Month: June 2010

Roll up, roll up and welcome to today’s World Cup column on Soccerlens. The tournament in South Africa is now in full swing and I was really enjoying being immersed…

However good (or bad) the German football team is on paper, they can never be written off at the World Cup. The current Germany side have shaken off the image…

According to the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Argentina had 20 shots on goal, 65 percent of possession, and completed 87% of their 512 passes at Ellis Park…

France coach Raymond Domenech has never been warmed to at all by the French public and even more so from his players as he dropped his latest clanger on Friday…

In a sentence Argentina deservedly win after a finish far nervier than it should have been.   Don’t concede like that The underdog must at least force the favourite to…

As Australia and Germany line up to open their respective 2010 World Cup campaigns, there’s no arguments about who is the “underdog” here. On paper (and if you look at the odds on any betting website), this match should be a one-sided affair.

England 1-1 United States 2010 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 12 June 2010 The question marks surrounding England’s goalkeeping would prove to have a major impact on the match against…

As tonight’s headline match is getting ready to begin, I decided to take a look at the history of the England World Cup kit, what changes it has gone through,…

Argentina 1-0 Nigeria 2010 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 12 June 2010 Diego Maradona’s first World Cup match as a manager ended with a win but left many with doubts…

South Korea 2-0 Greece 2010 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 12 June 2010 The South Koreans would start off strong once again in a World Cup with a 2-0 win…

The World Cup, coming as it does once every four years, provides an insane amount of anticipation and hype in the build-up, but like anything that you wait four years…

Morning all, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. I’m thoroughly glad you could join us. As you may be aware, today is the day I’ve been…

Missing World Cup matches? You can catch video highlights of ALL 2010 World Cup matches right here on Soccerlens! How it works: If you’re able to catch the matches live,…

South Africa 1-1 Mexico FIFA 2010 World Cup 11 June 2010 South Africa would be denied an opening match victory by the post. It was a match largely dominated by Mexico but…

Uruguay 0-0 France 2010 World Cup Group Stage 11 June 2010 France disappointed in their World Cup opener with a scoreless draw against South American side Uruguay. The 2006 World…

The World Cup Podcast is a special segment of the Soccerlens Podcast that will run throughout the 2010 World Cup, with new shows airing at least 3 times a week….

Fabio Cannavaro Closes a Great Azzurri Career He may be 37 years of age and perhaps past his prime, but with 133 caps for the Azzurri, he is a legend….

In a sentence France make attacking look very difficult against an extremely beatable Uruguay side. Where are France’s creators? Ribery did little. Gourcuff did less. Other players under-performed but France…

England take on USA in their World Cup 2010 opening game at Rustenberg. Will the USA be able to repeat their plucky 1950 1-0 win or will this be more 2008, when England (unconvincingly) beat the Americans 2-0?

So here we go – a cornucopia of style, speed and drama; a heady mix of sport rich in story lines and the creation of heroes and villains. Aside from…

Oh lord. It’s all apparently getting a little bit much to bear in the Argentinian World Cup camp (see below) and I can fully sympathise, as I’m on the verge…

Manchester United have found themselves linked with a pair of highly-sought-after Serie A based targets this morning, namely Palermo’s Danish defender Simon Kjaer (there’s that name again!) and Juventus’ Brazilian…

Argentina boss, Diego Maradona, discussed four of his jewels: Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Juan Sebastian Veron from the training ground in Pretoria ahead of their first group…

Time to take a break from all of the football shirts! With the start of the world cup less than one day away, we think that there’s something every England…

Tune in now for episode 1 of the Soccerlens World Cup Podcast! Former England international Martin Keown joins Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg for the opening show to discuss all…

Welcome, one and all, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. And may I be the first to remind you: One day. One single day. One single sodding tortuous…

Italy boss, Marcello Lippi, had his first press conference from Irene, South Africa. He spoke to journalists about his adamant refusal to provide his playing formation, favorites to win the…