Homophobia in Football
The FA’s Anti-Homophobia ad, courtesy of The Offside: It’s raw, it’s in your face, it makes you uncomfortable, just like abuse makes you uncomfortable in a normal setting, and the…
Guardian Angel – an interview with Barry Glendenning
The Guardian’s Barry Glendenning (good enough that we should call it Barry Glendenning’s Guardian) was recently interviewed by Danny Last of European Football Weekends. Danny was kind enough to offer…
Notts County On the Brink – The Cost of Broken Promises
In July on this site I waxed lyrical about how the oldest league club in world languishing in the bottom division of the football league had been taken over by a foreign…
Champions League Play-Offs – The Debate
A proposal to determine the fourth Champions League spot via a play-off competition was presented at a Premier League meeting earlier this month. Instead of the top four teams qualifying for…
Bayern Munich v Fiorentina Preview – Champions League Second Round
Fiorentina haven’t got to a quarter final in either the European Cup or the Champions League since losing one to Celtic in 1969/70. They might have done admirably well in the group stages but form changes rapidly over the winter and the turn of the year has seen Bayern Munich go on a rampage, making up the points deficit in the Bundesliga and easily favourites to progress to the Champions League quaterfinals.
Manchester United to draw, Ronaldo to score
Champions League football returns this week as Manchester United, Milan, Madrid and Lyon kick off the knockout stages of Europe’s premier club competition. Tonight sees Manchester United playing away to…
Championship Play-Off Race Takes Centre Stage Tonight
THE midweek programme in the Championship throws up plenty of tasty fixtures – and with the season now entering its final third, the play-off picture comes to the fore as sides…
Bristol City v Leicester Preview
Bristol City have endured a thoroughly disappointing campaign to date, while Leicester’s first season back in the Championship is shaping up to be more like how their last one in…
Plymouth v Swansea Preview
The division’s form side without defeat in nine, Swansea are flying high in 4th and were unlucky not to take three points from their game with Newcastle on Saturday. They…
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United Preview
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United English Championship Nottingham Forest will be relieved to have a couple of fixtures at home this week. Their incredible previous 19-game unbeaten streak in the league, which…
Cardiff v West Brom Preview – it’s now or never for the Bluebirds
Cardiff v West Brom English Championship The division’s top two scorers meet at the Cardiff City Stadium in a game that is probably more important for the Bluebirds than it…
Newcastle’s Season Is Back On Track
FOLLOWING the hammering we got at Derby (yeah, who?!) on Tuesday and our subsequent surrender of top spot to West Brom, may of us may have been tempted to start…
Inspired Red Devils Have Turned Troubled Season Around
Manchester United knew that retaining their Premier League crown was going to be harder than it had been the previous seasons. The loss of Cristiano Ronaldo would have been a…
Barcelona and the Left Wing
With Thierry Henry closing in on his 83rd birthday, and the New York Red Bulls seemingly interested in the ageless Frenchman, the reigning champions of everything are no doubt in…
Soccerlens TV: Ancelotti’s Chelsea, Reyes and Bordeaux’s return to form
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 16, Andy looks back on the action in Europe and…
