Month: October 2013

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has now a road named after him – Sir Alex Ferguson Way. The 71-year-old who managed this iconic club for 26 years, before…

England have a very good record against Tuesday’s opponents in their final World Cup qualifier Poland. Unbeaten in 40 years, the current crop knows a win will be guarantee them…

Liverpool have been alerted to signing Barcelona forward Cristian Tello after the Spaniard has opened the door for a move away from the Catalan club next year. The 22 year…

Yes, you read it right. Former Manchester United boss, who is arguably the greatest ever manager in England, now has a road named after him – Sir Alex Ferguson Way….

England are one win away from registering a place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as the Three Lions take on Poland for the final qualifiers on Tuesday evening. The English…

Arsenal were linked with a move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in the summer but the deal never materialized. The Gunners are linked with Benzema again as The Standard…

Shebby Singh, before becoming the Global Adviser of Blackburn Rovers, in a talk-show for ESPN Asia once said that “Gerrard should play at Right back.” In fact, he has written…

It has been widely reported in recent days that Newcastle United want Manchester City’s Micah Richards. Richards, 25, has seen his career at the Etihad grind to a halt because…

Anyone who watched Borussia Dortmund in their run to the Champions League final last season knows how much of a threat Poland pair Jakub Blaszczykowski and Robert Lewandowksi pose. England…

Few weeks ago, it seemed like English clubs have missed the opportunity to sign Robert Lewandowski from Borussia Dortmund, after it was reported that the Polish striker has verbally agreed…

Tuesday marks the end of the regular World Cup qualifying campaign. But don’t think everything will be settled then. There’s still the lethal lottery of the playoffs to look forward…

Arsenal targeted Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in the summer but the deal didn’t materialize then. However, as per latest reports, from The Standard, the Gunners could land the Frenchman…

Liverpool striker Iago Aspas is already feeling the pressure. The Spanish striker is finding hard to force through a move into the first team of Brendan Rodgers and has admitted…

An immensely strong-willed and determined man, the philosophy of Paco Jémez is one which he vehemently defends. A firm believer of playing football in the so-called ‘right way’, Jémez’s possession-based…

Sitting pretty at the top (joint) of the table, Brendan Rodgers must be feeling good about how his side are going so far this season. Recently Rodgers has used a…

Manchester United were heavily interested in Benfica defender Ezequiel Garay in the summer but the deal never materialized in the end. It had been reported in the media that United…

Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Porto striker Jackson Martinez in the January transfer window as manager Jose Mourinho is determined to bolster his attacking options. According to reports from…

Successive 6-0 defeats to Brazil and France proved terminal for Holger Osieck’s tenure in charge of the Socceroos. Australia may have already qualified for the World Cup, but these recent…

Three more European countries and a South American side booked their spots at next summer’s World Cup in Brazil thanks to victories on Friday night. We look at how these…

Robin van Persie hit a hat-trick in the Netherlands’ 8-1 mauling of Hungary on Friday night. In honour of this feat which makes him the Clockwork Orange record goalscorer, Soccerlens…

Tom Cleverley has been ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland with a calf injury. The 24-year-old trained with the rest of Roy Hodgson’s squad on…

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has been targeted by his former club Zenit St. Petersburg and according to reports from ESPN, the Russian club will make a £16 million bid in…

Following Thursday’s announcement from FIFA that GoalControl will be the goal-line technology at the World Cup next summer, Soccerlens looks back on three notorious incidents when it would have come…

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has taken the Premier League by storm. Nobody so far this season has made more assists than…

Chelsea are looking to bolster their strike department in the January Transfer window and have made Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz as his prime target. The Blues monitored the situation of…

Quality strikers are in demand in the transfer market these days, therefore all eyes will be on Spanish star Fernando Llorente, whose future has been strongly speculated in the media…

It hasn’t been the smoothest of starts for Moyes at United, but he will be given time. It became something of a trademark under Ferguson; flying wingers, clinging to the…