Charlie Rhodes

It’s almost here.  The shiny new SPL season starts this Saturday, the 14th of August.  After a summer spent grimly watching a poor World Cup (although at least we could…

Has Fabio Capello lost control of the England dress room after the player’s actions this weekend?

With the World Cup well and truly gone but not forgotten on England’s behalf, is the honor of playing for one’s country losing its value? Fabio Capello named his squad…

Not so long ago a Paul Scholes interview was as rare as the words ‘excellent tackler’ being attributed to the age-defying midfielder, but those who caught yesterday’s Community Shield action…

Around 3 months ago and during the summer as well to a degree, many people were getting premonitions of Manchester United on a decline. Some of these people also predicted…

Once upon a time there was a young man called Kevin Toms. Some of you (probably those over the age of 35) will have known his product very well indeed. To others the name will mean nothing, but I bet if you a) Own a PC, PSP, Playstation, X-Box or Wii, b) love football and c) Do not have a demanding wife/partner you will have heard of Championship Manager. Probably only rivalled by redtube.com as the most fun you can have on your own with a PC, Championship Manager gives us all an opportunity to be Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho or Gianfranco Zola (unfortunately the “alleged” nocturnal activities of a certain manager cannot be re-created in the current versions of the game), starting with the lowest of the lows and rising to the top. My record was taking Grays Athletic to the Champions League final in my 27th year on the game.

The shocking news that Martin O’Neill has resigned as manager of Aston Villa is sparking rumour after rumour regarding his departure. Many Villa fans will see this as a dark…

CSKA Moscow winger Milos Krasic has agreed personal terms with Juventus, but a fee still has yet to be agreed between the two sides. The Serbia international has been at…

We followed the new collection of 10/11 Nike Boots very closely here at Soccerlens, covering the latest creations from the American company, giving you the most detailed descriptions of the…

With the start of the Premier League season less than a week away, clubs have done most of their summer shopping. However, there are still yet some big deals to…

Note: This preview was written on Friday, before the Derby game on the weekend. 2009-10 marked the year Leeds United finally started to rise again. After years of demise, the…

Following the disappointing display at the World Cup in South Africa, English football supporters will be eager to get the new season under way and none more so than Manchester…

USA vs Brazil Friendly New Meadowlands Stadium, New Jersey Tuesday, 10 August 2010 08:00 PM (Local Time) Though their World Cup ended with a heart-wrenching extra time loss to Ghana…

It’s no secret that England have a dearth of international quality goalkeepers at present.

Is Football Fitness needed for Team Success? The majority of the population, including the soccer community would argue yes. So the question still stands, is football fitness required for football…