We’re On A Highway To Hamburg – starring Fulham F.C.
Mike Martin on why the effects of lengthy coach trips across Europe have been overstated.
Final Call for South Africa: Who will be in Capello’s England Squad?
As the English Premier League season draws to a close there is still all to play for! The title race is still a close run race between Manchester United and…
N’Zogbia deserves a grander stage
Somebody needs to give Charles N’Zogbia the platform he deserves, be that in the league, Champions League, or at this year’s World Cup. Roberto Martinez said recently he would not…
The Best XI not at the World Cup
With hours left of the qualifying campaigns it looked like the best player in the world (Messi) and one of his competitors (Ronaldo) wouldn’t be at the World Cup. But,…
West Ham players should be ashamed of themselves
Spineless, gutless, embarrassing, unprofessional. Four words I could use to describe the appalling performance by West Ham against Liverpool at Anfield last night. As a life long supporter of the…
Soccerlens TV: Premier League, Portuguese Liga, Champions League & the volcanic ash
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. Episode 25 brings us the action in the Premier League where Arsenal…
World Cup All-Time Top Goal Scorers
On July 13, 1930, France’s Lucien Laurent scored the first-ever World Cup goal to kickstart a 4-1 win over Mexico. Since that afternoon in Uruguay, a plethora of players, both…
“Only three people in history have managed to silence the Maracana…”
The Maracana. Brasil’s preemptive monument to a victory that was meant to be, should have been, so nearly was, but, thanks to Alcides Ghiggia, never became. The 1950 World Cup…
Podcast: Liverpool’s future, Chelsea nerves and players of the season
Celebrate Soccerlens.com’s 4th birthday by listening to the world famous Soccerlens podcast with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg. The duo focus on Arsenal’s goalkeeping calamities, Liverpool’s off field issues and…
The world watches North Korea’s campaign with interest; will it’s citizens?
There was a ripple in the sea of football when North Korea (or Korea DPR as they are politically known) qualified for the world cup. The have the lowest world…
The richest show in town
What is the most you have ever paid for a ticket for football? An official one, mind, not one from a tout. £40? Certainly not if you follow your team…
Cesc Fabregas needs to move to Spain to fulfill his potential at the international level
Xavi and Andres Iniesta kept Cesc Fabregas and Xabi Alonso out of the Spanish starting eleven during their triumph in Euro 2008. Do we expect to see anything different in…
AIKy breaky heart
Swedish football is an enigma to me. Every year a new team tends to dominate – if you look at the Allsvenskan winners in the past few years you can…
Rotor’s Return: Goals, Ghosts and Stalingrad
Russia has never been short of a ghost or two. The restless souls of Ivan the Terrible and Lenin’s would-be assassin Fanni Kaplan roam the walls and towers of Moscow,…
Zidane: “It would be dishonorable to me. I prefer to die.”
In an exclusive interview with the Spanish daily, El Pais, from Madrid, Zinedine Zidane discussed his lingering strong feelings about his last professional appearance in Berlin. He would rather die…
