Month: November 2009

When I saw this in real-time I missed the first incident and only saw Drogba writhing on the floor. I was worried for a few seconds; regardless of Drogba’s antics…

Robert Enke, the Hannover and Germany goalkeeper who was expected to be part of his country’s World Cup squad next summer, was killed after being hit by a train close…

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. This week’s episode focuses on the title races across Europe, with the…

There are many factors that have contributed to Argentina’s poor form throughout World Cup qualification. Some may look to the exclusion of the old guard such as Javier Zanetti and…

Sid Lowe’s La Liga column in the Guardian shared an interesting statistic this week – over 50 clubs have beaten Real Madrid since October 2009 (last 10 years), but Atletico…

What did UE Engordany of Andorra, FK Milano Kumanovo of Macedonia, Ankaraspor of Turkey and Grenoble of France had in common before last Sunday? They were all teams from European…

It was the Friday before the start of the Premier League season and I was on a plane home.  The two gentlemen next to me starting talking and the conversation…

The timing could never had been better. Precisely ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, another barrier in Europe is being taken down: the wall between the strong…

It all started on September 19th in the year 2000. David Trezeguet, a high profile 40 billion lira signing from the then French champions AS Monaco, scored his first goal…

In this week’s Match of the round, we travel to Etihad Stadium, where Melbourne lost both a match, and their epic pride, going down 4-0 in front of 18,000 fans….

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Even this early on into the current EPL season viewers have witnessed nearly every team have at least one or two surprise if not shock results. Often these so called…

On this day 23 years ago, a certain Alexander Chapman Ferguson was appointed as the manager at Manchester United. Today Sir Alex is the most decorated manager in British football…

Elizabeth Lambert is a college football defender playing for New Mexico in the Women’s Mountain West Conference college tournament. In the game against Bringham Young University (BYU), things got a…

Major League Soccer is growing and improving but outsiders often criticise the league for having a lack of quality. It is a relatively fast football played in the US, with…

This weekend plays host to arguably the match of the Premier League season when Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea take on reigning champions Manchester United in what could be reasonably termed, a…

Are Arsenal playing the best football in Europe? The best of the rest seem to be going through rough patches whilst Arsenal keep wowing football fans everywhere with silky football.

This week saw the news that Chelsea have joined Newcastle United in openly stating that they are considering selling the naming rights to one of England’s  most established stadiums. Opening myself to accusations…

Eight red cards, thirty two goals and more talking points than a Peter Andre exclusive, Gameweek 11 had everything. Even by the implausibly high standards set in Fantasy Football, this…

Inter Milan v AS Roma Serie A Sunday, 8 November 2009 San Siro Kick off: 20:45 As Internazionale faces AS Roma at the San Siro this Sunday, Roma manager Claudio…

Sergio Aguero inherited the mantle of star striker at Atletico Madrid from Fernando Torres and on Tuesday night he showed exactly why, scoring two excellent goals in a 2-2 draw…

Join former Arsenal player Adrian Clarke and celebrated sports journalist Iain Spragg for Episode 27 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast.  This week’s bouncy banter focuses on Barcelona and Inter…

Arsenal, Gael Clichy. Should Arsenal sell him if a big offer comes in for the left-back?

Van Persie of Arsenal FC is starting to mature into his new role as the central striker. He is getting into good positions and has scored 7 goals.

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. This week’s episode focuses on the Premier League relegation battle (it’s already…

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