Month: November 2009

Nani, who turns 23 today, needs to toughen up mentally if he wants to make the grade at United. When Nani broke into the Sporting CP first-team he was seen…

Everywhere you look or listen, Rafa Benitez’s ability to manage Liverpool Football Club is being questioned. I’ve not been immune to criticising the Spaniard myself, as followers of the Soccerlens…

A cheat. An embarrassment. A disgrace. All words used to describe Liverpool’s David N’Gog in the aftermath of last Monday’s game against Birmingham. Other media outlets demanded a 5 game…

36 year old Alexandre da Silva Mariano, a.k.a. Amaral, is not one player that you would expect to be the (unofficially) most polite footballer. Previously playing in footballing danger zones…

Firstly I would like to explain the title, whilst this is a little inflammatory I am not here to discuss the merits of the Mike Newell School of sexual equality within the beautiful game but rather the unresolved conflict between two great loves of my life women and football.

So I have been debating recently how involved your significant other should be with your relationship with the beautiful game.

Are Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie as vital to Arsenal as Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are to Liverpool?

Its no news that Liverpool is preforming quite horrid at the moment, sitting in 7th place, 11 points behind Chelsea. With the combination of poor form and the plague of…

It seems as if every other week this Major League Soccer column trumpets the league’s uniqueness as its most valuable asset and most challenging problem. That opinion hinges on the…

Ireland v France Saturday 14 November 2009 and Wednesday 18 November 2009 2010 World Cup Qualifying The last time that the Republic of Ireland qualified for the World Cup, in…

Portugal v Bosnia Saturday 14 November 2009 and Wednesday 18 November 2009 2010 World Cup Qualifying If a third straight World Cup is to be in Portugal’s future, Carlos Queiroz’s…

The long, two-year road to South Africa has finally come to a conclusion. So far, 23 teams, including host South Africa, have qualified for the World Cup (here’s a list…

As the eyes of the footballing world switch to the glittering international events, no not the friendlies, that are the World Cup Play-offs to see just who will take final…

Something is happening behind the scenes that Pompey that is worth a great deal more headscratching than what it’s generating at the moment. The club’s present footballing situation is a…

Carlo Cudicini the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper has suffered ‘potentially life-changing injuries’ as the result of crashing his motorbike early this morning. The crash occurred at 10:30am GMT on Forest Road in…

Don’t miss Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg debate the beautiful game on Episode 28 of the world famous Soccerlens podcast.  This week’s sprightly show features lively chat on possible Premier…

Considering some of the astronomical amount of money spent on some players joining Hughes’ new look city side, 6 million for arguably there most important and influential player seems ridiculous

Prior to England’s friendly against Brazil on Saturday I have been thinking about one possible tactical option available to Fabio Capello as he plans England’s World Cup strategy. There is…

The actual Ronaldo was talking to the Globo television about the Brazil World Cup squad. He said even he wouldn’t call for himself due to the shape he is in….

Brazilian journalist Fernando Duarte (a future guest on the Soccerlens Podcast, once we can track him down) interviewed Brazil and Real Madrid star Kaka in Doha this week, ahead of…

Who will replace Alex Song when he leaves for the African Cup of Nations in January? Or should Wenger buy a replacement? He has become an important player for The Arsenal. Could it be Diaby or Denilson?

Robert Enke’s tragic suicide has given the football world some much-needed perspective on the steriotype of footballers.

What you’re going to see is something that I just can’t find the words to describe. Just watch it yourself: Want more football videos? Check out the Soccerlens Youtube channel.

Much has been made about Tottenham’s spending (almost £150m on transfers in the last 16 months), which presumably pushes them above the Big Four in spending and leaves them second…

It’s been a long, strange trip for young Lucas Leiva since he first stepped foot on the Anfield pitch for the first time in the summer of 2007. The midfielder…

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The forthcoming season of world football is set to be the most thrilling in recent history – concluding with one man holding aloft that hallowed golden trophy in Jo’berg next…

…but it’ll only be a fan, and that too if the lottery draw works in their favour. Still, it’s better odds than what they have with current playing staff. (via…