Month: June 2010

Yes, I know it is quite far away and yes, I also know at the speed the world is going, a lot would have changed in the next 12 years….

England take on Algeria in a must-win game for both sides as they play to survive in the 2010 World Cup. Oh, who are we kidding? England to tonk Algeria 4-0, cue wild celebrations and ridiculous expectations. It’s like qualifying, but more fun.

In a sentence Kaita’s moment of idiocy triggers a Greeks comeback, leading to a comfortable victory. Blame the keeper or the ball? Fresh from denying Messi, Enyeama came up with…

Greece 2-1 Nigeria 2010 FIFA World Cup 17 June 2010 The Greeks would score their first goals in a World Cup along with the country’s first result thanks to a…

An overwhelming majority of Portsmouth FC‘s creditors have voted in favour of a deal that will most likely see the south coast club exit administration at some point this summer,…

Argentina 4-1 South Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup 17 June 2010 Argentina would move close to clinching first place in Group B with a 4-1 win over South Korea on…

Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund have taken positive steps to keep the Westfalenstadion free from the moronic drone of the vuvuzela next season, by banning supporter’s from entering the arena with…

After watching Mesut Ozil almost single-handedly demolish the Australian defense in Durban just four days ago (although it seems more like four weeks ago now), it is understandable that many-a-Premier…

Argentina boss, Diego Maradona, discussed starting Maxi Rodriguez and Jonas Gutierrez, his exclusion of Juan Sebastian Veron, the pace of South Korea versus the physical nature of Nigeria, the brilliance…

Good morning, and may I once again welcome you all to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Yesterday we saw the first proper shocker of the tournament, as the…

Ah, the Premier League fixture list. More tightly controlled than cocaine, and considering the football fans global community, probably more abused than cocaine too. The 2010/2011 fixtures were just announced,…

The World Cup is underway and amid vuvuzela’s, goalkeeping mistakes and the choice of World Cup ball, there has been plenty to talk about during this tournament so far.  In the first week…

South Africa 0-3 Uruguay 2010 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2010 Uruguay would get a crucial win with a strong performance from striker Diego Forlan as South African’s chances of…

Spain 0-1 Switzerland 2010 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2010 The favorites heading into the 2010 World Cup, Spain, were shocked by the Swiss in their first group stage match…

Honduras 0-1 Chile 2010 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2010 Chile would get an opening win with a first half goal over Honduras in the opening match of Group H….

Thousands of people have marched through Durban today in protest of the South African government’s lavish spending on securing, preparing for and then hosting the 2010 World Cup. The protesters…

Check out the latest episode of the pint size Soccerlens World Cup Podcast! Hosts Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg respond to Franz Beckenbauer’s criticism of England, assess the credentials of…

Things really are going from sh*te to worse for Robbie Earle at the minute! After being sacked by ITV yesterday for flogging his complementary press tickets (which are intended solely…

Sensational (but hardly original) stuff in the British red-tops this morning, with the ‘news’ that Spanish giants Real Madrid are preparing to break the bank once again this summer with…

Morning everybody, and welcome to the daily Soccerlens World Cup column. It’s day six of the tournament and, without trying to put a downer on the competition so far, there…

The 2010 World Cup has effectively been rebranding as the Vuvuzela World Cup – for all intents and purposes, they are bigger than England’s dreams of fluking to another title,…

Iker Casillas Fernández is the captain of la furia roja, current European Cup holders, Spain. He has been the Spanish first-choice keeper for over 10 years. Iker grew up in…

Favourites Brazil kicked off their 2010 World Cup quest after defeating a North Korea side who shocked the five time winners with a spirited and heartfelt performance that will capture…

Narratives on football sponsors and especially shirts sponsorship are usually limited to how that money is spent, how much a say that sponsor might have on the club and whether…

World Cup Group F: New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia (Reid 90+ 3 – Vittek 50) Video Highlights Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa Attendance: 23,871 Winston Reid, the 21 yr old newbie from…

Before we get to talk about  Brazil’s debut  against North Korea let’s have a quick review on what I saw these past few days from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in…

Brazil 2-1 North Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup 15 June 2010 Brazil failed to impress in their opening stage match as North Korea made it a much closer match than…