Month: May 2010

Not so very long ago, many an eyebrow was raised (mine included) when Aston Villa shelled out the lion’s share of £12 million to sign James Milner from Newcastle United….

Don’t get me wrong, I admire Arsene Wenger‘s ‘technique-above-all’ philosophy of football as much as the next guy, but what does irritate me is the lengths he will go to…

An exclusive interview with Ivory Coast boss Sven Goran Eriksson features on today’s episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg.   The ex-England boss (in association with…

It’s entirely fitting that the fight for fourth place has culminated in what will essentially be a cup final in form and function – the race has been hard-fought and…

Lyon made two big signings in the forward line last summer to replace the departed Karim Benzema. One man was Bafetimbi Gomis from arch-rivals Saint-Etienne and the second one was…

No trophies to speak of, a fairly unimpressive league standing and the added frustration of being currently mired in one of the most convoluted takeovers in recent history. In short,…

For those Liverpool fans upset at this weekend’s loss to Chelsea, I say ‘What are you upset about?’. The loss that Liverpool have just experienced, has ironically just ensured that…

Gianluigi Buffon, goalkeeping prima donna, tells it like it as he sees it – Man City just not a big enough club. But in the end, will money talk…?

Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon was interviewed by Sky Sport Italia, and his remarks were published by the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Buffon discussed a potential transfer to England,…

21st November 2007 was the night that English football experienced one of its biggest ever wakeup call as a miserable dreary wet night at Wembley saw the English National Team…

If someone said to me at the beginning of the season that we would have to rely on Liverpool to help us win the title and therefore overtake them as…

As a football fan, as opposed to a Man Utd fan, I have to confess to feeling some sympathy for the Liverpool faithful right now. As loyal, knowledgeable, good humoured…

Today I realized that the most anticipated sporting event in the world is approaching in just one, lousy, unbearably long month. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup Finals. No, it’s…