Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1014)

Funny Football T-Shirts

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 31 2021

Our friends over at Subsidesports.com have a very interesting section where they put some really cool football related t-shirts. I’ve got one off them and trust me, it is a…

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England’s squad for Slovakia and Ukraine

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 23 2009

England are in pole position to qualify from Group Six for the 2010 World Cup and they’ll move one step closer to that target when they beat Ukraine at Wembley…

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Classic Football Shirts – 1950s to 1980s

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 12 2021

You’ll find all sorts of vintage football shirts here – from vintage 1970s shirts to rare retro 1950s football kits. Go through our list of classic football shirts below –…

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Soccerlens Evolution T-Shirt

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 22 2009

The Soccerlens Evolution t-shirt is a remake of the popular ‘evolution’ shirt. It’s a classic black t-shirt with the ‘evolution’ graphic (tracing humanity’s evolution from primitive roots to the modern…

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Advantage Liverpool as Manchester United see red and Chelsea lose to Tottenham

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 22 2009

Liverpool beat Aston Villa 5-0 – dubious penalties or not, it’s a well-deserved three points and on form, the title’s Liverpool’s to lose. Manchester United have serious, serious work to…

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Premier League Predictions: 21-22 March 2009

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 8 2021

The big story in the buildup to this weekend’s Premier League fixtures has been that the title race is back on, what with Liverpool and Chelsea in good form and…

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Football Fan Shoots Player Dead

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 18 2009

An Iraqi football fan shot dead a player of the opposing team as he tried to score an equalizing goal in the final minutes of a match last Saturday. The…

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Why does the press protect Fabregas?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 22 2012

Update: Excellent piece on Arseblog over the Fabregas-spitting incident. Read here. The tabloids have been depressingly unimaginative this morning. They lacked perspective (no mention of Fabregas’ past misdemeanours and no…

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Former Sheffield United staff still making laughable claims against West Ham

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 18 2009

I talked earlier about the settlement between West Ham and Sheffield United and how misguided the focus on it was – but comments from Warnock and the legal counsel representing…

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The Bloody English and Champions League Predictions

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Aug 6 2010

This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article. Note: Follow the 2008-2009 Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter/Semi-Finals…

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Liverpool stun Old Trafford – can Manchester United recover in time?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 14 2009

Wow. The last time I saw United get this humiliated was against Chelsea three years ago, and even at 1-0 down Liverpool showed shades of the 04/05 and 05/06 Chelsea…

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When will football move from ‘making examples’ to ‘making real progress’?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 14 2009

By the time Tevez-gate comes to a painful, life-sapping, grinding end, West Ham will be hailed as the prime example of how NOT to conduct football transfers. Tevez will cost…

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Making Sense Of The Beckham-Milan-Galaxy Arrangement

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 22 2012

So…David Beckham will be playing for Milan this season as they stumble towards the finish line hoping that the front two will stumble even more. At this point Milan have…

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Peter Crouch & Elite Youth – Charity Begins At Home

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 8 2023

We fall over each other in talking about the dumb things footballers do, and we laugh / cringe at the not-so-cool things they do, so why shouldn’t we jump up…

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The ‘Cheryl’ Cole

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 20 2012

Football is driven by exaggerated caricatures. The ‘role model’ Kaka, the ‘inspirational’ Gerrard, the ‘lazy’ Ferdinand, the ‘fat’ Lampard, the ‘brilliant’ Messi, the ‘petulant’ Robinho, the ‘balding / granny-shagging /…

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