Month: September 2011

Scott Parker has the best passing accuracy in the opposition half in the Premier League this season, completing 88.9% of his 126 passes. Parker sits on top of a group…

Is it a football boot? Is it a football boot with a brain? Or is it just adidas finally putting a microchip in their adiZero F50s? Yes, no and of…

Having the opportunity to watch the world’s best football league week in and week out in person, is a very special privilege. Having had a season-ticket at my boyhood club…

With Gian Piero Gasperini’s dismissal as Inter Milan manager, the Mourinho’s Curse has claimed it’s latest victim. Since his appointment at FC Porto, full-time successors have struggled to cope with…

You can travel to just about any different city throughout the European continent and your footballing experience will differ in one way or another. Here at Soccerlens we have conjured…

So that big cup draw has been made, your team has got the tie that they were praying for. A home tie as well. “All you can ask for is…

Juan Mata’s £23.5million transfer seemed to happen on a breeze. With the perpetual summer transfer saga of Luka Modric, hype was outwardly reserved. However, now with the foliage on the…

Writer’s Note: This is not a “My First Football Match” type article. The world has been through enough “football revolutions” to know that it is not everyone’s thing. Nothing is….

After a midweek that saw only one British side win in Europe, we’re back to a fantastic weekend of Premier League action, with the headline matches on Sunday as Manchester…

So, everyone says that Barcelona are unbeatable, or are least the untouchables. Which is twaddle. Sure, they have lots of excellent players. (MessiXaviAlvesIniestaPiquePuyolBusquetsVillaSanchezPedroetc… say that five times fast) and they…

As a sports fan living in America, you’re bombarded with statistics of increasing complexity across every sport – except football (or soccer, as the US calls it). Football analysis still…

It seems that in almost every aspect of the game, two clubs dominate the footballing world. They are Spanish super heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona. Any team boasting multiple stars…

Manchester City get the chance to finally – definitively – emerge from the shadow of their cross-town Red rivals as this year’s UEFA Champions League commences. They’ll do so with…

Spanish football is dying. In 2007 La Liga had one of the most exciting title races in living memory as four teams had the possibility of winning the title, even…

In an innovative documentary, Castrol pushed Cristiano Ronaldo to the limit in a series of tests designed to measure Ronaldo’s footballing skills, strength, agility and mental toughness. It is arguably…

Just how ‘good’ is Cristiano Ronaldo? Earlier we shared news on the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit‘ documentary which subjects CR to a series of innovate tests to measure…

Carragher without a doubt has been one of the most reliable and consistent players for Liverpool over the past decade. The veteran defender even now is brilliant with his abilities,…

All Bundesliga transfers are listed on this page. You’ll find the latest Bundesliga Transfers (Summer 2011) listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of this page….

Soccerlens caught up with Robbie Savage late last month to talk about the Just Play campaign by the FA and Mars, as well as chat about his career and lots…

If ever there is a time to push football it is when the dark nights draw in and the jackets go on. Push football? I know, we all watch it;…

Barring an almighty flop, England will qualify for Euro 2012. They’ll do so in marginally convincing fashion, maybe even topping a group which while not robust, provided more challenging than…

Tottenham Hotspur face a serious test of their Champions League aspirations, away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Having yet to collect a single point Harry Redknapp’s team must get their season started….

17 years ago, Adidas released the first model of its Predator range of boots. This year, the German manufacturer has released its 11th model, the adiPower Predator TRX FG, and…

The draw for the group stages of this season’s Europa League has thrown up a number of difficult and interesting challenges for England’s representatives, with qualification through to the knock-out…

For every confirmed transfer in any given summer transfer window, there’s another ten that fall short of completion or being remotely plausible. That’s the way it seems, at least. Even…

All La Liga transfers are listed on this page. You’ll find the latest La Liga Transfers (Summer 2011) listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of…

All Ligue 1 transfers are listed on this page. You’ll find the latest Ligue 1 Transfers (Summer 2011) listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of…