Month: April 2009

On the fifth episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by Soccerlens blogger Neil Jones and Daily Sport Sunday’s Carl Eldridge as we discuss the final chapters of an intriguing Premier League season. In particular we…

Watch live World Cup matches here. While you recover from the international break that was, catch up on the highlights of the international break and plenty else in today’s roundup.

Watch live World Cup qualifiers here. With the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers yesterday we move one step closer to determining which thirty-one other countries will be joining…

Manchester United v FC Porto – 1st Leg – Live Blog Manchester United v. Porto First Leg: 7 April 2009, Old Trafford, England. Second Leg: 15 April 2009, Estadio do…

Villarreal v. Arsenal First Leg: 7 April 2009 – Estadio El Madrigal, Spain Second Leg: 15 April 2009 – Emirates Stadium, England A lot has been made of the Liverpool/Chelsea…

Bayern Munich v. Barcelona First Leg: 8 April 2009 – Estadio Camp Nou, Spain Second Leg: 14 April 2009 – Allianz Arena, Germany As far as marquee value goes, you…

Werder Bremen v. Udinese First Leg: 9 April 2009 – Weserstadion, Germany Second Leg: 16 April 2009 – Stadio Friuli, Italy Domestically, the 2008-2009 season has been a disappointment for…

Hamburg SV v. Manchester City First Leg: 9 April 2009 – HSH Nordbank Arena, Germany Second Leg: 16 April 2009 – City of Manchester Stadium, England Unlike the Champions League,…

Shakhtar Donetsk v. Olympique Marseille First Leg: 9 April 2009 – RSK Olympyiskyi, Ukraine Second Leg: 16 April 2009 – Stade Vélodrome, France. This is the first of two matchups…

Paris Saint-Germain v. Dynamo Kiev First Leg: 9 April 2009 – Parc des Princes, France. Second Leg: 16 April 2009 – Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Ukraine. The second of two UEFA…

They were queuing outside his bar from first thing this morning. Black & White shirted, eager to yell their approval into the nearest camera, Newcastle United’s supporters lined the streets…

Liverpool v Chelsea – 1st Leg – Live Blog Liverpool v. Chelsea First Leg: 8 April 2009 – Anfield Stadium, England Second Leg: 14 April 2009 – Stamford Bridge, England…

“Can’t even eat my sandwich that I made n brought…not so much a fan of stadium food…no offense oscar meyer” – tweet by Aly Wagner, two-time Olympic gold medalist and…

On Manchester United forums all over the internet, on any thread which discusses which man will replace Sir Alex Ferguson, at least one or two former United players will be…

I can just imagine this title has you already bemused; after all, I have just flipped and challenged the authority of one of football’s most over used clichés. As you…

Manager WANTED — Chelsea FC (Competitive Salary / Start Date: June 2009) OK, Guus, we get the message. You won’t be Chelsea manager next season. After a seemingly infinite amount…

The Premier League has had everything this season. From managers aplenty facing up to the sack to Steven Gerrard and a night club attack (allegedly!). But in all seriousness this…

I love Alan Shearer. May as well lay my cards on the table in my opening sentence, eh? Shearer the player was a hero of mine. Fiercely competitive (sometimes overly,…

Cristiano Ronaldo is without doubt the man that everyone in football loves to hate. Whether it’s an element of jealousy, his arrogance, his transfer conduct, the infamous ‘getting Rooney sent…

While you plan out your April Fool’s jokes (if you haven’t executed them already) and wonder why youth soccer has no sense of humor, catch up on all that you’ve…

I’m writing this pretty much as the news is breaking but it seems as if Toon hero Alan Shearer will take the reins at St James’ Park for the remainder…