Month: May 2008

The English press always finds ways to entertain their readers: some of their pieces are quite interesting while some are ridiculously funny. Sometimes an article can be both at the…

Euro 2008 kicks off in 2 weeks with Switzerland taking on the Czech Republic at St Jakob Park on Saturday 7 June 2008. It promises to be a cracking event,…

As is the case with the weekend roundups, since it’s the weekend, I’ll try to keep it short and sweet. Still, there are some good tidbits, so take your time.

Images courtesy of Goal4Africa. Goal4Africa is a humanitarian initiative to mark two seminal events: The 90th birthday of the Honorable Nelson Mandela, along with the upcoming World Cup 2010 in…

Season 2007/2008 was not a vintage season for La Liga. In the end Real Madrid gained a record breaking 85 points, but most Madridistas would agree that their team was…

This article refers to a previous USA-England matchup. Follow the latest England v USA match here. The USA is the habitual underdog in football, and England is the habitual underachiever….

As always in a big tournament draw there is always several highly-fancied teams thrown together which ultimately leads to a big-name first round casualty in what is commonly referred to…

Newcastle are considering just what to do next with 25-year-old England international capped midfielder Joey Barton after his latest off-the-field antics cost him his liberty on Tuesday with a six-month…

Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (Manchester United win 6-5 on penalties) UEFA Champions League Final 21 May 2008 – Luzhniki Stadium – Moscow Time: 20:45 (CET), 19:45 (UK), 23:45 (PK), 14:45…

Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich is a man who polarises opinions. Most accept that a) he’s a smart businessman and b) he loves football and Chelsea, but beyond that there…

Euro 2008 betting punters looking to pull out a few shocks should probably steer clear of Group B as co-hosts Austria and Poland, both looking to make a mark in…

Racing Santander grabbed the last available Uefa Cup place thanks to an 86th minute winner against Osasuna, while at the other end of the table it is Zaragoza who join…

This weeks postbag sees a letter from one of the most influential players in English football. Soccerlens is very proud to be chosen as a sounding board by this particular…

John Stevanja (Keeper Skool) conducted a fan survey on ‘the best keepers in the Premier League’. While some of the voting patterns were quite predictable (no prizes for guessing #1)…

Today’s transfer roundup starts and ends with rumors that may or may not have any merit.

All year long we’ve been bitching about refereeing decisions going against our clubs. Sometimes we resort to bitching about how refereeing decisions unfairly help other clubs (witness SAF’s comment on…

When Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood spoke about Kroenke last year, he played on the fans’ sentiments and stoked the fires of independence by claiming ‘we don’t want his sort’. Never…

Wigan Athletic have announced their new crest – and following the trend in recent years of going retro, Wigan have decided to create a ‘modern’ retro crest, and the cleaner,…

Peter Reid talks to Soccerlens about who should take the England captaincy, why Rooney is the best player in the Premiership, and getting one over Graeme Souness. Peter Reid was…

When I first read it – and before I had read what the mainstream media thought about it – it sounded like an over-ambitious plan that had no chance of…

A bit late, but nevertheless: Here’s the link (pdf) to the full list of salaries paid to MLS players for the 2008 season. Beckham earns the most, but the gap…

“Judas, Judas”, that evocative biblical name could be applied and regularly chanted at either Gareth Barry or Dimitar Berbatov next season if they are seen to depart their clubs for…

Paul Scholes’s non-sending off in the title climax on Sunday has confirmed a suspicion I’ve held for a while – Premiership referees are biased in favour of England (or just…

Editor: The author’s worst fears were realised as fan violence marred the UEFA Cup Final. Marco has the match report, Guardian has the eyewitness account of the police officer who…

Ruud Gullit: ‘We can’t play sexy football at LA Galaxy’ “I can’t play sexy football with this team at the moment because we are not ready for this. There is…

Congratulations to Ilango for winning the inaugural Soccerlens Fantasy Football league. He overtook Spiral Architect (one of the earlier SL readers and a leader in the final months of the…

With Real Madrid already crowned champions, attention turned to the battle for European places and the fight to avoid relegation. The big news this week is that Atletico Madrid guaranteed…