Month: October 2007

Conventional football wisdom (an oxymoron if ever there was one) has it that Brits simply do not travel well, and this despite the fact that two of the largest low-cost…

President Bill Clinton and Pelé during a 1997 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Many years ago, someone stopped me as I was walking in the main entrance of my apartment…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by David Rini. The most eye-opening component of being a fan…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Recently Francesco Totti was under the threat of a doping investigation until…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Definitely the second most hated question a true man might be asked…

In soccer, there are two kind of supporters: the first type watches the sport because of love for the beautiful game, and thus doesn’t care who wins or loses for…

Everyone loves transfers, even if the majority of them are a load of bollocks; it’s hard not to get somewhat excited when the likes of Kaka, Ronaldinho or Samuel Eto’o…

England has won an important Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia, with 3-0. We covered the game live. Find the complete live coverage after the jump.

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Wesley Rasdorf. Editor’s Note: This is a 2000-word article, but…

It may very well be an unique feature, but we might have reached a point in which the State powers are getting the upper hand on organized hooliganism in Italy….

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by By Kyle (AKA KyleAusGooner). It was an awesome feeling, Waking…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. This article was first published at World Football Commentaries. Recently, David Beckham…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. I think Sami Hyypia summed everything up brilliantly the other week. ‘When…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Ever imagine England not qualifying for 2008? Yeah, I am sure the…

As a blogger, I love the international break – it’s a time to relax, blow off some steam and recharge your batteries for the next cycle of league game upon…

7 matchdays have passed in La Liga. While Real Madrid is perched at 1st spot with 19 points, the two Seville teams (Real Betis and FC Sevilla) have 12… if…

On a normal Sunday, the 7th of October 2007 to be precise, something extraordinary happened. No, I’m not referring to the unprecedented 8 Premier League games played on the Lord’s…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Franky. When Roman Abrahamovich months ago already, in May decided…

Let that be a lesson to all footballers who think can escape the clutches of justice: playing the beautiful game is sometimes not enough to mellow the heart of a…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Laurie. Question: What do soft-core photos, star-studded parties and a…

They called him “Joe Red” during his time at Manchester United. Villareal still have to come up with a nickname for the young Italian, but Giuseppe Rossi just can’t stop…

Barcelona moved into second place after a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid to keep up the pressure on leaders Real Madrid. Barça were led by another superb performance from man-of-the-moment…

One, two, three, four, five. Five is the magic number Milan needed to rise from its ashes. Five like the five senses. Five like the number of petals in a…

We’re one week into the first-ever Soccerlens Writing Contest and in my view it’s going extremely well (considering that I was afraid that we’d get 0 submissions, it’s going great!)….

Win, win, win… and win again. Inter’s march in Serie A seems to be stuck in high gear, as the Nerazzurri obtained yet another 3 points in their quest for…

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. With Fernando Hierro having just been appointed director of the Spanish Football…

From Alemao‘s coin throwing incident to Rivaldo‘s acting in the World Cup, up to Dida‘s Oscar winning performance of Wednesday in Glasgow: these are three stories of three Brazilians, all…