Month: May 2009
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Werder Bremen – Live Blog – UEFA Cup Final – 20 May 2009
Updated:Watch Werder Bremen v Shakhtar Donetsk live here, or follow our live commentary below. Shakhtar Donetsk (Luiz Adriano 25′, Jadson 97′) 2-1 (a.e.t.) Werder Bremen (Naldo 35′) Stadium: Sukru Saracoglu…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (18 May 09): Chelsea to make Tevez move, Liverpool and Manchester City after French star Gourcuff, Arsenal to rival Aston Villa for Ajax defender Vermaelen, and more
Updated:Seasons are coming to a close around Europe, and while many big names will make moves in the upcoming summer transfer window, we’re also going to see a few notable…
Read more »Inaugural Wembley Cup set to host Barca, Celtic, Tottenham and Al-Ahly
Tournaments like Arsenal’s ‘Emirates Cup’ and AJAX’s ‘Amsterdam Tournament’ have become big draws for football fans looking for some quality football in the summer season. With high quality clubs and…
Read more »Claudio Ranieri sacked by Juventus
Updated:It’s been a while since Juventus fans have seen three points. You have to go back to a 24 March, 4-1 victory over AS Roma to find a match where…
Read more »Newcastle deserved a point, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United deserved an extra goal
Updated:The penultimate weekend of the season provoked plenty of Right Result activity at the top and bottom of the table. Manchester United’s day just about went to plan as they…
Read more »Samuel Eto’o’s form leaves Guardiola with some big decisions
FC Barcelona will need every player to be at his top level in order to beat Manchester United in the CL final. However, Samuel Eto’o has pretty much stopped scoring.
Read more »WBA Are The Latest Victims Of Football Fantasy
Updated:West Brom are now mathematically relegated. Well, what did they accomplish? Did they enjoy their stay? And despite all the nice touches their midfielders have had, will we really miss…
Read more »Learning from history: How Benitez must avoid the mistakes made by Houllier
Updated:My Grandad always used to say “The Runners Up in anything are just the first losers”. It is a notion that is unlikely to endear himself to the man who…
Read more »Italian invasion: Five of the best and worst Italians to ever play in England
Updated:There haven’t been too many Italians that have made that considerably bold step leap of moving from the proverbial comfort zone of Serie A to the Premier League. Although if young…
Read more »Football Ringtones: Having a Football Stadium on your Mobile
Updated:Ringtones are standard features on any mobile phone nowadays. They can be set to any jingle, melody or song. Some mobile phones allow users to assign different ringtones to their…
Read more »Interview with Heather Mitts, USWNT, Olympic Gold Medalist, Boston Breakers Defender and ESPN’s “Sexiest Female Athlete”
Updated:Heather Mitts is a left back starting for the Boston Breakers in the new WPS league. Mitts has earned 100 caps with the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), a gold…
Read more »When To Watch Football: Find Football TV Schedules Online
Updated:A soccer match between two top teams can be the most anticipated sports spectacle on any given day, hands down. Many TV viewers worldwide, especially in the United Kingdom, would…
Read more »Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal – Live Blog – English Premier League – 16 May 2009
Updated:Get the latest Manchester United vs Arsenal news. Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal Stadium: Old Trafford, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 16 May 2009 Kickoff: 11:45 GMT, 7:45 EST Manchester…
Read more »Three Rounds remain in a crazy La Liga season
It’s been a busy week in the world of La Liga. Javier Saviola finally realised that he wasn’t a required player at Real Madrid, and if he actually wanted to…
Read more »Xabi Alonso wonders if anyone has what it takes to be Liverpool’s 12th man
Updated:Do you know what year Shankly started managing at Liverpool? How about the year Liverpool first raised the European Cup? If you know the answers to these questions and more,…
Read more »Fulham’s Bobby Zamora sits down for a chat with Soccerlens
Updated:The Fulham striker tells Gary Andrews how Roy Hodgson’s organisation has the Cottagers flying high, and why he’s unconcerned by his lack of goals. When Fulham head to Newcastle this…
Read more »Gerrard benefits from Benitez’s tactical eye
Updated:Steven Gerrard rarely likes watching games from the sidelines, but he was all smiles last night as he watched a Liverpool legends side featuring some of his boyhood heroes–Kenny Dalglish…
Read more »Soccerlens Podcast – Improving the MLS, Arsenal’s American masters, MLS v Premier League and more
Updated:On the eleventh episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by US soccer enthusiasts Mark Fishkin and Lisa Eisenmenger to discuss MLS. The show will be looking specifically at the…
Read more »The Guardian’s view on the seven deadly sins of football
Updated:For most of us the Premier League is a golden idol that we come to worship every weekend. It doesn’t matter where we are, we find a way to make…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (14 May 09): Chelsea after Arsenal’s Adebayor and Villa’s Young, Tottenham want Santa Cruz, Barcelona to land Inter’s Ibrahimovic, and more
Updated:Is it safe to say that striker receives more time in the transfer gossip pages from January to December than any other position? Several well-known strikers are in today’s transfer…
Read more »Perez dreams of Galácticos return to the Bernabéu
Updated:Former Real Madrid player Steve McManaman called it the “Disneyfication of Real Madrid”; others scoffed at the idea as a bad science experiment gone wrong. If there was ever a…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (13 May 09): Liverpool bid for Valencia’s Silva, Manchester United land another young Brazilian defender, Blackburn bid for Barcelona’s Bojan, and more
Updated:Several of England and Europe’s top clubs already being proactive with their summer transfer plans. Who’s making bids and trying to seal a few deals before the window officially opens?
Read more »Manchester United on the brink after Tevez adds to his CV
Updated:For an hour the dreamers had begun to dream. Households across Merseyside & Greater Manchester had seen its occupants edge ever closer to the television, whilst inside the JJB the…
Read more »End of an era for Reading but Coppell walks away with his pride intact
Updated:Steve Coppell’s face, notable for giving little away, told it all. His Reading side had spent the best part of an hour of this Play-Off semi final bossing an inferior…
Read more »Why Athletic Bilbao Can Win the Copa Del Rey
Updated:“We are going to surprise Barcelona and we are going to win this final.” This confident statement wasn’t from the mouth of a drunk Basque fisherman in a Bilbao bar….
Read more »Ronaldo Seleção! O Fenômeno primed for Brazil return
Updated:Since bouncing back from yet ANOTHER knee injury, the cuddly forward that is Ronaldo has been creating yet more headlines, without a transvestite in sight. Having signed for Corinthians who…
Read more »Big men step up to the plate as Newcastle wrestle free
Updated:St James’ Park didn’t know what to think. Michael Owen did, but he knew he better not say. The captain’s armband had already passed to Nicky Butt by the time…
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