Italy-Scotland: Late Goal by Panucci sends the Azzurri through to Euro 2008
“Come on” Italia, Euro 2008 is served!!!! After a match of incredible suffering the Azzurri managed to beat a valiant Scottish team at Hampden Park, and earned a well-deserved qualification…
Euro 2008 Qualifying – Group by Group Preview for Saturday’s Matches
The circle is getting smaller and smaller: Saturday and Wednesday will be decisive days to know the final components of the Euro 2008 table, the 14 teams which will join…
David Beckham Set to Train with Arsenal
According to The Times, Becks is set to return to England. No, we’re not talking about a sensational career turn-around for the ex-England captain, but rather an arrangement of opportunity:…
On the third day…Heroes again
The wife is easily influenced by the mainstream media. Ever since the BBC first aired ‘Heroes’, she believes she has supernatural abilities. I’ve tried to explain that ‘sensing’ I’m not…
A Shrink for Real Madrid?
According to the Spanish newspaper As, the Madrid giants are in close talks with signing top sports psychologist Kerry Spackman, the “man that turned Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton from…
Interview with Steven Goff of Soccer Insider and The Washington Post
Image courtesy of the Washington Post Soccerlens is very pleased to welcome Mr. Steven Goff who is one of the most respected and prominent football (soccer) writers in North America….
Top 10 EPL Entertainers
For as long as the wind is blowing, we might as well be surfing the wave… After FourFourTwo’s Top 100 footballers list, the ‘Association of Football Statisticians’ Top 100 Greatest…
La Liga Week 12: Real Madrid stay top, Barcelona drop to third
Real Madrid remain top of La Liga for another week after beating Mallorca 4-3 in a thrilling game at the Bernabeu. Villarreal continue with their splendid season moving into second…
2007 EPL ‘Rich List’: Richest Players / Club Owners of the Premier League
Yes, I’ve said it before: it’s ‘Top 100 Ranking’ time. Fresh from publishing their Top 100 footballers list last month, English magazine FourFourTwo just released their a list of the…
Weekend Preview: The Wright To Remain Silent
Advertisements rarely reflect real life. Take the long-running ad where an irritating couple attempt to arrange a £25,000 loan. When the bint turns to her slow-witted spouse and asks, “How…
Broke For Your Team’s Next Away Game? If You’re a Reading fan, Not a Problem…
It is a pretty well known fact in football that the bond between club and supporters is very tight one, especially in the English Premiership. This does not only apply…
Milan, Inter, Lazio and Roma take 10 out of 12 (Champions League Matchday 4)
Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League was pretty productive for Serie A teams: out of the 4 Italian clubs in contention (AC Milan, Inter Milan, Roma and Lazio), 3…
Top 100 Greatest Ever Footballers
It’s that time of the year again. The time when a random (ok, let’s call it ‘well-respected’ if you prefer) football publication makes an “All Time Best” ranking that never…
Why Blackburn Are Doing So Well This Season
Blackburn Rovers have enjoyed an excellent start to this season’s Premiership. Indeed it is the best start they’ve had since 1994/95 when they went on to take the title. So…
Juventus 1-1 Inter Milan, No Victor in the Derby d’Italia but Plenty of Entertainement
Like the TLN commentators declared at the end of the game, “what a great hallmark for Serie A soccer”. The much anticipated ‘Derby d’Italia’ ended on a tied 1-1 scoreline,…
