Manchester United v Bolton Preview – Premier League – 17th October 2009
You can watch Manchester United v Bolton Live online by signing up with us here on Live Sport Network, the leading source to watch live football online. Manchester United play…
Aston Villa v Chelsea Preview – Premier League – 17th October 2009
You can watch Aston Villa v Chelsea Live online by signing up with us here on Live Sport Network, the leading source to watch live football on the web. Aston…
Football Rankings and Awards
We live in a world obsessed with superlatives, constantly being sold by marketing ploys promoting their individual items. Football is sadly no different, how often are we told that Cristiano…
Capello’s England Squad – Filling in the blanks
Fabio Capello is not one to give too much away, his demeanour surly enough for ITV’s Clive Tyldsley to describe the Italian as “old poker face” during last night’s dead-rubber…
Official FIFA World Rankings
FIFA’s official ranking system for nations was officially introduced in 1992. Initially it was a rather simplistic system, in which a win gave a team 3 points whilst a draw…
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Smokefree United is a club of fans who all want to quit smoking. Sign up and you too can get all the coaching you need to quit and win top…
Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi has won the 2009 Ballon d’Or, awarded to the European footballer of the year, after inspiring Barcelona to the treble last season. The forward was outstanding as the…
FIFA World Player of the Year Award
In 1991, some 30 years after the Ballon d’Or was first awarded to Sir Stanley Matthews, FIFA commenced the awarding of their own award. The FIFA World Player of the…
FIFPro Player of the Year Award
Whilst the FIFPro player of the year award itself has a relativily short history (having only been awarded since 2005), the origins of the awards could feasibly traced back to…
UEFA Coefficients System
Think for a moment about the organisation of tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League or the European Championships. How do you decide how many teams are eligible for entry…
Podcast: The Heskey myth, the Atlantic League and Fergie vs the Referees
Take a listen to Episode 24 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast with ex-footballer Adrian Clarke and sports journalist Iain Spragg for half an hour of fascinating football discussion. This…
2010 World Cup Qualification Finale – Can Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Russia and France make it to South Africa?
I may be making a wild statement here, but hear me out. I really in my heart believe that this time next year Argentina will still be basking in the glory…
No clear favourites for the 2010 World Cup
For all the thrills and spills that club football brings us each and every season it doesn’t come close to the passion I personally feel when it comes to the…
England & the 2010 World Cup
1966 was a great year, or so I’m told by those of an age able to remember it. It has been a long time since England lifted the highest honour…
