Common sense anyone?
The F.A. have announced that lucky punters will be able to buy common sense by the bag from their headquarters as of this Saturday, after they have decided no one…
Top 10 daft football injuries
Following the news that Liam Lawrence is a doubt for Stoke City’s match against Portsmouth after tripping over his dog, we look at some of the silliest football injuries: 1….
Premier League club for sale. Applications from overseas multi-billionaires will be particularly welcome.
What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age? Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then…
Newcastle United should have won, Tottenham and Man City deserved penalties, Man Utd didn’t
The old adage that you don’t get the rub of the green when you are down at the bottom of the league will have a resonance with the Premier League…
Liverpool’s best formation and form
Soccerlens reader and forum member deridder8 wrote a very interesting article in the forum today – here’s an extract: … After 6 games with 4 wins and 2 draws, I’m…
Weekend Predictions: Tottenham, Everton, Villa, Arsenal, Man Utd to win, Liverpool, Man City, Sunderland, West Ham and Newcastle to lose
No man is an island, with the possible exception of Frank Lampard. We all crave companionship, but I crossed the line in my pursuit of Helen Chamberlain. I sneaked in…
Boothroyd Charged – Whatever Next?
The ‘Respect the Ref’ campaign is something I fully support, after watching football players abuse the referee for years. Whilst as part of the crowd I have done this on…
How can we help American youth training?
In part one, I looked at the differences between German and American youth training methods. In part two, I look at the different ways American youth training can be improved…
Youth Training – USA v Germany
Despite the fact that on any given weekend Americans drive through the suburbs and see lush green fields spattered with kids playing soccer, the popularity the sport has with America’s…
Arsenal prove that West Ham money won’t help Sheffield United
What a strange week it’s been for Sheffield United fans. Well over a year since their controversial relegation from the Premiership, an independent tribunal rules in their favour over the…
Coaching Young Players
In these heady days of multi-billionaire takeovers of clubs in the English Premiership and Championship, the subject of developing young players has again risen to the fore. With the best…
ITV’s schedule for England’s World Cup 2010 Qualification
Watch live World Cup matches here. ITV announced last week it had agreed a deal with Setanta to broadcast highlights of all of England’s remaining World Cup 2010 away qualifying…
Arsenal’s first goal was offside, Liverpool didn’t deserve to score
Arsenal moved smoothly to the top of the Premier League and Right Result table with an impressive win at Bolton Wanderers. All did not go according to script at their…
10 observations on Manchester United v Chelsea
1. There is absolutely nothing to choose between these two sides this season. Expect the tightest title race in years as both clubs could go the distance. 2. Dimitar Berbatov…
Video: Respect the ref? As soon as he stops awarding goals like this one
An unexpected side effect of the Respect the Ref campaign has been the joy in pointing out examples of refereeing errors that are so bad that it makes respect impossible…
