July 2008 Review: When Tottenham lost their strikers and Nereida Gallardo became a star
With the Euros behind us, July would start the transfer season and with it all the mindless speculation along with the few sensational transfers here and there.
June 2008 Review: When Spain won the Euros and the world hated Ronaldo
June kicked off with a bang, literally – Jose Mourinho signed on as Inter Milan manager and Ronaldo, fresh from doing the league and european double with Manchester United, publicly…
May 2008 Review: When Manchester United Did The Double And Real Madrid Humbled Barcelona
While Manchester United and Chelsea were headed to Moscow (and to a last-day title decider) and Liverpool were after Barry, Arsenal and Tottenham were both looking across Europe for an…
April 2008 Review: When Liverpool wanted Barry and Barcelona couldn’t beat Manchester United
April is, amongst other things, time for April Fools Day and this year saw Soccerlens pull out some really crazy ideas out of the hat, from a Manchester United orgy…
March 2008 Review: When England dominated Europe and Mascherano threw a fit
March was somewhat of a slow month for Soccerlens but the world of football saw it’s share of football, debate and controversy.
February 2008 Review: When Tottenham beat Chelsea and Manchester United burst Arsenal’s bubble
February marked the beginning of several storylines for 2008 as well as the beginning of the end of for a few teams and managers. In purely footballing terms though, Egypt…
January 2008 Review: When Keegan led Newcastle and Tottenham beat Arsenal
With Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea squaring off for the Premier League title race, the press were hailing the 2007/2008 as the most exciting, most unpredictable season of football they’d…
Premier League TV, Premier League Online and Football Fans
Last week Barclays Premier League sent out formal invitations to broadcasters interested in bidding for the next round of Premier League TV rights for the 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 seasons. With…
Arsenal lose Fabregas for 4 months, who will Wenger sign / appoint captain?
Cesc Fabregas was injured in Arsenal’s home draw against Liverpool (he ruptured his knee ligaments in a challenge with Xabi Alonso) and while initial estimates put the time out at…
Arsenal to beat Liverpool, Manchester United goals, Chelsea face the crunch and the magic of European football
Today’s roundup is brought you by the world of mainstream football blogging. Oh, and Melissa Satta, if you’re not the literary kind. Never let it be said that Soccerlens didn’t…
Asia opens doors for English Premier League and Game 39
How times change. At the start of 2008, the footballing world rose in anger against an idea dubbed ‘Game 39‘. It would ruin the sanctity of English football, it would…
Wrapped In A Box
Today’s news roundup is brought to you by the ever-so-delicious Charlize Theron and her perfectly photoshopped bod. So what if they airbrush her wrinkles and cellulite away? The dream is…
Ten Good Reasons To Hate Football Players
Football rivalries are intense – football fans (normal, loving people in day-to-day life) take perverse pride in hating rival clubs, rival fans and rival players. Sometimes it’s just that simple…
Alex Ferguson v Arsene Wenger: Character, Talent and Consistency
Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are the two longest-serving managers in the English Premier League. In a competition where even the highest achievers are dismissed after 3 years, their…
Anderson and Nani – will they live up to the hype?
Anderson Luis de Abreu Olibeira and LuÃs Carlos Almeida da Cunha (Anderson and Nani to you and me) are two of the brightest young prospects at Manchester United today. They…
