Month: March 2008

As we get closer to the end of the season, each and every match of the leading sides gets more and more important. The impact of this multiplies when two…

The following article refers to an older Inter v Juve match. Get the LATEST Inter Milan v Juventus match preview / news here. To quote Guardian blogger Paolo Baldini, this…

Gary Andrews had never been to a Premiership game before, choosing instead to spend many a cold afternoon watching non-league football. How would he fare at White Hart Lane? Relief…

Gerry McDonnell returns with his weekly betting column on the English Premier League. Even though I was brought up as a Catholic, I have never followed a spiritual path. I…

Image courtesy of Luma Mufleh and the Fugees Family. Recently, Soccerlens profiled a humanitarian non-profit organization that assists refugees: The Fugees Family: Pride and Prejudice in a Strange Land. Due…

Mexico 2-1 Ghana 20:00 GMT, Wednesday, 26 March 2008, Craven Cottage (Fulham) Mexico beat Ghana 2-1 at Craven Cottage last night. All 3 goals came in the 2nd half, as…

We’ve talked a lot about youth football here on Soccerlens, especially where non-official ventures such as the Ministry of Football and Fugees Family are concerned. It’s all about developing a…

The Football Formation Sketcher tool allows you to do everything from plot your world-dominating Football Manager squad, to putting together lineups for your Sunday League matches, to aiding your match…

Ahh… Lazio-Roma. Traditionally called “Stracittadina” (or conventionally “Derby della Capitale“), these derbies are always full of excitement: Laziali and Romanisti go crazy for them, because on top of providing plenty…

For one reason or another, this season has seen a number of long-suffering back-up goalkeepers finally venturing into the first eleven on a regular basis. Almunia at Arsenal has at…

In the Soccerlens forum, Frankie asks: The last few games seem to be causing SAF some concern: 1-0 against Lyon, 0-1 against Portsmouth and 1-0 against Derby. It’s the old…

Images courtesy of the Fugees Family. I was initially drawn to this story due to an event in my own life. During high school in Washington, D.C., my football (soccer)…

Over the past three seasons, Australia’s marquee player system has quickly settled into two clear classes — the overseas marquee players and local players (usually, but not necessarily, returning from…

I write a lot about the English Championship and in that league the top four, Stoke City, Bristol City, Watford and West Brom, are all doing their level best not…

As the non-league season gears up for its climax so, inevitably, do the lawyers, as the annual courtroom battles begin that could have a significant say on the relegation places…

While some of us are just big dreamers, there are a few who actually do have the talent to sign that dream contract with one of the world’s top clubs….

As I have written previously, the Australian A-League introduced the marquee player system as a way of attracting quality players while preventing expensive bidding wars that risked placing clubs in…

“See I was supposed to be a footballer but they kept pickin’ the other kid who was a foot taller I got lazy and less enthusiastic I stopped trainin’ and…

Formerly the fans without a team, it’s been a long time coming for The SOBs. The Sons of Ben are a group of soccer fans from Philadelphia whose outspoken support…

2007 review Owners of 2007’s last Western Conference playoff spot, FC Dallas made great strides with a very young team. They ended the regular season with thirteen wins, five draws,…

It seems as if neither of Spain’s big two really want to win La Liga this season. Real Madrid’s defeat at Deportivo was their eighth defeat in 2008 and thet…

It’s a fact. Nobody wants to go up. Stoke are failing to seriously threaten teams who are reduced to ten men, Bristol City are losing at home, Watford are missing…

Australia’s A-League was born out of the ashes of the old National Soccer League (NSL). The NSL was plagued by poor management, ethnic rivalries and a low profile compared to…

Frankie from the SL forum pops the question: 4 Successive draws against Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa and Middlesborough. 8 points dropped in just 4 games. Six points dropped against teams…

It’s been a rather exciting week for American soccer fans. For the benefit of those overseas (and all those in the US that are living under a rock), I have…

Gerry McDonnell returns with his weekly betting column on the English Premier League. There’s life in the old dog…unfortunately Like Wayne Rooney, I’m a lover of the old. I’m never…

So near yet so far away! If Big Darius Henderson had converted from the spot at Ashton Gate I would have been writing this article in a much more optimistic…