This is not a season review, because this season happened already!
The phenomenon of déjà vu is quite common to us nowadays, endlessly chronicled in movies and novels. As my comrade Alex Bogatiryov stated in his blog piece, one of the…
The Big Interview: Lionel Messi on imposing Barca’s style on Manchester United and stopping Cristiano Ronaldo
Like a butterfly floating around the pitch, Lionel Messi has an uncanny ability for making things look easy. With the ball at his feet and a pair of defenders flanking…
Sir Alex Ferguson’s Greatest Manchester United XI
Obviously, we know that Sir Alex Ferguson has won many trophies, coached a lot of great players, and accomplished a lot of extraordinary things during his time at Manchester United….
Shearer is the man to bring Newcastle back. Honest.
Forty eight hours have passed, yet still the inquests rumble on. Still the post-mortem is being carried out, still each and every name and role is under scrutiny, with every…
Soccerlens Podcast: Manchester United v Barcelona Preview and Newcastle hit rock bottom
On episode thirteen of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by Off The Post’s Rob Parker and Soccerlens blogger Neil Jones to preview the Champions League final and to sum up the final…
Why Middlesbrough and Newcastle shouldn’t, and Sunderland and Hull City should, be in the Championship
How would the Premier League table look if refs got all the key decisions right? A quick glance at the Right Result league tables for the last 3 seasons will…
Manchester United v Barcelona – The Numbers
Here’s a look at key Champions League, Manchester United and Barcelona stats going into Wednesday’s game. Victor has done a great job previewing the Champions League final so once you’ve…
Transfer Rumors (25 May 09): Real Madrid make 65m Kaka bid, Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton chase Marseille’s Cana, Bayern Munich to bid for Portsmouth defender Johnson, and more
The start of the summer transfer window is a week away, and with seasons at an end or almost at an end, many signings are already completed or near completion,…
Should Arsenal cash in on Adebayor?
Earlier on this season I wrote a column highlighting why I thought Emmanuel Adebayor was pivotal to Arsenal’s success and that the doubters had to see sense and appreciate the…
Breaking down the Manchester United/Barcelona Champions League final
If Anderson is told to play a restricted role without too much longitudinal scope, and Carrick plays his usual deep role to perfection, then United may not need to play another thirty year old central midfielder (one of Giggs and Scholes) to help out.
Two Toon tales as both teams in Newcastle face a bleak future
As of 6pm on Sunday, the moratorium around Newcastle United FC started. Over the coming days expect to see the words “big club” and much discussion of whether Alan Shearer…
England squad for Kazakhstan and Andorra – June 2009
England take on Kazakhstan (away) on Saturday, June 6 2009 before playing host to at Wembley on Wednesday, June 10 2009. England currently have 5 wins out of 5 in…
Barcelona fans talk about Guardiola, Manchester United and the Champions League final
With a record-breaking season coming to an end for Barcelona and their young manager, what do Barca fans think of Guardiola, Barcelona’s chances in the Champions League, Manchester United and…
Shoud Barcelona Let Eto’o Go’o?
Samuel Eto’o was in the shop window last summer. He was on then new manager Pep Guardiola’s ‘clear-out’ list from day one. There was talk of a move to AC…
Messi to Moutinho, Iniesta to Iaquinta: Top ten Champions League goals of the season
Follow Manchester United v Barcelona live on Soccerlens! After months of scintillating football, tremendous goals and a fair bit of controversy too, the Champions League reaches its climax in Rome…
