainty
Ronaldinho hasn’t been anywhere near his best for the best part since the 2006 Germany World Cup and looks more and more likely that he won’t be able to reinvent…
Manchester United Players To Blow Over £100,000 On Girls, Gambling and Booze For Christmas
A Christmas party to remember for a lifetime: that’s what the Man Utd players are preparing to cap a pretty successful 2007 year. According to the Daily Mirror, the EPL…
