Month: August 2010

The transfer deadline has now passed after a mad dash for players on Tuesday night. Here we will discuss the top big money deals, bargains and coups of the summer…

Liverpool have completed the signing of Porto midfielder Raul Meireles in an £11.5m deal, and while his predecessor will be sorely missed, this should quickly prove to be money well…

AC Milan last night confirmed that they will be signing Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish star has already agreed a four-year contract worth €6m, and after spending this season…

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton is – or at least theoretically should be – a changed man if Her Majesties’ correctional facilities are functioning as intended, but that didn’t stop…

Derby (until the 92nd minute) show how to stop QPR QPR have hit 9 in their opening 3 games but, until a late collapse, Derby nullified them. They got tight…

Newly-promoted Hercules suffered a 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in their La Liga opener this evening, but the Alicante-based side scored an impressive win off the pitch with the signing…

With Javier Mascherano finally about to seal his long-awaited move to Barcelona, Liverpool haven’t wasted any time in finding a replacement, as reports say that Liverpool have lined up a…

Newcastle have completed the signing of French winger Hatem Ben Arfa from Marseille on a season-long loan. Newcastle have been linked with Ben Arfa for the last month, and the…

Peter Crouch tried his hardest to stop it going in when playing away on Saturday in Stoke. On this occasion he was successful. Not because it didn’t go in. It…

Liverpool undoubtedly find themselves in a predicament this season while trying to convince world-class stars like Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard that the club has a future while clearly suffering…

Twenty, ten, even five years ago, there wasn’t a whole lot of variety in soccer cleats. Soccer cleats were all what we now consider ‘classic’ cleats – comfortable, heavy, and…

1- BLACKBURN VS ARSENAL The early kick off this weekend is at the Ewood park where the big Sam’s Blackburn will entertain the north London giants Arsenal. After a bizarre…

After a busy summer for Quique Sanchez Flores, in which six (well five, Tiago was there on loan last season) new players arrived at the Calderon, the hard work now…

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has admitted that he could leave Eastlands for more regular first-team football if the opportunity arises. Adebayor was part of City’s spending spree last summer,…

Manchester United have been drawn against Valencia C.F., Rangers F.C. and Bursaspor in Group C in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, which should be one of the toughest groups…

Spurs fans will no doubt have to pinch themselves numerous times this week, maybe even dunk their heads in a bucket of ice cold water (to wake themselves up, not…

After having taken a look at the Bundesliga final tables over the last two decades, one thing is clear: although it’s not impossible, it’s unlikely that any club outside the top six…

Thursday 26th August 2010 Aston Villa 2 – 3 Rapid Vienna (Rapid Vienna win 4-3 on aggregate) The nightmare returned to Villa Park tonight as the Villains crashed out once…

Steven Gerrard turned 30 in May this year. Therefore, it can be said that he has entered the twilight of his illustrious career. The reign of captain Stevie G is…

Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira or simply, Anderson, is a midfielder who is somewhat lost in the cimmerian shade of Old Trafford. The dread-locked 22 year old wreaks of talent,…

There’s a good chance that, by now, you’ll have already heard the misty-eyed, sleeping-under-cardboard-to-riches story of Manchester United’s new £7.5 million signing Bebé – if not, then please allow me…

Former Werder Bremen star Diego has returned to the Bundesliga after one season at Juventus, as the Brazil playmaker has signed for VfL Wolfsburg in a deal believed to be…

In my first two weeks of playing the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game, my Soccerlens All-Star team has finished fourth and then fifth in the 11 team mini-leagues. So this week…

There has been a lot of discussion following all of the controversial decisions at the 2010 FIFA World Cup with the need for goal-line assistance to prevent any further controversies…

Kyle Martino is on the verge of offering Fox Soccer Channel and the newly-found American soccer fans something that this sport desperately needs to keep them interested in “The Beautiful…

It appears that the Javier Mascherano saga is finally about to come to an end, and the Liverpool midfielder is going to get the move that he’s wanted for more…

Inter Milan have suffered a double blow in their pursuit of Liverpool stars Dirk Kuyt and Javier Mascherano. Yesterday, it was reported that Inter had submitted an official bid for…