Month: December 2008

December was notable for managerial changes as clubs prepared for the January transfer window and their chance to save their seasons. Real Madrid sacked Schuster and replaced him with Ramos,…

October saw the economic crisis hit the Premier League, with several football club owners suffering losses to their financial assets. Each club would deal with this differently – West Ham…

The summer transfer window was extended by a day to let clubs complete their deals on a Monday, and this ‘last day’ was memorable for many reasons.

August saw the usual pre-season predictions doing the rounds, with the major discussion in Spain surrounding Barcelona’s transfer spending and Madrid’s chase of Ronaldo and subsequent treatment of Robinho. Liverpool…

With the Euros behind us, July would start the transfer season and with it all the mindless speculation along with the few sensational transfers here and there.

June kicked off with a bang, literally – Jose Mourinho signed on as Inter Milan manager and Ronaldo, fresh from doing the league and european double with Manchester United, publicly…

While Manchester United and Chelsea were headed to Moscow (and to a last-day title decider) and Liverpool were after Barry, Arsenal and Tottenham were both looking across Europe for an…

April is, amongst other things, time for April Fools Day and this year saw Soccerlens pull out some really crazy ideas out of the hat, from a Manchester United orgy…

March was somewhat of a slow month for Soccerlens but the world of football saw it’s share of football, debate and controversy.

February marked the beginning of several storylines for 2008 as well as the beginning of the end of for a few teams and managers. In purely footballing terms though, Egypt…

With Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea squaring off for the Premier League title race, the press were hailing the 2007/2008 as the most exciting, most unpredictable season of football they’d…

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City are planning on making a £4m bid for Michael Owen next month.

Newcastle United (Edgar 45′ + 1) 1-5 Liverpool (Gerrard 31′, 66′, Hyypia 36′, Babel 50′, Alonso pen. 76′) Stadium: St. James Park, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 28 December…

22:30 – My fantasy team took quite the hit with Cesc Fabregas getting knocked out of action until April, and it’s taking another, albeit more short-term, hit with Rio Ferdinand…

Last week Barclays Premier League sent out formal invitations to broadcasters interested in bidding for the next round of Premier League TV rights for the 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 seasons. With…

Although you’ve got to give Liverpool credit for coming from behind against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday, I’ve seen nothing this season to convince me that the title is…

Who the hell is Ricky Sbragia? Crazy name, great manager apparently. I ask the question because, as a Spurs fan, I’m not happy. A couple of weeks ago we were…

2008 has been a remarkable season for English football. Richest league (and club) world. Best player in the world. An all-English Champions League final. English World Champions. England topping their…

A list of official websites for the most popular internet-savvy footballers, neatly arranged in alphabetical order. Please do not use this as an excuse to stalk your favourite stars or…

Unfortunately for many football fans young and old alike, and for that matter, many a manager as well, jolly old Saint Nick doesn’t grant transfer wishes, though that copy of…

While it sounds just a little outlandish that Real Madrid have been after the greedy Jermaine Pennant, a more sensible target of Juande Ramos is Aston Villa’s Ashley Young, who…

So, if you’re sitting and stewing on the Liverpool bench, and the chance of a lifetime comes along, what do you do?

The price that a smaller club pays for success is having some of their best players linked with the best clubs, and that’s the case for Bundesliga surprise outfit Hoffenheim.

How’s this for a little irony? According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal could be set to turn to Xabi Alonso yet again to strengthen their midfield.

They are the first games you look for when the fixtures are drawn pre-season. The games you crowd into the local pub with your mates to watch religiously. What is…

All the major football rivalries from South America: Argentina Featured Derby: Superclasico, Buenos Aires, Argentina River Plate vs Boca Juniors The Superclasico is arguably the world’s biggest derby game. Pitting the…

All of Asia’s major club football rivalries: Featured Derby: The Tehran Derby, Tehran, Iran Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC  World Soccer Magazine declared the Tehran derby as the most important derby…