Month: April 2009

The following article refers to an older game – for the upcoming Arsenal-Liverpool game, click here. All 8 of the goals from the frantic Liverpool v Arsenal game last night:…

Zenit St. Petersburg was the straw that broke the Camel’s back. Rubin Kazan let the cat out the bag. In 2007, after years of domination by Moscow teams – Spartak,…

While you see why going to a Star Trek premiere isn’t so bad (unless you’re Thierry Henry), catch up on all of today’s best bits from Soccerlens and elsewhere around…

Like naughty schoolboys sent to the headmaster’s office Sir Alex and Rafa have been given detention. The head of the League Manager’s Association, Richard Bevan, has told the warring bosses…

It is famously difficult for fans of some of the biggest clubs in Europe to get tickets, short of camping outside the ticket office for days or weeks in advance…

He went under the knife recently and now he is under a lot of pressure to either declare his future to Blackburn or to hand in a transfer request. The…

They have won six of their last seven, scored 11 goals and have only lost once yet Chelsea still sit in third place. This amazing run started with the arrival…

This article refers to an older game. Get the latest Arsenal v Liverpool live updates here. Liverpool v Arsenal – All the goals Liverpool (Torres 49′, 72′, Benayoun 56′, 90′…

Is the MLS the most balanced football league in the world? Why does the Galaxy insist on building teams around a single player? Will Seattle recover their grove? All this…

It all started so promising for Deco. He moved away from Barcelona for eight million euros, ready to revive his career and chase a third Champions League trophy with his…

Holland coach Marco Van Basten recently criticised Rafael Benitez’s handling of Ryan Babel, noting that the player had taken a step backward since his arrival at Anfield. A harsh assessment?…

We all know the story of the Trojan Horse  – after a fruitless 10 yr siege of Troy, the Greeks built a figure in shape of a horse in which…

As AFC Wimbledon fans took in a post-match pint on Saturday, it’s unlikely the hands raising the pint glass had many fingernails left. But Dons fans can now relax somewhat….

It was quite the busy weekend in the football world, wasn’t it? And before I catch you up on the weekend’s biggest matches and stories, if you thought that Charles…

“Gerrard wants to play,” said Benítez, “We have to train and talk with him, but he’s had the problem before and was playing. We need people who are 100% fit…

Well here we go again, another defeat for Man Utd and another excuse from Sir Alex Ferguson. This time the defeat wasn’t down to his side failing to convert their…

The Big Four? Try the Only Four. If fans of the English Premier League are increasingly bemoaning the seemingly unshakeable dominance of the former, imagine the absurdity of a division…

As I picked up a newspaper on Sunday, I was faced with the spotty adolescent face of Manchester United’s latest teenage ‘sensation’, Federico Macheda. After making a cameo appearance from…

As FC Dallas fight for their life in an empty Pizza Hut Park and DC United swim frantically upstream in their search for a new stadium, one Major League Soccer…

The rash fouls and referee rants started early in MLS this year. There were seven sending offs this past weekend in relatively unimportant MLS match-ups. In the contest between the…

It would be hard to find a Englishman who does not sing the praises of the significantly large contingent of foreign players that ply their trade on the world’s biggest stage, the Barclays Premier League. So why does Blatter want to end it all?

Before Newcastle’s game with Spurs today, a black & white clad fan was asked to give her partisan opinion on the chances of Alan Shearer achieving what he has claimed…

This interview was conducted on Thursday, 9th April 2009. Soccerlens is delighted to welcome Swindon Town striker and current League One top goalscorer Simon Cox. Cox had previously been with…

Bordeaux 1 – 0 Lyon. No Cavegol, no problem. French international and ex-Lyon player Alou Diarra’s 43′rd minute poke gave Les Girondins a deserved win against a rather lackluster Lyon…

This article to refers to an older United-Everton game. Visit the most recent Manchester United v Everton match page. Manchester United 0-0 Everton (Everton win 4-2 on penalties) Stadium: Wembley…

“I am not the coach but it’s true that with all those changes we sometimes find it difficult to get our bearings… It would be a catastrophe of the prospect…

The stadiums have emptied and the clean up has begun, but one or two managers may still be in their seats trying to work out what the next steps are…